The New!

"Raging Tiger!"

Holding his sword in reverse, Issho held it so tight that immense pressure was gathered and compressed within this blade of his! 

The space, air, and atmosphere became so tight that everyone had a hard time breathing. 

At this moment, everyone was frightened by the power of this blind man! 

Yet, at the same time, they were also glad that Sengoku had decided to move the duel between Masa and Issho to a distance of 10,000 meters away from their location since if they didn't, they would be hit by this attack! 

However, this was also Sengoku's consideration toward Masa, especially the last time Elizabello aimed his powerful punch at Masa's women. Yes, Masa might be hateful, and this guy's mouth said as he wished, but Sengoku knew well that this guy was quite a softie, especially toward a woman, and he also had heard a record that Masa was a good king despite Masa's viciousness. 

He was gentle toward his allies yet evil toward his enemies. 

So, as long as Masa wasn't an enemy, he was the greatest ally. 

"Zushi Zushi no Mi..." 

Yet, there was no doubt Issho was a powerful man. Despite his Devil Fruit being only a Paramecia-type, many strong men on the ocean also became strong due to a Paramecia type, such as Whitebeard and Shiki. 

Issho was also such a man, and his Devil Fruit allowed him to manipulate a gravity force, an invisible force that affected everyone. 

This was also the reason why Sengoku moved the battle away so that Issho could use everything he had! 

As expected, without any distractions or hindrance, as he didn't want to hurt anyone, Issho didn't limit his power and went all out to defeat Masa!

His blade was so heavy it felt as if he held an island in his palms, but even so, he swung it as if he believed Masa definitely wasn't suitable to lead the Marines! 

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM!!!!

As the blade was swung, everything was pushed away. 

The air, ground, concrete, and everything within a radius of one kilometer were blasted away, causing a violent earthquake on the island. 

"Masa..." 

Everyone was afraid, and they felt as if they had seen the figure of the strongest man on the sea, who was the only one that was capable of such might! 

Yet—

"Wha—?!" 

No one knew who started it, but they thought that Masa would be defeated in that attack, or critically injured as no one expected that Masa could bear such an attack, a darkness once again emerged from Masa's bottom, and it swirled before expanding and becoming so immense that it had become a tsunami that would swallow everything! 

Then—

"..." 

Silence. 

Everything and everyone became still as they were unable to believe what they had seen. 

The might that might even destroy an island was swallowed by this bottomless darkness. 

"This is the power of Yami Yami no Mi..." 

Yami Yami no Mi. 

Despite Masa not telling everyone what kind of Devil Fruit he had eaten, there were only two Devil Fruits that could generate such darkness. One was a Kage Kage no Mi, but it was impossible as it was eaten by Gecko Moria, so the only Devil Fruit that fit the category was Yami Yami no Mi. It was a special Logia-type Devil Fruit, which allowed the user to manipulate darkness, and Masa was its eater. The vilest power that was ever born, the power of darkness, and he was the one who mastered it. 

Even if Issho had shown an incredible power comparable to the most powerful man, it was all meaningless in front of darkness as everything would be swallowed, disappear, and completely vanish from this world. 

The power of gravity was powerful, but it was still within the law of physics. 

Yet, the darkness was different; it was a primordial force that existed at the beginning of the creation of the world. It was a power that could erase everything, nullify it, and make it meaningless. 

Void. 

This was the best way to describe this power. 

Unlike the original user of this Devil Fruit, who could only rely on the power of other Devil Fruits to fight, Masa utilized the power of Yami Yami to the fullest. 

Then, as the darkness expanded, it engulfed everything, including Issho!

"My power!" 

Issho was startled as he was unable to use the power of his Devil Fruit! 

What kind of power was this?! 

Was there a Devil Fruit that allowed you to nullify the other's abilities?! 

"As expected of the Yami Yami no Mi..." 

"This Devil Fruit is too dangerous..." 

"It's not the Devil Fruit, but the user." 

"You are right." 

"If the user is trash, then the Devil Fruit will be trash." 

Watching how Masa was able to handle Issho, whose power was comparable to an admiral, with ease, the Five Elders, who had watched the final match, couldn't help but tense up since they knew that in front of the darkness, no matter what the power was, everything was meaningless. 

