The struggle for Fleet Admiral, part four

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"That felt good!"

Back aboard the Ark, Rogge stretched his back and laughed.

"Well, aren't you impressive? You actually fought an Admiral to a draw," Devon said with a smile.

"You're giving me too much credit. I'm still a little short," Rogge said, shaking his head.

Rogge knew his own limits. Had they kept fighting, Akainu probably would have worn him down and killed him. He could tell that Akainu had been planning a battle of attrition. If Akainu had only wanted to teach him a lesson, he could have gone all out, attacking recklessly without a care for his own life.

Akainu had only one goal: killing Rogge. He had dragged things out, waiting for the right opportunity to land a fatal blow and finish him off.

Rogge could have fought for ten days and nights without a problem, but if the battle had dragged on that long, he still would have been the one to lose. His stamina and Haki were being depleted at a tremendous rate.

Because Akainu was a Logia user, Rogge had to protect his body with Haki while using his ability to clear away the magma. Akainu had been grinding him down bit by bit until he would have no strength left to resist. Killing him then would have been all too easy.

Devon and the others did not see it that way. As far as they were concerned, they had watched Rogge fight Akainu on equal footing, and they were pleased with their captain.

After this battle, Rogge's reputation as the strongest pirate beneath the Four Emperors became even more widespread. Even without any newspaper coverage, those in the New World who needed to know still heard