Demon Child Kicks Kaido Away! Not Satisfied? Then Have Some Amaterasu!

"Worororororo! My son!"

Kaido bared his teeth as his massive dragon claw lunged for Lynn. His movements were rough, yet his eyes held a trace of caution that only he understood.

"Come on, brat! Open that Gate of Death thing again!"

"Let me see just how badly you can hurt me!"

His wild laughter echoed through the palace.

King, Queen, Jack, and the others broke out in cold sweat. The Governor was really going to fight a little kid?

Lynn's tiny body tensed. He could feel that the violent power brought by the Eight Gates had receded, but it had not completely vanished.

Especially the lingering aftereffects of briefly opening the Eighth Gate, which lay dormant within him like a ferocious beast.

He looked at Kaido's enormous, excitement-twisted face, his little eyes shifting.

Should he try it?

Try and see just how much power this body could unleash at its limit?

"Yah!" (Come on!)

Lynn answered in his babyish voice, clenching his tiny fist.

He did not open the Eight Gates again, because he knew full well that the brief Eighth Gate state had nearly drained all his strength and mental energy.

All he could do now was concentrate the remaining terrifying power leaking from the Eighth Gate into a single point!

Like pouring all the strength in his body into... one kick!

Before Kaido's enormous palm could reach him, Lynn's tiny body suddenly sprang backward!

In midair, his body, not even half a meter tall, shot toward Kaido's huge dragon face like an arrow loosed from a bow!

He was unbelievably fast!

So fast that even a top-tier powerhouse like King saw only a blurred afterimage!

"Hm?!" Kaido's enormous pupils suddenly contracted!

That speed!

That explosive force!

He did not even have time to react before the tiny figure was right in front of him!

Then—

Lynn's tiny right leg whipped out like an iron bar, carrying a terrifying, heart-pounding shriek through the air as it smashed into Kaido's scale-covered chin!

Bang—!!!!

A deafening explosion shook heaven and earth!

It was like a comet crashing into the ground!

That power was not something an ordinary kick could possibly possess!

It was a terrifying impact that surpassed the limits of physics and defied common sense!

Kaido's enormous dragon face snapped upward!

Under that tiny foot, his hard dragon scales actually let out a cracking sound!

"Ugh—!!"

Kaido grunted, his massive body flying backward!

His enormous frame, as though struck by a gigantic cannon, smashed straight through the palace wall and tore open a huge breach!

Like a collapsing mountain, his body plowed through countless buildings before finally crashing into the cliffs at Onigashima's edge with a thunderous boom!

Dust rose everywhere!

Broken stones flew in all directions!

The entire Onigashima shook violently once more from Kaido's heavy impact!

Inside the palace.

Dead silence.

Absolute dead silence.

Every Beasts Pirates officer, including King, Queen, and Jack, stood frozen as if struck by lightning.

Their eyes were wider than bells, and their mouths hung open wide enough to fit a watermelon!

Their minds had gone blank!

Governor Kaido?!

Had been... kicked away by Young Master Lynn... with one kick?!

The flames behind King suddenly went out. In his flame-filled eyes, there was now nothing but boundless shock.

He knew Young Master Lynn was strong.

He knew Lynn could open the Eight Gates.

He knew Lynn could send a vice admiral flying with one punch.

But... kicking Governor Kaido away with one kick?!

This was no longer a matter of being strong or not!

This was a matter of... whether it made any sense at all!

In midair.

Lynn's tiny body swayed slightly.

He could feel that the remaining power from the Eighth Gate inside him had been completely exhausted.

A powerful sense of weakness and fatigue washed over his body.

But he did not pass out.

He merely panted heavily, his tiny cheeks somewhat pale from overexertion.

He lowered his head and looked at his little foot.

Then he looked toward where Kaido had been sent flying.

The power... was even greater than he had imagined!

But he also knew—

As the strongest creature, Kaido would not suffer any real damage from this kick, just like when Luffy had bombarded him in Gear Fourth... lots of smoke, no real harm.

