"Damn, Rolan boy!"
"What a troublesome ability!"
For a moment, Kaido and Big Mom's faces turned solemn.
Even the pride of two Emperors had to acknowledge the young man's strength.
If they didn't focus, they might end up trapped on the island by Rolan himself.
Big Mom and Kaido exchanged a glance, silently understanding each other.
Without a word, they positioned themselves side by side.
Kaido gripped his club tightly, channeling Conqueror's Haki into it.
Blue-purple energy spiraled from the weapon, shooting toward the sky.
Big Mom raised Napoleon, infusing it with her own Conqueror's Haki.
A purplish-red aura swirled around her, merging with Kaido's Haki in the air.
The two streams combined, turning the sky and earth a brilliant, blinding scarlet.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa," Rolan muttered under his breath, his T-shirt flapping violently in the wind.
"This Haki… they actually merged it perfectly. Even confronting them directly seems impossible."
The aura churned into a hurricane, rattling the ground.
He clicked his tongue subtly.
With such power, even pirates with bounties under 500 million berries would struggle to move.
…
Meanwhile, on Health Island.
"Whoa! What kind of aura is this? It's even stronger than Rolan's!" Zoro gripped Ryugu tightly, cold sweat running down his temples.
Law trembled.
From this distance, the faint pressure alone was enough to make him uneasy.
He could hardly imagine what was happening on the island itself.
Hancock's eyes blazed with concern.
"Is this Kaido and Big Mom's combined Haki? I have to help my husband!"
Lina gently stopped her.
"Sister Hancock, trust Rolan. No one in this world has ever bested him. Going there now would only interfere."
Nami nodded.
"We just need to defend the Sky Nation quietly. If we go forward, we'll only get in his way."
Franky shrugged, unfazed.
"Don't worry. Rolan's super this week," he said with complete confidence.
…
On the livelihood island, the battle continued.
Kaido growled.
"Your waist and legs haven't aged a bit, old woman!"
Big Mom's eyes flashed.
"Who are you calling old, brat!"
Their Haki fully gathered, the two shouted in unison: "Haoshoku!"
Simultaneously, their weapons swung.
Red and black lightning intertwined, merging into a single, massive sword aura nearly a hundred meters in diameter.
Rolan's pupils narrowed.
A tremendous force tried to pin him in place, but he shook violently, breaking free.
Retreat was impossible—behind the attack lay the main island of the Sky Nation.
He condensed Conqueror's and Armament Haki into his flip-flops, raised his foot, and met the colossal attack head-on.
Bang!
The power surged through him, sending his left foot sliding backward.
Without his reinforced physique, the blow might have vaporized him.
Rolan smirked.
Using Electromagnetic Instant Transmission, he appeared two hundred meters away.
The combined attack deviated midair, punching a massive hole into the sky itself.
The ground it passed over turned molten.
…
"What's this?" Everyone on Health Island stared in awe and concern.
Hancock clutched her skirt tightly.
Without sensing Rolan's well-being with Observation Haki, she would have already flown to the livelihood island.
…
Kaido shook his head and sighed.
"Did he really escape? He is an incredible opponent."
Rolan glared at the ruined island.
"What have you done to my Sky Nation?"
In a blur, he appeared before Kaido and delivered a kick straight to his face.
A-pffft!
Kaido spat blood, flying dozens of meters backward from the impact.
Big Mom's voice rang out.
"Rolan, do you think I don't exist?" She raised Napoleon for a downward slash.
Rolan raised his hand, blocking the strike.
Sparks flew as the blade slid across his arm.
Big Mom's shocked face reflected in the firelight.
"Did you forget how you died?" Rolan's voice was cold.
"Just because I lost to you before doesn't mean you're truly capable."
Big Mom recovered Prometheus in her hand.
"Heavenly Fire!"
"Tf is this Old hag on about." Rolan condensed electromagnetic energy into his right hand and punched through the raging flame.
"Ugh!" The fire extinguished instantly, as if doused in water.
Big Mom blinked in disbelief.
Prometheus's soul power should have been untouchable, yet Rolan's abilities countered it.
Kaido's voice rumbled behind Big Mom.
"Hey old woman, getting beaten silly?"
Startled, Big Mom tightened her grip on Napoleon.
"Rolan boy, no matter what, you die today!" She swung again, but Rolan teleported to the side, pale but composed.
Kaido wiped blood from his mouth, astonished.
"Rolan, you are truly the strongest young man I've ever seen. Even Rocks in his prime couldn't compare."
Rolan smiled slightly.
"So what? In your shallow view, is this world really that small? How laughable."
"Nani!" Both Kaido and Big Mom roared in rage and charged him.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The three figures flashed across the island, leveling terrain as they clashed.
Rolan wiped blood from his mouth.
"That's it? Not even enough to tickle me."
Kaido and Big Mom were covered in blood, faces pale, feeling the unprecedented weight of Rolan's power.
"Kaido boy, I just revived with the Soul-Soul Fruit. My strength isn't fully recovered yet. Being away from our territories so long… Whitebeard or Red-Haired Shanks might…"
The two Emperors exchanged glances, nodded, and retreated into the distance, leaving Rolan standing amid the wreckage.
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