Chapter 39
"Looks like she's truly obsessed with swords! Even in this situation, she still noticed my famous blade!"
Kai thought with a light chuckle in his heart!
"Damn it! We'll fight you to the death…"
Seeing Kai step forward, Onika and Masakide—cornered with no way out—exploded with viciousness. They roared at Kai and charged first! They knew their only chance was to strike first!
"Demon Snake Slash!" "Crescent Assault – Chaos!"
Onika and Masakide each unleashed their ultimate sword techniques, bombarding Kai. Their moves were vicious and cunning—one aimed at Kai's lower body, the other at his throat! Kai was attacked from both above and below! The two had worked together many times before—their coordination was flawless!
"Be careful…"
Tashigi, who had been surprised by the famous sword in Kai's hand, was shocked when she saw their attacks. She knew that if the two had used this coordinated strike on her from the start, she would have been heavily injured and captured long ago! In her heart, she felt lucky that Kai had arrived in time!
"Hmph! Two clowns daring to resist!"
Kai's expression didn't change at all. He snorted coldly, then spoke in a low, icy voice!
"Slaughtering Pigs and Dogs!"
Screech!
The moment Kai's words fell, in the eyes of Onika, Masakide, and Tashigi, the world seemed to disappear for an instant. Then two blade shadows flashed. The next moment, they saw Kai's figure already standing behind Onika and Masakide!
Pfft! Pfft!!
Clang! Clang!
Two sounds of blades hitting the ground rang out simultaneously. Tashigi stared in shock as Onika and Masakide each had a long wound appear on the right arm holding their weapons. Then the two screamed in agony and collapsed, clutching their arms and howling in pain!
"So… so strong…"
Looking at Kai's back, Tashigi's eyes sparkled with brilliance. This was the first time she had seen someone other than her mother display such incredible swordsmanship—strong to the point where she couldn't even see the trajectory of Kai's attacks!
"Mom once told me that if I ever meet someone whose attack trajectory I can't see, they are definitely much stronger than me. When facing such an opponent, don't talk about fearing death or the bravery of swordsmanship—survival comes first! Run away quickly! He's so young, yet already this powerful…"
Tashigi thought in shock!
"Damn it! Who has the guts to injure my men?!"
Just as Tashigi was staring in awe at Kai, countless footsteps sounded. Then a rough, loud roar rang out from behind her!
"Heh heh! The main target has finally arrived? A 20 million Berry big pirate, plus these two at 5 million each—perfect, that makes 30 million Berries total…"
Hearing the roar, Kai smiled inwardly! A "big pirate" was only big in the East Blue. In the Grand Line, he would just be a small fry!
"Beautiful Marine lady! You should step back for now. Help me tie up those two first. Once I catch this big one, we can collect the bounties together!"
Kai's figure flashed in front of Tashigi. He smiled lightly at her!
"Ah! Tie them up? Tie up who?"
Tashigi was startled by Kai's sudden appearance. She asked in confusion!
"Heh heh! The two in front of you!"
Seeing Tashigi's cute, slightly open-mouthed expression, Kai almost couldn't resist kissing her. But he simply moved past her side while speaking lightly!
"So fragrant!"
As he passed close to Tashigi and smelled her girlish scent, Kai praised inwardly!
"Oh! Okay!"
Tashigi finally reacted. She had no idea Kai had been smelling her fragrance. She quickly agreed and stepped forward to cuff the screaming Onika and Masakide. Their tendons had been severed by Kai—the unbearable pain left them with no strength to resist!
In front of Tashigi, Kai didn't want to appear too bloody. If Tashigi wasn't here, he would never show mercy to lewd pirates like these. This world already had one lecher—him. But if he acted too brutally in front of Tashigi, it would definitely leave a psychological shadow on her!
"'Maple Leaf Hunter'? It's you…"
When the arriving man saw Kai clearly, he immediately cried out in shock. His initial rage completely vanished!
"Oh my god… it's actually him…" "It's the East Blue's demon…"
Behind the middle-aged pirate captain, the grunts who had followed him also cried out in terror when they saw Kai!
"Look! That's Onika and Masakide!" "Oh no… they've been captured…" "They're 5 million Berry bounty pirates…" "Too terrifying…"
Seeing Onika and Masakide cuffed by Tashigi, the pirate grunts grew even more terrified! None of them dared to step forward. Only their captain remained in place, his expression changing drastically as he stared at Kai!
"Heavens! So many pirates were intimidated by him alone… Who exactly is this person?"
Tashigi, standing behind Kai, stared with her mouth wide open in shock. She was amazed that an entire pirate crew had been cowed by Kai alone. Looking at Kai's back, her eyes filled with growing respect and curiosity!
"Heh heh! Nico Bear—20 million Berry bounty! I've been looking for you for a long time!"
Seeing the middle-aged captain staring at him in shock, Kai chuckled lightly! The several hundred pirate grunts behind the man didn't concern Kai at all. Before mastering Haki, he might have been surrounded and forced to let the captain escape—this had happened to him a few times before. But now that he had Haki, such a thing could never happen again!
Hearing Kai's words, Nico Bear's expression changed repeatedly. He glanced at Onika and Masakide's injuries, then at Kai—who looked like he hadn't even moved. A decisive light flashed in his eyes!
"We're leaving!"
Nico Bear gave the order to his men without hesitation and immediately turned to flee. The moment he clearly saw Kai's face, his heart sank. He never expected Onika and Masakide to run into Kai. It wasn't that he feared Kai—he still had some confidence in himself!
But Nico Bear also understood very clearly that by the time he brought his men here, Smoker from the Marine branch would definitely be on his way too. Although he wasn't afraid of Kai, he wasn't confident he could beat him either. If he stayed and fought, once the Marine forces arrived, he wouldn't be able to escape! So he made the most decisive choice—abandoning his two important subordinates!
"Hmph!"
Seeing Nico Bear ruthlessly abandon his two 5 million Berry subordinates and flee, Kai snorted coldly. But a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes. He hadn't expected Nico Bear to judge the situation so accurately and make the correct decision so quickly!
In all his previous captures, Kai had never encountered someone as decisive as Nico Bear—someone who could clearly assess the current situation and choose the best course of action!
"I always thought people in the One Piece world had no brains. Looks like that's not entirely true!"
Kai thought inwardly. He felt a slight admiration for Nico Bear!
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