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Chapter 1374: Extra Chapter · Absolutely Won't Let You Pass!
Chapter 1374 Extra Chapter · Absolutely Won't Let You Pass!
One Piece.
How long had it been since Lyle last heard that name?
Ever since the legendary World Savior and New World Government Head—the revered officer who ended the Pirate Era—this term had vanished from existence.
No, not entirely vanished. There were still those reckless low-tier pirates who dared to utter it, but Lyle had never taken them seriously.
Yet now, for some reason, when this bald-headed man asked the question, Lyle found himself inexplicably frozen.
It wasn’t because the gleam of his bald head reflected light like a halo. It was the expression on his face as he spoke—the kind of look that sent a jolt through the soul.
After standing guard here for so long, facing countless pirates, this was the first time Lyle felt genuine awe.
Pirate!
Not the petty kind who only sought plunder, but a true pirate—one with a clear Goal, willing to turn the world upside down to achieve it!
A man like this…
He doesn’t exist in Lyle’s memory of wanted pirates. There’s no record of this bald head in his database. In other words, he’s not a pirate.
His gaze shifted, quickly spotting three figures nearby who were also staring at the bald man. Their eyes were unmistakably familiar, radiating an unusual aura.
Whoosh!
In an instant, Victoria and her companions felt a blur. The gentlemanly Navy commander had appeared before them, unleashing a gust that lifted Victoria’s hood.
“It’s you.”
Lyle spoke calmly. “Doll Master Victoria, a two-million-beri bounty pirate. Such a high bounty on your first one—dangerous indeed. So…”
He extended his hand, reaching straight for the girl.
“Capture her first.”
Clang!
Hiss!
The sound of blades unsheathed, the whistle of a slash through air, and the metallic click of a gun cocking all erupted in unison.
Lyle’s brows furrowed. His outstretched hand froze mid-air. A faint glimmer of light—a razor-thin thread—had appeared just inches ahead of his fingers, glowing sharply in the air.
Simultaneously, two blades of light materialized at his neck. Lyle twisted his body sideways.
Bang!
As he dodged, his head jerked sideways. A thunderous boom echoed, and a bullet whizzed past his cheek, launching a spray of blood from his otherwise pristine face.
The polite mask on his face shattered.
Lyle’s eyes dropped to his neck, where two blades now rested. The blade tips needed only to advance a hair’s breadth to pierce his skin. Victoria’s five fingers spread wide, while the boy had already drawn his gun, its barrel still smoking.
“Don’t underestimate us!” Victoria shouted.
Clang!
Lyle swatted away the blade at his neck, then kicked out, unleashing a wisp of pale-blue slash that pressed down on the trio.
“Calm Step!”
Hiss!
As the slash struck, two blades of light slashed vertically, dispersing the Calm Step’s attack.
Sya stood in a wide, slashing stance, her dual blades descending. A whirlwind erupted around her as she spun, her swords rising in a spiraling arc, striking Lyle with tremendous force.
Clang!
The sharp edge met Lyle’s bent leg, deflecting the blow. But as the impact reverberated, Lyle’s expression shifted. His stance faltered, forcing him to retreat a step.
This female swordsman’s strength…
Bang!
Another gunshot rang out abruptly. Lyle reacted too late, his head snapping back as his body began to topple.
Mimir’s gun barrel smoked again, a smirk playing on his lips.
“Hey!” Victoria gasped.
“If we’re already fighting, we can’t hold back. Otherwise, we won’t escape!” Mimir said seriously.
Victoria pressed her lips together. “Taking down a Navy Commander… this chaos…”
Before she could finish, Lyle twisted mid-air as he fell, landing steadily.
His white top hat clattered to the ground.
He rose, his face darkening, a fresh scar across his forehead from the bullet.
“How?!”
Mimir muttered, eyes wide. “Was that Haki?”
Haki—something they’d all learned about through years of education, though none had seen it firsthand due to their lack of strength.
Yet to block bullets and blades with sheer physicality alone… there was no explanation other than Haki.
“Mere pirates.”
Lyle spat the words through gritted teeth, his face a mask of gloom.
He couldn’t fathom how he’d been reduced to such a disheveled state.
Since being stationed in Loguetown, when had he last faced such humiliation?!
“You lot…”
His body began to swell, white fur sprouting from exposed skin. In an instant, the trio tensed.
A Devil Fruit user!
Like Victoria, he wielded a Devil Fruit ability—but its nature was unknown.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Gunfire erupted from behind.
The Navy soldiers opened fire, unleashing a barrage of bullets aimed at the group. Some struck the dazed bald man.
“Ow! That hurts!”
Noah frantically shielded himself, yelping as bullets pinged off his gleaming bald head, sparks flying. The glare from his scalp made the Navy squint.
