Fuga trudged down the streets of the Flower Capital, drawing cries of alarm and panicked flight from the residents on both sides.
"Finally, it's our time to shine!"
Standing atop Fuga's head, Yamato rubbed her fists together, her excited grin impossible to suppress. "Ian! Don't hold me back!"
Ian said nothing.
Flower Capital's Hyogoro was no simple opponent.
He was the acknowledged leader of the Flower Capital's ronin, the underworld kingpin of this country. Ronin from other regions all followed his lead.
This samurai known as the Chivalrous Warrior was not only beloved by the Flower Capital's residents, but also possessed formidable strength.
He had taught Luffy advanced Armament Haki!
He was basically Wano Country's silver-medal teacher.
He had mastered the technique of making Armament Haki flow and project outward, which meant he possessed the power to break Teacher Kai's defenses.
Without a doubt, he was dangerous.
Teacher Kai had said it himself: Haki was what could transcend all things.
If Hyogoro could break Teacher Kai's defenses, then he could break Ian's as well.
This was going to be troublesome.
"Ian! Don't even think about running!"
As Ian's mind raced, Yamato seemed to sense something. She grabbed his shoulder and pouted angrily. "Honestly, every time something happens, you think you can't handle it!"
"Because that guy really is powerful."
Ian spoke seriously. "Yamato, don't let your guard down."
"I don't care about that! All I know is—"
The little girl declared as though it were only natural, "Ian, you're the strongest! We're the strongest! No matter what kind of opponent we face, we can defeat them!"
Looking at Yamato's confident expression, Ian felt like she was trying to brainwash him.
Still, was this the bearing one should expect from a Conqueror's Haki user?
Ian smiled in relief. Well, they were already here, weren't they?
He might as well think carefully about how to defeat their opponent.
"My lords,"
At that moment, Kurozumi Senmaru's aged voice called out from below. "We are approaching Hyogoro's family compound. I have already had Fukurokuju send ninjas to surround it."
Yamato looked toward Ian.
Ian twisted his neck and loosened up his limbs.
He still offered a reminder. "In any case, be careful."
"Haha!"
Yamato happily drew her spiked club. "Charge! Fuga! Charge!!"
"Gaooo!!"
Fuga, who had an even fiercer temper than Yamato, instantly became excited.
He already possessed a bizarre centaur-like build. Now, all four of his legs exerted force, and his massive body charged forward like a speeding train.
The ground trembled, and the buildings lining the street shook!
Thud, thud, thud! Thud, thud, thud!
The giant's pounding footsteps were like a dense drumbeat, striking up a majestic melody of war!
"Hahahaha!!"
Yamato's beautiful hair flew in the wind as the girl laughed wildly. "Ian! Let's wreck the place!!"
Ian merely watched the cluster of buildings drawing ever closer, the corners of his mouth lifting.
What else could he do?
Hyogoro's family compound was a sprawling strolling garden.
At this moment, the samurai there were still stunned by the sudden appearance of the ninjas. Then they saw the enormous monster charging toward them from the other end of the street!
"W-What is that?!"
The ronin guarding the gate screamed, "A monster!! There's a monster!!"
Forget them—even the ninjas surrounding the compound could not help retreating. A monster charging like that was simply too terrifying.
"Gaoo!"
Fuga laughed gleefully as he charged forward, pulling a gigantic spiked club from his back and raising it high.
"Fuga, smash it!!"
The spiked club tore through the air!
It swept down in an arc, gouging a deep trail through the sturdy stone pavement before soaring back into the air!
The gatekeeping ronin only felt darkness fall before their eyes, then they plunged into eternal blackness.
Boom!
The broad gate of Hyogoro's family compound, along with the surrounding walls, blossomed like a flower, turning into countless fragments that flew into the sky.
Having smashed the gate apart with one swing, Fuga did not stop. His gigantic body charged straight into the compound, smashing through every wall in his path.
"Fuga! Smash, smash, smash!"
Fuga gleefully charged onward, casually swinging his spiked club in every direction. The surrounding buildings immediately suffered catastrophic destruction, collapsing in swathes beneath his blows.
"What a monster!"
Outside a shattered wall, Fukurokuju could not help but marvel.
No wonder Kaido had dared send his daughter and disciple here.
"Attack!"
He gave the order as well.
Immediately, hundreds of ninjas swept through the sky like a flock of sparrows and rushed directly into the garden.
Behind them, Kurozumi Senmaru came panting after them.
Too fast, they were running too fast—I can't keep up!
While Fuga rampaged through the compound, Ian also observed the garden below.
Across the vast courtyard, large numbers of samurai were gathering.
"Who are you people?!"
"Madmen! Don't think you can run wild here!"
Then they encountered the incoming ninjas.
A barrage of kunai and shuriken led the assault.
However, these ronin samurai were not helpless. They swung their swords one after another, blocking the raining hidden weapons.
"They're ninjas! They're Orochi's Oniwabanshu!!"
"Damn it! Kurozumi Orochi has moved against us!"
"Boss! Where is Boss Hyogoro? We can't handle this giant!!"
The samurai fended off the attacking ninjas while calling for their leader.
Bang!
From behind a tall wall in the courtyard, a dark figure leaped into the air. He stepped against the wall for leverage, causing it to collapse, while he himself became a cannonball hurtling straight toward Fuga.
"Fuga! Hit him!!"
Though Fuga was not particularly bright, he was absolutely a war machine best suited to the battlefield. One second, he had been destroying the surrounding buildings; the next, he had already raised his spiked club and swung it at the dark figure like a baseball bat.
Bang!
The baseball collided with the bat.
But the result was—
"Eh?!"
Fuga cried out in confusion. His enormous body was struck by tremendous force, and he staggered backward despite himself.
The man who had sent Fuga reeling with a single punch had flame-like blue hair, a bare and muscular upper body, and blue tattoos on both shoulders.
"Evil heretics! Do not think you can act wantonly!!"
The man roared.
His right fist was pitch-black, and invisible Haki ripples coiled around that blackened fist.
"Boss Hyogoro!!"
The ronin immediately erupted into cheers.
"A powerful opponent has appeared!!"
With a laugh, Yamato leaped from Fuga's head. "Ian! I'm going in!"
Ian's expression turned solemn as he watched her back.
Yamato should have no reason to be able to defeat this man.
Even if—
The little girl's petite body transformed in midair. White mist suddenly spread outward, and the surrounding temperature dropped.
She transformed into a white wolf with twin horns growing from her head!
Mouth-Tearing Ice Fang!!
Her white breath instantly swallowed Hyogoro before he had even fallen to the ground.
Zoan-Dog Fruit Zoan no Makami Form!
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