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Fujitora's Desperation
🕑 Added 2024-10-20 18:45:31 +0000 UTC--- Chapter 378 ---
Being an Admiral, Fujitora is a naturally strong fighter.
Yet he felt like he was walking on thin ice right now.
Facing Robin is like a ferocious beast that he can't explain with words or action. It makes his body and mind tingle just being in her presence.
One second.
Yes, just one second after Robin activated her Haoshoku Haki, Fujitora felt his fighting spirit was affected.
A thought of 'giving up' appeared momentarily in Fujitora's mind. However, he preserved and readied his sword.
"Oh, you're worthy of an Admiral." Robin sincerely praised. She was surprised Fujitora could handle her Haoshoku Haki.
Although Robin's clone didn't have the main body's full strength nor use Haoshoku to its full potential, resisting her divine spirit is a 'respectable' achievement.
"Hoho, I might not like that praise sound, but I will thank you. You're scary, young lady." Fujitora laughed with humility. He can't bear to be careless in this situation.
In fact, Fujitora's Kenbunshoku Haki is on full throttle right now.
Unknown to Fujitora, no matter how high Fujitora is, his actions are like a book within Robin's divine sense. Even if he could see a few seconds into the future, Robin could see minutes, if not hours, more than him.
Robin didn't kill Fujitora because she found him amusing. She also wanted to gather more Admirals and beat them all at once.
'How good it would be if Kuzan is the one dispatched to Sabaody? Then, I can ask him for the truth about Ohara's destruction.' Robin thought to herself.
What a pity.
Well, Robin has time to spare. Someday, she will make those who destroy her home regret calling Buster Call.
"Let's begin."
All of a sudden, a storm of origami papers rained down.
Fujitora swiftly swung his sword, "Gravito!"
His sword was pressed down by gravitational force, shooting upward like a rising wave after he released it.
BAM!
The origami papers stopped for a second.
However, they began to move again a moment later.
"As expected..." Fujitora took a few steps back. He lowered his sword and swung horizontally.
"Moko (Fierce Tiger)!"
The gravitational force Fujitora generated rapidly stacked and released into a straight streak, blasting everything aside. The origami papers exploded, and the remaining force charged at Robin.
Robin didn't panic. She waved her hand, forming a pape barrier and neutralizing the gravitational force.
Fujitora expected this. He knew his attack would never pass through Robin's defense easily.
Not this kind of attack.
"Explode!" Fujitora shouted, causing his attack to explode and pushing Robin away from the area.
Robin was sent soaring due to the wild gravitational force, stabilizing herself in the sky.
A pair of white origami wings appeared behind Robin, making her look like an angel. She didn't need wings to fly and just wanted to look aesthetic in a fight.
But Fujitora's goal was 'naturally' achieved with this.
Since there were Celestial Dragons in the area, Fujitora couldn't use his full strength and would fall in trouble if they got further injured.
Now that they are in the sky, on the border between District 1 and District 3, Fujitora could fight without holding back!
Fujitora sliced the edge of the building, using it as a platform to fly toward Robin at a fast speed. His usage of gravitation force is precise, and every inch of his body is protected by it, shaping like a white halo.
"Gravito (Gravity Blade)!"
Feeling an untamed gravitation force rushing toward her, Robin flicked her sleeve lightly and sent a big wave of origami papers coated with Busoushoku Haki.
The white gravitational force and black papers clashed in the air.
BOOM!
A fierce clash exploded, creating fiery sparks and shockwaves.
Fujitora sighed inwardly, feeling his attack was weaker than a bunch of Haki-coated papers. Robin's attack might look simple, but they are 'indeed' packed with punch.
He prepared his next attack and gritted his teeth. He wished he wouldn't have used this technique in a populated area, but he had no choice!
"Gravito - Descend!" Fujitora used his Devil Fruit's power without holding back and pulled a massive object from the atmosphere, creating a huge shadow over the Sabaody Archipelago.
