"Hoo!"
In the Marine Headquarters' courtyard, a sudden gust of strong wind blew, filling the air with dust and ash, making it impossible for everyone to keep their eyes open.
"Zzzzz!"
The sound of raging electric currents echoed in the air as beams of scorching white light pierced through the dust, scattering across the sky.
"What... what kind of monster is this?!"
In the sky, the dust turned into a swirling yellow sandstorm, revolving around a terrifying figure that rapidly grew larger and taller.
Smoker's pupils contracted sharply.
In his sensory perception, Rorschach's power had surged immensely in an instant, like a volcanic eruption.
"Aoi Uroko Mode! Transformation!"
Dark blue scales appeared on his muscular body.
Two prominent red horns pierced the sky, giving his face — adorned with four sharp fangs — a majestic and intimidating appearance.
His long silver hair grew over ten meters, fluttering in the air and crackling with lightning, shredding the smoky punch Smoker launched into fragments!
A massive, menacing crocodile tail bristling with bone spikes whipped through the air with a thunderous roar.
Rorschach's hybrid form, standing six meters tall, a mix of man and beast, revealed itself for the first time to the Marine Headquarters' officers and thousands of new recruits.
"Is he a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user? What is this suffocating feeling? Such intense pressure!"
"Is he an Ancient Zoan? Or is he from the Mythical Zoan class?"
"Are you kidding?! It turns out he wasn't even serious when he was fighting us!"
The entire Marine courtyard erupted, with both trainers and recruits alike stunned by the terrifying form Rorschach displayed.
Tashigi, who had quietly regained consciousness, looked up at the sky and saw a shadow throw a punch into the air, causing Smoker to explode into white smoke, leaving her in complete shock.
"Is this the true power of Brother Rorschach? It's truly amazing!"
Hibari was in awe.
Bepo stepped back slightly, saying, "Captain, this guy is becoming more terrifying."
Law stared in astonishment at Rorschach, who was dominating the skies with his overwhelming power.
"The gap between us is growing... I need to work harder."
At the top of the Fortress of Justice,
"What an impressive sight, it reminds me of Kaido in his Azure Dragon form."
Sengoku's eyes sparkled with excitement behind his glasses.
"Hahaha, now that you mention it, he really does look like a younger Kaido. I'm getting excited about creating a training plan for this kid."
Garp's eyes gleamed, and he was about to jump down to fight Rorschach.
"Young people these days are truly terrifying. Kuzan, you've saved the future Admiral of the Marines."
Kizaru pulled out his nail clipper and started trimming his nails again.
"If I don't trim my nails, I won't know what to do here."
As a Marine Admiral, he couldn't just sit in the commander's office and nap all day, could he?
"It's Sakazuki's technique..." Kuzan suddenly lifted his sleep mask and looked toward the distant sea. "They're back."
"Huh? Has Sakazuki returned from the New World? Is it because his protégé has come from the North Blue? Hahaha! What luck! He went to the North Blue and returned with such a talented young man. It makes me want to head there myself."
In the courtyard, Smoker's face was filled with seriousness as he felt the overwhelming, unstoppable power that Rorschach was unleashing toward him.
His body kept dispersing repeatedly, unable to cause any meaningful damage to Rorschach.
"White Launcher!"
Smoker released clouds of white smoke, but under the fierce bolts of lightning unleashed by Rorschach, those clouds were torn apart, filled with gaping holes.
However, Smoker continued closing the distance between himself and Rorschach rapidly.
When only five meters remained between them, Smoker's body suddenly expanded, transforming into a white smoke marsh, enveloping Rorschach's entire body.
"White Bind!"
Tendrils of white smoke formed, wrapping tightly around Rorschach's massive form, restraining him firmly.
"White Snake!"
Smoker's right fist, covered with a layer of black Armament Haki, shot toward Rorschach's head like a cannonball.
Smoker's right punch was coated in black Armament Haki, aiming at Rorschach's head like a cannonball.
"30 million volts—Electric Discharge!"
Rorschach's silver hair billowed in the air as his massive arms flexed, easily tearing apart the smoke that bound his body. At the same time, thick serpentine bolts of lightning erupted from his body, crashing toward Smoker.
"Thousand Snake Dance!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The lightning bolts tore through the sky, and the air in Marineford rumbled with the roar of thunder.
Smoker grunted, his body scattering once again under the relentless onslaught of the falling lightning bolts.
Even his right fist, coated with Haki, didn't reach Rorschach's face as the thick bolts of lightning pierced and shattered it.
Boom!
The air beneath Rorschach's feet... No, the sky itself shook for a moment.
In the blink of an eye, a sonic boom cloud exploded in midair, and his massive form, shrouded in fierce winds and lightning, broke through the sound barrier, crashing down with a punch toward Smoker, who had just reformed his body.
"10 million volts! Thunderclap Fist!"
"White Fist!"
Smoker gritted his teeth, throwing a punch as well.
Smoke burst forth, and Haki covered his fist.
Boom!
The air rippled, and Smoker's fist exploded. The cigars in his mouth turned to powder, and his body burst apart into a cloud of smoke.
Rorschach still held his pose, with his enlarged thunder-charged Kirin claw raised.
His massive Kirin claw was still surrounded by faint white lightning.
"White Smoke Launcher!"
The dispersed smoke gathered once again. Smoker, his face grim, seemed to be holding a black iron rod in his hand, swinging it toward Rorschach.
"It's useless! Even though you're an invincible Logia-type user and I don't have Haki to hit your real body right now, you still can't... Hmm? A Jitte?"
Rorschach's voice abruptly stopped as he felt his strength suddenly drain the moment Smoker's black iron rod made contact.
His Azure Kirin transformation was instantly undone.
His body wasn't covered in Armament Haki, so he couldn't resist the effects of Sea Prism Stone.
Boom!
For the first time, Rorschach's body was struck by Smoker's rod, sending him crashing down from the sky and slamming into the ground, creating a large crater.
"Rorschach!" Hibari cried out in shock.
"That bastard Smoker used a Sea Prism Stone Jitte!" Drake's face darkened, furious and ready to confront Smoker.
On the ground, Rorschach wiped the trickle of blood from the corner of his mouth.
"I got a bit too cocky. That's no good."
Buzz!
A powerful wave of Observation Haki expanded, covering an area hundreds of meters in radius, like activating a 360-degree panoramic camera.
In the sky, Smoker's lower body turned into smoke again as he shot toward him, holding the Jitte.
At that moment, the air above the plaza echoed with a sharp burst, and a long phantom shadow streaked across the sky, embedding itself into the ground beside Rorschach.
(End of Chapter)
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