The two were not far apart, and kusanagi instantly struck the foot covered in Armament Haki. One was premeditated, the other was a hasty response; Uesugi had no way to stop Raiden Ei's kusanagi.
The blade of kusanagi slid through the air, creating a strong airflow that blew far away. Uesugi fell from the sky toward the sea with a "thud."
"Geppo." Raiden Ei stabilized herself in the air and looked at the last remaining person on the ship. A light drizzle began to fall from the sky at this moment, and the surrounding sea breeze blew up the short poncho and the large braid woven from her purple hair behind her.
Bude truly didn't know what to do now. All his subordinates were dead, and he was completely no match for the opponent. Now he even felt like traveling back in time to kill that troublemaker Chestatin, but it was only a thought.
Chestatin was a little scared now. That slash just now was aimed at him. Even if he was brainless, he now realized that the opponent might take his life.
At this moment, he only wanted to hide behind Bude and tremble, completely losing his previous cheerful mood: "Admiral, Marine Admiral, has the Marine Admiral arrived yet?"
Bude: "Saint Chesterton, please rest assured, the Marine Admiral is already on the way. Before that, I will always stand in front of you. Even if I die, I will not let the opponent harm you."
Bude wasn't too sure when the Admiral would arrive. This place was the East Blue, which was too far from Marine Headquarters. They had thought that with the five of them, who knew both colors of Haki, they could protect the Celestial Dragons here in the East Blue.
But they never expected Raiden Ei to suddenly appear and that they would run into her. However, what he said was true; even if he died, he would not let anyone harm Saint Chesterton.
Raiden Ei used "Geppo" to reach the sky above Bude, pointing kusanagi, which she held in both hands, downward. Her body descended toward the deck like a free fall, and her speed was not slow at all.
Seeing Raiden Ei descending toward him, Bude quickly shouted: "His Highness Saint Chesterton, please move aside and take cover. I am afraid the enemy will accidentally injure Your Highness."
Chestatin also saw the person falling from the sky. He was also afraid of getting hurt. Hearing Bude's words, he didn't argue and hurriedly ran toward the side cabin in a panic.
Bude let out a breath, looking at the descending figure, and covered his fists with Armament Haki: "Come on! I will go all out, even if I die, I will not let you harm the Celestial Dragons."
Raiden Ei accelerated toward Bude using "Geppo," with no expression on her face, only seriousness about the fight: "Is that so? Then I will kill you first, and then go kill the Celestial Dragons." The kusanagi in her hand stabbed straight toward him.
"I will stop you before that. It won't be long before the Admiral arrives. If you dare to attack a Celestial Dragon, you won't escape." Bude clenched his fists tightly. In his half-beast form, the deck beneath his feet cracked open, and the muscles showing on his body became taut, all his strength converging on his fists.
Both sides unleashed their full power. The kusanagi, already wrapped in Armament Haki, stabbed rapidly toward Bude.
Bude's fists had already gathered his whole body's strength. "Hah!" His fists were like cannonballs, and the airflow generated around him blew away the raindrops falling in the sky.
"Bang!" kusanagi and the fists separated instantly. The two powerful forces collided, forcing both of them to retreat backward, creating a shockwave that spread outward, scattering some objects.
Raiden Ei stabilized herself holding kusanagi, looking at Bude, who was rising from the ground in his half-beast form. She lifted her foot and walked toward the opponent again: "Is this all you've got?"
Bude got up from the ground. There were two deep gullies on the deck in front of him. He moved his arms to relieve the numbness caused by the recoil, panting heavily: "Hoo hoo hoo, as long as I can stop you, it's enough."
Raiden Ei showed no emotion on her face. She moved kusanagi with one hand, adjusting her posture to swing the sword again, and slightly quickened her pace: "If you want to stop me, this little bit of skill isn't enough."
Bude's expression became firmer. He clenched his hands into fists, and the faded Armament Haki reappeared to cover them. He slowly accumulated power while walking and moved toward Raiden Ei.
At the moment he reached his limit, he stomped down hard on the ground with both legs. "Bang!" His figure appeared in front of her as if teleporting: "Then try if this is enough to stop you! Ahhh!"
Raiden Ei was already prepared to strike at any moment. The moment Bude appeared, her Observation Haki perceived the direction of his attack. Without hesitation, she swung the kusanagi in her hand rapidly.
"Bang!" The attacks of both sides collided instantly. This time, both struggled to withstand the recoil from the collision of the two forces. Instead of separating instantly like before, they were locked in a stalemate, and the deck beneath their feet cracked instantly.
"Yaya ya!" Bude was the most miserable. He struggled to support the downward force of kusanagi, and his stamina was constantly being depleted. Thus, his already low remaining stamina quickly vanished. At a certain moment, he didn't even have enough stamina left to maintain his half-beast transformation.
Bude, who reverted to his human form, instantly lost the strength to resist. His fists could no longer block the descending kusanagi. The kusanagi struck his body without obstruction, sending a string of blood flying into the sky.
"Bang!" A very long wound was cut across Bude's body, and he was sent flying backward, crashing into the cabin behind him, collapsing half of the cabin. Saint Chesterton, who was hiding inside, was scared into a loud scream.
Bude spat blood from his mouth and no longer had the strength to stand up. He still managed to speak with difficulty: "I'm... sorry, Saint Ches... tatin... Your Highness, I did my best."
Chestatin's tears and snot were streaming down, and he cried out while retreating: "Don't come over here! Go away, go away quickly!"
Raiden Ei walked up to Bude, looked at him who hadn't breathed his last, and directly stabbed kusanagi into his heart. Bude, who had no strength left to resist, was directly pierced through the chest by kusanagi, his eyes still fixed on Raiden Ei.
Raiden Ei didn't care about Bude's final thoughts. She directly collected kusanagi and the corpse into the system backpack. If she was slow, the Devil Fruit might escape from the body. This was also why she waited until the end to kill him.
Raiden Ei breathed a sigh of relief. She felt today's battle was somewhat difficult. Maintaining a serious state throughout consumed too much mental energy. She also had to multitask to learn their Six Powers. It was over.
"You monster, don't come near me!"
Raiden Ei looked in the direction where the voice came from: "Oh, there is still the main culprit left to deal with."
She didn't waste any more words. She felt that speaking a few more sentences to this kind of person was insulting to her brain. She picked up a sword from the side and casually swung it, sending a slash toward Chestatin.
Starting today, she might be hunted by the World Government, but there was no way around it. Whether she killed him or not made little difference; killing him only made it slightly more severe.
Chestatin watched in terror as the slash came toward him, passing through his body.
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