Chapter 65: The Three Admirals!
BOOM—!!!!
A catastrophic explosion shook both heaven and earth, like a volcanic eruption, detonating instantly inside the top-floor conference room!
Scorching magma mixed with shattered stone and splintered wood blasted wildly in every direction!
Akainu Sakazuki—the highest-ranking combatant of Marine Headquarters, a man known for his creed of "Absolute Justice."
At last, he snapped.
Akira's words—"You're all trash"—had completely ignited the raging fury burning inside him!
"DIE, YOU BASTARD—!!!"
Akainu's gigantic magma-transformed fist roared forward, slamming toward Akira like a meteor falling from the sky!
BOOM!!
The entire building shook violently from that single punch!
"Quick!!"
"Get out of here!!"
"Sakazuki's lost his mind!!"
"How can he release Devil Fruit power in a place like this?!"
Sengoku, Garp, Vice Admiral Tsuru, and the other Marine higher-ups immediately activated their movement techniques, smashing through the windows and leaping out of the meeting room as magma erupted behind them.
They landed in the Marine plaza below, each of them covered in dust and looking utterly disheveled.
"Damn it!!"
Sengoku glared at the massive, smoking hole torn through the building, his mustache trembling with rage.
"Sakazuki! What do you think this Marine Headquarters building is?!"
But—
Before he could finish his sentence—
WHOOSH—!!!
A figure radiating terrifying heat was hurled out of the hole like a rebounding cannonball!
BANG!!
It slammed straight into the center of the plaza, right among the Marine leadership!
BOOM—!!
The ground cracked open!
A massive crater dozens of meters wide instantly formed beneath their feet!
Dust billowed. Magma splashed everywhere!
"Cough… cough…"
As the dust was brushed aside and their vision cleared—
Everyone's pupils shrank sharply.
At the bottom of the crater—
A figure whose body still steamed with lava, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, struggling to rise in a miserable state—
It was—
Akainu!!
"Sa… Sakazuki?!"
Kizaru's sunglasses tilted crooked in shock.
"How is this even possible?!"
Aokiji completely forgot about his drowsiness, his face filled with genuine disbelief.
Akainu—
A Marine Admiral.
A Logia user with the strongest offensive power in the world.
Yet now—
He had been smashed down from the top of the building with a single attack?!
"Huu…"
At that moment—
A gentle breeze drifted past.
Almost unconsciously, everyone looked up.
They saw it.
In the air, right in front of the shattered opening of the building—
Akira hovered there, both hands casually tucked into his pockets.
His deep eyes looked down from above, gazing upon the entire Marine force.
Like—
A god looking down at ants.
"So this is it…"
Akira's voice was calm, flat, yet it clearly reached everyone's ears.
"The Marines' highest combat power?"
He lifted one hand and brushed his shoulder, as if flicking away dust that wasn't even there.
"A bit weak."
"..."
Dead silence.
The entire Marine plaza sank into a suffocating stillness.
"YOU BASTARD!!!"
From the depths of the crater, Akainu roared like a feral beast!
"Great Eruption!!!"
BOOM!
He shot skyward in an instant!
A colossal magma fist transformed into a miniature volcano midair, blasting toward Akira!
Akira looked at the lava surging toward him.
He couldn't even be bothered to raise his hand.
"Too slow."
Buzz—!!
His figure vanished in an instant!
The very next moment—
Akira appeared directly above Akainu's head!
"Let me…"
Akira lifted his leg, jet-black Armament Haki coating it completely!
"…give your back a massage!!"
BANG—!!!!
A single stomp!
Akira crushed down hard onto Akainu's back!
CRACK—!!
The sound of Akainu's spine breaking rang out, sharp and horrifying!
His body was driven downward at more than ten times his previous speed, smashing violently into the ground!
BOOM!! BOOM!!! BOOM!!!! BOOM—!!!!
This time—
It wasn't just a small tremor.
It was—
A massive earthquake!
The entire Marine Headquarters plaza, with Akainu's impact point as the center, collapsed in an instant!
Terrifying cracks spread wildly in every direction like a spiderweb!
Extending for several kilometers!
Even the distant fortress walls split apart!
"WAAAAA!!"
Nearby Marine soldiers were flung through the air by the shockwaves, screams echoing nonstop.
Even Sengoku and Garp were forced to retreat several steps just to steady themselves.
