Celestial Dragon! Die!

Faced with such a powerful and violent attack.

Seeing this, Borsalino spread his hands and fired a laser beam at Roya.

However, Roya remained unmoved. He even lowered his head and sneered.

"Akainu, Aokiji, are all three admirals here? Interesting!" Roya sneered.

Then.

Boom!

After a deafening explosion.

Sparks flew from Roya's position as thick smoke billowed out.

Akainu Sakazuki and Aokiji Kuzan soon appeared before everyone.

"It's Admiral Sakazuki and Admiral Kuzan!"

"All four admirals are actually here!"

The numerous Marines began discussing it among themselves.

However.

Once the smoke dispersed, Roya stood before everyone again, completely unscathed.

Of course, this outcome did not surprise the three admirals.

After all, Roya was a powerhouse capable of defeating one of the Four Emperors, Kaido. If he could not even withstand this kind of attack, how could he possess the terrifying strength needed to defeat Kaido?

"My, my!"

"Admiral Roya, this is our first meeting, and you truly live up to your reputation!"

The first to speak was Admiral Kuzan. However, Kuzan looked utterly lazy, as though he had been forced to work overtime and was merely going through the motions.

"Kuzan! You're pretty impressive yourself!" Roya said with a smile, exchanging polite compliments.

"Roya!"

"Don't think defeating Kaido means you can be promoted to admiral! Even if Sengoku recognizes you, I don't!"

Akainu Sakazuki shouted at Roya.

Sakazuki had always been displeased about Roya's promotion to admiral. Now that they had met, he naturally brought it up first.

"What?"

"You're not convinced?"

"Then go beat up Kaido yourself if you're not convinced. What's the big deal?"

Roya paid no attention to Sakazuki's challenge and instead mocked him in return.

Sakazuki's face immediately darkened. His tightly clenched fists instantly turned into scorching magma. He was clearly enraged.

"Admiral Roya!"

"You've fought enough. It's time to stop, isn't it?"

Borsalino tried to persuade him once again.

However, at that moment.

Saint Charlos, who had just been rescued, had already regained consciousness. Dragging his bruised and swollen pig-like face, he stormed forward furiously.

"Sakazuki!"

"And Kuzan and Borsalino, you came at the right time!"

"Kill this bastard already! He actually dared to hit me, and he even stepped on my head! Kill him now! I'm a Celestial Dragon!"

"As long as you kill him, I'll reward you handsomely!"

With all three admirals from Marine Headquarters present, that pig-faced Saint Charlos became arrogant again and loudly demanded Roya's death.

However.

Sakazuki and the other two ignored Saint Charlos. Whether they hated the Celestial Dragons or not, they were indeed in their service.

Although they did not make a move, it was not because they intended to disobey Saint Charlos. More than anything, they were wary of Roya's strength.

If they attacked rashly in this situation, they would not only endanger the Marines here, but also the civilians of the Sabaody Archipelago.

No one knew what Sakazuki thought, but Kuzan and Borsalino were probably unwilling to endanger civilians.

Otherwise, Borsalino would have definitely gone all out against Roya just now. Perhaps he feared that if he used his full strength, Roya would do the same, and countless residents of the Sabaody Archipelago would inevitably be caught in the crossfire.

After all, Borsalino had personally witnessed Roya's Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion. It was power capable of slicing all of Marineford in half. If Roya truly used it, wouldn't the entire Sabaody Archipelago sink beneath the sea?

"Roya!"

"I'll give you one last chance!"

"Will you fight us, or will you surrender?"

Sakazuki questioned him again, his tone clearly far more aggressive this time.

Naturally, Sakazuki wanted to fight Roya. From beginning to end, he still did not believe that Roya possessed the strength to defeat Kaido, let alone deserved such an exceptional promotion as the Navy's fourth admiral.

"Surrender?"

"You want me to surrender because of trash like the Celestial Dragons? Do you think that's possible?"

"This fight is happening for sure. But before we start, I need to settle one thing first!"

Roya shook his head.

"Settle what..."

Just as Sakazuki was about to ask, Roya vanished from where he stood with a whoosh.

Everyone was astonished at the sight.

Even Kuzan could not help frowning. "This guy..."

"Oh dear, it looks like something terrible is about to happen," Borsalino said.

The next second.

Roya appeared again, but the place where he appeared caught everyone completely off guard.

"Y-you... what are you trying to do..."

"I'm warning you, I'm a Celestial Dragon..."

Saint Charlos stared at Roya, who had appeared before him, with terror in his eyes. He spoke nervously, his legs trembling uncontrollably as cold sweat poured down his pig-like face.

That's right!

Using Soru, one of the Six Powers, Roya flashed directly before Saint Charlos. The sharp blade of the sword in his hand was pressed against Saint Charlos's throat.

"Roya!"

"Stop right now!"

Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino all widened their eyes and shouted.

"Admiral Roya!"

"Don't do it!"

Even the other Marines began shouting.

If striking a Celestial Dragon was a grave crime, then killing one was a capital offense.

After all, Roya was now an admiral. He had captured so many great pirates, and had even personally imprisoned one of the Four Emperors, Kaido, in Impel Down. If he had merely beaten a Celestial Dragon, he could at least receive a lighter sentence.

But if he truly killed a Celestial Dragon, the meaning would be completely different.

Unfortunately!

Roya did not care in the slightest!

Seeing this, the three admirals, Sakazuki and the others, immediately tried to rush over and stop Roya from making such a mistake.

"A Celestial Dragon? So what?"

"You're too noisy!"

Unfortunately, before the three admirals could reach Roya, he left behind those two sentences and struck without hesitation.

Slash!

His hand rose, and his blade fell—clean and decisive!

Then, with a thud, the Celestial Dragon Saint Charlos fell directly into a pool of blood, dead!

That's right! Roya had killed a Celestial Dragon!

All the Marines stared with wide eyes, unable to believe that what they were seeing was real.

"Roya!"

"Do you know you've committed a terrible mistake?"

"No one can save you now!"

Akainu Sakazuki roared.