One Piece: sign-in to Ryujin Jakka

The island was deathly silent.

A moment later, it split in half with a thunderous crack, seawater surging violently from the fissure.

Everyone had witnessed it with their own eyes.

Kalifa instinctively clenched her delicate hands into fists.

Just then, the phantom illusion clone standing beside Zephyr came to her side.

"Kalifa, take them and return to Marineford. I've stabilized Instructor Zephyr's condition, but he needs more secure medical treatment."

"Besides… this island, if things go as expected, will disappear from the sea charts. To avoid involving any of you, leave now!"

"But you…"

"I'll be fine. After all… I am Admiral White Dove."

As the words fell, the phantom shattered into particles.

One by one, the other phantoms followed, disintegrating.

Time itself seemed to freeze.

Ain came to Kalifa's side and asked, "What should we do now?"

Glancing toward the brutal battle on the island, then back at Zephyr lying on the deck, Kalifa took a deep breath.

"I believe in Roman. We evacuate—immediately. Everyone who can move, help me now!"

Soon, the warship pulled away from the island.

Meanwhile, Roman kept dodging Weevil's savage onslaught.

The battlefield was devastated—pits filled with rainwater, mud everywhere.

Half the island had already been destroyed and was beginning to sink.

Yet Weevil still fought like a frenzied beast, relentless and tireless.

As the warship disappeared into the horizon, a smile curled on Roman's lips.

Now, only he and Weevil remained.

The Marines had retreated, meaning he could finally go all out.

His muscles were now warmed up, and his body was fully flexible.

Rooster-Talisman Activation: Float!

With a sudden burst, Roman soared into the sky, staring down at Weevil from above.

"It's been a while since I stretched my body like this… Hope you can handle it."

A brilliant flame ignited in Roman's hand, coalescing into a long, ancient katana.

The blade shimmered coldly despite its fiery core.

"It's been a long time since you came out, too," he whispered softly to his Zanpakutō, Ryūjin Jakka.

The sword lightly trembled in response.

"In that case, let's cut all restraints loose and go all out!"

"All things in the Universe, turn to ashes—Ryūjin Jakka!"

In that instant, flames exploded from the blade, scorching the heavens.

A tide of fire swept the battlefield, turning the sky dark, then splitting the storm clouds themselves!

The downpour ceased. Thunder silenced.

A hole opened in the dark clouds, revealing blue skies over the island.

Weevil roared wildly, unaffected, and charged forward.

Roman's smile deepened.

Gently stroking the blade, he muttered, "The First: Killing Stroke."

Flames howled in every direction!

Peak-level swordsmanship combined with spiritual pressure rivaling Conqueror's Haki burst forth.

Roman slashed down!

The blade arc expanded in Weevil's vision. He swung his massive naginata to counter it.

Boom!

Weevil instinctively covered his weapon in Armament Haki.

His monstrous strength added weight to the strike.

But the impact numbed his hands, blood dripping from his clenched jaw.

"RAAAAAHHHH!!"

The beast howled as sparks flew.

Roman's strike pushed Weevil back hundreds of meters, carving parallel trenches into the earth!

CRACK!

Finally, Weevil's naginata shattered under the pressure.

The flaming slash didn't stop.

The fiery slash tore through Weevil's defenses, launching him like a broken kite.

Boom!

He crashed into the mountainside, eyes dimming.

Blood seeped from his mouth. His organs felt displaced, his body like pulp.

Any normal person would've died.

But Weevil wasn't normal—his regeneration ability was monstrous.

Given time, he'd recover.

But Roman descended before him like a god of death, Shinigami.

His Justice cloak flapped in the wind.

Looking down at Weevil, he saw fear in the brute's eyes.

The body remembers pain, even when the mind can't.

Weevil now viewed Roman as an unbeatable force. Roman was now akin to someone he instinctively feared.

And when the only thing serving as his leash was gone… escape was all he had left.

Just as Roman suspected, Weevil crawled from the rubble and tried to flee.

But how could Roman possibly let him go?

"Shave(Soru)!"

In a flash, Roman reappeared before Weevil.

His mental state was naturally fragile, and his emotions were unstable.

Roman activated his Illusion-Illusion Fruit and pulled Weevil into a dreamscape.

In mere seconds, Weevil's mind was consumed.

He would now live forever inside that illusion.

Roman could rewrite his very core at will.

From this moment forward, Weevil was his to command.

"Your strength and regeneration are impressive. Instead of killing you, it's better to make use of you…"

Before he could finish, the island began to collapse.

After their apocalyptic clash, the island finally gave in, swallowed by the sea.

Without hesitation, Roman summoned Noah's Ark from his system inventory.

Rather than sinking, the massive ship hovered above the ocean, suspended by his Rooster-Talisman power.