Just now, Kaito Arisawa's attack speed had already made it almost impossible for Stussy to dodge. Now that his speed had increased even further, it was obviously going to be even harder for her to evade him again.
Before Stussy could react, Kaito's right hand had already shot forward like lightning and seized her delicate neck. At the same time, a hole opened in the palm of his hand, and an astonishing suction force immediately burst from it.
Not good!
The instant her neck was caught, Stussy finally realized what was happening. Her expression changed drastically as she hurriedly tried to break free.
She wrapped Armament Haki around her neck, attempting to resist the strange suction force. At the same time, Stussy raised her leg and viciously kicked toward Kaito's crotch.
Because of her identity, Stussy could not freely use the full extent of the Six Powers without exposing herself, but that did not mean she lacked Haki or basic physical skills.
Relying on those abilities alone, she was still capable of displaying impressive strength.
Boom!!
Kaito raised his knee to block.
Stussy's attack was clearly seen by him, and he quickly intercepted her foot with his calf.
Although Stussy's explosive strength was enough to easily kick through a steel plate, Kaito still blocked the attack firmly.
Boom!
His counterattack came immediately.
As he blocked Stussy's kick, Kaito clenched his left fist and instantly drove it into her abdomen.
A dull impact echoed through the room.
Stussy's beautiful eyes widened, and a painful expression appeared on her face.
The tremendous force of the blow even caused both of her feet to leave the ground, while her waist bent backward from the impact.
Kaito's rapid counterattack had left Stussy completely unable to defend herself. The terrifying power behind the punch made her feel as though her internal organs had been violently torn apart.
The intense pain drained the strength from her body, and for a moment, she completely lost the ability to resist.
Swish!
The Armament Haki that had been resisting the suction of the Munch-Munch Fruit collapsed.
In the next second, Stussy's body transformed into a liquid-like form and was rapidly sucked into the hole in Kaito's palm.
Inside the White Space, a completely enclosed area roughly ten meters long, ten meters wide, and ten meters high, a hole suddenly appeared in the ceiling.
A figure immediately fell through it.
Swish!
Stussy staggered as she landed and hurriedly stabilized herself. One hand covered her aching abdomen while the other instinctively protected the front of her body.
She raised her head and stared at the hole through which she had fallen.
However, the hole had already closed and disappeared the instant she landed.
"Welcome to my space, Stussy!"
The wall of space in front of Stussy rippled.
The next moment, Kaito Arisawa stepped out from the ripples with a smile and casually greeted her.
"What is your Devil Fruit ability? And do you even realize what you're doing?"
The moment Kaito appeared, Stussy's eyes immediately locked onto him.
While secretly using Life Return to ease the pain in her abdomen, she questioned him with a grim expression.
"A CPO agent really is a CPO agent. Even when trapped in a dangerous situation, you don't forget to gather information."
Kaito lightly applauded, his tone carrying a hint of admiration.
"CPO? So you're attacking me because you suspect that I'm a CPO agent?"
Stussy frowned.
She did not appear nervous at all because her identity had been exposed. Instead, she showed an unmistakably dissatisfied expression.
It was as though she were genuinely unhappy that Kaito had misunderstood her.
"It's not a suspicion. I'm certain. I know far more about you than you could possibly imagine."
Kaito smiled calmly.
"Of course, whether you want to admit it or not doesn't matter. I never intended to let you go in the first place."
Stussy's expression remained unchanged, but her heart sank.
How did the other party know about her identity?
And more importantly, how could he dare to attack her so boldly?
"I advise you to calm down," Stussy said coldly. "Even if you've trapped me with some kind of Devil Fruit ability, if I don't show up for a while, my people will come looking for you and your pirate crew."
She paused before continuing.
"And I have a good relationship with Charlotte Linlin, one of the Four Emperors. Even if you and your pirate crew are capable of dealing with my people, you'll still have to face a Four Emperor. I don't think that's someone you want to provoke."
Stussy still did not directly admit that she was a CPO agent.
Instead, she began trying to intimidate Kaito.
Even Charlotte Linlin had been brought into the conversation.
Compared with Happy Street, the deterrent effect of one of the Four Emperors was obviously much greater.
For an ordinary person, hearing the name of a Four Emperor would inevitably inspire some degree of fear.
But Kaito clearly did not care.
"You're talking too much. You should be thinking about how you're going to save your life."
Kaito chuckled and slowly walked toward her.
Seeing him approach, Stussy's eyes immediately turned cold.
She understood that intimidation alone would not be enough to force him back.
FFLX....
Swish!
Stussy launched her attack decisively.
With a swift sweep of her leg, she took the initiative and attacked Kaito instead of retreating.
Although she could not use the full extent of the Six Powers without exposing her identity, the strength Stussy could display was still far from ordinary.
After closing the distance, she immediately coated her right hand in Armament Haki.
Her strength and speed exploded simultaneously as she threw a powerful punch straight at Kaito's face.
Boom!!!
A violent impact erupted.
Howling air currents spread throughout the White Space, violently striking the surrounding walls.
If those walls had been made from ordinary materials, they would have shattered instantly under the force of the shock wave.
But the White Space created through the Munch-Munch Fruit was not something that could be destroyed so easily.
The air currents slammed into the walls of the space, yet they failed to cause even the slightest damage.
As for Stussy's attack—
Her fist never reached Kaito's face.
Instead, Kaito caught it with his left hand.
He pulled hard.
Having firmly stopped Stussy's attack, Kaito grabbed her fist and yanked her toward himself.
At the same time, he raised his leg and drove his knee viciously toward her abdomen.
Stussy's Observation Haki immediately sensed the danger.
She realized that she could not break free from Kaito's grip, so she hurriedly exerted force through her feet.
Following the force of Kaito's pull, she turned her body in midair and flipped over his head.
At the same time, she attacked with her knee.
Having leaped over Kaito, Stussy displayed her excellent physical skills.
Taking advantage of her momentum, she brought her right knee, wrapped in Armament Haki, crashing down toward the top of Kaito's head.
Boom!!!
Just as her knee was about to make contact with the top of Kaito's head, it was stopped by an invisible barrier.
Kaito had already detected Stussy's attack with Observation Haki.
The attack was directly blocked by the Haki armor formed through his Armament Haki.
Stussy's expression changed slightly.
She had already realized that the strength of the man in front of her was far beyond what she had initially expected.
Yet Kaito did not give her any time to think.
Still gripping her fist tightly, he pulled again.
This time, the force that erupted from his arm was even stronger than before.
Stussy's body was dragged forward by the terrifying force.
And as Kaito's strength surged, the distance between the two of them rapidly disappeared once again.
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