Look sharp, don't embarrass yourself

Above the island, as Shining continuously activated his Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability, the Electric Charge in the atmosphere had reached a considerably high level.

Shining, transformed into Electric Current, flickered and darted like a ghost in this environment, always keeping his distance from the Red Count.

'--This guy... is really troublesome.'

The Red Count barely dodged several bright blue electric rays, running through the floating rubble like a wolf. As he turned, both his hands transformed into 'hellhound heads'.

The three heads simultaneously spewed 'Hellfire Flame Bullet' into a fan-shaped area, disrupting the intermittent flashes of Electric Current.

But the next instant, as if he were hallucinating, the Red Count heard a hissing sound coming from his side and behind him.

As Armament Haki covered his body, Red Count suddenly used the Armament Haki -infused Sky Walk to accelerate, leaping upwards and launching himself a short distance.

A black Lightning Strike bolt struck Red Count's knee. An explosion boomed, and Red Count felt a destructive Electric Current spread from his knee throughout his body.

"--Pfft--"

The Cerberus, in its half-beast form, still possesses remarkable resilience as Mythical Zoan.

The Red Count was charred black, but his injuries did not impair his mobility. He landed awkwardly on a large floating rock.

Red Count cannot read Shining's Mind Reading, but his Observation Haki can detect a slight 'electric noise' whenever Shining attacks.

This psychological Oppression is like City ghost story set on an old television set.

'--Zzzzz'

The Red Count, who had just regained his Observation Haki, heard the 'sound' again with his Observation Haki. Just as he was about to dodge...

"Reg really knows how to cause trouble for others."

The air Air Quake, creating a familiar sound that rang directly in the Red Count's ears.

"--Alliance Leader!?"

The Red Count looked up and saw the blue cone-shaped Inazuma that Shining had struck suddenly 'disintegrate' into thin air.

In the distance, a strange, muffled sound emanated from the air, and the flowing lightning seemed to have been 'captured' and 'blasted away' by some unseen force.

"It seems things are getting a bit too lively here."

Bondrewd appeared without warning. There was no Flash, no air currents; he simply appeared out of thin air on the gravel beside the Red Count, the hem of his black Trench Coat swaying slightly.

"--Alliance Leader."

The Red Count bowed slightly. His crimson coat was ripped in several places, and there was a burn on his chest, but Cerberus's regenerative abilities were slowly repairing it.

"I'm sorry, Alliance Leader, this is a trap."

Some 'Praying Hands' were also stationed on the Flying Admiral, so Red Count was not surprised that Bondrewd was able to arrive in time.

Bondrewd turned his head, and the purple vertical light on his Helmet looked at the Red Count.

"It's alright, Mr. Redfield. Mistakes are an essential part of the learning process, and participating in someone else's performance is also a valuable experience."

This 'Bondrewd' is actually a new generation of 'Praying Hands' remotely controlled by Sephiroth.

It references the 'Seraphim' technology, and its base is derived from the genetic atavism of a captured Celestial Dragons. It was implanted with the 'Green Blood of the Invisibility Fruit', but did not use the 'Lunarian' Lineage Factor.

The Golden Lion flew in from the other side and landed on a floating pebble near Bondrewd. His Haori was somewhat tattered, but he was mostly unharmed.

"Bondrewd. The treasure here is the Eternal Pose to Laugh Tale. It's currently in Bullet's possession."

The Golden Lion paused, glancing down below.

In the ensuing chaos, Bullet was unable to extricate himself.

"But..."

The Golden Lion didn't finish speaking, but the meaning was already very clear.

In the distance, Shining was 'knocked away' and landed near Kizaru.

With these two 'Speedster' watching us like predators, it will be difficult for anyone but Golden Lion and Bondrewd to escape.

Bondrewd glanced at the chaotic battle below, then at Shining and Kizaru in the distance.

"Prioritize evacuation. Eternal Pose are not important. There is more than one path to the destination."

The Golden Lion and the Red Count exchanged a glance, their feelings a complex mix.

Kizaru in the distance had already moved. Golden light bullets poured out from his fingertips, and the barrage of Yasakani no Magatama covered the space where Bondrewd was located.

Bondrewd floated forward a short distance, blocking the Golden Lion and the Red Count, with his back to them.

"The organizers are really enthusiastic. I'll go and handle it."

... on the other side.

After a moment of silence and covering his face, Kizaru finally accepted reality.

"Hey, Shining, why don't you hold off Bondrewd for now, and I'll deal with Golden Lion and the others?"

Shining, who was levitating in the air, sat up after hearing those words, his eyes flashing with Electric Arc.

