Gion vs. Aramaki

The instant Qiyuan fell, a gigantic Venus flytrap suddenly burst through the cabin floor, its serrated leaves snapping shut with a rotten stench.

But such a petty trick was nothing in Qiyuan's eyes. She spun through the air and used Geppo, the famed blade in her hand carving a gleaming arc that severed the flytrap at its waist. Aramaki seized the chance to activate his power. The entire ship's wooden structure began to twist and grow—the mast transformed into a giant tree, the sails into sprawling vines that blotted out the sky, turning the pirate ship into a massive plant war fortress.

Aramaki stood atop a tower woven from vines, looking down at Qiyuan.

"In my domain, you are nothing more than prey waiting to die."

Meanwhile, every Marine aboard Mu Chen's warship witnessed the scene.

"What?"

"How did that pirate ship get so huge?"

"No way, what kind of power is that?"

"Wait, that's Aramaki! Didn't the intelligence say he was a Logia-type Woods-Woods Fruit user?"

Only then did the Marines realize that they had actually run into the Aramaki they had been searching for. What they did not know was that Mu Chen had brought them here.

But even if it was Aramaki, they were not worried about Qiyuan. Her strength spoke for itself.

At that moment, Mu Chen suddenly used Geppo and leaped out. Then he said to Kong Ming, "Stay here. Zhiyuan and I will handle this. Remember to contact Marineford—we found Aramaki."

After saying that, Mu Chen vanished into the air.

At the same time, countless plants began growing in the area occupied by Qiyuan within the plant fortress, attacking her without pause.

Yet she remained calm. Her long ears twitched slightly, catching the subtle fluctuations in Aramaki's aura whenever he activated his power. With