"Holy shit!"
The instant Garp raised his hand, Xie Wen's Observation Haki screamed a warning, and in his perception, Garp's presence rapidly soared to a level he could not even comprehend.
Without a second thought, he tossed Long Moon aside, scooped up a cat in each hand, and hurled them far away.
At the same time, Garp threw his punch. Xie Wen, who had already mustered all his Armament Haki, felt his vision go black and heard the wind howling past his ears. Only then did he feel as though a huge truck had hit him. Every bone in his body cried out, and even his blood seemed to stop flowing. Then he lost consciousness...
Xie Wen had not even hit the ground yet.
"Xie Wen!"
Klee Meow, who was proficient in Observation Haki, immediately sensed Xie Wen's condition, and Little Plushie's fur stood on end.
"Klee's going to burn you to death, you nasty old man, meow!"
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Along with Little Plushie's shriek, a mass of purplish-red flame shot skyward, twisting and churning in the air. Luffy and the others watching from a distance immediately felt a wave of heat wash over them, and the air before their eyes warped as the temperature rapidly rose.
The plants and trees near Klee Meow were rapidly dried out by the heat radiating from the flames. Some of the wood had even caught fire, crackling and popping.
Fortunately, Xie Wen had repeatedly stressed this to Klee Meow before, so the flames in the sky soon began to slowly contract, while the surrounding temperature rapidly returned to normal.
Then, as the mass of purplish-red flame churned in the air, it sprouted limbs and a head, rapidly transforming into a rather adorably goofy-looking little bear. If Xie Wen had still been conscious, he would