[Note: The timeline in these chapters might be confusing, so here's a quick clarification: Kid and the others are still in the afternoon when Sabo arrives in Wano Country. By the time Caesar finishes dealing with Yamato's situation, it's already late at night, nearing dawn the next day. So at this point, neither Caesar nor Doflamingo are aware of the chaos in Wano. It won't be until the dead of night that Caesar receives Doflamingo's warning and rushes over.]
Kiku and Shinobu sprinted desperately, finally reaching the battlefield.
When they charged into the street and saw the head-sized spheres of flesh surrounding Kid, the dark crimson blood staining Boro Town's wide avenues—they froze in horror.
Shinobu recognized Kid immediately.
And then she spotted Law, standing atop a rooftop.
"Great news, Kiku! It's Kid and Law—they've come to take revenge on the Beast God Pirates! We can reclaim Wano Country!" Shinobu's face lit up with a smile as she scurried on her short legs toward Kid.
"Kid! Are you here for revenge? Kaido and his crew are long gone. The Beast God Pirates don't have many forces left here. We can wipe them out and restore Wano Country's." Shinobu grinned broadly on her round face.
Kid cast a cold glance at her without saying a word and strode straight toward the heart of Boro Town.
At the same time, scattered metal objects on the ground began to hum and levitate, one by one, floating above Kid's head.
They swiftly assembled into a massive, upper-body-only steel robot, its two enormous metal arms stretching out.
The broad arms spread wide, spanning the center of the street like two colossal guillotine blades.
As Kid advanced, they sliced through every building obstructing their path.
Shinobu froze, exclaiming, "Kid, what are you doing? There are only civilians there!"
Kiku gritted her teeth, her beautiful face twisting with anger as she surveyed the bloodstained ground and the grotesque, densely packed meatballs.
"Stop it, Kid!"
With a swift motion, Kiku unsheathed her sword and, without hesitation, slashed a blade of energy toward Kid.
A flash of malice crossed Kid's face as the metal robot above him swung its fist to block Kiku's attack.
Meanwhile, Kid himself raised a hand toward Kiku.
Whoosh!
Kiku's slender frame was yanked off the ground, her sword surging with immense force, propelling her straight at Kid.
"Magnetic Pull!"
Kid's eyes were icy, his fist already cloaked in black Armament Haki as he threw a punch at the incoming Kiku.
Though pulled forward by her sword, Kiku remained composed.
Mid-air, she first released her grip on the scabbard, letting it shoot like an arrow toward Kid's face.
The robot above Kid extended another arm to catch the flying scabbard.
"Iaido Slash!"
Kiku spun in the air, mustering all her strength to unleash a blinding slash of energy toward Kid.
Gripping the hilt with both hands, she aimed the blade's tip at Kid's forehead, coating the sword in black Armament Haki to partially negate Kid's ability.
Her feet dug into the ground, halting her momentum.
Unfazed by the intensity of Kiku's attack, Kid threw a punch straight into the dazzling sword light.
Clang!
A crack split across Kid's fist, blood spraying out.
But his expression remained unchanged as the colossal robot above him swung two terrifying fists down toward Kiku's head.
Shinobu looked on anxiously, bewildered by Kid's disregard for her.
Seeing Kiku and Kid clash, she couldn't stand idly by.
Though she wanted to cooperate with Kid, Kiku was still her comrade.
"Ripe-Ripe Fruit, Ripening Technique!"
Her plump figure vanished, reappearing in front of Kiku.
She waved her hands, releasing a strange energy to intercept Kid's descending fists.
Swish! Swish!
What happened next made Kid frown.
The massive arms of his assembled metal robot instantly rusted upon contact with Shinobu's ability, rapidly deteriorating further.
Countless interconnected pieces of steel rusted and aged, as iron filings devoid of magnetism scattered noisily across the ground.
"Kid! Stop this—we're comrades, don't you remember?" Shinobu retreated over a dozen steps, her face pale.
Though she had used the Ripe-Ripe Fruit's power to age the massive fist Kid swung at her, she couldn't suppress his raw strength or Haki.
"Shinobu!"
Kid remained silent, but Kiku couldn't hold back any longer, shouting.
"Shinobu, enough! We stopped being comrades with them long ago. Kid, you've lost your mind—look at what you've done! You've slaughtered thousands of Wano Country's samurai!"
Kiku's heart ached terribly.
Among those compressed into fleshy spheres were many warriors she had known personally.
Some had even received her guidance.
These samurai had come from all over the country—though not the most exceptional, they were all passionate young men who had volunteered to join the Queen's guard, protecting Wano's future hope.
One could say they were the very pillars of Wano's tomorrow.
Yet now, they had been reduced to grotesque balls of flesh, their deaths unspeakably horrific.
Kiku's heart bled, the pain as sharp as a blade's edge.
"Kid! You're even more despicable than Kaido!"
The corners of Kiku's eyes split as her blade erupted with unprecedented sharpness, its brilliant white light flooding the entire street, nearly blinding to behold.
"Iaido—Remnant Snow!"
Gripping her sword with both hands, Kiku channeled all her strength into her arms, her long hair whipping wildly as the blade's arc shot past Shinobu, aiming straight for Kid's neck.
Without hesitation, Kid's eyes burned with bloodthirst.
Though he had once fought side by side with Kiku, now his heart seethed with hatred and fury toward everyone in Wano.
Especially after learning that Hiyori, Oden's daughter—the very person they had risked their lives to protect and fight Kaido and Linlin for—had become the wife of Caesar, the man responsible for the deaths of all his comrades.
This knowledge had ignited an endless inferno of rage within Kid.
Consumed by fury, Kid wanted to tear everything before him to shreds.
Spreading his arms wide, powerful forces of repulsion and attraction intertwined, weaving together into a terrifying power.
"Electromagnetic Cannon!!"
Kid clapped his hands together, and the steel prosthetic limb on his left arm detached from the wound, shooting like a cannonball toward Kiku's incoming blade.
The prosthetic crackled with electricity, its aura eerily reminiscent of Conqueror's Haki Coating, radiating dreadful pressure.
BOOM!
A deafening explosion followed as Kid's Electromagnetic Cannon obliterated Kiku's slash with terrifying force, gouging a massive trench into the earth and engulfing both Kiku and Shinobu in the blast, sending them flying dozens of meters away.
Back then, even Linlin's famed "Iron Balloon" defense had failed to withstand this attack—its destructive power was undeniable.
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