Storm vs. Bear!

"No," "Angel"...

Bear's eyes widened as he looked at Storm in disbelief.

Are you really an "Angel"?

Could you be a devil who escaped from hell?!

Just moments ago, Bear had silently thanked this "angelic benefactor" in his heart for eliminating his enemies.

But now, all the gratitude Bear felt towards Storm had vanished without a trace!

This "Angel" had clearly controlled all the enemies, warships, and cannons.

And now, he had inexplicably released their control...

Was it because he refused the other party's invitation to join them?

Isn't this bullying an honest person!?

"What?"

Storm looked at Bear with a smile, completely oblivious to how malicious his actions had been.

"On the news, the 'Tyrant' who easily overthrew a country's existing regime single-handedly.

"Are you a 'coward' who doesn't dare to fight when he sees an enemy?"

Behind Storm, the three newly freed Marine warships began to make continuous "click, click" sounds.

It was hundreds of Marine soldiers preparing their weapons, loading ammunition, and calibrating their cannons.

If Bear continued to hesitate.

Then the Marines' powerful ships and cannons would show him no mercy!

Storm looked at Bear expectantly.

He really wanted to know if this "Number One Honest Man of the Seas" would choose to use violence and resist in anger at this moment...

Under Storm's taunts and the threat of the warships' cannons.

Bear slowly raised his right hand and silently activated his [Nikyu Nikyu no Mi] ability.

Under the effect of the [Nikyu Nikyu no Mi].

The surrounding air gathered towards Bear's palm, forming a small, miniature, pale white air paw on that pad.

However.

The air paw formed and dispersed, dispersed and formed again.

Seeing that Bear still hadn't attacked, Storm couldn't help but shake his head.

To put it nicely.

Bear had a gentle personality and disliked conflict.

To put it bluntly.

Bartholomew Bear was a super honest person who passively accepted his fate and was content with his lot!

However.

Storm liked such super honest people.

He stopped waiting for Bartholomew Bear to attack the warships and re-released his [Claywork: Falling Clay] ability.

Under the onslaught of the overwhelming white clay.

The three Marine warships, along with all the living people on board, were once again firmly controlled by the white clay.

The seemingly mighty and invincible Marine warships, the hundreds of Marines on board, and His Majesty the King.

Were merely part of Storm's "Tyrant PLAY"...

Seeing the three Marine warships controlled by "Lord Angel" once again, Bear couldn't help but feel relieved.

He was not one for fighting his whole life.

Unless it was absolutely unavoidable.

The kind-hearted Bear did not want to harm others.

However.

The bear had no intention of harming others, but others had the heart to capture the bear.

After completely resolving the issue with the warships, Storm focused all his attention on Bear.

Although Bear had not yet agreed to his invitation to join.

Storm already considered him his future "accomplice"!

As a captain, it was reasonable to test the true strength of his subordinate, right?

Storm placed his right hand on the [Alcohol Iron Ore Katana] at his waist and drew it with lightning speed.

Clang--

Accompanied by a blinding flash of light.

Storm's Alcohol Iron Ore Katana was unsheathed with a shing, its sharp blade unleashing a ferocious flying slash.

The crescent-shaped flying slash, interspersed with specks of firelight, held a deadly threat within its beauty.

In the blink of an eye, this incredibly fierce flaming slash crossed the sea and arrived before Bear's ship.

The bright firelight illuminated Bear's face, as well as his rapidly constricting pupils.

'Flying Slash!?'

Without a second thought, Bear raised his right hand and struck at the incoming flaming slash with all his might.

The flaming flying slash, radiating intense heat, accurately struck Bear's palm.

But under the effect of some unknown power.

This flying slash, which should have been invincible, failed to cut through Bear's palm!

In fact, let alone his palm, the flaming slash didn't even graze Bear's skin!

Storm's flaming slash embedded itself into the strange paw pad on Bear's palm.

Under the power of the Nikyu Nikyu no Mi.

Bear swung his right hand forcefully to the side.

The incredibly powerful flaming slash was directly deflected, slashing towards the sea beside them.

Hiss--Splash!

The flaming slash cut through the water like a hot knife through butter, instantly plunging beneath the sea's surface.

The originally cohesive azure ocean was directly split into two halves by the attack of this flaming slash.

Waves surged skyward, and the collision of the endless seawater erupted with a deafening roar.

Looking down from the sky.

It was as if the sea had been cleaved in two by Storm's blade!

On the Blue-Eyes White Dragon soaring through the sky.

Kid and Killer stared dumbfounded at the sea below, now split in two.

"Killer, didn't someone just tell you he wasn't good at swordsmanship?"

"F-f-f-f..."

