Well, the melon has already been shot. Since things have come to this, let's just assume that as Marine Admiral, he simply doesn't want to negotiate with the pirates.
It's a righteous and honorable thing to do, and it sounds good when it gets out.
Kazu shook his head and tossed the tattered bag of fruit aside. He had originally intended to annoy the Navy, but he hadn't expected them to be so resolute.
I should have kept it in its Independent Space instead of showing it off. This is all grain, the fruit of the farmers' hard work, and it's just being wasted like this.
This shows that Kizaru is truly a heinous criminal.
"I heard you're the fastest man in the Navy."
"Perfect timing. I'm quite confident in my speed, so it looks like today will be a day to have some fun."
Kazu's face was full of confidence; he was quite authoritative when it came to speed.
"Within the buckle~"
"I've heard about you from Kuzan; the Space-Space Fruit's power is indeed formidable."
"This is really a headache. The newcomers in the last two years are all incredibly strong, like monsters."
This time, Kizaru's expression behind his sunglasses was not one of mockery. Unlike when he faced weaklings worth hundreds of millions or tens of millions, this man in front of him was genuinely strong, and he was truly having a headache.
"Enough with the nonsense, get ready to apologize for my watermelon."
Without saying a word, Kazu unleashed a surge of powerful energy, releasing his Conqueror's Haki to clear the area.
The surrounding navy fell in droves, and only a few powerful individuals managed to stay upright and not faint.
"Damn it, this guy's Conqueror's Haki is so powerful, this is bad."
A colonel standing next to Kizaru finally witnessed firsthand how terrifying this great pirate was.
The sheer number of people was a joke in their eyes; only the truly strong could stand against them.
"You all step back, leave this to me."
Kizaru took a few steps toward Kazu, telling the officers who were still standing behind him to go and save their lives first.
The officers listened to the advice, knowing they couldn't be of much help, and turned to carry the unconscious soldier behind them.
This monstrous battle was so intense that even the aftershocks were beyond the capabilities of the soldiers on the ground. They should save as many as they could while they could.
Kizaru struck first, his body transforming into a yellow flash, instantly arriving beside Kazu. His massive, golden-glowing feet, several dozen feet in size, came crashing down.
"Good speed, commendable."
"But..."
Just as Kizaru was about to kick his opponent, Kazu's figure vanished into thin air, followed by a sharp pain in his left lower back.
Kazu directly swapped the space to Kizaru's left and successfully struck Kizaru in the kidney with a very stylish side kick.
Swoosh~
Thump!
Kizaru flew dozens of meters away, crashing into the ground and creating a crater ten meters wide. He lay quietly in the crater, lost in thought.
"I see, so this is what Kuzan meant by the sixth brother's ultimate ability."
Kizaru stood up from the pit, rubbing his aching lower back. He felt he would have to ask Fleet Admiral Sengoku for compensation for his work-related injury and nutritional expenses when he got back.
" Yasakani no Magatama!"
Kizaru leaped into the air and unleashed his signature move.
Countless golden orbs of light, like raindrops, flew towards Kazu in the sky.
Kizaru wanted to see where Kazu would go next, and dodging was the best option to avoid this wide-range attack.
" Space Collapse."
Kazu smiled slightly. Instead of dodging, he detonated the spatial pivots in front of him, causing the orbs of light to explode in mid-air without harming Kazu in the slightest.
Then, Kazu used a Space Swap to appear in front of Kizaru, his fist covered in Armament Haki, and quickly punched towards Kizaru's handsome (and lewd) face.
" Space Confinement."
Just as Kizaru was about to dodge, he found that the surrounding space had become unusually hard, making it impossible for him to dodge for a moment.
Kizaru channeled his Haki, forcefully shattering the surrounding Space Confinement, but Kazu's fist was already upon his face, leaving him with no way to avoid it.
Bang!
Kizaru flew back to the ground, creating another large crater next to the one he had just created.
Dust filled the air, obscuring the view of the ground.
Kazu immediately imitated Kizaru's move, executing a "Prince's Strategy".
" Continuous Space Cannon."
Countless milky-white spheres, formed by Space Compression, poured out towards Kizaru as if they were free.
Although the time was short and the power of the small spheres Space Compression was not as great as the power of the stored force, their sheer number made up for it.
In just a few seconds, Kazu had already thrown out thousands of Space Bullet.
Rumble~
A series of loud bangs echoed from the ground, and the dust thickened. A yellow flash pierced through the dust, and the figure of Kizaru materialized nearby.
At this moment, a rare serious expression appeared on Kizaru's face.
"This is really a difficult situation."
"It seems even more powerful than Kuzan described it two years ago."
"This rate of growth is truly terrifying."