**Call out——**
Just as the five warships docked and started the encirclement and suppression operation, Kizaru, who was even faster than Hancock in a straight line, successfully found the 'murderer' who killed the Celestial Dragon.
Endless golden photons appeared out of thin air in front of Kahn and Hancock, then condensed to form a tall figure over three meters in height, wearing a white suit and a hat.
The person in this figure was Kizaru.
"Killing a Celestial Dragon and still leisurely dating a maid... as expected of a big pirate with a bounty of 155,000,000 berries... It's really scary."
Kizaru, who blocked Kahn and Hancock's way, didn't confront them immediately. Instead, he slowly took out a pack of cigarettes, lit one, and put it in his mouth, his words and actions completely inappropriate for the situation.
"Master, is this guy a Marine Admiral?"
Wearing a black and white maid outfit, Hancock, who seemed to be walking with Kahn, looked at Kizaru vigilantly and asked.
Hancock, with her unique perception, had already detected Kizaru's presence.
Facing this middle-aged man whose speed rivalled her own, Hancock felt a bit of pressure despite her usual confidence in her speed.
However, Kahn's next words made Hancock restrain her arrogance and not underestimate anyone.
"No, this guy is just a Marine Vice Admiral, Borsalino, known as one of the three Marine monsters."
Looking at Kizaru, who was smoking in front of him, Kahn said with a smile, "He will also be one of the three Admirals in Marine's new era."
"It's an honour to be remembered by a big man like you."
Kizaru flicked his ash and said with a nonchalant face, "So, I don't know if Kahn can cooperate and put on Seastone handcuffs to make the trip to my headquarters smoother?"
"Master, let me teach this rude guy a lesson."
Looking at Kizaru, who didn't seem to pay attention to Kahn, Hancock, unaware that Kizaru was the most annoying of the three future Admirals, was filled with anger and asked Kahn for permission.
"Go ahead. You need an opponent to test your strength." Kahn nodded.
He had sent Mary and their ship away from the Sabaody Archipelago with telekinesis, keeping Hancock by his side to deal with Kizaru, who was likely to come.
After all, in this era, there were only two of the three Admirals left, and one was in a semi-retired state.
Today is May 5th, the day Luffy was born again.
Garp was definitely not at Naval Headquarters now.
And Garp, who refused promotion because he hated the Celestial Dragons, wouldn't come to capture Kahn even if he were at Naval Headquarters.
Even if Garp had come, he would likely have been more relaxed than Kizaru in the original story.
So, the Marine Admiral coming this time must be Sengoku.
And Sengoku's Vice Admiral, Kizaru.
If Hancock hadn't had the age limit, Kahn would have fled the Sabaody Archipelago without a second thought upon encountering such a combination.
Even with three major cheats, it would be impossible to defeat the previous era's titans, such as Sengoku, Whitebeard's rival, and Kizaru at his peak.
If he didn't flee, he would face imprisonment in Impel Down and various executions.
But Hancock had grown to eighteen, and that changed everything.
Just as the Mera-Mera Fruit and Smoke-Smoke Fruit couldn't determine a winner quickly, Rumble and Light wouldn't be able to either.
As long as Hancock held off the most annoying Kizaru, Kahn could definitely handle Sengoku one-on-one.
This was an opportunity to see how far he was from the world's top powers.
As a time traveller, Kahn knew one thing:
Nothing levelled up Haki faster than fighting against stronger opponents, evenly matched foes, and in life-or-death battles.
Two years of painstaking practice couldn't compare to a life-and-death battle with a super-strong opponent.
Kahn, who had been beating weaker foes for fifteen years, had long wanted to fight a super-strong opponent.
Unfortunately, there were only a small number of superpowers in this world.
Among them, the New World's superpowers were either lone wolves Kahn couldn't find or powerful overlords.
Challenging them would be like starting a war.
Now, the combination of Sengoku and Kizaru was the perfect opponent for Kahn and Hancock to test their strength.
**Zizizi...**
What Kahn thought, no one knew.
After seeing Kahn nod, Hancock's body suddenly shone with fiery blue and white light.
