"This move shall be called the Mirror of Heart Door!"
A faint smile appeared at the corner of Natsuya's mouth.
The glasses on the bridge of his nose made him seem even more refined.
But clearly, these were no ordinary glasses.
They were the improved and refined version of Natsuya's Gate of Heart mind-reading ability!
His previous mind-reading ability through the Gate of Heart had quite a few flaws.
Based on those flaws, Natsuya had developed this move: the Mirror of Heart Door.
The principle behind the Mirror of Heart Door was simple. It merely gathered a large amount of Door-Door Fruit power together to form a doorway capable of seeing through the heart.
That way, Natsuya no longer needed to deliberately touch his targets, nor did he have to worry about hearing too many thoughts to keep up with them. In this state, he could activate or deactivate his mind-reading ability at will.
Most importantly, Natsuya could freely control the duration of his mind-reading ability!
Simply put, whenever he wanted to read minds, he only needed to pour more power into the Mirror of Heart Door.
Since the Mirror of Heart Door was on his person, controlling its duration was naturally far more precise.
Then, with a thought from Natsuya, the Mirror of Heart Door immediately activated.
A faint gleam flashed across the two lenses.
At that moment, the thoughts of Arlong and the others surfaced in Natsuya's mind.
"Damn it, why is this guy's ability so bizarre?!"
"Someone like him is far too troublesome!"
"A hundred-million-berry bounty... is he really that strong?!"
Natsuya immediately smiled slightly.
There was no doubt that the Mirror of Heart Door had succeeded.
If it had been before, he could never have developed a move like this so quickly.
Only because he had opened the Gate of Heart so often these past few days, gaining proficiency through practice and combining it with his own discoveries, had he managed to succeed.
And now that he had succeeded, Natsuya naturally fought with even greater ease—and with far fewer restraints!
"Finger Pistol!!"
"Tempest Kick!!"
"Iron Body, Fist!!"
The Fish-Men surrounding Natsuya began falling like wheat before a scythe.
Nami's face was once again filled with shock.
Even officers like Kuroobi and Chew failed to last more than a few moves before collapsing one after another!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Amid the thunderous impacts, many Fish-Men were sent flying.
The buildings of the Arlong Empire nearby were immediately caught in the destruction, cracking and collapsing in large numbers.
"Bastard!!"
"What did you do to my comrades?!"
"Shark Gear!!!"
Watching Kuroobi and the others fall one after another, bloodshot veins immediately filled Arlong's eyes. He roared and violently twisted his body as he charged at Natsuya.
His body spun like a top, while his sharp teeth turned into a crazily whirling saw blade.
Arlong was incredibly fast, reaching Natsuya in the blink of an eye.
But every bit of it had been seen clearly by Natsuya's Mirror of Heart Door.
With a swish.
At the instant Arlong crashed toward him, Natsuya had already used Shave to dart away.
Unable to stop himself, Arlong slammed headfirst into an Arlong Empire building behind Natsuya.
The force unleashed by that move made him practically a demolition machine, causing vast sections of the Arlong Empire buildings to collapse.
"Damn you, where do you think you're running?!"
Seeing the Arlong Empire buildings damaged, Arlong became even more enraged. He somehow pulled out a serrated greatsword called Zanfeng and began wildly hacking at Natsuya.
Yet Natsuya remained as slippery as ever. No matter how frenzied Arlong became, he could not touch even a hair on him.
Huff, huff, huff.
After this continued for a while, Arlong was exhausted, gasping heavily.
In contrast, under the effects of the Gate of Rest, Natsuya still looked utterly at ease.
"Natsuya, is running all you know how to do?!"
"If you've got the guts, fight me head-on!!"
Arlong cursed in exasperation.
If this continued, Natsuya would not even need to attack. He would exhaust himself to death!
Inside the Different Dimension, Nami was already utterly stunned by the sight.
She had never seen Arlong in such a bedraggled state!
