Chapter 245
Chapter 245
"For the sake of getting close to women? Are you kidding me...?"
Upon hearing Rorschach’s explanation, Sengoku looked momentarily stunned. He was about to angrily roar, but then he suddenly recalled Rorschach’s crew members and immediately stopped himself.
It seemed... ever since Rorschach debuted, he had always been recruiting young and beautiful women as crew members. In the beginning, he didn’t even rob civilians. Instead, he hunted pirates for bounties and traveled around.
Because of this, Sengoku had even considered trying to recruit Rorschach into the Marines. With the strength he showed early on, once properly nurtured, becoming the next Admiral would have been no problem at all.
And in reality, even without joining the Marines, Rorschach had still reached the level of an Emperor of the Sea in just two years through his own growth.
"Then how do you explain what happened in Cocoyasi Village?! You massacred an entire Marine base! Your goal was the military funds, equipment, and weapons stored there, wasn’t it?!"
Sengoku dropped the previous topic and brought up another matter. He had always found many of Rorschach’s actions deeply suspicious.
If he wanted a peaceful life of adventure, then why did he keep opposing the Marines?
"That incident? You still have the nerve to bring it up."
"It was clearly your Marines who didn’t know their place. Some low-level piece of trash actually set his sights on me and had been helping Arlong commit crimes for so long."
"My crew members suffered because of it. I was simply doing the world a favor by getting rid of scum."
"And after that, you people tried to pin all the blame on me. I haven’t even settled that score with you yet!"
Rorschach spoke with clear indignation, then began listing the various corrupt and dark deeds within the Marines.
"You Marines gathered so many talented people and claim to maintain order and protect the seas, yet behind the scenes, there are so many scumbags who oppress and exploit the local civilians. And when it’s all over, you try to pin the blame on me — a five-star model citizen. Do you people even have any shame left?"
Sengoku was left speechless, but he couldn’t admit to any of it.
There were too many Marines present. If he acknowledged these things, it would deal a massive blow to the younger soldiers and make them doubt the justice of the Marines.
"You lying brat! After committing so many crimes, you still want to deny everything?!"
"You won’t be leaving this plaza today!"
Sengoku’s face turned red with rage as he gritted his teeth. Golden light began radiating from his body — the sign that he was about to transform into his Buddha form.
He knew that Rorschach’s earlier words had been mocking him.
Colonel Mouse had colluded with Arlong to oppress the villagers. In the end, Rorschach had wiped them all out in one go. There were definitely some things that could be blamed on Mouse.
But after Rorschach’s identity was exposed, Sengoku had chosen to pin all the blame on him instead. Mouse and his men were even painted as heroic Marines who sacrificed themselves to protect civilians.
All of it had been done to preserve the Marines’ reputation.
Now that Rorschach was using it to mock him, Sengoku felt both frustrated and humiliated. But he would never admit it.
"Tsk tsk. Can’t win the argument so you’re just going to act shamelessly? You’re really something, Sengoku."
"No wonder the Marines are so rotten. The upper beam is crooked, so the lower beams follow. Those people probably just copied your style."
Rorschach clicked his tongue, his expression filled with contempt and disdain.
This was simply how Sengoku operated. There was no need for Rorschach to get angry over it.
"Enough with your sharp tongue! A criminal like you has no right to comment on the Marines’ way of doing things!"
"You won’t be walking out of this plaza!"
Sengoku had already completed his transformation. A massive golden Buddha now stood on the battlefield.
Even Whitebeard, who had been heading over to support Ace, couldn’t help but glance back.
"Looks like Sengoku is really pissed off. This brat is quite interesting."
After saying that, Whitebeard didn’t stop. The situation on Ace’s side was still extremely urgent. Every second that passed increased the danger.
Right now, his only hope rested on the bean Rorschach had given him.
"Whatever. I’m not here to argue with you watchdogs of the World Government anyway."
Rorschach shrugged casually.
"What an arrogant brat! Do you think there’s no one left in the Marines?!"
"No matter what your purpose is for coming here, as long as I’m here, I won’t let your schemes succeed!"
"Shockwave of the Buddha!"
Being called a watchdog of the World Government by Rorschach, Sengoku roared in fury and gathered golden energy in both hands, firing a powerful shockwave straight at Rorschach.
"Get out of the way! Fleet Admiral Sengoku is angry!"
The nearby Marines shouted anxiously and quickly retreated, clearing a path for Sengoku to fire his attack.
The golden energy wave came crashing toward Rorschach. Its presence was far more overwhelming than Kizaru’s lasers.
"Since you’re so insistent on asking, I’ll be generous and tell you."
Facing the incoming shockwave, Rorschach’s expression didn’t change. He didn’t even blink as he spoke in a calm tone.
As the shockwave drew closer, Rorschach took the same stance Whitebeard used when activating the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
He coated his fist with both Conqueror’s Haki and Armament Haki, then swung it horizontally into Sengoku’s shockwave.
Both Sengoku and Rorschach used advanced applications of Armament Haki and Conqueror’s Haki. Their attacks clashed without even making direct contact, creating a massive explosion of force.
Black lightning crackled at the point of impact. The resulting storm sent ordinary soldiers flying into the sky.
"Hey, hey... I heard about this from Kizaru, but I didn’t expect this brat to master this level of power in just two years."
Aokiji’s face was filled with shock. Rorschach’s strength had far exceeded his expectations. Even though he had heard about it from Kizaru, seeing it with his own eyes was completely different.
Ever since Rorschach appeared, Aokiji had been keeping a close eye on him. After all, Rorschach had taken Robin and disappeared for two years. During that time, Aokiji had completely lost track of her.
Two years ago, he still had the power to stop him. But now, Rorschach was fighting the Fleet Admiral without falling behind at all.
No wonder Kizaru had fallen into such deep self-doubt after the battle at Sabaody Archipelago.
Anyone would be shaken by this. A young man in his early twenties had reached in two years the level they had taken countless battles and years of training to achieve.
Boom!
The golden shockwave was knocked away by Rorschach and exploded not far behind him.
"I came here to declare my strength to the World Government and you Marines!"
Illuminated by the fire from the explosion, Rorschach’s face — wearing a smile filled with contempt and disdain — spoke in a calm tone.
Click.
This scene was captured by Buggy’s Den Den Mushi and broadcast live across the entire world!
Countless people watching, just like Buggy, had their mouths hanging open with snot dripping down, their faces filled with utter shock.
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