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Chapter 150: Mastering Conqueror's Infusion, and Kizaru Arrives!
🕑 Added 2025-08-25 14:56:39 +0000 UTCChapter 150: Mastering Conqueror's Infusion, and Kizaru Arrives!
"Enough, you idiot!"
Spandam roared. He had seen this act hundreds of times a year, and he was sick of it!
THUMP!
He threw his coffee cup, and it bounced right off Fukurou's fat face.
"Duang!"
The cup ricocheted back, and the hot coffee splashed all over him.
"Waaah! It burns!!!"
Spandam screamed, clutching his face, even more embarrassed and angry than before. "Guards! Throw these three useless fools in the dungeon! And don't let them out without my command!"
"Also, contact Marine Headquarters and tell them that Buggy attacked a CP9 agent! Tell them to raise his bounty and step up the pursuit!"
"Yes, Director!"
The three agents were dragged away, and Spandam leaned on the table, his face dark.
A while ago, when Dorry the Blue Ogre and Brogy the Red Ogre had broken through Enies Lobby, he, as the Director of CP9, should have been held accountable.
Luckily, his father, Spandine, had pulled some strings with the Five Elders and had managed to save his position. But he still had to submit a detailed report.
And now, it seemed, he could shift the blame to these three idiots.
They were useless, and they would probably just cause more trouble in the future. He couldn't let them drag him down…
"That's it!"
Spandam sneered, his mood improving slightly. He ordered a servant to bring him a new cup of coffee and went up to the open-air observation deck at the top of the Tower of Justice.
The sea breeze howled, and the white flag of the World Government on the flagpole above flapped in the wind.
He sipped his coffee contentedly and looked down at his city that never slept.
The taste of power was so intoxicating.
It had only taken him four years to get through CP5, and another four to become the Director of CP9. Was it because he was strong? Was it because he was competent?
Of course not!
Hehe, it's because I have a good father, a good family. That's why I've been able to climb so high and enjoy a life that the common rabble could never even imagine…
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Spandam narrowed his eyes.
He noticed a bright light flashing in the distant sky, rapidly approaching, bringing with it a rolling thunder and dark clouds…
"A meteor?"
Spandam squinted, staring at the approaching green light.
"No…"
His pupils suddenly constricted. "That's… Kaido?!!"
The green light got closer and closer, and its true form was finally revealed—a massive, azure dragon, blotting out the sky, was diving toward them at an incredible speed!
It really is him!
The Emperor, Kaido! What is he doing at Enies Lobby?!
Spandam's face instantly went pale, and his legs went weak. He could barely stand.
This was much more terrifying than those two giants!
He quickly turned to flee back into the tower, but just then—
BOOM!!!
A figure was sent flying by the azure dragon's tail, falling toward the Tower of Justice like a meteorite!
Spandam heard the whistling sound behind him and subconsciously turned.
The figure grew larger and larger in his vision. It was a rather familiar-looking black-haired young man, and he was cursing at the sky.
"A sneak attack, you old geezer?! You have no honor at all!!"
BANG!
In the next instant, he was hit. The young man's hard elbow, which was made of who knows what, slammed into his chest, sending his heart and the surrounding blood vessels flying.
How could I…
Spandam's lips trembled. He looked down at the empty cavity in his chest, his eyes full of disbelief. His career had just reached its peak—
"…die in a place like this…"
Before he could finish his sentence, his body fell backward like a rag doll and crashed to the ground, lifeless.
…
The dust settled.
Shane stood up from the rubble, wincing, and brushed the dust from his clothes. He looked down at the corpse at his feet, a little surprised.
What a coincidence.
Kaido landed in Water 7 and took out Lucci, and when he landed, he took out Spandam?
The two most despicable scum of CP9, their ends were exactly the same!
"Wororororo!"
The azure dragon, Kaido, circled in the air and laughed. "That's a pretty unique way to land, brat! Face-first!"
"It's not my fault you attacked so suddenly!"
Shane was furious. This old dragon, he could have at least waited until I was on the shore! To sneak-attack me the moment he saw Enies Lobby in the distance!
"I can't help it! We're already on Enies Lobby's territory! It's only natural to start fighting! I'm a pirate! What do I care about rules? If you want to blame someone, blame your own weak Observation Haki!"
