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Although Byakuya wanted to refuse the fight and make Zephyr take on Weevil again, thinking it would be amusing to see Zephyr embarrassed.
He knew that if he did, he'd likely be expelled from his master's tutelage.
With a sigh, Byakuya said, "Since Master Zephyr has specifically asked me to fight, I have no choice but to step in."
Byakuya took a few steps forward, positioning himself for battle.
Zephyr watched Byakuya's back with satisfaction, explaining to the trainees behind him,
"Watch closely. Although Byakuya's strength is slightly less than mine, he still possesses the power of admiral-level strength."
"Usually, you wouldn't have the chance to witness a battle of this caliber. This is a tremendous opportunity for you all."
"Make sure to observe and learn something from Byakuya."
The trainees nodded eagerly, their eyes fixed on Byakuya, eager to see just how powerful their senior was, given that Zephyr had praised him as having the strength of an admiral at such a young age.
Weevil, wielding his large sword, charged forward like a madman, shouting, "Give me back my mother's life!"
Byakuya chuckled and said, "Didn't you sit on your mother and kill her yourself? If you want revenge, shouldn't you start by killing yourself?"
For a moment, both Zephyr and the trainees were stunned. Byakuya's words were strangely logical, yet not entirely.
Weevil stopped in his tracks, visibly conflicted, as if Byakuya's words had made sense to him.
The trainees exchanged glances, and someone whispered, "Is Byakuya-senpai going to make that guy commit suicide with just a few words?"
"Given his intelligence, it's not impossible."
Weevil thought about it for a long time but couldn't make sense of it. Still, he wasn't foolish enough to stab himself.
Instead, he swung his massive sword and charged at Byakuya, shouting, "I don't care! You killed my mother, and I'm going to kill you to avenge her!"
With that, Weevil leaped from the ship. The bright blade of his sword suddenly turned black and purple, and thunder roared in the sky.
Countless lightning bolts struck the water, causing massive waves and forming what seemed like a domain of thunder.
Weevil descended like a meteor, his sword wrapped in the power of wind and thunder, creating a deafening explosion in the surrounding area.
Zephyr's pupils contracted, and his expression grew serious. "What a terrifying strike! Is this fool's true strength?"
If Byakuya couldn't block this attack, the entire ship would be obliterated. But Zephyr was in no condition to intervene. Could Byakuya handle it alone?
Byakuya squinted and shook his head, sighing, "This move is flashy, but it won't work on me."
"Bang!" To everyone's astonishment, Byakuya extended a single finger to stop the seemingly world-ending attack.
Countless purple-black lightning bolts crackled around the blade and met Byakuya's finger, but they dissipated instantly as if encountering an even more terrifying force.
The blade hovered mere centimeters from Byakuya's finger, yet no matter how hard Weevil pushed, he couldn't close the distance.
Even as his sword bent into a 'C' shape, it couldn't press down any further.
Zephyr was stunned by Byakuya's strength. "What on earth...?" He thought.
"In just half a month, his power has grown this much? Even drugs wouldn't work this fast!"
The trainees' eyes sparkled, and they whispered among themselves,
"Byakuya-senpai is incredibly strong!"
"Are all the Admiral's monsters like him?"
Zephyr's lip twitched at this. "No way," he thought. "If all Admirals were like this, the seas wouldn't be in chaos. Byakuya's strength is abnormally high."
As everyone was in shock, Byakuya slightly bent his finger and flicked it.
Weevil, as if launched by a cannon, soared into the sky.
Byakuya vanished silently from everyone's sight and reappeared beside Weevil, who was now panic-stricken, shouting,
"My father is Whitebeard! I'm his son! You can't kill me!"
Zephyr froze upon hearing this. "That's right, he's Whitebeard's biological son."
"With Whitebeard's protectiveness, killing one of his adoptive sons would make him hunt you down forever. If you kill his real son, he might go insane."
"He could storm Marine Headquarters to get to you. It might be better to capture Weevil first and then decide after a thorough investigation."
Having made up his mind, Zephyr was about to persuade Byakuya when Byakuya drew his blade. In mid-air, Byakuya smiled at Weevil and said,
"You gave me one strike earlier, so I'll give you one now. Isn't that fair?"
Byakuya gripped the hilt of his sword, Kazamune, in a reverse grip. As he drew the blade, a long crack appeared in the stormy sky.
Everyone suddenly felt a bone-chilling cold, as if countless blades were pointed at them, making their hair stand on end.
Byakuya drew Kazemune and infused it with Armament Haki, saying calmly,
"Normal Series: Normal Slash"
A brilliant light blue slash, like a dazzling crescent moon, descended from the sky and struck the ocean in an instant.
Weevil was cut cleanly in half, his body symmetrically split down the middle, and his eyes filled with terror and disbelief.
The thousand-meter-deep sea was bisected by the sword slash, revealing the soft ocean floor.
Sea creatures on either side of the parted water frantically swam away, trying to escape the terrifying scene.
Waves surged, creating enormous swells that radiated outward, threatening to capsize Marine ships.
Fortunately, the disturbance lasted only a few minutes before the sea calmed and returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.
Byakuya sheathed his sword and returned to the ship, looking at the astonished onlookers with an embarrassed smile.
"Sorry, I used a bit too much strength." Zephyr, staring at the Kazemune at Byakuya's waist, recalled his previous conversation with Byakuya.
He had asked why Byakuya, who wasn't a swordsman, carried a famous sword.
Byakuya had replied that it was for appearances, which Zephyr had dismissed and even lectured him about.
Now he realized the sword was far from mere appearances.
Byakuya wasn't just a swordsman; he was a great swordsman, and Zephyr had never noticed in all these months.
The hundred trainees stood in stunned silence, recalling Zephyr's earlier instruction to learn something from Byakuya.
They had watched Byakuya's battle intently, but now they wanted to ask Zephyr,
'Do you want us to learn how to block an attack with one finger, flick an opponent away with a single finger, or cleave the sea with a single strike?'
'Do you think we can learn any of this?'
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