"What… what kind of monstrous power is this?!"
Sengoku was completely shaken.
"Reaching this level with pure physical combat alone?!"
The dust slowly settled.
Akira descended calmly.
He walked to the edge of the bottomless crater.
Reached down.
And like lifting a dead dog, he hauled Akainu—whose magma body had nearly gone cold—out of the pit.
Sizzle…
The residual heat scorched Akira's palm.
Yet his hand didn't even redden.
"Well?"
Akira looked at the Marine Admiral still twitching weakly in his grasp.
A mocking smile curled at the corner of his lips.
"Still not convinced?"
Puff—!
Akainu didn't answer.
Instead, he spat a mouthful of blood mixed with magma straight at Akira's face!
His final act of defiance!
But—
Akira simply tilted his head slightly, effortlessly dodging it.
"Tsk."
Akira shook his head.
"Attacks like that are just disgusting."
"As punishment…"
He suddenly released his grip, tossing Akainu into the air.
Then—
His right leg lifted.
Bang!
A midair volley kick!
Akainu was launched high into the sky once again!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Akira's figure vanished repeatedly, leaving only faint afterimages behind.
In the air, facing an utterly defenseless Akainu, Akira began to—
Juggle him.
"..."
Below, the entire Marine force stood frozen in disbelief.
A Marine Admiral!
Akainu—the so-called monster!
Now—
Being treated like a ball?!
"THIS IS GOING TOO FAR!!"
Sengoku trembled with fury.
"Borsalino! Kuzan!!"
"Are you really just going to stand there and watch?!"
"Why aren't you doing anything?!!"
"Hee~ that's some truly terrifying physical technique~"
Kizaru finally dropped his carefree expression.
"Yasakani no Magatama!!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh—!!
Countless dazzling light bullets poured down like a torrential rain, bombarding Akira in midair!
At the same time—
"Ice Age!!"
Aokiji moved as well!
Two massive pillars of ice shot out from his hands, trying to freeze Akira along with the surrounding air!
Facing the combined assault of two Admirals—
Akira didn't even turn his head as he continued "playing ball."
Ding! Ding! Ding!
The light bullets struck his body, producing metallic clinks, leaving not a single scratch.
The freezing air wrapped around him—only to be instantly shattered by an invisible layer of golden radiance!
"That's it?"
Akira kicked Akainu even higher into the sky.
Then—
BOOM!
His three-meter-tall body vanished in an instant!
"What?!"
Aokiji's Observation Haki screamed a warning!
But it was already too late!
Akira had appeared right in front of him!
"Too slow."
BANG—!!!!
One punch!
It slammed brutally into Aokiji's abdomen!
"UGH!!"
Aokiji's eyes bulged!
The elemental body he had always prided himself on was forcibly disrupted by that single blow!
His body folded like a shrimp and was blasted backward!
"You're no different."
Akira didn't stop.
His Observation Haki had already locked onto Kizaru, who had transformed into photons and was about to move.
"Trying to run?"
Akira appeared before Kizaru first!
"Elbow Strike."
BANG!!
A heavy, explosive elbow smashed into Kizaru's back!
"PUAAH!!"
Kizaru screamed in agony, turning into golden light before crashing violently into the ground!
"Infernal Bliss Drop!!"
Akira followed from above!
In midair, his left hand seized Aokiji's throat as the Admiral was hurled back!
His right hand caught Akainu by the neck as he fell from above!
Then—
Both of his legs slammed down hard onto Kizaru's back!
"You three…"
"FALL!!!"
BOOM!! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM—!!!!
Three Admirals!
Together with Akira!
They smashed violently into the Marine Headquarters plaza!
CRACK—!!!!
The entire island of Marineford shook violently from the impact!
A terrifying shockwave swept across the area once again!
Marine soldiers who had just managed to stand were thrown back into the air!
Moments later—
The dust finally cleared.
At the center of the plaza—
Akira stood proudly.
Beneath his feet—and in his hands—
Akainu.
Aokiji.
Kizaru.
The "highest combat power" of Marine Headquarters.
Now—
All three had rolled-back eyes and foam spilling from their mouths.
Completely unconscious.
Akira turned his gaze toward Sengoku and Garp, then smiled faintly and said,
"Next up, you two legends of the past… you'll be stepping in, right?"
"So—will you come one at a time…"
"Or together?"
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