To buy time for the Celestial Dragons to escape,
Kizaru expanded the range of his Yasakani no Magatama, covering not only Oguro and Soifon… but everyone present.
"Tsk, tsk!"
This time, Oguro wasn't in any rush.
Instead, he watched Kizaru's technique with genuine interest.
"Frequency… wavelength… I see. Then the last key part is output power."
"The time window is short, but copying it directly should be enough!"
Oguro extended his arms, finally releasing the full capability of the Devil Fruit he had just obtained.
Generate electromagnetic waves!
Fix the frequency!
Fix the wavelength!
Control the propagation direction!
Maximize the output!
Everything ready—
Oguro raised his head sharply, a wide grin lighting up his face.
"Kizaru! How about my version of that move?"
"Yasakani no Magatama!"
All at once, countless golden light bullets appeared around Oguro out of thin air.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The light bullets shot outward, colliding violently with Kizaru's own Yasakani no Magatama.
BOOM BOOM BOOM—
A series of dense explosions thundered across Sabaody's Grove 1.
"Hahahaha! It works perfectly!"
Oguro's eyes shone with delight.
He wasn't fully used to the technique yet and missed plenty of Kizaru's light bullets…
but with the strength of everyone present, dodging the leftovers was trivial.
Kizaru, however—
Floating in the air, his face darkened to an ugly shade.
He didn't even bother saying his usual "How scary…"
Looks like he finally felt the fear this time.
"You bastard… what Devil Fruit did you eat?"
Kizaru's tone was grim.
Someone who could interfere with his ability and also replicate it one-to-one…
completely overshadowing him…
If he didn't figure this out, he probably wouldn't be able to sleep peacefully again.
But to Kizaru's question, Oguro simply smiled faintly.
"You can guess."
He wasn't one of those brainless manga characters who politely explain their power set in the middle of a fight.
That's basically the same as begging to die faster.
Kizaru's expression stiffened.
In truth, his safest choice right now was to withdraw and call for backup.
He still didn't know the true limits of Oguro's ability.
If Oguro interfered at the wrong moment and caused all his powers to collapse…
He wouldn't even know how he died.
But right now, he still needed to cover the Celestial Dragons' evacuation.
If he pulled back now, those two Celestial Dragons would be captured 100% guaranteed.
Kizaru was completely cornered.
Oguro, meanwhile, was in an excellent mood.
Thanks to Kizaru's appearance, he had just discovered a brand new combat application for the Magnet-Magnet Fruit… and one with massive potential.
But playtime was over.
He couldn't let those two pigs actually escape.
"Soifon, he's yours! Don't let him interfere!"
Oguro issued the command directly, then turned and flashed away with shunpo.
Kizaru tried to pursue—
But this time, Soifon's blade moved faster than ever before.
She fixed her cold gaze on Kizaru.
"The Soul King has given an order. If I let you succeed… then I might as well resign as Captain of the Second Division."
Kizaru was forced to cancel his attack, retreating explosively.
"So troublesome…" he muttered through a dark expression.
Normally, with his Glint-Glint fruit's speed, he could toy with opponents at will.
But not today.
He had finally met someone with comparable speed.
Casually messing around was no longer an option.
"Before the Soul King finishes his task… you can stay right here."
With a cold smile, Soifon's spiritual pressure erupted violently behind her.
Shunko!
Soifon vanished with an explosive sonic boom.
Her right hand swept forth, sending a violent storm of Kidō-infused power blasting toward Kizaru.
Kizaru's Observation Haki screamed warnings.
Without hesitation, he fully elementalized and scattered to escape.
BOOM!
A massive Yarukiman Mangrove tree behind him was cleaved cleanly in half.
Kizaru's face tightened.
"This is… coated with Armament Haki?"
After months of desperate training—and using the world's swordmasters as reference—
Soifon had finally learned to mix Armament Haki into her Shunko.
Only a small amount for now, but enough to change everything.
Logia users are immune to most energy attacks…
but Armament Haki can lock onto their real bodies.
And once locked… that strike would utterly obliterate the target.
Seeing the mangrove's fate, Kizaru knew his small-framed human body would explode on contact.
Only monsters like Kaido or Big Mom could take something like that head on.
"Sigh… looks like Sengoku is definitely going to scold me for this…"
Kizaru knew the mission was already a failure.
His salty aura was overflowing.
Against a group with a full Admiral-level fighter, failure was normal.
Sengoku probably wouldn't punish him too harshly.
Soifon launched another attack.
Kizaru summoned a golden blade into his hand.
"Ame no Murakumo!"
BOOM!
The two clashed violently.
Shockwaves flattened the auction hall and everything surrounding it.
Their figures flickered through the debris, golden light and white spiritual pressure colliding endlessly without a clear winner.
At this level, unless they fought nonstop for days, a decisive outcome was unlikely.
While the two were deadlocked, Oguro finally caught up to the Celestial Dragons and CP0 squad fleeing toward Grove 66.
"In such a hurry… did you ask for my permission?"
Oguro descended lightly in front of them, amusement in his eyes.
CP0 instantly felt their blood freeze.
Even Admiral Kizaru couldn't stop him!?
They had already called for backup on the way, but ordinary forces were useless against Oguro.
And true top-tier reinforcements needed time to arrive.
They were truly cornered.
"All of you—charge! Even if it costs our lives, the two Lords must return to Mary Geoise!"
The remaining CP0 roared and charged forward without fear.
As the strongest shield of the Celestial Dragons, they had undergone brutal brainwashing.
Dying for the Celestial Dragons didn't even make them blink.
Oguro simply shook his head in pity.
These weren't people anymore.
"In that case… let me free you."
He raised his right index finger.
A golden glow gathered at the tip—
and three laser beams shot out instantly.
"Magnet Cannon: Laser Barrage!"
Three CP0 agents had their skulls pierced before they could react.
They stared in disbelief.
Wasn't that Admiral Kizaru's attack?
Why could Oguro use it too?
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