Sailing: I was falsely accused of watching Nami bathe, but I'm blind.

His "mind's eye" was firmly locked onto Rag, sensing his every subtle movement and every fluctuation of his emotions.

"So, you're the idiot who accepted my bounty?" Rag tried to remain calm, attempting to probe and intimidate with his words. "Kid, I admit you're a bit strange."

"But you, a blind man, think you can take down 'Bonebreaker' Rag? That's a pipe dream! My spiked club has shattered the bones of naval officers before!"

Kai remained silent.

He knew that any words would be superfluous when facing such a vicious criminal.

Only power can shut him up.

Seeing that Kai remained unmoved, Rag's patience finally ran out.

He let out a roar like a wild beast, swung the heavy spiked club with both hands, and charged towards Kai with a sudden burst of power!

"Die, you blind man!"

The enormous spiked club, accompanied by a whistling sound as it tore through the air, crashed down on Kai like a mountain falling from the sky! The force of this blow was enough to smash an adult Sea King into a pulp!

Faced with this earth-shattering attack, Kai did not choose to take it head-on.

His body slid to the side like a ghost, narrowly avoiding the head-on impact of the spiked club.

At the same time, the cane knife in his hand slashed upwards along the edge of the mace like a viper's tongue, aiming directly at Rag's wrist where he was holding the weapon!

Rag was clearly on guard against Kai's strange footwork. With a flick of his wrist, he swung his spiked club downwards, forcing Kai to retreat.

Lag's attack only intensified when his first strike missed! Relying on his immense strength, he wielded his spiked club with ferocious power, smashing, sweeping, and swinging with tremendous force, sending shards of stone flying and dust billowing everywhere.

Kai, like a leaf falling in a stormy sea, moved erratically, always managing to evade fatal attacks with minimal effort at the most dangerous moments.

With his Observation Haki fully activated, every move and intention of Laggle, every change in the trajectory of the spiked club, was clearly displayed in his "Mind Network".

He didn't rush to retaliate, but instead carefully sensed Rag's attack rhythm, power characteristics, and... weaknesses while constantly dodging!

After a battle that wasn't easy but was largely under Kai's control, Kai gradually figured out Rag's true strength.

This guy is indeed incredibly strong, and his weapons are extremely destructive, but his attack methods are relatively simple, and his speed and agility are obvious weaknesses. Moreover, he has a volatile temper and is easily provoked.

Kai began to consciously use the terrain and his movements to maneuver around Rag, exhausting his stamina, and constantly provoking him with quick and tricky counterattacks (though not fatal, they were enough to cause him pain and distract him).

Sure enough, Rag quickly became more and more irritable, his attacks became more and more frantic, and his tactics began to become chaotic.

Now! Kai's long-awaited opportunity has finally arrived!

After a furious, overly forceful sweep by Ragnarok, he briefly revealed a weakness due to a loss of balance!

A glint flashed in Kai's eyes (and mind)! He stopped dodging and instead took a step forward, his body exploding like a taut bowstring! The "Tranquility" staff sword in his hand was infused with his condensed will and perception, and even carried a faint, still-unskilled, hardness of Armament Haki!

The sword flashed!

This time, it was no longer a tentative counterattack, but a fatal blow delivered with all-out effort!

Kai's figure swept past Rag like a ghost, his cane-sword drawing a precise and ruthless arc!

puff!

Rag didn't even see Kai's movements clearly; he only felt a piercing pain in his knees! He looked down and saw that the tendons in his kneecaps had been cleanly severed!

"Ah—!" Rag let out a scream more shrill than ever before. His tall body could no longer support him, and he collapsed to his knees with a thud. The spiked club in his hand slipped from his grasp and rolled to the side.

Kai did not stop.

He gripped the knife in his other hand, and the cold blade instantly pressed against Rag's throat.

Rag shuddered, feeling the cold touch on his neck and the undisguised killing intent, and finally broke down completely.

His fierce gaze was instantly replaced by boundless fear, and his voice trembled as he begged for mercy, "Don't...don't kill me! I was wrong! I surrender! I'll give you all my treasure! Spare my life!"

Kai did not act immediately.

He carefully sensed Rag's emotions and confirmed that he was genuinely begging for mercy out of fear, and not pretending.

At the same time, he quickly recalled the crimes Rag had committed as listed in the bounty—long-term plundering, cruel methods, breaking the bones of rebels… This guy was indeed heinous and deserved to die.

But... should I kill him?

Kai's mind flashed back to Fujitora's teachings on "benevolence and righteousness," and the saying, "The use of power depends on the swordsman."

