"Divine Departure???"
"Why can you use it too?!"
As the two Aces became wreathed in tyrannical Conqueror's Haki, black-and-red lightning storms began wildly spreading outward from the point of collision.
Divine Departure versus Divine Departure!!!
Ace versus Ace!!!
The overwhelming pressure at the center of the two men surged madly in every direction. The heavens and earth seemed to collapse, and half of Water First Star Island was faintly beginning to fracture.
The Roger Pirates crew faced the clash between these two top-tier Emperor-level powerhouses head-on. Gritting their teeth against the shockwaves, they watched the two men clashing blades with grave expressions.
What was going on?!
"I already told you. Beat me, and I'll tell you!!!"
"How truly arrogant..."
Roger had not yet grown those two mustache-like strands of nose hair. Draped in a red cape, he fully embodied the bearing of a king among the younger generation.
In an instant, a red gleam flashed through his eyes.
Powerful Conqueror's Haki lightning danced wildly. Roger was no longer the greasy middle-aged man who had laughed and joked with Austin; he was one of the era's few legendary Great Pirates.
Holding Ace in his hand, his crimson cape billowed in the wind as he unleashed an even more domineering slash than before.
"My name is Roger!!! If you want to challenge me, make sure you don't die!!!"
Buzz—!!!
It seemed to split even space itself. Wrapped in Conqueror's Haki no weaker than peak Shanks's, it gave Austin the feeling that he had been locked onto.
He had a feeling...
If the Warp Fruit had not awakened, there was no way he could have avoided this move.
"But that's what makes it interesting!!!"
Even now, there was still a slight gap in raw strength between him and peak Whitebeard, Roger, and the