One Piece: The user of the Nen-Nen Fruit, who overturned the sea.

"Survival chance 0%"

"Hey hey~"

"Hey bro! Do you know where the Straw Hat Pirates are?!"

Hawkins looked at Kizaru, who was putting on airs, and knew that he was doomed. But as a new Supernova of this generation, he would not sit idly by and wait for his doom.

With the Straw-Straw Fruit power activated, he instantly transformed into a terrifying scarecrow from the West, the long spikes in his hand whistling through the air as he swung them toward Kizaru.

However, the vast gap in strength meant that these Supernovas were still too inexperienced to face Admiral Kizaru.

Just as Hawkins was about to strike, Kizaru vanished from the spot.

When Hawkins came to his senses, Kizaru's two fingers burst forth with dazzling light, pointing directly at Hawkins' eyes, forcing Hawkins to instinctively close them tightly.

"How scary!"

"Pirates~"

Kizaru spoke in a sarcastic tone, but his hands moved swiftly, sending out beams of laser light.

Hawkins's straw dolls automatically triggered damage transfer, and one of the straw dolls flew off his body and exploded into pieces in mid-air.

However, he was still thrown away by the shockwave and rolled seven or eight times on the ground before coming to a stop.

"what?"

Kizaru let out a surprised exclamation.

"Straw-Straw Fruit ~ Its power is quite interesting~"

"Can the damage be transferred?"

"How about this then~"

Kizaru flicked his fingers, and four or five laser beams shot out simultaneously, flying towards Hawkins from different directions.

Hawkins had no time to dodge; the straw dolls exploded one after another, sending fragments flying everywhere.

When the last straw doll exploded, blood finally trickled from Hawkins' mouth.

He's run out of stand-ins.

Kizaru stood in front of him, looking down at him.

"Bounty of 249 million – Basil Hawkins"

"Your ability is indeed interesting~ but that's about it~"

Hawkins gritted his teeth and didn't reply.

His fingers twitched, but Kizaru's foot was already on his wrist.

"Don't move~"

Kizaru's voice was still as lazy as ever, but the force with which he pressed down on Hawkins' wrist was anything but lazy.

"If you move it any further, you might break a bone!"

Hawkins didn't move again; given his current condition, the success rate of a counterattack was zero.

Kizaru nodded in satisfaction and looked up in the direction of Mangrove Number Fourteen.

"Next one~"

Near the port of Mangrove District 14, Kidd stood on the bow of his Punkhart, using his Observation Haki to sense the activity on the island.

He heard explosions, screams, and the roar of collapsing buildings.

"They came so fast."

Kidd licked his lips, his face showing no fear, only excitement.

His crew members behind him were terrified.

"Captain! A naval admiral has arrived!"

"Let's run!"

"Why are you running?"

Kidd turned around and glared at the crew member.

"So what if he's an admiral? I'll take him to Marine Headquarters sooner or later. Let's warm up first—"

He didn't finish his sentence.

A golden beam of light descended from the sky and landed directly in front of him.

Kizaru tilted his head and looked at Kid, tapping his finger in the air:

Eustass Kidd – Bounty of 470 million –

"The highest bounty among this year's supernovas!"

"Hmm~ They're definitely much more arrogant than those from before~"

Without a word, Kidd waved his right hand and activated his Metal-Metal Fruit ability.

All the metal objects around him—anchors, chains, steel frames, even buried iron pipes—were drawn to his right arm and coalesced into a giant metal fist.

"Magnetic Destroyer—!!!"

The giant metal fist slammed towards Kizaru, its speed leaving a trail of afterimages in the air.

Kizaru didn't dodge.

He raised his right foot, his toes touching the center of the giant metal fist.

Light-speed kick.

Golden light exploded from his toes, and Kidd's massive metal fist began to disintegrate from the middle, with iron fragments flying in all directions like shrapnel.

Kidd was thrown back by the force of the impact, all the metal on his arm came off, and a gash appeared on the web of his right hand, with blood dripping down his fingers.

"captain!"

Kira rushed over to support Kid, his face beneath the mask as white as paper.

Kidd shook off Killer's hand and glared at Kizaru through gritted teeth.

His right hand was trembling, but the fighting spirit in his eyes was undiminished.

"Again—!"

"Don't rush~"

Kizaru raised one finger.

"I have other places to go~"

"Let's stop playing here for now~"

Kizaru's figure vanished from the spot, transforming into a golden beam of light that flew towards the auction house.

Kidd watched the golden light disappear from sight, then slammed his fist hard on the bow of the ship.

"asshole--!!!"

Kira looked at him without saying a word.

He knew that Kid wasn't afraid, but angry—angry that he couldn't even last one round against Kizaru.

This feeling of powerlessness is more deadly than any injury.

The Straw Hat crew had just rushed out of the auction house.

Luffy ran in front, Zoro and Sanji on either side, Nami followed behind carrying Camie, Usopp and Chopper brought up the rear, and Robin walked in the middle of the group.

"The Admiral is here!"

Luffy's expression suddenly turned serious.

"My Observation Haki has detected an incredibly powerful aura—approaching this way at high speed!"

"The speed is outrageous—it's simply beyond human capability!"

"It's Kizaru."

Robin's voice was calm.

"Admiral of the Marine Headquarters, user of the Glint-Glint Fruit, capable of moving at the speed of light."

"Light speed?!"

Usopp's legs had started to tremble.

"Doesn't that mean—he can go wherever he wants—without even having time to escape?!"

"right."

As soon as Robin finished speaking, a golden beam of light condensed directly in front of the Straw Hat crew.

Kizaru emerged from the light, hands in his pockets, squinting at the group.

"Straw Hat Boy~"

His gaze fell on Luffy.

"You're the one who hit a Celestial Dragon, aren't you~"

Luffy stood in front of everyone, clenched his fists, and crouched slightly, assuming a fighting stance.

"Who are you?"

"Marine Admiral Kizaru"

Kizaru tilted his head.

Don't you read the newspaper?

"I'm here to arrest you!"

Without a word, Luffy kicked off the Gum-Gum Rocket and fired it at Kizaru.

Kizaru sidestepped, his movements as effortless as if he were taking a stroll.

Luffy's fist grazed past his clothes and hit nothing.

"Rubber, rubber—machine gun!"

Luffy unleashed a flurry of punches, raining them down on Kizaru.

Each punch was imbued with Armament Haki, and each punch carried the power to shatter rocks.

But Kizaru's body swayed erratically between the fists, like a piece of paper being blown by the wind.

None of the punches landed.

"Too slow~"

Kizaru's voice came from behind Luffy.

"Too slow!"

Luffy suddenly turned around, but Kizaru had already raised one foot.

"Lightning-speed kick".

Her toes touched Luffy's chest.

Luffy's body flew out like a kite with a broken string, crashing through a building on the side of the road.

It stopped on the wall of the second building.

"Luffy—!!!"