Chapter 92: Chapter 92: Admiral Kizaru Attacks! Eden: Kizaru, have you ever been punched by a spatial fist?!
"Camie!!"
The first thing Luffy did after jumping off the Flying Fish Rider was to shout Camie's name throughout the entire auction hall.
"Luffy!"
Camie, in turn, noticed Luffy descending from the sky and excitedly opened her arms.
"Luffy, you need to protect your own friends," Eden said, casually tossing Camie from his arms towards him.
"Eh?!"
"He-he threw her!"
As Camie soared through the air, Hachi and Pappag cried out in panic.
"Pappag, Hachi! Camie can fly!" Camie screamed, carving a beautiful arc through the air before being firmly caught by Luffy's outstretched arms.
"Ah..."
"It's Big Brother Eden!!" Luffy placed Camie down beside him and waved at Eden in the distance.
"Luffy, you know Big Brother Eden?" Camie asked Luffy once she was safe.
"Yeah."
"Big Brother Eden and I belong to the same wizard guild. We're comrades."
"I can't believe you were saved by Big Brother Eden, Camie. That's great," Luffy said with a firm nod.
"A wizard guild?"
Upon hearing Luffy say the magical name "wizard guild," both Camie and Pappag's eyes lit up with sparkling stars. "What's that?!" they asked excitedly.
"What is a wizard guild?"
"Hmm, how do I put it?!"
"It's probably the freest place in the entire universe," Luffy answered truthfully, recalling the feeling the Fairy Tail guild gave him.
"The freest place?!"
Camie and Pappag wore looks of deep yearning upon hearing this.
Elsewhere, Nami was standing in front of a burly man who had a bandage on his head and didn't dare to face her directly. She looked him up and down, then raised an eyebrow. "I've found it strange since a moment ago. You... wouldn't happen to be Hachi, would you?!"
"Sorry, Nami, you've got the wrong person."
"I'm not that scoundrel from the former Fish-Man Pirates, a subordinate of Big Brother Arlong," Hachi said, his body visibly trembling under Nami's questioning. He backed away slowly, shaking his head.
To this, Lucy deadpanned, "Haven't you already exposed yourself?!"
"Oh?"
"Nami-swan, you know Hachi?"
"His takoyaki is the best in the world," Sanji said, seeming to have noticed something. He sidled up to Nami and introduced Hachi.
"Takoyaki balls?"
"If I get the chance, I'll definitely have to try them."
"Don't you agree, Hachi~?" Nami's eyes glinted with a dangerous light as she looked at Hachi with a smile that didn't reach her eyes.
"Of course," Hachi nodded vigorously.
"So, how is Arlong doing?" Nami's tone suddenly shifted.
"Big Brother Arlong has been killed."
"I was the only one saved by Boss Jinbe. I opened the takoyaki shop I always dreamed of," Hachi answered truthfully.
"And you said you weren't Hachi!" Nami said, walking right up to him and forcefully peeling the bandage off his head, revealing the iconic sun crest of the Sun Pirates.
"I've been tricked!"
In a panic, Hachi revealed all his arms. He covered the symbol on his forehead while apologizing to Nami, "I'm sorry, Boss Nami, I was really wrong."
To this, Lucy continued her commentary from the side, "No, no, it's not a matter of being tricked. You already exposed yourself just now, Mr. Not-So-Bright Fish-Man."
"In the former Fish-Man Pirates, besides the lucky few of us, almost everyone, including Big Brother Arlong, was killed by Eden," Hachi said, then dropped to his knees with a thump, begging for mercy.
"Forget it. Since Arlong has paid with his life, my grudge with the Fish-Man Pirates ends here," Nami said with a great deal of emotion.
"So you're saying you're going to forgive me?!" Hachi's face lit up with excitement.
"I never said I'd forgive you!" Nami sneered, threatening him. "I'm considering whether I should have Eden turn you into takoyaki."
"Takoyaki?!"
"Nooo!" Hachi cried, clutching his head in panic.
"Takoyaki?!"
At that moment, Happy appeared by Hachi's side. Even though Robin had covered his eyes and ears, he had somehow, through pure instinct, sensed that Hachi was an octopus.
Happy drooled as he approached Hachi, sniffing him vigorously. "I love takoyaki," he declared.
"Need a hand?"
"I love making takoyaki," Natsu said, lighting a fire in his hands, eager to get started.
