Playing Around (continued)

Then, Naito looked seriously at the World's Strongest below.

My first thought was, "Time really does wait for no one."

The once radiant and beautiful Senior Linlin is now a proper old hag.

He was obese, with drooping cheeks, a large nose, and many wrinkles on his face.

However, Charlotte Linlin probably doesn't care about this; she is a true "leading lady."

"I'll just say what I mean."

Naito calmly asked, "Charlotte Linlin, is it possible to reconcile?"

"Reconciliation?"

Charlotte Linlin was genuinely taken aback.

Then.

"Mommy, Mommy! At this moment? Are you kidding me, Bandi World?!"

She was laughing so hard, her loud voice was like thunder.

My child is dead!

The laughter abruptly ceased. Big Mom, whose fame resounded throughout the world, glared at Naito with eyes like a demon, her raging aura spreading like a tidal wave. "Four sons! Three daughters! Their blood can only be repaid with your lives!"

Naito felt a gust of wind hit him in the face, and World's wrinkled robe was blown into the wind.

The earth was shaking, the ground was cracking, and houses were breaking apart.

Streaks of jet-black, Haki Inazuma leaped from Charlotte Linlin's body.

Is this the third stage of Conqueror's Haki?

Naito was, of course, unaffected. Charlotte Linlin's Conqueror's Haki was nowhere near as powerful as Red Hair', and it was far from being able to paralyze a Marine Admiral.

But that's already amazing enough.

Neither the strength nor the skill level are something Naito can match at this point.

At least, the pirates hanging on the crosses had all foamed at the mouth and passed out, and even Buckingham's eyes were unfocused and he was almost unconscious.

"World!"

Charlotte Linlin reached for her bicorn hat, her voice seemingly emanating from a sea of blood and carnage, her intense killing intent almost transforming into a scythe pressed against Naito's neck, "You will only die!"

With a pull of her right hand, the hat transformed into a large knife.

"So, the negotiations broke down?"

Naito nodded slightly. "Alright, let's begin the war."

"Start a war? Who do you think you are!"

Charlotte Linlin suddenly raised her greatsword, and dark, Haki Inazuma crackled Coating it. "You dare to fight me!"

"Mighty Nation!"

A massive sword aura, resembling an inverted Milky Way, suddenly pierced the sky, accompanied by leaping black Inazuma, seemingly about to pierce through the entire world.

Naito narrowed his eyes slightly. "Then let's give it a try."

The Enma hanging at his waist was instantly drawn, unleashing Haki full power, and black Inazuma also leaped up from the blade.

However, this was just the beginning; Naito had no intention of wielding the knife to engage in hand-to-hand combat with Charlotte Linlin, who possessed superhuman strength.

Enma's role is merely that of Haki emitter.

Starting with Enma, a huge and invisible blade suddenly condensed and took shape. Immediately, a dark and domineering Haki surged from Enma and seeped into this transparent giant sword.

Once you've completely tamed Enma, it's not necessarily required to transform your Haki into slashing attacks.

Then, the amplification effect of the More-More Fruit was activated!

Naito swung his knife.

The enormous blade pierced through the air in an instant!

A huge rift was torn open in the entire sky, and a black arc of light almost ripped through the heavens!

The greatsword, tinged with a faint black hue, swelled to an astonishing size, then slashed fiercely at Charlotte Linlin's air-piercing strike with a speed that defied even comprehension.

Boom!!

Two immense forces collided violently, and in an instant, a blazing white sphere of light exploded, like a newly risen sun descending upon the world, its light engulfing heaven and earth, silencing all things.

Immediately afterwards, a deafening roar tore through the sky, and a violent shockwave swept across the land like a tidal wave. The earth undulated violently, twisting and cracking like boiling water. Even the buildings around the square were flattened by this tyrannical shockwave, and debris and dust rose into the sky, blotting out the sun.

As the gust of wind swept in, Perospero quickly created a giant wall of candy to block the shockwave; otherwise, the pirates hanging on the crosses and their warriors would have been blown away.

