Drake's left hand felt as though it had been struck by lightning, and searing pain shot up from his wrist. He lost his grip on his weapon, and with a casual point of Uchiha Hikaru's finger, it was knocked straight out of his hand.
"Urgh!" Drake let out a muffled grunt and staggered back several steps. His hands were numb, weak, and in excruciating pain. Yet Uchiha Hikaru merely watched him with a smile, the faint mockery in his eyes stirring boundless humiliation and fury within Drake.
Hikaru sent Drake back with two fingers, then casually tossed aside the weapon he had taken from him. "The Navy's Finger Pistol is quite interesting—quick and convenient to use. Heh! As a former Navy man, how did that feel?"
"Don't insult me!" Drake could barely muster any strength in his hands, but Uchiha Hikaru's attitude only made him angrier. His gaze turned increasingly cold as his body suddenly swelled, growing larger and transforming.
"Roar!"
With a sharp, ear-piercing roar, Drake unleashed his Devil Fruit ability and assumed his Zoan Fruit Ancient Zoan Dinosaur Beast Form. His enormous body caused the Konoha to sink noticeably lower in the water, showing just how heavy his beast form was.
"Roar!"
Drake, now in beast form, opened his jaws wide, his huge, vicious fangs brimming with killing intent. He took a step forward, and his thick dinosaur claw came stomping down toward Hikaru. The sheer weight of his body gave his attack tremendous pressure.
"Don't go destroying things on my ship!" Hikaru watched Drake roar as he launched another attack, then lightly shifted one step back, retreating half a meter.
That short movement was enough to evade Drake's stomp perfectly. The toes of his beast-form claw spread apart, and Hikaru stood with flawless precision in the gap