Sorry, Can You Not Block Me?

"Bzzzt bzzzt bzzzt—crack crack crack crack!!!"

"Bzzzzzz—!!!"

Like a massive storm, it spread outward at terrifying speed.

By the time the short, dark, chubby Teach reacted, the residents in the tavern beside him had rolled their eyes back.

"Thud—"

"Thud—"

The bottles in their hands fell and shattered on the floor. Figures seated at the tables lost their balance, crashing to the ground together with the tables and chairs.

In the entire tavern, only the short, dark, chubby Teach remained conscious.

But even he sat frozen in his seat, his hand holding a cherry pie stiff, his face drenched in cold sweat.

"Hey, hey, hey..."

"What the hell is going on? This Haki..."

As he watched the black-and-red lightning storm spread outward, splitting the earth open, his pupils trembled slightly.

In his memory, only a handful of people had possessed Conqueror's Haki on this level.

And even among them, they were only a few monsters from his biological father's generation.

As it happened, he knew the owner of this Haki.

"What's going on?"

Centered on the Marine Science Unit base, that Conqueror's Haki continued spreading outward, even reaching Marineford's residential districts.

Countless people suddenly collapsed...

Only a small number of stronger Marine officers remained conscious.

Yet their faces were filled with panic as they stared in terror at the raging Conqueror's lightning storm.

"What the hell is going on? This Conqueror's Haki!!!"

"Did another Great Pirate invade Marine Headquarters?!!!!"

"Report it to the Fleet Admiral, now!!!"

After all, the incident had taken place on Marineford Island.

Almost immediately, Marine Headquarters received the report.

When the messenger, pale-faced, reported to Sengoku, Sengoku's expression stiffened.

Sengoku truly had not expected Austin to receive the news so quickly.

His original intention had been to send Austin to the New World on a mission.