"This guy... is that 'Sett' Lorne?" A pirate swallowed as he stared at the figure in the crater.
"He looks so young. Is he really as strong as the rumors say?" another pirate asked doubtfully.
"Idiot! He just turned into a ten-thousand-meter dragon!" The pirate beside him slapped some sense into him.
"Everyone, watch out! This guy's a monster!" The pirates backed away, putting distance between them.
"Looks like I arrived just in time. It's quite lively here." Lorne looked around with a faint smile.
"Lorne! You've been expelled from the Navy! Why are you still getting involved in this war?" Sengoku roared from atop the Execution Platform.
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, I didn't come here for the Navy." Lorne looked up at Sengoku, his expression calm.
"I just came to see how many punches the so-called pinnacle of these seas could take." Lorne clenched his fists, his knuckles cracking sharply.
"Arrogant bastard. A traitor acting on his own. I'll finish you off today, too!" Akainu Sakazuki snorted, making no effort to hide the murderous intent in his eyes.
"Sakazuki, you're as impatient as ever." Lorne gave Akainu an indifferent glance. "But do you think you still have the energy to deal with me?"
Akainu gritted his teeth and was about to attack, only to be forced back by Whitebeard's shock wave.
"Gurararara! Kid, you're that Navy oddball Garp trained?" Whitebeard looked at Lorne, a trace of approval flashing in his eyes.
"Whitebeard Newgate, the World's Strongest Man. Seeing you in person beats hearing about you a hundred times." Lorne bowed slightly, offering a warrior's salute.
"But this war won't end so easily today," Lorne said.
"Mamamama! You brat, Lorne! You actually dared to show your face before me!" Big Mom Charlotte Linlin's enormous body landed on the ice, making it