One Piece: Starting with Breathing Techniques

"Hey boss, look over there, isn't there a small boat, and it looks like there's a person there?"

On a huge pirate ship, someone holding a telescope spoke to the pirate captain beside him with a surprised tone.

The captain snatched the binoculars and looked in the direction his men knew. Sure enough, he saw a small boat with a figure sitting on it.

His expression immediately changed, and he shouted loudly:

"Helmsman! Turn around! Turn around!"

"Get out of here right now, quick!"

The crew members on deck were taken aback, but they did not object; they simply did as instructed with strange expressions.

Someone couldn't help but ask, "Boss, why are we avoiding that ship?"

The seemingly fierce pirate captain, however, was filled with fear, wiping away cold sweat and muttering a vicious curse:

"You want to die, but I don't!"

"Don't you know there's a plague god in these waters lately? Every pirate ship that gets close to him gets slashed down with a single blow, without exception!"

"If I hadn't reacted quickly, the entire crew would be dead here!"

Upon hearing this, everyone on the ship broke out in a cold sweat. Looking at the swordsman with a long sword not far away, he indeed looked exactly like the plague god in recent rumors.

They then realized they had just escaped death, and immediately turned the boat around in fear, speeding away from this dangerous place.

……

Time flies when you're at sea.

Kilo hummed a song, listlessly maintaining his dragon-slaying weapon.

Ever since he casually destroyed a few pirate ships that approached with ill intentions, life at sea has become exceptionally dull.

No one is provoking him anymore, or trying to amuse him.

This is the downside of going out to sea alone: ​​apart from the newsbirds that arrive on time every day, there's basically nothing else to do to pass the time.

Suddenly, Kiro's heart skipped a beat, and he sensed the fluctuations above using his Observation Haki.

With a flick of his right finger, he sent a pele flying high into the air.

Pele made a precise somersault in the air and landed in the newsbird's pocket.

The newsbird seemed to have gotten used to it, dropping a brand-new newspaper before continuing to fly away into the distance.

Catching the falling newspaper, Kiro took off the sunglasses he'd acquired from some clueless pirates and squinted as he flipped through today's paper.

And on the news headlines, there was a strikingly eye-catching title—

[Has the former genius returned?! The swordsman of Ohara has reappeared in the world!!]

The conspiracy against Alabasta has been exposed!! What are the true motives of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?!

Kiro raised an eyebrow and continued looking down.

The news report detailed his actions in Alabasta a week earlier.

This included defeating Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and completely exposing his conspiracy, thus saving the Alabasta Kingdom from disaster.

King Cobra of Alabasta, when interviewed by the outside world, was even more outspoken, showing no regard for Kilo's sensitive status, and frankly stated:

"Although I only just learned his identity, there's no denying that Kiro is the benefactor of all Alabasta!"

Strangely, even after Crocodile was defeated by Kiro and it was proven that he wanted to overthrow Alabasta, the World Government did not revoke his position as a Shichibukai and remained silent in the face of external questioning.

Below the interview, the newspaper replaced its usual tedious news with a lengthy article, providing a targeted analysis of the reappearance of Kilo.

And in the byline, the author of this analysis is none other than the president of the World Economic News, who is also one of the underground emperors!

This was unprecedented; usually, it was the newspaper editors who wrote the articles, but this time Morgans wrote them himself, which shows how much he valued this news!

At the outset of his analysis, Morgans presented a very eye-catching point.

"I hereby assert that Kiro has very likely joined the Revolutionary Army, an organization that has risen to prominence in recent years!"

"This is not baseless; there is very solid evidence."

"His former comrades, including the traitorous Vice Admiral Saul and Capone Bege, known as 'The Bastion' and who once killed a Rear Admiral, have recently become active in the Revolutionary Army's uprising!"

"This suggests that they may have joined the revolutionary army and become its cadres."

"Then it's highly likely that Kiro, as their leader, also joined this organization called the Revolutionary Army!"

"Then what kind of organization is the Revolutionary Army, and why does it attract so many people to join?"

Next, news reports introduced and speculated about the revolutionary army with sensational and exaggerated descriptions.

Although this description does not conform to objective facts, it can indeed greatly increase newspaper sales.

Kiro curled his lip, turned the newspaper over, and saw his own wanted poster prominently displayed on it.

【Kilow, the Most Evil Swordsman — Bounty: 1.53 Billion Berries!】

His current appearance was prominently displayed on the wanted poster.

Kiro sighed and tossed the newspaper aside.

He was not particularly moved by the change in his bounty.

To him, it was just a useless number.

Moreover, this number is bound to surge after the chaos in Mary Geoise, so it has little reference value.

Suddenly, as Kiro was contemplating his next move, his Observation Haki triggered a warning, detecting an aura that had intruded into his senses.

Unlike the News Bird and other pirates, this aura was extremely powerful, clearly belonging to a strong person.

Kilo immediately stood up, the Dragon Slayer appeared in his hand, and looked into the direction he sensed.

On the distant sea, a large multi-masted sailing ship came into view. Its traditional design and smooth lines, with red and black accents and golden wood along the sides, made it appear majestic and magnificent.

At the bow of the ship, a huge, lifelike red dragon head is carved on it.

"Hiss~~~"

Looking at the ship, Kilo felt a sense of familiarity, as if he had seen it somewhere before, but he couldn't quite place it.

……

"Hey, boss, isn't that...?"

A fat man wearing small sunglasses walked to the edge of the deck, tearing into a bone and talking indistinctly.

"That's right, it's that Kiro!"

Standing in front of everyone, Shanks lowered his straw hat and a smile played on his lips.

"Hawkeye has mentioned this kid to me quite a bit over the years!"

"I never expected to run into him here."

Having reached the pinnacle of his Observation Haki, he could sense an extremely sharp aura emanating from the direction where Kiro was located.

"There's no mistake, this is..."

After carefully sensing it, Shanks's expression changed, and he looked completely astonished.

"He has already reached the level of a great swordsman!"

A swordsman's instinct made him subconsciously reach for the hilt with his right hand, and a domineering and powerful sword intent was immediately unleashed.

In response, a sharp and fierce sword intent was also unleashed, confronting the opponent's sword intent from afar.

Two concentrated sword intents intertwined and collided in the air, neither giving way to the other.

Kilo also raised his head and looked at the red-haired man wearing a straw hat, his eyes gradually filled with fighting spirit.

At this moment, the swordsmen's instincts ignited a fierce fighting spirit in both of these swordsmen who had never met before!