"Okama King, it won't do you any good if you keep this up," Longinus advised.
"I can restore that idiot rear admiral and that moronic King for you, but on one condition: fight me." Ivankov struck an utterly eye-searing pose.
Longinus frowned slightly. "You don't seem like the type who enjoys fighting. Is there any point in continuing a contest you're bound to lose?"
"Don't talk so big. The limits of New Humans aren't something ordinary people like you can measure." Ivankov thought, Let me help him test the Navy's strength!
"Is this unusual behavior because he's already met Dragon?" Longinus pushed his Observation Haki to its limits, a faint smile curling his lips. "Just as I thought."
"Feel the power of the New Human! Newkama Kenpo's Forty-Fourth Beauty Secret: Death Wink... pfft!" Before Ivankov could finish chanting his skill, Longinus sent him flying with a punch.
"Too much nonsense!"
Immediately afterward, Longinus unleashed another Tempest Kick. Vacuum slashes leaped through the air in succession, charging at Ivankov like a pack of wolves pouncing on its prey.
"How despicable, not even letting me finish!" Ivankov shrieked. "Watch this—Spin: Beauty!"
Like a ballet dancer, Ivankov spun and leaped away from the attack. "La la la, you can't hit me... pfft!"
Struck in the chest by a Finger Pistol, Ivankov crashed away, bouncing off the ground several times before finally coming to a stop.
"The gap between us is too great. Your probing won't accomplish anything." Longinus withdrew his bloodstained index finger and spoke coldly.
"Molestation!" Ivankov cried, clutching his chest as he broke into hysterical laughter. "But I can heal myself—Healing Hormone!"
Longinus's face darkened. "If you intend to keep going, I'm going to get serious!"
"Don't underestimate New Humans, bastard!" Ivankov blinked rapidly, stirring up a fierce hurricane. "Take this—Death