Gojo calmly stood behind him with one hand gripping the sword.
The CP0 agent opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something.
No words came out.
Life rapidly left his body.
Gojo withdrew the blade.
Shing!
The CP0 agent's corpse began falling from the sky.
His body tumbled helplessly through the air before crashing into the sea below.
Splash!
The second CP0 agent was dead.
The battle had ended almost as quickly as it had begun.
A heavy silence descended upon the World Government ship.
The agents stared at the two locations where the CP0 operatives had fallen.
Fear slowly crept into their hearts.
Then someone finally shouted, "Dammit!"
Another agent gritted his teeth. "Don't let this bastard escape!"
The entire World Government ship erupted into chaos.
The World Government agents continued their assault.
"Fire!"
"Don't stop!"
"Keep shooting!"
Bullets rained through the air from every direction.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The cannons continued firing relentlessly, launching one cannonball after another toward Gojo.
The sky around him became filled with projectiles.
Yet none of it mattered.
Every bullet stopped inches away from him.
Every cannonball froze before it could touch him.
It was as if an invisible domain surrounded his body, making all attacks meaningless.
The government agents could only watch in horror.
No matter how much ammunition they poured into the attack, they could not even scratch him.
Gojo remained completely unharmed.
Not a single strand of his hair was touched.
Seeing their futile struggle, Gojo calmly sheathed his sword.
Shing.
Then he slowly extended his right hand.
His index finger and middle finger pointed slightly upward.
The movements were casual.
Relaxed.
As though he were not standing in the middle of a battlefield.
"Blue."
The moment he spoke, the atmosphere changed.
A small blue sphere began forming at the tip of his fingers.
The surrounding space immediately started twisting.
The air violently distorted.
The ocean below churned.
Even the nearby clouds seemed to be pulled toward the growing sphere.
The World Government agents instantly sensed danger.
A danger unlike anything they had ever experienced.
"What is that?!"
"Move the ship!"
"Hurry!"
But it was already too late.
Gojo flicked his fingers.
The Blue shot forward.
Whoosh!
The blue sphere crossed the distance almost instantly and directly struck the World Government vessel.
Then—
Everything collapsed inward.
Boom!
The ship appeared to implode toward its center.
The entire vessel twisted violently as an overwhelming attractive force erupted from the Blue.
Wooden planks were ripped apart.
Iron supports bent and folded.
Masts snapped.
Sails shredded into countless pieces.
The ship itself began collapsing inward as if some giant invisible hand were crushing it.
The World Government agents screamed.
Some desperately grabbed onto the deck.
Others attempted to flee.
None of it mattered.
They were all dragged toward the center.
The Blue acted like a gigantic grinder.
Everything caught within its range was pulled inward and crushed.
Bones shattered.
Armor crumpled.
Weapons twisted into scrap metal.
The agents were torn apart before they could even properly react.
At the same time, numerous cannons were dragged into the collapsing center.
Some of them discharged accidentally.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Multiple explosions erupted throughout the vessel.
Flames spread rapidly.
The ship groaned as every part of its structure failed.
Wooden debris exploded outward before being dragged back inward again.
The sea around the vessel churned violently.
For several moments, the entire area looked like a disaster zone.
Then, gradually—
The Blue's effect disappeared.
The overwhelming attraction vanished.
The sea calmed.
The wind settled.
Silence returned.
Where a World Government ship had once stood, there was now only destruction.
Floating debris covered the ocean.
Broken pieces of wood drifted aimlessly across the waves.
Many of them were burning.
Black smoke slowly rose into the sky.
The vessel itself had completely disappeared.
Not a single surviving government agent remained.
Meanwhile, Gojo was already standing back on his own ship.
As if nothing had happened.
As if he had merely swatted away an annoyance.
His vessel continued moving forward.
Its destination remained unchanged.
The Dressrosa Kingdom.
Days of travel finally came to an end.
Soon, the outline of Dressrosa appeared in the distance.
The colorful kingdom gradually grew larger as Gojo's ship approached the shore.
Finally, the vessel docked.
Gojo stepped onto the island.
The moment he began walking forward, his eyes landed on something familiar.
A gigantic cage-like structure surrounded the entire kingdom.
Countless razor-thin strings stretched from the sky to the ground, creating an enormous prison that covered the whole island.
Nobody could leave.
Nobody could enter.
Everyone within Dressrosa had become trapped.
Looking at the scene, Gojo was not particularly surprised.
"So the Birdcage has already been deployed by Doflamingo."
He looked toward the distant center of the kingdom.
A faint smile appeared on his face.
"Well, I hope he hasn't been defeated by Luffy yet."
His hands slipped into his pockets.
"I would love to fight him when he is at his peak."
The smile on his face widened slightly.
"So that I can kill him and fulfil my promise."
The Birdcage continued shrinking in the distance.
Buildings, roads, and entire sections of the kingdom were gradually being compressed.
Gojo calmly observed it.
"Well, this Doflamingo is ruthless enough."
As he approached the Birdcage itself, he extended one hand and touched one of the strings.
The string vibrated slightly.
The sharpness hidden within it was obvious.
Many powerful people had tried to stop the Birdcage.
None had succeeded.
Gojo, however, remained completely unconcerned.
"Although this Birdcage is technically indestructible..."
He looked at the string in front of him.
"...that only applies to the weak."
A faint surge of power gathered around him.
"Not to the strong."
As soon as he finished speaking, he extended his hand outward.
"Hollow Purple."
A small purple sphere formed before him.
The surrounding air distorted.
Space itself seemed to tremble.
The energy condensed into a tiny point.
Yet the destructive aura emanating from it was terrifying.
Then—
Whoosh!
Like a bolt of purple lightning, Hollow Purple shot forward.
