But as the last Vice Admiral finished holding them off and the remaining troops completed their retreat, the dark space vanished.
Doflamingo and the others could only rage helplessly.
Thus, after steeling themselves, they turned their attention to Momousagi and the others, whose battles had also ended.
During this battle that had lasted a day and a night, Momousagi had also finished her fight.
But by then, she no longer looked beautiful and alluring. She was a wretched sight, terrified to the extreme.
There was even a bone-deep wound across her waist and abdomen, and her left arm had been severed.
One could imagine how shocking this battle had been.
Although she had won, successfully slaying that shadow Admiral Candidate Shikigami.
The impact of this battle had nevertheless shaken her deeply.
Every time her opponent struck, it was with the resolve to die, as though unafraid of death.
Especially at the end, when two elite Admiral Candidates ambushed Momousagi inside the shadow space, she had nearly died in battle.
"You were very strong, but in the end, I still won."
Finally, Momousagi murmured those words and passed out.
Zephyr arrived shortly afterward with a complicated yet gratified expression, then immediately ordered people to take Momousagi for treatment.
Because Momousagi was also a student he had once taught.
Achieving such a result in battle was already an impressive feat.
But a perfectly fine young woman had now been grievously wounded.
Momousagi's dream had always been to become an Admiral.
Now that she had suffered such severe injuries, becoming an Admiral was no longer possible. Her future was effectively ruined.
"Roy, you bastard! Why did you insist on entering the New World?"
"If not for that, how could so many innocent people have died?"
Zephyr clenched his fists.
Looking at the unconscious