Conqueror of All 13 Bounties

A moment passed before the ship started splitting into two from the middle. Razen and the whole crew widened their eyes at the sight before staring at Izan in fright. They had no way to escape such a monster which they provoked.

"Kill him!" Razen roared with bloodshot eyes as he drew his scimitar and rushed against Izan. Razen slashed his scimitar from left to right when he neared Izan.

Izan handled his scythe in a relaxed manner and spun it around to perfectly block the scimitar with the edge of his scythe.

A screeching metal sound could be heard before the tip of the scimitar got cut through.

Without even having time to think about anything, Izan moved one step backwards.

Bullets travelled in the air where Izan was standing previously and not even moments longer, the other pirate crew members used their own weapons to clash with Izan upfront or ambush him.

Izan smiled, he was like the wind in the fight, he spun his scythe around while moving from one place to another like he was dancing in-between them. Every time a sword or an axe would hit him, the scythe would block it before cutting the weapon into two.

The bullets were no big deal for Izan either as he could clearly see the gunman of the crew was lousy at using a rifle. With just a short glance, Izan was able to see where the rifle was aiming at and he would step away without any problem.

Izan narrowed his eyes as he continued deflecting the weapons while swiping his scythe towards the captain, not wanting any of them getting any kind of rest.

At the sight of this, Razen thought that Izan was having a hard time handling all of them together. "Continue keeping him busy, we are overpowering him with numbers!" Razen was after all a captain of a pirate crew and his crew feared him.

Even if they were afraid of their captain, the enemy they were facing were a lot stronger. And, if they couldn't kill him, they would be the ones to die…

While the pirates were getting confident in dealing with Izan, they saw him smiling as to mock them for their pity attempts.

"Let's finish this…" After Izan finished his words, he spun around while holding his scythe, letting it rip through seven pirates through their waist.

Razen the captain was barely able to jump backwards, after seeing seven of his crew got sliced into two he couldn't help but feel sweat running down his back.

"Monster!" That was the only thing the pirates had in their minds after seeing their crew members split into two, their blood colouring the ship red.

It wasn't over as the moment their words fell, another figure jumped on their ship.

With a swift slash, three heads were flying in the air as their bodies fell lifelessly down on the cold deck.

Jiutian gazed coldly at the pirates with a disgusted expression. "Don't dare calling Izan a monster…!" Jiutian's tone was low, but every one of them heard it clearly.

One step after another, Jiutian walked towards the red cloaked captain. "You dared to attack his ship. It seems like you don't want to live any longer…!" Jiutian spoke coldly as she narrowed her eyes.

Before Razen was able to say anything, he could see a scythe in the corner of his eyes aiming for his head. The next thing Razen saw was the world spinning for a moment, the sky was below him and his body above him. Before Razen was able to understand what was happening, the world turned dark and he didn't even know that he had died.

"No playing then." Izan grinned as he started running towards the pirates while spinning his scythe as a toy, a very very sharp toy. It didn't even take Izan and Jiutian a minute before tens of bodies were on the ground with blood dyeing the ship red.

With another swipe from Izan, the ship started sinking. With agile movements, Jiutian and Izan both jumped to their ship.

When they landed, Izan frowned slightly before turning towards Jiutian. "By the way, what is our ship called?" It was out of Izan's mind to think about the ship's name for the past few days.

Jiutian had an amused expression on her face when she heard Izan ask about the ship's name. Jiutian giggled before shaking her head as she replied. "It's your ship, name it as you wish."

While Izan was thinking about a good name, Nojiko walked towards them and said. "What about 'Defying'? It confronts and defies all in its path with us on top of it." Nojiko had a good sense of naming, because when Izan and Jiutian heard her suggestion, they couldn't help but smile brightly.

"That's it!" Both of them replied while glancing at each other. Izan and Jiutian kept their eyes locked for a moment before laughing.

"Defying, treat us well in our journeys." Izan continued laughing heartily as he spoke out loud.

"Well, 'Captain', where are we heading towards now?" Jiutian mocked Izan as she asked with one eyebrow raised.

Izan's face turned solemn for a brief moment as he replied. "Alabasta Kingdom. There are quite a few things we need to deal with there. There's one of the Royal Seven Warriors there who's going to cause some ruckus. And there is also something personal I need to see for myself there…" Izan's eyes drooped as he said the last part.

