Leaving Impel Down, Honoring the Agreement

On the sea outside Impel Down, dozens of Marine warships stood ready in a fan-shaped formation, their dark cannon muzzles uniformly aimed toward the open sea. Every soldier on deck was tense with tightened muscles, yet not a single one dared make the slightest sound.

Because at that very moment, everyone's gaze was frozen on the sky.

Blazing flames suddenly erupted, dyeing the gloomy heavens gold and crimson. Sabo, wrapped head to toe in roaring fire, shot upward like a meteor defying the sky. His lower body transformed into a surging pillar of flames that provided terrifying thrust, sending him hurtling at the figure glittering with golden motes of light at an almost unnatural speed.

Kizaru had appeared here because of an urgent judgment. After realizing that Dawn might head to Impel Down to cause chaos, he had decisively changed course midway.

In his view, Impel Down was far more important than Enies Lobby. Sure enough, the moment he arrived in the waters near Impel Down, he encountered an ambush that had been waiting for him.

"How frightening. A single pirate crew actually has so many Logia users."

Kizaru wore his signature lazy smile as his body suddenly burst apart, turning into countless dancing particles of light.

Flames burst from Sabo's lower body, sending him shooting diagonally away like a rocket. At the very instant he left his original position, a right leg wreathed in dazzling light swept viciously through the spot where he had just been. The terrifying kick even left a streak of light lingering in the air.

"Oh?"

Kizaru's kick missed, and he steadied himself in midair. At last, a hint of surprise appeared on his lecherous face.

"You dodged that... young man, you seem to know my fighting habits quite well?"

Sabo did not answer. He