But aside from Kaido, whose defense and endurance were absurdly monstrous—

Others might not be able to withstand that kick!

Most importantly—

This was only the brief lingering aftereffect of the Eighth Gate.

It was not the full power of the Gate of Death!

If he truly unleashed everything, even Kaido would have to cough up blood at the very least!

"Wororororo...!"

Kaido's rough, excited voice came from the distance.

His massive body rose from the rubble on the cliff, shaking his enormous head.

A clear crack had actually appeared across the dragon scales covering his chin!

Though shallow, it was undeniably a crack!

"Ha ha ha ha! Good! Excellent!"

Kaido once again let out earth-shaking laughter!

His most prideful asset, his indestructible body, had actually had its defenses broken through... that alone was enough to prove that Lynn's future potential was astonishing!

There was no anger or humiliation in his laughter, only extreme excitement and fervor!

"Now that's more like it! That's more like it!"

"Brat! Again! Give me another kick!"

Kaido's enormous body suddenly pushed off the ground, charging toward the palace again like a cannonball!

Battle intent blazed in his eyes. He had completely forgotten that the one before him was a baby not even two years old!

He only wanted to experience that impact beyond all limits once more!

He only wanted to see how many more surprises this son could bring him!

Lynn watched Kaido's massive figure charge toward him again, his tiny brows furrowing slightly.

He could feel that the energy in his body had been completely depleted.

Forget another kick—even staying in the air was becoming difficult.

If they kept fighting, it would turn into a pure brawl.

With his current tiny body, brawling with Kaido?

That would be nothing but suicide!

His tiny body slowly descended and landed on the ground.

His legs felt a little weak.

Kaido's enormous body stopped in front of Lynn, his bell-like eyes filled with anticipation.

"Why'd you stop, brat? Keep going!"

"Come on! Fight me again!"

His huge hand reached out again, carrying a powerful gust of wind.

Lynn took a step back with his tiny body, avoiding Kaido's hand.

He raised his head, looked at Kaido's battle-hungry enormous face, and shook his head.

"Yah... (I can't...)"

His voice was soft and clearly exhausted.

"You can't?"

At those words, Kaido's huge dragon face fell.

"What... you're done already?"

His massive body looked somewhat dejected, like a big kid who had not finished playing.

Only then did the surrounding officers dare to breathe loudly again.

It was finally over!

If they kept going, these two monsters would tear Onigashima apart!

Kaido looked at Lynn's pale little face and sensed the weakness in him. Though disappointed, he knew he could not force it.

"Tch... what a letdown."

His massive body sat down, producing a dull thud from the ground.

"That crimson steam can only last for an instant? It's too short!"

Seeing Kaido's dissatisfied expression, Lynn's heart stirred.

He remembered the Amaterasu ability rewarded by the system.

It was an attack of mental power.

Though his body was exhausted, his mental power, honed by Conqueror's Haki and the Eight Gates—especially after the previous increase to his Conqueror's Haki limit—had not been completely depleted.

And Amaterasu consumed Conqueror's Haki.

Wasn't that separate from the physical exhaustion of the Eight Gates?

This was an entirely new means of attack!

And Amaterasu's trait... black flames that never went out...

Against a physical monster like Kaido, it might have an extraordinary effect!

With that thought, Lynn raised his head and looked at Kaido.

An impish smile, utterly unsuited to his age, appeared on his tiny face.

"Yah yah!" (I still have a new move!)

He spoke in his babyish voice.

"Hm?!"

Kaido's huge ears twitched, and his giant dragon eyes snapped toward Lynn.

"A new move?!"

The dejection on his enormous dragon face instantly vanished, replaced by even greater excitement!

"What new move?! Show me already!"

The surrounding Beasts Pirates officers had only just recovered from their shock. Hearing Lynn's words, they all widened their eyes again!

A new move?!

This little monster, not even two years old, actually had another ability?!