"Rayleigh!"
Shane's fist collided with Rayleigh's blade.
His Haki-coated strike was blocked without making contact.
But it also gave him an indirect measure of Rayleigh's strength.
He truly lived up to the gold, silver, and bronze trio.
Dark King Rayleigh had already mastered Conqueror's Coating, and was far more proficient with it than Saint Garling.
What made no sense was how Bullet had fought Rayleigh to a draw at such a young age!
That was several years later, when Rayleigh would still be in his prime and have even more combat experience than he did now.
Who knew what the future held?
At this rate, Shane would definitely master Conqueror's Coating by around seventeen.
If he ran into a young Bullet, he would cut him down just the same.
"What are you daydreaming about in the middle of a fight, brat?"
As Rayleigh fought Shane, terrifying waves of air erupted around them too, forcing even the God's Knights to keep their distance.
They had thought they could take care of Shane themselves.
Only after sensing that aura did they suddenly realize how badly they had overestimated themselves.
They reined in their former foolishness.
There was a reason Shane's bounty had multiplied several times over!
Ever since his battle with Whitebeard on Beer Flower Island.
His individual bounty had reached nine hundred million Beli.
The Dragon Emperor Pirates had thus become one of the hottest powers in the New World.
"I was thinking, there should be a kid somewhere on the Grand Line caught up in a war right now."
"He'll head out to sea in a few years. He should be about Marco's age now."
Shane chatted idly, his mind not on fighting Rayleigh at all.
He only wanted to kill Saint Garling!
To put a temporary end to the