On the pirate ship, after hearing Kai's words, Miss Bakkin's face turned grim.
She stared at him coldly, her voice dripping with killing intent.
"You really think you can take us?"
"You're just a five-year-old brat."
"So what if you have Conqueror's Haki?"
"My son, Weevil—he's killed pirates worth over a hundred million berries!"
"And you think a five-year-old can act arrogant in front of me?"
"You want to drag us to Impel Down?"
Ridiculous."
She snorted, then gave the order without hesitation.
"Weevil. Prepare to move."
"Since this blind little brat wants to send us to Impel Down…"
"Then today, we kill him."
"And after we kill him—"
"we slaughter every Marine on that warship."
Her earlier shock gradually faded.
The more she thought about it, the more her fear cooled.
A five-year-old, no matter how unusual…
how strong could he really be?
Even with Conqueror's Haki, his power had limits.
To shake Weevil?
Impossible.
With that thought, Miss Bakkin's confidence returned.
Her eyes remained locked on Kai, cold and certain—as if she were staring at a corpse.
"Brat…"
"I'm going to kill you."
Weevil bared his teeth.
His stupid gaze suddenly sharpened, filled with murderous intent.
The moment he entered combat—
he became a different person.
A complete transformation.
A killing machine.
A thick, almost tangible killing aura poured off him, and the air temperature seemed to drop.
Cold wind brushed over the sea.
Waves hissed and rolled.
"Kill me?"
Kai laughed.
"Can you?"
"If you can…"
"Then come and try!"
He raised his right hand, grabbed his collar—
and tore.
RRRIP—!
The shirt split apart into countless scraps, fluttering down to pile at his feet.
His upper body was exposed—
muscles tight and bulging, carved as if from stone.
Thick veins crawled over him like centipedes.
Every line of his physique screamed explosive power, like volcanoes waiting to erupt.
And across his back—
that grotesque pattern.
The Ghost Back.
A mark that looked like something a devil had carved into flesh.
Savage.
Terrifying.
A massive pressure burst out, swallowing the entire ship.
"Only the weak rely on 'outside power.'"
"Like you."
"Come on."
"Let's have a real man's fight."
"Either you die…"
"or I do."
Kai grinned, crimson light flickering in his eyes.
Excitement and anticipation twisted across his face—like he couldn't wait another second.
His battle intent flared like fire.
And the more it burned—
the more terrifying his aura became.
Miss Bakkin's throat went dry.
That oppressive presence—
and that terrifying physique—
made her take an unconscious half-step back.
He's not simple.
He really is a monster.
But it was too late to retreat.
She clenched her teeth and shouted:
"Weevil—kill him!"
"Yes, Mom."
Weevil's mind was like a child's—
slow, simple—
but his strength was monstrous, worthy of the reputation: "power like Whitebeard in his youth."
And once the killing switch flipped—
the idiot vanished.
What remained was a tyrant that existed only to butcher.
"You made Mom angry…"
"Unforgivable!"
"I'll kill you!"
"I'll tear you apart!"
Weevil raised his naginata, pointing it at Kai.
Then he stepped forward.
BOOOOM—!
The deck shook.
The ship quivered under the sheer force of his stomp, sending ripples across the sea.
That crushing pressure rushed toward Kai like a wall.
Kai's grin widened.
"Funny."
"I was going to say the same thing."
"I'm going to tear you apart—alive."
"Kill!"
Weevil lunged.
A six- to seven-meter giant with a fat, brutal frame—
his aura monstrous.
By all logic, that size should mean slow movement.
But Weevil wasn't normal.
He had overwhelming strength—
and speed that was absurd.
SHHHK—!
A shriek of air.
He vanished from where he stood.
One blink later—
he appeared within a meter of Kai, naginata already swinging down.
No hesitation.
No mercy.
That strike carried Weevil's full brute strength—
the kind said to match Whitebeard's youth.
Even without Haki, the raw power behind it was terrifying.
The blade screamed through the air, as if it could split the world.
Kai laughed loudly.
"I'll admit it…"
"You're a strong opponent!"
"And it's getting my blood boiling."
He shifted slightly, sidestepping with effortless grace.
The blade sliced past his shoulder and slammed into the deck.
BOOOOM—!!
Wood exploded.
The deck split, leaving a deep crater and cracks that spidered out over ten meters.
Splinters and debris flew everywhere.
The entire ship rocked violently.
Weevil didn't pause.
He swept the naginata sideways—fast, heavy, lethal.
Kai's lips curved.
"Soru."
His feet struck the deck in rapid bursts—propelling him like a cannon.
WHOOSH—!
Kai vanished.
Then reappeared above Weevil's head—standing on Geppo.
Without hesitation, he stomped down hard.
At the last instant, Weevil's reflexes saved him.
He yanked his naginata up over his head—
using it as a shield.
BOOOOM—!
Kai's foot crashed into the weapon.
The force surged through the blade into Weevil's arms.
Weevil slid back half a step—
but his grip didn't break.
"Die!"
Weevil roared, swinging up at Kai.
A violent slash flew out from the naginata—
a blade of force that looked like it could cut the air itself apart.
A brilliant, sky-blue arc ripped toward Kai.
Kai remained expressionless.
He snapped his leg out.
"Rankyaku."
A matching sky-blue blade burst from his kick.
The two slashes collided.
BOOOOOM—!!
The forces canceled—
then exploded into a savage shockwave that swept across the ship like a hurricane.
The unconscious pirates on deck were flung across the planks, slammed into rails and corners with dull thuds.
Some unlucky ones—
were torn apart by the ripping force of that shockwave.
Blood mist scattered into the air.
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