One Piece: Starting with Breathing Techniques

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Dozens of kilometers off Mary Geoise, dozens of large sailing ships flying the flags of the Revolutionary Army sped across the vast sea, carried by the wind.

Dragon had already returned to the bow of the main ship at some point.

The dark green cloak he wore, which he had never changed, had several tears and rips, and several deep fist marks were faintly visible.

His expression remained calm as he glanced sideways at the large bear approaching from the side.

"How is everyone? Are they all doing alright?"

Big Bear nodded. "Ivankov is still treating the wounded. The casualty figures have been tallied and are within expectations."

He looked around at the sailboats. "All the rescued slaves have been settled. Special ships will take them back to their hometowns. Some of them also want to join our revolutionary army."

Long stroked his chin. "As long as they are comrades who sincerely support the revolutionary army, regardless of their background, we will accept them all."

"The specific assessment will be handled by Ginny... She seems to be quite badly injured, doesn't she?"

Da Xiong pursed his lips, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes. "Yes... the Eastern Army she led was locked in a stalemate with Lieutenant General He, and she suffered serious injuries. She is still unconscious."

"However, Ivankov has already received treatment, and she should wake up soon!"

"However... Mr. Long."

"Among the rescued people were three Boa sisters from Amazon Lily. One of them, a girl named Hancock, said she wanted to meet Kiro in person."

Upon hearing this, Long frowned.

"Where's Kiro? Hasn't he returned yet?"

Big Bear shrugged. "He was covering the rear, he should be here soon..."

Before the words were finished, a whooshing sound came from behind.

A familiar figure descended from the sky and appeared in front of the two in an instant.

"Oh, you guys were looking for me? What a coincidence!"

Kilo's face was somewhat pale, and his right hand hung limply at his side, but his expression was natural and relaxed.

This is the result of using the dual-color entangling technique twice in a row. It will probably take a few days to recover, but it's not a serious injury for Kiro, who has mastered the Life Return technique.

He raised an eyebrow and glanced at the two of them; his keen Observation Haki allowed him to catch what Big Bear had just said.

"You mean Hancock wants to see me?"

After a moment's thought, Kiro gave an answer that surprised both of them.

"There's no need. Let's send her back to Amazon Lily."

"If she still insists, tell her I won't expose her slave mark."

Upon encountering the CP0 commander and Grindelwald, he sent the three Hancock sisters to join the main Revolutionary Army, while he remained behind to engage in a fierce battle with the two formidable enemies.

Kiro didn't have any ulterior motives towards Hancock; he simply wanted to help this beautiful woman who had experienced a tragic childhood in whatever way he could.

Now that he had achieved his goal, he didn't want to cause any more trouble, since he could roughly guess why the other party had contacted him.

It's simply an expression of gratitude, etc.

Exhausted both physically and mentally, all Kiro wanted was to go back and rest.

After waving his hand, Kiro dismissed the few revolutionary soldiers around him, looked at Dragon and Big Bear, and his expression became serious.

"Do you know why I suddenly ordered a retreat?"

Seeing that Ryu and Kuma shook their heads, Kiro sighed, "Just now, after I used Conqueror's Haki to entwine, I clearly sensed an extremely terrifying being watching me."

"That gaze most likely came from the Void Throne at the very center of Pangu City!"

Without a doubt, the only person who could send chills down the spine of Kiro, who now possesses such power, is the master of the Void Throne, the true master of the World Government.

Im!

Long frowned, equally startled. "You mean that person...?!"

Kiro nodded. "Yes, our actions have likely alerted her. If we delay any longer, the situation may spiral out of our control."

"After this incident, the Revolutionary Army has likely come to the attention of the highest levels of the World Government, and we must be more cautious in our future actions."

Kiro had seen Im make a move while reading comics; it was a power that he couldn't currently contend with.

Even the once-powerful Rox suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of his opponent, let alone the still-developing Kiro.

After discussing some of the Revolutionary Army's plans with Dragon and Kuma, Kiro waved his hand and turned to walk into the main ship's cabin.

After such a fierce battle, although he was not seriously injured, his mental exhaustion made him want to collapse and sleep as soon as possible.

Along the way, every revolutionary soldier who saw Kilo looked at him with respect and stopped what they were doing to show their reverence.

Just now, Kilo's performance won over every revolutionary soldier.

He descended from the sky like a god, and single-handedly held off two naval admirals, not losing ground at all, thus buying the main force ample time to retreat.

In the entire revolutionary army, apart from the leader Long, probably no one else has achieved this level of accomplishment.

In an instant, everyone paid the highest respect to the Chief of the General Staff and stared at him with the utmost respect.

As he turned a corner in the corridor, a petite figure suddenly appeared and pounced on Kilo.

"Kilo!!!"

Kiro caught Robin as she lunged at him and placed her steadily on the ground, a bright smile spreading across his face.

"Robin!"

"How did you do this time?"

Robin grinned and snapped his fingers proudly.

"That must be amazing!"

"I helped Sister Ginny take care of a lot of enemies, and I even unlocked the handcuffs of most of the slaves in the slave warehouse!"

"They all say I'm the best deputy army commander!"

Looking at Robin's smiling face, Kiro chuckled and gently stroked her head with his left hand.

Robin smiled brightly and leaned her head against Kiro's hand, when she suddenly noticed Kiro's right arm hanging limply at his sides.

"Kilo! You're injured!?"

She gasped and quickly ran to the nearby infirmary to retrieve several tubes of ointment, which she then handed to Kiro.

"This is an ointment that Ginny developed; it can treat most injuries!"

"You should try it!"

Kiro was taken aback, then took the medicine from Robin's hand, both amused and exasperated.

After chatting for a while about their recent situations, Kiro bid farewell to the reluctant Robin.

He strode into his bedroom, closed the door, took off his shoes, and collapsed onto the bed.

Before long, soft snoring could be heard coming from the room.

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"What?!?"

"Are you sure this information is true?!"

Morgans stared blankly at the intelligence report in his hand, completely unaware that the cigar he was holding had fallen to the ground and burned a hole in the expensive carpet.

"The Revolutionary Army attacked Mary Geoise, all the slaves were freed, Kiro fought two generals alone, and six Celestial Dragons died?!"

Morgans' worldview was severely impacted.

Each of these four incidents, taken individually, could have stayed on the front page of their newspapers for days...

But now, all these explosive news stories are happening at the same time in one event!!!

"...The world is about to change!"

After verifying the authenticity of the intelligence multiple times, Morgans took a deep breath and sternly ordered his subordinates in the news agency:

"Print it again!!!"

"Print at five times the previous size... no, ten times the previous size!"

"I want our newspaper to spread all over the world!!!"

He couldn't even imagine the waves this groundbreaking news would create around the world once it got out!

The Holy Land of Mary Geoise was stormed by the Revolutionary Army and set a raging fire?!

The Celestial Dragons, the world's nobles, are usually symbols of sacredness and inviolability. How could six of them suddenly die?!

After taking a deep breath to calm himself down, Morgans looked at the intelligence in his hand and suddenly laughed.

"The World Government... wants to control me?"

"I will show you—real news cannot be manipulated!"