Anime Girls are Moist

Chapter 1159 1,158: Dragon Sweating

Momousagi Gion turned her head to look at Rei Ao and asked,

"What exactly did you bring me here for? Don't tell me you just came to watch the show. I'm not buying that."

Rei Ao smiled, but before he could answer, a violent gust of wind suddenly rose below them.

A figure wrapped in wind and rain flashed into existence in front of them in an instant.

A black cloak snapped loudly in the wind, and the tattoo on his face stood out sharply. It was none other than Monkey D. Dragon, leader of the Revolutionary Army.

Dragon's gaze was as sharp as a hawk's. It swept over Gion first, and his brows immediately drew together.

Momousagi Gion of Marine Headquarters—a high-ranking Marine vice admiral. Why was she here?

Hadn't the Marines already fallen apart along with the collapse of the World Government?

Then his eyes shifted to Shirahoshi beside her, and his pupils contracted slightly.

Such a gigantic mermaid—why was she here too?

Finally, his gaze landed on Rei Ao in the center, and every muscle in his body tensed instantly. His guard shot up to the highest level.

He couldn't sense Rei Ao's presence at all.

Even when he stretched his Observation Haki to its limit, the man in front of him felt like empty air. He was clearly standing right there, yet it was as if he had no presence whatsoever.

And yet, from this man, Dragon felt an oppression unlike anything he had ever experienced before.

That feeling was thousands of times more terrifying than what he had felt back when facing his father, Garp.

Dragon's voice was steady, but his wariness was completely undisguised as he asked,

"May I ask who you are, and what business you have coming to the territory of the Revolutionary Army?"

Hearing that, Rei Ao didn't even bother looking at him, as if he hadn't heard a word.

He casually raised a hand and snapped his fingers.

The instant the snap rang out, the surrounding space twisted violently.

In the very next moment, four figures appeared out of thin air beside Rei Ao.

Belo Betty, who had just been shouting in the warehouse, was still holding her loudspeaker.

Koala, who had been checking a list, dropped the papers all over the ground.

Bonney, who had just been clutching Kuma's arm and crying, was still gripping a handkerchief damp with tears.

And Stussy, who had just been idly swirling red wine in the lab, still held her wine glass—without spilling a single drop.

All four of them stood frozen in place, completely stunned.

The first to react was Belo Betty.

Just a second ago, she had been in the middle of yelling, and then the scenery in front of her had changed from a warehouse to the sky itself, with empty air beneath her feet.

She froze for two seconds, then instantly hurled the loudspeaker behind her and took a fighting stance, glaring at Rei Ao as she barked in a booming voice,

"Hey! Who the hell are you?! What kind of trick is this?! I was just lecturing people a second ago—how the hell did I end up here?!"

A storm was already raging in her heart.

What kind of power was this? A space-type Devil Fruit?

No—even Kuma's Paw-Paw Fruit couldn't do something like this without any sensation at all.

And she hadn't felt the slightest ripple of ability use, not even a trace of Haki.

Just who the hell was this man?

Koala also calmed down quickly.

The papers slipped from her hand as she immediately took the opening stance of Fish-Man Karate.

Her eyes swept warily over Rei Ao, then the Gion beside him, and her heart skipped a beat.

Momousagi Gion?

A Marine vice admiral?

Why was she here?

And judging from the way she and this man were standing together, the relationship between them clearly wasn't shallow.

Who exactly was this man?

And why had he brought all of them here at once?

Bonney had the fiercest reaction of all.

A second ago, she had been holding onto Dad Bear's arm.

In the blink of an eye, she was here, and Kuma was nowhere in sight.

Her eyes instantly turned red as she glared at Rei Ao like an enraged, bristling cat.

"Hey! Why did you bring me here?! My dad is still down there! Send me back right now!"

Her heart was filled with panic, anger, and a sliver of shock.

"This guy's power is way too bizarre."

The calmest one was Stussy.

She held her wine glass steadily, even giving the red wine inside a gentle swirl.

Then she lifted her eyes and carefully studied Rei Ao, a seductive smile curling at the corners of her lips.

Countless thoughts flashed through her mind in an instant.

Interesting.

Just moments ago, she had been talking things over with Vegapunk, and now she had been moved here in the blink of an eye.

She hadn't sensed even the slightest spatial disturbance.

Not even Observation Haki had caught any trace of his movement.

And beside him were Momousagi Gion and the mermaid princess, Shirahoshi.

Off to the side, Dragon watched the scene unfold, and his pupils shrank to pinpoints.

The aura around him grew so taut it felt like it could explode at any second.

He had never imagined that this man could simply snap his fingers and instantly move four people from completely different locations—separated by thousands of meters—to his side.

And there hadn't been the slightest sign of power fluctuation.

Even an awakened space-type Devil Fruit shouldn't be able to do something like this!

He stared at Rei Ao, and only one thought remained in his mind:

This had to be a top-tier Devil Fruit user—one whose power had been awakened to the absolute limit.

When Dragon spoke again, his tone was infinitely heavier than before.

"Who exactly are you?!"

Only then did Rei Ao finally turn his gaze toward him.

There was a trace of indifference in his eyes, as though he were looking at an ant by the roadside.

He spoke calmly. His voice wasn't loud, but every person present heard it clearly.

"I'm the one who tore down the World Government. I'm the one who flattened Mary Geoise. Im and the Five Elders—I crushed them to death with my own hands."

The moment those words fell, the entire place went dead silent.

"!!!"

Dragon froze where he stood.

The forceful aura around him vanished in an instant. His pupils contracted sharply, his mouth opened slightly, and not a single word came out.

His mind buzzed violently, with only that one sentence echoing over and over.

The World Government was destroyed by him?

Mary Geoise was flattened by him?

Im and the Five Elders were crushed to death by him?

The Revolutionary Army had struggled for over twenty years, sacrificing countless lives, yet they had failed to shake the World Government in the slightest—

And this man had destroyed it all by himself, as casually as if it were nothing?

How was that even possible?!

A massive wave surged through Dragon's heart, and even breathing became difficult.

He had always assumed the fall of the World Government was the result of many powers joining forces.

He had never imagined that it had all been done by the man standing right in front of him—alone.

Then just how strong was he, really?