I, Kizaru, only came to the chat group after I became invincible

Chapter 428 Powerful Strength

“Anyone who looks into this mirror will see their deepest fear,” the Eternal Collector explained. “Only those who can overcome their inner fears can proceed to the next trial.”

“That sounds terrifying,” Usopp said in a trembling voice.

While everyone else was tense about the trial, Borsalino remained unusually calm. He had his hands in his pockets and a slightly bored expression on his face.

“Oh, how terrible.” He said in that slow, deliberate tone, but with a clear hint of sarcasm.

"Borsalino?" Nami looked at him, somewhat confused. "Aren't you nervous?"

"Nervous?" Borsalino tilted his head. "Why should I be nervous?"

He slowly walked toward the Mirror of Fear, while the others watched his movements nervously.

"Wait!" Luffy tried to stop him. "What if it's really dangerous?"

"Luffy, you're too naive," Borsalino waved his hand dismissively. "This kind of trickery is simply beyond my comprehension."

He didn't continue speaking, but walked directly to the mirror. The surface of the mirror began to ripple violently, as if to reveal some terrifying scene.

However, Borsalino simply looked calmly at the mirror, his face showing no fear.

“Strange,” the Eternal Collector’s voice was filled with confusion. “Why isn’t the mirror responding?”

“Because it’s not a Mirror of Fear at all.” Borsalino turned around, a knowing smile on his face. “It’s just an ordinary mirror with some illusionary effects.”

"What?!" Everyone was shocked.

“Moreover,” Borsalino continued, “the so-called Eternal Collector is nothing more than a conman who knows a few tricks.”

"What are you saying!" The Eternal Collector's voice turned furious. "I am a being possessing ancient powers!"

“Ancient power?” Borsalino chuckled. “I’ve worked at Marine Headquarters for so many years, I’ve seen all sorts of strange abilities. Your tricks won’t even fool a recruit.”

He looked up in the direction from which the sound came.

“First, truly powerful Devil Fruit users don’t need so much nonsense and rituals,” Borsalino analyzed. “Second, while this space is vast, the energy consumption to maintain it is astonishing. A Devil Fruit user capable of sustaining such a space for an extended period must be at least at the Admiral level.”

"However," he changed his tone, "a truly great general-level expert doesn't hide in the shadows and play tricks."

The Eternal Collector was silent for a moment, then his voice became even more somber.

Even if you see through my trial, you still cannot leave this place!

"Is that so?" A dangerous glint flashed in Borsalino's eyes. "Then let's find out."

After he finished speaking, he suddenly burst out with intense light, and his entire body transformed into pure photons.

"Flash—All-around detection!"

Countless tiny beams of light emanated from his body, shooting towards every corner of space. These beams were not for attack, but rather for detecting hidden targets.

"Impossible!" The Eternal Collector's panicked voice rang out. "How could you...?"

“Found it,” Borsalino sneered.

He pointed to a location in the southeast corner of space. There, there stood a medium-sized ship that looked quite ordinary, but under Borsalino's photon detection, the ship emitted intense energy fluctuations.

“So you’ve been hiding there all this time,” Borsalino said slowly. “Pretending to be an ordinary ship, not bad acting.”

“Damn it!” The Eternal Collector’s voice turned furious. “Now that we’ve been discovered, then…”

Before he could finish speaking, Borsalino launched an attack.

"The Eight-Foot Jade Ornament!"

Countless energy projectiles shot towards the hidden ship. The projectiles were incredibly fast, hitting their target almost instantly.

"Boom boom boom!"

A massive explosion rang out, and the camouflage surrounding the ship vanished instantly. A huge figure rose from the ship, roaring furiously.

"You damned navy man! How dare you ruin my plans!"

It was a gigantic man over five meters tall, dressed in magnificent ancient clothing and wearing a strange crown. His skin was an unnatural pale white, and his eyes emitted an eerie purple light.

