Battle with Admiral Kizaru

The moment he finished speaking.

A dazzling flash of light passed before everyone's eyes.

Admiral Kizaru, Borsalino, appeared directly in front of Roya.

"It's Admiral Kizaru!"

"Admiral Kizaru is here! Hopefully, he can persuade Admiral Roya!"

"..."

Seeing Admiral Kizaru Borsalino arrive, many of the Marines felt considerably relieved.

After all, Roya had struck a Celestial Dragon and kept stepping on his head. To the Celestial Dragons, that was an immense humiliation. If no one came to stop Roya, all of them Marines would suffer punishment from the Celestial Dragons.

They lacked the ability to do anything themselves, so when they saw Borsalino arrive, it was as though a glimmer of hope had been ignited.

"Kizaru?"

"What are you here for?"

"Are you here to persuade me too?"

Roya glanced at Kizaru disdainfully as he asked.

Though Roya was also a Marine admiral, he had barely exchanged a few words with the other admirals in ordinary times, so they were naturally unfamiliar with each other.

"Yes indeed."

"What you've done is quite frightening. Do you know what terrible consequences it will bring?"

"Besides, Roya, you're a Marine admiral now!"

Borsalino said.

"Admiral?"

"Could it be that every admiral at Marine Headquarters is a dog of the Celestial Dragons?"

Not only did Roya refuse to listen, he began mocking him instead.

"Looks like persuasion is useless."

"Admiral Roya, do you know what orders I received?"

"Though I know you're strong, I wonder if you've ever been kicked at the speed of light?"

Borsalino pursed his lips and spoke.

The next second.

Borsalino truly raised his leg, turning into a dazzling beam of light as he kicked toward Roya.

Boom...

A beam of light shot out from Borsalino like a laser cannon, but it did not hit Roya. Instead, its immense power directly blew apart a large tree.

Roya's Observation Haki had already reached the peak level and could now allow him to foresee the near future.

So even though Borsalino's Glint-Glint Fruit was incredibly fast, with Observation Haki enhancing him, it was not so easy for him to hit Roya.

The instant Borsalino kicked, Roya used the peak Marine Six Powers technique, Soru, to dodge, appearing at Borsalino's side.

"Borsalino, are you sure you want to fight me?" Roya asked with an apparent sneer, though his sword was already in his hand.

"Ama no Murakumo Sword!"

Borsalino's response had already given Roya his answer.

He spun around and widened the distance from Roya slightly, bringing his hands together as a dazzling light flared up. The light condensed in Borsalino's hands and formed a sword of light.

Without another word, he slashed fiercely at Roya.

Clang!

Roya blocked Borsalino's Ama no Murakumo Sword.

As expected of Admiral Kizaru, whose swordsmanship can rival Silvers Rayleigh's. He does have some skill. Roya thought.

But since he had chosen to fight, Roya naturally would not go easy on him. He immediately launched a fierce assault against Borsalino.

In an instant, this place became the battlefield of two Marine admirals.

"Run!"

"The two admirals have started fighting!"

"If you don't want to die, get away from the admirals' battlefield!"

Hearing someone take the lead in shouting, many Marines fled in panic. Even Saint Charlos, who had remained unconscious, was quietly carried away.

Sure enough.

The battle between Roya and Borsalino grew increasingly intense, but gradually, Borsalino still fell into a disadvantage.

"Yata Mirror!"

Left with no choice, Borsalino could only use the power of the Glint-Glint Fruit to flee aside to avoid being cut down by Roya, while also firing a beam of laser light at him.

Unfortunately.

Borsalino's laser attack was effortlessly cleaved in two by Roya.

Boom! Boom!

The laser beam split in two exploded around Roya, creating violent tremors. Even the Marines who had tried their best to retreat were caught in the aftermath, losing their footing and falling to the ground.

"No way?"

"After dozens of exchanges, the old man doesn't have even the slightest advantage?"

"It's my first time seeing the old man get beaten down like this!"

"So this is the man who severely wounded Four Emperor Kaido? Admiral Roya!"

Sentomaru, carrying a giant axe at the side, said in stunned disbelief.

That was indeed the case.

In the eyes of ordinary Marine fodder, the battle between the two admirals merely seemed evenly matched. But in the eyes of people with some strength, such as Sentomaru, Borsalino had held no advantage whatsoever in their countless sword clashes. He was being suppressed instead; otherwise, he would not have needed to use the Glint-Glint Fruit to flash away in the end.

"How frightening."

"Admiral Roya, your strength is simply monstrous."

Borsalino said, his eyes wide.

In truth, Borsalino clearly knew that he could not possibly be Roya's opponent, because Roya had yet to reveal his true strength.

But he had no choice.

As a Marine admiral, he had to act!

"Borsalino!"

"Do you still want to continue?"

"If you do, then show me your real strength!"

Roya actually mocked Borsalino.

"Very well, Admiral Roya. I've been wanting to see just how wide the gap is between this old man and a monster like you!"

Borsalino truly showed no mercy. He transformed into photons and flashed into the air, crossing his hands together as a dazzling light shone.

"Yasakani Sacred Jewel!"

Borsalino shouted, and countless raindrop-like beams of light rained down upon Roya.

Facing Borsalino's powerful wide-area attack, a smile curled across Roya's lips.

Immediately after.

Observation Haki, Armament Haki, and Conqueror's Haki—all Three Haki Colors—activated simultaneously. The entire area's atmosphere was violently transformed by the activation of Roya's Three Haki Colors!

In the face of such a frenzied attack, Roya remained completely unscathed. At the final moment, he suddenly raised his head, and his now tangible Conqueror's Haki surged toward Borsalino like a fierce tiger.

But at that instant, Borsalino fortunately transformed into an element beforehand. Otherwise, Roya's Conqueror's Haki would have sent him crashing directly to the ground.

After quite a while.

Borsalino reassembled from photons and stood before Roya once more.

Just as he was about to say something.

"Ice Block: Pheasant Beak!"

Two ice spears rapidly shot across the air from the distance.

And not only that!

"Dark Hound!"

A magma-transformed arm also smashed straight toward Roya's face, incredibly fast and no less powerful.