Bullet, who had been knocked into the sea, suddenly leaped up and returned to the platform. However, both of his arms were covered in blood now, and the arrogant look he had worn before was gone. Instead, he stared at Ryan warily, his eyes flickering constantly, and no one knew what he was thinking.
"What an impressive youngster!" Rayleigh exclaimed from among the crowd.
When he had first met Ryan, the boy had still been tiny, but he had now grown to a height Rayleigh could not even hope to reach. In terms of strength, even Roger was no match for him anymore.
After all, Roger did not possess the strength to injure Bullet so severely with a single blow.
"Come on, keep going!" Bullet had no intention of continuing, but Ryan had no plans to let him off so easily. He had to kill someone today to establish his authority. He was not softhearted, and Bullet had become the perfect example to make.
Ryan used teleportation to appear before Bullet and swung his sword down. Since he had already exposed himself before the World Government, there was no need to conceal his abilities anymore.
Bullet clearly had not reacted in time. Ryan's sword struck him solidly, and even though he was protected by Armament Haki, he still could not escape being wounded.
Touching the wound on his chest that was deep enough to reveal bone, Bullet fell into a daze. Blood continued to pour out, and the attack had left him stunned. He had originally thought this would be an evenly matched battle, but it had turned into a one-sided crushing defeat.
"Have I become weaker?" Bullet sank into his memories.
Back then, in order to grow stronger, he had chosen to follow Roger's example and fight to protect