"Finally shown up." Borsalino nodded in satisfaction. "Let me guess, you must have eaten some kind of space-time Devil Fruit, right?"

“That’s right!” the man admitted angrily. “I am Viktor Cloud, the spatial controller who ate the ‘Void-Void Fruit’!”

"The Hollow-Hollow Fruit?" Robin exclaimed in surprise. "The legendary fruit that can create its own space!"

“Exactly!” Victor roared with laughter. “In my space, I am God! Everyone who enters must submit to my will!”

"So you used this ability to collect ships and crew?" Lieutenant Colonel Thomas asked angrily.

“Collect?” Victor scoffed. “I’m saving them! The outside world is full of suffering and despair; only in my eternal space can they find true peace!”

"Nonsense!" Luffy shouted angrily. "You're just a selfish bastard!"

"Selfish?" Viktor's expression twisted into a grimace. "I gave them eternal life! They can continue to exist even after death! Isn't that the greatest gift?"

“I see.” Borsalino understood. “Those crew members who turned into monsters, you forcibly transformed them using your Devil Fruit power?”

“That’s right!” Victor said smugly. “Death is just another form of collection for me! Their souls will forever belong to my space!”

"That's outrageous!" Nami clenched her fists in anger. "Those people just want to live normal lives!"

“A normal life?” Viktor scoffed. “Have you seen the cruelty of the outside world? War, hunger, disease, death! I saved them from this suffering!”

“But that was their own choice!” Sanji said coldly. “You have no right to decide their fate!”

“Rights?” Victor spread his arms wide. “I possess the most powerful spatial abilities! That is my right!”

As he spoke, he began to activate his Devil Fruit powers. The entire space began to tremble violently, and the floating ships began to move rapidly, forming a huge encirclement.

"Empty-Empty Fruit - Spatial Cage!"

Countless transparent barriers rose from all directions, trapping the Straw Hat Pirates and the Marines in the center.

"Now you're all stuck here!" Viktor roared with laughter. "Since you ruined my collection ritual, you'll pay for it with your lives!"

"Trying to trap us?" Zoro drew three swords. "You're oversimplifying things!"

"The Ultimate Technique of the Three-Sword Style—Three Thousand Worlds!"

The powerful slash aimed at the barrier, but was completely deflected.

"Useless!" Viktor said smugly. "In my space, all attacks will be absorbed by my barrier!"

“Really?” Borsalino remained calm. “And this?”

He transformed into light once more, but this time not to attack, but to move through space at the speed of light, searching for weaknesses in the barrier. "Flash—High-Speed ​​Analysis!"

As he moved at the speed of light, Borsalino carefully observed the structure of space. Drawing on his years of combat experience, he quickly identified the problem.

“I see.” He stopped, a knowing smile spreading across his face. “While your Devil Fruit power is strong, it has a fatal weakness.”

"What weakness?" Victor asked nervously.

“You must remain focused to maintain the stability of this space,” Borsalino pointed out the key. “Once your attention is diverted, gaps will appear in the space.”

“Nonsense! My control is perfect!” Victor retorted defiantly.

"Really? Then why did the space tremble slightly when I attacked you just now?" Borsalino chuckled. "And why are you wasting so much time with all this nonsense?"

Viktor's face turned grim.

“Maintaining such a large space is a significant burden for you,” Borsalino continued his analysis. “You need time to adjust and recover.”

"Damn it!" Viktor realized his plan had been seen through. "Since that's the case, I'm not pretending anymore!"

He began to unleash even more powerful abilities. The entire space began to distort violently, and the direction of gravity constantly changed.

"The Void Fruit Awakens - Spatial Storm!"

Countless small spatial rifts appeared in the air, each radiating a dangerous allure.

"Watch out!" Lieutenant Colonel Thomas shouted a warning. "Don't get sucked into those cracks!"

"Hahaha!" Victor laughed wildly. "This is my true power! The spatial storm will tear you to shreds!"

