Chapter 30 Burn Bright, Zoro!
"W-What happened!?"
Everything happened too suddenly.
When Krick, dressed in pink boxer shorts and brandishing his claws, appeared before everyone, the entire restaurant fell into an eerie silence.
It wasn't until a moment later, when Klee felt a chill in his lower body, that he realized what was happening.
"You...you dare...!!!"
He roared, but because he had lost the protection of his golden armor, even his voice sounded fierce but weak.
"Too much nonsense!"
V's mantis blade suddenly deformed in the stream of pale blue light, its mechanical structure reorganizing into an electric arc-covered, discharge gorilla arm.
He grinned: "You're not the main character in this episode!"
Before he could finish speaking, the giant fist, crackling with intense electricity, slammed into Krieg's abdomen!
"Ugh—!!!"
The electric current surged through his body like a raging snake. Even with his exceptional physique, Klee convulsed violently under the high-voltage shock, and fragments of his golden armor clattered and scattered.
His eyes rolled back, he foamed at the mouth, and collapsed to the ground amidst the smell of burning.
"Captain Krieg!" Ghost King roared in horror, struggling to get up.
The next second, V's figure appeared beside him like a ghost:
"You didn't say anything, and I almost forgot about you!"
The electric arm swung out again, and before the fist even arrived, the electric arc crackled and exploded.
boom--!
Akin was punched in the side, an electric current coursing through his body, instantly following in Krieg's footsteps, collapsing and falling unconscious.
"A private room in the ward, for two people!"
V raised his hand and shot out molecular beams with precision, which wrapped around Klee and Arkin.
Buzz—!
The space rippled slightly, and the two bodies vanished as if disintegrated from data, leaving only two charred marks on the floor.
After doing all this, V smiled slightly and casually patted non-existent dust off his hands.
They're guys who will be able to break into the new world in the future, so hopefully these two can bring me some surprises.
"Gulp~"
Watching V effortlessly defeat Krieg and Arkin, a profound sense of awe overwhelmed them.
Almost simultaneously, the kitchen door curtain was lifted.
Then, Zeff, wearing a tall chef's hat, and Sanji, with blond hair, each carried a large package of food into the lobby.
tread.
The wooden prosthetic leg made a crisp sound as it stepped on the floor.
Zeff looked at the situation in the lobby and was suddenly stunned:
"Hmm? Have the diners already left?"
Even Sanji, who had prepared a cool expression beforehand, had his pupils shrink as he glanced at the mess on the ground.
"No!"
V turned around and smiled, saying:
"Who said the diners have left? We just arrived!"
"It wasn't you..."
Sanji took a step forward, as if about to explain something.
Just then, Luffy, who was already starving, twitched his nose and his eyes lit up as he focused on the packages in Zeff and Sanji's hands.
"Food! There's something delicious!"
The next second, Luffy appeared in front of Sanji and snatched the package without saying a word.
"Hey! What are you doing..." Sanji shouted in astonishment.
But then he saw Luffy open his mouth wide and inhale rapidly.
All the fried rice, like a liquid, was sizzled into Luffy's mouth.
"Delicious! So delicious!!!"
Luffy swallowed the last bite of fried rice, licking his lips with lingering satisfaction, and turned to Sanji with shining eyes:
"Hey! You're the chef here?! That's amazing! -- Come join us!"
Sanji's temple throbbed with a vein: "What nonsense are you talking about! And that was prepared for Krieg's crew—wait, where's Krieg?!"
He looked around abruptly and saw only fragments of golden armor and charred marks scattered on the ground.
The chefs, finally snapping out of their shock, stammered and pointed at V:
"He was knocked down by that man with the mechanical arm... with just two punches... and then he disappeared..."
Zeff looked sharply at V, frowned, and asked, "Who are you people?"
V shrugged and smiled: "Just a customer passing by for a meal."
"By the way..." He turned his gaze to Sanji, "I'll see if there are any ambitious young people here who want to pursue their dreams."
"Two strange guys."
Sanji frowned.
However, seeing that Luffy was genuinely hungry and not wasting food, he quickly felt relieved.
