Chapter 233

And the CP0, who were best at Moon Walk, had their leader heavily injured by Zoro’s Nine Sword Style, while the other members were beheaded by Moria.

At the moment, the Marine side had no means to deal with King and Who’s-Who other than firing cannonballs.

But the power of the cannonballs was too small to hurt the two of them at all.

"If I had known, I should have brought all the Pacifistas!"

Kong regretted.

Pacifistas could fire lasers, which should have been able to threaten King and Who’s-Who.

Sengoku heard this and showed a bitter smile.

They could certainly bring the Pacifista army, but on the Fifth Emperor Luo Xing’s side, there were even stronger Cybertronians.

The Pacifistas couldn't possibly have any effect!

Speaking of which, the Pacifistas’ laser attacks were themselves imitations of Kizaru.

And Kizaru was right here; wouldn't it be better to let Kizaru fire lasers to deal with King’s pterosaur and Who’s-Who’s flying tiger?

Sengoku and Kong looked toward Kizaru’s direction simultaneously.

At this moment, Kizaru was holding the Ama no Murakumo sword, competing in swordsmanship with Shiryu of the Rain.

Clang clang clang!

The sound of metal clashing, golden light overflowing, it looked like they were locked in an inseparable battle.

Kizaru seemed to notice Sengoku and Kong looking at him.

He supported his old waist, and his breathing speed became faster.

Shiryu, who was fighting him, noticed this and sneered:

"What, out of stamina already? Kizaru, it seems you are old too!"

Kizaru said "panting":

"I’m almost sixty years old; of course, I can't compare to you young people."

Shiryu sneered even more:

"I won't be considerate of your old age and frailty; don't complain about it being unfair when I kill you later!"

Saying this,

Shiryu’s offensive became even sharper.

Kizaru blocked with difficulty, while his sidelong glance observed Sengoku and Kong.

Seeing the two of them withdraw their gaze, Kizaru smiled proudly in his heart.

He stopped holding his waist, and he wasn't panting anymore.

He continued to leisurely compete in "retirement swordsmanship" with Shiryu.

It turned out,

everything just now was Kizaru deliberately acting for Sengoku and Kong to see.

Upon discovering that King and Who’s-Who had dominated the sky,

Kizaru guessed that he might be assigned the task of dealing with these two.

Because on the Marine side, only he had the ability for long-range, wide-area attacks.

But Kizaru, who upheld "ambiguous justice" and firmly implemented "clocking in and out on time," was not willing to accept such a thankless task!

This wasn't the first time Kizaru had dealt with King.

Back in the Punk Hazard battle, he had a small skirmish with King.

He knew King’s strength was extremely formidable, and his defense was astonishing; he seemed to have an immortal body.

At that time, his Yasakani no Magatama basically didn't cause any effective damage to him.

And this time, it wasn't just King, but also Who’s-Who, who looked terrifying,

and he had no interest in fighting these two!

Why work himself to death? It’s not like he’s getting a raise.

As for the Marines and the World Government being defeated, Kizaru didn't care.

If they lose, they lose; it’s not like he has to take the blame anyway.

Kizaru only cared about doing his own thing.

As for other things, sorry, my waist is bad, you should find someone else.

On the main warship.

Kong and Sengoku silently withdrew their gazes and looked at each other, both seeing the helplessness in the other’s eyes.

That guy Borsalino only knows how to act and slack off; he has no sense of responsibility or justice as a Marine Admiral!

Both of them had known Kizaru for decades, so of course, they saw that Kizaru was acting just now.

But what if they saw it?

They couldn't expose Kizaru, nor could they force him.

Kizaru was an Admiral and had sufficient autonomous power.

Furthermore,

if they really forced Kizaru, and he just packed up and defected to the Beasts Pirates’ camp, that would be a huge joke!

Don't say it’s impossible; with Kizaru’s personality, if he felt uncomfortable staying in the Marines, it was truly possible he would defect to the Beasts Pirates!

"Ambiguous justice," suddenly recognizing the Celestial Dragons as evil and the Beasts Pirates as the saviors of the world—that would also be very reasonable; there wouldn't be a single flaw in that logic.

Considering this,

Kong and Sengoku didn't dare to truly force Kizaru.

And if Kizaru didn't make a move, the Five Elders couldn't send reinforcements.

There was only one choice left for the Marines.

That was to retreat!

But the Five Elders had given a death order when they came, that they must retake the Sabaody Archipelago.

If they retreated, who knew what kind of monstrous fury they would have to endure from the Five Elders upon returning?

Kong and Sengoku’s expressions became uncertain.

It was difficult to make a choice for a moment.

"Ahhh!!"

Suddenly, screams reached their ears.

It was another warship being destroyed by King’s fire dragon; the Marines on board were covered in flames, rolling in pain in the fire.

Sengoku’s eyes turned red immediately.

He couldn't bear to watch his own soldiers die in vain here!

Sengoku said decisively:

"We must retreat; I will bear any punishment from the Five Elders alone!"

Kong sighed deeply and patted Sengoku on the shoulder:

"Retreat; it can only be this way. I will bear the consequences with you."

Since the two leaders had made their decision, the Marine horn for retreat was immediately blown.

The remaining Marines who hadn't been killed were already terrified and fled in a panic to the remaining warships.

Suddenly, a golden light flashed, and a figure was the first to land on the retreating warship.

It was none other than Admiral Kizaru.

Kizaru stretched, looked at the sky, and muttered to himself:

"It’s so late; the time to get off work has long passed."

In the distance.

Shiryu of the Rain was a bit confused.

Kizaru wasn't out of stamina; how did he suddenly slip away so fast, leaving him with no reaction time at all?

"Damn, that son of a bitch Kizaru, were you acting for me just now?!"

Shiryu was furious.

But Kizaru slipped away too fast; the speed of the Glint-Glint Fruit was rarely matched in the world, and even Shiryu, who had eaten the Dragon-level monster cell, couldn't catch up.

How could Shiryu know that as part of the self-cultivation of an actor, Kizaru was very professional.

— Author's Notes —

...Seeking flowers...