Bright truly did not want to keep tangling with Kizaru. On the surface, he threw a full-force punch, but in reality, he had not used much strength at all. He had merely borrowed the force of Kizaru's sword swing to escape.
The result, of course, was a success.
He finally plunged into the sea and accomplished his strategic objective.
The instant he fell into the water, Bright burst into full speed, carrying the two children and heading deeper into the abyss without stopping for even a moment.
"Yay! Just what I'd expect from Brother Bright!"
Nana, who knew nothing of what was happening, was still cheering. "We got away from those guys so easily!! You're amazing!"
"Now isn't the time to be happy!"
Bright frowned deeply as he continued diving toward the deeper sea without pause.
"Huh? What's wrong?"
Only then did Nana belatedly realize that something seemed to have happened that she did not know about.
"Up in the sky,"
the Little Princess explained softly to Nana, "there was something very frightening."
"Something frightening?"
Nana tilted her head.
Above the sea, after Bright had successfully escaped, Kizaru sighed helplessly. "As expected, thinking we could take down Bright with a lineup like this was still too optimistic."
Judging from all the times they had fought that monster before, they would need at least thirteen admirals, plus two Marine legends, to capture him, right?
Otherwise, on these seas, even if they could defeat him, they still would not be able to catch him.
"Bright!!"
With an angry roar, Charlotte Linlin flew back atop a cloud, blood still trickling from the corner of her mouth.
"Bright has already escaped successfully."
Kizaru helplessly spread his hands. "The operation failed."
"What kind of joke is this!!"
Charlotte Linlin gritted her teeth.
An operation she