"My Observation Haki is indeed still a weak point!"
Shane didn't deny it. He grinned, a savage look on his face. "But my physique and my Armament Haki are a different story! Get down here and taste my fist, old man!!!"
"That's more like it!"
Kaido laughed wildly and dived down, his dragon form rapidly shrinking back to his human form. The kanabo fell into his hand, and he swung it down, a trail of black and red lightning in its wake!
"Thunder Bagua!!!"
Shane didn't dodge. He crossed his arms and took the blow head-on.
A terrifying shockwave erupted from the point of impact, and the white flag at the top of the tower was instantly vaporized.
And the remaining walls of the Tower of Justice, under this force, crumbled like paper!
The two of them fell through the collapsing floors, finally crashing into the open space in the center of Enies Lobby.
The massive commotion finally alerted the guards on the entire island.
Many of the remaining CP agents and Marine soldiers rushed over, and when they saw the two disproportionate figures in the center of the open space, they all gasped.
"Hey! Th-That big guy is the Emperor, Kaido, right?"
"And the black-haired man… that's the Tachi Swordsman, Shane, with a bounty of a billion!!!"
"What are they doing, fighting here?!"
No one dared to get any closer, and no one dared to interfere in the fight. Most of them were scared out of their wits, but a few of the smarter ones were fumbling for their Transponder Snails…
In the center of the cracked square.
"Oh?"
Kaido slung his kanabo over his shoulder and squinted at Shane. "That move… it seems to have no effect on you anymore."
"The Thunder Bagua? It's not enough to take me down!"
Shane grinned, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. "You'd better bring out something stronger, Kaido!"
The first time he had taken a Thunder Bagua, he had been dazed and disoriented for a while. It wasn't just the terrifying force, but also the aggressive spiritual impact of the Conqueror's Haki.
But this time, he had adapted much better, as if he had developed some kind of immunity.
"Wororororo~! I will, don't you worry. But… before that."
Kaido looked around, his gaze meeting Shane's. "There are too many people in the way. Shall we use that move together first?"
Shane nodded slightly in agreement.
Neither of them said anything more.
But in the next instant, their Conqueror's Haki was unleashed in perfect sync, sweeping out like a tsunami!
Rumble!
Black and red lightning crisscrossed in the sky above Enies Lobby, and the very air on the entire island seemed to freeze.
The guards who had just rushed over, who hadn't even had time to call for help, their eyes rolled back in their heads, and they collapsed in droves, like stalks of wheat being cut down.
In the blink of an eye…
The only ones left standing on the massive island of Enies Lobby were Shane and Kaido.
"You've got a lot of spirit, brat! Among all the users of Conqueror's Haki, you're a standout!"
Kaido said, looking at the slowly fading black and red lightning in the sky and smacking his lips. "But just being able to release it isn't enough! On this sea, a powerhouse with Conqueror's Haki who wants to take their strength to the next level, to truly reach the top, they have to master that move!"
"Ah, of course I know."
A sharp glint appeared in Shane's eyes, and his mind raced, replaying the feeling of their clash.
After taking the second Thunder Bagua, he had gotten a much clearer grasp of the secret of Conqueror's Haki Infusion.
The steps can't be mixed. You have to focus all your mind, first on materializing it, and then on trying to attach it to your attack?
Shane stared at his own fists and clenched them. With a "bari, bari" sound, black and red lightning began to swirl around his knuckles, and then it slowly began to compress and gather…
POP!
Like a soap bubble being popped, the black and red lightning that had been compressed on the surface of his skin, after only holding for a second or two, suddenly dissipated.
So close!
Shane opened his hand in frustration. The subtle feeling was like being just a thin veil away from a treasure in a palace, so close yet so far, making him both annoyed and antsy…
Then I'll just have to let it all out!
BOOM!
The ground beneath Shane's feet suddenly exploded, and his body disappeared without a trace.
When he reappeared, he was already above Kaido, his right fist, like a black war hammer, already charged and crashing down!
"Spear of Elbaf: Ikoku… Kai!!!"
Hmm?
Feeling the familiar energy fluctuation, a flicker of surprise appeared in Kaido's eyes.
The giants' move.
The last time he had been hit by that attack, it had been many years ago.
How nostalgic!
