Every time their blades clashed, spiritual wind sustained another impact, creating more cracks. It wouldn’t be long before it completely shattered. “Damn!” Rokujin couldn’t help but curse, quickly sheathing spiritual wind and instead using his hand to block Arlong’s attacks.
“Hahaha, seeking death!” Seeing this, Arlong grinned triumphantly. He couldn’t believe someone would sacrifice their arm for a sword. But he didn’t hold back, biting towards Rokujin’s arm with the teeth in his hand.
“Clang!” A crisp sound echoed. “It’s bad! The navy’s hand is gone!” “The captain is mighty, worthy of being the captain!” “…” Just when everyone thought Rokujin’s right hand would indeed be severed, the teeth in Arlong’s hand shattered, scattering on the ground. Meanwhile, Rokujin’s right hand was already covered with Armament Haki, he lightly said, “Did you really think you could hurt me?” Not using Haki was just to conserve it!
“You…” Arlong paused slightly, stepping back to increase the distance. But Rokujin wouldn’t let him escape easily. With his left hand extended, completely covered in Armament Haki, he grabbed Arlong’s shark-like mouth, clamping it shut.
“Let go! Let go!” Arlong struggled fiercely, kicking and biting at Rokujin’s body, but to no avail. Meanwhile, Rokujin’s other hand slowly raised his sword. “Armament Haki, cover!” The Haki on his right hand began to spread to the spiritual wind, enveloping it completely, turning it into a black blade. Ever since his Armament Haki reached the C level, he had been able to arm weapons! Spiritual wind, now entirely black and shimmering with a metallic luster, seemed to regain its former glory.
“Die!” Rokujin didn’t hesitate and chopped towards Arlong’s head. The black blade cut cleanly through Arlong’s tough mouth as easily as slicing through a watermelon. “Splurt!” Blood spurted out instantly. Arlong’s blood splattered on Rokujin’s face, adding to his reddened eyes, making him look like a death god.
“The captain!” “The captain’s dead, avenge the captain!” “Kill, avenge the captain!” “…” The fish-man pirates were furiously enraged, taking up arms and charging at Rokujin. Being fish-men, they were extremely united! But humans weren’t necessarily so!
“Scram!” Rokujin’s gaze intensified, his Haki swirling around him. “Conqueror’s Haki!” An invisible force of Haki radiated from him, stunning all the charging pirates to the ground. However, he also collapsed, exhausted from the effort, gasping for air. “Huff, huff…” He had used too much Haki and energy! He hadn’t expected Arlong to be so tough to kill; if it weren’t for being at sea, he might not have been able to finish him off!
Shortly after. Bellemere, leading Nami and the other woman, came over, concerned. “Are you okay?” “I won’t die, navy reinforcements should be here soon, don’t worry,” Rokujin reassured them. “Mm, thank you!” Hearing this, Bellemere quickly thanked him, her eyes filled with shock. As a former navy soldier, she knew the strength of the man before her; he had to be no ordinary person to have Armament Haki and Navy Six Styles and single-handedly killed Arlong! His strength was extraordinary!
Then, Bellemere invited Rokujin to rest inside the house. She sat silently by his side, saying and asking nothing. Suddenly, Nami got up from the chair and cautiously approached Rokujin, her big eyes fixed on him as she asked, “Big brother, what’s your name?” “Rokujin!” “Are you leaving soon?” Nami asked. “Yes, but I believe we’ll meet again. And that silly brother of mine might need your care!”
“Hmm?” Hearing this, Nami looked confused, not understanding what he meant. Rokujin smiled, “You’ll find out later!” After resting, he left to check the shore. Before leaving, Bellemere gave him lots of oranges…
Ten minutes later. When Rokujin reached the shore, he saw many navy soldiers had apprehended the Arlong Pirates. Looking out, he spotted a ship with a large “Crane” character on it. “It must be Vice Admiral Crane!” At the same time, a system notification sounded. 【Ding, congratulations host on completing the mission, system reward: Energy point +3, great broadsword +1, sword technique +1, a level up for any one skill!】 The system’s inventory now included a new great broadsword and a book of sword
“Mm,” Rokujin nodded. After receiving his affirmation, Vice Admiral Tsuru still couldn’t help but be surprised, “Just how much strength have you been hiding, to be able to kill Arlong?”
“Granny Tsuru, I didn’t hide any strength. It was all done with real power,” Rokujin seriously said. However, Tsuru no longer wanted to pursue the matter further, “Alright, as long as you’re safe, that’s good enough for me to explain to Garp. It’s getting late, we should head back to the Marine Headquarters now!”
“Okay!” Rokujin followed Vice Admiral Tsuru back to the ship. After washing up, he found himself without new clothes to wear. Suddenly, Tsuru’s voice came from outside the door, “Rokujin, are you there?”
“Here, Granny Tsuru!” Rokujin, having no choice, put on old pants and went to open the door. Just as he opened it, Tsuru suddenly threw a cloak at him, “Kid, put this on!”
“Huh?” Rokujin picked it up and saw that it was a cloak with the word ‘Justice’ written on it, likely a Warrant Officer’s cloak, and asked, “Granny Tsuru, why are you giving this to me? I’m not qualified to wear this, am I?”
“You’ve already killed several pirates, plus two from the Arlong Pirates, your achievements are enough to be promoted to Warrant Officer. Consider the clothes a bit early for you!” Saying this, Tsuru turned and walked away.
“Thank you, Granny Tsuru!” Rokujin quickly expressed his gratitude. At least he had new clothes; the old ones were already ragged.
…Meanwhile, at a distant hilltop.
“…” Bellemere, holding Nami and Nojiko, watched the navy ship gradually move away. Her expression was extremely complicated, and she remained silent. Suddenly, Nami touched Bellemere’s hand and asked, “Mom, is that brother powerful?”
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