The True Mastermind

Boom!

With a tremendous roar, the auction house ceiling was punched through once more.

Windsor Ganlan plummeted from the sky, smashing several sofa seats to pieces.

"Pfft!"

She spat out a mouthful of blood, clutching her chest as she struggled to raise her head and stared in disbelief at Kizaru slowly approaching her.

How could this guy be so strong?

It was not as though she had never fought enemies at the level of Marine vice admirals before. A few years ago, she had even personally defeated one in a one-on-one duel.

But compared to the man before her, those people were not even on the same level.

How long had she been fighting him? It seemed like only a little over ten minutes had passed.

And she had already been defeated so completely?

"Too slow, poor hand-to-hand combat skills, average strength."

Kizaru walked toward her step by step, raising a finger as he said somewhat disappointedly, "I had held out a little hope for a Rocks pirate, but this is all there is to you..."

"Then this is where it ends, Windsor Ganlan. I'll see you in Impel Down..."

Bzz!

A golden laser shot forth, racing straight for Ganlan's chest.

Her eyes filled with unwillingness. Just as she struggled to turn into her element and evade it, countless gorgeous pale pink petals abruptly appeared before her, forming a thick, resilient wall of flowers that intercepted the golden beam.

"Hmm?"

Kizaru raised an eyebrow in surprise. Then, as if sensing something, he looked upward.

At the hole blasted through the ceiling, a handsome man with long blue hair was crouching there. Smiling, he removed his hat and pressed a hand to his chest in greeting.

"It's been a while, Mr. Kizaru."

Kizaru's eyes narrowed slightly at the sight of him,