"Hey, hey, this kind of aura, is it real..."
Kizaru squinted his eyes, "Has that kid gotten stronger after entering the New World... No wonder Sakazuki spent an entire night and couldn't capture him."
In his view.
The young man named Shano, with arms crossed, stood at the ship's bow, his black hair wildly fluttering in the fierce wind.
The oppressive feeling rushing at him was nearly tangible, even the surrounding air felt thick and heavy.
As the distance closed and their gazes locked, Kizaru saw with his own eyes the excitement rising in Shano's eyes, his mouth gradually stretching into a grin—
"Arriving so early, old monkey!"
Shano reached toward the back of his head with his right hand, laughing heartily, "After two months, we finally meet again. Here's a welcome gift, take it well!!!"
Buzz!
The moment the Tachi "Masamune" was unsheathed, heaven and earth changed color!
Black and red lightning entwined around the blade like a swimming dragon, Supreme King Haki erupted immensely, and the sea surface within a kilometer instantly sank, forming a massive spherical vacuum!
The next instant, the Tachi swung horizontally!
"Kamusari—!"
Scarlet Sword Qi burst from the blade's edge, like an awakened ancient behemoth breaking free from its shackles, where Sword Qi passed, the seawater rolled back on both sides, forcibly ripped open a vacuum pathway hundreds of meters long!
"This is..."
Kizaru's heart trembled violently, the laziness on his face vanished instantly, replaced by solemnity.
That dazzling sword light almost dyed the entire world in his view in scarlet.
It's Red Hair... No, it's that Pirate King, Gold Roger's ultimate technique!
Kizaru's wrinkled skin twitched wildly; his subconscious first reaction was to prepare for elementalized evasion.
But he suddenly realized he was aboard a warship.
He could dodge, but could this fleet dodge?
Only endure it!
Kizaru took a deep breath, brilliant golden light frantically gathered in the palm of his hand, his whole body rose into the air, arms crossed before his chest:
"Yasakani no Magatama!"
Countless dazzling light bullets poured out like a storm, colliding with the horizontally slashing Scarlet Sword Qi in mid-air!
Boom—!!!
A thunderous explosion echoed to the skies, the shockwaves raised towering waves, making the entire area around Dressrosa tremble violently.
Such an astonishing commotion made King Liku and others watching on the giant rocks of Tokushima Island take a cold gasp;
It also alerted some guys in the sea nearby who had been following the Tokushima Island situation—
...
In the northwest direction, about dozens of nautical miles away.
A red airship embroidered with "WE NEWS" lettering was leisurely drifting over the vast sea.
This was Morgans' vehicle, equipped inside with an editorial department, a small printing factory... ready to transform into a mobile headquarters for the World Economic News Agency.
At this moment.
On the airship's deck, a white albatross wearing a suit and a hat was holding a binocular, excitedly observing the distant happenings.
"Big news! Big news!"
Morgans was so excited his feathers were trembling, "To be able to witness the battle between these two guys, it was worth coming here personally!"
The Navy's fleet surrounded Dressrosa, this sudden event, initially spread very slowly.
But after five days of fermentation, all major forces in the New World, including the Four Emperors, have received the news.
And the World Economic News Agency undoubtedly got the news first, having been informed three days ago, Morgans immediately started calculating and speculating.
King Liku persisted for five days and still didn't plan to compromise?
Why?
Who gave him the confidence?
He keenly sensed something unusual; such a strong stand by a mere affiliated nation's king in front of the World Government must rely on powerful support.
But...
He initially thought one of the Four Emperors would come, but the result was extremely unexpected.
It was Shano who came.
—Which suited him even better!
Human nature loves newness and hates the old.
The kid named Shano is currently the most watched figure by the public, now that he is the protagonist, the audience would rather watch him than the old Four Emperors!
And his newspaper will just sell better!
"Continue to get closer! A little closer, it's still far from enough to capture satisfying close-ups at this distance!"
Morgans turned his head, laughing heartily as he issued the order.
He is the emperor of the Underworld, known as a miser, but more importantly, a genuine journalist!
As a journalist, not capturing the best photos to reciprocate the readers' support is unthinkable!
...
Meanwhile.
In a more distant sea.
A giant pirate ship shaped like a white whale was slowly sailing on the calm sea.
"Pops!"
Marco hung up the Radio Snail, quickly walked to the center of the deck and said solemnly to the man sitting on the giant chair:
"News from Dressrosa has brought the latest urgent information; Admiral Kizaru suddenly moved, accompanied by the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Enel."
"And the reason for raising the specifications to this level is because that man... the World's No.1 Sword Master Shano, along with his chiefs, headed straight to Dressrosa."
"Oh?"
Whitebeard slightly raised his eyes, showing a little surprise.
As a remnant surviving from the old era, he has always been most concerned and vigilant about the expansion actions of the Navy Headquarters in the New World.
Dressrosa's geographical position is special; under any circumstance, he wouldn't allow it to entirely fall into the World Government's hands and become the Navy's outpost.