However—

"Five Elders! Shanks of Figarland has come to ask permission to meet!" 

"Let's wait for a while." 

Shanks? 

They could talk with this guy later, but more importantly, they had to see Masa first to see how strong this young king was. 

Everyone was dumbfounded as Issho couldn't use his power, and also caused many of those who relied on the Devil Fruits to feel fear or simply tense, but... many of them wouldn't feel just because they couldn't use their Devil Fruit's power! 

Or rather, Issho wasn't someone who would lose just because he couldn't use his Devil Fruit! 

"Do you think that you have won just because you have this ability? If so, then you are wrong! Your Devil Fruit power might be amazing, but I won't fight relying on my Devil Fruit alone!" 

As he finished those words, Issho held his blade in reverse, then moved at a speed that was impossible to follow as his body was covered in blackish Haki. 

Yes, the Devil Fruit might be powerful, but even so, a human has unlimited potential, and Haki was that potential! 

The ability to negate the effect of the Devil Fruit! 

This is what Haki is capable of! 

All the strong men widened their eyes, never expecting Issho to have incredible swordsmanship, which made many become worried as they knew if he became the admiral, then they, who were pirates, might be pushed to the corner once again by the World Government and the Marines. 

Yet, what no one expected—

"Your swordsmanship and Haki are good, but did you forget that I am also good with a sword?" 

"—?!" 

The distance between them was only a few meters, and with Masa's blade, he shouldn't have been able to reach Issho, but what if he combined the power of the darkness with his blade? 

Slash! 

"Absolute Dusk." 

The air, space, or the dimension itself appeared to be cut and slid off as if falling, causing a momentary pause in reality as the sudden shift, something that shouldn't happen to happen. 

The void was opened, and the dimension in which nothing existed was opened, but soon, it recovered as the law of physics that existed, in reality, fixed the space like how an injury on a human's body was healed. 

Yet, for everyone, they felt a sense of powerlessness for the first time as if... they had seen something that shouldn't exist in the world. 

In the case of others, they might try to appear weak, trying to show the world that they could be bullied before they showed their might to scare them, but Masa was too lazy to do all of that. 

Strong, so strong that everyone would understand that this universe would be under his rule soon. 

At the same time, Issho saw his blade cut; the sword that had been accompanying him for more than half of his life was destroyed and then swallowed into the darkness. 

"Finish?" 

Masa looked at Issho with ease, wondering whether this guy had given up. 

"....." 

Taking a deep breath, Issho tried to calm his trembling body. "Your Majesty... can you let me use one more attack?" 

"Go ahead. I will give you a single chance." 

"Thank you." 

Issho knew that it was meaningless, but even so, as the darkness disappeared, his power returned once again, which made him sigh in relief and then raise his hand. 

Everyone was confused by Issho's action, wondering whether this guy had gone crazy after losing to Masa, but—

"What is that?" 

"What do you mean?" 

"Look! The sky! There is something!" 

As soon as those words fell, everyone quickly realized a huge shadow grew larger and larger before all of them were able to see what it was. 

"M-Meteorite?!" 

All of them quickly saw the large object that fell from space, burning as it was about to smash Masa down! 

Yet—

"Akainu, Kuzan, prepare for the impact!" 

"I know." 

"Yes." 

Whether it was Sengoku, Akainu, or Kuzan, all of them were prepared to stop the impact of such a large meteorite from falling onto the island! 

Yet, this also made all of them realize the power of Issho! 

However—

A darkness suddenly emerged in the sky and then swallowed the meteor before it smashed the ground. 

"....." Everyone. 

"I admit defeat." 

Issho raised his hands, completely giving up. 

Masa could kill him whenever Masa wished to; what was the point of fighting? 

"You don't believe in justice, Your Majesty?" 

As Issho once again asked that question, his head was cut off. No, it was just an illusion, as if Masa had made his move, but even so, he was unable to do anything. 

Masa didn't bother with Issho, completely ignoring him, leaving Issho there, falling as he looked at the sky helplessly. 

Justice? 

What was the use of that? 

Power!

Only, a strength that one could rely on this sea, and because of that, no matter how much they hated Masa, they knew—

"The winner has been decided!

"The new admiral will be King Masa!" 

As his figure walked in a relaxed manner, they subconsciously bowed as if a new king had descended.