"Borsalino, why are you here?" After finally getting a chance to catch his breath and taking several deep breaths, Garp looked up at Admiral Kizaru in surprise.
"I didn't want to come either, but Fleet Admiral Sengoku was so angry. Anyway, Vice Admiral Garp, this isn't the time for chatting. We should leave."
To be honest, Kizaru truly had not wanted to come. As an admiral who merely clocked in for work, he did not enjoy risking his life in battle. But Sengoku had given him a direct order, and he was indeed the only one suited to rescue Garp. If another admiral had come, setting aside whether they could have arrived in time, even if they had, one wrong move could have gotten them trapped here as well.
But Kizaru was different. He possessed the Glint-Glint Fruit, whose power made its user extremely difficult to keep if they wanted to leave. Even Shen Fei could not hold Kizaru without bringing out a Divine Artifact. The Glint-Glint Fruit's power was similar to the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God Technique. Unless one created a situation where the opponent had no choice but to fight to the death, there was no stopping them from leaving.
"You think you can leave? This isn't a place where you can come and go as you please. Myriad Blade Cloud Piercer." Just as Garp was about to leave, Esdeath attacked again. Compared to Garp, who looked utterly miserable at the moment, Esdeath appeared completely uninjured. Her breathing was merely a little hurried.
"Yasakani no Magatama."
As Esdeath launched her attack and countless ice blades surged toward Garp, Kizaru made his move. Countless light bullets blasted toward the ice blades below, the two forces constantly clashing against one another. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Garp