If it were an ordinary Rear Admiral—no, even a Vice Admiral—who had offended a Celestial Dragon, they would be thrown straight into the underwater prison "Impel Down."
What's more, Kai had actually attacked a Celestial Dragon directly!
This showed just how much weight Kai carried in Sengoku's heart! Even at the risk of offending the Celestial Dragons, he had to protect Kai!
Immediately, Kizaru transformed into a golden streak of light and vanished. This was exactly why Sengoku had called for Kizaru—having consumed the Glint-Glint Fruit, Kizaru was the fastest among the three Admirals.
Since the Sabaody Archipelago wasn't too far from Marineford, Kizaru could reach the location in the shortest time possible.
Human Auction House.
Saint Charlos looked at Kai standing before him and swallowed hard. Though arrogant and domineering, he wasn't stupid.
He clearly recognized that this Marine Rear Admiral wasn't intimidated by his status.
Kai stood in place, watching Saint Charlos with interest. The two faced off like this for about fifteen minutes when a voice rang out above the auction house:
"Yo, Kai-kun, long time no see."
Kizaru?
Dispatching an Admiral directly—looks like Sengoku really was afraid he'd kill the Celestial Dragon in a fit of rage. Kai's lips curved into a slight smile as he spoke:
"Admiral Borsalino, didn't expect to get you involved. Also, didn't we just meet a week ago?"
"Yo ho ho, don't worry about those details yo. But Kai-kun's ability to cause trouble really isn't any less than Vice Admiral Garp's yo. The Fleet Admiral has business with you—can you come back to Marine Headquarters with me?"
Hm? So polite—looks like Sengoku plans to protect me?
But... honestly, Kai didn't really care about that. Worst case, he'd just become a pirate. A former Marine Rear Admiral battling Marine Headquarters at Marineford—that kind of spectacle should net plenty of reputation points.
Just as Kai had this thought, the system's voice suddenly rang in his mind:
"Please note, Host: your profession has been locked as Marine! It cannot be changed in this world. If you change professions, you will be detected by the world's origin and expelled from this world."
"What the hell...!?"
Kai froze, then his face darkened completely. He'd chosen to be a Marine himself—did that mean he'd screwed himself over? So he could only stick to the Marine path till the end?
"Host can choose to quickly master the world's origin, which would eliminate this restriction!" the system's voice responded.
"How do I master the world's origin?" Kai asked.
"Become the strongest in the entire world, and the world's origin will directly attach to you," the system stated matter-of-factly.
Become the world's strongest!?
For some reason, Kai could clearly sense a hint of "conspiracy" in the system's words. For him, what would be the simplest way to become the world's strongest?
Naturally, it would be either fully synchronizing his power with the One Piece world's power system, or training Ryūjin Jakka to Bankai level.
The latter was still far off—Kai was just getting a handle on Shikai, and Bankai was way down the road. After all, there was a fundamental difference between Shikai and Bankai. Throughout all of Soul Society, countless Shinigami could perform Shikai, but aside from the thirteen Squad Captains, very few could achieve Bankai.
The former would require massive amounts of reputation points. In Kai's view, the system was just finding roundabout ways to make him earn reputation points faster.
Seeing Kizaru's arrival, Saint Charlos visibly relaxed and jumped up shouting: "Admiral Borsalino, hurry up and capture this Marine Rear Admiral! I want to torture him properly!"
"Yo, that won't work yo. Fleet Admiral Sengoku specifically ordered me to bring Kai-kun back yo," Kizaru naturally wouldn't agree to Saint Charlos's demand.
"Hmph! Then hurry up and arrest him. I'll speak to Buddha Sengoku about it." Saint Charlos snorted coldly.
Toward Marine Admirals, Saint Charlos maintained a certain friendly attitude. After all, he'd need the Marine Admirals for various matters, so he couldn't afford to offend them too badly.
Kizaru completely ignored Saint Charlos.
He looked at Kai with interest, his face relaxed but his mind highly alert. Kizaru had witnessed Kai's fierce battle with Akainu in Sengoku's office, fighting to a standstill.
"Very sorry, Admiral Borsalino, but the Fleet Admiral's orders were for me to garrison the Sabaody Archipelago. There were no orders to return to Marine Headquarters yo," Kai said calmly.
"Yo, that makes things difficult yo?" Kizaru looked troubled for a moment, then spoke: "Well then, sorry about this, Kai-kun. I'll have to personally bring you back!"
The next moment, Kizaru's tone shifted as he looked at Kai with interest: "By the way, Kai-kun, have you ever been kicked at the speed of light? Speed is power yo!!"
Kizaru raised his foot, aiming at Kai!
Light Speed Kick!!!
Mass plus light speed equals unparalleled destructive power! Kai naturally wouldn't be stupid enough to stand there and let Kizaru kick him.
Six Styles: Tempest Kick - Demon!!
He met Kizaru's kick technique with his own!
The two kick techniques collided in midair, and just the resulting shockwaves were enough to snap nearby trees.
Six Styles: Finger Gun - Heaven Bomber!!
Kai's assault didn't stop as his finger strikes blasted toward Kizaru!
Kizaru didn't dodge. The finger strikes hit his body directly, but as a veteran Admiral with countless battles under his belt, how could he not maintain full-body elementalization during combat?
The finger strikes passed right through Kizaru's body with ease, and immediately after, Kizaru returned to normal.
"Too bad yo, Kai-kun. Just a little bit off."
Kizaru wore that infuriating expression. No matter how skilled Kai's physical techniques were, without Armament Haki, he couldn't cause even the slightest damage.
"Without Armament Haki, dealing with Logia users really is troublesome," Kai showed a helpless expression, then smiled and said:
"But Admiral Borsalino, do you really think I'm out of options?"
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