Those provocative words came from Barn's mouth as he wore a cruel smile. The member of the Five Elders frowned at them. He could not understand what had given this man, whom he had once beaten so thoroughly, the confidence to provoke him. But that hardly mattered.
Barn had killed a Celestial Dragon, and the victim was the son of Jelforin, a high-ranking Celestial Dragon. That alone was reason enough to kill him. Naturally, he would not show mercy as he had last time, because this time, he owed an explanation as well.
While he was still hesitating, Garp charged first.
His entire body metallic black, Garp leaped violently from the ground, sending great cracks through the cobblestones beneath him. He had already stripped off his shirt, and now he became a human cannonball. His target was naturally Barn, who stood atop the throne beside the still-warm corpse of a Celestial Dragon!
"Fist of Rage!"
Garp was truly furious this time. Though the move was exactly the same, the Fist of Love he was always talking about had become an outlet for his rage.
Barn's expression remained unchanged. Through his Mind's Eye, he naturally knew Garp was charging toward him. He slowly pulled First-Generation Onikiri from Jalmack's utterly lifeless head, and blood mixed with white matter immediately gushed from the wound.
As First-Generation Onikiri pointed toward the charging Garp, the cruel smile finally vanished from Barn's face. The corners of his mouth turned downward unevenly, leaving his expression stern.
Barn kicked Jalmack's corpse aside and gripped his blade with both hands, holding the coldly gleaming First-Generation Onikiri across his body.
Clang!
Garp's cannonball-like fist slammed straight into Barn's blade, which was already braced for the impact. The tremendous force shattered the seemingly solid throne and drove Barn back a considerable