Golden Light Tore Through the Sky to the Mangroves, an Admiral's Might Crushed the Contenders!

The bubbles of the Sabaody Archipelago refracted glasslike fragments of light beneath the midday sun, but that peace was utterly torn apart by a beam of golden light descending from the sky.

Among the mangroves of the 12th GR, a dazzling beam of golden light streaked across the sky and slammed into the ground like a meteor. With a thunderous crash, a mangrove dozens of meters tall was kicked clean in half. Its enormous trunk crashed down, dust surged into the sky, and half a block of buildings was instantly reduced to powder by the shock wave.

As the dust cleared, a man in a yellow-striped suit slowly straightened atop the broken timber. He pushed up the sunglasses on the bridge of his nose, a lazy, languid smile hanging at the corners of his mouth. He was one of Marine Headquarters' greatest fighting forces-Admiral Kizaru, Borsalino.

"Oh my, how frightening. Someone actually dared to send a Celestial Dragon flying and throw the entire Sabaody Archipelago into chaos. Young people these days really have no respect for the World Government. Ohhh~ how frightening!"

His voice was airy, as though he were merely discussing some trivial matter. Yet the unfathomable pressure radiating from him left the fleeing pirates, civilians, and even patrolling Marines rigid, struggling to breathe.

The terrifying presence of an Admiral-level fighter weighed upon the entire island like something solid. Even the bubbles drifting through the sky stopped for an instant beneath that presence.

"A-Admiral Kizaru!"

The Marine lieutenant commander leading the troops scrambled over and saluted Kizaru, his voice trembling uncontrollably. "Straw Hat Luffy is at the auction house in the 1st GR, and the other ten Supernovas are scattered throughout the archipelago! We've sealed off the main entrances and exits, and all the Pacifista units are in position!"