"Kept me waiting long enough! Lott!"
"Again and again, and yet again... You've tried my patience to its absolute limit!"
Boros, who had landed with an impact that seemed to press the entire Wano Country three parts deeper into the sea, strode forward.
His expression grew increasingly ferocious, yet mixed with irrepressible ecstasy.
"I grew bored long ago, constantly waging war across the East Galaxy! Just as I was suffering immensely from the lack of a worthy opponent, that Universe Chat Room appeared! It showed me the possibility of finding a rival who could match me!"
"And now, I've finally waited for this day! Today, only one of us will leave this planet alive!"
As he said this, Boros clenched his right fist, veins bulging on his deep purple, nearly black skin.
Nami and Robin behind Lott were so terrified they dared not even breathe heavily.
Even the self-proclaimed battle-hardened Kaido, along with his All-Stars and the Tobiroppo, were as silent as cicadas in winter, not daring to make a single sound.
If they drew Boros's attention, they were dead.
Just think of Shanks's fate.
Kaido didn't think he was much stronger than that meddling redhead.
He liked attempting suicide, but that was just to break his physical limits.
It didn't mean he had a death wish!
Aboard Boros's spaceship, Esdeath, standing by the open hatch, licked her dry lips.
Her body trembled with uncontrollable excitement.
"Thrilling... It's too thrilling... The one who emerges victorious from this battle will be worthy of being the true strong one who kills me, Esdeath!"
The moment she stepped onto Boros's ship, Esdeath had already resolved herself.
No matter who won between Lott and Boros, she would challenge the victor.
Dying by the hand of the strongest was, in Esdeath's personal opinion, the perfect end to her life.
Her only regret was that she had never been in a proper romantic relationship.
Even through the screen, viewers across countless planets in the universe felt a deep shock.
"Is it finally starting? The battle between two monsters possessing planet-destroying power."
Naruto, who had recently helped Jiraiya bring Tsunade back to become the Fifth Hokage, sat beside his teacher.
He watched the screen, swallowing hard.
'It looked this terrifying even from across a galaxy...'
He thought he had made great progress learning the Rasengan, but compared to these true powerhouses, he knew he was still so far behind.
"Phew... So scary. Good thing these two monsters are far away, unrelated to our North Galaxy," Jiraiya said, handing half his popsicle to Naruto and patting his chest, enjoying the spectacle without any personal stake.
At Shuchi'in Academy on Planet Terra.
In a third-year classroom, Utaha, also watching the stream, felt her heartbeat accelerate uncontrollably. Her red lips parted slightly as she whispered:
"Win..."
Planet Pirate, Wano Country.
Faced with Boros's seemingly blood-boiling and impassioned declaration of war, Lott blinked twice. Instead of provoking or retorting, he unexpectedly showed a hint of sympathy.
"Can't you get some other hobbies?"
Though their personalities were worlds apart, Boros was quite similar to Goku in this aspect.
He wondered if these guys have nothing else to do besides fighting.
"No!"
A great shout came from Boros.
He had no mood for small talk with Lott, as he couldn't wait any longer!
Boros charged forward. The moment his feet pushed off, the resulting impact overturned and lifted the very earth of the entire banquet venue.
Many members of the Beasts Pirates who had been standing behind Boros were sent flying by the shockwave.
Only a massive figure like Kaido, who raised his kanabo to block in front of his chest, avoided the embarrassing fate of being blown away like his subordinates.
Even so, Kaido's face was extremely grim.
'This was just the residual force from Boros's charge, and it could achieve such an effect!?'
Boros's first punch landed squarely in the center of Lott's chest.
Wano Country shook violently nationwide, earth flew everywhere, and the entire ground continuously sank.
It felt as if it might sink into the sea at any moment.
Yet, despite this, Lott himself remained standing firm, unmoved.
His burly form became the strongest shield in the universe, protecting Miku, Hancock, and the other women behind him.
'H-He's unharmed!?'
Seeing Lott still standing motionless-
Not to mention Goku and Krillin on Earth, or the Akatsuki and the Five Great Ninja Villages on the Planet Ninja-
Even the lower-tier fighters like the Hunters from the Planet Ling Cage or the samurai from the Planet Amanto...
And even complete laymen with no combat ability like Kaguya and Ishigami Yu on Planet Terra-
All could recognize how terrifying this was.
In the live stream, the vast, seemingly endless island of Wano was collapsing.
Yet Lott stood still, unmoving.
'His, his defense... just how strong is it?!'
Boom!
The next instant-
Viewers from lower-tier planets like Planet Amanto and Planet Ling Cage couldn't perceive it at all.
Only Kage-level or above fighters on the Planet Ninja possessing advanced visual prowess could barely make out that Lott had counter-punched Boros in the chest, as if reciprocating the earlier blow.
Nagato in Amegakure widened his eyes, barely managing to use his Rinnegan to see which hand Lott had used.
Immediately after, Boros was sent flying backward.
The light golden armor on his chest, mixed with flesh, shattered.
He skimmed across the ocean, raising super tsunamis hundreds of meters high on either side.
In the blink of an eye, he flew beyond the distant horizon.
"Th-That's it? It's over?"
Nami stared in astonishment.
This was different from what she had imagined.
She thought if these two fought, they'd sink at least half the islands on the planet before it was done.
"If it could really end like this, that would be the best outcome," Robin said, relieved.
In fact, it wasn't just Robin… the Celestial Dragons far away in Mary Geoise shared her sentiment.
They had originally wanted to use Boros's power to eliminate the Four Emperors and the Revolutionary Army, those anti-World Government forces.
But upon contact, they discovered... this guy simply ignored them!
Not only did he pay them no mind, but he was also quick to try and kill them.
It was quite similar to their own usual behavior towards ordinary people.
Originally, the World Government was on Boros's side, but now, they felt it would be better if Lott won.
At least based on the live stream content, Boros was here to kill, while Lott was truly just here to have fun.
After comparing, the latter seemed gentler.
Of course, the matter with Momonosuke... well, that was another story.
"You're underestimating Boros-sama too much."
Groribas, one of the three top fighters of the Dark Matter Pirates, suddenly spoke, drawing the attention of many on the scene and watching the screen.
This monster, standing seven to eight meters tall like a man-eating flower spirit, didn't have human fingers or animal claws at the ends of his arms.
Instead, they were two large mouths filled with fangs.
This made Deidara from the Akatsuki feel a sense of kinship.
However, when everyone looked at Groribas, they saw the two large mouths on his arms were chewing on two bloody heads.
"Ugh!"
Miku turned pale, covering her mouth tightly with both hands.
Although she had witnessed many battles alongside Lott, this scene was truly disgusting.
"Hmm?"
Lott raised an eyebrow slightly.
He found the heads the man-eating flower monster was chewing somewhat familiar.
"Where did you get those two heads?" Lott asked.
"Huh?"
Groribas was taken aback, but facing the monster who had just sent his boss flying, he obediently replied:
"Found them earlier at that so-called World Government place. Originally, Geryuganshoop wanted to crush them with telekinesis, but I felt hungry, so I kept them for a snack..."
Pausing for a moment, Groribas extended the half-eaten head from the mouth on his right towards Lott.
"Wh-What? You want a bite too?"
Lott couldn't help but laugh.
Nami and Robin behind him nearly had their eyes pop out in fear.
'Th-That's... Luffy's...'
"SA-BO-!!!"
On the Moby Dick 2.
Luffy and Ace, their expressions perfectly synchronized, let out heart-wrenching wails.
They both recognized the head as belonging to their sworn brother, Sabo, currently the Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Army.