One Piece: I Start with a Married Woman, I Am the Evil Admiral!

Chapter 192 The Strongest Defense?

Even Kaido couldn't break through his barrier back then, but... he's not the same person he used to be.

At 83 years old, he has truly aged!

Moreover, no one knows his own body better than he does.

Let alone intense battles, he won't live much longer even in this uneventful life. At most, he'll die of old age in six months.

The body's functions had long since failed.

If it weren't for my own strong physique, I would have given up long ago.

Now, he faces a powerhouse comparable to Kaido. How can he possibly withstand it?

His Barrier-Barrier Fruit is powerful, but activating its ability still requires reliance on his body. While Devil Fruit users don't expend as much physical energy as martial artists or swordsmen,...

A person's physical body is still the foundation of their strength. He glanced at Orochi, feeling somewhat helpless, and finally whispered, "General, let's go! With my body, I can't hold him off for long."

"What did you say?"

Orochi gasped in surprise, his eyes filled with disbelief. After all, Seramaru Kurozumi had always been his trusted lieutenant.

But now Kurozumi Senmaru tells him that he can't do it anymore.

This was truly like a bolt from the blue.

Orochi, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly felt a surge of anxiety, his heart leaping into his throat.

"Gurgle..."

Orochi swallowed hard, looking at Serenema with a tense expression, forcing a smile: "You're not kidding me, are you?"

Kurotan Seimaru's expression changed again, and his pupils contracted sharply. He immediately urged, "Hurry up, he's found us."

"what?"

Orochi gasped in surprise, then turned to look in Ani's direction. He froze, stunned by just one glance.

Because, from a distance...

Sure enough, the guy turned his head and looked in his direction.

No one would believe that I wasn't watching them.

"how is this possible?"

Fearing being found, they changed locations and were no longer in the main hall of the general's mansion, but in an inconspicuous corner.

Unexpectedly, they were still found.

And so quickly.

Kurozumi Seramaru's pupils contracted again: "It's Observation Haki... This guy is far stronger than we thought. Let's go..."

At this point, he gave Kurotan Cemumaru a push.

The immense force propelled Kurozumi Seramaru away. Only then did Kurozumi Seramaru realize what was happening... He gave Kurozumi Seramaru a deep look, then gritted his teeth and fled at top speed.

At the same time, he shouted, "Semimaru, no matter what the outcome, I will not let him go... I will kill him at all costs."

Kurotan Seimaru couldn't help but smile wryly upon hearing this.

Because in his opinion, it was too difficult... Not everyone is that fool Oden.

.....

"collapse..."

With a powerful thrust of his legs, Aini launched himself into the air, then stomped his feet repeatedly in mid-air.

The immense force created a sonic boom. Aini shot through the air at incredible speed, as if he had teleported.

In the blink of an eye, they arrived in front of Kurotan Semimaru.

It has to be said that Kurozumi Semimaru truly lived up to his reputation as a wise old man, creating the barrier early on and protecting him within it.

At the same time, his face showed a hint of contempt, and he said provocatively, "So what if you're strong? With me here, you can't leave."

"Hehehehe..."

Aini chuckled, then glanced at the fleeing giant snake. A hint of disdain flashed in his eyes... This guy's strength is utterly pathetic.

Let's not even talk about Oden, who could fight Kaido to a standstill.

Any one of the Nine Red Scabbards under Oden's command could easily kill him.

28 years ago, when Kozuki Sukiyaki, the Shogun of Wano Country, was critically ill, Kurozumi Orochi, in collusion with Kurozumi Higurashi, killed him. Higurashi then used his Imitation Fruit powers to transform into Sukiyaki and appointed Orochi as acting Shogun. Some time later, Higurashi transformed back into Sukiyaki and appointed Orochi as the official Shogun.

25 years ago, Kurozumi Orochi and Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, formed an alliance with the intention of destroying Wano Country and suppressing those who disobeyed them.

Later, after Kozuki Oden returned to Japan, he stormed the Flower Capital. Orochi was terrified but escaped with the help of Kurozumi Semimaru. Kaido then arrived and confronted Oden. Kurozumi Orochi showed Oden the hundreds of hostages he had captured and proposed that if Oden performed a naked dance at the Kurozumi family's residence at a designated time each week as an apology, he could save 100 lives each time. Oden agreed to the offer.

In other words, this guy is a despicable person.

It's not that Enni is a saint who wouldn't use tricks to deal with others; Akainu and Sengoku also use tricks. In the original work, they even used schemes and tricks against Whitebeard during the Marineford War.

However, you must have the ability first. Otherwise, all that's left is despicable behavior.

Moreover, in the face of absolute power, everything else is insignificant.

For example, if Oden acted like Akainu, Orochi would have been dead countless times over, and even Kaido would have to temporarily avoid his attacks.

Therefore, in Enni's eyes, Orochi was just a walking Devil Fruit.

Instead, they valued Kurotan Cemumaru more.

When Aini's gaze returned to Kurozumi Seramaru, looking at the barrier enveloping his entire body, a rare look of solemnity appeared on his face.

"Back then, Kaido couldn't break through your barrier, and even Oden, who could break through Kaido's defenses, couldn't break through your barrier. But... that doesn't mean I can't either."

As soon as he finished speaking, Aini's body began to change, and his hair started to grow wildly.

His muscles bulged high.

He transformed like a Super Saiyan; this was the first time he had entered the Holy Sword state since obtaining the Seven Star Sword.

His aura suddenly surged, and he became like a divine sword drawn from its sheath, not only displaying his sharpness but also exuding the aura of a sword god, dominating the world.

The Holy Sword state is a powerful state that allows a swordsman who hasn't reached the Sword Master level to unleash a flying slash. Just how strong is Aini, now a Great Sword Master, in this state?

I'm afraid only Aini himself knows the truth.

"What kind of ability is this?"

Seeing the changes in Aini's body, Kurozumi Semimaru's already solemn expression became even more serious.

However, his pupils immediately shrank to pinpoints, and he even began to shake as if an earthquake had struck.

Because Aini's body changed again, dragon horns grew on his head and golden dragon scales grew on his body.

Then his hands transformed into dragon claws.

Finally, he transformed into a dragon-man... In his dual forms of holy sword and dragon-man, Aini was at his strongest.

He hadn't used this state even during his last battle with Kaido.

"Ah, this..."

Kurozumi Semimaru stood frozen, his heart pounding in his throat as he stared at the dragon-man who seemed to trust Kaido so much.

In addition, there were changes in Aini's body before.

He murmured to himself, "What is this? Could it be a dual Devil Fruit ability?"