After activating his Devil Fruit ability, Byrnndi Wald's scythe moved with incredible speed—blurring with every swing.
At the same time, Redfield, the Red Earl, no longer held back. With murderous precision, he wielded his weaponized umbrella, his movements sharp and relentless.
Though Ayr's swordsmanship held strong—refined, unshakable—in the face of the dual onslaught, even he had to admit: defending against two legendary pirates at once left him at a slight disadvantage.
"Heh… look at that! Ayr's getting pushed back!"
"There's hope! If Captain Byrnndi Wald and Redfield work together… maybe they really can beat him!"
"I don't know how that freak brought Rocks D. Xebec back to life or made those monsters follow him… but maybe he's not as strong as we thought. Maybe he's just a clever support!"
"Yeah, maybe in raw power, he's not on the same level as Redfield and Wald!"
The moment they saw Ayr being pushed back, a flicker of hope sparked in the eyes of the watching pirates.
The two legends—Redfield and Wald—were dominating the tempo, and it felt, if only briefly, like Ayr could fall.
But then…
"No… you're all underestimating him," one pirate said, voice low with unease. "Don't forget what he did just days ago."
This was the first time most of them had seen Ayr in battle. Yes, he seemed pressured now. But this pirate had studied the reports.
He remembered the headlines. Ayr, alone, had defeated Rayleigh, Jabba, and even Gol D. Roger's main force.
One man against the might of the Roger Pirates—and he won.
As his words echoed across the group, the brief spark of hope was snuffed out like a candle in the wind.
They looked again—closely this time—and saw that even as he stepped back, Ayr's face remained calm. Focused. Relaxed.
More importantly… he was still using an ordinary sword.
They recalled the recent news:
Ayr joining forces with Kaido and the Golden Lion to destroy Marine Headquarters.
Ayr defeating three of Roger's core officers in Loguetown, alone.
Ayr standing unshaken in the face of World Government threats.
These images replayed in their minds, and suddenly, that small flame of excitement was replaced by something else: a chilling despair. A realization.
This wasn't his full power—not even close.
"No… you guys are jumping the gun," another pirate muttered, as if trying to convince himself. "Ayr is strong, sure. But don't forget—Byrnndi Wald and Redfield aren't weak either! This fight's just getting started."
He glanced at the anxious faces around him, trying to boost morale.
Yes, deep down he feared Ayr's true strength. But he had to believe… had to hope…
Because if Ayr was stronger than both Redfield and Wald, and they lost here…
They were all dead.
"Y-yeah… you're right…"
"W-we gotta believe! If Captain Byrnndi and Redfield defeat Ayr, we'll all make it out alive!"
Spurred by false hope, more pirates began shouting similar reassurances.
—
Center of the battlefield.
DANG! DANG! DANG!
CRACK! BANG!
Ayr's blades clashed against his two foes. He continued to defend, intercepting strike after strike.
Their pressure was real—this wasn't a minor skirmish. This was an assault from two titanic warriors.
Without using any other power—only Haki and swordsmanship—Ayr was beginning to feel the tension.
"Hahaha! You see that, Redfield? This guy's nothing special!" Byrnndi Wald grinned maniacally, attacking with amplified strength. "With the two of us working together, he's not even a challenge!"
But Redfield didn't share Wald's confidence.
"Ayr… you're still holding back, aren't you?" he said seriously. "This isn't your true strength."
Redfield knew better.
He'd seen what Ayr could do in Loguetown—how he crushed Roger's three commanders with ease. He had witnessed strength far beyond what they were currently facing.
After all, Roger, Rayleigh, and Jabba—these were legendary pirates. Each one alone could shake the world.
And yet, they had been defeated together by Ayr.
There was no way the man they were fighting now—calm, focused, casual—was using his full power.
"Oh?" Byrnndi Wald laughed again. "Still hiding something, huh? Then show us, Ayr! Let's see it!"
"If I use any more, it'll feel like I'm bullying you," Ayr replied with a faint smile.
"What arrogance!" Wald snarled. "Go ahead! Let's see if your so-called strength can stand up to us both!"
"…Since you insist," Ayr muttered, his tone shifting slightly.
He hadn't intended to finish the battle this soon. He'd wanted to enjoy the challenge.
But Wald's demands had become annoying.
And so, he would oblige.
Ayr stepped forward, bringing his hands together, and whispered a phrase that chilled the air.
"Full Beast Transformation."
In an instant, a blinding golden light burst from Ayr's body—radiant and divine, like sunlight compressed into flesh.
Then, emerging from within that divine glow—
The Nine Tails.
Massive. Terrifying. Godlike.
The fully-formed Nine Tails rose from Ayr's spirit—its presence shaking the battlefield, its bloodlust suffocating.
Every pirate nearby felt its chakra press down on them, like a mountain crushing their lungs. Eyes widened. Knees trembled.
But he wasn't done.
"Waifu Susanoo."
It wasn't a joke. It wasn't a bluff.
Ayr had mastered a legendary technique—a technique from another world—where a being's power became armored by pure will.
As the golden Nine Tails roared, a gigantic ethereal warrior began to form around it.
The Full Body Susanoo, shaped like shimmering blue armor, wrapped around the Nine Tails in layers of chakra. Its spectral form pulsed with divine wrath.
The result was horrifying—a fusion of two ultimate powers:
The Tailed Beast + Susanoo Armor.
A beast within a god. A god within a beast.
The golden Nine Tails, cloaked in massive blue armor, now towered above the battlefield—unstoppable, invincible, divine.
The pirates, who seconds ago were clinging to hope, fell silent.
Their eyes reflected only one thing now:
Doom.
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