"A Great Swordsman Float-Float in the sea, and a Mind Reading monster. Can you handle them, Director?"

Kizaru rubbed his temples, his lips twitching slightly. Because Shining was right.

It's simply unrealistic for him to take down both the Golden Lion and the Red Count on his own in a short time. Even using harmless, underhanded tactics would keep him busy for days.

"Then let's stall Bondrewd for now; the rest we'll have to leave to the old men."

Kizaru sighed.

In his mind, he really wanted to complain about Shining not commenting on the fact that "I'm going to take on Bondrewd alone?"

But I still gave up.

Kizaru crossed his arms in an X shape in front of his chest, with his fingers spread.

" --Yasakani no Magatama."

Countless golden light projectiles poured out from his fingertips, covering the area where Bondrewd was located.

Dawn Bondrewd stood in front of the Golden Lion and the Red Count, did not dodge.

He raised his right hand, his fingertips twitching slightly. Metal Dust and water vapor, drawn by Electromagnetic Force, gathered in front of him into a non-uniform, constantly churning aerosol cloud.

The light bomb blasted into the aerosol cloud, causing intense Mie scattering and rapid Plasma, resulting in a sudden burst of bright light.

Bondrewd used a non-uniform Magnetic Field in space to confine a 'high-density Plasma layer', creating a gradient in electron density in space.

Different refractive indices cause subsequent light bullets to refract, deflect, defocus, and undergo wavefront distortion. The "light bullet" barrage formed by the Yasakani no Magatama " deforms and dissipates, scattering in all directions.

Shining shaded her forehead with her right hand, looking at the unharmed Bondrewd.

"Director, he's coming!"

Having developed his abilities to the level of 'Electromagnetic Force', Sephiroth was able to control 'Praying Hands' within his field of vision and unleash the power of 'Bondrewd'.

Although he is currently attacking in the form of 'The Shining', he needs to be able to multitask.

But this is Justice 'two against one' situation, so staging a scene is perfectly acceptable.

"... Eh..."

Kizaru pouted.

After saying that, Shining transformed into a bolt of Inazuma, launching himself into the sky at an even higher altitude.

He steadied himself high in the air, his body crackling with Electric Arc, and swung his hands downwards.

"--Asteroid Belt Nightmare!"

Multicolored Ball Lightning coalesced in the air, forming a ring around Shining.

Red, blue, yellow, green, purple. Some were burning, some were drifting aimlessly, and some had dense Plasma sparks flashing inside. They bombarded Bondrewd with chaotic trajectories.

Bondrewd weaved through the barrage of bullets. His body changed direction continuously in the air, sometimes flipping to the side, sometimes stopping abruptly, and sometimes accelerating in the opposite direction. Ball Lightning exploded around him, creating clusters of colorful sparks.

He clasped his hands together. Suddenly, a violent explosion occurred where Shining was standing. Without warning, the explosion cloud engulfed Shining.

Then, Bondrewd raised his right hand and aimed it at Kizaru. A stream of cobalt blue Beta Rays erupted from his palm.

Kizaru's Observation Haki went into overdrive, but the beam was too fast. While Kizaru's speed wasn't an issue, his reaction time was limited. He couldn't completely dodge it in time. The Kizaru struck his shoulder, 'swirling' him into light particles that roughly maintained a human shape.

After seeing Kizaru Bondrewd appear, Kizaru cautiously maintained his active elemental form. His body was completely photonic, and being hit by the high-energy ray only reduced his stamina.

He used photons to envelop the invading Fallout, then used Laser to expel it from his body.

"--How scary."

Kizaru had been in a particle-like state, reverted to human form, his face covered in a few beads of cold sweat.

When Shining emerged from the explosion cloud, Electric Arc's expression was slightly annoyed.

" --Bad Teacher! You, you actually mixed shit into the explosion!"

Kizaru turned around sharply, looking at Bondrewd with a hint of fear—this was truly terrifying!

"... Reg... I only added some 'Seastone powder,' don't you have a more polite 'adjective' to describe it?"

As Bondrewd spoke, he made a grabbing motion in the air, and dozens of extra-large seawater spheres suddenly floated up on the surface of the sea.

Kizaru was dumbfounded.

"Oh dear, Mr. Borsalino, you don't look too well. Have you been working too much overtime?"

Bondrewd spoke gently and with concern to Kizaru. The 'sea sphere' surrounding him orbited like Satellite.

"Hey, hey, hey-- Bondrewd, is this... really scientific?"

Kizaru's expression was very 'sincere'.

The Navy has also studied Golden Lion's Float-Float Fruit.

