North Blue, a massive island.
A fierce battle was raging across the island.
Is's summoned warriors were fighting against many of the sea's great pirates.
However, Is's side had maintained the upper hand the entire time, while the pirates remained suppressed and on the defensive.
The Roger Pirates had also arrived on the battlefield.
Although nearly half of their crew had remained aboard the ship out of fear, all of their top combatants had chosen to participate.
As far as Roger and the others were concerned, those who stayed behind were expendable.
"Roger!"
The moment Roger stepped onto the island, he heard a loud shout.
Turning toward the voice, he saw Golden Lion Shiki flying in his direction, with Is pursuing him from behind.
The instant Roger saw Is, his expression became serious.
He immediately drew the saber at his waist.
"Roger, help me!"
While charging toward Roger, Shiki turned around and continued fending off Is's attacks.
"So even the Roger Pirates have arrived?"
Is drifted backward through the air and looked at the gathering of powerful figures with interest.
"Shiki, where's Bondi World?"
Seeing Shiki land beside him, Roger took a deep breath and questioned him.
"Forget Bondi World for now."
"Can't you see Is standing right in front of us?"
"If we don't defeat him, forget obtaining the Pluton Battleship blueprints—we'll be lucky just to survive."
Standing beside Roger, Shiki spoke with a solemn expression.
"We didn't come here for the Pluton Battleship blueprints, Shiki."
"We came to kill him."
Rayleigh spoke from the side.
"If we don't deal with Is first, none of us are getting anywhere."
Shiki shot him a glance and answered heavily.
"You all... come at me together."
Hovering in the air not far away, Is held his sword casually and spoke in a calm, relaxed tone.
The moment they heard those words, beads of cold sweat appeared on the foreheads of many Roger Pirates officers.
This was the aura of the man whom the world had crowned as a God.
"Roger, let's join forces and take down Is first."
"Once Is is gone, the Pluton Battleship blueprints will be ours."
Shiki extended an alliance proposal.
"Shiki, Is isn't my objective."
"I only want to kill Bondi World."
Roger shook his head calmly.
"You want to kill Bondi World and take the Pluton Battleship blueprints?"
"Do you really think Is and his subordinates will give you that opportunity?"
Shiki sneered.
"I have no intention of obtaining the Pluton Battleship blueprints."
Roger shook his head again.
"And do you think Is will believe that?"
"Do you think he'll simply let you walk past him and go after Bondi World?"
"Unless Is is killed, you'll never get anywhere near Bondi World."
Shiki patiently pointed out the reality of the situation.
"Fine."
"Then let's work together for now."
Roger took a deep breath and finally agreed.
"With your help, victory will be ours."
A grin spread across Shiki's face.
Before the Roger Pirates arrived, all he had thought about was escaping.
But now?
With Roger, Rayleigh, and Scopper Gaban here, why should he run?
All three were among the strongest figures on the seas.
In Shiki's eyes, the four of them working together would be more than enough to defeat Is.
Whoosh!
Holding his sword, Is unleashed a devastating slash toward them.
The sword energy tore through the ground at incredible speed as it raced toward the group.
"Scatter!"
Roger shouted.
Everyone immediately jumped away from their positions.
However, those whose reactions were too slow were struck by the attack and died on the spot.
"Have you finished discussing how you're going to deal with me?"
A playful smile hung on Is's face as he swept his gaze across the gathered powerhouses.
"Is, do you really think you can take on all of us at once?"
Shiki asked with a slight grin, gripping his two famous swords.
"Do you lack confidence in me, Shiki?"
Is replied coldly.
"I have absolute confidence in our alliance."
A sinister smile spread across Shiki's face.
With the Roger Pirates backing him, Shiki no longer thought about avoiding Is.
Instead, he charged directly at him.
Boom!
Wielding both of his famous swords, Shiki unleashed a downward slash.
Is blocked it with one hand, his blade colliding against both of Shiki's swords simultaneously.
The ground beneath their feet instantly sank several meters.
Whoosh!
Roger rushed forward.
Gripping his saber with both hands, he closed the distance and unleashed a sweeping horizontal slash.
Slash!
Is was cut cleanly in half at the waist.
"That's it?"
Rayleigh, who had been preparing to join the fight, froze in shock when he saw Is's body split in two.
He had expected a brutal battle.
Instead, it seemed to have ended almost immediately.
"So this is Aurelius D. Virel Is, the man the world calls a God?"
"One slash and he's done?"
"I thought he'd be stronger than that."
One of the Roger Pirates mocked as he looked at Is's fallen body.
"It's not that Is is weak."
"It's that Captain Roger is simply too strong."
Another pirate quickly added.
"Isn't this a little too easy?"
"Is that really Is?"
Scopper Gaban pushed up his glasses and spoke with a serious expression.
Roger was undoubtedly powerful.
But Is was the man who had ended Rocks.
No matter how strong Roger was, there was no way Is should have been cut in half this easily.
Something felt very wrong.
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