Chapter 133
"What happened?"
"It's Boss Shiki's room! Was it attacked? Where are the patrolmen? What happened?!"
"We didn't see anything! It just exploded suddenly!"
"I heard a deafening roar, like thunder exploding! Did someone detonate a bomb?!"
The crowd converged on the ruins of the house, murmuring in fear.
That Shiki is no pushover!
"Boom!"
The next instant, the ruins exploded, and a figure suddenly soared into the sky.
The man's pajamas were charred, and his long, brilliant blond hair was a mess.
Did it thunder?
The man with half a ship's wheel embedded in his head was still sleepy-eyed, staring blankly around.
But there were no clouds at all.
"Huh? What's going on—"
The surprise vanished in an instant, and the doubts in my heart were answered.
With two swords embedded in his legs, the legendary sea pirate, Golden Lion Shiki, locked his eyes on the figure slowly flying towards him.
"Looks like I've found the culprit!"
Naito observed the former maritime overlord with great interest.
It's obvious she's not young anymore; her face has quite a few age spots, and besides eye discharge, the corners of her eyes are covered in wrinkles that are impossible to hide.
However, his spirit and energy were quite good, and he had a strong presence, like a lion swallowing the sun and moon.
"I've finally found you, Golden Lion Shiki!"
Naito lied without batting an eye, "Who would have thought that a legendary pirate from back then would be hiding in a place like this?"
"You rascal, where did you come from, you stray dog?"
The Golden Lion scanned Naito up and down.
Standing about three meters tall, its entire body glowed, obscuring its features and clothing; it was as if it were a creature made of light itself.
Ability?
Golden Lion was certain that he had never seen such a man in his long life, nor had he ever seen anything like it in the newspapers.
"If I told you I came here to seek cooperation, I doubt you would believe me."
Naito continued to spout nonsense, "But it's true."
"Cooperate?"
The Flying Lion paused for a moment, then...
"Hahaha! They actually talked about cooperation!"
The aging lion laughed wildly, then abruptly lowered his head, his eyes flashing with ferocity. "You disturbed my peaceful sleep! Blow my house to pieces!"
You call this cooperation!
"Chop!"
The Golden Lion suddenly swung his right leg, and the beloved sword embedded in his right leg instantly tore through the sky, sending a huge flying slash hurtling towards Naito in an instant.
Just as I expected, this is how things will develop.
Naito wasn't surprised at all.
That was his original intention.
Flying Slash?
Naito smiled and said, "I can do that too."
Invisible matter began to condense, and in the next instant, it transformed into a magnificent slash that was invisible to the naked eye.
The two slashes collided with a deafening roar, as if the sky itself had been torn apart, with the aftershocks creating long, narrow cracks in the vacuum.
Deep cracks appeared on the island below.
"What?"
The Golden Lion's eyes widened.
It was undoubtedly a slash, and Flying Slash with astonishing power at that.
But this guy didn't move an inch at all, did he?
"Since we're going to take action..."
Naito spoke slowly, "Then let me see what kind of power the legends of the last era possess. Let me see if you, this aging lion, are worthy of cooperating with me."
"Old age? You dare say that? You lowlife!"
A vein throbbed on the Golden Lion's forehead. "I'm still in my prime!"
"Let me give you a bath!"
With a wave of his right hand, the Golden Lion caused the seawater surrounding the edge of the massive island to surge up, transforming into a gigantic tsunami that crashed directly towards Naito.
The Float-Float Fruit is indeed powerful.
Putting everything else aside, the ability to manipulate seawater alone is enough to be a nightmare for ability users.
Not to mention the truly devastating move of floating high into the air and then throwing it down.
Just like Charlotte Linlin's Soul-Soul Fruit, it has a wide range of functions, but it's not very useful in one-on-one situations.
Naito remained floating in the sky, and in front of him, a giant, transparent wave, equally surging and turbulent, instantly formed.
Although it doesn't have the ability to counter those with superpowers, it is indeed a giant wave.
Boom!
The two giant waves collided again, creating a massive explosion in the sky, with the splashing water even forming a torrential downpour.
"Are you kidding me! Are those... ocean waves?"
Although he couldn't see it, the Golden Lion could probably deduce the form of the opponent's attack by observing the giant waves he controlled.
But how is that possible! He at least manipulates seawater using the Float-Float Fruit, while this guy created a tsunami out of thin air?
Creation from nothing?
How could someone possibly possess such an unreasonable ability!
Wait, creating an invisible attack out of thin air—
The Golden Lion suddenly realized something. Although he had been hiding in the sky for more than ten years, it did not mean that he was not paying attention to the movements of the sea.
He was also reading the newspaper.
Therefore, the Golden Lion is well aware of what has happened on the high seas recently, and who has made a name for themselves.
"What's your relationship with Bandi World?"
Previously Golden Lion couldn't understand why World, who wasn't even a silver medalist in their era, displayed power far exceeding his former strength after escaping Impel Down, and even possessed a second Devil Fruit ability.
But now, the Golden Lion felt as if he had finally caught World by the tail.
Both are invisible to the naked eye and both can create attacks at will. Although this guy can create both slashes and tsunamis, and his abilities seem to be much more advanced World's, Golden Lion absolutely does not believe that the two are not connected.
Who knows?
Naito smiled slightly and flicked his finger.
The Golden Lion's color suddenly changed, and its body quickly leaned backward.
Rub!
An unseen slash passed right in front of him almost instantly, even severing a strand of his flowing sideburns.
They even said it had nothing to do with World!
The newspaper clearly stated that Bandi World also possesses this ability to directly unleash an attack right next to the enemy!
"Lion - Thousand-Cut Valley!"
The twin swords were instantly enveloped in Haki. The Golden Lion angrily swung its feet repeatedly, unleashing a series of massive slashes that seemed to tear through the air like a world-destroying storm. Even a massive mountain range would likely be cleaved into pieces in an instant.
Naito raised his right hand.
An invisible wall materialized before him.
This is a wall made of stone, and the stone that makes up this wall is generally called Seastone.
However, the Seastone I projected wasn't as hard as the original.
So let's add a touch of Haki.
Black airflow flowed into the wall, revealing a faint black outline.
The next instant, a storm struck!
Ta-da!
A series of ferocious slashes relentlessly struck the almost transparent wall, instantly erupting in bursts of enormous sparks.
Then, these strikes shattered one after another, unable to shake the Wall of Sighs at all.
"Are you kidding me!"
The Golden Lion roared almost unbelievably.
His all-out strike was completely ineffective?
"Oh, Golden Lion,"
Naito said with some regret, "Is it no longer usable? Conqueror's Haki Coating? Even Armament Haki is a bit weak."
Furthermore, they probably don't Observation Haki to Future Sight.
Is it because of the ship's rudder above its head? Or because it has been hiding in the sky for so many years?
Whatever the reason, this Golden Lion is so weak.
Even without using his projection ability, he could probably hold his own against him using only his physical skills.
You're overestimating him. He should have been left to the Navy Naito to accumulate more merits.
"I won't listen to your bullshit!"
The Golden Lion suddenly streaked across the sky and shot towards us.
Naito raised an eyebrow.
That's fast! The condensation of the Mimicry Projection is a little slower than that of the whiteboard projection. In that case, let's make a prediction.
The next instant, the Golden Lion's expression suddenly changed.