Looking at Shakky, whose brows were slightly furrowed as if she were about to lose her temper, Carlo's lips curled into a smile. "I told you, you're playing with fire, Shakky."
Seeing this scene, Shakky hadn't even said anything yet.
Sitting nearby, Golden Lion was already furious and shouted out, "Carlo! What are you doing? Let go of Shakky right now! Otherwise, I'll show you what for!"
Carlo ignored him completely.
Shakky's expression cooled down. "Let go of me, Captain Carlo."
Seeing Shakky getting angry, Rocks was about to speak and tell Carlo to let her go.
Just then, the bar's door was suddenly pushed open.
A somewhat reckless figure rushed in.
Before the person even entered the bar, a boisterous voice rang out inside.
"Shakky! Shakky! Where is my Shakky?"
"Rocks! You Porcupine! Hurry up and release my Shakky! I'm taking her back to the oro jackson!"
Seeing the newcomer, Gloriosa, who was chatting with Linlin, stood up abruptly and shouted with a face full of surprise, "Roger!!"
However, Roger didn't even spare her a glance.
His gaze instantly fell upon Shakky.
To be precise, it fell upon Shakky, who was being held by Carlo and was pressed tightly against Carlo's chest.
When he noticed Shakky's slightly furrowed brow and her hands attempting to push away Carlo's chest, Roger was instantly enraged.
"Bastard! Let go of Shakky!!"
Roger took a large stride forward, reaching out to draw the world-famous Supreme Grade blade Ace from his waist, and slashed directly at Carlo!
In his fury, the power of this strike Roger swung was truly significant.
Although he didn't use Haki Entanglement, Armament Haki had already extended from the blade, shooting out and transforming into a black crescent blade that sliced toward Carlo's face.
Perhaps worried about accidentally hurting Shakky in Carlo's arms,
Roger delicately concentrated the power of the slash into a single line.
His sudden attack caused Rocks, Golden Lion, and the others sitting on the sofa to stand up reflexively.
"Roger! What do you think you're doing, you bastard? This is Shakky's bar!"
Rocks was just about to draw his sword to counter.
At that moment, Carlo stood up abruptly, pushing away the piteous beauty in his arms. His right hand splayed above his head, and lightning flickered at his fingertips.
"Crackle—"
"Whoosh!"
The sound of something piercing the air rang out in the sky outside the bar.
In the next instant, the bar's roof was pierced through by a pitch-black halberd.
The halberd fell into Carlo's hand. Gripping it with one hand, he swung it in a wide arc and smashed it toward the slashing Roger.
Roger's attack was somewhat restrained.
But Carlo's strike showed absolutely no intention of holding back.
He only slightly shifted the direction of the attack to avoid involving too many pirates.
He smashed out with the halberd.
With a terrifying Physique approaching nine stars, plus the significant boost in physical strength from the Mythical Zoan, the power of Carlo's strike was more than a million tons!
Even Kaido, with his powerful racial talent, wouldn't dare to take it head-on casually.
The halberd smashed down from above, instantly detonating the black slash shot from Roger's long sword. At the same time, Carlo stepped forward with his right foot, and the halberd followed through to cleave at Roger, who was also rushing toward him.
Roger swung his sword, originally intending to counterattack.
But remembering what Rocks had just said—that this bar belonged to Shakky—his movement changed to a parry.
Then, in the next moment... "Clang!!"
"Boom!!"
Amidst the deafening explosion, Roger let out a muffled groan. His feet left the ground as he flew backward, his back smashing through the bar's wooden door as he whistled through the air.
"What?" The sudden shock left Rocks and the others with no mood to drink, and they all stood up.
"Roger!" Gloriosa cried out and started running outside.
However, Carlo was even faster!
With a sharp whistle, the wind swirled, and Carlo, clutching the heavenly dragon halberd, had already disappeared from everyone's sight.
"Hey! Carlo! Stop! If you start fighting that bastard Roger, you'll destroy this island!" Rocks shouted.
To the side, Shakky, who had been pushed away by Carlo, also realized what was happening. The anger on her face melted away, replaced by a touch of annoyed embarrassment.
"Hmph! I thought he was just an impatient lecher, but I didn't expect his target wasn't me, but that bastard Roger!"
"Is that brat going to catch someone else to fight again? Rocks! If you don't stop him, Hachinosu will be destroyed by him one day!" Golden Lion and the others followed closely behind Rocks, rushing out in a swarm.
Before they even made it out of the bar, they heard an earth-shaking roar erupt outside.
That massive sound of collision instantly echoed throughout all of Hachinosu.
As several people stepped out of the bar, they were met by waves of hurricane-like aftershocks, blowing sand and stones across the square in front of the bar, making it impossible to keep their eyes open.
In the center of the square, Carlo and Roger were each holding their weapons with both hands, clashing against each other.
At the point where the two weapons met, bolts of pitch-black Armament Haki exploded outward.
Roger gripped Ace and stared intently at the Carlo opposite him. "Rocks Pirates Fourth Division Captain, [Heavenly King] Sorus Karlo. You are stronger than I thought."
"You're not bad yourself, Gol D. Roger." Carlo's lips curled into a grim smile.
Hearing the letter D from Carlo's mouth, Roger's expression changed slightly.
Soon, he laughed it off. "What D? My name is Gold Roger..."
Carlo sneered. "Rocks dares to say his full name is Rocks D. Xebec, and Garp dares to say his name is Monkey D. Garp. Aren't you just a member of the D. Clan? Why don't you dare to say your name directly, Gol D. Roger?"
Seeing Carlo emphasize his true name again, Roger's brow furrowed, then relaxed as he gave a light chuckle:
"Alright, although I don't know where you found out, my true name is indeed that. So, is Sorus Karlo your real name? Or should you be called Sorus Karlo?"
"I am not of the D. Clan." Carlo shook his head.
"That's not necessarily true."
Roger grinned, and the strength in his hands suddenly increased. His wrists, gripping the long sword, pressed toward Carlo's side.
"Regardless of what your name is, you must pay the price for your transgressive behavior toward Shakky just now!"
"Is that so? Then... bring it on!"
Carlo's eyes narrowed.
In the next instant.
Two terrifying auras, like abyssal seas, surged from both of them, transforming into two masses of black and red lightning storms that spread and impacted in all directions.
In an instant, on the island of Hachinosu, thousands upon thousands of pirates were knocked unconscious, foaming at the mouth without even knowing what happened.
But this was only the beginning.
Even more terrifying power erupted from Carlo and Roger, converging toward the weapons in their hands.
On the square ground beneath their feet, stone slabs broke away from the surface, and the recoil sent them into the air, blown away like feathers and catkins.
"Hey! Both of you bastards, stop it!"
Rocks' shout had only just begun.
The wild roars of Carlo and Roger, along with the boom of their clash, resonated over Hachinosu.
"Heavenly Dragon Destruction Slash!!"
"Gods Repel!!"