Jiutian nodded in reply and turned towards the control room without wasting any time. As Jiutian walked, she glanced at Nojiko and gestured Nojiko to act with her eyes.

When Nojiko saw Jiutian's gestures, couldn't help but freeze for a moment before she slowly walked towards Izan nervously. With each step closer, Nojiko's heart started beating faster.

Izan tilted his head slightly at the sight of Nojiko walking towards him, but Izan didn't act and stood there watching her actions.

It took Nojiko a lot of effort in nearing Izan, but when she did, she reached out her hand and grabbed Izan's left hand. "Are you hungry? If you are, I can cook you something." Nojiko said in a quiet voice as she kept her head down.

Izan smiled at the sight and nodded as he replied. "It will be honour in eating something you make." Izan's tone was joyful as he held Nojiko a little bit firmer.

Three days passed by swiftly without any hinderance, Nojiko, Jiutian and Izan finished exercising and were laying on their sunchairs while sipping cold water as a refreshment.

"Coo coo." High up in the sky was a seagull wearing a hat, carrying a bag over its shoulder and a small bag that hangs around its neck.

"A News Coo, great…" Izan gestured the Seagull to land near him. When the Seagull did so, Izan put 1000 Berry in the small bag around its while taking one newspaper from his shoulder. "Thanks." As Izan thanked the Seagull, he patted its head and handed it a few seeds which laid on top of the table where a couple of snacks and refreshments were laying.

The Seagull cried out in happiness as it ate a few seeds before spanning its wings and flied away. The Seagull would have a smile on its face every time it remembered Izan and hoped that it would meet Izan in the future.

"Hey Jiutian and Nojiko, let's see if we are in the newspaper." Izan laughed as he saw Nojiko and Jiutian walking towards him while checking out the newspaper in his hands.

Izan opened the newspaper and went through each page, nothing was noteworthy, but Izan read through everything carefully. He knew that being knowledgeable was worth a lot and could save his life and the lives of his 'companions'.

As Izan was reading through the newspaper closely, Jiutian and Nojiko did the same.

It didn't take them long before they saw the marines issuing new bounties for pirates. A grin slowly appeared on Izan's face as he read through the bounties.

The one part which Izan was grinning at read out like this; "The Heavenly Pirates harboured their ship near Loguetown and caused major ruckus and injuring a Navy Captain. This causes for a bounty on the Captain of the Heavenly Pirates and its members."

Nojiko was staring at the first picture with wide open eyes. The picture was of her wielding her golden pole.

"Golden Pole Nojiko."

"Bounty – 5,000,000 Berry."

"Dead or Alive."

"During the incident of Loguetown, Golden Pole Nojiko injured the marines which were trying to uphold justice and protect the island. With the strength to overpower strong marines and going against the Navy, it is recommended to be careful if you see her!"

The next picture was of Jiutian holding her long katana with a frosty expression while narrowing her eyes.

"This is a great picture!" Jiutian laughed at the sight of her bounty picture.

"Silent Sword Jiutian."

"Bounty – 25,000,000 Berry."

"Dead or Alive."

"It is presumed that Silent Sword Jiutian is the right-hand of the Heavenly Pirates. In the incident of Loguetown, Silent Sword Jiutian injured and killed several marines while also defeating a Master Chief Petty Officer without getting injured. This concludes that Silent Sword Jiutian is highly dangerous and it is not recommended to fight against her."

A grin appeared on Izan's face as he read through Jiutian's and Nojiko's bounties. After checking out the next page, Izan couldn't help but be awe-struck at the sight of his own bounty.

Izan's bounty picture was of himself. A handsome man in his twenties with blood red hair covering his right eye while holding a large scythe in his right hand.

"Heavenly Izan."

"Bounty – 100,000,000 Berry."

"Dead or Alive."

"The Captain of the Heavenly Pirates is very strong and ruthless. It is presumed to be Izan's idea to attack Loguetown. Within the incident, Izan was able to injure a Navy Captain without any hitch. It is also assumed that Izan's scythe is made out of sestone, therefore it is highly recommended to flee at any sight of the pirate Heavenly Izan."

Chapter end