First half of the Grand Line.
A storm-ravaged sea.
Three massive sailing ships cut through the waves, the emblems of the Earth Province emblazoned on their sails.
Ōnoki floated in mid-Kong.
The old man rubbed his lower back, deeply dissatisfied with the terrible weather.
A medium-sized island appeared ahead.
Thick smoke billowed from the harbor, and flames soared into the sky.
A pirate crew was wreaking havoc throughout the town.
Their pirate flag bore the image of a tusked wild boar—the mark of the Fang Pirates.
Their captain, Buck, carried a bounty of 150 million Beli.
He was a Zoan-type Pig-Pig Fruit user in wild boar form, with thick skin and tough flesh.
The town guards had long since been routed.
Buck grabbed a civilian, opened his bloodied maw, and prepared to bite down.
A shadow suddenly descended from Kong.
Ōnoki looked down at the scene below with undisguised disdain.
Trash that relied on a little brute strength to commit evil everywhere wasn't even fit to serve as cannon fodder in the Empire.
"Kitsuchi, clean this up."
Ōnoki could not even be bothered to make a move.
Kitsuchi's enormous body crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Buck was startled and casually threw the civilian aside.
His bloodshot eyes fixed on the man before him, who was even more massive than he was.
"Where did this idiot come from?"
Buck roared, and his body instantly swelled as he transformed into a giant wild boar four meters tall.
Armament Haki coated his tusks, giving them a metallic gleam.
He charged at Kitsuchi on all fours like a heavy tank.
Kitsuchi neither dodged nor retreated, forming hand seals at high speed.
Earth Style: Earth-Style Wall!
A thick rock wall rose from the ground.
Buck slammed into the wall with