Hanabusa Goro was actually somewhat shaken inside, but whenever he thought of his friends who had been persecuted, he couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.
"All of this, isn't it because of your stupidity, your obstinacy?" he retorted.
"Haha!" Otada laughed heartily. "Boss Hanabusa, don't forget, it was because of you... that I was killed by Himura Kenshin, so everything that followed was because of you! You're the culprit!"
"Pursuing Kenshin blindly, isn't that your own stupidity?" Hanabusa countered.
But just as he was about to continue, two figures had already flown up into the air?!
"No need to say more," An said to Raijin.
Indeed, there was no need to say more, because Otada wasn't engaging in verbal warfare. The power emanating from him would subdue anyone, and there was no point in arguing with such a person.
It was time to take action!
Their actions immediately stirred up a storm. The resistance army, which had been hesitating, also realized that it was not the time for hesitation. Suddenly, they launched an attack on the guards of the Flower Capital, armed with guns and swords.
But everyone knew that the real battle was decided on the battlefield above.
That was where An, Raijin, and Otada fought!
"We meet again," the three stood on the city wall, and An spoke coldly to Otada.
She held a short knife in her hand, and the knife shimmered with a chilling light.
"I let you escape last time, but you won't be so lucky this time," Otada smiled.
"Is that so?" An shook her head. "Last time, you had more people, but this time, you're on your own. Where's Toguro? Did he leave when he saw that the tide was turning against you?"
"Him?" Otada shrugged. "Didn't you notice that there's one person missing from your camp?"
"...?" An frowned.
Now that she mentioned it, it was indeed the case.
Among the resistance army, there was at least Kenshin.
That was why Sohma Shigeaki could firmly hold the position of the alliance leader. Although there was only one Kenshin, both of them were destined to leave the Land of Wano, while Kenshin had always been a person of the Land of Wano. Sohma Shigeaki still managed to suppress the Black Charcoal Clan even in a one-on-two situation.
As for the other people, there was no need to mention them.
Because both An and Raijin possessed powerful Conqueror's Haki, there was no need to mention the number of people.
But now Kenshin was not with them.
"Oh, I'm preparing for a one-on-one battle with Himura Kenshin, so I let Toguro go and hold him down," Otada said. "Yes, it's after I've dealt with you two."
"That's quite presumptuous of you," Raijin replied.
A war had already broken out below, with tens of thousands of people fighting, flesh and blood flying, and the world reverberating with the sound of gunfire mixed with the clear clang of swords and blades.
But above, the three of them were chatting casually, like old friends who hadn't seen each other for a long time.
It seemed a bit eerie...
So, as if to complement the war below, the battle above finally began!
As soon as Raijin finished speaking, he shook his arms, and a huge thunder dragon surged from his body. Then, the thunder dragon continued to contract until it turned into a sword of thunder in his hand?!
The moment the thunder sword took shape, it was covered with a dark Conqueror's Haki, making the thunder seem black. It was not just Armament Haki, but also wrapped in a powerful Conqueror's Haki!
Raijin slashed forward instantly, and An also launched an attack in extreme cooperation. Both of them were extremely fast, especially Raijin, who had turned into thunder!
"Taogen Byakurou!"
Seeing the two approaching without fear, Otada took the initiative to face them one-on-two. The two swords in his hand were immediately enveloped in a thick dark power, and in the blink of an eye, they slashed towards the two.
The dark power also contained Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki. At the same time, it was even darker and more profound under the influence of the residual effects of Bojun.
At the critical moment, Otada made a slash, just blocking Raijin's sword, and his strength was so great that he easily pushed Raijin back.
As Raijin's figure retreated, An appeared, and her speed was slightly slower than Raijin's, so she perfectly formed a near-perfect two-step attack with him.
Although they were cooperating for the first time, it seemed as if they had rehearsed hundreds of times, thanks to both of them possessing powerful Observation Haki.
It was because of their extraordinary Observation Haki that they knew how to cooperate with each other.
But Otada, who had just repelled Raijin, was able to gather his strength in an instant and made another slash in the blink of an eye. An hurriedly blocked with her short knife, but she was still pushed back by Otada.
An's eyes showed a horrified expression because she had just completely failed to see Otada's future using her Observation Haki?!
An's Observation Haki had already reached the level of seeing the future, and she could perceive the weaknesses of the enemy's power through their every move, which was Weakness Perception.
But when she started her attack just now, she found that the future she saw with her Observation Haki...
Was all darkness?!
Observation Kill?
An certainly knew that there were people in this world who could train their Haki to such an extent, namely the ability to control their own aura, making it impossible for the opponent to see their future.
But wasn't Otada still lacking this ability a few months ago?
No, you couldn't compare Otada from a few months ago to now.
Although Otada was powerful a few months ago, he was far from his current level.
"It's not... Observation Kill," Otada easily repelled the two, feeling quite pleased with himself. "It's just... my soul doesn't emit light."
"If your soul doesn't emit light, how can you see?"
That's right, what he was using wasn't Observation Kill, but because the influence of Bojun's residue had made his soul completely black, he would then suppress his future vision and make it impossible for others to see his future.
When a person intends to do something, their consciousness comes before their actions. In the Valkyrie at the End of the World, Shaka could see the future of everyone through the light of their souls, but Bojun's soul was pure black and emitted no light, making it impossible for others to see the future.
At this moment, Otada was the same.
It could be said that this was a technique even more advanced than Observation Kill.
Observation Kill only obscured one's own aura, while Otada concealed even the fluctuations of his soul!
In this way, how could his future be seen by others?!