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"Ku-"
The wind swept past.
A pale halo swept across the street corner, and the Cipher Pol No. 9 prodigy froze in a posture of terror, encased in thick ice.
"The Vinsmoke Family really..."
Were all monsters!
Kaku knelt on one knee, several chips already notched into the long swords he gripped in both hands.
Opposite him, the blond man with curly eyebrows still stood straight despite his suit having been slashed to tatters, his movements even swifter than before.
He himself, on the other hand, had taken over a dozen heavy blows under his opponent's gale-like kicks. Even with the brutal training of a Cipher Pol No. 9 agent, his lungs burned as though on fire, forcing him to stop and catch his breath.
"I despise this bloodline."
Sanji wiped the blood from his lips with his thumb. "But if it can protect my friends-"
Wearing that black Raid Suit for so long had unexpectedly awakened certain factors sleeping inside him.
An exoskeleton quietly covered his skin, and his injuries healed abnormally fast, almost as though he were half a Zoan user.
Combined with the Observation Haki perception he had gradually sharpened over the years under Rossi's guidance, he had begun to gain the upper hand even against an elite like Kaku.
But this was not where the first fight was decided.
In another alley, Blueno spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva and lowered his center of gravity.
Blood surged through his body, his muscles and bones vibrating at high frequency, turning his body into a fortress of flesh and blood.
On these seas, a thoroughly tempered body was often harder than steel!
Opposite him, Chopper was likewise covered in bruises.
He inhaled deeply and took half a step forward, the muscles in his legs suddenly