One Piece: Lightning's Heir

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Dust and debris filled the air as the restaurant collapsed instantly, burying the five people under the rubble.

"Zzzzzzt!"

The sound of crackling electricity. Arthur burst directly from the pile of debris.

"Hahahahahaha! You think you can kill me, Kizaru? You're still way off! I'm not playing with you anymore..." With that, Arthur's figure flickered, and in an instant, he soared into the sky.

He raised both hands, the muscles in his arms bulging, as a torrential surge of electricity began to gather rapidly!

"It's the move that destroyed the Mafia's headquarters! Stop him!"

"Kizaru!!"

"Yasakani no Magatama!!"

Even without being told, Kizaru knew what to do. Faced with such a terrifying attack, if he didn't respond, his life would be in danger.

Photons of light surrounded Arthur from all directions. Sado Nath and Vice-Admiral Tsuru leaped into the air using Moonwalk... launching a furious assault on Arthur!

"Too late!" Raigo was only halfway formed.

If he didn't release it, it would definitely be interrupted. Arthur made a quick decision, throwing his hands down forcefully.

"Hahahahaha, go to hell, Kizaru!!!"

The dazzling electric light of the massive thunderball completely obscured the sun's rays. The residents of the City of Wine stared blankly at the scene.

Kizaru's Yasakani no Magatama was annihilated by Raigo in a crushing display of power. It posed no threat whatsoever!

"Unforgivable sin, Seabury D. Arthur! I will chase you to the ends of the earth and bring you to Impel Down!"

Vice-Admiral Tsuru watched Arthur disappear into the distant sky. Her calm demeanor showed a rare flash of anger.

Although this Raigo wasn't as powerful as the last one, if it landed on Ergo, it would destroy at least half the island, killing over half the population.

The three combined their strength, using their most powerful attacks to strike Raigo, deflecting it.

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMM!!!!!"

An earth-shattering explosion, the blinding light lingering for a long time.

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"Cough, cough!" Vice-Admiral Tsuru emerged from the dust and smoke, glancing in the direction Arthur had vanished. "I wasn't much help this time!"

"It's not your fault, Vice-Admiral Tsuru." Sado Nath also walked out, his face grim. "Admiral Kizaru, I think you should explain why your laser suddenly veered off course?"

He knew that Kizaru's light ability, without using the Yata no Kagami to reflect, could only attack in a straight line.

"Arthur's ability to counter light has grown stronger—" Kizaru transformed into photons, reforming beside Vice-Admiral Tsuru.

His expression wasn't good either. Anyone who knew their ability was countered would feel the same.

However, Kizaru had previously thought this ability could only slightly influence light. He hadn't expected it to be able to deflect it.

"Don't call me for any future missions to capture Seabury D. Arthur. Whoever wants to go can go..." Kizaru felt sick to his stomach.

The invincible Glint-Glint Fruit had met its nemesis for the first time, making him feel like he'd eaten shit.

"Gulp, gulp, gulp!" Vasco Shot wiped away the dust, never without his wine. He looked at Kizaru, Vice-Admiral Tsuru, and Sado Nath with a bitter smile.

"Gulp, gulp, drinking is the best. Do you three want a drink too?" With a smile that was uglier than crying, Vasco felt his future fate was already sealed.

"Vasco Shot, you have committed the heinous crime of destroying three Marine warships—on behalf of the Marines, You're under arrest..."

The three vented all their frustration from Arthur's escape on Vasco Shot...

In the distance, Ergo's former harbor had been completely destroyed by Raigo. The entire island looked like a cookie with a bite taken out of it, missing a corner.

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High in the sky, tens of thousands of meters above the sea, a flicker of lightning was barely visible in the clouds.

"If I hadn't taken the risk to control the electromagnetic waves, I might have been done for." The excitement of the near-death experience faded, and Arthur still felt a lingering fear.

He had always relied on the unrivaled speed of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit as his ultimate trump card. But just now, the triangular encirclement by the two Marines and a CP0 agent had left him with nowhere to go.

Kizaru's containment, Vice-Admiral Tsuru's watchful presence, and Sado Nath's frontal assault left Arthur with no escape route. The moment his wrist was grabbed, he almost thought his journey on the Grand Line was over.

Fortunately, he hadn't lost his senses at the critical moment, instantly mobilizing the ubiquitous magnetic field to influence the light.

"I can't neglect the development of Electromagnetic force. Next time I meet Kizaru... I'll definitely give him a good beating." Arthur felt bitter, thinking that monkey was really annoying.

He didn't know that after seeing his special power could influence light, Kizaru had already decided never to face him again. Not out of fear, but out of inconvenience, always returning empty-handed.

"I've exhausted too much stamina and mental energy. I'll rest on the next island." Arthur had just fought Sado Nath, and he had to be wary of sudden attacks from Kizaru and Tsuru. Naturally, he was mentally exhausted.

His most pressing desire now was to meet Dr. Vegapunk and obtain the method to infuse the Castle-Castle Fruit into an object.

Otherwise, without a way to store food, the feeling of being hungry with nothing to eat was too unbearable.

"I need to find a way to sneak into the Marine Headquarters Science Institute!" Arthur picked up a bottle of wine he had snatched from the collapsing restaurant and drank it down in a few gulps.

"There's a ship below. let's hijack it first!"

With a thought, Arthur swooped down, piercing through the clouds. He saw the vast blue sea and a pirate ship below.

"A pirate ship must have food reserves. It's just bad luck for you that you ran into me!"

Since setting sail, Arthur had already jacked several ships, discarding them halfway each time. He changed ships faster than even Garp.

"Whoosh!!!"

Arthur was in free fall. The wind generated finally alerted the pirates on the pirate ship.

"What the hell is that?"

"Captain, something's falling from the sky?"

"It's a person!!"

When he was a few hundred meters from the ship, the navigator couldn't help but take a look with his binoculars, letting out a startled cry.

"BOOOOOMMMM!!"

Arthur's legs crashed heavily onto the deck. The sturdy wooden planks cracked instantly, creating two large holes. The entire ship shook violently, as if struck by a heavy object.

Back in the City of Wine, Ergo, he had only eaten to fifty percent fullness.

The intense battle had further depleted his energy, leaving him at only thirty percent. He desperately needed to replenish his energy with food.

"What was that just now? Was there a battle?" A short, stout man burst open the cabin door and asked urgently.

Battles at sea usually began with mutual cannon fire. The vibration just now was similar to being hit by a cannonball.

"Captain, it wasn't a battle... Look, a person fell from the sky!" The navigator held the binoculars, pointing at Arthur, whose feet were stuck in the deck.

"A person fell from the sky? Are you fucking kidding me?" The short, stout man was about to slap him when his eyes caught sight of Arthur slowly climbing out of the wooden planks.

"There really is a person?" The captain's eyes widened, his face expressing disbelief, as though he had seen a ghost.

"Uh, sorry about that! I'm starving, so I decided to drop in from the sky to do a little... requisitioning." Arthur patted the dust off his white pants, smiling broadly.

"Dropping from the sky, this attire and appearance..." The stout captain's pupils constricted. A chill ran from his tailbone to the top of his head, and cold sweat dripped down his reddened cheeks.

"Y-You're... the 300 million Belly bounty pirate—Seabury D. Arthur!"

"Oh? You recognize me? That makes things easier. Bring all the food up here!" Arthur flashed a brilliant smile, suddenly realizing that being a wanted man had its perks. At least it made some sensible pirates afraid of you.

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