He's Getting Worked Up, He's Getting Worked Up
Gion is getting anxious, Gion is getting serious, Gion is failing...
After Golden Lion got his legs back on and his brain was filled in, feeling like he was back to his old self, the gap between Gion and him became obvious.
She's just an older female navy officer, not even the main character; such a huge gap can't be bridged simply by being more serious.
Lion's Might - Earth Scroll!
The Golden Lion floated in the air, raised the Cherry Ten in its hand, and shook it slightly. Instantly, under the cover of Conqueror's Haki, the surrounding land and rocks began to float and transform into lion heads the size of small mountains—the kind with sharp teeth and manes, not the kind that are fatty but not greasy and melt in your mouth.
One after another, the massive lion heads seemed to come alive, pouncing and biting at Gion with lifelike realism.
Although Gion was also gaining momentum, shattering several Lion Mountain peaks with its swift and powerful attacks, it was ultimately overwhelmed by the ever-emerging Lion Mountain peaks from all directions!
Under the impact of countless boulders, Gion was eventually caught in the blast, spinning several times before collapsing helplessly to the ground.
"Vice Admiral Momousagi!" exclaimed a group of officers who were of little use.
As for Johnny, who had fainted, they had already ignored him...
Just then, before Gion could even struggle to her feet after falling to the ground, a gigantic lion's head, formed from rubble and soil, appeared before her and lunged at Gion.
Gion's pupils contracted, and just as she felt she was about to be finished... a pair of hind legs landed in front of her. Instinctively, she looked up and saw a figure that seemed strangely familiar.
Even though her body shape and scales are different from five years ago, Gion still feels strangely familiar!
Fish-Man Karate: Seven Thousand Tiles Straight Punch!
Sig raised his fist and punched, and the huge, magnificent lion head instantly seemed to turn into fluid, shattering after a series of ripples.
The essence of Fish-Man Karate's attack lies in mastering the "wave" (or "pulse").
When it comes to breaking rocks and splitting mountains, Fish-Man Karate isn't particularly good at it, but when it comes to cleaving through huge waves, Fish-Man Karate really comes alive.
As Sig's White Tower Path improved and his knowledge grew, his insight also increased day by day. Compared to five years ago, when he saw this scene again, Sig understood why the "Float-Float Fruit" had been developed to this extent.
Shiki's power is the Float-Float Fruit, which doesn't allow him to control rocks or the earth, but rather to make "non-living things he touches float up."
How does it "float"?
Start with "quality"...
It doesn't directly change the mass, but rather it changes the properties of matter in terms of mass.
If we were to draw an analogy to the "Paths of the Divine," the closest one would be the "Black Emperor" Pathway, which can corrupt and Distortion rules. However, the "Float-Float Fruit" can only Distortion the rules concerning the mass of inanimate objects.
Essentially Sequence 4 Fallen Earl, he proclaimed, "The gravity acting on this island is negative," and "I will not be affected by the inertia of the matter I control"...
Just like when he controlled Sig's clothes to lift Sig away, he made Sig's clothes generate a repulsive force that could counteract Sig's own gravity. Then, with a slight force, he could make Sig float in the air.
Sieg believes that the reason Sig can ignore inertia is because of his Awakening Devil Fruit ability. He can now sense that Shiki's Devil Fruit ability is Awakening, and the reason he can perform such tricks is not only due to his Devil Fruit ability but also the combination of Conqueror's Haki.
Firstly, he used "Conqueror's Haki" to make "contact" with objects—anything enveloped by Conqueror's Haki is considered to have been touched, so he doesn't need to touch each stone individually, thus allowing him to control matter over a wide area.
Secondly, he also uses "Conqueror's Haki" to "slightly" move objects in a state where gravity is canceled out. This kind of interference at the material level is not strong, and in theory it is impossible to move very heavy things. It would usually only be to the extent of "sandstorming". However, these things under his control have become subject to gravity control and even have no inertia, so he can easily control them into an aggressive state.
Essentially, this is already a form of Conqueror's Haki coating, just in a different way than directly enhancing physical attacks, much like Armament Haki envelopment, which also has different applications... And Golden Lion's Conqueror's Haki was weakened too much before, so much so that Sig didn't even notice it.
Moreover, for the Golden Lion, the inertia of these objects will not affect him, but for others and the targets he attacks, these are still the inertia that a ten-thousand-ton boulder should have.
To the enemy, it was like a giant wave of shattered rocks crashing down!
However, the Fish-Man Karate, which excels at dealing with waves, is best at countering this kind of attack—essentially, these are not stones that have been condensed together, but rather waves of stones that have been rolled up.
The lion's head, truly like a surging wave, crumbled under Sig's attack, leaving a massive piercing through its center—a hole tens of meters in diameter—allowing Sig and Shiki to stare directly at each other...
Upon seeing this, the Golden Lion's expression hardened. He carefully examined the figure revealed behind the giant lion, his astonishment growing.
"It's you? Siegfried?"
Although the Golden Lion was not isolated from the world and had seen a lot of news about Sig, the truly important things Sig did were not reported in the newspapers.
Moreover, Golden Lion found it hard to believe that the kid who was under his control five years ago and could be easily dragged to his side had now become a powerful figure who posed a threat to him!
Compared to Golden Lion, Gion and the other remaining conscious Marines were even more astonished.
One Golden Lion was bad enough, but then another Great Pirate showed up...
"Hahaha, who would have thought that the brat who couldn't even run away five years ago has now become a famous figure across the sea?" Shiki said "famous across the sea," but his tone sounded like he was mocking Sig not living up to his reputation.
Sig retorted without hesitation, "I never imagined that the Great Pirate who could go toe-to-toe with the Pirate King Roger fifteen years ago would be so down on his luck now... Could he have been scared out of his wits?"
Not only was he mocking Golden Lion, but Sig was also using his "Psychological Suggestion" ability to its fullest extent—even though it wasn't very effective against someone with Conqueror's Haki, Sig still wanted to give them a hint!
The goal is to make the Golden Lion believe that his years of "lack" weren't due to his wild imagination or broken leg, which would effectively dampen his spirits as he recovers...
"Young people these days... Back when I was fighting Roger, your Captain was just a lowly laborer!" Golden Lion said in a condescending tone.
"When Captain Roger arrived in Laugh Tale back then, were you still shedding tears over your 'rooster's comb'?" Sig replied with a slight smile.
Before the Golden Lion could speak again, Sig interjected, "Shiki! You're old. Even if you take off your rooster comb, you're still just a toothless lion! If you ask me, you might as well put it back on; at least that way you'll have an excuse not to admit that your heart has grown old!"
Sig, though seemingly sarcastic, were actually a malicious insinuation.
With Golden Lion's current Conqueror's Haki, the mystical "Psychological Suggestion" cannot shake his will at all. However, following Sig's words, he will start to think for himself, which is something that Conqueror's Haki cannot prevent.
"You're really daring, kid!"
He's getting anxious, he's getting anxious, Shiki is getting anxious...
He made the first move, and... Sig sensed that Sieg's Conqueror's Haki had been slightly hampered!
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