Then, an invisible electric field opened up, and her 1.92-meter tall figure, wearing high heels, turned into a bolt of lightning and disappeared.
"This is...?"
Seeing this, Kizaru's expression instantly turned to horror.
In the next second, Kizaru's Observation Haki seemed to detect something. His body, over 80 centimetres taller than Hancock, turned into a dazzling golden light and pulled back, avoiding Hancock's sweeping long legs.
At the same time, Kizaru saw Hancock's white safety pants as her maid's skirt lifted.
Normally, Kizaru would have commented on this sight, pretending to be regretful.
But now, Kizaru, who had not yet reached his peak in terms of state of mind and strength, looked at Hancock, whose body was shining with blazing electric light. Her movement just now was indeed similar to his teleportation. He slightly exclaimed, "The legendary Logia Rumble Fruit. I didn't expect it to appear in this era. And the new generation of Rumble Fruit user is someone else's maid... what a terrifying combination."
The last sentence was still Kizaru's mantra, but this time, he truly meant it.
Zoan Devil Fruits are categorized clearly. Ordinary animals are divided into strong and weak, ancient rare animals are also divided into strong and weak, and even mythical beasts have their own hierarchy.
And Kahn's dragon form is undoubtedly one of the top abilities among the mythical beasts.
Now, besides this dragon, there was also the strongest Thunder Fruit user from the Logia class as his Vice.
This combination resembled a young version of Admiral Sengoku and himself.
Thinking of this, Kizaru felt a headache.
When he arrived, he thought he only needed to deal with Kahn and hold him until Admiral Sengoku came. Then, the two of them could easily capture Kahn together.
But with Hancock unleashing her Logia Rumble Fruit abilities, Kizaru now shared Sengoku's sentiment.
Fleet Admiral Kong would definitely scold us!
"You ugly bastard, you talk so much nonsense!"
Hancock didn't know what Kizaru was thinking.
Hearing his words, she thought he was trying to provoke the master-servant relationship between her and Kahn, and her face darkened.
**Zizizi...**
The thunder and lightning around Hancock seemed to react to her anger, growing larger and deeper in colour.
The terrifying electric heat caused ripples in the surrounding air.
In the next moment, Hancock's love turned into lightning, and she disappeared again.
She teleported in front of Kizaru, kicking out once more.
Her long white legs, adorned with dazzling electric lights and Haki of the Kuja Pirates, aimed directly at Kizaru.
During this time, Hancock had listened to Kahn's suggestion, suspending her Haki practice and focusing on Marine Six Styles Rokushiki.
While practising Rankyaku, Hancock discovered she had a high talent for kicking.
It took less than a day for Hancock to master Rankyaku and integrate the ability of the Logia Rumble Fruit to develop an extension technique.
As a result, Hancock majored in kicking and embarked on a similar yet different path from her original one.
Looking at the long legs shining with blue and white lightning, Kizaru saw his own reflection in Hancock's body.
This combination seemed a bit too much.
Thinking this, Kizaru raised his long leg, shining a dazzling golden light, and collided with Hancock's sweeping kick.
**Boom—!**
Terrifying light and electricity burst out from the feet of Hancock and Kizaru immediately.
The golden and blue-white light curtain instantly engulfed the two of them.
In Kahn's eyes, a golden and blue-white energy ball, each accounting for half, appeared.
The two colours of the energy ball tried to annex each other.
In the end, neither could overpower the other, resulting in a massive explosion.
The sound of the explosion was deafening, echoing across the entire island and the neighbouring ones.
An astonishing shockwave turned into a hemispherical cyclone, spreading from the explosion, covering most of the small island in an instant.
Wherever it passed, dust flew, and countless bubbles burst.
Even the resin floor cracked.
Standing in the centre of the airwave, Kahn, with his natural destroyer physique, held his arms and wasn't affected by the monstrous airwave at all.
Kahn then seemed to perceive something and looked in a specific direction.
An equally tall figure, also ignoring the hurricane-like airwaves, walked slowly towards him.
The person in this figure was one of the three Admirals of this era, the future Marine Fleet Admiral—Sengoku The Buddha.
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