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Chapter 35 - Ghost of the Past

I literally wrote this while half asleep, I am sorry if it has terrible grammar and writing. Goodnight peeps!

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"My, my… Who might you be?"

The smoke cleared and revealed the unbruised Kizaru. His well-trimmed suit was not covered in dust and dirt. 

Kizaru looked around, trying to find a way to escape. Although strong, he knew he was too weak compared to the man standing before him. 

His gaze landed on the man standing a few feet from him and asked, "Someone as strong as you should be well known~"

Kizaru kept looking around, only talking to buy him some time. The man masked man was about to speak, but he quickly stopped as he saw the future. He saw that Kizaru was planning on flying backward to leave the island.

The masked man dashed as if he were flying towards Kizaru. Kizaru scoffed and dodged to the left, and as he dodged, his feet turned bright yellow, "Have you ever been kicked at the speed of light?"

*Boom!*

However, Kizaru frowned as he felt that his legs hit something hard, and dark red lighting began spawning around them.

*Bzzzt*

The smoke disappeared and dark eyes stared at him. The man used conqueror's Haki which made Kizaru flinch. The man then tightened his grip on the sword and lunched Kizaru through the air.

Kizaru quickly elementalized and stabilized his entire body. Then he brought his hands to his stomach and a beam of light formed. The beam of light traveled through the air, with mirror-like objects reflecting the beam of light. Finally, Kizaru appeared above the masked and kicked him on the head.

*Boom!*

The kick created a massive crater with the center being the masked man who was holding his darkened arm in the air. 

"Ehahaha! You've got a great Devil Fruit kid, but remember this…"

The man stood up and the world seemed to turn dark and red. Dark red sparks appeared all around the man, and the very space seemed to ripple, with the center being the man.

"Haki… Reign supreme!"

*Swing* (Idk how to make the damn sound effect lmao)

The world slowed down, and space knelt down as the man swung his sword. Sensing the danger, Kizaru tried to elementalize, but it was already too late. His left arm was cut off, and the massive sword behind him dropped to the ground.

"Argh~" groaned Kizaru

The man laughed and said without a hint of mockery, "You even drag your groans! That's funny!"

"Ne, ne… You're Gold Roger, aren't you?"

Kizaru coughed blood and continued, "No, there's no way he would be alive…"

The man chuckled and asked a question of his own, "Does it really matter who I am?"

"I guess it doesn't…"

The man walked towards Kizaru and picked up the sword right next to him. Kizaru wasn't on guard, because even if he was, he wouldn't be able to do anything.

As the man picked up the sword, he looked at Kizaru and said, "Go. I only wanted the sword."

Kizaru stared at the man but quickly elementalized. Even if it was a lie, he had no choice but to believe, because he was stronger than him.

After a few minutes of flying, Kizaru finally arrived at the Marine HQ. 

*Boom!*

A sudden crash startled everyone in Marine HQ, including Garp and Sengoku.

"What was that?" Asked Garp

Sengoku turned on his Observation Haki and saw that the person was Kizaru. He quickly stood up as he saw how badly injured Kizaru was. 

Kizaru lay down on the concrete as he couldn't control his speed with such injuries, but he kept on because he needed to report the masked man urgently. 

Everyone arrived near the crash site, with only Garp Sengoku and important Vice Admirals going near Kizaru

Sengoku knelt down and asked with a worried face, "What happened? Who did this to you?"

Garp frowned and yelled at Sengoku, "Ask that later! Get his wounds treated!"

Kizaru was sent to the ER and was quickly treated. A few hours later, the Vice Admirals and Sengoku surrounded Kizaru in his bed.

Kizaru chuckled while sweating, "Shouldn't I rest first~?"

Garp scoffed and said, "You can do that all day later, this comes first. Someone who can put you in this state is someone at the level of a Yonko… So who did it? Whitebeard?"

Sengoku nodded and continued, "Well, if it is Whitebeard, we'd need to change plans. There shouldn't be any reason to fight us right now unless they already know that we made a deal with Blackbeard."

Kizaru quickly stopped the two from making a conclusion on their own, "It wasn't Whitebeard, nor one of the Yonko's, It was an unknown masked man."

"What?" Asked Sengoku

Everyone began to murmur, but was quickly stopped by Sengoku who continued speaking, "If what you say is the truth, then this is worst… We can't let a Yonko-level threat walk around unaffiliated with any power. It could shift the power balance."

Kizaru sighed and answered, "I don't know, but he did mention you two~"

Kizaru pointed at Garp and Sengoku, to which they responded with confusion. 

"They know us?" Asked Garp

"I don't know, but he did say that if I wanted to beat him, I should've brought Sengoku or Garp~"

Everyone began to murmur once more, and an unknown Vice Admiral added, "Isn't that just normal arrogant pirates?"

Everyone nodded but Tsuru, Garp, and Sengoku. They've heard that line many times before, and it was from a figure that rocked the whole world. A figure that conquered the entire sea, Gol D. Roger.

Garp dropped the cracker he was eating, while Tsuru and Sengoku looked at him. Garp almost choked on his own words but he continued, "There's no way it's him… I escorted him myself!"

Everyone was confused but Tsuru and Sengoku. Sengoku sighed and stood up, walking towards the exit, "That's right. There's no way that man is still alive. Everyone is dismissed, but I want every single one of you to be on the lookout."

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Guess who the man is?