"Let's go, Hawkeye."
After repairing Dracule Mihawk's injuries and the severed Black Blade Yoru, Rosen openly exposed his back to the world's most powerful swordsman.
Seeing Rosen's defenseless appearance, Dracule Mihawk's eagle eyes couldn't help but flicker slightly.
This moment.
He seemed really moved.
Even his right hand seemed to shake slightly, as if he wanted to reach out to Yoru's knife handle.
But the next second.
Dracule Mihawk's eagle eyes returned to calmness, filled with indifference and coldness.
His hands also returned to the sides of his legs.
As if nothing had happened.
"In the previous battle, he made my Observation Haki completely ineffective, and I couldn't see the future."
"But just now, when I was about to take action, I could actually see the future again."
"Did he deliberately let me use my Observation Haki to see the consequences of his actions in advance?"
Dracule Mihawk's heart was not as calm as it appeared.
Just now, he really wanted to take action, but he knew that he only had one chance.
Therefore, before taking action, he used his Observation Haki to foresee the future.
Originally, Dracule Mihawk thought that he would not be able to use the Future Vision on Rosen, but he ended up using his Observation Haki very smoothly and saw the future as he wished.
However, even though the future scenes he saw did not become reality, he still felt a lingering fear every time he thought about it.
Boundless flames are burning the sky.
The pillar of fire reaching the sky is boiling the sea.
There was also a figure holding a flaming sword, standing in a sea of fire like a blazing hell, like a fire god.
This scene will be unforgettable for him forever.
"What exactly is that flaming knife?"
"It actually boiled the ocean."
"The Logia Flame-Flame Fruit, no, even the Magma-Magma Fruit is only this good!"
Dracule Mihawk's heart was in turmoil and he couldn't calm down for a long time.
He knew that once he took action, the first thing he would have to face was the Zanpakutō that could burn everything to ashes.
Can such a sword really be defeated by him, the world's most powerful swordsman, and the world's strongest black sword in his hand?
This moment.
He couldn't help but ask himself.
Just as Dracule Mihawk's heart was shaking violently, Rosen had already stepped on the air.
The void with nowhere to gain support seemed to have formed an invisible stairway to heaven at this moment, for him to step on, reaching the sky step by step and crossing the sea.
"Is this, Haki?"
Seeing this, Dracule Mihawk forced himself to suppress his emotions and complicated thoughts, and then, like Rosen, tried to raise his foot and step on the air that the other had just stepped on.
The expected feeling of stepping on empty air did not appear. Instead, it was no different from stepping on solid stairs.
"Using Armament Haki as a ladder, this Haki, after being released, lingers for a long time, as if it has transformed the air into a black sword."
"It's not just the fruit ability."
"His attainments in the Three Forms of Haki, especially Armament Haki, have reached an unparalleled level in history."
Dracule Mihawk, who was already feeling uneasy, witnessed Rosen using his Armament Haki to pave the way, forming a stairway to heaven. It was not just for him to walk on, but even after he walked on it, the Armament Haki in the air still did not dissipate.
Like an invisible Black Blade, no, a black ladder, standing between the sky and the sea.
So that he can also ascend to the sky.
This made Dracule Mihawk's heart tremble even more violently.
However, on the surface, he still maintained a stern attitude and followed Rosen closely.
Looking at the defenseless back.
Stepping on the heavy and hard dominating stairs under your feet.
Two extreme emotions and thoughts kept lingering and entangled in his heart.
On one side is a great opportunity to strike.
On one side is the cruel consequence after the knife is drawn.
At this moment, Dracule Mihawk began to understand why Rosen dared to keep him, a henchman who could break free from his collar and rebel at any time, by his side.
And he is always giving himself opportunities to take action.
But the question is, does he dare?
The longer the time goes, the less I dare!
With extremely complicated thoughts in mind, Dracule Mihawk said nothing as he stepped on the dominating stairs and followed Rosen like a shadow.
This is the stairway to heaven.
This is the road to heaven.
We walked for dozens of kilometers.
The two men stopped only when they saw an isolated island and the Marine resting on the edge of the island.
"The range of Observation Haki is over 20 kilometers."
Dracule Mihawk came to a conclusion in his mind.
He recognized them at a glance. Some of these Marine men who were resting were driven back to the South Blue by him from the Grand Line, while others were T Bone and others whose warships were cut off by him and had to evacuate.
That is to say.
When he was dozens of kilometers away, Rosen had already sensed the breath and location of T. Bone and others.
That's why we came here with incredible precision.
T. Bone and other Marine officers who were originally resting on the island, as well as another group of Marine officers who were driven from the Grand Line to the South Blue by Dracule Mihawk, also noticed Rosen who fell from the sky at this moment.
"Governor!"
"I'm sorry, the warship was destroyed, the men were injured, and the combat uniforms were damaged."
"All this is my fault."
T Bone immediately stepped forward and took all the blame and faults on himself with a face full of shame.
In his opinion, Rosen entrusted him with a troop of 100 men in combat uniforms, 400 sailors, several warships, and a set of second-generation combat uniforms. This was a trust and heavy responsibility placed in his hands.
result.
But he gave Rosen a shocking answer.
There were more than fifteen sets of damaged combat uniforms.
There was only one warship left, and it was in a damaged state.
The number of injured Marine soldiers was even greater.
at last.
It even forced Rosen, who was in charge of the 1st branch, to go out in person, tearing the sky apart, crossing the gap between the North Blue and South Blue, and descending to the South Blue.
This avoided the outcome of total annihilation of the army.
"Get up, Bone."
"Aside from Bullet, no matter who led the team and encountered the situation you experienced, the result would be the same."
"To stand before the world's most powerful swordsman, to bravely stand guard, to the death, and to protect the retreat of all his men, this is called a merit, not a sin."
Rosen looked at T. Bone, who was kneeling in front of him and crying bitterly, and reached out to help him up.
His words not only shocked the Marine of the first branch, but also made the Marine from the Grand Line feel the personal charm of the Governor-General of the Four Seas for the first time.
Learned that his subordinates were in danger.
Tear apart the sky, cross the two seas, and save the collapsing building.
afterwards.
When faced with T. Bone's confession, he did not blame him at all. Instead, he comforted him and even praised him repeatedly.
"Base Commander of the 38th Marine GL Branch."
"Vice Admiral Doberman."
"Thank you for saving my life, Governor Rosen."
After the rest just now, Doberman had taken off his bloodstained clothes, exposing his scars and several new, unhealed bloody wounds to Rosen.
In terms of military rank, he is higher than Rosen, who is currently only a Rear Admiral in the headquarters. However, even the Marine with its strict hierarchy is an institution that values strength, military achievements, and prestige.
Publicly, he admired Rosen's strength and his achievements in sweeping the four seas and taming the Shichibukai.
Personally, he was grateful to Rosen for coming thousands of miles to rescue him and his men from the knife of Dracule Mihawk.
Therefore, when facing Rosen, whose rank was one level lower than his, Doberman did not act as tough as before, but willingly lowered his posture and thanked Rosen for saving his life.