But...
What Warring States said at that moment couldn't reach G-2 Base at all.
He had already called through the Den Den Mushi (transponder snail),
but the battle was so intense that the line seemed to have been destroyed.
The transponder bug connecting him to Garp and the others had been damaged.
Right now, he had no way of contacting them.
He could only sit there...
Watching the battle unfold and waiting to see how it would all end.
Crashing toward the ocean floor!!!
Garp had grabbed Kairos Flint and hurled him forcefully into the island's surface at G-2 Base.
However—
Just before impact, Kairos Flint vanished from Garp's line of sight.
The next moment—
He noticed the shadow beneath him expanding,
as if something was looming above him, blocking out the sun.
Garp looked up—
BOOM!!!
A figure smashed down at incredible speed.
That figure was Kairos Flint.
And the shockwave of the strike was staggering.
He had clearly used some kind of ability—
something that made him vanish from view, then reappear above,
coated in Armament Haki, crashing down like a meteor.
BOOM!!!
Garp was sent flying, slammed deep into the ground.
Kairos Flint landed firmly, standing tall.
"The Space Slate is really handy...
But unfortunately, I haven't mastered space abilities that well yet."
He had used the power of the Space Slate.
Although the stone held vast potential,
his current mastery of it was limited.
He could only use fragments of its power in bursts.
Some of his abilities could be used independently,
but integrating them into complex techniques mid-battle was still too difficult.
So for now, he used the stone sparingly—only when necessary.
The next moment—
Garp erupted from the ruins of the crater.
"Kairos, you brat!!!"
He shot out of the debris and rushed forward again,
throwing another explosive punch toward Kairos.
Fist-Bone Collision!!!
The force of Garp's ultimate Armament Haki was shocking.
God Skill: Thunder God's Grip!!!
Kairos raised his hand—
caught a bolt of real lightning between his fingers
and hurled it toward Garp.
BOOM!!!
A thunderous blast rocked the battlefield again.
Fist-Bone Collision!!!
Garp leapt again with unmatched ferocity,
fist clenched and bursting with Haki.
God Skill: Vulcan's Longbow – Burning Arrow!!!
Kairos's hands shimmered—
He conjured a longbow blazing with fire.
Drawing the bowstring, he formed a flaming arrow.
He let it fly.
BOOM!!!
The moment Kairos's arrow collided with Garp's punch,
another explosion ripped through the air.
Flames scattered across the sky, raining down.
But for the G-2 base—already half-ruined from the two titans' clash—
those falling flames were nothing.
To the island, they were like a drizzle in a hurricane.
And if the island had a voice?
It would be crying out:
"Can you two please stop?!"
Half its landmass had been destroyed.
Any more of this, and the island would disappear altogether.
Of course, the island had no voice—
but if it did, it would've cursed both Kairos and Garp
for treating it like collateral damage.
But while the island couldn't speak,
someone with real authority—and face—was arriving.
"Kairos, you brat!!!"
Garp roared again, unwilling to stop.
Yes, he knew this opponent might be too powerful to defeat—
but to surrender to a kid? No way. Not with his pride.
He had no choice but to fight.
Keep fighting. Keep pressing forward.
"Old man! Bring it on!!!"
Kairos shouted back.
He was gaining the upper hand.
There was no reason for him to give up the momentum.
"Fist-Bone Impact!"
"God Skill: Descent of the Dual Gods!"
Both shouted out their signature attacks.
Garp's fist condensed with even more terrifying Armament Haki.
He was preparing to pour everything into this strike,
hoping to break through Kairos's defenses.
But—
Kairos wasn't holding back either.
He raised his palm,
condensing both fire and lightning into one hand.
The two elemental powers fused—
surging together in one devastating move.
This would be an overwhelming attack.
But just as the two were about to collide again—
BOOM!!!
A burst of intense, overwhelming Conqueror's Haki
swept through the entire G-2 Base island.
This Haki wasn't just strong.
It was an announcement.
An unmistakable declaration of arrival.
And the person capable of releasing such world-shaking Haki?
There were only a few on the entire sea.
Whoosh!!!
A figure dashed toward the battlefield,
weaving directly between Kairos and Garp.
Just a breath later—
he landed squarely between them.
Snap!
Boots hit the ground.
A mane of flowing red hair—
"Would you two do me a favor… and end this war here?"
The man was none other than Red-Haired Shanks.
And the first thing he did was ask—calmly but firmly—
for Kairos and Garp to give him face.
Shanks, the legendary "Face" user,
was living up to his name.
But he wasn't relying only on words.
His hand was already resting on the hilt of Gryphon, his sword.
The message was clear:
If Kairos didn't want to give him face,
he'd take it—by force.
This did shake Garp slightly.
As for Kairos?
He paused, considering.
This was Uta's father, after all.
In the past, he didn't give Shanks much respect—
but back then, his relationship with Uta had only just begun.
Now… they were a step away from becoming family.
So if he didn't give his future father-in-law face—
wouldn't that be trouble with Uta later?
"Red-Hair... I'll give you face."
Kairos waved his hand.
The power gathering in his palm faded and disappeared.
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