“Golden Lion, come out and meet me!”
Morin’s voice, carried by Conqueror’s Haki, spread across the entirety of Merveille.
At that moment, the originally peaceful-looking Merveille became restless and chaotic.
Countless weak animals rolled their eyes back and collapsed to the ground, while even more ferocious beasts began running around like headless flies.
Before Morin’s Conqueror’s Haki, even these dim-witted beasts seemed to sense an approaching catastrophe.
“Jihahahaha!
To think you have such powerful Haki.
You’re quite impressive, brat!”
A burst of arrogant laughter rang out from the palace at the very top of Merveille.
That voice also carried Conqueror’s Haki.
Two waves of Conqueror’s Haki collided with each other, tearing apart the clouds above Merveille.
As the Conqueror’s Haki from the two spread outward, Boa Sandersonia and Boa Marigold rolled their eyes back and fainted.
Boa Hancock felt a heaviness in her chest, and she could barely breathe.
But when she looked at Morin’s tall back, even though her face had turned pale, Boa Hancock forced herself not to fall.
Suddenly, Boa Hancock felt an inexplicable power surge within her body.
Immediately after, a wave of Conqueror’s Haki also erupted from her body and resisted Golden Lion.
“Boa Hancock actually awakened Conqueror’s Haki at this moment.”
Sensing Boa Hancock’s Conqueror’s Haki, Morin was somewhat surprised.
Although Morin knew Boa Hancock was a possessor of Conqueror’s Haki, he had not expected her to awaken it at this time.
Because of Boa Hancock’s sudden entry, Golden Lion and Morin both withdrew their Conqueror’s Haki at the same time.
“Another Conqueror’s Haki user.
Aside from Roger’s pirate crew, this is the first time I’ve seen this many Conqueror’s Haki users gathered together again!”
Accompanied by a deep laugh, a golden figure rapidly approached from the palace at the very top.
“Conqueror’s Haki…
So I also possess the qualifications of a king?”
Hearing Golden Lion’s words, Boa Hancock finally realized that the power she had released just now was Conqueror’s Haki.
“That’s right.
You also have the potential to become a king, Hancock!”
Morin gently stroked Boa Hancock’s head and spoke to her.
“That’s wonderful.
Then I’ll soon be able to become your strength, Morin!”
Boa Hancock looked straight at Morin with her large eyes and spoke happily.
“I look forward to that day, Hancock.”
“For now, take care of your sisters first.
I’ll deal with Golden Lion.”
Morin spoke to Hancock.
With the help of the Chimera Ants, the three Boa sisters left this place and descended toward another island.
At this moment, Golden Lion also arrived before Morin.
Morin finally saw the true appearance of this great pirate from the old era.
Just like his epithet, Shiki had golden hair that reached the ground, resembling a lion’s mane.
A ship’s wheel was stuck into the top of his head, and whether it was because of the wheel or not, it had somehow given him a balding crown.
In addition, Shiki’s sideburns and beard were both golden, and his sideburns were extremely long.
Shiki wore a loose kimono with orange and yellow stripes.
He had no feet, and instead had his two famous swords, Oto and Kogarashi, attached to his legs as substitutes.
Looking at this scar-covered Golden Lion, Morin also recalled his former glory.
He had once been one of the officers of the legendary Rocks Pirates, the admiral of the Flying Pirates, and a great pirate who stood alongside Golden Lion, Edward Newgate, and Gol D.
Roger.
He was also the first pirate to cause chaos at Marineford, and the first pirate to escape from Impel Down, which was known as an iron fortress.
This man represented countless honors.
Even though he was no longer active on the sea, his legend still circulated across it.
“Your name is Morin, right?
How did you know I was here?”
“I’ve never revealed my whereabouts to anyone!”
Golden Lion looked at Morin and asked bluntly.
“It’s simple.
The only power on this entire sea that can make so many islands float in the sky for so long is your Float-Float Fruit, isn’t it?”
Morin smiled at Golden Lion.
Golden Lion’s Float-Float Fruit belonged to the category of truly broken Devil Fruits.
Apart from allowing Golden Lion himself to break free from gravity and float in the air, the Float-Float Fruit could also control any object he had touched and make it float.
The maximum weight limit of the objects it could float was still unknown.
The Merveille before them was a perfect example.
“Jihahahaha!
You seem to know me very well, Morin!”
“Then tell me, what did you come here for?”
Golden Lion was quite satisfied with Morin’s answer.
He wanted to see what this young man had come to Merveille to do.
“I came to take everything here!”
Morin glanced at the beasts running wildly across the various islands and smiled at Golden Lion.
There were even more beasts on Merveille than Morin had imagined.
This would allow Morin to cultivate even more Chimera Ants.
“Brat, do you know what you’re saying?”
Hearing Morin’s words, Golden Lion’s eyes turned sharp.
Then his left leg, with a famous sword tied to it, kicked fiercely toward Morin.
A massive flying slash swept toward Morin.
When Morin turned sideways to dodge it, the slash actually cut more than a hundred meters deep into the sea that came with Merveille.
“As expected of Golden Lion.
Even after being heavily injured to this extent, his swordsmanship is still this sharp.”
Morin looked at Golden Lion before him, and his eyes also became heated.
Compared with Golden Lion’s swordsmanship, Marine Rear Admiral Strawberry’s two-sword style was simply a child playing house.
This was also the reason Morin had not used the swordsmanship he had learned from Strawberry.
Compared to the swordsmanship of a famous great swordsman like Golden Lion, Strawberry’s swordsmanship was truly not worth showing.
“Why aren’t you attacking?
Are you looking down on me?”
Seeing Morin’s movements, Golden Lion became even angrier.
Golden Lion kicked with both legs in succession, releasing one flying slash after another toward Morin without pause.
Every single slash was no weaker than the one before.
In an instant, Morin was plunged into danger.
“Brilliant swordsmanship.
This is exactly what I wanted!”
Morin’s voice was filled with excitement.
Immediately after, he transformed into an afterimage and charged straight toward Golden Lion.
Although Morin and Golden Lion had only just met, their battle began so abruptly.