He turned into a flash of light.
In an instant, he arrived before the pirates.
"A-a monster! Everyone, run! Bullets don't work on him!"
The pirates who had originally wanted to make a name for themselves were now filled with terror after seeing that their guns were useless. They turned and tried to flee out of the alley.
But just as they turned around, the light gathered into a figure before them.
"Sorry, but I'd like to ask something. I'm looking for a man named Sentomaru. Have you seen him?"
"Ahhhhhh!"
The terrified pirates threw down their guns, turned in another direction, and ran toward Roy.
His glasses reflected the sunlight overhead as he looked at the pirates fleeing for their lives.
"Good grief. I merely wanted to ask a question. Am I really that scary?"
With both hands in his pockets—
Golden light began spreading across his pant legs as he gently raised a foot and kicked forward.
Whoosh!
An intense beam shot forward from his foot. Perhaps Kizaru had grown too accustomed to slacking off; he never seemed serious about anything.
The pirates had been easy targets, yet he deliberately missed them, the thick beam passing straight between them.
Watching the attack shoot toward his side, Roy said, "Seriously, can't a Marine Admiral be a little more reliable?"
He took out a cigarette case from his pocket and flicked out a cigarette.
He lightly held it to the side.
Whoosh!
A powerful flash grazed past Roy.
The heat carried by the Glint-Glint Fruit attack instantly lit his cigarette.
Boom!!
The beam's violent shockwave exploded against the tree trunk behind Roy.
With a deafening crash and yellow flames bursting forth—
The massive tree trunk behind him began splitting down the middle. With another bang, the tree fell, crushing many