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Chapter 127: You're the One
Chapter 127: You're the One
"Petty Navy, all bark and no bite."
Capone Bege wore a scornful smile.
Five Super Novas stood on this side, dozens of pirates behind them, while their opponents were only three.
Did they really think they could sprout wings and escape?
"Made up my mind—I'm giving you brats a lesson."
Eustass Kid drew the short blade strapped to his abdomen, revealing a wolfish grin.
Jewelry Bonney cackled, "The strongest among you is obviously that stinky woman. But even her alone—what can she do?"
These pirates indeed never fought in unison, each too wild and untamed.
Yet they did fight together, because chaos was their shared language.
Like earlier, when that stinky woman was locked in a battle of Observation Haki with herself, Eustass Kid had suddenly slashed at both Navy officers.
These three stood no chance against five Super Novas—they’d never escape.
Kuro puffed his cigar, sighing, "Well then, where shall we start?"
"Eustass Kid, something's off."
Killer approached Eustass Kid, whispering, "This guy feels...wrong."
Swordsmen naturally sense each other's presence.
Killer considered himself a decent swordsman, and he could tell—this man reeked of danger.
Law observed Kuro, noticing no trace of tension or fear on his face. Instead, there was...annoyance.
A familiar sensation.
Like when Law used to walk and spot ants crossing his path, wondering whether to crush them for fun.
"Wait—their injuries?"
Law suddenly noticed the four Super Novas on the ground.
The wounds were grotesque, flesh peeled away in massive swaths. Judging from the force and smoothness, these weren't repeated strikes—single, decisive blows.
Most importantly—blade wounds.
And that Navy officer had a sword at his waist.
"Impossible..." Law broke into a cold sweat.
Whoosh!
Kuro's figure vanished, reappearing before Eustass Kid in a blink. "You're it."
This speed!
Jewelry Bonney's eyes widened—her Observation Haki couldn't even anticipate this!
Capone Bege's forehead dripped sweat.
Eustass Kid instinctively stepped back, but too late. A flash of steel sang out as Kuro unsheathed his blade, cleaving upward through Eustass Kid.
The short blade at his abdomen and the pistol both snapped in half from the strike.
Hiss!
A massive horizontal gash tore across Eustass Kid's chest, spraying blood.
"Eustass Kid!"
Killer roared as his comrade collapsed, yanking his arm guards against his waist. His sickle blades spun, slashing down at Kuro's head.
Clang!
Kuro blocked the strike with a simple cross of his blade.
"Massacre Samurai, Killer—bounty of 162 million Beri. Also a swordsman."
Kuro barely glanced at him before kicking him squarely in the gut, sending him soaring. Seizing the opening, Kuro slashed downward, carving the same wound into Killer's chest.
Blood rained from above, splattering the ground.
Kuro flicked his blade, mingling its blood with the pool below, then addressed the fallen pair:
"Solid moves. Both of you dodged vital points. Guess those Super Novas really are troublesome."
"Hey, you've gotta be kidding!"
Capone Bege's cigar fell from shock, staring at Kuro, who had just sliced through the two like pruning shears through twigs.
How had this man's name escaped me?
"Come to think of it—"
Kuro watched Eustass Kid kneel, clutching his chest, and raised his blade. "You made Lida suffer, didn't you? Seems like your left hand did it. I'll take that left hand as payment."
The blade descended.
"Room!"
A roar erupted from behind. Eustass Kid and Killer's bodies vanished, replaced by a Pacifista and a boulder where Kuro's strike landed.
Kuro's blade halted against the Pacifista. He turned, surprised, "Trafalgar Law—remarkable ability."
"You three buy time. I'll handle their wounds myself."
Law already drew his Yokai Blade [Ghost Cry], gripping it in his right hand while maintaining a swirling light ring in his left. His eyes locked onto Kuro with grim determination. "This opponent requires our full effort—we won't leave here alive otherwise."
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Cannons roared.
Several small cannonballs materialized around Capone Bege. After traveling a certain distance, they suddenly expanded, rocketing toward Kuro.
Rat-tat-tat!
Capone Bege's chest burst open like a hatch, revealing tiny men manning machine guns inside, unleashing a hail of bullets at Kuro.
"I'm spitting fire!"
The zombie-like, teal-haired crewmate of Eustass Kid's pirates suddenly opened his mouth, blasting flames at Kuro. The flames dispersed under a single slash, the resulting air pressure blowing him away.
"Buying time? Pointless. Those cannonballs—"
Kuro raised his blade, ready to cleave through the incoming projectiles.
"Room!"
Law faked again, not healing anyone this time. Instead, he thrust his palm forward, "Lady Joker, it's your move!"
A cannonball near Kuro vanished. In its place stood Jewelry Bonney. She lunged, reaching for Kuro's back.
One touch, and he'd be finished!
"Kuro, that's a touch-based ability—it can alter someone's time. Don't let her make contact!" Lida suddenly shouted.
Kuro smiled, twisting his body to evade Bonney's hand.
"Can you anticipate me, Jewelry Bonney?"
He slashed downward.
Bonney recoiled, her flexible body bending backward until her hands touched the ground. Her legs coiled around Kuro's arm. Using her waist as leverage, she lifted her body, reaching with one hand toward Kuro's arm.
"Got you!" Bonney beamed.
"Almost."
Kuro grinned, as if expecting this, his left hand gripping her ankle. With brutal force, he slammed her into the ground.
Crash!
Bonney's back and head crashed into the earth, creating a small crater and scattering wooden splinters.
"Touching me would be terrifying, wouldn't it?" Kuro remarked.
"Is that right?!"
Bonney grinned up at him from the ground, "You think you dodged?"
"Room!"
Whoosh!
Her figure vanished. In its place—a cannonball. The wooden splinters around Kuro transformed into massive cannonballs, clinging to his body.
Boom!!!
A colossal explosion engulfed Kuro, while bullets transformed into a barrage tearing into the detonation, unleashing relentless punishment.
"Kuro Mr.!"
Klah's eyes widened, anxiously watching the smoke from the blast.
"He's fine."
Lida casually sat on the boulder Kuro had occupied earlier, munching a fruit from his backpack. "This level of blast won't touch Kuro."
Capone Bege grinned at Law, "Well done, Trafalgar Law."
"Not yet."
Law swallowed hard, fear creeping across his face, fixated on the smoke. "It's not over."
Jewelry Bonney gritted her teeth, equally stunned. "This intensity...are you kidding me?"
From the dissipating smoke emerged a silhouette—standing firm.
(End of Chapter)
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