Ryokugyu traveled using Geppo.
By expending some of his stamina, he reached the Red Line one step ahead of the Marines at Red Port.
His urgency came partly from wanting to reinforce the Holy Land, and partly from wanting to experience Maud's strength firsthand as an admiral of Marine Headquarters.
Setting aside their identities and positions, just the thought of fighting the world's strongest man filled Ryokugyu with battle spirit. Normally, he was even too lazy to eat a single meal.
However--
The moment he reached the Red Line, he saw the scene above the Holy Land, which looked like a natural disaster.
The Conqueror's Haki that erupted as frequently as fireworks seemed capable of tearing the entire sky apart.
Even from that distance, he could clearly feel the indescribably terrifying aura.
One of them was Bajia D. Maud...
But who was the other?
Ryokugyu fell silent, a somewhat bewildered look appearing on his face.
He and Fujitora had always been described by those around them as "monsters with no limits to their strength."
Because he had absolute confidence in his own strength, he had never thought there was anything wrong with that assessment.
But now, he felt there was a huge problem.
The two guys in the distant sky were the real monsters with no limits to their strength!!!
Ryokugyu screamed inwardly.
He was confident, but not so arrogant as to lose all sense of proportion.
Just standing here and watching Maud's battle with Imu had made him recognize reality in an instant.
Even monsters had differences in strength.
He and those two powerful fighters in the distance were on completely different levels.
"What exactly is the Intelligence Department doing..."
Ryokugyu raised both hands and slapped his cheeks.
The strength he had witnessed from Maud with his own eyes