"What a troublesome rookie."
Quietly sipping his drink, Rayleigh had never expected there to be such a twist.
But as a swordsman and a senior, how could he refuse a challenge?
Rayleigh set down his bottle and fixed his weathered gaze on those peerlessly sharp hawk eyes.
Bzzzt—!!!
Crackle! Crackle! Crackle!!!
His gaze instantly sharpened. Clusters of black-red lightning danced like thunderbolts, explosively spreading outward from the scruffy blond man.
The sheer force of that presence made Mihawk's pupils contract slightly, his expression turning grave at once.
A domineering will no weaker than Austin's—perhaps even slightly stronger—surged outward in all directions!
Other than Shakky, everyone within a hundred meters rolled their eyes back, mouths hanging open as they collapsed unconscious to the ground.
Dark King Rayleigh's Conqueror's Haki at his peak!
This was strength that truly stood at one of the world's absolute summits—the power of an old master.
Naturally, Mihawk would not be so intimidated by mere Conqueror's Haki that he dared not move. After all, he possessed it as well.
"How could the World's Greatest Swordsman sheathe his blade because of someone else's presence!!!"
Crackle! Crackle! Crackle...
Black-red lightning continued to explode.
The new and old generations.
They were also Roger's and Austin's respective Vice-Captains. Their fighting spirits surged as their clashing Conqueror's Haki tore through the earth, visible even to people a thousand meters away.
"That is..."
The guards of the Sabaody Archipelago stared open-mouthed at the phenomenon in the sky, bolts of lightning shooting straight upward.
Dark clouds blanketed the heavens, as if the world were ending.
"A clash of presences at this level? You've got to be kidding! This is Black Emperor's territory!!!"
"How could anyone dare..."
"What is this?! Is the world ending???"
Throughout the streets and alleys, countless people stopped what they were