"Lightning Release: Chidori Meow!"
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Facing Kizaru's attack, Shalmeow calmly raised a paw, gathering dazzling lightning to meet it. Beneath that layer of lightning, her little paw was also coated in black.
Bang!
Their attacks collided, scattering countless arcs of electricity and specks of light.
Shalmeow held her paw firmly against Kizaru's shin, then tipped up her chin smugly. "It's only Armament Haki. I can use it too, meow~"
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Shalmeow might usually look like a lazy little cat, but her original character was from The King of Fighters, after all. As a striking-type Fighting cat herself, her talent for hand-to-hand combat naturally couldn't be poor. She had mastered Armament Haki long ago, but, just like Kizaru, her Devil Fruit Ability was so useful that she generally had no need for Armament Haki.
"So it really wasn't going to be that simple?"
Kizaru withdrew his leg and scratched his head in apparent distress, though his tone remained relaxed.
"Yata Mirror!"
He cupped his hands before his chest and fired a ray of light that reflected in all directions, then vanished once again.
"Heehee~ So after Armament Haki, we're competing in Observation Haki? Then I've got even less reason to fear you, meow~"
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Shalmeow leisurely licked her paw, then her body burst into scattering lightning, disappearing as well.
Kizaru, who was moving rapidly through the Yata Mirror, suddenly froze, because Shalmeow's voice had also vanished from his Observation Haki perception.
"Observation Haki Killer?"
Kizaru was naturally familiar with this technique passed down through the Roger Pirates' lineage. He simply never imagined that a "Mink Tribe" member like Shalmeow would know it too.
While Kizaru was stunned, Shalmeow, who had concealed her presence, suddenly appeared beside him.
"Speed is power~ Uncle Kizaru, have you ever been kicked by lightning, meow?! Take