Two areas are far enough from each other. However, the initial clash between Sengoku and Shiki still left some effects that were felt. This is something masters can easily judge.
Kazan knows that Shiki has encountered Sengoku. As the fleet admiral after Steel Bone, Sengoku unquestionably possesses great intelligence and strength, placing him at the highest level. But Shiki is no fool either. The fight takes place at sea, and the only place the Sengoku can stand on is a warship. Therefore, Kazan does not think Shiki's life is in danger.
With Garp, although he didn't quite understand Kazan's sudden appearance earlier, a battle was already going on, and the facts were clearly favoring the opponent. Plus, the blonde hair of Shiki and Kazan was too obvious.
Blond Brothers! The words about that sengoku said had constantly repeated over time came to Garp's mind, reminding him of his task—to bring back the heads of these two men.
So that's what's above my head... What's that brother called? Or what's the younger brother's name? It doesn't matter. It's a den of thieves, and an interesting spectacle awaits ahead.
Garp immediately picked up speed. His speed was like an arrow rushing toward the island.
The treasure must be looted before the pirates!
This is called enjoyment!!!!
Seeing the change in Garp, Kazan smiled and followed him, "The mood has shifted, is this the readiness for battle?"
Both were essentially playing a life-and-death game at sea.
…
Almost 800 years have passed!
Since the birth of the World Government , the world has become a pie divided among the nobility, and the inhabitants of the islands have been squeezed like bulbs, with the nobles even considering that some from the lower class don't deserve to be bulbs.
In such an era, very few people can truly be happy.
Oppression, fights, bloodshed, and murders occurred every day.
Over time, some people slowly found their way to participation!
For those who do not have the right to enter formations, being a pirate simply means grabbing a blade!
Kazan is a trailblazer.
He has long recognized his identity as the mortal enemy of the marines!
Ha——!
Soon, the two landed on the island.
The Island of Winds is a very flat island, primarily made of rocks, with a not very thick crust of dry soil, plus the entire island possesses the property of a windless zone. Many plants need the wind to spread seeds, thus a desert reigns here, and the breath of life is completely lost.
No wind, no climate, no ocean currents, even the air stands still, thunder, rain, drifting clouds—nothing.
This is the result of unique barren geographical conditions.
— This is the best battlefield!
In flight, Garp saw a small emerald-green seedling, the only plant on the Island of Storms, with a strange fruit hanging from it, almost green and transparent.
The wiry patterns stretching from the surface of the fruit, resembling teeth and claws, look very strange.
Garp approached it.
"Is this the Devil Fruit that has been marked as the greatest catastrophe in history?"
"But it's just ~~~~"
Seeing this scene, Kazan's eyes lit up instantly.
He never expected that there would actually be a Devil Fruit here!
Whatever it might be...
There's no need to do anything else.
Kazan drew the kitetsu and fired at Cap's head!
Buzz——!
Boom——!
Garp, who was about to pluck the Devil Fruit, instantly stepped aside and easily dodged the attack.
When he looked back, he saw Kazan with a malicious grin.
Did this guy really come for this fruit?
Ha——!
Wherever they might be, the distance to Garp was close.
Garp didn't think that this guy, cruising at a low level, could take the Devil Fruit from him.
Killing him was even more impossible.
At this moment.
The kitetsu was embedded in the ground at an angle, with only the blade handle remaining on the surface; perhaps the original kitetsu was too sharp and didn't even stir a speck of dust.
And the connection between the Devil Fruit and the tree was severed by the kitetsu
Yet the entire fruit actually remained in place and did not fall!
"Bastard, you're trying to destroy this Devil Fruit right in front of me…" Garp's voice trailed off.
After a moment of realization that the Devil Fruit was intact and in a strange hanging position, he instantly understood he wasn't in a favorable situation and decisively rushed forward, instantly coating his fist with a black armored color.
Essence!
A strong fighter's sense of battle is very sensitive, and Garp knows that once the fruit is in suspension, the advantage shifts to the opponent.
While still pondering this issue, the best course is to defeat the opponent with one hit.
Boom——!
A tremendous sound, like a sonic boom, instantly exploded in the air!
This is the rhythm to knock out Kazan with a single strike!
But.
Kazan's sight has a predictive time of 1 second.
And he had been planning carefully all along, knowing Garp's nerves were formidable, but his calculations certainly couldn't compare with Kazan's. Thus, Kazan moved ahead just before Garp's attack.
Reset!
Rise!
The entire process was smooth.
Ha——!
The original Oni Che and the Devil Fruit simultaneously flew into Kazan's hands.
It was Kazan who placed a floating imprint on the kitetsu and then, at the moment the knife cut the fruit, used the object to make contact and transfer the imprint to the Devil Fruit.
Then, using the 1-second prediction, he planned the needed position in advance.
Just like catching a ball on the move, running forward and waiting for the ball to come.
Of course.
Judging by Garp's decisive actions just now and his use of an armed attack without the slightest delay, Garp's execution and combat alertness are astounding!
But!
When people meet for the first time, there's always a slight relaxation.
In Garp's eyes.
This blond guy in front of him, not knowing whether he is his brother or younger brother, even if his strength is great, he is not his adversary!
But he did not expect that this guy actually snatched the fruit from under the heavens!
How did he do it?
Indeed, the importance of information is evident, and the people of the Varying States chose resilience and firmness to prevent Shiki from approaching the warship, relative to Garp, who, upon seeing the explosion of the original Garp , would choose to take cover from it.
Cap was shocked.
It seems I was indeed too careless!
Now the two camps have collided for the first time, and each gained a slight advantage.
But even if Kazan did not touch a single hair on Cap, he indeed felt numbness…
Keeping a sufficient distance.
Kazan glanced at the original Kitetsu, even when it was stuck in the ground, it remained just as clean and magical.
Then he turned attention to the newly acquired Devil Fruit, the beautiful shape of the fruit, covered in swirls, perfectly proportioned, truly, like a work of art.
I wonder what feature it will have?
At this moment, the system's voice sounded in Kazan's head.
"Ding——!"
"It has been detected that the host has come into contact with the sea's secret treasure, the Wind-Wind Fruit of the natural system, experience +5 million!"
"Congratulations to the host for receiving: Luck Point +1! Achievement reaches maximum value!"
"Congratulations to the host for receiving: Basic Fusion Cards x1!"
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