As that arm slowly settled on Luffy's shoulder, Luffy stopped the Drums of Liberation that had begun sounding again.
Luffy's face, which had been about to regain its youth, grew old once more.
With his long tongue hanging out, he slowly turned to look at the man beside him. "Lo... Lott? What are you doing? I'm going to send Kaido flying!"
The newcomer was, of course, Lott.
Seeing Lott appear beside Luffy, Kaido couldn't help bursting into laughter.
"Worororo! Beat the youngster, and the elder shows up? Bring it on! What would I, Kaido, have to fear?"
As she spoke, she planted her spiked club against the ground, and streaks of red-and-black lightning immediately spread outward along the ground.
The ground, already in ruins, shattered again!
Luffy gritted his teeth. "Lott, let go of me! I have to send him flying! I've already awakened Gear Fifth. I can definitely do it."
Right now, he felt terrifyingly strong, as though he could do anything.
Lott watched Luffy's stubborn expression for a long while before finally lifting his right hand from Luffy's shoulder.
Thump-thump~
Thump-thump~
A sound immediately rang out from deep within Luffy, and his heart began beating powerfully again.
Luffy's wrinkled face gradually regained its elasticity.
His black hair gradually turned white again.
His flagging aura also began growing stronger.
"Hahahaha! Ahahahaha!"
Sensing Luffy get back up, Kaido was rather bewildered. "What kind of strange ability is this?"
He had clearly sensed Luffy on the verge of death after that blow from his club, yet after a strange drumming sounded, Luffy had actually stood up again.
This was also the strangest opponent he had encountered in all these years.
His ability was utterly absurd, nothing like fighting at all. It was more like playing around.
But there was no denying