Golden Lion needs to prepare in advance if he wants to control the seawater. Moreover, as Devil Fruit User, he will become 'weak' when he comes into contact with seawater. And the 'total amount' is limited; otherwise, he could become invincible by 'accumulating' seawater during his 20 years of seclusion.

It's terrifying that someone like Bondrewd would openly mention 'wild seawater'.

"There are many opportunities to interact with Mr. Shiki, making learning very convenient."

Bondrewd answered in this way.

Previously, if Sephiroth wanted to do something similar, it would need to rely on the Artificial Heaven System to control the Planet Magnetic Field.

After all, seawater is diamagnetic. To achieve this level of effect solely through 'Electromagnetic Force' would require Magnetic Field strength of over 42 Tesla, and on an extremely large scale.

But now, Sephiroth is directly grabbing it with his 'Electromagnetic Force'.

"... Stop lying, Bondrewd, this is 'Awakening', isn't it?"

Kizaru broke out in a cold sweat and muttered a sarcastic remark.

Now he knew something even more frightening: Bondrewd's 'learning' was probably even stronger than the original.

"Awakening, huh? Come to think of it, you call the 'expansion DLC' 'Awakening'?"

Bondrewd casually said something that made Kizaru even more concerned. After all, it was an abbreviation; who knew what word it represented?

"So, that's what it's called, right?"

Bondrewd snapped his Snap.

"Lion's Might --Jinbo·Meteor."

Dozens of seawater spheres, each the size of a warship, rained down on Kizaru.

Kizaru vanished into specks of light.

The seawater sphere rose upwards and began to 'encircle and annihilate' Shining.

"--Wide- Wide-Area Limit Spark!"

The Shining seemed to have become a 'bright star'.

Dozens of bright blue Plasma Cannon exploded like Fireworks, piercing the seawater sphere, electrolyzing it, and triggering a spectacular Hydrogen Explosion. A mushroom cloud more than 20 kilometers high appeared in the sky.

Kizaru appeared directly above Bondrewd, wielding his sword with both hands and slashing downwards, the Ama no Murakumo aimed at Bondrewd.

Bondrewd raised his right hand upwards, and a stream of black liquid gushed out from the black mechanical armor on his forearm. The Liquid Metal unfolded into a shield in mid-air.

The surface of this shield emanated a 'heat wave' that severely distorted the air.

When the Ama no Murakumo struck the Liquid Metal, it was 'absorbed'.

The 'liquid Wapometal's under Electromagnetic Force absorbs all 'photons' simultaneously. That's why it appears black and exhibits the 'Heat Haze'.

The moment the Ama no Murakumo disintegrated, Kizaru unleashed a jet of photons beneath his feet, propelling him backward at an incredible speed.

At the same time, a cross-shaped radiance appeared in the center of Bondrewd's jet-black Helmet.

' --Ascend to the Stars.'

A dazzling Laser beam shot out from the purple vertical lamp at the center of Bondrewd's Helmet. It refracted and jumped irregularly in mid-air, its Rail unpredictable, flashing wildly in the air.

Kizaru didn't understand for a moment why Bondrewd was using a 'Laser' against him.

This 'refractive' Laser also made Kizaru feel a sense of absurdity.

"Yata Mirror."

Out of high vigilance towards Bondrewd, Kizaru, who was flying backward, had no intention of coming into contact with this strange 'Laser'. Using the Glint-Glint Fruit to create a 'circuit', he directly used 'true light speed' to escape for dozens of kilometers and fly away from the island.

The Shining swooped down from the sky, its body wreathed in red, Forked Inazuma.

"--Red Sprites!"

Red, Forked Inazuma spread outwards from Shining's body, covering a large area of the sky.

The invisible shield surrounding Bondrewd was pierced by the high-voltage ionization of the red Inazuma. Electric Arc leaped inside the shield, turning the entire shield into a glowing Plasma fireball.

Bondrewd emerged from the Plasma fireball unharmed. He raised his right hand, and his mechanical armor projected a metal sphere.

"Decay Nova."

The metal sphere 'disappeared' in an instant, becoming a 'flash' of extreme light, bursting forth with a cobalt blue pulse ring that swept across the sky.

Shining was 'hit' by the pulse, and his body became 'unstable,' like a scene of 'poor contact'.

After the pulse wave ended, Kizaru created another light trail and instantly returned to the battlefield.

Using the Yata no Kagami, he appeared to Bondrewd's left rear and raised his hand to fire rapidly. More than a dozen golden Laser bombarded Bondrewd.

Bondrewd was 'hit' and 'shattered' like glass.

