"Listen," Shiro said without finishing, "Originally, I wanted to keep a little secret before the fight with Louis, you understand? I know that men with secrets are the most attractive. But, Mr. Stuart, you know that you can't beat me without trying. Besides, I don't want to lose to Louis on the scoreboard without ever fighting him."
"Oh, how you disturbed me, Mr. Stuart. I even got a little angry, so don't cry later," Shiro added at the end.
Shiro laughed, showing a warm smile that was completely different from his usual fake smile, "Haha!!"
Seeing this, the veins on Stuart's forehead bulged, he clenched his fists and suddenly burst out laughing too: "Interesting, interesting! Shiro, you're really funny."
"But don't worry, your fears are in vain. You will lose here, and yet," he smiled widely, and his snow-white teeth and smile made him look like a madman, "I will help you defeat Louis."
"What? What did you say?" Shiro was clearly surprised by what he heard: "Repeat what you just said?"
"I said you're going to lose to me!" Stuart repeated, "You're done for, Shiro!"
"If you're done with empty talk," the instructor interjected, "Then let's get started. Shiro versus Stuart, the fight has begun!"
"You say you'll defeat Louis." Shiro raised his head and smiled, "But nothing you said made me more angry than that."
"Nonsense!" Stuart chuckled and attacked him with Shave. He quickly rushed forward and raised his right leg and used Tekkai!
"Guillotine!"
*Boom!* - the arena, already destroyed from the previous fight between Louis and Erica, began to acquire even more cracks, and huge craters formed under Stuart's feet.
"What?" Stuart was confused, and Shiro disappeared from his sight.
"Have you mastered Copy well?" Shiro's voice was heard from behind, "Let's see who's faster!"
"That fat guy," Stuart turned around with a sneer on his face, "Seriously, he's the best at Shave?"
"Yes, yes, yes," Shiro tilted his neck, "This is exactly what I'm best at."
*Whistle!!* - Stuart's body disappeared from sight.
"Hehe." Noticing this, Shiro laughed, and his body disappeared after him.
*Fshuh!* - their shadows flickered tirelessly across the arena, accompanied by loud blows from their hands and feet.
"No, it can't be? Shiro can really fight Stuart at this level?"
"How fast! My eyes can't keep up with them!"
"So use Copy, will their legs hold up?"
"What nonsense, they are both superhumans with doriki over a thousand!"
Louis was silent, thinking: "Most likely, Stuart is no match for Shiro. But in that case, how strong is this fat guy?"
"Damn it!!" The two figures collided again and separated. Stuart's feet left deep marks on the ground, his clothes were torn, and blood was dripping from his lips.
"Oh, it seems you're not as fast as I thought," Shiro landed calmly, his clothes were also torn, but unlike his opponent, he didn't have a single scratch on him, "Louis is right, the doriki don't mean anything."
"I'll kill you!!" - Stuart gave it his all: "Shave - Gatling!!!"
His two arms became blurry, turning into what looked like a machine gun that was relentlessly attacking Shiro.
"Listen, Mr. Stuart," Shiro opened his eyes, revealing his golden pupils, "In your opinion, who is faster: a human or a cat?"
After these words, fine hairs began to appear on his face.
*Shuh-Shuh!* - two rather sharp sounds were heard, and the hands that seemed to be endlessly attacking Shiro were grabbed.
"What!!!" Stuart exclaimed in horror.
"It seems the cat is faster after all," said Shiro, who had completely changed by this time.
His face was covered in black hair, his nose was more prominent, his ears were large and pointed, and there was white fur on the lower part of his face. His plump body had become noticeably slimmer and longer, and his legs were slightly bent. At the same time, he was holding Stuart's hands tightly with both of his hands.
Shiro turned into a big cat.
"Devil Fruit?!" Stuart couldn't believe his eyes.
But it wasn't just him who was shocked, most of the people watching were confused. Louis knew that Devil Fruit users were rare, and among the millions of people, there were only a few thousand, which was comparable to people who could use Haki.
*Krr!* - grabbing Stuart's hand, Shiro showed his sharp teeth and bit him on the shoulder.
"AAAH!!!" Stewart yelled, then a look of anger appeared on his face as he drove his knee hard into his opponent's stomach.
*Shoo!* - but Shiro instantly disappeared, and a second later appeared on the ground a few meters from Stuart.
"How slow," Shiro said, almost syllable by syllable: "And with such power, you're going to defeat Louis?"
"Zoan?" Stuart gritted his teeth, "A fruit that turns you into a cat!?"
Louis was also amazed. Zoan is the most suitable type of fruit for close combat martial artists. If Shiro's doriki were just over a thousand before, now they were probably two thousand? Or more?
Considering all this, not to mention other enhancements, Shiro could very well match Wade and get into CP0.
"Now I'll show you what speed means!" Shiro laughed and disappeared completely.
"What the!?" Stuart looked at the wound that had suddenly appeared on his chest, not even noticing when it had happened. And Shiro still hadn't shown up...
"Continuous use of shave!" - this was the only thought that was spinning in Stuart's head: "What nonsense! What's wrong with his reaction? Can his body really cope with such speed?!"
*Poof-Poof-Poof-Poof!* - in the blink of an eye, a multitude of wounds appeared on Stuart's body, and the blood flowing out of them instantly turned him red.
"I told you, I'm great at Shave!" Shiro's voice was heard from all sides, and wounds continued to appear on Stuart's body.
"Tekkai!!" - unable to keep up with his actions, Stuart decided to go on the defensive.
*Shhh!* - the next moment, many sparks began to emanate from his body, but they looked a little brighter than usual.
"Wow! Tekkai, so durable! This is a problem! Then the only thing left is... Strike - Cat's Paw!"
*Shhh!!* - A huge wound appeared on Stuart's back, and upon feeling it, he couldn't hold back a scream. His Tekkai was pierced due to the colossal difference in the opponents' doriki...
*Bang!!* - Shiro finally showed up, put his right hand on Stuart's head and raised it up, slamming it into the ground, creating an even bigger hole.
"AAH!" Stuart could only scream, unable to move.
"Who are you?" Shiro laughed, "Do you think you have the right to compete with Louis? You're just an old rat who thought he could escape from a cat!"
*Whistle!* - grabbing Stuart again, he threw him hard into the wall at the edge of the training ground, after which he froze in silence.
"Next..." Shiro straightened up and looked at the surroundings. Everyone remained silent, no one expected the promising Stuart to be defeated so easily. Everyone realized who was truly the strongest in this set.
And under the stunned glances directed at Shiro, he extended his right hand, pointing his finger at Louis. Then, smiling madly, he said: "It's you, Louis!!!"
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