Seeing Roya in this completely unharmed state.
Even Whitebeard was somewhat surprised.
Because he knew that there were really only a handful of people who could take this attack of his head-on and come out without even the slightest scratch.
Yet he never expected that Roya would actually be able to take it, and right now still look so effortless. This indeed came as a bit of an unexpected surprise to Whitebeard.
"How is that possible?"
"This guy actually took a punch from Old Man's Tremor-Tremor Fruit head-on?"
"That shouldn't be happening. Old Man's Tremor-Tremor Fruit should destroy all his internal organs, even if he knows how to use Armament Haki, it shouldn't matter!"
Marco found it simply unbelievable to his own eyes.
After all, having followed Whitebeard in battle for many years, he was extremely familiar with Whitebeard's moves and power.
It was not just Marco who was shocked; everyone present was stunned.
"This guy!"
"I knew he'd be fine, but I never expected him to come out completely unharmed. This is too unexpected."
Big Mom was even more so. Even with her own incredibly tough physique, taking Whitebeard's punch from just a moment ago would have left her feeling far from comfortable.
"Hahahahaha." Kaido instead let out a deep, meaningful laugh looking up at the sky.
Because this outcome was entirely within Kaido's expectations.
Although Kaido acknowledged Whitebeard's formidable strength, he acknowledged Roya's strength even more. After all, back then, his own strongest attack, which was in no way inferior to Whitebeard's, had felt like mere tickles to Roya, and seeing this scene now felt like a replay of the past.
"This brat!"
Garp also smiled with satisfaction, because he knew very well that Roya would never fight a battle he wasn't sure of winning.
"How can this