"Captain Buggy… y-you… what on earth is wrong with you?!"
"T-t-t-t—what is that sound?! Why does hearing it make my whole body feel like it's being crushed by an invisible mountain?!"
"The world's strongest Captain Buggy—how can you kneel before a rookie pirate?! Ah! Our faith… our faith has completely shattered!!"
The moment the words fell—
Thud!
The entire Buggy Pirates crew—including Vice-Captain Mohji and Chief of Staff Cabaji—dropped to their knees in unison!
"Captain Buggy! We don't know why, but when we hear that t-t-t-t sound, our legs just won't listen to us anymore! We—we'll kneel with you!"
Sure enough—what kind of captain you have is exactly what kind of crew you get.
Under the overwhelming intimidation of Tsuneo's Emperor Engine, the entire Buggy Pirates collapsed to their knees!
"Big Boss! Please—please spare our entire pirate crew!"
At the same time
The Akatsuki elites standing behind Tsuneo were completely dumbfounded.
No joke.
The Buggy they had unanimously acknowledged as a terrifying powerhouse…
The opponent they were fully prepared to fight to the death…
Knelt.
Knelt before their captain
The man they revered like a god.
And the most unbelievable part?
From start to finish, they never once saw Captain Tsuneo make a move.
All he did…
Was emit that relentless tut-tut-tut-tut sound from his body.
It was too bizarre.
Too overwhelming.
So this was it…
What their captain had shown them before was merely one fragment of his god-like power—and that alone had already made them obey without question.
Just how many divine abilities was Captain Tsuneo still hiding?!
In an instant
Every elite present grew even more respectful… and even more fearful of him.
"Yo, yo—what a lively scene we've got here."
"A former apprentice from the Pirate King's ship—Clown Buggy. Even in the East Blue, you're considered a pretty big deal…"
"And yet you're kneeling before a freshly debuted rookie pirate?"
Suddenly
Three figures stepped out from behind the crowd.
Each of them wore the Marine's specially tailored, wind-catching coats
The kind that billowed dramatically no matter where they walked.
Anyone with eyes could tell
These were Marine heavyweights.
The three were none other than:
The newly appointed Marine Admiral Kizaru,
and his two most trusted subordinates
Vice Admirals Momousagi and Chaton.
"Marine Vice Admiral Borsalino?! Y-you—why are you here?!"
Buggy recognized him instantly.
The moment he laid eyes on Kizaru, Buggy's eyeballs nearly popped out of their sockets.
"Oh, Clown Buggy~ I regret to inform you—starting today, you should address me as Marine Admiral Kizaru instead~"
"What?! Admiral?! One of the three highest combat powers of Marine Headquarters?!"
To Buggy, even a Vice Admiral was an existence beyond defeat.
And now
That Vice Admiral had become one of the Marines' absolute top forces.
"You've gotta be kidding me!"
"First, the world's most dangerous rookie pirate shows up
then one of the newly appointed Marine Admirals appears right after!"
"This is the East Blue, damn it—the weakest sea!"
"You didn't plan this together, did you?!"
"I already fled from the Grand Line back to the East Blue, and I still run into both a monster rookie pirate and a Marine Admiral?!"
"Did the world screw up somewhere?!"
Clown Buggy completely lost faith in reality.
Meanwhile
The Akatsuki elites behind Tsuneo once again furrowed their brows, expressions turning cautious.
Another top-tier powerhouse?
Someone even Buggy deeply feared?
Marine Admiral?
They remembered now.
Captain Tsuneo had once mentioned that in this Great Pirate Era, there were two supreme factions—
Pirates and Marines.
And the Marines' highest combat force…
Were the Admirals.
Power that surpassed even Kage-level.
This time, facing the newly appointed Admiral Kizaru
The Akatsuki elites appeared wary.
But still
The only ones who truly inspired deep fear in them…
Were Tsuneo
And Buggy.
Even Admiral Kizaru didn't qualify.
After all
They were the Akatsuki
The ultimate villains of the ninja world.
Aside from Tsuneo and Buggy, whose very presence carried supreme "kingly aura"
Any other powerhouse only ignited their desire to fight.
[Lifesaver]Kisame Hoshigaki:
"Hehehe… a Marine Admiral, huh? Facing the world's highest combat force—my blade's been starving for this!"
In a flash
Kisame swung Samehada, leapt forward, and brought his massive blade down in a vicious strike toward Admiral Kizaru!
"Light-Speed Kick."
Kizaru responded lazily, lifting his leg and kicking out.
He hadn't taken them seriously at all.
After all
They were just rookie pirates.
And the one charging at him didn't even look like the captain.
Just a low-level underling from a newbie crew
How could he possibly
Holy shit—he's strong!
In an instant
When Kisame and Kizaru collided, both men frowned deeply at the same time.
With just one exchange
They each realized something terrifying:
The other's strength was no weaker than their own.
At that moment
The Akatsuki elites were stunned.
As expected of a Marine Admiral
The top combat force of this world!
Even Kisame, the so-called "Tailed Beast Without a Tail," couldn't overwhelm him instantly!
But compared to them
Kizaru was even more shocked.
What the hell?!
Even a random underling can fight me head-on?!
Then just how monstrous is their captain
That rookie pirate Tsuneo
The one even Garp and Fleet Admiral Sengoku deeply fear?!
No wonder he's called the world's most dangerous rookie pirate!
This is bad.
Really bad.
For the first time
Admiral Kizaru's face twisted into an unmistakably awkward expression.
To be continued…
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