Chapter 412: Kai Was Defeated!
Amidst the horrified gazes of the crew, Ryuunosuke and Kai clashed again and again, their blows so fast they blurred into streaks of light.
Having seen through Kai's deceptive magic, Meliodas had quickly passed this knowledge on to Ryuunosuke.
"Deception, huh?" Ryuunosuke's tone was calm, though his eyes burned with focus. "An interesting ability. But if you think you can slip free from the Dragon Hunter Pirates with parlor tricks alone… you're mistaken."
Holy power surged from him, radiant and oppressive.
Magic and holy power stood at odds, two forces that could not coexist. Ryuunosuke's holy energy was unlike any ordinary priest's blessing—it was pure, refined through Ban's teachings and tempered by the system itself. To a being like Kai, steeped in magic, it was poison.
"Impossible…" Kai's expression twisted in disbelief as the aura burned against his skin. "How can you wield such power!? That race… they don't belong in this world!"
He had felt traces of holy energy in Ryuunosuke before but dismissed them as inconsequential. Never had he imagined this man could master it. And now, faced with the purity of it, his arrogance wavered.
"Roy!" Kai suddenly screamed, panic cracking his voice. "Are you really going to sit there and watch me die? If you do, don't expect us to help you later!"
Ryuunosuke's eyes narrowed. Roy?
From the moment the battle began, his Observation Haki had swept the area. He had detected no other presences. Yet now Kai was calling out to a name he recognized—a name that chilled the sea breeze itself.
Roy. One of the highest figures of the World Government. A man who stood as an equal before Im.
"Kai," a smooth voice replied. "I've already told you—I won't intervene. I'm here to observe, nothing more. Captain Ryuunosuke, you don't need to worry about me attacking. Treat me as a bystander enjoying the show."
Space rippled at the edge of the battlefield, and a figure stepped through.
Roy appeared, tall and unnervingly composed. At his side stood Blueno of CP, though the man's frame was grotesquely altered—his body doubled in size, his aura warped and monstrous.
"Roy!" Kai cried out. "I'm your brother, and you—"
"No." Roy's cold smile cut him off. "The moment you lost my support, you ceased to be my brother. If the tables were turned, you'd watch me fall with that same smile."
Kai's face twisted, torn between fury and despair.
Ryuunosuke, meanwhile, sat down casually, pulling out a bag of popcorn from who knew where. "Well, well… looks like we've stumbled into a family drama."
"Puff!"
Before the humor could settle, Roy struck. His arm stretched from a pocket of space, aiming directly for Ryuunosuke's head.
The timing was flawless—just as the conversation lulled, just as Ryuunosuke appeared distracted.
The blow landed.
In an instant, Ryuunosuke's head shattered like glass.
The crew gasped. Striking the head was the surest way to kill. But Roy's smirk froze.
The body before him dissolved into grains of golden sand, scattering into the wind. An afterimage.
"Tch."
A voice came from behind. "Not bad acting skills. But the auras you both carry? They're too alike. This whole charade… it's nothing but a ploy to weaken my guard."
Ryuunosuke's hand clamped down on Blueno's throat. With a crushing twist, he snapped the man's neck.
"Boom!"
A surge of energy rippled outward. From Blueno's corpse, a Devil Fruit manifested in Ryuunosuke's palm.
"This power really is convenient," he said, studying the fruit with a smile. "Ban's gift just keeps on giving."
The Snatching ability—an esoteric power that stripped the essence of a fallen foe—had proven its worth once again.
Roy clicked his tongue, annoyance flashing across his face. "I warned you, Kai. Cross the Dragon Hunters and you court disaster. And now, thanks to your foolishness, I've been dragged into this mess as well."
His words dripped with disdain, yet beneath them was a grudging respect. The Dragon Hunter Pirates had not only survived encounters with the World Government—they had grown even stronger. And Ryuunosuke himself… his growth defied reason.
Roy's sharp eyes lingered on him. "Tsk. Testing me already, are you?"
"You talk too much," Ryuunosuke interrupted coldly. "Leave Sevian behind, and you two can go."
Kai stiffened. "Leave my little cutie? Never—"
"I don't mind," Roy cut in smoothly. "I'm leaving."
With that, his form blurred, dissolving into shadow. Within moments, even his presence was gone.
Silence hung heavy. Only Kai and Sevian remained before the Dragon Hunter Pirates.
"Lord Kai, don't abandon me!" Sevian cried, desperation cracking his voice. "I'll be obedient—I'll do anything—just don't leave me here!"
Sevian knew what this meant. Roy had abandoned him. The man ruthless enough to found the World Government, ruthless even to himself, had decided Sevian wasn't worth saving.
If Kai left as well, his fate was sealed.
"Ahhh… I truly don't want to give up on you, my darling cutie," Kai said, his smile brittle. "But you see the situation, don't you? There's nothing I can do."
And just like that, Kai vanished, his form dissolving into the ether.
Sevian was left trembling, abandoned by the very ones he thought untouchable. His face twisted with despair as the Dragon Hunter Pirates closed in.
The crew exchanged glances. Another so-called Guardian had fallen short before their captain's holy power.
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