Grudge Battle (1)

(Kairo's POV)

I was confident that I could defeat that bastard, Raiser.

There was a myriad of factors that led to my confidence.

I trained my body so that I could fight under x100 gravity.

My strength, endurance, stamina, and devil fruit powers have all increased.

And most importantly, I know his fighting style now.

Taking in all of the factors listed above, I was confident that I would be able to beat him.

But first...I need to get his Den Den Mushi number.

I didn't want to infiltrate the Marines for something like this.

I also wanted to prove to the world that I beat Raiser.

So, I did the best thing possible; I contacted Big News Morgans.

At this moment, Morgans was only a reporter at the World Economy News Paper.

But with this scoop that he can get, he would be able to use it as his foundation and build up enough momentum to take over the WENP.

He would undoubtedly be tempted by this.

I told Fuji that I would be busy for a while, so he wouldn't be able to train under multiplied gravity.

Then, I visited the orphanage and told them that I wouldn't be able to visit them for a while.

Next, I set up Jōhō's status to 'Closed'.

Now, I need to contact Morgans.

...

I grabbed my personal Den Den Mushi and dialed Morgans' number.

*KACHA*

"Hello! This is Big News Morgans, who is this?"

"Kairo the Disaster."

"OOOOHH!"

The Den Den Mushi showed an excited face, then its' facial features calmed down.

"Kairo the Disaster, what is it that you need?"

"I need Raiser's Den Den Mushi number. I want to fight him again."

The Den Den Mushi had a raised eyebrow, and Morgans asked, "Why would you want to fight him? Better yet, why would I give it to you?"

"Morgans, do you want to become the president of the WENP? Aren't you tired of being a reporter who just listens to his superior who is being bribed by the World Government?"

Morgan did not look convinced, even after I pulled out all my cards and reasonings.

I guess I gotta use 'it' huh?

"Alright Morgan, you can record our fights. This should build enough momentum for you to become the president of the WENP."

This time, he was convinced in an instant, unlike his previous behaviour.

'That bastard only act unconvinced... I'm still sh*t at negotiations. Dragon should just do all the negotiations.'

"Alright, here's Raiser's Den Den Mushi number! Tell me when you're about to fight so I can record it!"

"Thank you. (Not) A pleasure dealing with you."

"No problem!"

I thanked him and ended the call.

I got Raiser's Den Den Mushi number, and I was preparing to call it.

*RING RING RING*

*RING RING RING*

*RING RING RING*

It took a long time before that bastard finally picked up the call.

"WHO IS THIS?"

A loud voice bellowed into the Den Den Mushi, showing an angered expression.

"Kairo."

"OH? KAIRO? ARE YOU READY FOR ME TO BEAT YOUR ASS AGAIN? WAHHAHAHAHA"

"Shut up. I will kill you soon."

"WAHAHAHAHAHA! I'M READY FOR A FIGHT ANYTIME! I'LL BEAT YOU AND ARREST YOU, THEN YOU WILL HAVE TO FIGHT ME EVERY DAY!"

"I said shut the f*ck up you bastard. I will kill you this time around. Meet me at Pairen Island in 5 hours. This will be our final battle where I kill you."

"WAHAHAHAHA! OUR BATTLE WILL BE LEGENDARY!"

...

This is it.

This will be the final battle between me and Raiser.

The winner will decide the loser's fate.

I will kill him, he'll enslave me.

This will also serve as a good thing for the Revolutionary Army because the Marines will lose a strong combatant today.

I cleared my thoughts as I neared the barren island, landing on one side of it.

Raiser quickly arrived right after, landing on the other side.

"WAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I'VE BEEN ITCHING TO FIGHT YOU FOR A LONG TIME! NO ONE CAN SATISFY ME BUT YOU!"

"And I've been waiting to kill you for a long time. Mark my words; I WILL kill you in this battle."

A News Coo sent by Morgans arrived with an especially enhanced camera to record our battle from far away.

"Alright, let's get started."

"WAHHAAHHAH!"

