"Attention, everyone! The Five Elders have appeared!"

As Saint Mars approached Egghead Island, he was immediately spotted by the Revolutionary Army.

"It looks like that teleportation ability can’t be used just anytime or anywhere."

Dragon glanced at the Itsumade, who arrived at Egghead Island by relying on his wings, and immediately analyzed in a low voice.

Even though four magic circles immediately popped up on the island after Saint Mars landed, he still believed his analysis was correct...

"Sure enough, at least one person has to be nearby first to summon the others over."

"You brat! How dare you get distracted while fighting me!"

Seeing the appearance of the Five Elders, a surge of worry rose in Garp heart. He roared, his Conqueror Haki wrapping around his fist as he charged at Dragon with an unstoppable momentum...

Then, he was struck in the chest by Dragon palm, flying far away and finally smashing into a pile of building ruins.

"Cough, cough, cough..." Garp lay on his back in the ruins, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and said with a laugh, "Hahaha... I really am getting old, I have to admit it."

Unlike holding back against Luffy in the manga, the strength gap between Garp and Dragon was not obvious, so after taking this palm strike, he was truly seriously injured.

Of course, if he really fought with his life on the line, he could still continue, but Garp had lost on purpose from the start, so he naturally wouldn’t stand back up to fight his own son to the death.

"Garp! You bastard!"

Sengoku was less angry and more worried about Garp.

If you were going to hold back, do it earlier! Making a sly move right under the eyes of the Five Elders meant that if they pursued accountability later, it would be extremely difficult for even him and Aokiji to bail Garp out.

However, Sengoku was also well aware that their resistance against the Revolutionary Army had already been very strained.

If Dragon combat power was also unleashed, the Revolutionary Army might have already taken Vegapunk away before the Five Elders even arrived.

Saint Mars, who was summoning his companions, cast a cold glance at Garp, who was still laughing and coughing up blood, secretly noting down a mark against this "Marine Hero" who had always relied on his participation in the God Valley Incident to frequently show passive resistance to the World Government.

"Prepare to evacuate!"

After sending his old man flying, Dragon quickly helped the weaker members break away from the battle, directing them to begin their retreat according to plan under the leadership of the five deputy army commanders.

Meanwhile, he converged with the five main army commanders, intending to personally test the mettle of the Five Elders once more.

"Oh? Are those five blackish guys the immortal Five Elders they were talking about?"

(ω)

While "playing" with Kizaru, Arc looked toward Saint Mars and the other four Five Elders who had just been summoned by the magic circle, completely ignoring the beam of light shooting straight at her.

Making no attempt to dodge or evade, she was naturally hit dead-on by Kizaru laser.

However, when the beam struck Arc chest, it abruptly changed direction right on her body and deflected away.

"What is going on?!"

Borsalino was greatly shocked.

Whether Arc endured it head-on, dodged it, or countered to neutralize it, he wouldn’t have found it strange. But this kind of direct deflection of his light beam...

Could it be some kind of technology specifically designed to counter him?

Borsalino, who had already concluded that Arc was some sort of modified creature, couldn’t help but think this way.

Then he saw Arc use her round paw to pull out a mirror roughly as wide as her own body from beneath her clothes.

"Meowhahahaha! As expected, to deal with light, you have to use a mirror!"

(`▽)

Arc raised the mirror over her head, speaking with immense pride and triumph.

"What a joke?!"

Borsalino naturally would not believe such nonsense. If a simple mirror could counter his ability, how could he have become one of the three Admirals that struck terror into the hearts of countless pirates!

However, after fighting Arc for so long, Kizaru had already realized that his opponent was a fellow with a rather eccentric mind. Therefore, he did not expect to squeeze the truth out of Arc mouth either, and felt it was more reliable to just strike directly.

Thus, Kizaru crossed his arms and pinched his thumbs and index fingers together into a shape resembling a peacock beak, aiming his "eyes" right at Arc.

"Yasakani no Magatama!"

Countless light bullets shot out furiously from between Kizaru pinched fingers, flying toward Arc, who had already turned her attention to the Five Elders.

"You’re an old man, don’t be as clingy as a little kitty."

(ω)

Arc turned around helplessly, then raised the mirror in her hand, swatting all those light bullets back like she was playing badminton. "I don’t want to play with you anymore."

At first, though Kizaru was shocked that his ability was actually reflected by an ordinary mirror, he had no intention of dodging. After all, they were light bullets he had fired himself, and his opponent didn’t know Armament Haki either.

And when the first reflected light bullet landed on his body, it indeed absorbed back into him just as Kizaru expected. However, right along with it, he felt as if he had been punched by himself.

Furthermore, because these were light bullets he had fired himself, his Observation Haki did not react at all.

By the time Kizaru noticed something was wrong, the remaining light bullets were already raining down on his head and face, and he was forcefully "stun locked" by his own attack.

Nevertheless, apart from the pain, Kizaru did not actually suffer any substantial damage. He only felt pain because of Arc bizarre ability.

And Arc clearly knew this too. So, taking advantage of the moment Kizaru was thrown into a stagger by his own light bullets, she widened her cat eyes, which lit up with a red glow, and glared at him—

"Arc Bea~~~~~m!!!"

(ω)

It was another wide-range illumination, except this time Kizaru didn’t even have time to dodge, and his entire body was fully bathed in the light. Moreover, the attribute of the beam this time was no longer a physical attack, but carried a scorching effect.

Taking no precautions, or rather having no time to take precautions, Kizaru let out a miserable shriek and plummeted from the sky, his entire body billowing black smoke.

Having dealt with Kizaru, Arc finally had the time to go "play" with the Five Elders.

And during the time she had been tied up with Borsalino, Dragon and the others had already engaged the Five Elders. Since Sengoku combat power remained intact and Green Bull could still manage to fight, the Revolutionary Army was actually at a disadvantage at this moment.

Arc scanned back and forth among the enemies for a moment...

The giant golden Buddha and the wooden man had already been seen before, so they were ruled out first. The giant worm and the giant spider were both a bit disgusting, and she didn’t want to play with them. The skeletal horse appealed more to dog brats like Vodka she, as a kitty, didn’t have much interest in it.

Ultimately, Arc hesitated for a good while between "snapping the giant wild boar tusks" and "plucking the giant bird feathers" before selecting Saint Mars to play with first.

After all, cats all love pouncing on birds.

"Take this, Rocket Headbutt!"

(=＞▽＜=)

Having made her decision, the firepower beneath Arc skirt instantly intensified, and she slammed right toward Saint Mars, who was circling in the sky.