Haki Coating · Thousand Cherry Blossoms

"His speed is very fast, but he can't maintain the amplification on his body at all times. It can only last for a very short time, perhaps even just an instant."

"His Armament Haki is limited to Coating Hardening, and his Observation Haki isn't particularly strong either."

"The only thing worth mentioning is the Momo Fruit. However, its amplification ability seems to only work on speed and size, not on Haki."

Thoughts ran through Rosen's mind one after another.

After their brief exchange, he had already gained a clear understanding of Byrnndi World's overall strength.

All in all, his Physical Techniques were average, his Haki was average, and the Momo Fruit was the only thing worth praising. Yet Byrnndi World seemingly had not fully developed this Devil Fruit and could not amplify Haki.

Otherwise—

Even with Byrnndi World's unimpressive level of Haki, a hundredfold amplification would have been enough to put him on par with Admirals and Yonko, if not outright pin Yonko Commanders to the ground and hammer them senseless.

"World Destroyer."

"It seems that what the Navy and the World Government feared back then wasn't Byrnndi World's strength, but the Momo Fruit he ate."

"If he fired from long range and amplified it a hundredfold with the Momo Fruit, destroying cities and nations would be effortless."

Rosen also understood where Byrnndi World's title of World Destroyer came from.

It was not because he was particularly powerful, but simply because the Momo Fruit was too dangerous.

Even in Byrnndi World's hands, despite being poorly developed, it still posed an enormous threat to the Navy, the World Government, and every force upon the seas.

"I can't let him—or those cherry blossom-like blades—touch my body again."

On the other side.

Byrnndi World also recognized Rosen's danger. He immediately decided not to let Rosen or Thousand Cherry Blossoms touch him again. He stomped the ground, sending the scattered chunks of ice and rubble flying into the air, then swept out his leg like a divine dragon whipping its tail.

"100x Scattershot."

The instant the rubble and ice were kicked away, their size and speed simultaneously increased a hundredfold. Like gigantic ice shells and stone shells, they pierced the sound barrier with enough force to punch through warships, weaving into an immense and terrifying barrage that sealed off every possible route of evasion and retreat as it engulfed Rosen.

"Getting serious, are you?"

Feeling the oppressive blast of air head-on and the incessant shrill sonic booms ringing in his ears, Rosen's heart tightened.

This was the first time Bondy Wald had raised the Momo Fruit's amplification to one hundred times.

He knew that after being put at a disadvantage in their earlier exchange, the World Destroyer no longer held any contempt for him. That was why he had decided to attack with Full Power and stop conserving his stamina.

"You're not the only one who hasn't gone all out."

Facing Byrnndi World's Full Power assault, Rosen stopped holding back after probing out his opponent's strength.

With a wave of his hand, the thousand cherry blossom blades suspended in midair all erupted with thunderous roars. Then, black-red lightning burst across the surface of every blade.

"Haki Coating · Thousand Cherry Blossoms."

Rosen lightly swung the right hand gripping his sword hilt. A thousand cherry blossom blades coated with Conqueror's Haki tore through the air at once, as though ten thousand bolts of lightning had descended. Carrying an immense pressure that warped the atmosphere, they slammed into the incoming ice shells and stone shells that Byrnndi World had enlarged a hundredfold.

A heaven-shaking boom rattled the entire prison level.

The moment the cherry blossom blades collided with the barrage, a terrifying Haki shockwave erupted. Every hundredfold-enlarged chunk of ice and rubble was pierced through and blasted into powder.

But just as Rosen controlled Thousand Cherry Blossoms and directed all the cherry blossom blades to intercept Byrnndi World's 100x Scattershot, a figure swept across the prison ceiling like a ghost, trailing a string of shrill sonic booms as he flashed behind Rosen.

"100x Speed."

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Bondy Wald looked at Rosen, whose back was turned and who seemed completely unable to react. A fierce glint flashed in his eyes as he raised his fist, already hardened with Armament Haki, and violently threw it forward.

"100x Punch."

What had originally been an ordinary Armament Haki jab was amplified a hundredfold by the Momo Fruit. Its speed became fast enough to tear through the sound barrier, dragging visible spiraling air currents behind it. Like a sea-splitting dragon, it carried terrifying force capable of punching through even a medium-sized Sea King with one blow as it struck straight at Rosen's back.

At this moment.

Rosen seemed utterly unable to keep up with Bondy Wald's hundredfold amplified movement speed and could only stand there blankly.

Or rather.

He was controlling Thousand Cherry Blossoms to block Bondy Wald's 100x Scattershot and had no time to respond.

"Kami-e!"

Only when Byrnndi World's fist was about to touch his back did Rosen's body sway like a willow branch in the wind, like a fallen leaf dancing in a storm. Following the fist wind surging from behind, his body twisted like dough, causing Byrnndi World's certain 100x Punch to graze past him.

"How could he possibly dodge that?"

Faced with such an unexpected turn, Byrnndi World's expression abruptly changed.

Rosen had actually dodged his certain 100x Punch. Byrnndi World immediately realized that Rosen's Observation Haki surpassed his own.

Only then could he have used Kami-e in time, twisting his body to evade.

If Rosen had not predicted it beforehand and prepared his body to move in advance, then before his 100x Punch, he would have been hit before he could make any movement at all.

"100x Speed."

Seeing his punch miss, Byrnndi World cursed furiously inside, but his body made the most correct response.

He hardened his entire body with Armament Haki to avoid injuring himself by forcibly stopping and instantly accelerating, then planted both feet on the ground and used the Momo Fruit at the same time, increasing his retreat speed a hundredfold.

Byrnndi World was fast, but Rosen was no slower.

The punch amplified a hundredfold by the Momo Fruit had missed, throwing Byrnndi World off balance. Though he forcibly stopped himself and promptly flashed backward, the entire process still took time.

Besides, it was not as if Rosen lacked the ability to unleash his speed to its absolute limit.

"Moving Blood Armor: Soru."

Rosen fully activated Moving Blood Armor. It increased not only his attack power, but also granted him unimaginable mobility. Combined with Rokushiki Soru in this state, his speed easily broke the sound barrier.

Byrnndi World had barely pulled away and shot backward when Rosen followed close behind. His Armament Haki-hardened right leg rose from the ground like a drawn blade, stirring the surrounding airflow. Like the Black Blade in a Great Swordsman's hand, it blasted upward in a savage kick.

"Haki Coating: Tempest Kick."

Accompanied by an incomparably piercing sword cry, a Slash Wave wrapped in black-red lightning streaked through the air like a meteor, instantly cleaving open the atmosphere and slashing into Byrnndi World with overwhelming ferocity.

Though Byrnndi World's entire body was hardened with Armament Haki, that layer of defense was practically paper before the Tempest Kick infused with Conqueror's Haki.

After a brief stalemate, the Conqueror's Haki Slash Wave shattered Byrnndi World's defense, tore through the skin and flesh of his chest, ripped his torso open, and sent blood spraying across the sky. He flew backward like a cannonball, blasting ring after ring of circular shockwaves through the air before finally crashing headfirst into the wall of Infinite Hell.

Even Impel Down's exceptionally sturdy walls could not withstand the dazzling, roaring Conqueror's Haki slash. The wall cracked and caved inward under the impact.

His limbs and head were completely embedded in the wall.

From afar, he looked like a nail driven into the wall of Infinite Hell.