Yes, Natsu and Happy were a duo that just loved to fan the flames.
"Takoyaki isn't good."
"Fresh octopus, of course, should be made into sashimi," Gray chimed in, a cold aura emanating from his hands.
"Nooo!" Hachi was on the verge of tears. He was going to be chopped to pieces.
"If you don't want to be made into takoyaki, then go get me pearls to pay off your debt! It should be easy for you Fish-Men to gather pearls, right?" Nami seized the opportunity, striking while the iron was hot and extorting Hachi loudly.
"Y-yes."
"I understand, Boss Nami."
"I will do exactly as you command," Hachi nodded vigorously, tears streaming down his face.
"Nami, are you sure about this?"
"You must have had quite a grudge against him, right?!" the observant Robin asked, coming to Nami's side.
"If it were any other Fish-Man, of course it wouldn't be this simple."
"But if it's Hachi, just scaring him a little is enough."
"Hachi is a simple guy; he wouldn't hurt anyone."
"The Fish-Man Pirates were never the right place for him. Maybe being a takoyaki shop owner is the best job for Hachi," Nami said, shaking her head. She looked at Hachi, who was now overwhelmed with gratitude for her mercy, and spoke softly.
"Big Brother Eden, I absolutely must introduce you. This is the newest member of our Straw Hat crew, my shipwright, Franky."
At this moment, Luffy was like a child who had found a rare treasure and had to show it off to his friends, introducing the new member of their crew to Eden.
"SUPERRR~"
Franky struck his signature pose and looked at Eden. "I never would have thought! The Straw Hat crew and the famous 'Fifth Emperor' Eden are partners?!"
"Franky, you know Eden?" Luffy asked, looking at Franky beside him.
"The famous Fifth Emperor of the Sea, who doesn't know him?"
"Besides, Eden did us a huge favor in Water 7," Franky answered truthfully.
"A huge favor?!" Luffy looked at Franky, confused.
"Eden helped us clean out the undercover agents the World Government sent to Water 7," Franky explained the events of the Enies Lobby incident in a very concise way.
"That's great! This way, we're all acquaintances," Luffy said excitedly.
Elsewhere, Brook had appeared before Nami, Robin, and Lucy. He looked at them with a straight face and asked, "My beautiful ladies, may I see the 'panties' you are wearing today?!"
"..."
Lucy, Nami, and Robin fell silent.
"Go to hell, you pervert!"
Subsequently, Brook was on the receiving end of Nami's friend-targeting Conqueror's Haki fist, Robin's Seis Fleur bone-breaking combo, and then two hard kicks from Lucy.
"Cough, cough."
"So brutal," Brook said, lying on the ground.
"Anyway, Camie has been rescued. We should probably get ready to head to the New World, right?" Zoro, who had been silent until now, reminded the chatting group. For some reason, a bad feeling had begun to rise in the depths of Zoro's heart.
"What a lively bunch!"
Just then, a white-haired old man, leading a group of slaves who were supposed to be auctioned off but had now been rescued, strode out from the backstage of the auction hall. The giant slave was tightly gripping the half-dead auctioneer, the famous Mr. Disco.
"Allow me to introduce you all."
"This is one of the right-hand men of the 'Pirate King' Gol D. Roger, the famous 'Dark King' Rayleigh."
When Eden saw the old man, Rayleigh, emerge from backstage, he immediately went over and introduced him to everyone present.
"What? You're the 'Dark King' Rayleigh?"
Upon learning Rayleigh's identity, everyone's eyes widened in shock.
"Oh ho?!"
"The great senior who knows the exact location of Laugh Tale?"
"In other words, maybe we don't need to go through the trouble of collecting the Poneglyphs. We could find out the location of Laugh Tale directly and have 'ONE PIECE' all to ourselves," Kid, who had been watching the show from his seat, said. His eyebrow shot up, his eyes narrowed, and he scrutinized Rayleigh, clearly pondering something.
"Hehe."
Rayleigh just chuckled lightly and looked silently in Kid's direction.
For a moment, Rayleigh and Kid's gazes met in mid-air.
With just a single look that lasted less than a second, Kid was defeated. Cold sweat beaded on his forehead as he thought, "As expected of the right-hand man of the 'Pirate King' Gol D. Roger! This overwhelming strength is no joke! If I had made a move just now, I would have been instantly defeated, wouldn't I?!"
"Hahahaha..."
"But this is even better!"
