"Is that so?"
Faced with Lucci's provocation, Tesoro did not grow angry.
Instead, as though he had heard an amusing joke, he clapped elegantly, his smile never fading.
"Then allow this 'moneybag'... to give the World Government's highest-ranking agents a proper 'welcome.'"
The instant his words fell,
gold began seeping from the ground beneath Tesoro's feet and across the vast stretch of land around him.
In the blink of an eye, dazzling golden ripples spread across it, and then it rapidly liquefied!
A thick tide of liquid gold, gleaming with luxurious luster, spread in an instant, covering nearly half the area!
Then Tesoro elegantly raised both hands to his sides.
"Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang-!!!"
At his gesture, countless sharp protrusions erupted from the surrounding liquid gold, solidifying and taking shape in an instant!
They became countless golden weapons of every description.
Spears, greatswords, battle-axes, arrows, and even enormous drills!
They hovered in a dense mass in midair, all pointed at Lucci and his two companions, like an emperor's deadly treasury, ready to rain down at any moment!
(The visual effect resembled Gilgamesh opening his Gate of Babylon, but the weapons were made of brilliant, heavy gold, making them even more oppressive!)
"Welcome to my 'Golden Theater,' members of CP0."
"The admission fee is steep. You'll have to pay with your lives."
At the same time, Toritoma moved on the other side, slowly raising the long blade in her hand and pointing its tip toward Kaku and Maha.
"Now that you're here, don't think you can leave," she said coldly. "I'll finish you off before my man gets back. You'll make a perfect gift."
Lucci, Kaku, and Maha instantly tensed.
Lucci and Kaku let out low growls, their bodies swelling as both instantly assumed their awakened Zoan forms!
The battle