One Piece: Starting with Breathing Techniques

The pirates present were clearly taken aback by this sudden turn of events, and for a moment no one responded to Kiro's open provocation.

After a moment of silence, a burly man with a fierce appearance and a muscular body stood up angrily, his eyes flashing with malice.

"How dare you cause trouble for our Black Wolf Pirates?!"

"Our captain is a Devil Fruit user with a bounty of 24 million Berries! You're asking for death!"

Upon hearing this, Kiro's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked:

"Where is your captain?"

"Forehead……"

The burly man looked troubled and said:

"He doesn't seem to be here right now."

Kiro was furious and immediately drew his sword.

"Damn it, then why did you spout so much nonsense?"

Before the pirates could react, Kiro bent down and gathered his energy, and several wisps of cyan-green wind slowly emerged and surrounded his body.

A seasoned pirate was horrified. He felt a strong wind suddenly rise in the enclosed bar, as if he were on a stormy sea.

Several experienced pirates, their faces contorted with rage, knew that a battle was likely inevitable. They immediately brandished their swords and charged toward the eleven or twelve-year-old boy.

Get started first!

Facing the menacing pirates, Kiro remained calm, suddenly exerting force with his feet, his body leaping into the air as he swung his blade in a whirlwind.

【Breath of the Gale - Form 5 - Cold Autumn Mountain Wind】

The downward slashes were mixed with wind blades, and rings of gale-force wind enveloped Kilo's figure, forming an indestructible wind wall.

Several menacing pirates swung their weapons at Kiro, who was trapped in the wind wall, intending to kill him instantly and end this arrogant provocateur.

But the moment their weapons made contact with the wind wall, they felt a tremendous force of recoil coming from their hands. They lost their grip and their weapons were knocked away by the wind wall!

They staggered back a few steps, and when they looked up, they saw that the wind wall in front of them had disappeared at some point, and the Kilo was revealed, poised to strike.

Looking at the group of pirates in front of him who were unsteady on their feet due to the recoil, Kiro flipped the longsword he had captured from the Navy and assumed a starting stance that was quite different from before.

【Breath of the Gale - First Form - Dust Whirlwind - Slash】

The most aggressive assault sword move in Breath of the Gale!

The next moment, Kiro vanished without a trace, transforming into a blue afterimage as he charged into the pirate group like a wolf among sheep.

Several pirates blocking the way were knocked away, their bodies covered in wounds, their eyes rolled back, clearly unable to fight anymore.

As the blade spun, countless powerful gusts of wind shot out, and the pirates who were hit all screamed and fell to the ground, unable to get up again.

A moment later, the blue afterimage disappeared, and Kiro reappeared in the center of the bar.

All around them lay pirates, their fates unknown.

The only one standing was the scarred man behind the bar, the one called the first mate.

He was no longer as contemptuous and disdainful as before.

A few drops of cold sweat gradually slid down his forehead as he stared blankly at the pirates groaning incessantly on the ground.

As for the culprit who caused all this, Kiro was unharmed, with only a slightly dirty hem of his clothes.

The scarred man swallowed hard; he had only ever seen such overwhelming power from the captain.

No! I'm afraid even the captain couldn't defeat these pirates on their ship so easily!

Scarface noticed that Kiro's gaze was fixed on him. The young man with powerful swordsmanship was stepping closer to him, his intentions obvious.

His trembling pupils darted around, and the scarred man suddenly spoke urgently.

"Wait, I'm the first mate! You can't kill me!"

Kiro narrowed his eyes, sizing up the scarred man.

"Fu Lin, vice-captain of the Black Wolf Pirates, has a bounty of 13 million Berries."

"Why can't I kill you?"

With a determined look on his face, the scarred man charged toward Kiro in one swift step.

Just as Kiro was about to draw his sword and strike, he saw the scarred man slide to his knees and immediately kneel down in front of him.

"Wait, I'm the first mate, only I know where the captain is!"

"Your target is the captain, isn't it?! If you kill me, you'll never find him again!"

The scarred man firmly believed that a man's knees were worth gold, and now was the time to cash in on that.

Faced with an enemy he could not possibly defeat, he resolutely chose to betray his comrades.

