"What do we do next? Start fighting right away?!"
As Houka separated the divine weapon from Rocks's body, Rocks felt that he could unleash his full strength, perhaps even a little more.
The two Dark-Dark Fruit abilities had fused, and just as Houka and Loki had said, they had undergone some mutation and enhancement.
"We'll start once Newgate arrives!"
Houka looked in the direction Rayleigh had vanished, considering whether he should kill Rayleigh and the elderly Shakky.
"Then make them hurry up. Start the war early!"
Rocks grinned. They could no longer wait to begin the war of godslaying.
"You go back first. I have something to deal with."
Without the slightest politeness, Houka shoved Rocks back into the Lost World and let him feast his eyes on the Golden Forbidden City.
Of course, the real reason was that he did not want Rocks to know that Shakky in this timeline was paired with Rayleigh.
"Come on! If there's anything fun, bring me along!"
Rocks shouted in protest, but he was still sent back.
Once Rocks was gone, Houka headed straight for Shakky's Rip-off Bar.
Before long, news that Kozuki Houka and Rocks had defeated Shichibukai Blackbeard Teach and a group of Supernovas rapidly spread to every faction.
The World Government and Marine Headquarters were somewhat baffled. This Kozuki Houka seemed to be helping them clean up pirates.
Two Emperor pirate crews, plus those Supernovas...
If Kozuki Houka had not stolen their cash cow, Gran Tesoro, and destroyed the Buster Call fleet...
They truly would have liked to commend this "good man."
Could it really be as Admiral Akainu had speculated—that Kozuki Houka slaughtered every faction equally, solely to devour blood and grow stronger?
Yet the Five Elders and the Holy Knights still did not fear Kozuki Houka and