One Piece: Invincible from the Start

"Haha! Fair enough."

Kuta twisted the sword in his right hand, then swung it upward to clash with the Ama no Murakumo Sword. "I thought you'd cut me just now!"

"How terrifying!"

Golden light scattered as their blades clashed. The wind pressure swept up the gravel like a force-ten gale, sending it blowing in every direction like a sandstorm.

Clang, clang, clang!

As they exchanged blows, Kizaru looked down at Kuta and shouted, "Stop copying the way I talk, will you!"

"Oh!"

Kuta gave a casual, dismissive reply, then looked up through the golden glow of the Ama no Murakumo Sword at Kizaru's face, which looked even sleazier in that light. His lips curled upward, and he laughed.

"How terrifying! Uncle Pikachu, I never thought you'd really be a Great Swordsman!"

"Looks like everyone underestimated you!"

They hadn't been fighting long, but Kizaru could keep up with his sword swings. He had clearly trained.

Who would believe that this guy's Armament Haki and Observation Haki were weak?

"Oh! You figured that out?"

Kizaru watched Kuta below him, constantly swinging his blade against his own. With his chin jutting out and his face drooping, he delivered his signature line.

"How terrifying! Silver Hair Kuta."

"Now this really is a fight to the death!"

The smile vanished from Kuta's face, and his aura surged. Flowing Armament Haki with a pink sheen traveled down his arm and coated Zankū's blade.

Then he knocked the Ama no Murakumo Sword aside with a slash, turned sideways, and gripped his sword with both

hands. He pointed its tip at Kizaru, bent his knees slightly, and looked up at him, nebulae swirling in his eyes.

"One Sword Style: Swallow Return!"

Zankū vanished, leaving only three red-black crescents of sword light that slashed toward Kizaru's head, chest, and