Admiral Borsalino, also known as Kizaru, had eaten the Logia-type Glint-Glint Fruit.
Logia-type Devil Fruits allowed their users to transform their bodies into the natural element associated with their fruit, rendering them intangible. This process was known as "elementalization."
Once a Logia user's body had been elementalized, physical attacks, attacks without Haki, and most energy-based attacks became ineffective. At the same time, the user could create their natural element with their body and turn it into an immensely powerful means of attack!
That was why Logia users had always been considered the strongest of the three types of Devil Fruit users.
And now, Kizaru—the man nicknamed the "Glinting Man," who could turn any part of his body into light, move and attack at the speed of light, deliver devastating blows with lightspeed attacks, and emit a powerful flash that could temporarily blind his enemies—was using just such an attack against the brat he'd hated for so long.
Sure, the brat in front of him seemed to have some way of dealing with elemental bodies, just like that bear that seemed to be made of an element. But compared to the terrifying Flame Giant Bear, which was wreathed in dark-red flames, feared none of his attacks, and could even touch his elementalized body, he'd much rather deal with this relatively "gentle"—and rather cute—brat.
After all, as far as he knew, the brat could only use that strange, golden shield, some fire magic, and a few little transformation tricks, right?
So, after thinking it over for a long while, he'd decided that the "brat" was probably easier to deal with than the "bear." After all, "bear" came before "brat"—even their names made it clear which one was stronger.
Besides, after his crushing defeat last time, he'd learned his lesson and figured out