The remaining bullets aimed at Victoria’s group were met by Sya charging forward, her dual blades slashing downward, creating a howling wind.
“Matsukaze!”
Whoosh!
The bullets were thrown off course by the gale, clattering to the ground in a cacophony of clangs.
“Slash!”
After the wind, Sya’s blades swung sideways, cleaving toward Lyle.
Clang!
This time, her attack was blocked by a white tail.
The man before them had transformed completely.
His body had expanded, covered in white fur. His limbs had become beast claws, his upper face masked by a fox-like visage.
Behind him, nine tails fanned out like a peacock’s display, one of them intercepting the blade.
“Zoan!” Mimir’s pupils shrank. “Not just any Zoan!”
“Face judgment!”
The tail coiled, wrapping around Sya’s sword. Lyle extended his hand, his bestial eyes glowing a ghostly purple, draining the trio’s vitality and dimming their gazes.
“It hurts!”
Bang!
A sudden shout and a heavy blow to his waist sent Lyle reeling. He flew backward like an arrow, Noah sprinting after him, clutching his own body.
“What are you waiting for? Run!”
The trio’s eyes reignited with vigor. Mimir, startled, pulled something from his pocket and slammed it to the ground, releasing a massive cloud of white smoke that obscured everyone’s vision.
As the smoke cleared, the bald man and Victoria’s group had vanished.
“Pursue!”
“Forget it!”
The Navy shouted, ready to scatter, but a thunderous voice halted them.
Lyle staggered to his feet in the plaza, his voice rasping as he straightened.
His eyes were wide with horror.
How?
How had he failed to detect that bald man’s attack? And that strength—how could it be? He was a Zoan, not just any Zoan.
With such physical resilience, he hadn’t even blocked the attack. A push from behind by the bald man had sent him flying like a baby.
Could his strength be that immense?
And that bulletproof body—what was that?
It wasn’t Haki. At least, Lyle saw no residual Haki energy.
“They’re not your match. Don’t bother chasing,” Lyle growled, gritting his teeth.
“But Commander, she’s a two-million-beri pirate! If she blends into the crowd…”
“They won’t. And that woman isn’t the leader. The bald man is the captain!”
Though only the golden-haired woman had a bounty, the bald man was undeniably the captain.
Lyle gazed toward a distant direction—the newly built execution platform’s summit.
“To the execution platform. They’ll appear there.”
He remembered.
Lyle had been born at the end of the Pirate Era. He was six when the officer ended the Pirate Era, witnessing Luffy’s defeat via live broadcast.
That unforgettable scene.
The officer’s might was unquestionable. But what left an even deeper mark was Luffy himself—the fearless smile and resounding declaration before his death. That man was the true pirate.
The kind who’d disrupt the world for his Goal, a Great Pirate who lived only for himself.
After all these years, he’d felt the same aura from this bald man.
Even if he wasn’t one yet, given time, he’d become the kind of Great Pirate who’d reignited the Pirate Era thirty years ago.
“A Pirate Era reborn?”
Lyle clenched his teeth. “Absolutely not!”
As the officer’s direct subordinate, whether from the Navy’s stance or the officer’s own legacy, he’d never allow such pirates to pass through Loguetown.
For once they reached the Grand Line…
“Gather the Navy! Concentrate at the execution platform! Bring Seastone Rounds!”
They must not reach the Grand Line!
Lyle’s face was grim.
Born in the Grand Line, he’d been a fraud before Vice Admiral Sazil discovered him—a con artist, a swindler. In fact, he’d once been a wanted criminal.
Later captured by Vice Admiral Sazil, he’d been bewilderedly recruited into the Navy, earning his current status.
Twenty years had passed.
But as someone who’d risen from the Grand Line’s underbelly to Navy life, Lyle knew the world wasn’t as rosy as the propaganda claimed.
Yes, the new World Government and Navy still strived to protect the people. But the battle against the old feudal influences had never ceased.
The displaced feudal nobility had fled to the Grand Line, becoming new sources of chaos. Though they no longer controlled territories, their influence lingered, spreading freely across the Grand Line.
Especially after the officer’s retirement and the new leader’s ascension, the situation had grown more complex.
The world was a pot of boiling water, held down by pressure. Add a single drop of oil, and it would explode.
Whether that bald man was the oil, Lyle wasn’t sure. But he’d never risk even a sliver of possibility.
“I’ll never let you pass!”
Lyle tore off his gentlemanly facade, sprinting forward. After a distance, he dropped to all fours, his nine tails enveloping him. With a burst, a colossal white Nine-Tailed Fox raced toward the execution platform.
Animal Devil Fruit · Mythical Beasts · Nine-Tailed Fox form!
(End of Chapter)
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