As a chef, his job is to feed hungry people.
Sanji turned to Zeff and said, "I'll go prepare food for another 50 people."
However, suddenly...
A deafening roar suddenly erupted outside, shaking the entire restaurant ship.
"What...what's wrong now!?"
The chefs staggered and scrambled to grab onto whatever was nearby.
Even V had to lean against a nearby pillar to steady himself.
"Huh!? My food!?"
Luffy, who was eating, let out a strange cry, and his food was about to spill out of his hands due to inertia.
He had a sudden inspiration, his head suddenly grew bigger, he opened his mouth wide, and stuffed all the remaining fried rice from the bag into his mouth.
Despite his body bouncing around like a ball, his mouth remained steady as he continued chewing.
Nothing can stop a foodie's passion for delicious food.
The commotion lasted for several minutes before the waves gradually subsided.
A chef near the window suddenly shouted:
"Hey! Come quick, everyone!!!"
As the chef exclaimed in surprise, everyone in the restaurant rushed to the window.
Through the porthole, one could see that the once massive Krieg Pirates warship on the sea not far away had now split in two.
The entire sea surface was covered with the wreckage and fragments of warships.
At the edge of the wreckage, a small boat resembling a coffin was moored.
The simple black sail was painted with a conspicuous cross pattern.
In the center of this small coffin boat, a man sat upright in a high-backed chair.
He wore a long black overcoat, a top hat adorned with white fur, and a cross necklace around his neck.
Most striking of all is the enormous, cross-shaped object behind him, almost as tall as a person and wrapped in black cloth—that is his sword, the world-famous Black Sword Night.
"Hawkeye Mihawk!"
V dragged Luffy, who was eating, to the doorway. Looking at the strange figure, his voice became excited.
This was the first guy he'd encountered since he transmigrated who could kill him!
Just then, Nami, who was supposed to be on the Going Merry, suddenly appeared in the restaurant.
Her gaze immediately locked onto V and Luffy, and she said urgently:
"V! Luffy!"
"Something terrible has happened!"
"Zorro's gone mad! He insists on going to duel that monster!"
Is a classic scene about to unfold?
V's eyes lit up, and without paying any attention to the gluttonous Luffy, he went straight to the deck of Baratie, his gaze shooting towards the deck of the Going Merry like lightning.
At this moment, Usopp was clinging tightly to Zoro's waist, almost crying out:
"No! Absolutely not! Zoro, you'll be killed! That guy... he's no human being able to defeat him!"
"Let me go, Usopp."
Zoro rested one hand on the hilt of his sword, his tone chillingly calm:
"If I am killed by him like this, it means I am nothing special."
"No, no! I can't watch you go to your death." Usopp activated his "motherly love" spell.
Just then, V's voice suddenly came:
"Hey, Zoro."
His voice was soft, yet it was like a bucket of ice water poured on a hot iron block, instantly freezing the tense atmosphere.
Zoro turned his head, his eyes burning with an almost obsessive flame:
"Are you going to stop me too, V?"
"Prevent?"
V suddenly laughed, a laugh filled with a greedy anticipation.
"Are you kidding me?"
"How could I stop my friend from pursuing his dream, which is within reach?"
As he spoke, he took a step forward, his blue prosthetic eye locking onto Zoro, his voice suddenly turning cold:
"But Zoro, you should know very well... at your current level, you have no chance against that guy."
"so..."
The air seemed to freeze at that moment.
Just when everyone thought V was going to dissuade Zoro, he suddenly grinned, revealing his white teeth.
That smile was both encouraging and commanding:
"Sword with the resolve to die!"
"This may be the last battle of your life!"
"It doesn't matter if I bleed to death, it doesn't matter if I get stabbed to death..."
"Burn everything you have, and pull the distant horizon to your feet!"
"I only have one request!"
V looked up, his azure eyes meeting Zoro's directly:
"If we're going to fight, then fight to the very last moment!"
"Don't stop until you're completely dead!"
"Don't embarrass... the Straw Hat Crew!"
Zoro's pupils contracted slightly, but then the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned up.
"Hey..."
"Of course!!!"
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