The Great Angel refused Golden Lion's invitation, which made Momousagi breathe a sigh of relief.
"Help me!!!"
But that scream from York nearly gave Momousagi a heart attack.
Seeing a Praying Hands chasing York almost sent her heart into her throat.
Oh no! Has his identity been exposed!?
Momousagi was startled, but immediately realized that if they really knew York was Vegapunk, they would never have sent just one Praying Hands after him.
She had seen Bondrewd himself at close range. The presence of the one below clearly wasn't his.
He can't be exposed! And he absolutely can't be captured!
The instant that thought arose, Momousagi acted. As a good commanding officer, rescuing her subordinate was perfectly normal.
Momousagi rushed down through the air. Her move immediately reignited the paused battle.
Golden Lion activated his ability on a massive scale almost instinctively. The Float-Float Fruit lacked offensive power against experts, but it was incredibly convenient for keeping them occupied.
"You certainly change your tune quickly, Lord Shiki-"
Holy light rose from Sephiroth's body. Faced with the surprise attack, he "accidentally" let himself be buried beneath a vast mass of sand and stone.
"-Heh-"
Golden Lion noticed the slight awkwardness in Momousagi's expression.
And... although he didn't know why the Praying Hands was chasing a Marine instead of stealing the Seven Star Sword.
Under the circumstances, stopping Momousagi was clearly the best choice.
"Where do you think you're going?"
Momousagi was racing through the air with Razor Geppo when Golden Lion's voice suddenly came from her side.
A succession of high-speed Slash Waves followed.
To stop Momousagi from disengaging, Golden Lion not only refrained from using Conqueror's Coating, but barely gathered any Armament Haki either, all in pursuit of attack speed.
"You're not getting away!"
That shout came from Sephiroth, who