These two brats, who were clashing with Conqueror's Haki, could actually be his grandsons?
Well, he couldn't just ignore it… he had to get to the bottom of this!
"You two, calm down!"
Abyss took a few steps forward, trying to persuade them.
Enta and Anka, who were in the middle of their crucial showdown, simultaneously turned their heads—their eyes, imbued with the pressure of Conqueror's Haki, sweeping over him impatiently.
"Get lost! You small fry!"
The older brother, Enta, snapped.
"Don't get in the way, kid!"
The younger brother, Anka, was equally impolite.
They were in the middle of a struggle—where did this roadside nobody get the nerve to speak up?
"Still!"
His attempt at persuasion failed, and he got cursed at instead.
Damn it, you two little brats!
Abyss stopped talking nonsense, let out a low growl, and his psychic power surged.
Two massive black characters—"Still" (Certainly)—instantly materialized and pressed down on the two brothers!
However—
"Roar!!!"
"Howl!!!"
Almost simultaneously, two earth-shattering roars erupted!
Enta's body swelled, instantly transforming into a terrifying saltwater crocodile over seventy meters long, covered in chilling scales!
Its massive tail whipped, and a fierce wind tore through the air!
Anka, on the other hand, transformed into a giant tiger, over twenty meters tall at the shoulder, with bulging muscles and bared fangs!
Its sharp claws swiped, glinting with cold light!
The character "Still," imbued with the power of law, shattered like glass under the impact of these two pure and extreme savage forces!
It turned into countless black specks of light.
"Ugh!"
His psychic power was forcibly dispersed, and Abyss's expression changed.
Something was wrong!
He looked at the two giant beasts before him, radiating ancient ferocity, and his eye twitched… Good heavens.
They were truly formidable!
They hadn't inherited an ounce of his own useless physique.
They had completely inherited the might of their grandmother—a female warrior from the Kuja, with Conqueror's Haki potential!
If these two brats teamed up, he couldn't handle them two-on-one.
"My Lord!"
Seeing this, Tucker was scared out of his wits and instinctively reached to flip the pure gold ring on his hand,to summon Lord Lantern to save the day!
"Stop!"
Abyss immediately yelled sharply.
"Don't call him!"
Lord Lantern's vomiting was controllable, but it was certainly not without cost—nor could it be used frequently.
If he used it this time, it would be hard to say when he could come out next!
Anka, in his tiger form, glanced at Tucker, a hint of disdain flashing in his amber beast eyes.
"Hmph, a mere pirate with an eight-million-berry bounty dares to meddle in our affairs?"
The giant head of Enta, the saltwater crocodile, slowly lowered, its cold gaze fixed on Abyss. Its voice was deep as thunder.
"Who exactly are you? How dare you disturb us brothers?"
Although the two brothers were at odds internally, when facing outsiders, they instantly united.
In fact,
if not for a strange sense of familiarity they felt from this tall man in front of them,
with their temperaments, they would have long since torn this guy and that 'wild chicken' to shreds!
"Uru!"
Abyss spoke very quickly.
"Who is Uru to you?!"
Damn it, these two annoying brats hadn't inherited his frail physique at all!
Their grandfather was ordinary—but their grandmother was not.
They were a bit too strong!
If he had had the physical condition of these two brats back then, he wouldn't have been so desperate as to become fish food.
"Uru?"
The giant beasts—the dragon and tiger brothers—exchanged glances, a hint of vigilance and surprise flashing in their beast eyes simultaneously.
How did this guy, who looked even younger than them, know the old man Uru's name?
That was ancient history.
"Uru is our grandfather."
Enta, the saltwater crocodile, spoke in a deep, scrutinizing voice.
"You know him?"
"More than just know him!" Abyss sighed in relief and immediately pulled out a Den Den Mushi.
"I'll let him tell you himself! You two brats!"
Buru buru—
Kaga!
The call was quickly connected.
Abyss spoke rapidly into the Den Den Mushi for a few moments, then directly threw the Den Den Mushi in his hand toward the giant saltwater crocodile.
Enta subconsciously transformed back into his human form and caught the Den Den Mushi.
The Den Den Mushi mimicked an enraged, elderly face.
Immediately after,
a powerful roar boomed:
"You two damned brats!!! What the hell kind of trouble have you been causing for me out there again?!!!"
The dragon and tiger brothers, who had just been radiating dominance and fierce prestige, heard this voice and instantly wilted—as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over their heads—instinctively shrinking their necks.
"G-Grandpa?"
Enta held the Den Den Mushi, his voice a little weak.
"We didn't cause any trouble…"
Anka also transformed back into human form and mumbled softly.
"Bullshit! If you didn't cause trouble, would someone be coming to me?! Cough cough…"
Uru on the other end of the line coughed in anger, then, after catching his breath, said grumpily:
"Cough… Never mind!"
"It's a long story, but to make it short, I don't have time to argue with you!"
"Listen! I… I'm not your biological grandfather!"
"What?!" Enta and Anka were stunned simultaneously.
"Sixty-five years ago, your accursed biological grandfather mysteriously disappeared—his fate unknown! Your grandmother, Tana, gave birth to your father and then… died of lovesickness."
Uru's voice was calm, but it concealed unspoken emotions.
"In short, this guy in front of you,"
"is your accursed, but not-dead, biological grandfather—Arefati Abyss!"
"Show some respect, do you hear me?!"
"His voice is… Oh, right, your biological grandfather might look a bit young—don't be too surprised."
Uru finished explaining the whole story.
On this end of the phone,
there was a deathly silence.
"Uh…"
Enta and Anka were completely petrified, holding the Den Den Mushi, disoriented in the wind, their eyes wide as saucers.
Biological grandfather?
Disappeared sixty-five years ago?
A bit young?
More than just a bit!
Damn it, he's younger than us—his two grandsons!
"Hello? Hello?!"
"You two brats, did you hear me? Speak up!"
Uru's impatient urging came through the Den Den Mushi.
Enta, as if sleepwalking, numbly pulled out a video Den Den Mushi from his pocket, mechanically operated it a few times, and aimed the screen at the black-haired, ponytailed, handsome-faced, nearly four-meter-tall "young man" in front of him.
"Grandpa…"
Enta's voice was ethereal, as if he had lost his soul.
"You… see for yourself."
The screen of the video Den Den Mushi lit up, clearly reflecting Abyss's young, heroic face, tinged with a hint of helplessness and emotion.
On the other side,
Uru's wrinkled, chrysanthemum-like face instantly froze.
His old eyes suddenly widened to their limit, his pupils contracting violently, all expression replaced in a fraction of a second by extreme shock that defied understanding!
Uru: "?! !!!"