Kuma

A gentle breeze drifted past, and the scene fell silent.

Kuma glanced at Albedo, who stood before him with a battle axe in hand and full-body armor shielding her. After pondering for a moment, he silently made his move.

After Ryan and the others appeared and chose to protect Luffy, Kuma had few options—only two.

The first was to break through Ryan and the others' obstruction, send Luffy flying, complete this final lesson, and keep him away from the approaching Summit War.

The second was to secretly tell Ryan and the others some information. But leaving aside whether Ryan would believe him, even though Ryan's actions had already shown that he could not be a member of the World Government, Kuma still did not want them to know his identity. That could only be a last resort.

Therefore, he intended to try first—to see whether he could break through Ryan and the others' blockade and send Luffy away.

Though he was somewhat shocked by the news that Ryan's group had defeated an Admiral, Kuma still had a measure of confidence due to the unique nature of his Devil Fruit ability.

Kuma's paw flicked slightly, pushing Albedo's battle axe backward. His other hand immediately swung down, seeking to send Luffy flying.

Ryan flashed to Luffy's side, dragged him aside, and caused Kuma's attack to miss.

Good thing he had been watching closely. Otherwise, this honest-looking fellow might actually have succeeded!

His expression darkened as he looked at Kuma, who seemed somewhat regretful, and said sharply, "It seems Mr. Kuma really isn't giving us any face. Then we can only settle this with a fight!"

Without paying any attention to Kuma's hesitation, Ryan reached into his private space, pulled out an item resembling a doll's head, and handed it to Luffy. "Keep