One Piece: Fleet Admiral Ryokugyu
Chapter 124

You Half-Baked Amateur!

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Hearing this brat, still wet behind the ears, dare to spout such nonsense in front of him, the 47-year-old Byrnndi World's eyes revealed undisguised murderous intent.

"Defeat me?"

Byrnndi World sneered, "You can't beat me by hiding!"

"You know, I've been pondering a few questions about your More-More Fruit," Vidal, not giving a direct answer but instead talking to himself.

"Go think about it in the underworld!" Byrnndi World had no interest in explaining it to him; did he think he was stupid?

[Bang!]

The next instant, the two who were just chatting and laughing disappeared at the same time, and then they exchanged a heavy punch in the middle of the arena.

Vidal, radiating green light, slammed his hand, coated in a layer of dark Armament Haki, onto Byrnndi World's equally black but much larger fist.

A moment after they touched, the former was pushed back more than ten meters by the latter's force, but eventually came to a steady stop.

"What?!"

"Have you noticed? Your power has weakened." Vidal's lips curled into a smirk as he stared mockingly into those eyes, so close yet filled with shock.

"The first question I'm considering is, why does your amplification multiplier increase in stages, instead of running at Hundredfold Speed the whole time?"

"Shut up!!"

[Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!]

The two began a fierce battle, neither giving an inch, their fists and legs clashing and turning into black and green lights that constantly collided in the arena.

Even though every collision sent Vidal flying, he would still grit his teeth and charge forward to continue the fight.

This time, however, he no longer remained silent; he launched an attack with both his mouth and his fists and legs.

"Are you just toying with me?"

"No way, you've witnessed my recovery ability. Even the dumbest person should know the importance of a quick victory."

"But why are you increasing the speed by fifty, sixty, and seventy times? Wouldn't it be better to just go at Hundredfold Speed and crush me?"

Vidal's smile grew increasingly unrestrained, for he saw Byrnndi World's expression darkening, even though the latter clearly held the upper hand in the fight.

[Bang!]

Having taken a direct hit from Byrnndi World's whip kick, Vidal was sent flying backward, but he Hardening his fists with his Haki once more, transforming them into a streak of green light as he charged forward.

"And have you noticed? Your speed, which used to be Hundredfold Speed, has actually weakened without you realizing it. You can no longer crush me!"

[Whoosh!]

Vidal leaped into the air, Konoha Great Whirlwind spinning kick that struck Byrnndi World's fist with a resounding boom in mid-air.

A fierce storm surged forth, sweeping in all directions.

"So, the answer to this first question is that while the More-More Fruit amplifies your power, it also places a burden on you!"

Right?

Vidal grinned, but as soon as he finished speaking, a tremendous force struck his leg, blasting him into the air.

Fortunately, he used several high-speed backflips to dissipate the force and landed steadily in the air using Geppo.

"And this burden is that your body can't withstand Hundredfold Speed for too long!"

We all know that the faster an object moves, the greater the pressure it faces, which is a huge test of the material's strength.

"The reason you've maintained full-body Armament Haki Hardening since you reached 70x speed wasn't to defend against my attacks, but rather to withstand the burden that high speed brings!"

Vidal completely ignored Byrnndi World's gritted teeth and ruthlessly peeled away the layers of seemingly powerful pretense that Byrnndi World wore.

"Shut up!!"

Unable to contain himself, Byrnndi World roared and shot out like lightning, instantly closing in on Vidal. His arm muscles bulged, and with a whistling sound, he tore through the air and threw a punch.

"Looks like I was right, hahaha!" Vidal laughed as he unleashed his prepared 'Giant Horn' to meet the attack head-on.

[Boom--]

The ultimate light erupted once more, Vidal was still no match for Byrnndi World. He was sent flying backward, crashing through more than a dozen trees before finally regaining his footing.

The abundant Photosynthetic Energy rapidly healed the cracks in his fist, but Vidal completely ignored the excruciating pain in his hand and continued to laugh.

"The second thing I'm curious about is why you don't increase your size like you do with amplifying the size of bullets, cannonballs, or greatswords."

