"Move aside, move aside! Everyone stay far away and don't disturb Caesar-sama treatment!"
On the beach of Habu Port, Indigo was shouting as he chased people away.
The pirates of the Flying Pirates exchanged confused glances, unsure what Indigo meant by "treatment."
The gray-bearded Dog slipped up to Indigo and tapped his cane.
"Indigo, what's going on? Captain Shiki doesn't seem injured. Why does he need treatment?"
Indigo smiled mysteriously and lowered his voice.
"It's Captain Shiki's head and legs, you fool! And who knows—he might even become younger."
Dog's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Didn't you say it was impossible to treat? Those are old injuries, over ten or twenty years old. How can they be healed now?"
"Others definitely can't, but this is Caesar-sama we're talking about! Alright, alright, get lost now. If you interrupt the captain's treatment, I won't hesitate to get rough!"
Hearing Indigo's words, Dog grew excited.
He swung his cane wildly, whacking the other pirates on their heads while cursing loudly.
"Can't you hear him? Get lost, you idiots! Don't make me get violent!"
As Dog spoke, his hunched body began to swell like a balloon.
In an instant, he transformed into a ten-meter-tall giant with bulging muscles.
With a roar, he unleashed a powerful gust of wind that sent the pirates flying.
...
On the deck, Caesar let out a surprised sound and glanced over.
"Huh? I misjudged him. That old-timer is actually quite a capable fighter."
Shiki scratched his chin and chuckled.
"Hehe, that guy's real name is Brent. He's one of the earliest followers I had, even older than me. He's a Sponge Fruit user.
What's more, his Sponge Fruit awakened many years ago. His Armament Haki and Observation Haki are both fairly well-trained. But he's just too old now—his strength has declined significantly."
"Indigo has developed the Evolution Potion. With further improvements, maybe he can regain some of his youth."
Caesar then turned his attention to the half-rudder embedded in Shiki's head, pondering how to treat him.
By now, everyone else on the deck had been sent away.
Hiyori and the others had already returned to Hakumai.
It was worth noting that Bartholomew Kuma had not been found.
Hiyori and the others searched for a long time, scouring the ruins of Udon, but didn't find even a trace of him.
Caesar had also expanded his Haki to search but found nothing.
He noticed that the deep fissure created during his battle with Dragon was bottomless—even his Observation Haki couldn't penetrate to the bottom.
Perhaps the giant bear had fallen into a bottomless abyss.
"First, I need to create a large ice pool."
Caesar thought and began exhaling cold air, condensing a massive ice pool on the warship's deck, intending to fill it with his blood.
Shiki's physical prowess in his youth was extraordinary, though it was unclear whether he was stronger or weaker than Redfield.
But at his peak, Shiki's strength would definitely not be inferior to Redfield's!
Back when restoring Redfield, Caesar had also used a great deal of blood.
Shiki frowned, looking at the enormous pool before him, and clicked his tongue.
"Caesar, take it easy. Why are you release so much blood? Damn, don't fucking kill yourself in the process."
It was no wonder Shiki was shocked.
Not even the Giant tribe, let alone the Oni tribe, could necessarily release 500 cubic meters of blood.
This was simply beyond absurd...
Caesar shrugged and waved his hand, saying, "Standard procedure, no need to panic."
Then, wings spread from his back, and he flew above the pool, raising his right hand.
A massive gash split open on his burly arm, and the surging vital blood within roared as he channeled it, pouring down like a waterfall!
In the distance, Indigo, who was standing on tiptoe watching, felt his eyes nearly pop out of his head.
He watched the cascading blood with immense heartache, feeling as though his own heart were bleeding.
"Caesar-sama actually has this much blood in his body—it's simply astounding! But isn't this too wasteful? If it were given to me, who knows how many Evolution Potions I could make. Such a waste!"
Caesar remained expressionless as he bled, as if it weren't blood he was shedding but water.
He worked quickly, soon filling the enormous ice pool.
By the time he landed on the ground, even he couldn't help but feel somewhat strained.
"Shiki, I've really gone all out this time. If you kick the bucket later, I'll hang your corpse in Totoland for people to gawk at and charge admission to recoup my losses."
Caesar patted Shiki on the shoulder as he spoke.
This time, Shiki didn't retort but instead said seriously, "I truly owe you for this..."
Caesar responded by slapping him away, sending him tumbling onto his backside.
"Thats kinda disgusting not gonna lie,"
"You bastard..." Shiki chuckled wryly as he got up from the ground.
"Honestly, there was no need to expend so much blood. I just wanted to remove this helm. This thing is truly torturous—I can't even sleep peacefully at night, the pain keeps me awake."
"How could that be? If I'm not going to treat you, fine. But since I am, if I don't fix these old injuries of yours, wouldn't I lose face?"
As he spoke, Caesar drew a long sword from his waist and gestured a few times toward Shiki, whose expression shifted slightly.
Shiki's eye twitched erratically.
"What are you doing? You're not planning to split my head open, are you?"
"Exactly, I'm going to cleave your skull open with this blade and take out the helm... Just kidding. I'm going to cut off the injured parts of your legs so you can regrow them. Actually, cutting them open isn't a big deal. There's a kid in Bakura Town with the power of the Ope Ope no Mi—splitting someone's head in half is a piece of cake for him."
Before Caesar could finish, Shiki waved his hand to cut him off.
"No, I don't trust anyone else. Do whatever you want to treat me."
"Endure it. If it hurts, don't hold back—scream." Caesar brandished the long sword, stepped in front of Shiki, and tore open the legs of his trousers.
Shiki curled his lip disdainfully.
"Ridiculous! I'm the Golden Lion! Do you think I'm afraid of pain? AHHHHHHHHHHH!!"
With a swift whoosh, Caesar expressionlessly made a horizontal cut just below the knees, severing the two swords that had fused with the flesh of Shiki's thighs!
Having both legs severed, even Shiki gritted his teeth in agony, nearly passing out from the pain.
"Jihahaha, damn, that hurts! I really don't know how I managed to break my own legs back in the day, hiss...! You... what are you doing? Be gentle, gent—aaaahhh!!"
Caesar grabbed Shiki by the throat with one hand, then reached up and seized the helm on his head.
With a slight exertion, he yanked it out!
Sizzle.
Blood sprayed out as if it were free...
The moment it was pulled out, Shiki's eyes rolled back, and he promptly passed out cold.
Caesar took a closer look and noticed three large, round holes had broken open on the top of his head, through which one could clearly see the pulsating brain matter inside...
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