Chapter 244

Until...

Luffy and the others appeared excitedly in the field of vision, and without a word, directly joined the battlefield of surrounding and beating Sakazuki!

"Looks like there's a free Admiral sparring partner; everyone is very excited," Sima Di said with a smile.

Except for Crocus and Bai Xing staying on board the Going Merry, everyone else has come!

But even so,

Sakazuki was still beating everyone up relentlessly; the only difference was that Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and a few others could barely exchange a few moves with him.

Of course,

all the damage was still being borne by Sima Di.

It made Sakazuki furious!

But he was helpless, so he could only shout at Seeing Kuzan, "What are you doing? Fight!"

You can't slack off like this!

Borsalino at least shoots some beams; you're just standing there watching the show?

Is that appropriate?!

Seeing Kuzan helplessly shrugged.

"Didn't I pin him down? You don't think I can beat him alone, do you?" Seeing Kuzan pointed at Sima Di.

Sakazuki was instantly speechless.

Although the logic is sound...

aren't you being a bit too relaxed!

"You seem to have transferred all the damage over?" Seeing Kuzan deliberately reminded him, "This won't produce very good training results; about ninety percent is enough."

Sima Di thought for a moment and decided to accept this suggestion.

Then...

the other side started shouting!

"Ah! Hot, hot!"

"Di! Don't listen to that ice block!"

"Pfft—"

"Even one-tenth of the power is this terrifying?"

"Not enough! Nine Mountains, Eight Seas, I Cut All Without Self... Three! Thousand! Worlds!!!"

The previously orderly siege formation,

because of this tiny "one-tenth" damage, instantly turned into a chaotic mess.

Relying on the "invincible" tactic of exchanging injuries with Sakazuki was gone because of one sentence from Seeing Kuzan...

It was somewhat of a help to Sakazuki.

But this made Nami and the others grumbling.

Seeing Kuzan wasn't annoyed; instead, he was somewhat surprised...

"They can hear us from so far away... Observation Haki? Have they all awakened it?"

"Impressive, right? Everyone on our ship has awakened Observation Haki."

"..."

Seeing Kuzan looked at Sima Di in surprise; do you have some special training technique?

Sima Di smiled without speaking; could he tell you about this matter?

The atmosphere fell silent again.

Until...

Sima Di used his spiritual power to scan three times, confirming that besides those deployed Navy soldiers, there wasn't even a Navy Vice Admiral nearby.

"The high-level combat power isn't here?" Sima Di asked in confusion.

Watching the Admiral Showdown should be greatly beneficial to them.

Unless...

something big is happening!

Sima Di roughly guessed what it was.

Hearing this, Seeing Kuzan's face turned cold!

After a slight hesitation,

he still said, "That guy Hu Zi released all the prisoners from Impel Down; a huge number of pirate crews have surged onto the seas, causing the first half of the Grand Line to be in chaos. Many troops have been dispatched, and Borsalino was also left behind to guard the Sabaody Archipelago and crush the pirates."

So that's it!

This actually gave Sima Di an opportunity to "steal the base."

"Let's talk," Sima Di said. "First, we must reach an agreement: pirates are those who burn, kill, loot, and persecute the weak; they are the primary targets the Navy strikes. But explorers like us pose a greater threat to the World Government, right?"

Seeing Kuzan was still thinking,

when the "Dog Teacher" Sakazuki over there was roaring from afar!

"A pirate is a pirate! Since they bear the name of pirate, they must be completely exterminated!"

Truly living up to the absolute justice he advocates...

"The problem is, with the Navy's current combat power, exterminate pirates? If Roger had just raised his arm and called out back then, you would all be finished," Sima Di said disdainfully.

"Even if we die, it is glorious!" Sakazuki said with righteous indignation.

However...

Seeing Kuzan was shaking his head.

"Sakazuki, it is precisely because of your extreme justice that I am unwilling to hand the position of Fleet Admiral to you... You will lead the Navy to ruin!"

"Is compromising and cooperating with pirates what the Navy should do?" Sakazuki roared.

Kuzan ceased dialogue with Sakazuki.

This was a clash of ideals; if either could have persuaded the other, there would have been no need to arrange a duel here.

He looked at Sima Di.

"No matter what consensus you wish to reach with me, it means nothing if you cannot persuade Sakazuki." Pausing, Kuzan added another sentence: "Moreover, I will not stand by and watch you kill him."

Is that so?

"In the end, we must speak with strength after all..."

"Very well."

Sima Di nodded, walked slowly toward Sakazuki, and raised a hand to smooth his hair.

"You must be curious about my true power, right?"

"Then..."

"I will let you see power that surpasses Whitebeard!"

"Boom—"

Golden aura erupted, blowing Sima Di's golden hair upright; the unrestrained, terrifying pressure made Kuzan's pupils contract!

This...

Is this his true power?

How terrifying!

The oppressive pressure it gave him was even greater than when he faced Whitebeard back then!

It was confirmed.

Even if he and Sakazuki fought side by side, they could not defeat Sima Di in this state.

It seemed Sima Di truly intended to have a "good talk" with them.

And upon noticing Sima Di activating his Super Saiyan form, the Straw Hat Pirates all stepped aside.

"I bet Di will knock Akainu down in an hour," Usopp said.

"Hmph! Your Majesty only needs half an hour!" Hancock declared confidently.

"Akainu's stamina is greatly depleted now; even we could drag out a fight with him for a bit. I estimate ten minutes will suffice," Franky speculated with grave seriousness.

These shameless words made Sakazuki furious!

But he had no time to attend to them; instead, he stared solemnly at Sima Di.