One Piece: I'm a Hunter on the Grand Line

Yelena did not stop; she walked along the beach, pondering the source of her gaze.

First, we can rule out technological means.

According to her understanding, there are very few countries in the entire Beihai region that can achieve this level of remote monitoring, or rather, there are none at all.

Observation Haki was also ruled out; at her current level, even if someone used Observation Haki to probe her aura face-to-face, she wouldn't be able to detect it.

There was no one around, but the feeling of being watched from behind still lingered. She guessed that the person watching her either had the ability to hide or was not on the ground!

Yelena quickly looked up, her gaze spanning nearly a kilometer, and saw a black dot.

She was too far away to see exactly what the black dot was, but she could guess it was a bird.

But if you can see its shadow from that far away, the bird must be quite large.

Yelena continued walking forward, and five minutes later, she looked up again; the black dot was still in the sky.

Now she was finally certain that the bird was the source of the surveillance!

A Zoan-type Devil Fruit user? A beast tamer?

She didn't know the guy's exact identity, but could only guess that he wanted to find her hideout—no, her home—by following her.

If the other side had any intention to attack, they would have already landed from the air.

With that thought in mind, Yelena changed direction and entered the woods north of the beach. Under the cover of the dense foliage, she quickly disappeared from sight.

The dark shadow hovered in the sky for more than ten minutes. Seeing that its target had not appeared, it left behind a few unpleasant screechs and flew towards the town.

Yelena hid in the woods for a full two hours before suddenly appearing.

She looked up at the sky, glanced around, and the dark figure vanished. She closed her eyes, and the feeling of being watched disappeared.

She finally relaxed.

"Who is it? Someone from the White Bear Pirates?"

Yelena had no answer in her mind, nor did she currently have the ability to deal with the enemy high in the sky.

She was also a little worried that if the other party didn't leave so easily next time, wouldn't she have to keep hiding?

It seems we need to find a way to solve this problem.

That night, just after midnight, Yelena suddenly sat up in bed, turned off the alarm clock, went barefoot to the table, and took out the wanted poster.

Finally, the 1st arrived, and the items refreshed.

[Identification successful. The attribute acquired this time is Iron Axe's constitution. Inherit?]

Physique? Not strength?

However, Yelena didn't mind her physical attributes, as this attribute was related to her stamina recovery ability, which was also something she needed.

"inherit!"

[Name: Yelena]

[Age: 14 years old]

[Strength: 4]

[Agility: 10]

[Constitution: 14] (8+6)

[Armament Haki: None]

[Observation Haki: None]

[Conqueror's Haki: Beginner (95%)]

[Skill: Court Swordsmanship]

[Devil Fruit Ability: None]

An invisible energy surged through her, and Yelena immediately felt her energy and spirit increase significantly. The drowsiness from being woken up by the alarm clock in the middle of the night disappeared, and the fatigue that had accumulated on her body was swept away!

A look of surprise flashed in her eyes; her constitution had actually increased by 6 points!

He imagined Iron Axe being stabbed through the chest by a longsword, spitting out blood while yelling at the top of his lungs, showing no sign of fainting or collapsing.

She now realized that, in addition to his immense strength, that guy's physique was also far beyond that of ordinary people.

Fortunately, she was followed up with three more kicks to the head, otherwise the other party might have actually escaped while she was away.

The item can only be used once a month. In order not to waste the opportunity, Yelena plans to go out and hunt pirates once a month.

The rest of the time was used for training or to gather intelligence in the city.

That day, Yelena arrived at the tavern and saw pirates beating up the bartender as soon as she entered, because the pirates dared to charge her for drinks.

The word "low-key" doesn't exist in a pirate's dictionary.

"You're asking for trouble, aren't you! Do you know who I am? My head is worth twenty million Berries! Go ahead and chop it off to pay for it!"

Upon hearing this, Yelena's eyes immediately lit up with a smile.

There's work to be done.

She left the tavern silently, went to a secluded corner, and changed her clothes in a second.

"Damn it, he's got a death wish, daring to take me in..."

The pirate kicked open the tavern door, cursing, and as soon as half of his body was exposed to the sunlight—whoosh!

The longsword pierced his throat in an instant!

Completely shut out any more profanity.

"I'll pay for his drinks."

Two thousand-dollar bills floated slowly on the floor, and Yelena dragged the pirate away amidst the horrified gazes of everyone in the tavern.

After a moment of silence, gasps of surprise echoed from inside the room.

"It's the black-robed hunter!"

"More than a month later, he's made his move again!"

When Yelena arrived at the naval branch, she saw on Colonel Valucha's face an expression as if his parents had died, and that they had been killed by her.

She curled her lip, feeling disgusted.

Why are you looking so fierce? It's not like you're the one taking the money out of your own pocket to collect the bounty!

This guy is not as generous as Colonel Lind.

"Twenty million Berries! Come back in two weeks!" Colonel Varucha gritted his teeth and spat out these words.

Yelena had anticipated this outcome, and, not wanting to give him another glance, immediately turned and left.

Sending the pirates over was just a side effect; she had other purposes.

The black-robed bounty hunter had been out of the public eye for over a month, and his sudden reappearance today is bound to attract attention.

Perhaps someone lurking in the shadows will take action.

Not long after leaving the naval branch, Yelena once again felt a cold gaze subtly fixed on her.

A chill ran through her; they had indeed come!

Compared to last time, the visibility was much weaker this time, probably because they intentionally kept their distance.

Yelena pretended not to know anything, and without stopping for a moment, she made her way to the designated location through a maze of turns.

Two hours later, she appeared in front of a wooden house hidden in a valley, pushed open the door and went inside.

As afternoon approached, three guests arrived in the valley.

The person standing at the front was tall, with shoulders almost level with the eaves. He turned his head to look around and walked to a rock more than two meters high.

He picked up the rock and threw it forcefully towards the wooden house.

"This is a gift for you!"

Boom!

The wooden house, built of heavy planks, was no different from a piece of paper in the face of flying stones, and was instantly reduced to ruins!

The three waited outside for a while, but no one emerged from the rubble.

The shortest of the group spoke first, his tone tinged with smugness: "That guy must be crushed to death! No wonder he's Captain Polar Bear!"

Faced with the man's confident words, White Bear immediately shook his head: "No! He couldn't possibly have been killed like that. Go check."

The last person, the vice-captain of the White Bear Pirates, heard the order and went into the ruins to search through them.

Not to mention a body, apart from rocks and wood chips, not even a scrap of cloth was found.

"Vulture, you've been fooled. This is an empty house, not a bounty hunter's lair."