One Piece: Starting with Breathing Techniques

West Sea, 72nd Naval Branch.

Brigadier General Kuka sat with his legs crossed, puffing on a cigarette in his office.

The interior was ornately decorated, exuding an air of luxury, with exquisite trophies displayed on a thousand-year-old sandalwood table.

He squinted his eyes contentedly as he twirled the pure gold bracelet in his hand.

In a world where the strong rarely emerge, a commodore is the highest rank a navy officer can attain, and Kuka is the highest-ranking officer in this naval branch.

As the head of the 72nd branch, he used this position to earn countless Berries.

Kuka opened the safe under the table, saw it filled to the brim with Pele, and closed it again with satisfaction.

"The smell of money is so tempting!"

Just seeing so many Pele made Kuka feel exhilarated.

Sudden.

boom!

The office door was pushed open forcefully, and a slightly disheveled figure staggered in.

His face was gloomy, and his back was soaked with sweat. It was none other than Qigo, who had narrowly escaped from Kiro's clutches.

Kuka frowned, calmly putting down the pure gold bracelet in his hand, and looked at the disheveled Qige. "Why did you suddenly come here? Wasn't the escort scheduled for the day after tomorrow, July 7th?"

What are you doing here?

Qige's face was pale, and she looked somewhat frightened. "Kuka! Someone...someone broke into my trading company and let the last batch of slaves escape."

Kuka casually picked up an expensive designer cigar, and asked with some doubt, "With your company's capabilities, you can't even handle an intruder?"

Recalling the scene, cold sweat beaded on Qi Ge's forehead. He shook his head. "Back then, there were a few pirates in the merchant guild who were cooperating with me. They were quite famous in the Western Sea, but they..."

"They didn't last five minutes against that intruder!"

The thought of the slaves he had bought at great expense being released, and the huge loss of cash he had suffered, made Qige's veins bulge and his eyes fill with rage.

"Kuka! I need you to take care of this guy!"

"Don't forget, you were half of the slaves he released!"

Seeing that his interests were being harmed, Kuka narrowed his eyes, put down his cigar, and became serious.

"What was the intruder's name?"

A moment later, Qige left, and Kuka looked at the intelligence about Kilo in his hand, lost in thought.

If what Qi Ge said is true, this suddenly appearing Kiro is probably not to be underestimated.

Even pirates with bounties of twenty or thirty million were no match for him.

Furthermore, Qige mentioned that he had accidentally left the information about the slave transportation in the Chamber of Commerce.

If Kilo sees the message and learns about the slave transport scheduled for the day after tomorrow, he might just break in and rescue these slaves!

It's important to know that if this batch of slaves can be transported smoothly the day after tomorrow, it could bring Kuka hundreds of millions in profits!

For Kuka, who is obsessed with money, he cannot tolerate any mistakes in any part of the process.

Since Kilo could potentially threaten his deal, he should be fully prepared!

Kuka pondered, looking down to think of a solution, when suddenly his eyes lit up.

Kuka took a gorgeous and exquisite Den Den Mushi from the cabinet behind him, hesitated for a moment, and then dialed the number.

"Brubru!"

A moment later, a lazy voice came from the other end.

Who is it?

"Saint Charlos! I am Kuka from the 72nd branch of the West Blue!" Kuka replied immediately, not daring to be negligent.

A few seconds later, a voice came from the other end, "Ah, I remember you. What's up?"

"Lord Charlos, I have a batch of slaves that I intend to transport to the Sabaody Archipelago, but now an invader named Kiro has appeared and may threaten these slaves!"

"The Mink and Fishman slaves you requested last time are all in this batch of slaves!"

The Den Den Mushi fell silent, then after a while, the voice rang out again.

"Ku... what's your name again?"

"Never mind, it's not important. I've already sent a vice admiral. Take care of that man quickly and send the slaves I want to Mary Geoise!"

With a snap, the Den Den Mushi hung up, and a smug smile appeared on Kuka's face.

Steady!

The slave trade was very risky, especially since Kuka was a naval commodore with a sensitive position.

The reason he dared to do this was ultimately because he had the backing of a Celestial Dragon who loved slaves.

