One Piece: Starting with Breathing Techniques

Chapter 157 The Mastermind

The terrifyingly powerful axe, carrying an awe-inspiring momentum, charged straight at Kiro.

However, Kiro seemed not to see Banri's full-force attack, remaining calm and even yawning.

"Damn it, what is he trying to do?!" Banli felt a sudden, inexplicable tension in his heart.

As a renowned pirate in the New World, he possesses superhuman strength and has never encountered anyone who could withstand his axe head-on.

As he had planned, the axe he threw with all his might was enough to smash that seemingly strong but actually weak pretty boy, along with his small boat, into the sea.

But Kiro seemed so relaxed?

"—No matter how strong you are, if you dare to underestimate my throwing axe, you'll only face death!"

But the next moment, the scene before them left Banri and his crew of pirates stunned.

Kiro calmly took out a pitifully small cross-shaped short sword from his pocket, methodically unsheathed the knife, and gently pointed it at a spot in the air in front of him.

The next moment, the giant silver axe, spinning continuously and carrying terrifying kinetic energy, appeared in front of Kiro instantly, its tip landing precisely on the tip of the knife, as if it had deliberately met it head-on.

Two weapons, vastly different in size and imposing presence, suddenly clashed together.

The flying axe, which clearly carried immense power, could not advance an inch after it met the knife. It seemed to be frozen in mid-air, only trembling slightly and emitting a creaking sound as if it could not bear the weight.

In contrast, Kilo appeared calm and indifferent, even somewhat bored, as he casually flicked his right hand, easily sending the giant axe flying.

The giant axe flew back along the same path at an even faster speed than before. Banli caught it with lightning speed, but the powerful kinetic energy it carried forced him to take two steps back, causing his blood and qi to surge.

"What kind of strength is that?!"

His expression changed, cold sweat appeared on his forehead, and the thought of retreating began to take root in his mind.

"Damn it, didn't they say Kiro was just a show-off with a lot of bravado but no substance?"

"How could such power exist!?"

Before he could even steady himself, Kiro appeared before him like a ghost, still holding the small knife in his hand, a faint smile playing on his lips.

"Since you also fight with weapons, let me see how skilled you are!"

Before Banli could respond, Kiro strode forward and rushed toward Banli at an extremely fast speed.

Despite having the advantage in weaponry and size, Banli suddenly felt a threatening sense of unease. He dared not relax for a moment, gritted his teeth, and swung the giant axe from the round right arm at Kilo.

"boom!!!"

The giant axe was deeply embedded in the deck, and Kilo had appeared on the other side at some point, his eyes showing some disappointment?

Seeing his opponent's disappointment, Banli's eyes turned red. Forgetting his previous idea of ​​retreating, he roared and pulled the giant axe from the ground, swinging it at Kilo with astonishing momentum.

But this attack missed again, and even nearly hit the pirate ship's mast.

Banli was panting heavily, preparing to continue his attack, when he looked up and saw his underlings staring at his back with terrified expressions.

He turned around abruptly, only to see Kiro already standing behind him. Kiro sighed softly, "—You don't know any skills, you just rely on brute force?"

"This kind of opponent doesn't even deserve my interest."

Immediately, an invisible hurricane enveloped Kilo, and his figure gradually floated up, hovering in mid-air.

As his gaze sharpened, a shimmering white light suddenly appeared on the small cross-shaped knife.

At the same moment, a chilling killing intent made every pirate, including Madara, feel as if they were being pricked by thorns.

"This is!??"

"Oh no, he's going to silence us!!"

The crowd was thrown into chaos. Banli's pupils contracted, and he was just about to throw his giant axe to stop Kilo's actions, but it was too late.

With a soft sigh, the cross-shaped dagger slashed down, and a tiny sword aura, the size of the dagger itself, detached from the blade and hurtled towards the pirate ship below.

During the flight, the sword energy grew larger with the wind, instantly growing into a giant sword beam spanning tens of meters, which continued to magnify in the reflection of the pirates' pupils.

"No!!!"

Ignoring the enormous roar and screams behind him, Kiro silently put away his cross-shaped dagger, yawned, and returned to the small boat.

A notification sound from the panel echoed in my mind.

[Defeat current Supernova, Silver Axe Banri, +23 points]

Looking at the meager points, Kilo sighed.

Killing an opponent of this caliber no longer aroused his interest whatsoever.

Looking at the map, I realized that I was only about half a day's journey away from the island where Ginny and the others were carrying out their mission, and I would soon reach my destination.

After a moment's thought, Kiro silently took out a Den Den Mushi, fed it some special food, and quietly made a phone call.

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"Haha, everyone, this operation has been a complete success!"

Ginny chewed on the meat on the bone while carefully wiping her meticulously maintained smoothbore gun, her face full of pleasure.

"As expected of our Eastern Army, they completed the mission in just three days. I doubt even Lord Kuma could have finished so quickly."

Robin, standing nearby, smiled and took a sip of her juice. "—Speaking of which, Ginny, when are you getting married to Big Bear?"

Ginny, who was chewing meat, choked immediately upon hearing this. After coughing a few times, she gave Robin a smacked head.

"You silly child—why are you thinking such nonsense!"

"I—we definitely won't be that fast yet—"

Ginny tried her best to remain as usual, but the two blushes that quickly rose on her face betrayed her.

"Ginny, you're blushing!"

"No way!!"

Ginny and Robin immediately started laughing and playfully fighting, and the Eastern Army soldiers watching this comical scene couldn't help but laugh as well.

Since Robin joined the Eastern Army, her flexible Devil Fruit has not only provided them with considerable convenience, but she herself has also become competent in the position of vice-captain, performing exceptionally well in carrying out missions.

With Ginny and Robin leading the way, the future of their Eastern Army is bright!

But unnoticed by everyone, a cloaked figure appeared silently from the shadows behind them.

His hawk-like gaze was fixed on Ginny, and after confirming it repeatedly, he quietly raised his right hand.

"Shoo-One"

The next moment, a whooshing sound from an unknown source made him freeze in his tracks.

The revolutionaries and others who were celebrating their victory around the bonfire suddenly became alert and looked warily in the direction of the sound.

As the whistling sound grew increasingly piercing, a familiar figure swept across the sky.

"Kilo!"

"Kilogo!"

Kilo did not respond to the calls from the people below. Instead, his face was gloomy, and his right hand went straight to the hilt of the Dragon Slayer Sword.

"boom!"

Without the slightest hesitation, several intertwined, sharp sword energies pierced the air, landing on the figure at a speed too fast for the naked eye to perceive.

"?!"

Ginny, Robin, and the others were stunned. They looked at the area where the sword energy had landed, and their pupils suddenly contracted.

A figure they had never seen before appeared there at some point, forced to reveal itself to avoid the sword energy.

But they didn't notice anyone approaching at all!

Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Ginny, Robin, and the others' pupils constricted, and they stood warily beside Kiro, staring intently at the unidentified cloaked figure.

"Who are you!?"