"If this world isn't big enough, I'd find it boring," Kid said to himself.
"By the way, everyone."
"If we don't retreat now, it'll be too late."
"The fact that a Celestial Dragon was killed is a huge incident."
"I'm afraid the World Government is about to dispatch a Marine Admiral. When that happens, none of us here will be able to escape," Law once again brought up the matter of an immediate retreat after Zoro's advice to leave had fallen on deaf ears.
After all, having two Celestial Dragons killed on the Sabaody Archipelago was a once-in-a-century event. The World Government and the Marines would absolutely not let this go.
"Relax."
"Even though we're close to the World Government, it still takes some time for a Marine Admiral to get here."
"So there should still be time for everyone to escape."
"As long as you defeat the Marines surrounding the auction house, you can leave at your leisure," Rayleigh said softly, holding his flask.
"No."
Law shook his head helplessly, rubbing his forehead. "If we had only killed one Celestial Dragon here, then we would indeed have time to escape."
"After all, it takes some time for an Admiral to travel from Marine Headquarters to the Sabaody Archipelago."
"But the problem is..." Law paused, then looked at Natsu, who was acting as if none of this concerned him. "This guy already killed a Celestial Dragon outside the Peninsula Restaurant on Grove 24 just a little while ago."
"Eh?!"
"Why didn't you say something so important earlier?!"
In a daze, all the pirates in the hall froze, then turned to question Law loudly.
"You didn't ask!" Law said helplessly.
Hey, he wasn't the one who killed the Celestial Dragon! How did he end up taking the blame?
VWOOM!
However, just as everyone was in shock...
A brilliant golden light flashed in the auction hall, and a man with a particularly sleazy face, wearing a well-fitting yellow suit and a "Justice" coat, appeared before them with his hands in his pockets.
"Yo~"
"All you sea trash are here~" the man said, greeting the crowd.
"This is bad!"
"It's Marine Admiral 'Kizaru' Borsalino!!"
The moment the man appeared, whether it was Law's crew or Kid's crew, their minds went blank. They froze on the spot before their comrades' shouts snapped them back to reality, and they all assumed a defensive stance.
"Ehh~"
"Isn't this the 300 million bounty Supernova, 'Captain' Kid?"
"And Law and Luffy with 200 million, Zoro and Killer with 100 million?!"
"So many Supernovas! How terrifying~"
"But I'm not here to cause trouble for you today. You can all just leave on your own," 'Kizaru' Borsalino said nonchalantly after his gaze swept over the Straw Hat, Law, and Kid crews.
"What are you talking about?"
"How could I abandon my comrades and run away?" Luffy roared at 'Kizaru'.
"Comrades?"
"I see~"
"So you and the 'Fifth Emperor' Eden are comrades?"
"Now that's something not in the intelligence reports~" Borsalino asked, looking at Luffy.
"That's right," Luffy answered without hesitation.
"Alright, Luffy."
"You should take your crew and leave this place for now."
"You're not ready to deal with this guy yet," Eden interrupted Luffy's impassioned speech and waved his hand dismissively, signaling for Luffy to leave and not get in the way.
"Huh?"
"I'm trying to help you, Eden!" Luffy said angrily, having seen the disdain in Eden's eyes.
"Alright, alright."
"Hurry up and get out of here!"
"You can come back and help me when you're stronger."
"Remember, Luffy, as a pirate captain, as the leader of a wizard team, you must protect the lives of every member of your team."
"Never let them fall into any danger. That is your responsibility," Eden said, patting Luffy's head. After informing him of his duties as captain and leader, he gestured for Luffy to leave quickly.
"Captain and leader?!"
"Eden, I understand what you mean," Luffy said after deep consideration. He made his decision and chose to leave with his crew.
"Luffy, are we really just going to leave like this?!" Usopp asked, looking at the silent Luffy walking towards the exit of the auction house.
"They're still too strong for us right now."
"To fight them, we have to become stronger," Luffy nodded firmly and said to his crew, "What we need to do now is get out of here! That's how we can help Eden and the others."
"Right, Captain."
After receiving Luffy's resolute answer, both Sanji and Zoro smiled and nodded firmly. They all knew in their hearts that Luffy had truly grown up.
"Then, Eden, we'll be in touch."
At the same time, Law pressed down on his hat. Before leaving, he gave a slight nod to Eden in the distance.
