Kuta's Plan: Killing Three Birds with One Arrow? / The End

"I can't let her get close again. That woman's slashes are terrifying."

Enel stared at Kuina, muttering to himself.

Ordinary lightning was clearly useless against her. If he wanted to defeat her, he had only one move left.

His Rumble-Rumble Fruit, combined with the flying ship he was about to finish—or even a thunderstorm—could unleash world-destroying power. But the weather wasn't on his side. In this strange space, he couldn't sense the lightning particles in the air at all.

Outside, he could still draw

on the forces of nature to make his lightning stronger. But...

There was no "but." He simply wasn't strong enough.

And he had walked straight into their trap from the start.

Even now, he believed that if he got outside, he could escape Kuta even if he couldn't beat him. As for the woman below, there would be more open space outside. He was certain he could keep Kuina from getting close.

If he was careful, he might get hurt, but never this badly.

With that thought, Enel stopped holding back. Fighting through the searing pain inside him, he stood.

Fortunately, Kuina's earlier strike had missed his vitals and only cut into his waist. With his constitution, he could find a doctor to patch him up afterward.

Crack!

At some point, the world had fallen silent. An ancient aura erupted from Enel and instantly filled the entire space.

Countless streaks of blue lightning suddenly appeared. Like tiny snakes, they darted about before swimming toward Enel at the center.

Then blue light poured from his body. Within it, he swelled larger and larger, until a colossal figure stood before everyone, towering between heaven and earth and blotting out the sky.

The giant was unmistakably Enel, only magnified. He was no god, yet he looked more divine than