"Swordsmanship and Haki?" Kuzan spoke up amid everyone's shock and uncertainty.
"That's right. Swordsmanship and Haki are his true mainstays. Or rather, attacks that combine swordsmanship, Haki, and Devil Fruit abilities are his greatest trump card," Garp said.
Hearing Garp's words, the Vice Admirals present did not look particularly concerned.
To them, this answer was hardly unexpected.
Out on the seas, swordsmanship was combined with Devil Fruit abilities.
Or Haki was incorporated into Devil Fruit attacks. Neither was particularly rare.
Being able to do that only meant that Zesi's swordsmanship and Armament Haki had both reached a considerable level, allowing him to combine all three.
Had they heard Garp describe an ordinary pirate this way, they might have been surprised.
But Zesi was already a figure renowned across the seas.
He was also a top figure in Pirate King Roger's Roger Pirates, so they were not at all surprised that he could do this much.
"Don't let your guard down. I'm not talking about ordinary moves that pair Devil Fruit abilities with swordsmanship or Haki. That brat's Haki, especially his Armament Haki, has already reached the very top level on the seas, and his swordsmanship has reached the level of a great swordsman. His Armament Haki and swordsmanship alone would put him among the great pirates. What's more, he's combined Haki, swordsmanship, and the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to form his own unique swordsmanship. What was it he called it again?" Garp said.
"Azure Dragon's Roar!" Kuzan said then.
"That's right, Azure Dragon's Roar Swordsmanship. One of its sword-drawing techniques is particularly terrifying. Even I can't be absolutely certain I could take that move head-on," Garp said.
"Even Vice Admiral Garp isn't absolutely certain he could take that move?"
"It seems Natural Disaster Zesi's swordsmanship is even stronger than we imagined!"
"I never thought the Roger Pirates had someone like that among them!"
"The Roger Pirates really are full of monsters. Pirate King Roger, the Dark King, Natural Disaster, and then Gaban, the samurai, the Demon Heir, and so on. Not one of them is ordinary!"
"Doesn't that mean the Roger Pirates are far too strong?"
Everyone exclaimed in amazement!
"What's more, when you face his sword attacks, you'll find they're very difficult to dodge," Garp said.
"Is that because of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit?" Sengoku asked.
"That's right, it's the Tremor-Tremor Fruit. After that guy incorporated the Tremor-Tremor Fruit into his swordsmanship, every swing of his sword was accompanied by a dragon's roar. That roar is a sound created by the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's extreme vibrations. Invisible shock waves spread with the sound, surrounding his opponent. By the time you hear the dragon's roar, the shock waves have already surrounded you. They distort the air, leaving you trapped in a quagmire with no way to dodge. So when you face him, you have to dodge before you hear the dragon's roar. Otherwise, the only way to dodge is to forcibly break through the distorted space," Kuzan said.
"Ohhh, that certainly sounds like a troublesome ability! It seems Kuzan has had plenty of dealings with him. Otherwise, he wouldn't know so much about this Natural Disaster," Borsalino said.
"Hahaha! Out at sea, running into that guy without Kuzan's Ice-Ice Fruit abilities is incredibly dangerous!" Garp said with a hearty laugh.
"He's a Natural Disaster who can stir up tsunamis. If he wants to, he can easily wipe out an entire fleet. The old G-5 fortress fleet and, more recently, Golden Lion's Flying Fleet were both his handiwork. Golden Lion's overbearing Flying Fleet lost half its strength outright because of him, with more than half the fleet sinking into the sea," Garp added solemnly.
"Fleet Admiral, do we know why Big Mom fought Natural Disaster Zesi?"
"That matter is still under investigation, but I didn't gather everyone here today because of Natural Disaster. It's about something else!" Kong said.
Hearing Kong's words, everyone looked puzzled.
After all that talk, they had thought they were going to encircle and wipe out Natural Disaster Zesi or the Big Mom Pirates.
Now he was telling them he had called them here for something else.
It was like they had already taken their pants off, only to be shown this?
After rattling on about Natural Disaster for so long, he was saying they weren't going to hunt him down?
What a performance!
But he was the Fleet Admiral, after all, so no one dared question him.
"Not long after Roger circled the world and was named Pirate King, he vanished without a trace. Reports say that Roger has disbanded his Roger Pirates and that his crew has scattered across the world. But we cannot stop holding him accountable for his crimes simply because he disbanded his crew. Roger in particular, along with the crew members who went to Laugh Tale with him, must be arrested and brought to justice, including this Natural Disaster Zesi. For the sake of the Navy's justice, we absolutely cannot allow the world's greatest sinners to remain at large," Kong said.
"Yes, for Absolute Justice!" everyone answered.
"From this moment on, devote every effort to investigating Roger's whereabouts and verifying whether the Roger Pirates really have disbanded!"
"If that is confirmed, we can set aside top-level combatants like Natural Disaster Zesi and Dark King Rayleigh for now, and deal with them once we've assembled our forces. Especially this Natural Disaster Zesi-we must not act against him until we are absolutely certain. As for the other crew members, begin arresting them as soon as they are found!"
"Yes!"