One Piece: SSS-Rank Haki at Age Seventeen

The dark purple mist gradually began to disperse.

Strands of sunlight pierced through the clouds and shone upon Thriller Bark.

But the Straw Hat Pirates had fallen into a desperate situation.

Their two main fighters were both down.

Looking at the terrified crew, Bartholomew Kuma raised both hands.

The surrounding air compressed instantly, forming a massive paw-shaped air bubble.

It slowly shrank.

"If you have no other methods left…"

"…then disappear."

"Usopp! Miss Nami! Help me for a moment!"

Brook seemed to have thought of a plan.

Brook borrowed Usopp's improvised slingshot.

Usopp pulled the elastic back with all his strength—

Then released it suddenly.

WHOOSH!

The powerful momentum launched Brook forward at incredible speed.

He raised his cane sword and spun rapidly like a drill.

"Thunderbolt Tempo!"

Nami gripped her Clima-Tact with both hands and swung downward.

Yellow lightning struck Brook directly.

The spinning blade absorbed the lightning's power as it shot toward Kuma.

This—

Was their combined attack.

Thunder Sword: Revolution Dance — Charge!

Brook's lightning-charged drill strike shot toward Kuma.

Kuma—who had been charging his ultimate move—paused in surprise.

BOOM! BZZZT!

Brook's piercing strike shattered several of the delicate mechanisms in Kuma's body.

Blood splattered.

A small crater appeared on Kuma's body, exposing bone beneath.

Kuma staggered back several steps.

Electric sparks crackled from the destroyed machinery.

He steadied himself.

"You… are truly impressive."

For a moment, Robin felt something strange in Kuma's gaze.

It wasn't cruelty.

It was admiration.

…and even a hint of gentleness, completely opposite to his title of "Tyrant."

Elsewhere

"Gigigigigi! Straw Hat brat!"

"You killed my most loyal subordinate!"

"I'll kill you!"

Moria had grown even larger than Oars.

His gigantic fist smashed down toward Luffy.

BOOM!

Within a thousand meters, the ground split open and trees were blasted away.

Half of Thriller Bark began collapsing.

"So that was the last shadow, huh?"

Luffy appeared above Moria, blue lightning crackling around him as he looked down.

Black and blue energy intertwined.

Luffy stomped downward.

"Gigigigi! Brick Bat!"

Moria transformed into a swarm of black bats.

BOOM!

Violent shockwaves spread across the sky.

Dark-blue lightning shattered bat after bat.

Panicked, Moria swapped positions with one of the bats and barely escaped.

Thousands of meters away, he reformed into his gigantic body.

"Shadow Box!"

Behind him, his massive shadow split into tens of thousands of shadow bats.

They surrounded Luffy.

Soon, a gigantic black box formed around him.

"Gigigigigi!"

Moria leapt into the air—

Then stomped down onto the box.

The Shadow Box instantly flattened.

Still, Moria continued stomping relentlessly.

Even as the ground collapsed beneath him, he didn't stop.

"Gigigigigi! After you die…"

"I'll kill your friends one by one!"

Moria's eyes burned with murderous intent.

But tears shimmered inside them.

Absalom…

Did you see that?

I avenged you…

Meanwhile

Kuma remained expressionless.

To him, Brook's attack was insignificant.

Looking at the exhausted skeleton in front of him, Kuma raised his hand again.

"Don't… touch them!"

Kuma suddenly turned.

From the sky—

A figure fell like a meteor.

Knight Shoot!

Kuma instantly raised his right hand.

Sanji's flaming kick collided with Kuma's paw.

A wave of fire erupted.

The shockwave blasted both of them backward.

Kuma slid nearly ten meters before stopping.

He stared at his slightly burned paw in surprise.

Sanji flew over a hundred meters away.

The impact shattered the bones in his right leg.

Gritting his teeth, Sanji slowly stood up.

Under Kuma's shocked gaze—

The bones in Sanji's leg began reforming, becoming even stronger than before.

Kuma had originally intended to defeat the Straw Hats completely—to awaken their determination to grow stronger.

But he hadn't expected them to stand up again.

