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"Ha~ha~ha," Bitz gasped excitedly, "This feeling! Spallanzani (amazing)! What wonderful power!"

Bitz's eyes had turned blood red. He turned his head stiffly and gave a strange smile to Old Sha's terrified expression.

Then it roared and its body began to swell, its bulging muscles easily tearing apart its outer clothing.

Thick black fur grew rapidly and soon covered his entire body.

His face is covered with protruding sharp fangs, and as his body grows larger, he becomes completely ape-like.

"Roar!!!"

A loud roar echoed through the night sky, and a terrifying shockwave spread from Beetz after his transformation. The powerful airflow even affected Robin, who had taken refuge outside the town.

They had no choice but to cover their heads with their hands and lie down behind the sand dunes to hide.

Old Sha, who was in the center of the battlefield, was having an even harder time. Even though he stretched out his left arm to use the golden hook to block the gale, he tried his best to stand firm with his legs.

But he still couldn't withstand the hurricane-like winds that swept over him, and he and the dilapidated roof beneath his feet were blown away.

"Roar!!!"

Overjoyed, Bitz unleashed his elation, his mind filled with nothing but destruction in his Great Ape form.

If it weren't for his Saiyan royal blood, he might have already lost his mind and become a beast that only knows how to destroy everything.

As he gradually calmed down, the raging winds, like a natural disaster, finally stopped.

The town, which had been repeatedly ravaged, no longer existed, and the ground within a radius of several thousand meters had been scraped away.

Several hundred meters behind Bits, countless grains of sand gathered and condensed again to form Crocodile's figure.

He was no longer the dashing man he had been when they first met. His slicked-back hair was now a mess, and his imposing cloak had been blown away somewhere.

He was covered in dust from head to toe and looked disheveled.

But Crocodile was completely oblivious to all of that at that point.

Looking at the giant ape that was over 20 meters tall, he fiercely plucked his cigar and stomped it into the ground, roaring in his heart with awe:

'Where did this monster come from?!'

A Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit user? Possibly, but he just mentioned the moon, and the changes only began after he saw it.

Old Sha forced himself to calm down and hid in Bitt's blind spot to think of a solution.

'Judging from his aura, I feel that I am no match for him.'

To survive, you either have to gamble that he's an ability user and escape by sea.

Either find his weakness and use it to defeat him.

Weakness... Does this monster really have a weakness?

Crocodile scrutinized the giant ape before him with a grave expression.

Suddenly he saw Bitz's tail swaying back and forth behind him.

'That's right, the tail! He had a tail even in human form, which means he wasn't a true human!'

Maybe if you cut off his tail, he'll turn back!

It has to be said that Crocodile's intelligence is exceptionally high among all the pirates.

Surprisingly, he was able to remain calm and analyze the giant ape's weaknesses after its transformation, only during their first encounter.

Unfortunately, despite knowing this, Bitches wasn't going to be foolish enough to let his tail be cut off.

In his Great Ape form, Beetz looked down and around, seemingly not noticing Crocodile's presence.

Crocodile, however, believed he had found his opponent's blind spot and launched an attack from Beetz's blind spot.

'Change back to normal, you stinking monster! Desert Diamond Sword!'

His left hand transformed into a sand blade, and without making a sound, he leaped up and swung it at Bits' tail.

Just as the attack was about to land, and he thought his sneak attack was about to succeed.

Bitz's ferocious mouth curled up slightly, and with a speed completely disproportionate to his size, he turned around quickly, slapping Crocodile away with his huge hand as if swatting a fly.

Old Sha, who was flying in mid-air, incredulously spat out a mouthful of blood.

Despite Bitts' best efforts to hold back, the slap still broke most of the bones in Old Sha's body, and also caused varying degrees of damage to his internal organs.

'No... Impossible, he... How could he... Hit... Me, who can transform into elements?'

Old Sha couldn't sense any Armament Haki from his opponent, and he was completely puzzled as to how Bitz had managed to hit him.

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Bitz looked at his gorilla-like hand with satisfaction and clenched his fist tightly.

'Sure enough, what domineering energy can do, Qi, as the most basic energy in a living organism, can also do.'

Having verified this, there's no need to fear so-called Logia-type Devil Fruit users.

In high spirits, Bitz immediately burst into excited laughter.

On another sand dune, Robin stared in shock at the giant ape laughing with its head thrown back, his body trembling slightly.

"Is this the power of the Saiyans? If everyone in this race possesses this kind of power, then what power led to their extinction?"

At this moment, Robin truly became interested in the Saiyan race.

She hoped to uncover the secrets of this race, and she wanted to know why such a powerful race had never been mentioned in any history books.

............

After the initial excitement subsided, Bitz finally remembered his business and started walking towards the direction Crocodile had landed.

Its enormous size made every step Bitt took seem like it could trigger a small earthquake.

Hearing the noise, Crocodile, who was still holding his breath, barely opened his eyes.

His vision was now blurred, and he could only vaguely make out a huge black shadow and a crimson glint in Bitt's eyes.