Kizaru wasn't happy; he'd seen this scene before. Without needing to use his Observation Haki to warn him, Kizaru simply 'launched' himself out.

"--Bang!"

The space 'fluctuated', and 'Bondrewd' appeared in Kizaru's original position.

A portion of the air was 'Decomposition,' creating a cavity in the reverse airburst.

The half- Dragonization 'Bondrewd' had his black Trench Coat whipped around wildly by the air explosion.

"Oh dear... Mr. Borsalino, you are very cautious indeed."

Bondrewd retracted the Dragon Tail that had been thrusting forward, and an invisible ripple emanated from the tail, as if it were covered by a lens.

"--That's terrifying!"

Kizaru, who had escaped more than ten kilometers away, spoke in a very serious tone.

Shining had regained his 'stability', he transformed into a 'lightning bolt' and arrived beside Kizaru.

"Hey, Director! Admiral Kizaru! You've been through thick and thin—well done! Keep it up! Don't embarrass us!"

That's what they say, but actually, the Acting Monkey was the one being played.

Sephiroth, through controlling the 'Bondrewd' played by Praying Hands, cannot actually Teleportation.

So... two units will suffice.

The new generation of 'Seraphim Praying Hands' are all equipped with 'Invisibility Green Blood'.

The Supernatural ability to Invisibility only requires complete silence. Detecting this "off" Praying Hands is extremely difficult.

Even if it's discovered, it doesn't matter. It's normal for Bondrewd to have a 'body double'.

"... Hello..."

Upon hearing the three consecutive accusations of instigation, Kizaru looked at Shining expressionlessly.

This high-speed offensive and defensive battle lasted only a few minutes, and although Kizaru still had plenty of stamina, he was already feeling mentally exhausted.

... on the other side.

Below, Garp and Sengoku used Geppo to reach the floating debris field.

Garp glanced up at the battle in the sky. Bondrewd was fighting two opponents, and she had the upper hand against both of Speedster.

"--That guy!"

Garp clenched his fists, a flood of memories rushing through his mind. Just as he was about to charge forward, Sengoku called out to him.

"Garp. The main targets this time are the Golden Lion and the Red Count."

Garp glanced back at Sengoku.

"Bondrewd will be Resurrection. Killing him once won't help."

Garp puffed out his cheeks. He understood the principle, but he was still unwilling to give up. However, when faced with matters of great importance, Garp could distinguish between what was important and what was not.

"--snort."

He turned around, created a sonic boom with his Sky Walk, and chased after the descending Golden Lion.

Garp's Haki was so powerful that he practically flew through the air at supersonic speed.

Golden Lion, Red Count, and Bondrewd, having split up, were descending to rejoin the other members when they saw Garp chasing after them.

" --Garp!"

" --Shiki!"

Garp's fist had already been thrown out. Golden Lion blocked with Oto, but the impact of the Conqueror's Coating sent his body sliding several kilometers through the air.

Red Count used his Conqueror's Coating claws to grab Garp's back. Sengoku's Golden Great Buddha hand slapped down from the side.

Red Count Mind Reading Sengoku's mind and immediately changed direction using his Sky Walk, leaping through the air several times to escape Sengoku's attack range.

"--Warring Sengoku... Really, he's getting on in years, isn't he going to retire?"

The Red Count landed on a floating pebble.

"I won't be able to retire peacefully until I deal with dangerous Molecule like you!"

The Buddha Form from the Sengoku unfolded in mid-air, its golden light illuminating a vast expanse of sky.

... at the same time.

When the Great Angel and the Mechanical King flew in from the East Side of the island, the situation in the air was already in complete chaos.

Garp, Sengoku, Golden Lion, and Red Count – these four old rivals were engaged in a rather lively battle.

In reality, this 'Great Angel' was Enkidu in disguise.

Due to the special circumstances, the Mechanical King is temporarily being remotely controlled by 'Lilith' through the Artificial Heaven.

According to the 'plan' agreed upon with the Navy, the 'Great Angel' flapped its Wings and charged towards the Golden Lion.

The Mechanical King's red Cyclops swept across the battlefield, its Thruster at full throttle, and it followed closely behind.

Suddenly, 'Bondrewd' appeared above the two of them.

" --Yasakani no Magatama."

Bondrewd crossed his arms.

Higher in the sky, Shining and Kizaru looked at the spot where Bondrewd had 'disappeared'. They looked down.

Golden light beams poured out from Bondrewd's position.

Exactly the same Yasakani no Magatama used by Kizaru, the barrage covered the airspace where the Great Angel and the Mechanical King were located.

" --Director, we need to go help out."

"..."

Kizaru let out a deep sigh.

--This class.