"Wororororo!" Kaido laughed wildly, his eyes burning with fighting spirit. "I know that move too, brat!!!"
Linlin taught it to me on the Rocks Pirates' ship!
He suddenly swung his kanabo, and black and red lightning once again wrapped around it, meeting Shane's fist head-on—
"IKOKU!!!"
Two terrifying forces, with similar fluctuations, crashed into each other in mid-air, the black and red and pure black shockwaves intertwining and exploding!
BOOM—!!!
It wasn't just Enies Lobby. The entire circular sea around the island began to tremble violently!
"Gah!"
Shane coughed up a mouthful of blood, and his body was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing through the second gate of Enies Lobby, hundreds of meters away, and turning it to rubble.
And Kaido also stumbled back a dozen or so steps, his kanabo flying from his hand and embedding itself in the ground, trembling.
"Mmm… not bad, brat!"
Kaido said, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes full of excitement. "It's a little different from how Linlin uses it. You don't have Conqueror's Infusion, but you've combined it with the internal destruction technique to increase its power? Interesting, interesting!"
"..."
In the rubble, Shane struggled to his feet.
He was covered in blood, and his right arm was twisted at an unnatural angle, but his eyes were shining with an undisguised surprise and delight.
"So that's it… so that's the real way to use Conqueror's Haki Infusion…"
Shane closed his eyes slightly and murmured to himself.
He seemed to have completely forgotten that he was in a battle, forgotten that one of the Four Emperors was standing in front of him, and had entered a state similar to "the zone."
In that instant of their clash, he had finally seen the trajectory of Kaido's power and was confident that he could perfectly replicate it.
Shane's eyes snapped open.
His right fist would take some time to recover, so this time, he extended his left hand and, with a slap, clenched it into a fist.
Sizzle!
Black and red lightning once again gathered on the surface of his knuckles. This time, it was even more solid than before, flowing like a liquid on the surface of his skin, and it soon covered his entire left fist.
Shane stared at his fist.
This feeling.
This feeling…
There's no mistaking it!
It's completely his now! It won't dissipate! He's completely mastered it!!!
"AGAIN!!!"
Shane roared, and his figure suddenly vanished.
Kaido's pupils constricted. This time, Shane was several times faster than before! Even his Observation Haki had a hard time tracking him!
He's mastered the 'Shave' to its absolute peak?
The moment the sound was heard, Shane was already in front of Kaido, his fist, wrapped in black and red lightning, shooting for his face!
"What?!"
Kaido's face changed slightly. He hastily raised his arms to block, but he was still sent flying by the punch!
"Worororo! What a surprise!"
Kaido adjusted his body in mid-air and landed with a laugh, sliding a certain distance. "Although you seem to have had the basics down, you mastered it after just three of my blows? Conqueror's Haki Infusion!"
This brat, he's more and more surprising!
His previous assessment was probably too low.
If this kid is given a little more room to grow… forget being an All-Star, this guy is fully qualified to surpass King and become the vice-admiral of the Beast Pirates!
"I have you to thank for that, old man!"
Shane, unaware of what was going through Kaido's mind, wiped the blood from his lips and laughed heartily.
"As a thank you, you'd better be ready for this next move!"
He activated his Life Return, consuming more stamina to accelerate the recovery of his right fist.
When both his fists were under his complete control, Shane took a deep breath, brought his fists together, and pulled them to his waist. His entire body tensed to its limit, and black and red lightning, like coiling snakes, intertwined between his arms!
This move, which was a combination of his Six Powers secret art and the Ripple Fist, was his strongest. It was originally called the "Sunlight Yellow Overdrive."
And now, after spending so much time training with the Poneglyph, he had completely upgraded and strengthened it!
And with his newly mastered Conqueror's Haki Infusion…
Shane named this new move—
"GODSLAYER!!!"
BOOM!
Both fists shot out at the same time, and two spiraling shockwaves of black and red energy, like a roaring dragon, instantly tore through the air and shot toward Kaido!
VWOOM!
Before the shockwave even arrived, Kaido's face began to tremble violently, and a red light flashed in his eyes. He seemed to sense something.
The power of this blow is clearly far greater than before!
"Worororo! Bring it on!!!"
