Gourmet City Puji

Ryan left in high spirits, with the 300,000 Attribute Points he had earned from defeating Akainu tucked away on him!

Although his injuries were far from light, Ryan was still delighted.

Akainu and the others were left staring at the devastated battlefield for a long time, unable to let it go. This had truly been a painful lesson. Not only had the warships been destroyed, but many of the Marines they had brought had also suffered casualties.

Especially after Enel's final attack. The Marines who had fallen into the water suffered heavy losses. After all, people had to be rescued one by one, and those who could not be saved in time were simply gone.

Akainu also began reflecting on his own mistakes. He bore the primary responsibility for this defeat.

At first, he had been overly confident in his endurance and allowed himself to be worn down. Then, because he had been too eager to destroy their ship, Ryan struck him with a sword and injured him. After that, he had stubbornly fought Ryan in aerial combat, which was not his specialty, leading to his defeat.

He was not like Aokiji, who was unafraid of seawater when fighting at sea. Aokiji could directly alter the terrain, freezing the ocean's surface and turning it into his home ground. Akainu could not.

Nor was Akainu like Kizaru, able to perfectly unleash his strength anywhere. His advantage lay in his Magma-Magma Fruit. To fully bring out its true destructive power, he needed a suitable environment to attack from, such as land or long-range bombardment at sea.

"Let's go!"

"Where are we going back to?"

"Alabasta, the closest place from here!"

After rescuing the Marines who had fallen into the water and bringing along the bodies of the fallen Marines, the group walked