"Oh, yes~ I'm Borsalino. And you must be Bondrewd."
Kizaru, dressed in a yellow-striped suit, spoke in his signature languid drawl, but his eyes behind his sunglasses watched Bondrewd warily.
"Goodness~ A big shot who gives even the Five Elders headaches. How scary~"
Without warning, he appeared in front of Bondrewd at a speed beyond anyone's ability to react.
Before his words had faded, he raised a leg, golden light gathering around it.
Bzzzt!!
"...?"
His kick pierced an "illusion," making Kizaru raise an eyebrow. His Observation Haki had clearly identified it as a living being!
"Mr. Borsalino, you seem so easygoing, but you're actually rather impatient."
Leaning against a stone pillar, Bondrewd's figure emerged from an illusion. His dragon tail tapped the floor twice, leisurely announcing his presence.
Electromagnetic interference, mimicked biological signals, mirages, optical camouflage-ordinary Observation Haki could not cope with that combination.
"Ohh~ Bondrewd, how... did you do that?"
Kizaru stroked his chin. To his Observation Haki, the Bondrewd before him seemed not to "exist."
Yet he could see him and hear him. Even the dust stirred up by his dragon tail striking the floor was real.
The question was... could that be fake too?
"Indeed. Then please, Mr. Borsalino, enjoy a closer look."
The next instant, Bondrewd moved, charging with his body almost pressed against the floor.
His words had been elegant, but his movements resembled those of some savage beast.
He moved in an uncanny fashion, using both hands and feet like a predator, his dragon tail and wings providing balance.
Reach for the Moon!
Fluid black matter shot from the armor around Bondrewd's hands. Like countless "auxiliary limbs," it propelled his "high-speed sinister crawl," sending him along incredible trajectories.
Kizaru raised an eyebrow as his Observation Haki warned him. His body instantly transformed into