"With increased size comes increased physical strength. Your previously gigantic sword wasn't just for show; it was incredibly powerful!"

What does this tell us?

This demonstrates that Bondi Byrnndi World's ability to amplify these objects not only involves increasing their surface size, but also enhancing the strength of their materials.

Just like how he could transform a bullet into the size of a cannonball and fire it with the same power as a real cannonball.

[Boom--]

Bondi Byrnndi World, his face ashen and silent, lunged forward at incredible speed, seemingly eager to silence Vidal.

The raging wind whipped Vidal's thick black hair around, and his Justice Coat tore wildly in the wind.

But the fierce wind could not blow away those words that pierced Byrnndi World's heart.

"Because you can't do it! Right!"

"Ha ha!"

The fierce battle between the two shifted from the ground to the air. At this moment, Vidal seemed to have abandoned the assistance of the environment and relied solely on his physical skills, Haki, and Photosynthesis to fight Byrnndi World to the death.

Green meteors and black Inazuma intersected, collided, and separated in the sky, each time creating a surge of air currents and a loud bang.

Your More-More Fruit hasn't Awakening!

"Your Haki hasn't reached the level of Emission!"

"That's the real reason you left the New World. With your mediocre abilities and Haki, you're no match for those monsters!"

"No! No!" Bondi Byrnndi World could no longer hold back and roared angrily, "Shut up!!"

[Bang! Bang!]

"Admit it! That's all the character you have, that's all the ability you have! I, Forrest Vidal, am determined to win this battle!"

"You brat, you've completely enraged me!"

"Go to hell!"

The two fists collided once more, like a thunderclap, the incredibly violent shockwave even forming a tornado around the two of them.

Due to the series of battles, Vidal's shirt had long since disappeared, leaving only his Justice Coat still firmly attached to his shoulders.

His bare chest was covered in purplish-blue bruises, areas that had not yet healed.

The fight between the two was simply too intense, and since he was at a disadvantage, he had just been punched and hadn't even had time to fully heal before he was hit with another heavy blow.

As a result, no matter how hard the Photosynthetic Energy tries, it will still have a lot of injuries remaining on its body.

But Vidal didn't care at all; his eyes were shining with excitement, and that light grew brighter as the battle progressed.

Because from each collision, he could clearly sense that Byrnndi World's speed was slowing down, his strength was weakening, and his Haki was no longer as indestructible as before.

After three whole days of relentless pestering, it's finally starting to work!

Honestly, if Bundy Byrnndi World could grow a hundred times larger than an object, and at the same time increase his speed Hundredfold Speed and Hardening his Armament Haki, I feel he would be considered a figure even among the Emperors.

To be fair, his "Hundredfold Speed" doesn't seem to be Hundredfold Speed in the actual sense, at least not in terms of its expressiveness, although the speed is indeed many times faster.

This is similar to the fact that Kizaru's speed of light is not the speed of light as we understand it. So, I personally think that even if Byrnndi World's size and speed were increased a hundredfold, it wouldn't be possible for him to destroy the world.

However, he will definitely reach the top level in the Pirate King world, without a doubt, and there's also the fact that his Armament Haki hasn't reached the point of being able to Emission.

While it can be understood that the character's Haki persona wasn't fully developed when the theatrical version was released, it's still necessary to reasonably explain this performance.

It can only be said that this is the extent of Byrnndi World's talent. Even after decades of Emission domineering Haki, he still couldn't reach that level. Calling him a half-baked amateur wouldn't be a problem, would it?

The increased speed also puts a strain on his body, which is understandable, since he's not a Logia user and his body can't become elemental, like Kizaru's photon form or Enel's electric form.

Therefore, to engage in prolonged high-speed combat, you either need to be physically strong enough or have a high level of Haki, neither of which Byrnndi World met.

So the reason why he was only a pirate with a bounty of 500 million and couldn't compete with Whitebeard is simply because he was too weak. Giving him the More-More Fruit was a real waste.

This is my assessment of Bundy Byrnndi World as the author.

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