CIPHER POL vs. Upper Rank Two!

"How dare you address someone by their given name?"

Doma at him in surprise, and after a few seconds, he was even more shocked, covering his mouth and saying incredulously, "How come you're completely unharmed?"

It should be understood that, according to common sense, all demons originate from Muzan Kibutsuji's blood, and those who become demons after drinking his blood are cursed with the inability to utter his name, as they will die from cellular breakdown if they do.

"Why?"

How did you break free from the curse?

Doma was completely captivated by Guts's strange behavior, while Captain Guts was contemplating their next move.

He now wants to know Muzan Kibutsuji's location, but doesn't want to meet him immediately.

"It seems the only option is to arrest him first and then have the interrogators extract information about Muzan Kibutsuji!"

With this in mind, Captain Guts made his decision.

[Boom----]

In an instant, Tornado surged forth, and the floor and walls cracked on the spot. As this captain-level combatant of CIPHER POL made his move, the surrounding air seemed to be sucked away in an instant.

In the blink of an eye, Captain Guts appeared in front of Doma, his enormous, dark fist carrying an incredibly imposing shockwave as it smashed towards those seven-colored eyes.

The latter's expression changed drastically. He hadn't expected this strange ghost to suddenly launch an attack, and with such speed and power.

[Bang!]

Just as Doma's legs instinctively took a step back, his head was struck by a fist as heavy as a thousand-pound hammer, and it exploded like a watermelon, splattering blood and flesh all over the room.

But his body was still moving backward, as if losing his head didn't have much of an impact.

When Guts stopped and stood where Doma had just stood, a perfectly intact head had already grown back from the latter's body.

"Oh dear, you scared me! Does this mean you don't want to go see Muzan with me?"

Doma still maintained that gentle smile, but the words 'Upper Rank' and 'Second Moon' appeared in his seven-colored eyes, and he held two golden iron fans with pink and purple lotus flowers and green lotus leaves engraved on their surfaces, the edges of which were as sharp as blades.

"Just as the intelligence from command center indicated, these ghosts possess an astonishing self-healing ability." Captain Guts frowned.

At that moment, the Horobi walked over and whispered a reminder: "Captain, then tie him up with a rope."

"That's a good idea!"

"Since that's the case, then let me see what you sun-fearing ghosts are capable of!"

Unable to contain his curiosity, Doma waved his golden fan vigorously in front of him.

Instantly, a vast expanse of white frost and cold air, mixed with sharp ice crystals, surged out like a tidal wave wrapped in blades, freezing everything in its path—floors, beds, walls, and even ceilings—into frost.

"He's with me, you keep an eye on the surroundings!"

Captain Guts roared as he condensed a bluish-purple energy ball in his right palm and shot it towards the oncoming Frost without a word.

This thing, compressed with spiritual energy, actually lifted the entire floorboards, transforming into an extreme beam of light that Skybreaker air and rushed towards Doma.

[Boom----]

Two fierce forces collided.

The overflowing chill and energy intertwined and exploded in all directions, causing the entire hotel building to collapse and explode with a deafening roar.

Needless to say, all the hotel guests, the owner, and the waiters were definitely dead.

Even the crowds walking on the street outside were either turned into ice sculptures by the surging cold air or blasted away by the bluish-purple energy, turning into wreckage in mid-air.

"Ah!!!"

With a woman's horrifying scream, the entire Le Town erupted in chaos, especially those whose faces had been pelted with severed limbs or mangled flesh. They were terrified and scattered in panic, frantically fleeing for their lives.

However, neither side in the battle paid any attention to this.

Doma is an Upper Rank Demon has lived for hundreds of years and devoured countless women, while Captain Guts comes from another world and is an elite member of the Cipher Pol, having no interest in the life or death of these passersby.

"Blood Demon Art: Lotus Leaf Ice!"

A crescent-shaped ring of frost forced Captain Guts back as he approached. Gangyi the frost landed, it transformed into delicate lotus flowers, a truly beautiful sight.

That's not all.

Doma continued to wave his golden fan, conjuring up more than a dozen ice vines carved with small ice lotuses, Coating him from all directions.

He's going to capture Guts alive!

"Tch~"

Captain Guts snorted coldly, thinking to himself, "I've been underestimated. He's just an ordinary ability user. He thinks he's something special!"

[Boom!]

With a deafening roar, he slammed his foot into the ground, creating numerous cracks. His entire body stretched into an afterimage almost instantly, hurtling forward at incredible speed.

But then a strange thing happened.

No matter how the icy vines surrounded and blocked him, they couldn't touch Captain Guts's clothes; he always managed to evade all attacks at miraculous angles.

"What amazing perception!"

Doma was filled with astonishment at what he saw, but his hands moved without hesitation; he had realized that his opponent was no weaker than himself.

"Blood Demon Art: Cold White Princess!"

The next moment, the two ice lotuses in front of him quickly 'grew' the upper bodies of stunningly beautiful girls. Although they were made of ice, they were incredibly lifelike.

[Call----]

As soon as the two ice maidens appeared, they unleashed a wide-ranging blast of frost and cold air at Captain Guts, spreading outwards from the ruins of the inn and turning the central area of Le Town into a frozen wasteland.

