"He's here."
Shane treated it as if it were nothing.
He ate meat in great mouthfuls and gulped down wine, while Life Return and his Zoan recovery accelerated his healing.
Kaido replenished himself with food too, but he clearly wasn't recovering as quickly as Shane.
Even without the ability to awaken, the Gum-Gum Fruit had some rather good properties, especially when combined with the secret art attained after breaking through in the Six Powers.
It allowed his body to hold more and recover faster.
His defense, endurance, and healing were all maxed out, and he had Advanced Armament Haki on top of that.
Shane had enough confidence to exchange blows with an Admiral.
Compared to when he had been at a disadvantage against Zephyr in the Florian Triangle, Shane was stronger now.
"Admiral Sengoku!"
Kaido gripped his kanabo tightly and tossed the wine in his hand behind him.
Unexpectedly, Wolf struck first.
"Listen to the captain, listen to Shane! Fighting an Admiral is how we get stronger!"
Wolf picked up the Marine Battleship he had taken from the port earlier.
His body expanded until it rose beyond their gaze, blocking their view.
"Sengoku!"
Boom!
Even the battleship was affected by his fruit ability, expanding to a certain size.
While gaining elasticity and buoyancy, it also gained greater offensive power.
The Pop-Pop Fruit was considerably inferior to the More-More Fruit, but it had many unique strengths.
For instance, no matter how much speed the More-More Fruit offered, it could hardly achieve the same expansion effect.
"A brainless idiot who knows nothing but stuffing his face!"
"Not locking you up in Impel Down after taking you from the West Blue was a betrayal of everyone whose food you devoured!"
Sengoku looked up at Wolf with cold eyes.
He punched skyward.
A golden