"Judging from your expression, it seems you still want to continue fighting me."
Rosen glanced at Kaido, who was standing below the sea of clouds.
Although he was panting heavily, he could still sense the proud fighting spirit emanating from his opponent.
"Otherwise what?"
"What do you think I came all the way from the New World to Marine Headquarters for?"
"I won't stop until I've defeated you."
Kaido was panting heavily, but his eyes still revealed a fierce fighting spirit.
This is a common problem for Zoan-type Devil Fruit users.
As long as we haven't completely fallen, we will continue to fight.
Even if the two sides are vastly different in strength.
"It's probably because I was able to get back up again and again despite my attacks!"
"So you developed the illusion that I couldn't kill you."
"Then, they harbored this naive idea that as long as they continued to drag it out, they could defeat me with the vitality and regenerative power of the mythical beast species."
Upon hearing this, Rosen shook his head and chuckled.
"illusion?"
"No."
"You can't kill me, that's a fact."
Kaido panted and grinned maliciously.
"How naive."
"It seems you really didn't notice at all!"
"Kaido."
Rosen stared at Kaido, a hint of disappointment on his face.
"What did you notice?"
Kaido scoffed.
"Didn't you notice?"
"From the first time I sank you into the sea until now."
"Every attack I launch at you is a step stronger than the last one."
Rosen looked at Kaido with a half-smile.
"What do you mean?"
Kaido's expression changed slightly upon hearing this.
He was completely absorbed in the battle and was unilaterally crushed by Rosen, so he had no mind to pay attention to anything else.
But now, after Rosen said that, he thought about it for a moment and finally realized something.
Take those two Cero from earlier, for example!
The previous one was simply a Cero.
The next attack, however, was imbued with Conqueror's Haki.
Everything seemed to match what Rosen had said.
Each of this man's attacks was stronger than the last.
"That means..."
"From the moment our battle began, I have been carefully controlling my power."
"By gradually increasing your strength, you can maintain it at a level that renders you unable to resist, but not enough to kill you on the spot."
Rosen's words were like a thunderclap from a clear sky, leaving Kaido stunned and seeing stars.
Stop lying!
"This is just nonsense to fool children."
Do you think you can scare me?
Kaido's face was contorted with rage as he roared repeatedly.
Is it a lie?
"Then, where's my knife?"
"Kaido."
Rosen looked at Kaido with a playful smile on his face.
"knife?"
Upon hearing this, Kaido's gaze involuntarily fell on Rosen's hands.
There was nothing there.
At that moment, he realized with a start that Rosen had stopped using his Zanpakutō sometime during that time.
"Could it be?"
"Did he suddenly sheathe his Zanpakutō really do that to avoid killing me?"
Kaido couldn't help but think to himself.
"Yes."
"I'm not worried that I might accidentally kill you."
Rosen suddenly said.
"you!"
After Rosen saw through his thoughts, Kaido's expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure:
"Perhaps everything is as you say."
"But how can you be so sure that you can kill me with a knife?"
"Perhaps, all of this is just wishful thinking on your part."
His face showed disdain, and his words revealed a chilling confidence.
Each of the Four Emperors was a powerful ruler who looked down upon the world and possessed an invincible will and determination.
Without being completely defeated and without being decapitated, one would never believe that they have been defeated.
Even though the Marine Headquarters lost many times when Kaido challenged the other Four Emperors' crews in the past, every time he launched a new challenge, he fought with the belief that he could win.
This time is no exception.
He admitted that what Rosen said might be true, that he didn't use dual swords because he was afraid of killing himself, but he was equally confident that even if Rosen continued to use dual swords, he couldn't possibly kill him.
"It seems you don't understand at all!"
"Or rather."
"You're deliberately ignoring this, aren't you!"
Rosen glanced at the twin swords, Zangetsu, hanging at his waist, and shook his head slightly:
"..."
Kaido didn't speak, but stared intently at the two Zanpakutō at Rosen's waist.
"There's really no other way."
"Then I'll put it more concisely."
"Did you hear me clearly?"
Rosen withdrew his gaze from the twin swords Zanpakutō and then said to Kaido:
"These two Zanpakutō are called Zangetsu."
"I once used them to break the world's strongest Black Blade."
"Also, this is the Shikai."
These words were spoken.
Kaido's pupils suddenly contracted.
It wasn't just him.
Garp, Sengoku, the three Admirals and other high-ranking officers at the Marine Headquarters, as well as the Five Elders, Monkey D. Dragon, Edward Newgate, Charlotte Linlin and others who were watching the live broadcast.
Their expressions changed drastically.
Anyone who has gathered information about Rosen's abilities, or watched his battles with others live, knows one thing.
That's the Zanpakutō that Rosen created using the Arms-Arms Fruit; it has two forms.
Shikai.
as well as.
Bankai.
Especially before the Ochoku Pirates, Rosen deliberately shouted out the release phrase and name of his Zanpakutō before using his Devil Fruit power each time.
This made the leaders of various forces understand even more clearly.
The difference between the Shikai and the Bankai.
This naturally includes Kaido as well.
"Isn't it Bankai?"
Kaido stared blankly at Rosen.
He had always believed that the Twin Blades Zangetsu was the Bankai of these Zanpakutō.
Of course.
This also includes everyone who knows Rosen.
The Marine's top brass.
The Five Elders of the World Government.
Monkey D. Dragon of the Revolutionary Army.
And the other four emperors.
Whether they were at the scene or watching the live broadcast of this battle between the two emperors, they all thought that Rosen's one-sided and overwhelming power over Kaido was due to the use of the Bankai of his Zanpakutō, Zangetsu.
And what was the result?
"When did I say that I had already used Bankai?"
Rosen didn't answer but asked a question instead.
"..."
Kaido opened his mouth, then fell silent.
He understood completely, but it was precisely because he understood that he found it hard to accept.
After all, he had always believed that he was fighting Rosen who had used his Bankai.
I never expected this.
It's actually the Shikai.
Moreover, even at the Shikai, it completely overwhelmed him, leaving him utterly powerless to resist.
"Don't find it hard to accept."
"You have this idea because your understanding of the word 'power' is different from mine."
"What you perceive as power is nothing more than an ant in my eyes."
"Just like you."
"The Four Emperors".
Rosen's words, like a Black Blade wreathed in Conqueror's Haki, tore through Kaido's dragon scales and pierced his heart:
"However, there is one thing I must admit."
"Your body, combined with the abilities of the Mythical Zoan-type Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon, is really tough."
"After surviving so many attacks, you're still alive and kicking, so I can rest assured."
"At least, I don't have to worry about killing you completely with the next swing of my knife."
Rosen reached out and gripped the hilts of the two Zanpakutō swords at his waist.
This action immediately alerted Kaido.
A red light flashed in his eyes, and Rosen's emotions were immediately sensed. At the same time, a series of images appeared before his eyes, flashing through his mind like a slideshow.
These are all part of the future.
Kaido seemed to have seen some terrifying future, and his dragon face revealed visible horror.
"Let me show you."
"Zangetsu's Bankai."
"Consider this a reward for your courage in coming to Marine Headquarters to challenge me."
Rosen drew his twin swords, the Moon Slasher, and a golden-red light gradually appeared in his eyes.
"Bankai!"
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