Money to Burn? Part Five

"A dog?!!"

Kuzan looked astonished when he saw Rogge charging toward him on a dog.

Though he was in a sorry state and had suffered quite a few injuries, what was Rogge playing at, riding a dog into battle?

He had noticed the dog earlier, but surely it had no fighting ability, just like his pet Camel. Was Rogge riding a dog to his death?

Shiryu and the others backed away. The five who had escaped Impel Down recognized the dog, though it had grown considerably since a year ago. They thought little of it. Wasn't it normal for animals to grow bigger?

Impel Down even had Beast Hell, with all sorts of bizarre animals that were hardly weak in a fight.

They had considered that there must be something special about this dog, since it had vanished with Rogge for an entire year.

Yet they had never imagined that Billy would give them such a huge surprise.

"Ice Spear!"

An icicle formed in Kuzan's hand and rapidly extended outward, stabbing straight at Billy.

"Woof!"

Billy barked at the approaching icicle, and it instantly shattered. Even Kuzan froze in surprise.

Before he could recover, Billy rammed his head into the air in front of him. Those familiar cracks spread through the air, and then the entire island began to shake.

Kuzan looked utterly shocked, his eyes wide as he stared fixedly at Billy.

"That's..." Everyone else looked as though they had seen a ghost.

"This dog is a Devil Fruit user, and what's more..." Shiryu's mouth fell open. The cigar between his lips dropped, but he didn't even notice.

Boom!

The air split apart, sending Kuzan flying. He had been completely unprepared. His attention had been on Rogge. Who could have imagined that a dog possessed such tremendous power, enough