Robin watched this with a touch of surprise. She didn't expect this marine to have this level of move.
But it's not enough to defeat her! A clone!
Robin manifested an origami paper. However, it was red and much 'larger' than other origami papers.
Under Fujitora's blind eyes, Robin folded the paper and created an origami dragon.
"Law of Origami: Paper Beast Creation." She waved her hand, sending the red origami dragon flying to the falling meteor.
"Uria, Lord of Searing Flame!"
Roar!
A majestic dragon roar reverberated in the atmosphere.
Before everyone's eyes in the Sabaody Archipelago, a red dragon with a long serpentine body and massive arm-wings appeared and soared to the sky. The dragon looks 'real' and has no paper quality at all.
Even though Fujitora is blind, one couldn't escape his senses.
"Unbelievable..." He mumbled in disbelief.
What kind of power is required to create a living creature from origami paper?
Of course, Fujitora didn't know anything about Martial Soul and Concepts, though he wield gravity-related concepts.
Robin's attack isn't simply paper power. The Law of Origami allowed her to manipulate origami as freely as she imagined.
As for bringing origami to life, it was another technique.
Robin also possessed the Law of Soul, and she could animate non-living beings like her origami beast by bestowing some Soul Essence.
It is only possible because Robin has a unique and creative way of cultivating her Martial Souls and Concepts.
A great deal of it also comes from the fact Huo Yuhao created/summoned the Slifer the Sky Dragon with his Heavenly Daos a few times, giving her an idea to develop her own technique.
The red dragon burst with crimson flame and hit the meteor with its body, causing the latter to pulverize into a million pieces. At the same time, the red dragon also roared and blasted a 'big' portion of the thunderclouds, revealing sunlight to the world.
One sunlight fell on Robin, and the other on Fujitora.
Fujitora narrowed his eyes due to the intense sunlight, "Even my meteor can't stop her, huh?"
He glanced at the red dragon and couldn't gauge its strength with his Kenbunshoku Haki. A mysterious power covered the dragon, preventing external forces from spying or taking control of it.
Fujitora adjusted his breathing and coated his sword with Busoushoku Haki. A large amount of gravitation force gathered on his sword's tip.
"Jigoku Tabi (Hell's Road)!"
Fujitora swung his sword upward, shooting a gravitational force ball at the hovering red dragon. His attack speed increased and hit the dragon, forcing it to crash to the ground.
BAM!
Roar!
A deep crater over a few hundred meters was 'instantly' created on the Sabaody District 3. It even causes a ravine, stretching from Districts 4 to Districts 5 and 6.
And since Sabaody is technically not an island and only a gathering of mangrove trees, a pillar of seawater burst from the crater.
Floods happened, sweeping everyone in seawater.
Huff! Huff!
Fujitora breathed heavily. 'Using Zushi Zushi no Mi's ability to trap a large creature like this red dragon with a gravitational force bubble consumed too much stamina.'
'At this point, I won't survive for too long-!'
Robin suddenly appeared behind Fujitora. "That's right. At this point, you won't come out from this place alive."
Fujitora's blind eyes widened in shock as he hurriedly swung his sword to the behind, but he touched nothing. His Kenbunshoku Haki didn't detect Robin's arrival at all.
How?
Robin gently landed on the edge of Fujitora's sword, "Do you really think that level of Kenbunshoku Haki could read my movement? How naive, Admiral."
"Naive? I don't think so." Fujitora smiled calmly.
Robin tilted her head, "Don't tell me you really believe adding more trash to the fight will grant your victory? Hmm, you must be confident in those two."
"We will see..." Fujitora replied with determination.
"But you're blind," Robin argued back.
"..." Fujitora.
Robin giggled, "Hehe. Just kidding~!"
"Fujitora!" Two shouts echoed on the battlefield.
Admiral Onigumo and Admiral Ryokugyu have arrived!
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