"Rear Admiral Kuzan!"
"W-What's that over there?!"
The battle on Migo Town's western coast had not been quiet. With Golden Lion's "greeting," the skies were filled with a vast, dark mass of pirate ships. Anyone who was not blind could see it.
At the Marine base, Kyros had been preparing to send someone to bring Tsugikuni Yoriichi back when he heard a subordinate behind him call out to Kuzan in terror.
Turning around, Kyros saw a massive "sphere" had inexplicably appeared in the sky west of town. Judging by its size, if it shattered, it would likely affect the entire western coast. If it broke apart over the town, it could easily destroy half of it.
"Hey! Kyros!"
"You said Yoriichi was training by the sea. Is that where he is?!"
Kuzan stared gravely at the distant sphere in the sky, a sense of foreboding welling up inside him.
Kyros was stunned by the scene in the distance and did not answer immediately. Seeing no response, Kuzan turned to him, grabbed his shoulder, and shouted, "Kyros! Answer me!"
"I-I'm not sure..."
"It should be, I think..."
Seeing how tense Kuzan was, Kyros began to panic as well and stammered out his answer.
How could the young Kyros have ever seen such a bizarre and terrifying sight? In his understanding, such immense power was simply not something humans could wield.
"Damn it!"
"Yoriichi must have run into an enemy."
"Could that kind of disturbance be caused by a Devil Fruit ability?"
"At this scale, it has to be the power of an awakened Devil Fruit. The opponent is probably... incredibly strong!"
"Yoriichi, don't you dare die!"
Kuzan cursed under his breath. Without giving his subordinates any orders, he immediately leaped toward the western side of the island. Only after Kuzan left