His current power is for revenge and for survival, but it should also... contain some bottom line.

Finally, the murderous intent in Kai's eyes (and heart) slowly faded.

He was not a bloodthirsty person.

Capturing alive might be more valuable than killing outright (it can earn you the full bounty and also avoid getting involved in too much killing).

He struck Rag hard on the back of the neck with the back of his knife, knocking him unconscious.

Then, he found some thick ropes left in the warehouse and tied Lag and the other pirate henchmen who were still breathing (most of them were just knocked unconscious or seriously injured, but not dead) tightly to make sure they could not break free.

After doing all this, Kai began collecting items that could prove Rag's identity.

He found the iconic giant spiked club that had fallen to the ground, and also found some ornaments bearing the logo of his pirate crew on Lugg's body.

These should be enough to exchange for the bounty.

This was the first time I successfully and independently completed a bounty mission.

Kai stood in the messy warehouse, listening to (and sensing) the unconscious or groaning pirates, but he did not feel the excitement and joy he had imagined.

There was only one feeling... the calm after the work was completed, and a sense of relief after one's abilities were proven.

He knew this was just the first step in his bounty hunter career.

The road ahead is still long.

Kai did not linger in the abandoned warehouse for long.

He dragged the bound "Bonebreaker" Rag and the other prisoners to a relatively conspicuous spot outside the warehouse (to make it easier for the navy or guild personnel to come and take them in), and then left the abandoned mine with Rag's spiked club and identification token, returning to the town on Anvil Island.

His first task is to collect the bounty.

According to the information he had previously learned, the naval branch on Anvil Island was also responsible for some of the bounty verification and distribution work, and was usually more "official" than the mixed bounty hunter guild, although the procedures might be a bit more complicated.

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Kai arrived at the naval branch located in the center of town.

Unlike the situation I encountered in Yaoquan Town last time, the naval branch here is larger and more heavily guarded.

The naval soldiers on guard at the gate became alert when they saw Kai, this somewhat strange-looking "blind man," approaching, and immediately reached out to stop him.

"Halt! What are you doing?" The soldier's tone carried a professional vigilance mixed with a hint of barely perceptible disdain.

"I'm here to collect the bounty."

"Kay answered calmly, while taking out the bounty poster for "Bonebreaker" Rag and the huge, highly recognizable spiked club (he carried the spiked club on his shoulder, which looked somewhat comical, but also very impactful).

Upon seeing the bounty poster and the iconic weapon, the soldier at the gate paused for a moment, then his face showed an expression of disbelief.

"You...you caught 'Bonebreaker' Rag?" He looked Kai up and down, his eyes full of suspicion.

"yes.

He and his men are now outside a warehouse in the abandoned mining area in the east.

"Kay's words were concise and to the point."

The soldier relayed the message with some skepticism.

Soon, a sergeant who looked like he was in charge of bounty matters came out.

He also looked at Kai with a gaze that was a mixture of surprise, doubt, and scrutiny.

"You say you caught Rag? Just by yourself?" The sergeant's tone was full of distrust. "Who are you? A bounty hunter? Do you have any proof?"

Kai didn't have official credentials from the Bounty Hunters Guild; he simply gave his previously registered guild code name: "Tranquility."

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"Jingxin?" Cao Chang frowned, clearly having never heard of this name before.

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"A newcomer? Or...blind?" His gaze lingered on Kai's empty eyes for a moment, his suspicion deepening. "Although Rag's bounty isn't high, he's not so easy to deal with."

Are you sure you caught him? Or did you just take advantage of someone else?

Faced with this interrogation, which was full of doubt and even insults, Kai remained completely unmoved.

He knew that as a "newcomer," especially a newcomer who seemed to have "flaws," it was inevitable that he would be questioned.

He calmly took out Laugh's identity tokens (those ornaments bearing the pirate crew's insignia) as well.

"Believe it or not, you can send someone to the mining area to see for yourself."

"Kay's tone remained calm, but the confidence it contained made the sergeant pause slightly."

In the end, Sergeant No. 1 decided to send someone to verify.

After all, if Rag were really captured, it would be a significant achievement for their naval branch.

While waiting for the Navy to send someone to the mining area to verify the situation, Kai was arranged to wait in a simple reception room.

The surrounding naval soldiers occasionally cast curious and suspicious glances at him, whispering among themselves about this "blind man who captured the Bonebreaker Rag".

Kai ignored it all, simply sitting there quietly, adjusting his breathing, sensing his surroundings, as if none of it concerned him.