"What? She actually threw out Urouge, the one with a 108 million Berry bounty!"
"That girl is so strong. You can't tell just from looking at her."
Everyone was completely dumbfounded.
Except for Kizaru and Kyoma, no one would have thought that a girl barely over 1.5 meters tall would possess such monstrous and terrifying strength.
This naturally included Hawkins.
After Kagura caught the falling Urouge and hurled him back, even his typically indifferent face finally changed.
But soon, he seemed to sense danger approaching.
His pupils contracted sharply, and his body suddenly moved to the side, but he was still a step too late.
Beep!
A dazzling laser burst forth, crossing the gap between two buildings. It reached a distance of 100 meters in an instant and pierced Hawkins' chest without any hindrance whatsoever.
"Captain!"
Amid the horrified cries of his subordinates, there was only a loud explosion.
Boom!
Hawkins was severely injured.
His body shot back, hitting several buildings before finally crashing into a stone wall.
The whole place fell completely silent.
'Is this Kizaru's ability?'
This sudden scene left Kyoma momentarily stunned.
He subconsciously looked at the wretched old man standing beside him.
But what he saw was an Admiral who, rather than fulfilling his duty to catch pirates, had actually taken out a nail clipper at some point and was now burying his head in trimming his fingernails, looking like he was slacking off entirely.
'How can an Admiral be so leisurely?'
'Wait.'
If it wasn't this guy who attacked just now, then the person who could use this ability was...
Bang!
"Wanted target: 'Mad Monk' Urouge. Bounty: 108 million Berry."
"Wanted target: 'Magician' Hawkins. Bounty: 249 million Berry."
Heavy footsteps sounded loudly.
Under the incredulous gazes of the pirates, a strong, giant man with a bear-like face walked out of the shadows with seemingly mechanical steps.
"A... a Shichibukai?!"
"Bartholomew Kuma. How could this guy be here?"
"Oh my God, am I dreaming? Do they really need to send both an Admiral and a Warlord at the same time just to catch us?"
The pirates' hopes completely collapsed.
Some guys who had been hiding in the dark and secretly observing had already started to run for their lives.
Of course, this did not include a certain long-armed tribesman named Apoo, who had been hiding on a rooftop and secretly observing ever since Kizaru had met Kyoma and Kagura.
"It's getting more and more lively..." One of the Supernovas, 'Roar of the Sea' Apoo, secretly watched below.
His eyes passed through Urouge, Hawkins, Kuma, and the others before stopping on Kizaru, Kyoma, and Kagura.
He had just witnessed Kagura attacking Kizaru with his own eyes.
The speed and power that burst out in that instant shocked him, even from his vantage point 100 meters away.
He thought that if the girl attacked him at close range, he would probably have already fallen to the ground by now.
He felt genuinely threatened by the younger sister.
Kagura's hair color was the same as Kyoma's at this point, making them look related.
That meant… If the older brother attacked, how terrifying would that be?
'I must remember this guy's face. He may be a dangerous opponent in the future.'
However, what he cared about most was Admiral Kizaru, who had not made a move so far.
At that moment, he had seen with his own eyes the girl suddenly jump up and split Kizaru in half with an umbrella, but the next instant, Kizaru's two halves had turned into light particles and recovered.
'A Logia-type fruit user…'
It was a tricky ability. Apoo wondered if his sonic attacks would work against it.
"Captain, now not only the Admiral is here, but even a Warlord of the Sea has shown up. Should we run away?" Unlike the steady Captain Apoo, his subordinates were sweating profusely.
"No rush for now." Apoo pondered, staring greedily at Admiral Kizaru below.
After seeing Kizaru's Logia-type ability, he realized that he couldn't hurt him without mastering [Haki]. But if he just ran away without doing anything, wouldn't he have been spying here for nothing?
Moreover, if he attacked a Marine Admiral and got away unscathed, when he went to the New World in the future, all pirates would have to look up to him.
"You go back and load all the supplies onto the ship. I'll stay here and leave some gifts for our Admiral who came all this way."
****
"I'm sorry, Hawkins. I was struck by that girl just now, so I only just woke up."
A fierce, bearded man slowly stood up from the ground.
He was wearing a monk's robe and was much taller than Kizaru.
He had a pair of white wings that looked particularly small compared to his massive body.
This person was the one who had been caught and thrown by Kagura just moments ago, one of the pirates on the island: "Mad Monk" Urouge.
"Hahahaha! I forgot to remind you that there are more powerful enemies here than just me." Urouge patted his ferocious forehead, stained with blood, looked at Kizaru beside him with gloating satisfaction, and laughed crazily at the Pacifista in front of him.
"I was also knocked here by this Shichibukai, Bartholomew Kuma, just now. Hahahaha!"
"How about you? You won't die after just one hit, will you?"
The wall collapsed.
"Noisy."
The smoke and dust dissipated, and Hawkins walked out slowly with an indifferent expression.
Except for a burned scarecrow on the side, his entire body was completely unharmed.
"Today, I am not fated to die."
At the same time, a poor worker who had been carrying cargo at the port looked blankly at his chest, which suddenly had a bloody hole, and fell to the ground in confusion.
"Eh? He was fine after being hit by a Pacifista head-on. The young people nowadays are really scary."
Kizaru's unremarkable and playful voice was heard across the scene.
Although what he said was a compliment, it felt like being ridiculed.
Moreover, while saying this, Kizaru suddenly stretched out his hands and pressed them on the shoulders of the two people who wanted to escape in the chaos.
"You two, are you planning to leave without saying goodbye?"
"..."
Kyoma and Kagura, who were held down, froze completely.
"Hahaha, Kizaru-san, I didn't expect you to notice that. You truly are worthy of being a Marine Admiral." Being caught on the spot, Kyoma felt somewhat embarrassed.
"Kizaru is just a nickname. My real name is Borsalino." Kizaru patted both their shoulders with a kind smile, looking like an old man who was friendly toward his grandchildren.
This made Urouge and Hawkins completely dumbfounded.
"Besides, I would never ignore a large pot filled with food swaying in front of me, right?"
"What? A pot?" Hearing this, Kyoma was confused for a moment, but soon glanced to his side as if realizing something.
Sure enough.
On Kagura's small head, there suddenly appeared an exaggeratedly large iron pot full of food.
"Where did that pot come from? When did you put it on your head? Didn't we just agree to run away secretly?"