Chapter 257 - CHAPTER 257:One Move to End the Battle

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At the center of the battlefield, Ayr carried Demon Slayer on his shoulder as solar flames from his Susanoo-enhanced Sage Mode danced violently around him. That terrifying aura directly suppressed Roger, Rayleigh, and Jabba, forcing even these seasoned monsters of the seas to halt their momentum. "Come then—Roger, Rayleigh, Jabba. I can only hold this form—Solar Sovereign State—for sixty seconds. If you can force me to drop it within that time, I will concede this battle as your victory." His golden Rinnegan eyes swept calmly over the trio. "However, you should understand—if we cross blades again... there's a real chance you die."

The power of Ace Kano's lineage, activated under the midday sun and amplified by Ayr's Sage Body and Tailed Beast Chakra, surged through him, making even the ground tremble. At noon, this Solar Sovereign State granted him the might of a living apocalypse—but only for one minute. Yet for Ayr, that minute was enough to face the combined might of the three legends of the Roger Pirates.

"One minute?" Rayleigh repeated, frowning, as the three exchanged quick glances. "You mean to tell us that if the three of us press you for just sixty seconds, you'll admit defeat?" Roger asked cautiously. "Certainly," Ayr replied. Roger's booming laughter thundered like his haki. "Hahaha… You said it yourself, Ayr! Then let's do this!" To hear someone like Ayr—even if only theoretically—admit defeat would be a satisfying memory for Roger near the end of his journey.

With Roger's command, the three split in separate arcs and rushed toward Ayr with frightening speed, instantly coating their bodies in full-body Advanced Armament Haki—internal destruction class. They knew how devastating Ayr's solar-enhanced chakra and Conqueror's Haki were; without that layer of defense, they could die instantly from proximity alone. "Take this… from the sun!" Ayr roared. "I alone reign supreme across heaven and earth!" Raising one hand toward the sky, the heavens obeyed.

A colossal fireball burst into existence in his palm—a searing orb of plasma infused with Fire Release, Senjutsu, and Tailed Beast Chakra, all filtered through the Rinnegan's elemental amplification. Its heat distorted the air as it rapidly expanded, and within seconds, it eclipsed the battlefield. All of Loguetown was engulfed in suffocating heat, as though the sun itself had descended. "Shit… that fireball…" Jabba's eyes widened. "It's massive… and it's still growing!" The three froze momentarily, realizing this wasn't a mere technique or jutsu—it was natural law rewritten by chakra. The fireball dwarfed Ayr's previous solar blasts, its presence blanketing the sky. Even with their advanced haki defense, their skin burned from being near the edge of its aura. "GET BACK!!!" Roger shouted, panic flashing through his normally calm expression. Now he understood why Ayr could only maintain this state for sixty seconds—because for that one minute, he transcended the very power scale of the sea itself.

Rayleigh and Jabba immediately leaped back, Observation Haki flaring as they searched for safe escape paths. "If you want to escape now... it's too late." Ayr's voice suddenly echoed behind them, and as they turned, horror filled their faces. From behind them, the fireball—now a miniature sun—had already launched forward. It wasn't just fire; it was a compressed, nuclear-density core of chakra, Sage energy, and solar radiation propelled by Truth-Seeking Orbs hidden within its frame. It wasn't just heat—it was devastation.

A deafening roar cracked the air as Loguetown trembled. The entire western half of the town vanished in a blinding explosion. Streets became rivers of molten stone, buildings evaporated, and shockwaves sent pirates flying like dust motes in a storm. A crater replaced the city, vast and bottomless, as seawater flooded through cracks in the island's bedrock. "A single blast… destroyed half the island!?" someone screamed. "He… he vaporized Loguetown…" "Wasn't he a user of the Burn-Burn Fruit?" "Are you stupid!? Logia abilities can't do that!" "He must be something else… something above Devil Fruit logic…" "No way Roger and the others survived that!"

The pirates stared, aghast, unable to process what had just happened. Buggy screamed, "Captain Roger!!!" Beside him, Shanks stared wordlessly, teeth clenched. "Captain Roger's stronger than anyone… right?" he whispered, voice breaking. "This guy Ayr…" Hong's lips trembled. "He's on another level entirely." Bullet's eyes narrowed. "I thought I understood his level… but no. Even now, he hasn't used his full strength." Deep down, Bullet knew this wasn't Ayr's final card—he hadn't summoned the Ten Tails, hadn't entered Six Paths Sage Mode, hadn't activated the Divine Tree or his Dojutsu's planetary seals.

"Freak…" muttered the Red Earl, wiping cold sweat from his forehead. "You really are a monster beyond comprehension." "It's been over ten years… and yet, even now…" Aokiji swallowed, trying to steady himself. The CPO's intelligence confirmed Ayr could still access Six Paths power, and if this was only his surface strength… "Don't be afraid, Kuzan!" barked Kong, trying to maintain morale. "He's powerful, yes, but we'll take him down sooner or later!" But even Kong's voice trembled, because he knew that unless Sengoku, Garp, Zephyr, and Tsuru launched a coordinated all-out assault, they might not win. And the real problem? Ayr wasn't the only threat in the New World. If they focused everything on him, pirates like Rocks' remnants, Big Mom, or Kaido would seize the opportunity. They needed a strategy. To defeat Ayr… they would have to prepare not for a battle—but for a war.

A war of gods.

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