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  Seeing the result he desired, a grin spread across Arthur's face, a sense of satisfa washing over him.

  It seemed his fruit ability, bined with the application of eleagism, could indeed harm Kizaru. If he tio develop it, he could press Kizaru to the ground and make him regret being born, while Kizaru would be helpless.

  This was also a path of development...

  "You're not all that, Kizaru!" Arthur attacked verbally, a disdainful look on his face, trying to provoke him into revealing an opening.

  "...." Kizaru wao step forward, but Zephyr stopped him, f him to suppress his anger.

  Since his debut, due to his speed, no one had ever gotteter of him. To think he'd be at a disadvaoday?

  Unfivable!

  Arthur sighed at this, shaking his head, and adjusted his billowing blue greatcoat. He khat this battle wouldn't have a decisive oute unless both sides were exhausted. He had to give up.

  Once he ran out of stamina, there was no guarahat Zephyr wouldn't capture him. Even if Zephyr adhered to his principles, the bsp;agents of the Wover were still there.

  They had no principles or bottom lihey resorted to any means necessary.

  Arthur clearly wasn't foolish enough to expose his back to the enemy.

  "Enough fighting for today. Admiral Zephyr, I'll take my leave. We'll meet again on the Grand Line someday!" Seeing them stop, Arthur turo leave without hesitation. The Grand Line had even more exg events waiting for him.

  Today's battle had also made him aware of the gap and his shortings. It was time to go.

  Kizaru wao stop him, but Zephyr held his clothes tightly, preventing him from moving.

  "Let him go. We've done our best, but we still 't keep him."

  "Hmph!" Kizaru snorted coldly, and could only give up.

  Zephyr watched Arthur's reg figure, then suddenly called out loudly, "Seabury D. Arthur, what is yoal in going to sea?"

  "Hmm?" Arthur paused, not turning his head. "To live freely, to fight strong oppos, to live a life withrets, and to enjoy myself. I want it all!"

  "I hope you won't bee an enemy of the Wover!"

  "Hahahaha, that depends oher the Wover bees my enemy!" Arthur teleported back to the ship, his voice still eg in pce.

  These words were just casual nonsense. What did the Wover have to do with him? As long as they didn't annoy him, he would respond with.

  Fear? ent.

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  "Although we failed to recruit him this time, at least we didn't bee enemies, and we also learned about the extent of his fruit development!"

  Thinking back to Arthur's words, Zephyr pondered.

  Seeing the situation from another perspective, he was the one who had let Kizaru fight Arthur instead of going himself, naturally, it was because he wao know how strong Arthur's abilities were.

  "He doesn't have Armament Haki. Why could his lightning attacks hurt you?" Zephyr asked gravely.

  Kizaru lit a cigarette and thought, "I don't uaher. I felt that his Iron Sand Sword and lightning had a special power, very dangerous. It seemed to affect even my light during the battle, so I never fought him in close bat."

  "However, this special power isn't strong. It only has an effect. As long as I don't e into tact with it, he 't do anything to me!"

  "Special power?" Zephyr frowned.

  "Could it be that the Rumble-Rumble Fruit not only trols lightning but also has abilities we don't know about? Why isn't it recorded in the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia? Could it be something he developed?"

  The information on the Rumble-Rumble Fruit in the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia was truly scarce. Since turies ago, this fruit had never appeared in the world, until Arthur's ret emergence...

  "This kid is really too dangerous, and he's already grown up." Zephyr sighed.

  Why hadn't such a powerful young man joihe Mario uphold justice? Moreover, this mission from the Wover had also failed. He would definitely be reprimanded by the Five Elders wheurned.

  "The power of pirates is growing stronger. Roger has returo the Grand Line... Charlotte Linlin, Kaido, these people are all monster-level."

  Currently, the power on the Grand Li seemed that the Marines were suppressing everything, but iy, it was not the case. Talents were emerging among the pirates of the New World, and the Marines were almost losing their pce there.

  "Seabury D. Arthur..."

  "Sigh!"

  Zephyr and Kizaru returo the Marine branch, their brows furrowed.

  "Teacher, should we notify the Wover and issue a bounty for him?" Kizaru suddenly asked, brooding over his first failed battle in his life.

  "I 't make that decision. tact the Wover and Fleet Admiral Kong. Let them decide."

  Zephyr didn't want Arthur to bee their enemy. After all, his attitude was still unknown, whether he was close to the Marines or close to the pirates.

  Once a bounty was issued, pushing Arthur to the opposite side of the Marines, a monster would definitely be added to the New World in the near future.

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  Zephyr and Kizaru left. Arthur likewise didn't stay on the isnd for long. His purpose on the isnd was to wait for the Marines.

  Now that they had fought, he was satisfied.

  The battle with Kizaru, pared to that with the bsp;agents, made him uand his current power level.

  He robably equal to the top-tier Vice Admirals of Marine Headquarters. Using his Rumble-Rumble Fruit abilities, he could rival Admiral didates like Kizaru. He was still a step below true Admirals, but he could crush Average Vice Admirals.

  But many factors determined a fight. With the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's mobility aructive power, Arthur could remain ued against anyone.

  In the One Piece world, there was no clear hierarchy of bat power. However, the Wover's diretelligence agency had a test called Doriki.

  ....

  Ba the ship, fiddling with the broken rudder, Arthur piloted the ship and tio set sail.

  On the vast, boundless sea, the hoisted sails propelled the ship forward rapidly.

  Arthur was bored to death, lying on the bow of the ship, drinking ai, replenishing his lost stamina and spirit.

  With his physique, he could be lively again in a few minutes, but his spirit was different. That required sleep to recover.

  What annoyed him was the ship's dire. As long as he didn't steer, the wind would immediately blow the entire ship off course. Every time, he had to forcefully correct it, which was extremely bothersome.

  "I should find a helmsman. I 't do everything myself, I?" Arthur thought helplessly.

  The West Blue was so chaotic, with pirates and mafiosi running rampant. He would probably enter pirates in a few hours, and then he could just snate to steer the ship.

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