"How is this possible?!"

Cracker stared in disbelief at the gradually calming sky, his voice trembling, "How could that guy—"

How could I possibly withstand my mother's furious blow?

Furthermore, was that attack from Conqueror's Haki?

Conqueror's Haki Coating?! How is this possible?! With just that guy World?!

As the gale gradually subsided, Naito frowned slightly in the sky.

There's still a gap. The projected greatsword was shattered, and the aftershock of Charlotte Linlin's slash almost hit him, but luckily he managed to dodge it.

Even Charlotte Linlin, the weakest of the Four Emperors, is not to be underestimated.

But it's enough.

As long as I'm not completely helpless against her attacks, then this battle is nothing to me.

"You bastard!"

Charlotte Linlin, annoyed by her failed attack, reached up with her left hand and cried out, "Prometheus!"

"It's Mom!"

One of the three Horcruxes, the Prometheus, instantly transformed into a giant fireball, which Charlotte Linlin respectfully grasped.

"Heavenly Fire!!"

Prometheus was hurled directly at Naito by Charlotte Linlin.

In that instant, the already enormous Prometheus transformed into a massive fireball with a diameter exceeding one hundred meters, trailing a long tail of flame, and almost instantly came within arm's reach of Naito.

Naito casually swung his sword, and the invisible giant sword cleaved Prometheus in two. The spreading shockwave even formed a vacuum wave, cutting a row of houses in the distance in half.

"Hahaha! Naive! That kind of trick won't work on me!"

Prometheus instantly reformed his body, his momentum vanishing as he continued his march toward Naito.

Naito gave a slight smirk.

Charlotte Linlin's two Horcruxes are indeed quite troublesome. Even Haki has no effect on them, and without an element to counter them, it's really difficult to destroy them.

Since that's the case.

"We got it!"

Prometheus suddenly exploded into a raging inferno, engulfing most of the sky and even affecting the town below, with large areas being consumed by the flames.

However, Prometheus's triumph lasted only a moment.

"Cut!"

It heard a sound coming from behind.

The fireball suddenly turned around.

Naito had appeared in the sky behind them at some point, his blade slashing down, the greatsword, faintly black in color, seemed to split the heavens and earth as it cleaved down towards Charlotte Linlin.

"You bastard!"

Charlotte Linlin leaped into the air, shouting, "Emperor's Sword - Blade of Destruction!"

The greatsword in his hand was pitch black, with Armament Haki and Observation Haki simultaneously Coating it. He gripped the sword with both hands and unleashed his ultimate, monstrous strength!

Boom!!

Another deafening explosion!

After a brief stalemate, the greatsword that crashed down was cut in two by Charlotte Linlin.

But at that moment, a transparent fist slammed down on Charlotte Linlin's head, Linlin Charlotte squarely on the forehead.

"What?"

This punch wasn't even imbued with Haki, so it didn't cause Charlotte Linlin any harm.

But it is extremely insulting.

Like playing whack-a-mole, Charlotte Linlin was smashed and fell straight down.

"Mother!"

Zeus quickly flew over and caught Charlotte Linlin.

"Damn bastard!"

Charlotte Linlin, enraged, glared at Naito. "Zeus, go after them!"

"Yes, Mom!"

The next instant, Baiyun mustered all her strength and chased after Naito.

"Me too, Mom!"

Prometheus also roared and attacked from both sides.

Naito merely gave a slight smirk.

His body vanished almost abruptly, like a phantom.

"Stinky Nezumi!"

Charlotte Linlin suddenly turned around.

Naito had already appeared not far behind her.

"Ten Thousand Swords."

Naito raised Enma and aimed it at Charlotte Linlin.

Transparent blades materialized, infused with Haki, and further enhanced by the More-More Fruit.

The next instant, a storm of blades swept towards Charlotte Linlin.

That bastard is too fast!

Charlotte Linlin only truly understood at this moment just how fast Katakuri meant by "fast"!

Even if it's just moving in a straight line, it's still a speed that she simply can't match!

"Heavenly Fire and Thunder!"