Boom!
Kaboom!
A massive mechanical arm slammed down, blotting out the sky.
The high platform of the On Air Pirates—home of Supernova Scratchmen Apoo—was instantly shattered.
Debris and bodies rained down like a landslide.
Dust choked the air. Screams of injured pirates echoed across the plaza.
"Damn you, Kid! You bastard—
You seriously dared to attack me?
You think I'm some weakling you can just push around?!"
A voice filled with fury and panting rang out from the dust cloud.
With a bounty near 200 million Belly, Apoo wasn't some random weakling.
Even against the post-timeskip Kid, he wasn't going to go down that easily.
Swoosh!
Apoo leapt from the thick haze of dust.
"Sound Cannon — EXPLOSION!!"
Battle Music: Start!
He activated his Paramecia Sound-Sound Fruit ability.
The same power that once blew Kizaru off his feet and made Luffy's eyes roll white.
Deadly sound waves burst from Apoo—
But...
Against Kid?
It was completely ineffective.
Kid never even looked at him—
Let alone reacted.
After destroying the On Air Pirates' sector,
Kid's monstrous mechanical arm shifted targets—
And slammed down toward the Hawkins Pirates.
"Kid, you maniac! What's your problem?! I didn't even provoke you!"
shouted the shocked Magician Basil Hawkins.
But Hawkins didn't panic—he was already prepared.
Right before the strike landed, he scattered his forces—
And personally dodged the attack with minimal effort.
The blow?
A distraction.
The real threat came from behind.
"Decapitation Cyclone Slash!!!"
Without warning, Killer, the Massacre Soldier, struck.
His scythe arms spun like a whirlwind,
cutting across Hawkins at blistering speed.
Spectators saw dozens of voodoo dolls drop from Hawkins' body—
Each one absorbing fatal wounds in his place.
At the same time—
screams erupted across the plaza.
Civilians, pirate grunts, even random bystanders were all struck by invisible pain.
They were the unlucky scapegoats.
Victims of Hawkins' Paramecia Wara Wara no Mi (Straw-Straw Fruit) and his damage transfer ability.
"ENOUGH!!!"
Hawkins roared, finally losing his cool.
Gone was the calm and calculated Magician.
"Goma no So!!!"
His body twisted and expanded.
A grotesque transformation unfolded—
Turning him into a straw-clad miniature giant.
"Killer!
I thought you were the rational one!
Not another lunatic like your captain!"
He swung massive straw fists, launching a barrage of deadly five-inch nails.
Fwip fwip fwip!
They sliced through the air, zeroing in on Killer.
"Oh ho ho ho ho—!"
Killer just laughed—
loudly, maniacally.
His scythe arms spun, blocking every nail with precision.
"Such an ugly laugh...
Is this why you always wore that helmet?"
Hawkins sneered.
"To hide your hideous cackling?"
If he'd said that a few weeks ago,
Killer might've lost control.
But now?
After eating a faulty SMILE Fruit, Killer had no choice but to laugh forever.
That shame? He'd already accepted it.
"Oh ho ho ho ho—!"
Haki surged around Killer's arms.
"Sonic Scythe Cyclone — Ultra High-Speed Slash!!!"
His body spun like a jet turbine,
blades tearing through the air with shrieking intensity.
"Screw this!
You're all insane!!"
Hawkins braced for impact.
But as one of the Top 5 Supernovas, he couldn't afford to fall behind.
If he backed down now,
how could he ever stand on the path toward becoming Pirate King?
BOOM!!!
The battlefield exploded.
All four Supernovas were now in full combat.
The plaza was a warzone—craters everywhere.
Reporters and civilians scattered in terror.
Only a few Supernova crews remained—
Capone Bege, X Drake, and Urouge stayed to watch,
also making sure the Marineford live broadcast screen wasn't destroyed.
They still had a war to witness.
---
"Looks like those lunatics Kid and Killer are only targeting Apoo and Hawkins,"
guessed Mad Monk Urouge.
"But why?
Did something happen between them?"
"Do they hate each other that much?
This isn't a grudge—it's a deathmatch!"
said another pirate.
The onlookers were puzzled.
"Is Killer really that strong?
He's pressuring Hawkins of all people!"
Capone's eye twitched.
"And Kid, even with one arm gone...
He's gotten even stronger!?"
"Right?! Apoo's a 200 million Belly Supernova too,
but he's getting thrashed like a toddler!"
"Don't tell me…
This is Kid's true power?"
Speculation buzzed across the crowd.
The boldest reporters began writing headlines already:
"Supernova Brawl Ignites Sabaody!"
"Real Power of the Worst Generation!"
---
But something felt off.
"Wait a second..."
Drake's eyes narrowed.
"This strength gap... it's too big."
"They're like completely different people from just a few days ago."
"Captain Drake, what do you mean...?"
BOOM!!
Another explosion shook the plaza.
Back in the battlefield—
Apoo was panicking.
His attacks had no effect.
Kid's ears were still blocked—he couldn't hear the sound-based assaults.
Then Kid smashed him into the pavement, blood flying.
Apoo broke and ran.
Faster than a rabbit.
But Kid didn't chase immediately.
He just grinned.
The magnetic field around him surged.
Paramecia Jiki Jiki no Mi (Magnet-Magnet Fruit)... AWAKENED.
Magnetism: Deployed.
"Come back here, you traitorous bastard—!"
Kid yanked his hand—