Killer didn't know, but Raki just wanted to laugh.

The reactions of the two South Blue natives on the Blue-Eyes White Dragon went unnoticed by the two men on the sea below.

Storm looked at the flying slash that Bear had easily repelled, marveling inwardly.

As expected of the Nikyu Nikyu no Mi.

A flying slash capable of easily cutting through steel couldn't even cut through a pair of palms.

Indeed.

"There's no strongest Devil Fruit" was pure bullshit!

Seeing that a simple flying slash had no offensive effect on Bear.

Storm raised his Alcohol Iron Ore Katana high, its snow-white blade rapidly extending and lengthening under some unknown power.

[Name: Mirror Lion] [Stars: ★★★★★] [Effect: Enhances weapon performance to one hundred times its original state] [Comment: One slash, ninety-nine, every slash a raging fire!]

This five-star ability was obtained by Storm from the Death Trophy of Vinsmoke D. Waldo.

Under the effect of Mirror Lion.

The Alcohol Iron Ore Katana instantly transformed into a super "ship-cutting katana" with a length of a hundred meters!

Even more exaggerated.

After its own length was amplified to such a terrifying state, the quality of the Alcohol Iron Ore Katana became as light as a feather.

And at the same time.

The sharpness of the Alcohol Iron Ore Katana was also increased a hundredfold!

Storm gripped the Alcohol Iron Ore Katana and swung it towards the sea in front of him with a simple and unpretentious "Mountain Splitting Chop" (scratch that)--

"One Sword Style: Great Shockwave"!

The Alcohol Iron Ore Katana traced a sharp trajectory through the air.

The razor-sharp blade, capable of cutting through fine hairs, passed through the air without any friction or whistling sound, directly descending before Bear.

Bear raised his hands, two giant "bear paws" with pads forming a "meat shield" in front of him.

Thud--

The hundred-meter-long Alcohol Iron Ore Katana fiercely slashed down on Bear's palms.

However, under the protection of the Nikyu Nikyu no Mi's super elasticity, Bear's hands remained completely unharmed.

Although he himself was uninjured.

The small sampan beneath him, however, could not withstand the aftershocks of a battle between two powerful figures of the sea.

Crack--crack--

The small boat emitted sounds of breaking under the immense strain.

Bear, who was closest, noticed this immediately.

He placed his right hand in front of him and slapped his left hand towards himself.

Slap!

Bear, who had been standing on the small sampan moments before, suddenly disappeared, as if he had teleported elsewhere.

Storm's Alcohol Iron Ore Katana continued its downward slash, directly splitting the heavily damaged sampan in two.

The part of the sampan cut by the Alcohol Iron Ore Katana was as smooth as a mirror.

A sharp red light flashed in Storm's eyes as he activated his Observation Haki, attempting to pinpoint Bear's landing spot.

The "sound" emanating from Bear was immediately captured by Storm's Observation Haki.

He hadn't fled back towards the Sorbeth Kingdom.

Instead, he appeared on the Marine battleship controlled by Claywork: Falling Clay!

Storm's expression turned peculiar for a moment.

He hadn't figured out how to capture this Tyrant Bear capable of "global teleportation."

Unexpectedly, the target had walked right into the trap himself!

Bear stepped onto the soft clay, crouching low in a sumo stance, pushing his palms forward repeatedly.

"Pressure Cannon!"

Pale white shockwaves shaped like bear paws shot out from Bear's palms one after another, continuously flying towards Storm.

Storm stood his ground, not dodging or evading, allowing the Pressure Cannons to bombard him.

Boom! Boom! Boom--

Shockwave after shockwave struck Storm's body, causing him to explode, white clay scattering everywhere.

However, such purely physical attacks.

Were completely ineffective against Storm's "clay body"!

The explosive effect of the Pressure Cannon.

Couldn't even match the self-healing speed of Storm's clay body!

Flight ability, spatial ability, swordsmanship, and this Logia-like body...

Bear was utterly shocked.

When did such a powerful newcomer appear on the seas?

As Bear was momentarily distracted.

Storm remotely manipulated the clay on the Marine battleship, transforming it into chains that directly wrapped around Bear's legs.

"Huh?!"

By the time Bear realized something was wrong.

The white clay had already tightly bound his legs, restricting his movement.

Bear was about to swing his hand to fling away the white clay wrapped around his legs.

But Storm wouldn't miss this opportunity.

Claywork: Falling Clay!

Above the warship Bear was on, the alternate dimension of Claywork: Falling Clay opened once more.

Endless clay poured down.

Their target was singular--

Bartholomew Bear!

In an instant.

Bear was drenched into a motionless "clay figurine bear."

Tyrant Bear, capture successful!