Yes, as someone who had been with Doflamingo for a long time, Law naturally knew just how ridiculously strong a Marine Admiral was.
"Let's go."
As for Kid, although he was reluctant, facing the overwhelmingly powerful Borsalino, he had no choice but to retreat from the auction house with his men.
"Yo, 'Kizaru'~ You're quite sensible, aren't you?!"
"Letting these young people leave just like that?!"
"Without trying to stop them at all?"
After all the young pirates had left the auction house, Eden finally turned to Admiral 'Kizaru' and asked with a smile.
"Ehh~"
"Don't you worry, Eden~"
"Not a single one of them is getting away~"
"After all, I'm not the only one who came to subjugate you this time~" 'Kizaru' Borsalino said with a punchable grin.
"Take this! Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"
The moment Borsalino finished speaking, Natsu had already ignited his fist and charged straight at him.
VWOOM!
However, Borsalino was not Kuzan. He had no intention of standing still and getting hit. The moment Natsu was about to touch him, his body instantly turned into light and vanished.
"What?"
It seemed to be the first time Natsu had encountered someone who could turn into light. He missed completely, a shocked look on his face.
"Speed is power."
"Have you ever been kicked at the speed of light?"
Just as Natsu was at a loss, Borsalino's leg was already in front of him. The tip of his shoe seemed to be touching Natsu's face, and the hairs on Natsu's face could already feel the heat and power of the light.
VWOOM!
BOOM!!
In an instant, a golden light flashed. Borsalino's kick carved a huge trench in the ground... and directly shattered the wall of the auction house in the distance, destroying the hundreds-of-meters-tall Grove 1 Yarukiman Mangrove, which was several kilometers away.
"Ah..."
Outside, Luffy, Law, and Kid, who had just left the auction house, froze on the spot as they stared at the nearly-severed mangrove tree. "No matter how you look at it, that's a bit too exaggerated, isn't it?"
"Just what level is the fight inside?" Zoro's eye twitched as he tightly gripped the swords at his waist, speaking helplessly.
Inside the auction hall.
Buruburuburu...
Click~
Borsalino silently answered the Den Den Mushi in his pocket.
The moment it connected, a roar came from the other side: "Uncle, what the hell are you doing?! Are you trying to destroy the entire Sabaody Archipelago?!"
"Oh, Sentomaru~"
"Sorry about that! I'm in the middle of a fight here~"
"The enemy is... much stronger than I imagined~" Borsalino said helplessly after retracting his kick, looking at the completely unscathed Natsu standing next to Eden.
"Natsu, without activating your Lightning Flame Dragon Mode!"
"It's still too early for you to take on this guy. Just leave him to me," Eden said, then looked at Borsalino in the distance.
"That?"
"Does this old man need to lend a hand?"
At this moment, the 'Dark King' Rayleigh, who had been watching the show, slowly drew the sword he had casually snatched.
"Eh? The 'Dark King' Rayleigh?"
"And the 'Sea Emperor' Eden?"
"Fighting two monsters at the same time is too much for this old man."
"I hope Vice Admiral Erza can hurry up a little."
"Otherwise, this old man will just have to run away," Borsalino said, cold sweat pouring down his forehead as he looked at Rayleigh and Eden.
Yes, he, Borsalino, only got paid one Admiral's salary per month. Why should he have to fight both Eden and Rayleigh at the same time?! It wasn't worth it at all, was it?
"Cut the crap."
Eden said, swinging his fist towards the empty air.
"Hm?" Borsalino looked at Eden's punch, a confused expression on his face.
BOOM!
Before Borsalino could figure it out, Eden's fist, which had been nearly a hundred meters away at the back of the hall, seemed to cross space itself and slammed into his face, sending him flying.
"Kizaru, have you ever been punched by a spatial fist?" Eden asked with a smile.
Meanwhile, just as the other Supernovas thought they were about to escape from the Sabaody Archipelago...
A female knight with long scarlet hair, exuding a heroic aura, blocked the path of everyone trying to leave.
That woman was none other than Marine Vice Admiral Candidate Erza Scarlet. Her gaze was firm as she looked at all the Supernovas present and said coldly, "Don't worry, not a single one of you will escape from here."
"Uhh..."
Upon seeing the newcomer, 'Red Flag' Drake's face was drenched in a waterfall of cold sweat. He thought to himself, "Has anyone informed Vice Admiral Erza that I'm actually a Marine undercover agent?"
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