Sengoku, who arrived right behind him, was also taken aback when he saw Roy beside Rayleigh.
He hadn't expected the person who had dared to attack a Celestial Dragon to be a kid.
"You've got some nerve, kid."
Sengoku walked over to the sphere sealing Kizaru as he spoke. Light flashed over his palm, and the sphere of Planetary Devastation instantly crumbled to dust, revealing Kizaru inside.
"Get serious, Borsalino!"
The young Kizaru hadn't yet developed the attitude he would have later, treating his job like clocking in and out. He had only just joined the Marines and graduated from the Marine training camp, so he still had a little fire in him. Not much, though!
"Yes, Admiral Sengoku!"
"But that kid is a monster too. He awakened Observation Haki at such a young age, and it also feels like he can probe people's thoughts. On top of that, he has a Devil Fruit power similar to Golden Lion's Float-Float Fruit. He's a difficult kid to deal with!"
Seeing that Sengoku hadn't attacked immediately, Roy grinned and took the initiative to greet him.
"Admiral Sengoku, I've heard a lot about you."
"Oh? You know me?" Sengoku narrowed his eyes. "Give me your name, kid."
"Roy. Ronamiru Roy."
"Roy?" "Never heard that name before. You became a pirate at such a young age?"
Looking at Roy grinning beside Rayleigh, Sengoku questioned Rayleigh again. "Dark King Rayleigh, then this incident was planned by your Roger Pirates, wasn't it?"
"No, no, no."
Rayleigh waved a hand and said helplessly, "I already told you, I just happened to be passing by."
"Then this is the perfect chance to arrest you both."
As he spoke, golden light poured from his body, and he transformed into a giant Buddha. A shockwave gathered in his hand, and he pushed off with both legs, vanishing from where he stood.
"The kid's getting serious. Be careful," Rayleigh warned Roy, then drew his long blade and went to meet him.
Boom!
Their attacks canceled each other out, and a powerful shockwave swept outward, blowing away the surrounding dirt and stones.
Roy quickly fled the range of their clash.
Kizaru was no longer holding back either. Beams of laser fire came from every angle.
Faced with the onslaught, Roy could barely defend himself. Although his Observation Haki could sense Kizaru's thoughts, Kizaru was too fast for him to dodge every attack.
A laser pierced straight through his abdomen. The sudden pain left him unable to maintain his Observation Haki.
"There's an opening, kid!!"
Kizaru closed in instantly and lashed out with a kick coated in black Armament Haki.
Roy's chest caved in, and he spat mouthful after mouthful of blood. His body flew backward and smashed a large crater into the ground.
So Kizaru really hadn't been serious in their earlier fight? Without Armament Haki, it was still too much for me to face a Logia enemy like this, especially Borsalino, a user of the Glint-Glint Fruit, one of the strongest Logia fruits.
Roy touched his chest, certain that several of his ribs were broken. "I can't keep letting him dictate the fight like this."
He used his psychic power to set his ribs back in place and seal the bleeding wound. His body slowly rose, and he flew toward the sea.
"Trying to run?"
Seeing Roy, whom he had injured, flying out toward the sea, Kizaru didn't think twice. He formed a circle with his hands in front of his abdomen, and a thick beam of light refracted through the air.
"Yata no Kagami!"
He appeared above Roy in an instant, intending to seize the chance to finish him off in one blow.
Just as Kizaru struck his signature pose, Roy stopped worrying about his injuries and unleashed his Telekinesis at full power.
He raised both hands, and the sea suddenly churned. A massive column of water shot into the sky, forming a water dragon that instantly enveloped Kizaru above him and dragged him into the sea.
Just as I thought! Against a Devil Fruit User, seawater and seastone are the right choices when you don't have Armament Haki!!
Seeing that he had dealt with Kizaru thanks to the latter's carelessness, Roy could no longer keep himself up. His legs gave way, and he fell flat on the ground.
His delicate little face was deathly pale. Using his Telekinesis had not only exhausted his mental strength, but also greatly depleted his physical stamina.
Yet a happy smile appeared on Roy's face as he lay on the ground.
Never mind how I took Kizaru down. Just tell me, did I deal with him or not?
At that moment, Sengoku, who was fighting Rayleigh, saw Kizaru, who had originally held the upper hand, dragged into the sea in an instant.
His expression changed. He knocked Rayleigh back with a shockwave from his Buddha palm and charged at Roy.
He instantly unleashed his Conqueror's Haki and concentrated it in his hand. It was unmistakably an attack with Conqueror's Haki Coating, aimed at killing Roy on the spot.
After all, Kizaru was the future of the Marines. If he died here because of carelessness, it would be no small loss for them.
Seeing Sengoku charging at him, Roy, who could still only lie on the ground and recover, could only give a helpless, bitter smile.
He was still too young. Facing an attack from a current Marine Admiral, he had no power to fight back at all.
Not to mention that he had already been badly injured in his fight with Kizaru, and could no longer use his fruit's power after exhausting his mental and physical strength.
Just as Sengoku tried to kill Roy on the spot with an attack coated in Conqueror's Haki-
Slash!
Rayleigh caught up and swung his long blade, also coated in Conqueror's Haki.
"Sengoku, I won't let the Marines kill a young member of the new generation right in front of me!!"
Their Conqueror's Haki clashed, and black and red lightning spread in all directions, as if it would tear the sky apart!
Roy, who could only lie on his back, felt the impact of their Conqueror's Haki, and his head grew hazy.
Conqueror's Haki!
One of the greatest powers in this world, a power only the strongest could master.
Faced with an attack capable of destroying heaven and earth, Roy, already injured, couldn't withstand even its aftermath.
For the first time, from smoothly setting sail with a merchant ship to unexpectedly taking in the future Gild Tesoro at Sabaody,
Then successfully snatching a Devil Fruit from a Celestial Dragon, saving Stella, who had a talent for navigation, and obtaining from Shakky the means to grow stronger in the future.
Everything had gone smoothly along the way, and he had gradually lost his sense of awe toward this world.
As he felt the impact of Conqueror's Haki, Roy felt fear in his heart for the first time. Yes, he was afraid.
It wasn't because he had realized how weak he was, but the instinctive fear a living creature felt when facing death.
The Conqueror's Haki spreading in every direction contained the spirit of two of this world's strongest fighters. It forced Roy to bow his head and admit defeat.
As long as he admitted defeat, he could comfortably fall unconscious and never have to concern himself with anything around him again.
But despite the fear filling his heart, Roy didn't admit defeat. With his pride as a transmigrator, how could he? He stubbornly held his head high, his bright eyes full of defiance.
In his previous life, he had been a miserable wage slave, immersed in the trivial matters of daily life.
Only occasionally could he find a little happiness by listening to novels online or watching anime.
In this life, he had finally been blessed with considerable talent.
He wanted to experience this world!
He wanted to sail these seas freely and happily.
He wanted to find a group of like-minded companions and embark on all kinds of adventures.
He would become the strongest person in this world. He would make it so that no one in this world could ever stand in his way again.