Three months passed swiftly.
In a corner of the headquarters' plaza, dozens of chefs, dressed in their cooking uniforms, gathered in front of large bamboo baskets, standing on steps near the inner bay, chatting with one another.
In front of them stood two tall young men, working together to perform a series of fluid movements to catch fish from the inner bay's waters and place them into the bamboo baskets in front of the chefs.
"Get ready, Lao. It's time."
Excitement gleamed on Rorschach's face as he extended his hands, pointing toward the sea's surface in front of him.
"Kirin Power — Whirlpool of Waves!"
Suddenly, a violent wind surged between the sky and the earth. With a movement of Rorschach's hands, the winds converged, forming a massive whirlpool in the water in front of him, about 20 to 30 meters in diameter.
Boom!
A burst of Observation Haki radiated from Rorschach, glowing with lightning, piercing through his body and extending down to the seabed, revealing a group of large fish that began spinning from the whirlpool's force until they became dizzy.
"Dragon's Water Absorption!"
Rorschach pointed with his right hand.
Whoosh!
The massive whirlpool began to rise into the sky, forming a column of water entwined with the winds.
Hundreds of tons of seawater, under the influence of the swirling winds, turned into a colossal water tornado, spinning wildly with large fish and rising dozens of meters above the sea, producing a thunderous noise.
"ROOM!"
Lao opened his fingers, creating a transparent shield in the shape of a hemisphere with a diameter of 100 meters, covering the entire water tornado.
"Control Stick!"
Lao shifted his hands, then pointed his finger and made a small gesture.
In the next instant, the gathered chefs watched as the fish were suddenly transported from the moving water tornado and fell like rain into the bamboo baskets placed before them.
In no time, the bamboo baskets were filled with large fish.
"Excellent! Another productive day!" Rorschach said with a smile, and without thinking, he placed his hand on Lao's head.
"Well done, Lao. It seems your abilities have improved again. The elite camp training is clearly paying off."
"Take your hand off, or I'll cut it off," Lao said with a stern face, gripping the long sword tucked under his arm.
"Oh, how terrifying, Lao. I just wanted to be close to you, nothing else. My preferences are completely normal, you know," Rorschach laughed, retracting his hand from Lao's head.
Lao, fuming, put his hat back on and disappeared with a swift step using the "Soru" technique, leaving Rorschach behind.
"That kid Lao… over these past three months, he's improved a lot. As I expected, his talent is amazing. In just three months, though he hasn't mastered Armament Haki yet, he's learned the Six Powers of the Navy and awakened his Observation Haki." Rorschach muttered in admiration as he watched Lao disappear.
"Although your progress has been even scarier, Rorschach. Even I'm starting to fear you."
Suddenly, a blinding golden light appeared in the sky before him, so bright even in broad daylight that it seemed like a new sun had risen over the Marineford plaza.
"This light is so dazzling, Uncle Borsalino," Rorschach said, squinting his eyes and raising his hand to shield himself from the brightness.
"I'm your great-uncle, not just your uncle."
The light gradually faded, revealing a figure in a yellow-striped suit. It was Borsalino, standing with his hands in his pockets.
When Rorschach saw him, he laughed, saying, "I remember three months ago you beat me up badly and said the same thing, Uncle Borsalino. Will today's fight also be at full strength? I can't wait."
Rorschach opened his right hand and grasped the air.
Whoosh!
A massive, black war spear appeared out of nowhere, quickly soaring into his hand.
Bzzz!
The four-meter-long war spear trembled, with dark blue streaks of light flashing along its length, rapidly covering the entire spear from Rorschach's hand.
At the same time, his body began to rise slightly and swell in size.
"What a terrifying sight, Rorschach! You've become very skilled in using Armament Haki."
Borsalino pulled his hand out of his pocket, and a small golden light appeared at the tip of his finger, from which he fired a golden laser beam aimed directly at Rorschach's head.
Zzzzz!
The laser beam sliced through the sky in an instant, reaching Rorschach in the blink of an eye.
Rorschach smiled, and flashes of lightning started to flicker across his body.
Suddenly, one of those flashes shot out toward the incoming laser beam.
Boom!
A ball of golden light exploded in the air above the corner of the plaza, scattering shards of lightning in every direction.
"Lightning! Truly a terrifying power."
Borsalino looked at the ball of golden light that had just exploded, only to see a dark blue war spear slicing through the space toward him at high speed.
He gathered golden light in his hand, forming a sword of light, which he held and aimed at the head of the charging spear.
"Heavenly Sword!"
Ziiiiing!
Although the sword was made of light, the clash between it and the head of the Sky Dragon Spear unleashed by Rorschach produced a sharp sound resembling an explosion of metal.
Rorschach felt a tremendous force coming from Borsalino's Heavenly Sword. At that moment, dark blue scales appeared on his hand holding the spear, crackling with lightning and gusts of wind.
"Storm of Wind and Lightning!"
In an instant, his right arm turned into something akin to a thruster, significantly increasing Rorschach's power, allowing him to push through Borsalino's light sword and pierce his chest with the spear.
"You really scared me! If a weapon coated with Haki hits you, you'll die."
Borsalino's form shattered into fragments of golden light, rapidly moving like lightning to reappear behind Rorschach, where he launched his glowing foot directly at Rorschach's lower back.
"Speed is power, Rorschach. Have you ever experienced a light-speed kick?"
"Armament Haki!"
Rorschach felt his scalp tingle, and waves of Armament Haki surged from his body, covering his broad back in a dark blue hue.
In the next moment, an immense force exploded against Rorschach's lower back.
He groaned, spitting a mouthful of blood, and his massive body flew forward like a cannonball, cutting through nearly 100 meters before plummeting toward the inner sea.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, huge gusts of violent wind appeared in the sky, forming spinning columns of tornadoes swirling around Rorschach and stirring the sea beneath him.
The air columns lifted his flying body, leaving him suspended in the air.
Rorschach raised the dark blue war spear high, as streaks of fierce white lightning surged from within, rapidly gathering at the spear's tip to form a thunderous ball of electricity.
"Uncle Borsalino, taste this move…"
From 100 meters away, Rorschach hurled his war spear, crackling with a ball of lightning.
"Eighty Million Volts!"
"Thunder Strike!"
Whoosh!
In an instant, a blue flash streaked across the sky over the plaza, moving too fast to be seen with the naked eye.
The next moment, the dark blue war spear, weighing more than ten tons, crashed into the corner where Borsalino had been standing.
Boom!!
The ground exploded in a 100-meter-wide circle.
The corner of Marineford Plaza was completely obliterated.
Even the coastal cannons and stone steps that were repaired just yesterday turned into scattered dust in the air.
The deafening sound of the explosion, like thunder, echoed across Marineford's sky.
The entire island began to tremble and shake.
Boom!
Suddenly, the door to the Justice Fortress office was flung open with a powerful slam, crashing into the plaza.
Sengoku rushed to the balcony and shouted, "You idiots! Are you trying to destroy Marineford? Stop immediately! Borsalino! If you're not doing anything, go trim your nails! Rorschach! You have a seven-day leave, stay out of trouble!"
Rorschach hesitated for a moment and said, "But, Grandpa Sengoku, my training…"
"Don't talk to me about training again! If you're so determined to train, I'll train with you myself!"
"Really?!" Rorschach smiled in delight.
"Get out of here!"
(End of Chapter)
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