Boom...
A torrent of Conqueror's Haki swept across the sky and bore down on the four people before Ren.
"Hmph..." Whitebeard snorted. His towering frame radiated an overwhelming power that defied measure, and terrifying Conqueror's Haki surged from him. It carried a grand, unyielding will—his own.
That was only natural. Just one person in a million possessed Conqueror's Haki, but it was not truly rare. Each person's Haki differed a little. Though it shared the same traits, those subtle differences remained. Conqueror's Haki was a person's will, born of the soul, and that will showed through it.
Red-Hair's Conqueror's Haki carried his will.
Kaido's Conqueror's Haki surged and erupted again and again, like a beast roaring as it fought.
Big Mom's Conqueror's Haki carried madness and greed.
Everyone felt the pressure of the clash. They were all officers who had long since grown immune to the shock of Conqueror's Haki, yet the collision of five such wills still weighed on them.
Even the air seemed to freeze. Everything felt oppressively still.
Only a few of the strongest remained at ease. Among them was Ren's vice-captain, Red the Aloof, who leisurely savored his wine. Ryder possessed Conqueror's Haki himself, and his was certainly no weaker than theirs.
Suddenly, Ren's eyes flashed. "Welcome, everyone!"
As he spoke, he took a step forward.
The four in the distance smiled and walked toward him.
They looked relaxed, but their Conqueror's Haki thundered through the sky.
Boom...
In one final collision, five terrifying auras swept together and intertwined. They destroyed a mountain range in the distance and whipped up a gale before finally subsiding.
By then, all five had withdrawn their auras and simply faced one another.
Ren stared at Red-Hair. "Hey, you brought this many people into my territory. Are you looking for a