Staggering to his feet, Orin felt like he was about to cough up a lung.
But...
He wasn't quite unconscious yet.
Seeing Mihawk about to be surrounded by Kaido and Big Mom, he knew he couldn't afford to keep resting.
With a furious roar, he successfully drew their attention to himself.
Orin staggered forward, clutching his chest, but his expression was unusually calm.
"Hey!!! Orin! You took a hit like that and still won't go down!?!"
Big Mom, with her voluptuous figure, looked at Orin standing up again, a mix of frustration and disbelief on her face.
Her beautiful eyes locked tightly onto him, surprised by his astonishing physical resilience and monstrous talent.
As expected, only with a freak like this could she give birth to the strongest child.
But at the same time, she felt a pang of worry.
With Orin's current condition, if the fight continued, neither she nor Kaido could guarantee they'd hold back enough not to kill him...
"Your body's in terrible shape."
Seeing Orin slowly steady himself, Mihawk raised his blade and commented, then turned his gaze back to Kaido and Big Mom.
"Don't worry. I'll get you out of here."
His tone was calm and steady.
Mihawk spoke like he was stating a fact—a promise to Orin.
Having such a reliable ally gave Orin a strong sense of security.
But if things went that way...
Then he would never reach the peak of Conqueror's Haki Infusion!
"Leave the rest to me. I promised Little Croc—I won't lose."
Orin grinned and gave an excuse that didn't sound like one.
But those words made Crocodile's face darken.
She bit down on her cigar, glaring at him like he was an idiot and shouted in anger:
"Hey!!! If you're gonna act tough, at least pick your moment! Now's not the damn time to fulfill some stupid promise!!!"
Enraged, she unleashed a massive sandstorm that transformed into an even more terrifying whirlwind, even forcing Katakuri—who had been playing it safe—to retreat.
But Orin clearly had his own plans.
And he understood his injuries very well.
"Relax. Someone like me, who's always accused of playing dirty—cough, cough... how could I not have a trump card?"
As he spoke, Orin coughed up more blood, causing Mihawk and Crocodile to twitch at the corners of their eyes.
That line had zero credibility.
Yet Orin remained calm as he looked at Kaido and Big Mom. A few cold sweat drops suddenly rolled down his forehead.
His body straightened. The coughing stopped. His breathing gradually stabilized.
And then, as if by magic, the injuries across his entire body began to disappear.
"Nani!?!?!"
Everyone who noticed it was stunned, staring in disbelief at that figure.
Say what you will—
But at least on the surface, aside from some ripped clothes and a pale complexion, there wasn't a single trace of injury!!!
Kaido and Big Mom were especially shaken.
Others might not understand, but they knew just how devastating that last move was.
They hadn't expected to kill Orin, but hitting him should've meant guaranteed serious injury.
Even for someone with an awakened Mythical Zoan, it should've been impossible to recover fully in just a few breaths!!!
Could it be... that there really exists a race or physique even more broken than the Lunarians???
"Something's wrong... Linlin, look at the ground."
After a moment of shock, the battle-hardened Kaido was the first to sense something off. He stared intently around Orin.
Thanks to his warning, Big Mom also noticed the anomaly.
The blood Orin coughed up, along with some unknown fragments—
Had suddenly disappeared?
Not even a trace remained on his body.
"Is it the power of the Paramecia-type Warp-Warp Fruit?"
After all, having sailed with Rocks, Big Mom had seen her share of weird abilities. With just a moment's thought, she figured it out.
And she was right.
Orin's face was slightly pale. Using this level of Observation Haki combined with his fruit ability burned a ton of stamina.
His refined Observation Haki let him perceive every part of his body with surgical precision—on par with Law opening his "room."
What he had just done—
Was teleport every injured part of his body, the blood, the fragments he coughed up, even his split-open wounds...
All back to where they should have been, using surgical-level Observation Haki and teleportation.
Sure, the warping was a bit crude, but Orin's physique allowed him to forcibly regenerate.
Even for the parts he couldn't directly repair—like nerves—he had used a tremendous amount of stamina and mental effort
To "restore" himself to a pre-injury state.
In theory—
As long as he wasn't on the verge of death, Orin could use this move indefinitely.
It just came at the cost of tremendous physical and mental drain.
Seeing Orin once again standing tall with his blade, Mihawk was surprised but quickly stepped aside.
"If this is your will, I understand... At the very least, no one will interfere with your battle from now on."
With that, Mihawk moved his sword and joined the other battlefield.
This immediately increased the pressure on Big Mom's children!
But Big Mom had no time to worry about her brats—she had a bigger problem now.
"Then... let's finish the fight we left unfinished."
Orin held back no longer.
In a blur, his shadow flashed and he reappeared behind Kaido. Ace radiated a deep crimson glow.
Whoosh—
One slash warped through space, aiming straight for the back of Kaido's head, tracing a black and red arc through the air.
Like a phantom, Orin—at full power—became a machine of death, vanishing and reappearing with divine precision as he unleashed his Divine Departure.
With a merciless blade aimed to kill—
Kaido's hackles instantly rose. A rush of deathly instinct flooded his brain. Observation Haki triggered, but he had no time to swing his kanabo.
Instead, his fist, wrapped in Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki Infusion, rose in a hasty defense.
BOOM——
Kaido staggered back, forcibly blasted dozens of meters away, carving a deep trench into the ground.
Even if he had reacted hastily, he stared at the blood dripping from his knuckles with a heavy expression...
If the blade hadn't been stopped at the bone, his hand would've been cut clean off.
Sensing Orin's sudden attack, Big Mom didn't stay idle either. The moment Kaido was forced back, she readied her strike.
Orin reversed his grip and met the blow head-on, his feet smashing a hundred-meter crater beneath him.
Both monsters of brute strength from childhood—Orin and Big Mom clashed with raw power.
Their blades collided again and again. Finally, Orin gritted his teeth and, braving the pressure, forced Big Mom back a step.
"In terms of spirit and talent... I, Orin, will never lose to anyone!!!"