The tavern was in ruins.
Diamanti pulled out his sword. It was a Western-style sword, with a long, thin blade, much longer than a regular sword.
A thin, long blade could easily break.
But thanks to the power of his Flutter-Flutter Fruit, this weakness was well-hidden.
"Snake Sword!" he yelled.
The blade moved like a snake, constantly shifting and stabbing towards Roya's head from strange angles.
"Clang!"
Roya casually blocked the attack with Rain Cutter, holding it sideways.
Still sitting at the bar, Roya continued to taunt Diamanti, trying to make him angry. "Is that all you've got? You're far too weak compared to the other Supreme Executives, aren't you?"
"Shut up, you damned Marine!"
Diamanti's eyes turned red. He loved to mock his opponents during fights, enjoying their helpless rage. It gave him great pleasure.
He never expected to be the one being mocked so relentlessly.
"What? Did I say something wrong?"
Roya hopped off the chair and slowly walked toward Diamanti. "I heard the Don Quixote Family's four Supreme Executives are Spade Pica, Club Trebol, Diamond Diamanti, and a hidden Heart. Who are you stronger than?"
"I am stronger than..."
Diamanti hesitated.
Pica's power is incredible; he could destroy a whole country easily. Vergo might not have special powers, but he is a master of combat and Haki, stronger than me in a fight.
That only left Trebol.
I've never fought Trebol. I don't know who would win between the Sticky-Sticky Fruit and the Flutter-Flutter Fruit.
Rage filled him!
"I am not the weakest!"
Diamanti's face twisted with anger. Seeing Roya's black hair so close, the blade in his hand quickly changed shape, becoming a Bull Head Halberd.
"Lock on!"
With a "clang," the Bull Head Halberd clicked into place, its surface shining like metal.
Diamanti swung the Halberd, aiming it at Roya. The force of the attack was like a charging bull, strong enough to crush bones!
"Fighting Bull Long Spear!"
"Paper Drawing!"
Roya swayed with the air, easily dodging the attack. He swung Rain Cutter at Diamanti's neck.
"Fighting Bull Cape!"
Diamanti pulled his cape in front of him. The light, fluttering red cape instantly transformed into a steel shield, gleaming with a metallic sheen.
"Clang!"
The blade struck, sending sparks flying!
Roya jumped back to create space. He shook his numbed hand, learning how hard the cape was.
Diamanti grinned, seeming confident again. "Hahahaha, don't let my fluttering cape fool you. It's real steel!"
"So, using the power to cut through steel should be enough, right?"
Roya's eyes narrowed. Rain Cutter quickly crisscrossed twice in the air, creating visible waves.
"Time Lag: Cross Slash!"
The next moment, the waves flew towards Diamanti!
"Danger!"
Alarms went off in Diamanti's head. He instantly changed his body into a flat flag shape, slipping through the gap in the slash.
"BOOM!!!"
The ground behind him shook hard, and a long gap opened in the earth. If he had tried to block it with his cape, it would have been destroyed.
Diamanti's face turned pale.
Roya smiled wider, mocking him. "Diamanti, weren't you so proud of your steel cape? Why did you dodge?"
"Damn Marine, I know what I can block and what I can't, don't underestimate me!"
Diamanti was furious.
He hated people underestimating him. This Black Hair had been calling him weak over and over.
"I'll show you the true power of the Flutter-Flutter Fruit!"
"Snap!"
Diamanti pressed his hand on the ground.
"Land Chess!"
An invisible wave spread out, and the ground started to shake like a fluttering flag, making it hard to stand.
"Hahahaha!"
Diamanti laughed loudly, enjoying his advantage. "How is it? It's hard to even stand on this fluttering ground, isn't it?"
"It's certainly annoying."
Roya swayed from side to side. It took practice to balance on the shaking ground.
But it didn't bother him much.
"Moon Walk!"
Roya used Moon Walk, rising several meters into the air. The ground below couldn't affect him anymore.
"Eh?!"
Diamanti stared blankly, then covered his head, shouting in fear, "Crap, I forgot Marines can fly!"
Everyone knew that most Marine Headquarters officers could use the "Moon Walk" technique.
Diamanti seemed to have lost his mind, acting like a fool until he saw the waves coming down from the sky, then he quickly calmed down.
"Just kidding, hahahaha!"
"Fighting Bull Cape!"
The cape opened again, blocking the Storm Leg.
Diamanti smirked. Suddenly, many firework tubes appeared around him, shooting out fireworks with a "bang."
Countless pieces of iron floated in the sky.
Diamanti clapped and hopped on his toes as he danced.
"The Final Performance!"
"Release!"
"Bang, bang, bang!"
All the fluttering pieces of iron turned into steel spiked balls, covering the sky like stars.
"Look, how beautiful!"
"I once destroyed an entire army with this move!"
"You're not as quick in the air as you are on the ground, let's see you block this!"
Confident of winning, Diamanti laughed wildly, his face twisted. He pulled out a thick steel umbrella, protecting himself.
"Struggle all you want, Black Hair."
"Farewell!"
"Death Star Dust!"
The steel spiked balls lost the power of the Flutter-Flutter Fruit and started to fall because of gravity.
Roya looked up at the sky.
"What a stupid move. Have you forgotten where we are?!"
"Eh?"
Diamanti's heart skipped a beat.
"Crack!"
Lightning flashed in the sky!
The steel spiked balls were perfect for attracting lightning. Instantly, they were struck by countless bolts, their surfaces glowing with bright electricity, all connected together.
Like a shining thundercloud!
Its power had increased tenfold!
Not just in the town center, but also on other battlefields, everyone noticed the terrifying lightning.
"What the heck is that?!"
Barto and his men were shocked.
In the center of the battlefield...
"Crap, I don't want to die yet!"
Diamanti's eyes bulged out, scared to death. He was finished!
If only the steel spiked balls were falling, the umbrella would have protected him, but the lightning wouldn't spare him.
This was suicide!
Gravity pulled the giant thundercloud of steel spiked balls down!
No one below could escape!
Roya took a deep breath. He didn't expect Diamanti to be so stupid as to use a move that attracted lightning during a thunderstorm.
He was asking for it!
"Just thunder!"
Roya looked at the bright thundercloud, his eyes becoming fierce.
It was too wide to dodge!
And his adjutant was down below.
"Boom!"
Roya stomped hard with Moon Walk, facing the thundercloud in the sky!
"Eh? Is he trying to kill himself?!"
Diamanti, terrified, saw Roya rushing towards the thundercloud and, forgetting his own danger, laughed happily.
"He thinks he can defy heaven!"
"Disappear in smoke, you damned Black Hair!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The air under Roya's feet exploded, creating booms. He grew faster, turning into a streak of light, crashing into the falling thundercloud.
He focused all his strength!
Swinging his sword!
"Lightning Cut!!!"
A bright sword light flashed, and the giant thundercloud seemed to stop for a moment before being split in two with a "boom"!
Diamanti, and everyone else on the island, saw that man covered in lightning and Haki.
He had cut the lightning!
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