His eyes were bloodshot, his clothes torn, and he was gasping for breath, looking every bit like a man at the end of his rope.
And in truth, that was exactly the case.
Hearing Arlong's words, Natsuya gave a light laugh.
"Fine."
As soon as he spoke, he took the initiative and rushed toward Arlong.
By now, he had tested the Mirror of Heart Door sufficiently. It was time to end this uneven battle.
Boom!!!
The instant Natsuya moved, he kicked up a terrifying gale.
Arlong's pupils shrank.
But soon, his expression twisted once more as he swung Zanfeng and charged to meet Natsuya.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Once Natsuya got serious, a chill ran through Arlong's heart.
Clearly, Natsuya was not much stronger than him, yet Arlong was completely suppressed by him!
His own attacks could not touch Natsuya at all, while Natsuya's blows repeatedly landed on his body.
"Heh, my strength isn't much greater than yours?"
Hearing Arlong's thoughts, Natsuya could not help but laugh.
He had originally planned not to use the Gate of Life, but since that was the case, he might as well practice with it too.
"Gate of Life, open!!"
As his words fell, a visible surge of energy erupted from Natsuya's body.
Buffeted by the energy, his black hair rose and fluttered, taking on a Saiyan-like appearance, while his skin turned red.
At that moment, terrifying power was suddenly born.
Seeing Natsuya like this, Arlong was immediately shocked, and a powerful sense of foreboding surged within him.
Meanwhile.
Genzo, Nojiko, and the others finally arrived at the Arlong Empire.
But the moment they got there, they sensed that something was wrong.
Bang bang bang!!!
A series of loud impacts rang out from the direction of the Arlong Empire buildings.
"What's going on?!"
"Did that Natsuya start fighting Arlong and the others?!"
"Let's hurry over and take a look!!"
Genzo and the others soon realized that these were likely the sounds of Natsuya fighting Arlong.
Coming to their senses, they hurried fully into the Arlong Empire's building complex.
But as soon as they entered, Genzo and the others were stunned by the sight before them.
The Fish-Men who had once stood high and mighty, proclaiming themselves great, were sprawled all across the ground.
Could every Fish-Man in the Arlong Pirates have been defeated?!
No!
There was still one Fish-Man who had not been defeated: Arlong!
At this moment, Arlong was also in terrible condition.
His entire body was covered in blood, and he looked utterly disheveled as he was being suppressed by a young man in a suit!
There was no doubt that the young man in the suit was Natsuya!
After opening the Gate of Life, Arlong had completely lost the ability to fight back and could only be beaten down by him!
And this situation had clearly driven Arlong completely furious.
The arrival of Genzo and the others made him snap as well!
"Damn you, Natsuya!"
"And you lowly people, you dare set foot in my noble Arlong Empire!"
"Die! All of you, die!"
With bloodshot eyes, Arlong roared furiously. He suddenly threw away Zanfeng and once again transformed into a serrated spinning top as he charged at Natsuya!
The corner of Natsuya's mouth lifted. He suddenly raised his right leg and exaggeratedly spun it in a full circle.
"Tempest Kick, Zhou Duan!!!"
A dazzling cyan light suddenly flared around Natsuya's foot, then spun with his motion before explosively spreading outward!
A slash that swept across a thousand meters suddenly formed, then rippled outward like emerald waves.
Arlong's spinning body abruptly halted.
The massive Arlong Empire building behind him was also swept over by the cyan light!
The next second, a horrifying scene unfolded!
A cyan line suddenly appeared around Arlong's waist, and then his entire body split in two.
Then came the Arlong Empire building behind him. It suddenly began to tilt, its upper half slanting as it crashed down.
Genzo, Nojiko, and the others were all left frozen in shock.
At the same time, inside the Different Dimension, Nami clamped both hands over her mouth as tears burst from her eyes.
Arlong was finished!
The Arlong Empire was finished too!!
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