It collided directly with the Birdcage.
Boom!!!
A massive explosion erupted.
The entire area shook violently.
Dust and debris were blasted outward.
The nearby ground cracked under the force.
For a brief moment, the world seemed to be swallowed by purple light.
Then the light faded.
And a huge section of the Birdcage was simply gone.
Not broken.
Not cut.
Not destroyed in the conventional sense.
Gone.
Erased from existence as though it had never been there.
A massive opening had been carved through the supposedly inescapable cage.
The path into Dressrosa was completely clear.
Gojo glanced at the opening he had created.
Then, without the slightest hesitation, he walked forward and entered the kingdom through the hole in the Birdcage.
On the other side of Dressrosa, the moment Doflamingo felt a section of his Birdcage being destroyed, his expression immediately changed.
The Birdcage was connected to him.
He could naturally sense disturbances within it.
And what he had just felt was not a simple disturbance.
A part of it had been completely erased.
For a brief moment, even Doflamingo was stunned.
Then his eyes narrowed behind his sunglasses.
"Someone broke the Birdcage?"
His tone carried obvious disbelief.
That was supposed to be impossible.
Many powerful people had tried to stop it before.
None had succeeded.
Yet now a section of it had simply vanished.
Immediately, Doflamingo looked toward his subordinates.
"Go check what happened."
His voice became cold.
"I want to know who did it."
"Yes, Young Master!"
His men immediately rushed off to investigate.
Meanwhile, the person responsible had already entered Dressrosa.
As Gojo walked through the massive opening he had created, several of Doflamingo's foot soldiers were already stationed nearby.
The moment they saw someone casually entering through the destroyed section of the Birdcage, their eyes widened.
"Someone came in from outside!"
"Who is that?"
"How did he get through the Birdcage?"
Shock spread among them.
The entire kingdom had been trapped.
Nobody should have been able to enter.
Yet Gojo had done exactly that.
Several soldiers immediately began relaying the information through Den Den Mushi to higher-ranking officers.
At the same time, nearby Marines also witnessed the scene.
The Marines had already been monitoring the movement of the Birdcage.
Naturally, the sudden appearance of a giant hole immediately drew their attention.
When they saw a white-haired man casually walking through the opening, many of them froze.
"It can't be..."
"Isn't that..."
"Gojo Satoru!"
The news rapidly spread among the Marine forces.
Before long, the information reached Fujitora.
Upon hearing the report, Fujitora slightly raised his head.
"So he has arrived."
Even though Fujitora could not see, the information itself was enough.
Gojo Satoru had entered Dressrosa.
Normally, they would have learned about Gojo's arrival much earlier.
After all, a figure like him was impossible to overlook.
However, Doflamingo's Birdcage had completely isolated Dressrosa from the outside world.
No signals could leave.
No signals could enter.
The entire kingdom had become a sealed prison.
Otherwise, the Marines in Dressrosa would have already received reports regarding Gojo's encounter with the World Government agents and the destruction of their vessel.
But because of the Birdcage, all of that information had been cut off.
As a result, Gojo's arrival came as a surprise to almost everyone inside the kingdom.
Meanwhile, Gojo continued walking through the streets.
The atmosphere throughout Dressrosa was chaotic.
People were running everywhere.
Some were trying to escape the shrinking Birdcage.
Others were desperately fighting.
The sounds of battle echoed from multiple directions.
Yet Gojo paid little attention to any of it.
His objective was simple.
Find Doflamingo.
As he walked forward, he overheard several of Doflamingo's foot soldiers talking amongst themselves.
Their conversation immediately caught his attention.
Without hesitation, he changed direction and began walking toward them.
The soldiers noticed him almost instantly.
The moment they recognized the white-haired man approaching, their expressions stiffened.
The pressure he gave off was enormous.
Even though he appeared relaxed, something about him instinctively made them nervous.
Still, they were members of the Donquixote Family's forces.
None of them wanted to show fear.
So they forced themselves to remain calm.
At least on the surface.
Gojo stopped in front of them.
He didn't bother with introductions.
Nor did he waste time exchanging meaningless words.
Instead, he asked directly,
"Where is Doflamingo?"
The soldiers exchanged glances.
Gojo continued.
"Where can I find him?"
For a brief moment, nobody answered.
Then one of the men stepped forward.
Compared to the others, he seemed slightly more courageous.
"W-we don't know where Young Master is."
Even as he spoke, nervous sweat formed on his forehead.
Yet he still forced himself to continue.
"And even if we knew..."
He swallowed hard.
"...we wouldn't tell you!"
The other soldiers looked at him in surprise.
Even he seemed shocked that he had actually managed to say it.
Gojo simply stared at him.
Then he shrugged his shoulders.
"Well."
His tone remained completely casual.
"Then you're useless."
The soldier's face changed.
"What—"
Before he could finish speaking—
Gojo disappeared.
Shave.
The movement was so fast that none of the soldiers could track it.
One moment he had been standing in front of them.
The next moment, he was gone.
Panic immediately spread among the group.
"Where did he—"
A hand suddenly appeared beside the courageous soldier.
Finger Pistol.
A single finger shot forward with terrifying precision.
Puchi!
The finger pierced directly through the man's neck.
His eyes widened.
Blood sprayed into the air.
The words he was about to speak became trapped in his throat.
The surrounding soldiers froze.
For a moment, nobody moved.
Nobody breathed.
The man staggered backward, desperately clutching his neck.
Blood flowed between his fingers.
Then his body collapsed onto the ground.
Thud.
Dead silence spread through the area.
The remaining soldiers stared at the corpse.
Then they slowly looked toward Gojo, who had already reappeared nearby as if nothing had happened.
Fear instantly overwhelmed them.
The calm they had been trying so hard to maintain shattered completely.
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