The Four Emperors.
They have always represented the pinnacle of combat power in the One Piece world.
Especially Kaido.
He is the one among the Four Emperors who best demonstrates his personal martial prowess.
Because he has fought against the Four Emperors' crews and the Marine Headquarters far too many times.
That's why.
In the past, Kaido has always been recognized as the strongest in one-on-one combat.
However.
This is a ruler who reigns supreme in the New World, whose personal strength is considered the pinnacle of piracy.
At this moment, however, he was in a very sorry state.
With just one strike, he was already kneeling before Rosen.
This scene was captured by countless Den Den Mushi (video phone) from different angles, and then these images were broadcast around the world as live video.
"How is that possible?"
In Onigashima.
King looked at Kaido, who was kneeling and unable to get up, barely floating on the sea surface with the help of wisps of flames. His face behind the mask was filled with disbelief.
"You're kidding!"
Queen was so shocked that he shattered the chair he sat on and collapsed onto the cold floor.
"Mr. Kaido."
Jack's eyes widened in disbelief; he simply couldn't believe that this was the Kaido he remembered as the strongest fighter in a one-on-one battle.
It's not just the three calamities.
Charlotte Linlin on Whole Cake Island was stunned, both shocked and worried.
"Kaido!"
"Stand up!"
"So what if I got stabbed?"
Charlotte Linlin exerted force with both hands on the armrests of the chair, crushing her assistant's hand into wood chips.
The four dessert Admirals surrounding her remained silent.
As members of the Big Mom Pirates, they knew perfectly well how strong Kaido was.
If a real fight breaks out, even Big Mom, whom they consider invincible, would be no match for Kaido.
"Dad."
Marco turned his gaze away from the screen and looked at Edward Newgate.
"..."
Edward Newgate remained silent, his face expressionless, but his grip on Murakumogiri tightened.
It's obvious.
Even the world's strongest man was shocked by the sight of Kaido falling.
His inner world was not as calm as it appeared.
"This is the power I'm pursuing."
Marshall D. Teach stood in a corner of the crowd, watching Rosen's back on the live stream, his eyes revealing longing and admiration.
He longed to be like Rosen.
He admired the power that Rosen possessed.
It's like the power of worshipping Edward Newgate in the past.
Click
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Balrigo.
Monkey D. Dragon opened the window, not to watch the live broadcast, but to look out the window in the direction of the Marine Headquarters.
That face, which was usually impassive, was now solemn, no.
It is heavy.
"The Great Pirate Era is coming to an end."
"Next is..."
"The era of Rosen alone."
Monkey D. Dragon's barely audible voice betrayed a hint of unease.
He is neither a member of the Marines, nor a pirate, nor a member of the World Government, but a member of the Revolutionary Army.
They are a revolutionary army that aims to overthrow the world government and re-establish the world order.
in other words.
Pirates and the World Government are both adversaries of the Revolutionary Army.
Similarly.
The navy is no exception.
Seeing that the Marine Headquarters had produced a monster with superhuman strength capable of easily defeating the Four Emperors, Monkey D. Dragon was naturally uneasy about the future of the Revolutionary Army.
Coincidentally.
Not just Monkey D. Dragon, but the supreme ruler of the World Government whom he desperately wanted to overthrow.
When the Five Elders saw Kaido kneeling and refusing to get up, their thoughts were exactly the same as those of the Revolutionary Army leader.
"This is his era."
"Whether it's the Four Emperors, the Shichibukai, the Revolutionary Army, or even the World Government."
"They all became his backdrop."
Saint Topman Warcury spoke the minds of the other four Elders.
Although the four of them did not speak, their silence was the best answer.
...
...
Just as the world was amazed by Rosen's single slash.
Just as the world was moved by his single strike.
Supported by the flames, Kaido struggled to lift his head and glared at Rosen, who was walking further and further away with his back to him.
An unprecedented sense of powerlessness and shame filled my mind and body.
Even when he was at the bottom of his game, joining the Rocks Pirates, a crew teeming with monsters, he had never felt so powerless when facing monsters like Edward Newgate, Shiki, and even Rocks himself.
Instead, he was incredibly ambitious, convinced that he would become stronger than anyone in the Rocks Pirates in the future.
But now.
His ambition and spirit as one of the Four Emperors seemed to have been completely destroyed by Rosen's single strike.
"This is it."
Are you serious?
"Rosen."
Kaido knelt on the Flame Cloud, coughing up blood as he asked with difficulty.
He had watched the video of Rosen fighting the Ochoku Pirates one-on-one.
Back then, a single Hyōrinmaru triggered a blizzard of natural disasters, but he was certain that the power Rosen displayed when using Hyōrinmaru was far less than it is now.
In other words, the power that Rosen, who stood in front of him, displayed with Tensa Zangetsu exceeded the power he used when fighting the Ochoku Pirates one-on-one.
"Yes."
"Therefore, you don't need to feel powerless about this, much less feel ashamed."
"Tensa Zangetsu, I originally planned to save it for the Whitebeard Pirates, but now I'll let you see it ahead of time."
Upon hearing this, Rosen nodded slightly.
So, you understand?
"Kaido."
"To be defeated by Tensa Zangetsu's sword is the greatest honor you, as one of the Four Emperors, have ever received."
Facing the strongest creature on land, sea, and air, he was indeed serious.
It's not that Kaido has the strength, nor that Kaido alone surpasses the combined strength of the entire Ochoku Pirates, but rather that Kaido is incredibly resilient.
With just his Shikai form, he could easily overwhelm Kaido, but it would probably take some time and effort to deplete his health bar.
Normally, it's nothing.
On this day of the Admiral conferment ceremony, which is being broadcast live worldwide, it would be a bit embarrassing to waste another day or two with Kaido.
Even if they win in the end, it won't have the effect of deterring pirates.
Therefore, Rosen directly used his Bankai.
Moreover, it is the Bankai of the Twin Blades Zangetsu.
With a single strike of Tensa Zangetsu, he will give the world a small shock from the Shinigami.
"The gap! Is it really that big?"
"This guy is a monster."
"But it's still very frustrating to stop here!"
Upon hearing this, Kaido felt a surge of intense resentment.
This was not the battle I had anticipated.
As he expected.
It gets stronger with each battle, and can even beat up guys stronger than itself.
Instead of what we're doing now, where someone takes a knife and immediately kneels down, unable to get up.
"I couldn't even touch the hem of his clothes."
"I couldn't even touch him."
"What kind of one-on-one fight is this?"
Kaido clenched his fists tightly, roaring inwardly.
No one noticed.
Even he himself didn't notice.
Despite the repeated roars in his heart, the deep, bleeding wound on his chest that had brought him back to his original state suddenly stopped bleeding and began to heal.
Not only that.
The two cross-shaped scars that Kozuki Oden left on Kaido more than a decade ago, which have never healed, are now slowly disappearing.
Yes.
Whether it's a new injury, an old ailment, or even some scars that can't be erased, they are all disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Not only that.
Kaido, who had lost all the characteristics of his Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon form, suddenly had a golden glint in his pupils, which then transformed back into the vertical pupils of a dragon.
However, unlike before.
These eyes show no trace of human emotion, let alone reason.
This moment.
Kaido's eyes have lost all humanity, leaving only naked bestiality.
Or perhaps it's the nature of dragons.
And then...
Killing intent!
There was no reason whatsoever; it was simply a desire to kill all living things in front of him and destroy everything that moved.
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