Boom!
Wayne's body transformed into a streak of light resembling the aurora, then disappeared from Marineford in an instant.
Everyone in the plaza froze.
Even Admiral Akainu furrowed his brows deeply.
His face turned red with anger.
He didn't understand…
How did that small marine soldier escape the grip of magma?
He said coldly:
"A Devil Fruit…?"
But before he could pursue the matter further, Wayne had already vanished.
Somewhere near Marineford.
On a small nearby island.
Light slowly gathered in the air…
Then Wayne's body appeared.
He was breathing heavily.
"Damn it…"
"That idiot almost killed me for real!"
He lowered his gaze to his body.
A faint glow resembling the aurora still surrounded him.
He muttered:
"So this is… the Aurora Fruit."
But before he could celebrate—
He heard a lazy voice behind him.
"Yaaah…"
"What a troublesome situation."
Wayne froze.
He slowly turned around.
There, standing on a nearby rock, was a tall and slender man.
He wore a yellow striped suit.
Dark sunglasses.
Curly hair.
And a light beard around his chin.
Admiral Kizaru — Borsalino.
He spoke in a lazy tone:
"I didn't expect a small marine soldier to escape from Akainu."
Then he looked at Wayne.
"Your name… Wayne, right?"
Wayne's heart trembled.
"Damn it…"
"Why did this monster come too?!"
If he were only escaping from Akainu, he might have survived.
But now…
Standing before him was the user of the Light Fruit.
The fastest man in the Marines.
Kizaru slowly sighed.
"Admiral Akainu is very angry right now."
"So…"
He slowly raised his finger.
Golden light began gathering at its tip.
"Come with me quietly."
Wayne suddenly smiled.
"Old man…"
"Did you come here to drink tea with me?"
Kizaru paused for a moment.
Then said slowly:
"Yaaah…"
"How rude."
Suddenly—
Wayne's body turned into light and vanished.
But in the very next moment—
Whoosh!
Kizaru appeared directly in front of him.
Then—
BOOOM!
A powerful light kick struck Wayne and slammed him into the ground.
He crashed into the earth violently.
"Aaagh!"
Kizaru looked at him and said:
"Your speed isn't bad."
"But it's still far from the true speed of light."
Wayne gritted his teeth.
"Damn it…"
Even if he possessed a similar fruit…
Kizaru's combat experience was terrifying.
Wayne quickly got up and transformed into light again.
He vanished.
But—
Pew! Pew!
Two golden beams shot from Kizaru's fingers.
Lasers.
Boom!
One of them pierced Wayne's leg.
His body reappeared in the air.
Wayne screamed in pain.
"Aaah!"
Kizaru murmured with mild surprise:
"Oh?"
"You didn't die?"
But Wayne didn't stop.
He transformed into light again and fled at maximum speed.
Kizaru stared at the horizon.
"Yaaah…"
"Truly frightening speed."
Then he too disappeared in a flash of light.
In the sky above the sea.
Wayne was escaping at full speed.
But suddenly—
A golden light appeared in front of him.
Kizaru.
Wayne froze.
"How…?!"
"We're moving at the speed of light!"
"How is he catching me so easily?!"
At that moment—
Ding.
The system's voice returned.
"Choice activated."
Option One:
Surrender and return with Kizaru.
Reward: Intermediate Haki (Observation + Armament + Conqueror's).
Option Two:
Resist until death.
Reward: Transmigration to another world.
Option Three:
Completely anger Admiral Kizaru.
Keyword:
"Borsalino… have you ever been kicked by light?"
Reward: Rokushiki Technique – Level Six.
Wayne looked at the options.
He stayed silent for a second.
Then smiled.
"Become a Marine officer?"
"After Akainu tried to kill me?"
He shook his head.
"Impossible."
He raised his eyes toward Kizaru.
"I choose… option three."
Ding!
"Mission activated."
Kizaru was about to deliver another light kick.
But suddenly—
Wayne raised his hand.
"Wait!"
Kizaru paused slightly.
"Hmm?"
Wayne said with a wide smile:
"Admiral…"
"Your name is Borsalino… right?"
Kizaru slowly nodded.
Then Wayne suddenly said:
"Have you ever…"
"Been kicked by light?"
Kizaru's eyes widened slightly.
In the next moment—
Wayne's leg transformed into blazing white light.
Then—
BOOOOM!!!
A light-speed kick shot directly toward Kizaru.
At the same moment—
Ding!
"Mission completed."
"Reward: Rokushiki Technique."