All this time, in front of Kuma and Ginny, Rowan had acted as if he did not remember what happened fifteen years ago.
Because a normal child would never remember what happened at the age of one.
But ever since escaping God Valley to the Sorbet Kingdom, overturning this world and dragging the Celestial Dragons into hell had always been his resolve.
The destruction of family, clan, and nation. Even the king of God Valley had shown what it meant to be a king, and he was the first to die.
A golden blade of light descended, and Rowan met it with a fist coated in flowing Armament Haki.
With a heavy impact, the collision exploded outward, and Rowan was sent flying. He coughed violently, blood spilling from his mouth as his internal organs took damage.
Crashing through the shop entrance, he slowly stood up and looked at Borsalino.
"Still far from enough. Fruit ability and haki combined, even a lazy guy like you got serious. What a loyal dog."
Borsalino did not get angry, only frowned slightly. "Scary. You killed a Celestial Dragon. You know what you've done, right? You're not escaping. Nothing is faster than light."
Rowan let out a cold laugh. "Light? Your speed isn't light at all. It's just the Glint-Glint Fruit. Don't get arrogant, Borsalino."
A radiant slash cut down again, but Rowan vanished instantly.
"Tell me, how does that compare to your so-called speed of light?"
Borsalino fell silent for a moment.
"A teleportation fruit? No… you're using Kuzan's appearance. That should be some kind of imitation fruit or a special Mythical Zoan."
Rowan smiled, his mood clearly lighter after killing Samit.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the World Government CP agents on Sabaody had arrived. Everything on his side was already done. The salesmen in the trafficking shop had been eliminated by shadow clones, and the slaves had been gathered.
The clones had done well, though they consumed quite a bit of stamina.
Rowan began forming hand seals. "I can be anyone."
Ice Release: Swallow Snow.
Cold air surged outward, freezing the ground toward the incoming CP agents.
"Because the justice of the World Government has never been true justice, that's why I'm here."
His figure flickered again, avoiding another golden strike. Every word he spoke made Borsalino's expression grow heavier.
"Because of a single infant, they hunted pregnant women across the South Blue. Because the Celestial Dragons wanted a field trip, they held a three-week slaughter and destroyed an entire island."
"That kind of justice has never been real. It was never what most Marines believed in."
"One day, this world will be overturned. Those above will be dragged down, and ordinary people will finally have the right to live."
Rowan vanished again, avoiding yet another beam of light. Aside from the first clash where he tested the gap between them, he had not engaged directly, only teleporting around.
Observation Haki could track presence, but Rowan was deliberately stalling, never closing in.
Borsalino's tone finally changed. "Incredible ability. What exactly are you? How can you have multiple powers?"
Floating into the air, Borsalino raised both hands.
"Yasakani no Magatama."
Golden projectiles rained down like light itself, tearing through the ground and leaving countless holes.
Half a minute later, the dust cleared.
There was no one there.
Borsalino pressed a hand to his forehead, his face showing rare frustration. "What a troublesome ability."
As the first admiral candidate to arrive after the Celestial Dragon incident, he had failed to stop the killing and failed to capture the culprit.
His speed was his advantage, yet the opponent's teleportation range exceeded even his Observation Haki.
"Troublesome… this is going to be a problem."
At that moment, the CP agents who had just avoided the ice rushed over.
The first thing they saw was Samit's corpse.
Limbs severed, flesh stripped to the bone, eyes wide in terror, his face twisted in agony. The fatal wound was at the throat, blood pooling beneath him.
The CP leader collapsed to the ground, his entire body trembling.
A Celestial Dragon… dead.
Not attacked.
Killed.
Completely different.
"Sir… what do we do?"
His subordinates were equally shaken.
But the leader had already started thinking.
This had never happened before.
The World Government would investigate this to the end.
He would be blamed.
He would die.
Then suddenly, something clicked.
The killer's appearance.
That face… it was Marine admiral candidate Kuzan.
And the ice ability confirmed it.
The Marines were also dogs of the World Government, but they had more independence than CP.
Spandine had successfully shifted blame to the Marines before.
So why couldn't he do the same?
He shot up and pointed at Borsalino.
"Marines! Shouldn't you give us an explanation? Why would your admiral candidate Kuzan assassinate a Celestial Dragon?"
"The speed, the brutality. This was clearly premeditated. The Marines must answer for this!"
With that, he set the narrative, and his subordinates quickly caught on.
Borsalino rubbed his temple. "That wasn't Kuzan. He's currently in the West Blue. I suspect imitation abilities or a special Mythical Zoan."
The CP leader laughed angrily. "Are you joking? A person cannot have two Devil Fruits, that's common knowledge. And that freezing ability, how could it not be Kuzan?"
Borsalino fell silent.
Because even he did not know how to explain it.
After all…It wasn't just two abilities.
There were three.
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