Sanji lifted his leg.

Flames ignited once more.

His gaze was unwavering.

"If you want to hurt them…"

"…you'll have to step over my corpse first!"

Sanji charged forward like a blazing comet.

Kuma looked at him calmly.

"Very well."

His fist clenched.

Armament Haki covered it.

He threw a punch.

BOOM!

Sanji crashed to the ground.

He lay face-down, cold sweat pouring from his body.

"Ugh—!"

Every bone in his body seemed to shatter simultaneously.

A destructive force rampaged through his body, erasing his vitality.

"SANJI!!"

The crew screamed in horror.

Sanji—who always possessed iron determination—now wore a twisted expression of agony.

They couldn't imagine the pain he was enduring.

It had clearly surpassed the limits of what a human could bear.

"That," Kuma said calmly,

"is a higher application of Armament Haki—internal destruction."

"In one country, it's called Ryuo."

"This time, I did not hold back."

"Every bone in his body should now be broken."

"What?!"

The crew's anger erupted.

For a moment—

They forgot their fear.

Even knowing the overwhelming gap in power, they rushed toward Kuma.

They could not accept someone trampling on their comrade's life like this.

Kuma remained expressionless.

He swung his palm.

When the smoke cleared—

The Straw Hats lay collapsed on the ground.

Kuma gazed silently toward the sea.

"Does being a Warlord of the Sea mean one can toy with lives?"

A voice spoke behind him.

Kuma turned.

Sanji was slowly standing again.

His usually sharp eyes were now bloodshot.

"Strong devour the weak."

"That is the law of this world."

"Survival of the fittest."

Kuma spoke slowly.

But inside, he was deeply shocked.

A young man enduring full-body bone fractures—yet still standing.

Strong recovery did not mean the pain vanished.

"Strength…?"

Sanji suddenly collapsed again.

Even his enhanced body couldn't erase the agony.

"Is it finally over…?"

Kuma looked at the battlefield and turned to leave.

Then—

He stopped.

A hundred meters behind him—

A sword aura burst toward the heavens.

A dark purple figure rushed forward.

"Nine mountains and eight seas—form one world!"

"Gather a thousand worlds into a small thousand world!"

"This world multiplied by three—"

"There is nothing I cannot cut!"

Black lightning surged.

Terrifying sword intent tore through the sky.

Three-Sword Style Secret Technique:

Ichidai Sanzen Daisen Sekai!!!

The immense slash tore through the air itself.

Kuma saw the figure rushing toward him.

Armament Haki covered his entire body like armor.

SLASH!

A blinding flash exploded.

Zoro collapsed.

THUD!

Kuma fell to both knees.

The machinery within his body exploded.

Electric sparks burst from everywhere.

He placed his hand over his abdomen.

Blood.

He had nearly been cut in half.

The immense sword intent forced him to bend over.

Kuma slowly stood up and looked at the unconscious Zoro.

"…I am honored."

"To witness the birth of a Great Swordsman."

Sunlight fell across the battlefield.

Every one of them—

So young.

You are all… the future of this world.

Kuma raised his palm and lightly tapped himself.

He vanished instantly.

Elsewhere

"Gigigigigi! Damn you, Straw Hat!"

Gecko Moria finally stopped stomping.

His laughter was mixed with pride, grief, and rage.

Suddenly—

BOOM!

Moria looked up.

A mountain-sized black fist appeared in the sky, wrapped in blue lightning.

As it descended—

The air exploded.

The pressure forced Moria to his knees.

Gum-Gum Thunder Elephant Gun!!!

"Brick Bat!"

"Shadow Spear!"

Moria unleashed every technique he could.

But—

It was useless.

BOOM!!!

Blinding white light exploded across the island.

A massive mushroom cloud rose into the sky.

The land within ten thousand meters collapsed dozens of meters deep.

Every building shattered.

The ocean erupted into towering waves.

…

When a black waterfall of shadows burst into the sky above Thriller Bark—

Splitting into countless shadows flying across the sea to find their owners—

It meant only one thing.

The nightmare known as Gecko Moria…

Had finally come to an end.

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