Kaido suddenly became interested. He tossed aside the kanabo he had just picked up and laughed wildly, spreading his arms. He didn't even try to dodge and took the blow head-on with his chest!
BOOM—!!!
With a deafening explosion, Kaido's massive body was sent flying like a cannonball!
His legs carved two deep furrows in the ground, and he crashed through the ruins of the Tower of Justice, then the third, second, and first gates, finally coming to a stop at the very edge of Enies Lobby!
"Mmm… gah!"
Kaido suddenly fell to one knee and coughed up a large mouthful of blood. His chest was slightly caved in, a bloody mess, and a few of his ribs seemed to be broken. But when he looked up, his eyes were burning with an even more intense excitement.
"How many years has it been… how many years! On this sea, besides those old geezers, the last one to be able to injure me like this…"
…was that guy, Oden!
Although this time, it was because he had only used his human form and had taken the blow head-on that he had been injured.
But for an eighteen-year-old brat…
It was very good… no! It was more than good, it was incredible!
"Worororo!!"
Kaido slowly stood up and tore off the tattered remains of his purple-black greatcoat, revealing his scarred, powerful physique. He looked at Shane with a savage grin. "I'll be honest with you, brat. Although I agreed to come to this island with you, I never actually planned to go all out. I was just going to feel you out, and then knock you out and take you back to Onigashima!"
"Is that so?" Shane grinned. "It seems you're even more despicable than I thought, old man!"
"I'm a pirate! What's wrong with being a little despicable!"
Kaido laughed wildly. "But I've changed my mind now! I just want to have a good, all-out fight with you, brat! Let's just fight until tomorrow! And if you have any other tricks up your sleeve, now's the time to use them!"
With that, his body suddenly began to swell and transform. His muscles bulged, and bluish-green scales appeared on his skin. In addition to the two oni horns he already had, two more pairs of dragon horns sprouted from his head.
And he had doubled in height, from just over seven meters to about fifteen!
—This was the human-beast form of the Azure Dragon fruit, a perfect combination of the dragon's ability to control the forces of nature and the human's agility!
It was also the strongest combat form that Kaido used when he was really going all out!
"COME ON, BRAT SHANE!!!"
Kaido laughed wildly. "SHOW ME WHERE YOUR LIMITS ARE!"
"Ragnarok…"
He raised his kanabo high, black and red lightning coiling around it, and was about to unleash his full power—
SWISH!
A blinding, golden laser suddenly shot through the sky and, with the speed of lightning, pierced through Shane's chest from behind!
Gah—!
Shane stared down at his chest. Kaido was about to unleash his full power, and all his attention, all his Haki, was focused on him.
So he hadn't noticed the laser coming from behind.
Blood gushed out, and the searing energy even scorched his flesh, piercing through his entire chest and leaving a gaping hole where his heart should have been.
A leisurely voice came from above. "Oh my, how scary. Two incredible monsters, fighting in the first half of the Grand Line, and they even came to Enies Lobby. The Marines can't just stand by and watch…"
"Kizaru?!"
When did he get here?!
Kaido was taken aback for a moment, and then he quickly reacted. He looked up, and his gaze quickly locked on the lazy figure high in the sky—
Marine Admiral Borsalino was slowly retracting his finger.
"Although I did have the advantage of a good opportunity, and I managed to get a perfect hit while your attention was completely diverted,"
Kizaru said, ignoring him and looking at Shane with a grin, "I still have to say, it's because your Observation Haki and your reaction time are a little too slow, little brother Shane, that I was able to hit the bullseye~"
As he spoke, Shane clutched the hole in his heart, his body swayed, and then he fell backward.
I can't sense his aura anymore.
Is he completely dead?
But, just to be sure…
"Farewell, you troublesome monster who got a billion-Berry bounty at such a young age~"
Kizaru crossed his arms in front of his chest, and a golden light once again gathered at his fingertips. He aimed at Shane and, with a smile, he unleashed his final, finishing blow—
"Yasakani Sacred Jewel!"
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
Countless golden light bullets rained down, instantly engulfing Shane's lifeless body!
BOOM—!!!
The shockwave from the explosion sent a massive wave of water into the air. Shane's body was riddled with holes, and he was sent flying, crashing into the churning sea outside Enies Lobby.
In the blink of an eye, he was swallowed by the waves and was gone without a trace.
