After that,
the video fast-forwarded.
Under the shared gaze of the viewers in the world of pirates, as well as the powerful figures of the Bleach world,
the ranking video,
in this round of the "Background King" ranking,
along with a brand-new segment covering the Sabaody Archipelago Incident,
officially began to be revealed and played—
Because the distance was so close,
and because it lay in the same neighboring stretch of sea as Marine Headquarters, Marineford,
the fleet led by Kizaru
arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago very quickly, and began bombarding and sweeping through the pirates on the various numbered islands!
"Boom—!!!"
A thunderous roar rang out.
High in the air, a gigantic cannonball sliced through the atmosphere,
just about to hit one of the islands!
And standing atop that cannonball, Kizaru's figure was especially eye-catching!
He looked both casual
and somewhat unserious, his whole manner of making an entrance giving off an extremely affected air!
And the moment this scene
was exposed and played in high definition through the ranking video,
it immediately sparked heated discussion throughout the pirate world.
As enemies,
pirates from all over the world began mocking him one after another:
"Hoh… pretty full of yourself, aren't you, Admiral Kizaru?!"
"I heard his ability is the Logia Glint-Glint Fruit! It lets his body turn into golden light!"
"So that's how it is… no wonder he acts so smug! This guy is seriously asking to get punched!!!"
Because of Kizaru's image,
the first impression he gave people was one of vulgarity and frivolity.
Therefore,
almost all pirates disliked him.
At this moment, just through the screen, just from watching a single scene,
the audience was already cracking their knuckles!
They practically wanted to throw a punch through the screen and beat Kizaru over the head!
There was no helping it…
He was showing off far too much!
Compared to Sengoku, Garp, and the later admiral Aokiji,
Kizaru's entrance this time,
as well as the close-up shots deliberately arranged for him by the ranking video,
undoubtedly amplified the sleazy air around him!
No wonder he drew so much hatred!!!
——————
Afterward,
to everyone's surprise,
after landing, Kizaru's first target was not the number one culprit behind the Celestial Dragon assault incident—the Straw Hat Pirates!
Instead, seemingly just to show off his power, he kicked out a beam of light!
With overwhelming force,
he violently smashed down a massive Yarukiman Mangrove tree that had stood there for ages!
Of course,
there was no need to say more.
This future action of Kizaru's,
because it was such casual destruction, and because the thing he damaged was part of the all-important Sabaody Archipelago, a hugely popular hub,
naturally
also stirred dissatisfaction among that portion of the Marine high command in the real world, led by Sengoku!
Even his fellow officers could not help but start complaining:
"???"
"Borsalino… what exactly do you mean by this?!"
Sengoku was angry.
Beneath his seagull-adorned Marine cap,
his brows were tightly furrowed. With an openly dissatisfied expression, he turned his head toward Kizaru, who was sitting to one side of the conference table with his legs crossed,
still looking careless and unrestrained, and could not help but scold him.
This was far too outrageous…
That footage
was being broadcast live from start to finish!
The ranking video had exposed the whole thing in full, from beginning to end!
And besides,
throughout the entire pirate world,
and even over in the Bleach world,
countless pairs of eyes were currently fixed firmly on the screen!
So,
in Sengoku's eyes,
that segment of Kizaru's performance upon entering the scene, as a Marine admiral,
was simply not up to standard!
If he did not criticize him a little, it truly would have been impossible to justify!
(End of Chapter)
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