The next morning!
Luo Han said goodbye to Whitebeard early and set off for Ark Island.
Meanwhile, on Ark Island, some people had also risen early!
At the mountaintop!
In the small square, Aixi, Sister Shaku, and Takk's crew all watched the two enormous figures battling in the high altitude ahead.
As they crisscrossed through the air, clang... clang... thunderous metallic crashes spread across the entire island. The battle was fierce, but everyone remained calm. This was not the first time—it had been the norm for the past four years.
They had spent those four years constantly fighting and sparring!
Of the two massive figures, one resembled a humanoid praying mantis. It was Takk.
The other was Cole in human form!
Takk flashed continuously through the air around Cole, who stood at the center, occasionally appearing behind him to launch a surprise strike.
Faced with Takk's rapid flashing attacks, Cole fully unleashed his Observation Haki and counterattacked every time before Takk's assault could arrive.
Clang! Cole struck Takk's hand blade, coming in from his right, with a backhanded punch. A violent burst of wind pressure erupted.
Takk retreated, flashed, and vanished into the void. In an instant, he appeared in the air a hundred meters away from Cole, as though he had teleported. Then he flashed into the void again, reappearing behind Cole. His two hand blades crossed as they slashed toward Cole.
Cole sensed it in advance this time as well. He kicked out, his foot landing precisely between Takk's crossed hand blades.
Clang! A tremendous crash rang out as the two continuously struggled against each other, producing grinding creaks!
Boom! They retreated at the same time. This time, Takk did not launch another flashing attack and instead stopped.
"So... how was that, Boss Cole? That... was already