With his last breath, Old Sha asked his final question in a barely audible voice.

"You... you bastard... who exactly are you?"

"Heh, you want to know my name? Since you're about to die anyway, I'll be merciful and tell you."

A hint of mockery appeared on Bits's gorilla face, and he spoke in an arrogant tone, almost as if bestowing a handout:

"Remember this, little crocodile, the one who killed you was the strongest fighting race in the universe, the noble Saiyan prince Beetz."

"When you go to hell, remember to give my regards to King Yama, even if he might not be there."

"A warrior race... Saiyans... Bits? A race and name I've never heard of before."

I actually... lost to such an unknown nobody. It's truly infuriating!

Perhaps it was a final burst of energy before death, but Old Sha actually started talking more.

Seeing that he was so badly injured yet still able to speak so much, Beetz had to admire the physical abilities of the people in the pirate world.

"But that's all for now, go to hell, old man!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bitz opened his mouth wide and fired a small gas canister with a diameter of one meter.

Under the terrifying explosion and intense heat, Crocodile, along with the sand within a radius of 100 meters in diameter and 10 meters deep beneath him, vanished from the world.

"Phew~ That scared me to death. I was really afraid that I would sink the island if I got too excited. Luckily, I held back in the end."

The surge of power from the giant ape nearly caused Bitts to lose control and blast the entire Saint-Tin Island apart.

He was terrified by this and decided to use the transformation skill as little as possible in the future.

Of course, if he were given more time to develop, he wouldn't need to use the transformation.

Thus, Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, who would later form the Cross Guild with Buggy and Mihawk, died.

It transformed into nutrients and merged into the land of Alabasta, which he had ravaged for three years.

Although it didn't take much effort to deal with Old Sha, which was basically just his own show of bravado, Bitz still felt a sense of accomplishment in defeating a 'powerful enemy'.

Big Mouth exhaled a breath of stale air, and Beetz turned and walked in the direction he sensed Robin was.

Robin stared blankly as the Great Ape walked towards her, still reeling from the shock of Crocodile's instant defeat even after Beetz stopped in front of her.

She only snapped out of her daze when Beetz crouched down and reached out to grab her.

"Wait... wait a minute!"

The image of the Great Ape casually swatting Crocodile to death was still vivid in Robin's mind. Seeing Beetz's outstretched hand, Robin instinctively tried to dodge, fearing that this guy might accidentally crush her to death.

Beetz seemed to realize this as well, and immediately grabbed Robin and let him climb onto his palm.

This time, Robin didn't refuse. She cautiously and curiously jumped onto his palm and let him place her on his shoulder.

He jumped onto Beetz's left shoulder, touched his sideburns covered in brown body hair, and said with some surprise:

"I didn't expect it to be so soft. If it were a little smaller, it would definitely be a very popular pet."

"Pet? You can still say that after witnessing my strength. You're really something else."

When Robin compared himself to a pet, Beetz almost lost his composure.

This woman is really not afraid that I can easily crush her to death; her audacity is a bit too much.

Robin smiled but didn't answer, and sat down on his shoulder on his own.

Bitz also fell silent, then sat cross-legged on the ground, enjoying the rare beautiful moonlight with her.

The two remained silent for a few minutes, until Robin, out of curiosity, finally broke the silence.

"You... aren't you going to change back? Or is it that you can't change back?"

Looking up at the full moon hanging high in the sky, Bitches didn't hide anything and said directly:

"For now, it will only return to normal after the full moon disappears."

As he spoke, Bitts suddenly realized that his clothes were ruined, and if they were to be restored, he would be completely naked.

"Robin, are you bringing the clothes I bought out with you?"

Besides yours, I bought a few sets for myself too.

Robin, with his hands empty, simply chuckled at this.

Do I look like I brought anything with me?

Bits: "..."

"Never mind, just have your men deliver it when it's light."

Bitts didn't dwell on this little thing; at worst, he'd just go streaking, since he was thick-skinned enough.

Although he didn't bring his clothes, Robin always carried his pen and notebook with him.

Seeing that Bitz seemed to be in a good mood, she immediately took the opportunity to ask more details about the Saiyans.

Robin: "Is this transformation a racial talent or a personal talent? What are the necessary conditions?"

Bits: "Racial talent, can transform as long as there is a tail and a full moon."

Robin: "What's the difference between transforming and not transforming? Is it simply an increase in strength? And by how much?"

Bits: "An all-around upgrade. Transforming into a Great Ape will increase my strength tenfold."

Robin: "You just mentioned that you are the prince of the Saiyans. Is that true?"

Bits: "That's right, I have the most authentic Saiyan royal blood in my veins."

Robin:...

Bitz:...

With nothing else to do, Beetz picked out the things she could tell Robin and thoroughly satisfied her curiosity.

But when asked about why the Saiyans went extinct, where they lived before, what their social structure was like, and other such questions, Beetz remained silent, leaving her quite intrigued.