Qiuyue Gong the Coward

The golden light gathering at Kizaru's foot grew increasingly intense, nearly blinding Vegapunk.

With both hands in his pockets, Kizaru wore a fleetingly melancholy expression.

"Here I come~ Vegapunk~"

"Here I come~"

"Coming now~"

"Here I come~"

"Come~"

Kizaru's voice echoed through the empty room.

"Yo, Luffy!"

Whoosh~

Saint Nashuro and Saint Maz, Luffy, Dragon, and Jerry—the four men and one mouse—appeared in the room almost simultaneously.

The moment Joy Boy, controlling Luffy's body, landed, he saw an incomparably dazzling streak of golden light hurtling toward him.

"Oak White Shield!"

In an emergency, Joy Boy stretched his five fingers like rubber bands. The five fingers, coated in Armament Haki, formed an indestructible shield before him.

Kizaru's attack struck the soft yet resilient "Oak White Shield," and it felt as though he had kicked into a muddy swamp.

Carried by enormous momentum, Kizaru and Joy Boy smashed through the wall and flew all the way outside.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

The remaining three men and one mouse in the room attacked at once.

The difference was that Saint Nashuro and Saint Maz wanted to kill Vegapunk, while Dragon and Jerry wanted to protect him.

Jerry entered Nine-Tails form in an instant. His fiery red energy tails, capable of extending infinitely, wrapped around Vegapunk's old waist first and dragged him to Jerry's side.

Suddenly, Saint Nashuro activated his Devil Fruit ability, transferring Jerry and Vegapunk together to his side.

"One Sword Style: Shinra!"

Saint Nashuro charged up and swung the First Generation Kitetsu. Surging sword energy ravaged the room like a gale, determined to slice Jerry and Vegapunk in half together.

"Ahhh! I'm just a researcher!" Vegapunk screamed.

The wind was so fierce that it even blew off his wig.

Bzz~

Jerry, in his energy-mouse Nine-Tails form, opened his mouth. The energy in