"Captain, you?" Fujitora and the others arrived to find that Ryan's fruit power had already awakened. Through Fujitora's Observation Haki, Ryan's presence was even more powerful than before. Fujitora found it unbelievable. Ryan had already been incredibly strong, perhaps without any rival in the world, yet he had somehow grown stronger again.
Most importantly, Fujitora had watched Ryan grow stronger step by step over all the time he had known him. It was as though Ryan had no bottleneck at all and could keep growing without limit.
For people at their level, once their strength reached a certain point, it was extremely difficult to improve any further.
"It's nothing, don't be surprised. I went to Totto Land to move house. Carry on!" With that, Ryan vanished into thin air, leaving everyone in a complete daze.
"He got stronger again?" Crocodile asked in disbelief.
"That just makes him a better opponent, doesn't it?" Hawkeye stared fervently at the spot where Ryan had disappeared. The stronger Ryan became, the happier he was. True powerhouses never feared powerful opponents.
In Totto Land, Katakuri was organizing people for the evacuation. Though he did not know how Ryan intended to fit so many people away, they were at his mercy, so all he could do was carry out orders. After Big Mom's death, this place no longer belonged to them. If not for the ties binding him to his younger brothers and sisters, Katakuri might have chosen to die fighting.
Although Ryan had made him a promise before, as Ryan grew ever stronger, Katakuri felt that it was nothing more than a beautiful lie. Defeating Ryan was simply impossible in his eyes.
In the current Pirate World, no one was his opponent anymore. Perhaps the World Government possessed some secret, but Katakuri only