Faced with an attack of this magnitude, everyone else appeared tense. But Borsalino remained calm.

"Awakening of a Devil Fruit ability?" he said thoughtfully. "That's certainly troublesome. However..."

His body began to emit an even stronger light.

"If it's this bad, then I should get more serious."

"Seriously?" Viktor scoffed. "In my space, your speed is useless!"

“Is that so?” Borsalino’s smile turned dangerous. “Then let’s give it a try.”

"The Yata Mirror—A Breakthrough at Light Speed!"

He transformed into a pure beam of light, moving through space at an unimaginable speed. This time, his speed was so great that even spatial rifts could not detect him.

"Impossible!" Viktor exclaimed in shock. "How could they be so fast!"

“Because I am light.” Borsalino’s voice came from all directions. “In any space, light is the fastest thing to exist.”

While moving at the speed of light, he began to destroy the spatial structure.

"Flash—Spatial tremor!"

Countless beams of light attacked key points in space simultaneously from different angles. This precise attack left Viktor with no way to defend against it.

“My space!” Victor exclaimed in horror as he discovered that cracks were beginning to appear in the space he had painstakingly constructed.

"The Void-Void Fruit, while powerful, has its limits," Borsalino stated, appearing before him. "When the impact exceeds the fruit's maximum capacity, it will collapse."

"No! I won't let you ruin my masterpiece!" Victor frantically mobilized all his power.

"The Ultimate Technique of the Void-Void Fruit—Infinite Space!"

The entire space began to expand infinitely, attempting to disperse Borsalino's attack.

But this desperate approach only exposed his weakness.

“You’ve overused your abilities.” Borsalino observed Viktor’s condition. “Judging from the sweat all over you, you’re probably close to your limit, aren’t you?”

Indeed, Viktor's face turned pale, and his forehead was covered in sweat. Maintaining such a vast space was extremely taxing on his stamina.

“Now, let me end this farce.” Borsalino raised his hand and began to gather powerful light energy.

"Amaterasu - Yasakani no Magatama - Maximum Output!"

This time, he didn't fire an ordinary light bullet, but a pure spear of light. This spear of light possessed extremely strong penetrating power, capable of directly shattering spatial barriers.

"No—!" Victor cried out in despair.

The light spear struck him precisely in the chest, the powerful impact sending him flying off the ship. Without the ability user's control, the entire space began to tremble violently.

“The space is about to collapse!” Robin warned.

"Hurry up, everyone!" Nami shouted a reminder.

Just as the space was about to completely collapse, Borsalino struck again.

"Light Wall - All-round Protection!"

He used the power of light to create a protective shield for everyone, resisting the chaotic energy generated by the collapse of space.

With a dizzying spin, they found themselves back in normal sea territory. The mysterious space had completely vanished, leaving only various ships scattered across the surface of the ocean.

"We're out!" Luffy shouted excitedly.

"Thank goodness!" Nami breathed a sigh of relief. "Finally back to the normal world!"

Viktor crashed heavily onto the sea, incapacitated. The seawater washed away his ornate clothing, revealing his true appearance—a very ordinary-looking middle-aged man.

"Honestly, making it all so complicated." Borsalino leisurely flew to Viktor's side. "Why not just have a fight?"

"How could you break through my ability so easily?" Victor asked weakly.

“Experience, huh?” Borsalino replied calmly. “I’ve seen too many self-important ability users. You always like to complicate simple things.”

“Moreover,” he continued, “truly powerful forces don’t need so many fancy things.”

Lieutenant Colonel Thomas and his men arrived to arrest Victor.

"Victor Claude, you are under arrest on multiple charges, including unlawful imprisonment and murder!"

Viktor was too weak to resist and could only watch helplessly as he was handcuffed with sea stone.

“My collection,” he murmured in despair. “My eternal space.”

“Your actions only bring suffering to innocent people,” Chopper said sympathetically but firmly. “This kind of collection is simply wrong!”

(End of this chapter)