The ground beneath his feet exploded with a boom, and his figure vanished from the spot in a flash. When he reappeared, Baron Tamago was already standing before Chopper, gripping his slender rapier as he thrust it at his head!
The narrow blade was coated in Armament Haki. Before its tip even touched Chopper's body, sharp sword energy had already spread from the blade.
You picked the softest persimmon to squeeze. Baron Tamago's goal was simple: deal with the weakest enemy his Observation Haki had detected first, then use that to intimidate the others.
Clang!
A crisp explosion rang out, accompanied by a shower of sparks, and Baron Tamago's eyes flew wide.
His rapier had struck a section of colorful musical staff that had appeared out of thin air. Haki that was not overwhelming but exceptionally condensed reinforced the staff like armor, forcibly blocking his lethal thrust.
There were shortcuts to mastering Armament Haki, but not Observation Haki. That could only be honed slowly over time. Chopper truly had not reacted to that attack, but Uta, who had spent so many years with the Kuja, had.
"What kind of ability is this?!"
Before the shock in Baron Tamago's heart could settle, the Haki on the musical staff suddenly erupted. The outward shockwave blasted him back more than ten meters.
"That was close! I thought I was going to die! Thanks, Uta!"
Still shaken, Chopper sincerely thanked her, then performed several nimble flips to catch up with the retreating Baron Tamago. He instantly transformed into his Human-Beast Form, his hooves falling like raindrops.
"Carved Hoof: Falling Cherry Blossoms!"
Brook and Uta followed close behind. With the three of them working together, they "killed" Baron Tamago in mere moments.
Then, to their astonishment, a large amount of golden egg liquid flowed from