One Piece: Starting with Breathing Techniques

As a blade-wielding individual who ate the Quick-Cut Fruit, Mr. 1, known as "Killer" Daz Bones, is the undisputed strongest member of Baroque Works.

Since setting sail, Mr.1 has yet to encounter a swordsman who can rival him.

Thanks to the power of the Quick-Cut Fruit, he couldn't even remember how many arrogant swordsmen he had killed.

Through rigorous training, he mastered swordsmanship.

How could something like that be stronger than a Devil Fruit ability!

When Mr. 1 caught a glimpse of the longsword at Kiro's waist, a hint of disdain involuntarily surfaced in his eyes.

Is this yet another clueless swordsman?

Unfortunately, against someone with the power of the Quick-Slash Fruit, any sword technique is futile!

His five fingers, spread wide like a fan, transformed into sharp blades, which he then clenched into tiger claws and slashed at Kiro.

The claws extended rapidly, creating a sharp whistling sound as they cut through the air.

Even as the blade was about to reach his face, Kiro remained unmoved and didn't budge an inch.

Was he scared out of his wits?

Seeing this, Mr.1 snorted coldly, seemingly able to foresee what was about to happen.

Without a doubt, the opponent will be torn to shreds by my sharp claws!

However, when he glanced to his side out of the corner of his eye, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

He did not see his partner.

After countless skillful collaborations, the opponent should be attacking alongside me, but now my partner's offensive is nowhere to be seen.

What is Miss Two doing?

A hint of suspicion flashed through Mr. 1's mind, but after a moment's thought, he ultimately ignored his partner's odd behavior.

"Forget it, I can handle this kind of opponent on my own."

However, the claws pierced straight through Kiro's body, but he did not feel the familiar sensation of a sharp blade entering flesh.

That was actually just a lingering image left behind by Kiro.

Mr. 1 frowned, immediately flipped in mid-air, turned around warily, and assumed a defensive stance with his whole body tense.

Once he had steadied himself and could see clearly what was in front of him, his pupils suddenly constricted.

Kiro's figure had appeared beside his partner, Miss. Twofinger, without anyone noticing.

His expression remained calm and composed, as if he were simply taking a leisurely stroll after a meal.

Miss. Double Fingers, however, had already turned her eyes white and inexplicably fainted to the ground.

"What's going on?!"

Mr. 1's alarm bells rang. He looked at his partner, who had inexplicably fainted, and stared warily at Kiro. At the same time, he quietly pressed a Den Den Mushi button behind his back with his left hand.

"What did you do?"

"Could it be that you are also a power user?"

Cold sweat slowly trickled down Mr. 1's forehead; he clearly didn't understand what had just happened.

Despite having experienced countless battles since joining Baroque Works, he clearly couldn't comprehend this bizarre scene before him.

Kiro was able to suddenly disappear from his sight, dodge the attack, appear behind him, and take down his partner in an instant.

He and Miss. Double Fingers had been partners for a long time, and he was well aware of her abilities.

The only ones who could defeat her in an instant were either a powerful individual whose strength far surpassed that of the two of them, or a user with mysterious and unpredictable abilities!

Based on the current situation, Mr.1 is more inclined to believe the latter.

However, in either case, it shows that their judgment was not wrong.

The very existence of this mysterious and powerful figure who appeared on Saint Tin Island is a huge uncertainty factor in the organization's plans!

However, when faced with Mr. 1's questioning, Kiro just chuckled and shook his head.

"Devil Fruit powers? I won't rely on such external things."

"Mr. 1, I heard you seem to look down on swordsmen?"

Kiro took out the small cross jewelry that Hawkeye had given him and pulled out a pitifully short knife from it.

"Come on, try to hurt me."

Mr. 1 was stunned when he saw the extremely short knife, and then his face turned gloomy.

"Are you...insulting me?"

Kiro shook his head. "No, that's already very respectful."

"If you want to prove yourself, then bring it on."

Mr. 1 didn't speak further, his eyes coldly fixed on Kiro, his hands forming blades, crossed in front of his chest.

"I won't give you another chance to dodge."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly sprang up, and ten sharp blades swept through the air, creating a dense barrage of slashes.

"Dust Slash!"

However, at the very moment the slash landed, Kiro merely raised his right hand and casually swung the cross-shaped knife around.

Ding!Ding!Ding!

After dozens of crisp metallic sounds, these strikes, powerful enough to cut through steel, were all intercepted by that inconspicuous little knife, unable to touch Kilo at all.

Mr. 1 frowned, gritted his teeth, and transformed his hands into several blades, spinning rapidly as he stabbed at Kiro.

"Spiral Slash!"

However, the normally invincible thrust suddenly became ineffective; several spinning, sharp blades, once blocked by the dagger, could no longer advance an inch.

Even with all his might, Mr. 1 couldn't break through Xiaodao's defenses.

Faced with this offensive, Kiro sighed, his tone tinged with disappointment, "Is that all?"

"You haven't even mastered the most basic slashing technique."

He flicked his wrist, and the knife flew nimbly between his fingers, instantly changing the balance of power between the two.

With just casual thrusts and horizontal slashes, Mr. 1 was in excruciating pain.

Even when he fully activated his Devil Fruit power, turning his entire body into extremely hard steel, he was still forced to retreat under the casual attacks of that small knife.

Even though Kiro's strength wasn't great, his knife always managed to hit the tiny openings in Mr. 1's moves, rendering him powerless.

As Mr. 1 suffered defeat after defeat, a look of pain gradually appeared on his face.

As the knife flew, Mr. 1's body was slashed open with countless wounds, and blood splattered everywhere.

It should be noted that ever since Mr. 1 ate the Quick-Cut Fruit, his body's hardness has rivaled that of real steel, and he hasn't been injured in a long time.

However, his steel body was easily cut open by that inconspicuous little knife, as if it were made of paper.

"I thought you had some understanding of swordsmanship, but it turns out you're just relying on your Devil Fruit ability."

Kiro easily subdued Mr. 1 while shaking his head speechlessly, "You think you deserve to be called a swordsman?"

With a crisp metallic snap, Mr.1 collapsed to his knees, his hands, which had been transformed into blades, already severed.

On that indestructible steel body, countless tiny cuts stained his entire body red, and on his metallic throat, a line of blood was slowly emerging.

Mr. 1, clutching his bleeding throat, slowly collapsed in disbelief, staring at Kiro.

Looking at the steel cuts that had been easily severed from his body, he suddenly realized something.

"You are... a swordsman... a swordsman?!"

But how could there be swordsmen he'd never heard of in the first half of the Grand Line?

Suddenly, upon seeing Kiro's increasingly familiar face, Mr. 1's eyes widened and his mind trembled violently.

"Who are you…"

"Kilo!!!"