Jozu's eyes brimmed with a fierce confidence, as if he could already see the victory that was about to unfold.
As he raised his right hand, his arm began to transform.
The familiar, dazzling form of diamond shifted and morphed, the facets rearranging themselves into a complex, crystalline lattice that shimmered with a rainbow color.
It wasn't just a solid diamond arm anymore; it was an intricate optical weapon.
"Sunglasses on, now!" Jozu bellowed to the crew, his voice cutting through the sounds of battle with undeniable seriousness.
"Unless you want your eyes fried!"
Hearing this, everyone quickly fumbled for the peculiar sunglasses they had received earlier.
At the time, they had been a puzzling gift, but now, their purpose was terrifyingly clear.
With a series of soft clicks, the pirates donned their eyewear, bracing for whatever was coming next.
Ron followed suit, a curious and excited smile on his face as he put on his own pair.
He couldn't wait to see what new marvel Jozu had cooked up this time.
Jozu slowly extended his diamond arm, and a brilliant beam of pure, white light shot from within it.
The beam traveled through the meticulously designed prism of his arm, and as it passed through, it exploded into a dazzling, seven-colored spectrum.
A brilliant cascade of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet lit up the sky.
Then, like a master weaver, Jozu began to filter the colors according to a specific pattern.
One by one, the colors vanished until only a single, piercing wavelength of pure blue light remained.
The blue light began to gather in the palm of his outstretched hand, growing brighter and more intense with each passing moment.
"Heh. Hey, Ron!" Jozu chuckled, his voice steady despite the incredible power he was controlling.
"You told me a prism could split sunlight, and I thought that sounded like fun." His grin widened.
"Turns out, you can also filter it. Isolate the blue light—the kind that's most damaging to the human eye. Concentrate enough of it…"
His eyes gleamed with a mad brilliance.
"And you get a flashbang that can blind an entire army!"
Hiss…!!!
Even with their sunglasses on, the crew members behind him gasped, feeling a phantom sting in their eyes from the mere description.
The ability was horrifying.
It could instantly neutralize an enemy's vision, rendering them helpless.
"I never imagined the Diamond-Diamond Fruit could be used like that!" Kingdew exclaimed in amazement.
"He turned his own body into a weaponized prism! Who even thinks of something like this?!"
"With one blast from Jozu, the entire Marine force will be fighting blind!" Haruta added, completely in awe.
"But what about people without sunglasses?" Ace asked, a hint of worry in his voice.
"They better close their eyes and pray they can get to cover in time!" Jozu shot back.
"..."
Amid the chaos, Izo had already made his way to Whitebeard's side.
"Pops, you should close your eyes. You don't want to get caught in the blast."
Whitebeard just burst into a hearty laugh, his voice booming with defiance.
He had been ready to go all-out himself, but his sons' arrival had bought him precious time to rest and recover.
"Got it. Jozu always did love to come up with new tricks," Whitebeard replied, his tone a mixture of pride and exasperation.
Izo nodded, smiling. "It's all thanks to Ron. That man's brain works on another level. Every time I ask him for advice, I feel like I learn something new."
Whitebeard nodded in agreement but made no move to close his eyes.
He knew that if he did, Sengoku, Garp, and the others watching him like hawks would immediately sense that something was wrong.
It would ruin the incredible surprise Jozu had so carefully prepared.
He decided then and there that even if it meant risking injury, he would let his son have this moment.
As more and more blue light gathered in Jozu's palm, the glow grew increasingly dazzling, until it looked as though he were holding a miniature blue sun.
"Heh, one hundred beams!" Jozu shouted, his voice brimming with pride.
Watching from the side, Ron couldn't help but let out a low whistle.
'He actually did it,' Ron thought, a bead of sweat tracing its way down his temple.
'He weaponized retinal damage.'
'That crazy son of a bitch actually did it.'
One wrong move with a bomb like that, and their own side could be finished.
"Two hundred beams!" Jozu grunted, the strain beginning to show on his face as he accelerated the process.
He could see the Marines on the ground taking notice, their leaders beginning to shout orders.
Time was running out.
He had to finish this, and he had to do it now.
Taking a deep breath, Jozu pushed all of his strength into the attack, forcing the blue light to converge at its absolute limit.
...
Down below, the anomaly in the sky had most certainly caught Sengoku's attention.
It was impossible to ignore—a pulsating blue sun had just ignited above their heads.
"What in the world is that?!" Sengoku growled, his face a grim mask of suspicion.
"What new trick are the Whitebeard Pirates pulling now?"
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