Kuro’s pupils shrank, and he swiftly dodged backward. Despite this, his chest still sustained a vicious wound from Rokujin’s blade aura, and blood kept flowing from the cut. Watching Kuro across from him, Rokujin shook his head slightly, dissatisfied, “The speed of the strike was still too slow. A bit faster, and I could have killed him with one strike!”
“Heh!” Kuro let out a low growl and pushed up his glasses with his palm. In an instant, his eyes filled with murderous intent. “Young man, though you wield Haki, you are still too arrogant to think you alone can kill me!”
“Why not try and see?” Rokujin said with a light smile, gripping his spirit blade. Reikaze was ready for battle. The opponent’s speed was breakneck, so he had to be fully alert. He thought, ‘If only I had learned Observation Haki as well, would I still fear this tricky cat?’
“Spoon!” Suddenly, Kuro crossed his arms and crouched. His body moved left twice, then right twice as if he were drunk. As he swung his ten-bladed cat claws, a gust of wind kicked up dust, spreading out in all directions. His figure disappeared from the spot again, making it very difficult to track his movements.
[Ding, skill detected ‘Spoon,’ do you want to learn?]
Hearing the system’s voice, Rokujin furrowed his brows, clenched his fists, and decided not to hold back any longer. “Armament Haki!” Haki covered all the vital parts of his body like a suit of armor. Kuro’s most robust technique was Spoon, an indiscriminate attack similar to ‘Silent Steps.’ Using high-speed movement and the cat claws on his hands, he could kill many enemies so quickly that even the attacker himself wouldn’t know what he’d hit. It was even trickier than Silent Steps.
In an instant, a loud bang came from behind. “Boom!” The cat claws shattered a crate behind Rokujin; wood splinters scattered everywhere! Suddenly, a gust of wind struck from the front, and the sharp ten-bladed cat claws landed on Rokujin’s chest. “Ding!” A powerful impact sent him flying backward until he hit the back of the ship, barely stopping!
His chest clothing was torn to shreds, but luckily, he wasn’t injured thanks to his Armament Haki defense. Soon, signs of Kuro’s attacks appeared again in the area ahead. Even Kuro was still determining where he would strike next; this skill was tricky, and there might be nowhere to run now. The exit is where Kuro would attack next!
After contemplating, Rokujin got up and slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, “Huuh…” Adjusting his breathing, he focused intently. His eyes stared fixedly at the area Kuro had attacked, looking for an opportunity.
Suddenly, a dark shadow appeared before Rokujin, undoubtedly Kuro moving. “Quadrant Slash!” He then lightly raised his right hand! The movement seemed slow but swift, creating only after images. In front of him, it seemed as if four right arms appeared! Each arm slashed in different directions, unleashing four blades of aura, all striking forward. The vertical and horizontal slashes formed a ‘口’ character shape, slashing forward.
Just then, the shadow of Kuro found in this area had nowhere to escape! The sharp blade aura swept through everything, cutting all obstacles ahead, then burst out of the cabin. “Boom!” A loud noise! The entire ship now had a large square hole.
As for Kuro, when the blade aura passed him, it sliced his right half off. Both halves of his body lay on the ground, blood continuously flowing, pooling at Rokujin’s feet. Once he confirmed Kuro’s death, Rokujin finally took a deep breath, “Good that he’s dead. I didn’t have the energy to fight anymore!” His Armament Haki was only at level D; he couldn’t maintain it much longer, nor could he cover his weapon with it!
At that moment, a white figure flashed into the cabin and asked, “What happened here?”
“Huh?” The sudden voice startled Rokujin. Turning around, he saw it was the Lieutenant Commander he had seen earlier, and he relaxed, “Lieutenant Commander, I found a pirate, and I just killed him!”
“Kuro! The captain of the Black Cat Pirates! You managed to kill him!” The Navy Lieutenant Commander exclaimed in surprise.
“Just luck, mere luck,” Rokujin said modestly. However, the Lieutenant Commander stared at Rokujin’s face momentarily, then suddenly realized something and said with a smile, “So it’s you! No wonder you could kill Kuro;
[Ding, simplifying ‘Rokushiki: Soru’!]
[Ding, simplifying skill ‘Rokushiki: Soru’… Simplification successful… ‘Rokushiki: Soru’ → Walking!]
“Great! Just walking can enhance my skills; who knows, anything I do in the future could level up my experience!” Rokujin said with a satisfied smile as he walked out carrying Kuro’s head. Meanwhile, the battle outside had also ended. The trainees at the camp saw Rokujin returning with a head in his hand, and all looked puzzled.
“Rokujin, why are you bringing back a head?” they asked.
“This isn’t just a head. This is money!” Rokujin exclaimed. Kuro’s face was mostly sliced off, making it difficult to recognize. However, Instructor Peter immediately recognized it and expressed surprise: “That’s Kuro, the captain of the Black Cat Pirates! You killed him!”
“Instructor, nice observation! Even though I’m just a trainee, I can still collect the bounty, right?” Rokujin tossed the head over. Generally, after Marines kill a pirate, they hand it over to their superiors. The superiors report it up the chain, and the bounty is collected.
“Sure, I’ll help you apply for it when we get back,” Peter replied, catching the head and putting it into a sack. By now, although the trainees were somewhat shocked, they were getting used to such surprises.
“It’s hard to believe how strong Rokujin has become, able to take down Kuro alone!” one said.
“They say his ‘Silent Steps’ technique is potent. Probably only ‘Observation Haki’ could detect it!”
“At least I’m no match for him; to be this strong in his first fight?”
“…”
“Cough, cough!” Peter coughed twice, raising his hand to give an order, “Alright, everyone, clean up and clear the battlefield. We’re heading back soon!”
“Yes, Instructor!” the trainees responded, preparing to leave.
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