I pulled out my dagger and infused it with Armament Haki, while Raiser cracked his neck and knuckles."

I grabbed a rock and threw it in the air, "When it lands, we'll start the battle."

3.

The rock was quickly falling.

2.

It was nearing the ground now.

1.

It touched the ground.

The moment the rock landed, we dashed at each other.

Raiser still had a stronger body than I did, but this time, the gap wasn't there with me using x10 gravity on him and lightening the gravity on myself.

His fist clashed with my dagger, and there were sparks from the Armament Haki clash.

I pulled back and prepared to stab at him, to which he dodged and attempted to grab me.

I used [Geppo] to jump off the ground and reposition myself, then I dashed towards him with [Kamisori].

He decided to face me head-on prepared a punch towards me.

My dagger and his fist clashed, but this time, the ground around us was cracked, which rocks rising into the air from the sheer force of our clash.

I made use of the rocks and shot them towards him, imbuing them with Armament Haki.

The rocks could not damage him, but they annoyed him and provided a distraction for me.

I got away from him and used [Rankyaku Gattling Gun], to which he used his special move and shouted, "IMPACT FIST!", and released a strong punch to wipe out all the Rankyakus that I kicked towards him.

"Wow. I didn't think a brute like you would have a special move."

"WAHAHAHAHAHA! Your pulling thingie looked cool so I thought that I should have one as well! WAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"Is that your only special move?" I asked him, hoping that he would reply.

"OF COURSE! MAKING MOVES IS TOO COMPLICATED! WAHAAHHAHAHA!"

Knowing his honest nature, I doubt that he was lying, but it wouldn't hurt to keep my guard up.

[IMPACTTTT FISTT!!!]

He launched another punch towards me, but this time I responded with a skill that was previously useless.

[Shinra Tensei].

The clash between the two attacks launched by us was evident.

The ground in the middle was turned to dust, and the island was ravaged with the shockwave from it.

Making use of the shockwave, Raiser dashed towards me, and this time, I tried something that failed last time.

[Redirection]

I absorbed the force behind Raiser's attack before using it to enhance my own, and it partially worked.

Raiser had to use even more force to counter that attack, but he noticed that my arms were shaking after using [Redirection].

It did hurt.

The reason why [Redirection] couldn't be used in multiple successions was because of the drawback.

If the opponent can release a force stronger than you, your body would be damaged by that attack.

And Raiser did release a force stronger than I did, but due to the enhanced gravity training, my arms didn't shatter, unlike last time.

Although there were no damages to my arm, it was numb due to Raiser's force.

"WAHAHAHAH! IT SEEMS LIKE YOU CAN'T USE THAT SKILL FOR TOO LONG! WAHAHAHA!"

I must admit, he may be stupid in almost everything, but he was undoubtedly an unprecedented genius in the arts of fighting.

"LET'S GET SERIOUS NOW! I'M BORED OF PLAYING AROUND!!!"

Raiser released a burst of energy and coated his entire body in Armament Haki, while I enhanced my Observation Haki to the max, allowing me to perceive even the slightest change.

Raiser moved extremely fast, almost as if he was teleporting, and appeared in front of me, but this time, I was able to react and get out of the way.

I counterattacked by launching a [Shinra Tensei], and that repelled him, slighting bruising his coated body.

That bastard got up and charged at me again, and this time when I dashed to the side, he was able to follow me and punched me into the ground.

I managed to block the hit, but I winced at the pain my arms were in after tanking Raiser's hit.

Then, I dashed towards him and slashed him with my dagger, and he met my every slash with his fists, often counterattacking as well.

We kept fighting for days on end, he would use his [Impact Fist] every time I used my [Shinra Tensei], and whenever I used [Bansho Ten'in] to pull him in, he would not resist at all and instead dash towards me, propelling himself even faster.

Eventually, after 12 days of fighting non-stop, we reached a consensus and decided to end the battle with one final strike; the strike that would decide the victor.

A/N: I FUCKED UP, I WAS DRUNK! THANK YOU WHOEVER POINTED IT OUT