Replay

An enormous hand suddenly appeared to Kaido's right.

"Hm?"

Just as Kaido was considering having a fight with Whitebeard, the massive fist slammed into him and smashed him into the ground.

"Uwah."

The giant hand vanished. Luffy's foot stretched out at an absurd speed and length, taking a single step to where Kaido had been sent flying before using rubber's elasticity to spring back.

"Hahaha, Kaido, why did you suddenly pop up here?"

Luffy laughed. In this state, he felt happy no matter what, with an endless stream of power surging from his body.

"I thought Su Lin had come back."

"Didn't expect you, Ben, to show up in person."

Luffy spoke toward the crater.

The next second, the ground behind Luffy bulged slightly.

Then—

Kaido leaped out, raising his spiked club over his head with both hands.

"Thunder Bagua!"

Duang~!

Luffy was hammered straight into the crater Kaido had previously made.

"So that guy's called Su Lin. Thanks."

"My head hurts!" Luffy clutched his head and jumped out of the ground, still wearing an exaggerated grin.

As the three sides faced off—

Everyone finally realized that this Kaido did not seem to be an imitation.

"It's the real Kaido!"

"Another real Yonko has shown up!"

"What kind of ending is this war heading toward?"

Even the members of the Whitebeard Pirates were somewhat dumbfounded.

Shichibukai like Gecko Moria and Doflamingo no longer knew what to say. They simply moved away from the heart of the conflict and watched from the sidelines.

They had come to help the Marines fight the Whitebeard Pirates, not to risk their lives for the Marines.

The level of fighting over there was already beyond what they could join without getting hurt.

Just watching the spectacle was fine too.

Doflamingo's expression darkened. His plans had been disrupted by this lot.

Boa Hancock watched Luffy fight with complete focus, fantasizing about Luffy defeating Kaido and proposing to her.

The Marines seized the opportunity. With Kaido entangling himself with Straw Hat, they could focus on hunting down the Whitebeard Pirates.

The situation seemed to be changing once more.

"Not bad. Looks like I won't be bored."

After realizing how strong Luffy was, Kaido transformed into his Azure Dragon Form and began fighting him.

Surging lightning and flames burst forth, while rampant Haki echoed throughout the battlefield.

Luffy in Nika Form charged through elemental attacks, ignoring the lightning as he began his second clash with Kaido.

Luffy had fought Kaido once before.

But the current Kaido was going all out from the very beginning, so things were still somewhat different from back then.

Thanks to the experience gained from their previous battle, Luffy still held the upper hand for now, no matter whether Kaido used Flame Bagua or any other skill.

Wounds began appearing on Luffy's body, and his healing speed could no longer keep up with the rate at which his injuries accumulated.

The two traded injuries for injuries. The aftermath of their battle made Marineford's ground shake constantly, every exchange accompanied by flames, lightning, and violent winds.

Su Lin, who had turned into a Marine soldier and was recuperating in the rear, watched the scene with a pounding heart.

If he got caught up in that, he would probably not even leave scraps behind.

His system points had reached the threshold of 7,000.

Rather than exchanging them directly for something, he opened the Bicycle-to-Motorcycle interface.

"System, draw!"

This system's lottery differed from ordinary lotteries. It was a range-based draw.

For example, with a minimum investment of 1,000 points, there was a 45% chance of drawing an item worth less than Ben's own point value, a 30% chance of drawing one worth the same amount, and roughly a 25% chance of drawing something more valuable. The higher the value, the lower the odds.

But people always had to take a gamble.

Especially Su Lin, a young man who had struck it rich in a single battle. He was already worked up and invested 3,000 points.

The draw interface was utterly ordinary. A streak of gray light appeared, then entered Su Lin's body.

[Sequence Three Scholar of Yore Historical Projection]: Free rides, nesting dolls, escape, and the price of gifts—you've already paid it. PS: Don't think about exploiting system bugs.

This was good stuff. Wait, wasn't this from the world of Lord of Mysteries?!

Su Lin searched for it in the search bar, but there was no such product.

It seemed the lottery pool contained a greater variety of things.

This ability was pretty good. It suited him well.

As the ability was instilled into him, Su Lin gradually grasped how to use it and sensed roughly how many times he could use it. Projecting different things consumed different amounts.

He had no spirituality, so the expenditure was fixed from the start.

Since it was merely an ability, there was no bodily mutation.

Following his heart, Su Lin immediately hid in the gaps of history, leaving his former self outside.

Tsk.

So he really couldn't exploit the bug.

His Historical Projection and Ben's true body shared the duration of system items.

The pocket watch. Unable to manifest.

Forget it. It was about time for a dazzling finale.

"Hey, you two old men over there!"

Sensing that this was an opportunity not to be missed, a moment to give everything he had, Whitebeard stopped holding back. Ignoring his old injuries, he gave Marco a few instructions before charging straight into the center of the chaos with an unstoppable bearing.

Marineford's center of conflict was now like a raging storm.

Anyone careless enough to get swept into it could only pray for their own luck.

Garp and Sengoku confronted Whitebeard.

Aokiji and Kizaru also stopped holding back as they fought the many commanders.

In a one-on-one fight, perhaps only Marco could battle an admiral for long, let alone defeat one.

But there were many people on this side, as well as many Devil Fruit users. More or less, they could restrict them somewhat.

All the Marine higher-ups had joined the battle, and the morale of the Marine elites returned once again under these circumstances.

"Whitebeard's defeat is only a matter of time." Su Lin used the telescope in his hand from atop the clouds to observe the situation below.

At the same time, he changed his Historical Projection into a handsome outfit for its entrance.

[Grand Entrance] 1 point: Ben's book has summarized and constructed thousands of different entrance styles for you in various situations. (Supporting abilities must be purchased separately.)—A thunderous boom echoes from the sky.

"Kaido showing up was quite unexpected, but even if Kaido hadn't appeared, it would've been difficult to leave just like this."

"It'll still take some time for Red-Hair's ship to get here."

"Whitebeard's remaining ships definitely can't carry that many people, and they can't escape Kizaru and Aokiji's pursuit either."

Red-Hair's fleet had already appeared within the telescope's view, though it was still some distance away.

"Admirals really are formidable."

Akainu looked like he was about to recover as well. Was that sit-up skill just an ordinary ability for people in the pirate world?

That move was called Life Return, wasn't it?

(End of Ben's Chapter)