The fragments of the shattered guillotine blade rained down.
One of the sharp pieces sliced straight across the magazine in the Red Rabbit's hands.
The rabbit, who had been reading with great interest, blinked blankly.
Then he lowered his head and inspected the damage.
A long tear ran across the page.
For a moment, the Red Rabbit stared at it in silence.
Then his brows slowly furrowed.
The magazine was ruined.
He gently closed it and lifted his gaze toward the executioners standing beside him.
Something in his eyes changed.
"That's not good…"
On the platform behind the execution stand, Admiral Borsalino frowned slightly.
In his usual lazy tone, he murmured,
"I heard from Vice Admiral Garp… that when the Red Rabbit's favorite things get damaged…"
"…he tends to enter a rage."
Before he could finish—
Vice Admiral Momonga, who had been seated beside Vice Admiral Momousagi, abruptly stood up.
His expression turned serious.
"Everyone, prepare for combat!"
His words had barely left his mouth when—
CRACK!
A sharp breaking sound echoed from the execution stand.
The handcuffs on the Red Rabbit's wrists shattered instantly.
The moment the cuffs broke—
The Red Rabbit vanished.
The next second, he appeared directly in front of the two executioners.
BOOM!
The executioner in front was blasted away like a cannonball.
The second man standing beside him was launched into the air along with him—both of them flying straight out of Loguetown.
The entire square froze.
Marines around the execution stand hurriedly turned their guns toward the figure now surrounded by a blazing aura of fury.
The crowd watching from Loguetown Square widened their eyes in disbelief.
The Red Rabbit had broken free so easily.
For a moment, silence filled the air.
Then the crowd erupted.
"Why are you standing there?!"
"Open fire!"
Haruta Enfu, who had been directing the operation, shouted frantically.
"Shoot him!"
Gunfire exploded across the square.
Bullets rained down like a storm.
In the blink of an eye, the Red Rabbit's body was riddled with countless bullets, embedded all over him like a bizarre metallic hedgehog.
Among the crowd, Belo Betty finally understood something.
Now she knew why the Traveler had not come to rescue him.
With a body like that—
Did the Red Rabbit even need rescuing?
Still, she did not hold back.
Activating her Pump-Pump Fruit ability, she shouted toward the execution stand:
"Red Rabbit! Charge!"
"Now's your chance—break out!"
Under the influence of her ability, more and more people in the crowd began cheering.
Some even surged toward the Marines surrounding the execution stand.
The situation quickly spiraled toward chaos.
Yet the Red Rabbit ignored everything.
In his enraged state, he simply stepped forward.
The bullets embedded in his body suddenly blasted outward.
WHOOSH!
They shot back like shrapnel.
Dozens of Marines were instantly struck down.
Even some civilians who had gotten too close were hit by the ricocheting rounds.
After shaking off the bullets, the Red Rabbit charged forward without hesitation.
His target—
Haruta Enfu.
"Stop him!"
Vice Admiral Momonga drew his sword and rushed forward, placing himself in front of the government agent.
It wasn't that he particularly cared about the man.
But Haruta Enfu represented the authority of the Five Elders and the Celestial Dragons.
If he died here—
the responsibility would fall on the Marines.
However—
Momonga had severely underestimated the Red Rabbit.
The moment he stepped forward—
The rabbit's fist was already filling his vision.
"So fast—!"
Momonga barely had time to raise his sword defensively.
BOOM!
A violent shockwave exploded outward.
The blade shattered instantly.
Before Momonga could react—
The Red Rabbit's fist smashed straight into his face.
THUD!
The Vice Admiral spun through the air like a broken toy and crashed off the execution platform.
The entire square fell silent.
Among the crowd, pirates and spectators stared in disbelief.
A Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral—
had been defeated in a single blow.
But the Red Rabbit didn't stop.
He lunged toward Haruta Enfu again, reaching out to grab his head.
Just as the government agent was about to die—
A blinding flash burst across the square.
"Scary, scary…"
A lazy voice echoed.
"Have you ever been kicked at the speed of light?"
In the next instant—
Admiral Borsalino appeared.
His kick slammed into the Red Rabbit's head with devastating force.
BOOM!
The rabbit was blasted away like a meteor.
He crashed straight into a tall building hundreds of meters away.
The structure collapsed instantly, burying him beneath the rubble.
"…Did that finish him?"
Vice Admirals Onigumo and Strawberry stared toward the ruined building.
After all—
The one who had attacked was an Admiral.
Momousagi tightened her grip on her sword as she watched the wreckage carefully.
Nearby, Smoker and Tina also remained tense.
If Admiral Borsalino had not intervened—
Haruta Enfu would already be dead.
Across the square, both Belo Betty and Zoro fixed their eyes on the collapsed building.
Suddenly—
A terrifying pressure burst from within the rubble.
Then—
The Red Rabbit stepped out.
But he had changed.
His face had darkened.
His fur stood on end.
His eyes glowed gold.
Sharp claws extended from his hands.
Even his mouth had twisted into a jagged, monstrous grin.
He looked less like a rabbit—
and more like a demon crawling out of hell.
The pressure pouring from him suffocated the entire square.
"Th-that's the Red Rabbit?!"
"He transformed!"
"So terrifying…"
Many spectators collapsed under the overwhelming aura.
The enraged rabbit spread his arms and roared toward the execution platform.
Then he leapt from the rooftop and charged straight at Admiral Borsalino.
The distance vanished in an instant.
Without any technique—
just a simple, brutal punch.
Borsalino didn't dodge.
Instead, he calmly raised his hands.
"Ama no Murakumo Sword."
Light condensed into a blade in his grasp.
The glowing sword slashed downward toward the incoming fist.
BOOM!
The clash detonated like thunder.
Shockwaves rippled through the air.
Marines and civilians alike felt a crushing force pressing down on them.
Many spectators collapsed unconscious instantly.
Even powerful fighters like Zoro and Belo Betty felt their hearts tremble.
But what happened next stunned everyone.
The light blade—
cut the Red Rabbit clean in half.
Gasps exploded across the square.
"He's been split apart!"
"That's an Admiral for you!"
But in the next instant—
The two halves of the Red Rabbit suddenly moved.
He slapped his own head with both hands.
The body instantly fused back together.
"…What?!"
The crowd was speechless.
"Impossible… he regenerated?!"
"Is this monster immortal?!"
Even Borsalino widened his eyes.
And in that single moment of distraction—
The Red Rabbit's fist slammed into him.
BOOM!
The Admiral was blasted through the air like a cannonball.
He smashed straight into a distant building.
"Impossible!"
On the platform, Momousagi, Onigumo, and Strawberry all stared in shock.
An Admiral—
had just been punched away.
Without Haki.
Without any special technique.
The Red Rabbit had done it with raw power alone.
But the rabbit didn't chase the Admiral.
Instead—
He turned toward Haruta Enfu.
In a single step, he reached the fleeing agent.
BOOM!
His fist struck the man's head.
The skull exploded instantly.
The government agent's body burst apart.
After killing him, the Red Rabbit jumped back onto the execution platform.
CRASH!
CRASH!
CRASH!
The entire execution stand collapsed into twisted metal.
Then the rabbit leapt toward the building where Borsalino had crashed.
Moments later—
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
With rhythmic explosions, the eighteen-story building was smashed flat—
reduced to nothing but rubble.
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