Identity Exposed!

Boom!

On the second floor of the fortress, a figure was blasted into the air by the explosion's shockwave, then slowly began to fall.

Ron turned his head and laughed. "Not bad, you two. You actually managed to suppress Kuma!"

The figure that had been sent flying was none other than one of the Shichibukai, "Tyrant" Bartholomew Kuma.

It was hard to imagine that this powerhouse, who had run rampant across the seas for over a decade and had become famous before either of them had even been born, could be suppressed and sent flying by them.

Kuma's repelling ability was almost entirely concentrated in the paw pads on his palms. He had eaten the Paw-Paw Fruit, not some Repel-Repel Fruit, so as long as they avoided those palms, they could hurt him.

Ron had not held much hope for the two of them before. That condition was simply too difficult to achieve. But now, it seemed...

"Good job!"

"Why are the Marines fighting a Shichibukai? Could it be...?!"

Zoro looked up in stunned disbelief. Then he suddenly realized something and turned to meet Luffy's grave expression.

"It was probably just like that. The person helping us was this Shichibukai..."

Luffy lowered his gaze, then looked at Zoro. "He's in danger. I don't like owing people favors."

"Got it!"

Zoro revealed a bloodthirsty grin, clamping the hilt of a sword between his teeth so deeply that it sank into his bite. In a muffled voice, he said, "Go do what you want, Captain. Leave this place to me."

"I'm counting on you, Zoro!"

Luffy nodded, turned around, swung his arm back, and grabbed hard.

His rubber arm instantly stretched dozens of meters, catching the corners of buildings on both sides. With a swoosh, he launched himself like a slingshot.

"Kisaragi