Shiki's Invitation

Oak held Tsuru in his arms, spread his wings, and stayed behind Shiki and Extreme Fierce at an even greater altitude.

"Jihahahahaha~

Fierce, I'm here!"

The chase did not last long before Shiki caught up with Extreme Fierce.

"Whoosh~"

Amid his laughter, Shiki swung his sword and sliced the pirate ship beneath Extreme Fierce's feet in two.

"Damn it!"

Dragging his battered body, Extreme Fierce flashed into the air to escape, his expression turning ugly as he looked at Shiki behind him.

"Fierce, I'll give you one chance now. Submit to me and join my ranks, and I can spare your life today. Otherwise..."

Shiki looked down at Extreme Fierce with a sense of superiority, crossing the two famous blades in his hands in an undisguised threat toward his old rival.

"In your dreams!"

Extreme Fierce coldly rejected the opportunity Shiki offered him.

"Even if I die, I will never join your ranks!"

As rivals for many years, joining Shiki's ranks would be even more unbearable for Extreme Fierce than death. He would rather die than submit to Shiki.

Besides...

He might not necessarily die today!

Boom~

Activating his power, Extreme Fierce made his final stand.

Splash!

Just as Extreme Fierce charged forward, Shiki swept out a slash of sword energy. Four enormous walls of water rose from the sea below, enclosing both him and Extreme Fierce within them.

"Jihahahahaha! I knew you wouldn't agree, so I intended to kill you from the very beginning!"

Shiki's voice rang out from beyond the water walls as a fierce battle erupted inside.

After an unknown amount of time, Oak, who had been using Observation Haki to monitor the situation within the water walls, sensed one of the auras disappear. The water walls then receded, revealing the scene within.

Splash!

Extreme Fierce's corpse,