It Wasn't Her, It Was Me—Just Slacking Off and Rejecting the Rat Race
But what Borsalino found strange was that neither of the two people facing him answered his question.
They merely stared in his direction, their expressions seeming a little odd.
Something's wrong.
Borsalino studied their faces carefully.
They're not looking at me.
They're looking behind me!!
Borsalino realized what was happening, and a chill ran down his spine.
Just then, a calm male voice sounded from behind him.
"The person Dragon was talking about isn't Meru."
"It's me."
Borsalino's expression turned quite something. The hair all over his body stood on end, and without the slightest hesitation, he instantly transformed into light.
A flash of golden light, and he was about to shoot off into the distance!
What kind of joke was this?!
He was supposed to fight head-on against someone who could sneak up behind him without making a sound?!
He was an Admiral!
His Observation Haki might not match that of the exceptionally gifted, who could see the future or hear the Voice of All Things.
But it was still among the best in the world. He had never had an enemy get right behind him without him noticing!
Borsalino instantly made the wisest choice: run!
If someone could completely fool his Observation Haki and sneak up behind him, they could just as easily take his life without a sound!
Borsalino's thoughts on the matter were simple: he hadn't even had the chance to collect his pension yet.
But although Borsalino reacted quickly, someone else was even faster.
Just as Borsalino completed his transformation into light, a massive palm reached out.
Ignoring the Glint-Glint Fruit's ability to turn its user into light, it grabbed Borsalino's real body in one hand.
"How can this be?!"
Borsalino was