One Piece: Initially tricked into joining the Marines by Garp

Chapter 258 Sentomaru: This ability has such high defensive power?

As time went by, the battle entered a fierce stage.

Sentomaru fought with increasing ferocity, each attack imbued with immense power, and the golden light shone ever brighter.

Kizaru, however, remained completely at ease. His beam attacks were extremely fast, causing considerable disruption to Momomaru.

However, each attack that hit Sentomaru felt like a tickle.

Suddenly, Sentomaru focused his attention, his blond hair stood on end, and he roared, the surrounding air seeming to tremble.

He unleashed a new technique, clasping his hands together and then forcefully pushing them out, sending a massive golden shockwave hurtling towards Kizaru. For the first time, Kizaru showed a serious expression; his entire body glowed, preparing to take the attack head-on.

Just as the shockwave was about to hit Kizaru, he dissipated into countless points of light, only to re-form in the distance. "Little Sentomaru, that move of yours is pretty impressive," Kizaru said with a smile.

Sentomaru remained calm. Although he hadn't injured Kizaru, he felt that he had become more proficient in controlling his Devil Fruit ability.

At this moment, Kizaru spoke up: "It's always Sentomaru who beats me. I'm going to retaliate properly."

As he spoke, Kizaru's body slowly rose into the air. Sentomaru, who was extremely familiar with Kizaru, naturally knew which move Kizaru was about to use. He immediately took a step back and stared at Kizaru warily.

"The Eight-Foot Jade Curved Jewel!"

The next second, countless golden orbs of light bombarded Sentomaru in the arena.

Sentomaru watched the ball of light getting closer and closer, and finally crossed his hands above his head, preparing to withstand this wave of attacks.

However, when the first orb of light hit him, he realized something was wrong. The orb hit him as if he had been bitten by a mosquito, causing him no harm whatsoever.

"What's going on? The attack has changed? Did the old man hold back?" Sentomaru was extremely surprised.

Kizaru, who was floating in mid-air, was unaware of this. Right now, he just wanted to finish this move as soon as possible. If Sentomaru was injured, he would ask Rorschach for some items to use.

After all, Kizaru knows about Rorschach's abilities; he has many amazing gadgets, including quite a few healing items.

Although the two hadn't seen each other for a long time, they weren't that estranged.

After an unknown amount of time, Kizaru released the last ball of light, and his body slowly descended.

At this moment, Luo Xia clapped his hands and laughed, "Not bad, not bad, it seems I didn't give this ability to the wrong person."

Everyone nodded in agreement; this battle had shown them the power of Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits.

Sentomaru, transformed into the Vajra Ape, looked at Rorschach with a puzzled expression. "Vice Admiral Seiryu, what's going on?"

Rorschach shrugged. "You sensed the power of your Devil Fruit?"

Sentomaru nodded. "That's right, but did the old man not use his full strength? It felt like he only bit me like a mosquito."

Upon hearing this, Kizaru's face flashed with embarrassment. "Although I held back, I still used seventy percent of my strength," Kizaru explained.

Rorschach laughed, “It’s normal. That’s how the Devil Fruit’s power works. You don’t need to suspect that Kizaru is holding back.”

"And this is a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit! Its name is the Golden Ape!"

"His defensive power is astonishing. I remember when I fought Blackbeard last time, he also ate this fruit, and when he used it, a layer of armor-like thing appeared on his body!"

"But I didn't expect Kizaru to take this attack so seriously." After landing, Kizaru heard this and smiled helplessly. "Rorschach, you're still as cunning as ever."

As soon as Rorschach finished speaking, Vegapunk, who had watched the whole thing, chimed in, "That's right, the Devil Fruit Rorschach just gave you is comparable to Kaido's Fish-Fish Fruit, Azure Dragon form."

"Not only is its defense exceptionally high, but its attack power is also unmatched by ordinary mythical beasts. It's just that its mobility is a little weak."

Overall, it can be considered a top-tier Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit.

Sentomaru's eyes lit up when he heard Vegapunk's words. "I see. Then I'll have to train this Devil Fruit ability properly."

Luo Xia patted Sentomaru on the shoulder, "Now you know that everything I gave you was handpicked by me, right?"

Kizaru quipped from the side, "Who was just complaining over there?"

Everyone burst into laughter.

Sentomaru scratched his head sheepishly, "I just don't understand."

"And I don't like monkeys."

Rorschach waved his hand, "It's okay, anyway, you didn't eat a monkey-ape fruit, you ate a golden ape."

As if remembering something, Luo Xia vanished from his spot in an instant, reappearing in front of Sentomaru.

Sentomaru was a little stunned to see Luo Xia suddenly appear in front of him. The next second, Luo Xia said, "Come on, Sentomaru, attack me."

"Huh? What do you mean? Lieutenant General Qinglong, what do you mean by this?"

Rorschach didn't explain, but instead continued to pat his chest, looking impatient.

In response, Sentomaru could only raise his enormous fist and smash it down.

[Ding! Congratulations on obtaining 2 fragments of the Mythical Zoan-type Monkey-Monkey Fruit, Inner Ape Form]

After an unknown amount of time, Rorschach finally disappeared from Sentomaru's sight, and Sentomaru was finally able to sit down and rest.

Once back in his place, Luo Xia immediately asked, "Luo Xia, what are you doing?"

"Could it be your Devil Fruit ability?"

Rorschach didn't speak, but instead snapped his fingers, and soon a dark purple fruit appeared in his hand.

Everyone who saw this fruit involuntarily compared it to the fruit that Sentomaru had just been holding.

Luo Xia toyed with the dark purple fruit in his hand and slowly said, "The power of the Vajra Ape fruit that I just copied from Sentomaru. I don't know how strong it is, but at least it's a perfect fruit with no side effects."

Everyone was surprised to hear Luo Xia say that.

Sentomaru's eyes widened even more. "Could it be that the Devil Fruit I just ate has side effects?"

Luo Xia curled his lip, "Nonsense, how could there be no side effects? After all, yours is the only Devil Fruit of the King Kong Ape in the world."

"If no one eats it, how can I replicate it?"

At this moment, Vegapunk pushed up his glasses and said, "I had heard that Vice Admiral Rorschach in the Navy could copy Devil Fruits, but I didn't expect it to actually be true."

"If someone with your abilities joined the pirates, the consequences would be unimaginable!"

Rorschach waved his hand dismissively, "I don't want to be someone's lackey, and I don't just give out Devil Fruits to everyone." With that, Rorschach put the fruit away.

At this moment, Vegapunk rubbed his hands together, leaned close to Rorschach, and said with a smile, "I wonder if Vice Admiral Rorschach has any extra Devil Fruits? I'd like to take a look."

"Sure, as long as you give me one of your latest small but powerful miniature Hawkeye and Empress, old man, I'll give you as many fruits as you want."

"If you want Kaido's Devil Fruit, then I'll personally go to Wano Country and fight him."