To fight to the death when you know you are no match for them is foolishness disguised as passion!

Loyalty? Face? We're all pirates now, who cares about those things!

More than these vague and uncertain things, Scarface wanted to save his own life.

At this moment, he kowtowed repeatedly to beg for mercy from Kiro, while also opening his empty hands to show that he had no intention of resisting.

Kilo was also speechless at this sudden turn of events.

He thought the first mate would fight him to the death, but he turned out to be a coward.

Could it be that the other person is also named Nikola Kovich?

With a casual flick of his wrist, he swung the blood-stained longsword, the blood splattering on the ground in a crescent shape.

Kiro picked up a rag from behind the bar and wiped his long sword until it gleamed, then sheathed it.

Seeing the scarred man on the ground kowtowing and begging for mercy while paying with gold on his knees, he frowned and kicked him in annoyance.

"Get up and lead the way!"

"Okay, okay!"

Trembling with fear, Scarface quickly got up and headed out of town.

As the two walked further away, the buildings behind them gradually became fewer and fewer, and the terrain became increasingly remote.

"Tell me, what is your captain doing? Where is he?"

Kiro asked.

"Um, our captain is discussing a partnership with the island's merchants."

"They should be at an abandoned junkyard outside the city now, which is a merchant's stronghold."

Kiro was somewhat surprised to hear this.

Pirates can do business with merchants? What kind of business?

Halfway through his thought, Kilo suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, and a bad premonition rose in his heart.

He squinted and pressed for an answer.

"Wait, what kind of business?"

Scarface quickly replied:

"Slave...slave!"

"Our pirate crew is responsible for capturing high-value slaves and selling them to those merchants!"

"The profits are huge! Sometimes, high-quality slaves even catch the eye of the Celestial Dragons, who make a lot of money!"

"Our pirate crew made tens of millions of Berries from this deal!"

He became more and more excited as he spoke, but he didn't notice the gradually cooling gaze of Kiro behind him.

Buying and selling slaves?

This unfamiliar term was something Kilo had never heard of before.

Just by looking at the words, you can imagine how sinful this behavior is!

It's probably no less impressive than the demons that Kiro saw eating people in the Demon Slayer world.

Losing their freedom, becoming slaves, and living under the thumb of others for the rest of their lives.

Such a life is probably worse than being killed and ending it all!

And all of this happened simply because of trying to please those so-called rich people, or even the Celestial Dragons?!

A boiling killing intent gradually surged into Kiro's heart. The overwhelming malice struck him like needles, causing the incessantly chattering scarred man in front of him to immediately shut his mouth.

In his mind's eye, it was as if a ferocious beast was looking down from behind, its ruthless claws already pressed against his back, causing a tremor of unease.

The two continued walking in silence, one after the other. After walking briskly for about ten minutes, they arrived at an abandoned garbage dump in a remote area, completely far from the town.

Kiro took a deep breath and drew his long sword under the scarred man's puzzled gaze.

call out.

With a barely visible flash of sword light and a slight whooshing sound, the scarred man, incredulous, clutched his bleeding neck and collapsed in despair.

He didn't understand why Kiro wanted to kill him, when he clearly had more to offer!

[Slayed a pirate with a bounty of tens of millions, +3 points]

Current points: 20

Kiro looked at his right hand, which was drawing a knife, and couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

The [Speed] effect not only increases movement speed, but also affects attack speed and casting speed.

Therefore, Kiro's sudden strike caught the scarred man completely off guard, even though he had a bounty of over ten million and was considered quite powerful.

Looking up at the dilapidated junkyard, Kilo's face lost its relaxed and leisurely expression, replaced by solemnity and seriousness.

A hidden anger was lurking between his brows, and his aura was low and suppressed, like a furious beast about to erupt.

He originally intended to spare the life of the scarred man.

But the other party crossed his bottom line. Their skillful and experienced manner clearly indicated that they had dealt with slave trade before, otherwise they wouldn't be so clear about the details of the profits.

Kiro will show no mercy to such scum who disrespect life.

Sensing several powerful auras within the landfill, Kiro took a deep breath and strode forward.

If he came here earlier to collect the bounty and make money, now he wants to vent his anger.