Although it is unknown whether the general sent by Charles Saint was a lieutenant general from headquarters or a branch.

Anyway, it's enough to deal with a Kilo who hasn't even set foot on the Grand Line yet!

If Kiro dares to disturb his business, he will be met with a trap!

......

On Liuhua Island.

After finishing his dinner preparations, Kiro left Robin, who was engrossed in reading, at home and went out alone.

The streets were brightly lit and bustling with people.

As a renowned commercial hub in the entire West Sea, Liuhua Island's shops never close, even at night.

Bright electric lights illuminate the streets, and a dazzling array of goods constantly attracts passersby to enter the shops.

Kilo glanced at the newly bought map of Liuhua Island in his hand and headed towards his destination street.

After renting the house and buying odds and ends, he still had 75 million Berries left.

Now that he had enough money, he planned to try to buy a suitable sword.

The two longswords from Vorshavn in his hands were ultimately not enough.

In the world of One Piece, swords are divided into four levels:

Supreme Grade Sword, Great Grade Sword, Good Grade Sword, Ordinary Sword.

The two knives in his hand could only be considered ordinary knives.

Kiro had a feeling that as the intensity of the battle increased, these two knives would probably be difficult to continue as his main weapons.

The day after tomorrow, he will prepare to go to the 72nd Naval Branch to rescue those innocent slaves.

Before that, he needs to make thorough preparations.

Having a good, powerful weapon is undoubtedly of paramount importance.

Not to mention the most powerful swords, Kiro hopes to find a good, sharp sword like Zoro did!

He didn't want his weapon to suddenly break halfway through the fight, leaving him to fight with his bare hands.

A swordsman who loses his weapon will be greatly weakened.

After several turns, Kilo stopped and looked up at the signboard hanging above the shop in front of him.

"Liuhua Island Weapon Shop"

Hefted the heavy backpack on his back, a confident look appeared on Kiro's face, and he strode into the shop.

He remembered that in the original story, Zoro bought his Sandai Kitetsu and Yubashiri from a weapon shop in Loguetown.

Although obtaining the Kitetsu was an accident, Kiro was still quite envious of the fast sword, Yubashiri.

Behind the counter, a disheveled old man, still half asleep, barely managed to rouse himself when he saw Kiro approaching.

"Sir, what would you like to buy...?"

Before he finished speaking, a stack of peggs was slammed onto the counter. The old man's eyes widened immediately, and he instantly became energetic, his voice filled with enthusiasm.

"Sir, what kind of knife would you like to buy?"

"Would you like the best knife? Please come upstairs, sir!"

......

After a moment, Kiro examined the long sword in his hand and shook his head.

"This knife won't do either."

The old shopkeeper broke out in a sweat upon hearing this, looking somewhat helpless. "Sir, this is already the best knife we ​​have in our shop!"

Kiro sighed. Although the longsword in his hand was of excellent quality for an ordinary sword, it was far from meeting his expectations.

It's not even as good as Xue Zou's two swords, let alone Xue Zou's.

Slightly disappointed, Kiro casually asked without much expectation, "Then do you know which island has the best swords?"

Upon hearing this, the old shopkeeper, without hesitation, blurted out, "Of course it's the Dragon Slayer! That's a fine and swift sword!"

"However, Sonny, the head of the Tiger Slayer Dojo, has always regarded this sword as a treasure, so you can forget about buying it from him."

Kiro was surprised that his casual question had actually yielded results. His eyes lit up. "Wait, can you tell me why?"

The old shopkeeper looked at Kiro like he was a fool. "Aside from weapon sellers like me, have you ever seen a swordsman willing to sell his own sword?"

"However..." The old shopkeeper narrowed his eyes, as if he had thought of something, "Soni hasn't gone out for a long time, and the dojo isn't recruiting any new disciples."

"I don't know why."

Kilo tossed down a stack of pelies and disappeared from the store manager's sight the next second.

The old man carefully put away the pele, shook his head with some emotion, then suddenly paused, slapped his forehead in regret.

"Oh no, I forgot to tell him that Sonny is notoriously bad-tempered."