Captain Guts, being so close, was naturally devoured without any surprise.

"Oh, looks like the battle is over~"

Doma chuckled happily, covering his face with his golden fan. But the moment a figure burst forth from the billowing cold air, his pupils trembled and his face froze.

At this moment, Captain Guts transformed into a strange figure, entirely black with a metallic sheen.

He was incredibly fast; almost Setsuna, he sliced the two ice lotus girls into pieces with a single finger.

"Is this your Blood Demon Art?"

Doma muttered to himself, but Captain Guts, who had fully unleashed his Armament Haki, completely ignored Doma's words; he wanted to finish the battle quickly.

"Blood Demon Art: Winter Icicle!"

Sharp ice spears formed in the air and rained down on him, but it was no use. Captain Guts didn't dodge or evade at all, letting them pierce his body before breaking into pieces of ice on the ground.

"How is that possible?"

Doma's face was no longer gentle. The room was now filled with a dense chill. Logically, whether one touched the skin or inhaled the chill, it would surely cause freezing and necrosis.

But the other party seemed completely unaffected!

"Blood Demon Art - Rime — Water Lily Bodhisattva ----"

This 'Upper Rank Two' showed no mercy, first creating five small ice figures modeled after himself, sending them forward to buy himself some time.

These little ice figures all seemed to be able to use the Blood Demon Art of their original forms, and they would quickly wave their small ice fans as soon as they appeared.

Lotus Leaf Ice!

Vine Lotus!

Scattered Lotus!

Frozen Cloud!

Withered Garden Falling Snow!

In an instant, a variety of Eight Gates attacks, mixed with surging cold winds and frost mist, engulfed the dark figure like an avalanche.

But even the most powerful avalanche can't harm someone who can fly.

Under Doma's incredulous gaze, Captain Guts continued to tread on the air beneath his feet, shooting down from the sky like a black eagle.

At the same time.

A thin, long black thread clung to Doma's shoulder like lightning, and with a forceful pull from Captain Guts' left hand at the other end, it was about to lift him up.

In the nick of time, Doma quickly used his golden fan to cut the silk threads.

"Blood Demon Art: Rime — Water Lily Bodhisattva!"

They've unleashed their ultimate move.

A giant ice bodhisattva, several meters tall, with hands clasped together and two ice lotus flowers blooming on its shoulders, appeared amidst the surging cold air. This ice bodhisattva raised its palm, transforming it into a sharp palm blade, and slashed at Captain Guts in mid-air.

At the same time, they opened their mouths and spat out dense clusters of ice needles. On the other side, the five little ice figures were not to be outdone, and once again unleashed various Blood Demon Art.

"Rankyaku - Chaos!"

Captain Guts snorted coldly, and with a high-speed swing of his legs in the air, he stirred up a wide range of air waves, which in the blink of an eye transformed into a dense storm of wind Wind Blade.

These Wind Blade, shaped like crescent moons and emitting a blue-white light, each capable of tearing through the air with a rapid whistling sound, slicing apart the incoming ice crystals and frost.

The key is that they are continuous.

Soon, both the five little ice figures and the exquisite ice bodhisattva were instantly reduced to large shards of ice. Even the Doma behind them was shrouded in the 'dark blue rainstorm' and was instantly torn to pieces.

Just as Doma's body began to rapidly heal and regenerate, Captain Guts a 'Shave' and instantly appeared in front of the pile of flesh and blood from the air.

"While I can't kill you, immobilizing you is no problem!"

He opened his palms towards the mutilated Doma, and two large nets made of black silk threads shot out from his palms, binding him tightly from head to toe. Then, he quickly Hardening these silk threads.

In this way, it's as if Doma is sealed in a thick, hard canister, as hard as steel, and completely glued to his body, making it impossible for him to make any moves.

"Let's go back!"

Captain Guts hoisted the device onto his shoulder and shouted at Horobi, who was holding Visual Den Den Mushi) and transmitting footage of the battle back to the command center.

"Yes!"

Without a word, he Horobi and followed Guts at high speed toward the Star Gate.

Three minutes later.

Dressed in a suit and leather boots, Muzan Kibutsuji appeared in the frost-covered battlefield ruins, his face grim as he looked in the direction Guts and Horobi had left.

"That useless Doma can't even hold out for a few minutes!"

Why is it always necessary for a protagonist who's behind the scenes to appear in the foreground?

My synopsis clearly states that it combines all the combat power, military strength, financial resources, and manpower of the World Government and Sea Star to open Star Gate and conquer all worlds. The main protagonist is the World Government itself.

Imu, the main character, only comes to the forefront in the mid-to-late stages of the story, when he needs to face powerful figures that the World Government cannot handle.

Furthermore, Imu's appearance in the original work is quite young. Seeing him when Whitebeard is in his forties or fifties, he would seem like a kid, which makes sense. So what's so problematic about that?

Whitebeard wasn't one of the chosen Shichibukai, so why did Imu reveal his identity to him? Wouldn't it have been better to let him guess and find out little by little on his own?

I want to make it clear to everyone that Imu will not reveal his identity anytime soon. The only people who know his identity are the Five Elders and the Shichibukai.