The girl with white hair and red eyes is serious about revenge

Looking at the stunned Shibata Kazuki, the [black old man] Takemura Naga opened his mouth, and the fishy-smelling sea water immediately dripped from his mouth and flowed all over the floor.

He approached Shibata Kazuki and saw the latter subconsciously take two steps back. The smile on his face became more ferocious:

"So now, do you have the courage to face me (Dira)?"

Takemura Naga's face, which was corroded by sea water, gave a hideous smile, which made Shibata Kazuki feel nauseous.

"What a disgusting guy..."

He took a deep breath and held it, trying not to be disturbed by the foul smell coming from Takemura Naga's body.

Then he rushed forward and engaged Takemura Naga's swords.

Takemura Naga was very strong, and after just a few moves, Shibata Kazuki felt his hands go numb. He had no choice but to grit his teeth, feeling the Soul Eater's body swaying in the shockwaves of the explosion between the waves, while trying his best to deal with the monster in front of him.

Soon, he was at a disadvantage, and his gradually fading strength made it impossible for him to hold the sword firmly. However, the "Black Old Man" opposite him did not look exhausted at all. The smile on his rotten face became more and more obvious, and his attack speed became faster and faster.

Finally, under the full force of the Black Old Man, Shibata Kazuki was defeated. He fell heavily to the ground, with a bright red cut on his hand:

"Damn...damn monster..."

Looking at Takemura Naga who was gradually approaching him, Shibata Kazuki grabbed the sword tightly with a ferocious look on his face.

If he hadn't killed so many black-robed pirates along the way, how could he have ended up in such a situation? Unfortunately, he knew the nature of this mission, so he didn't intend to implicate anyone else.

"..."

[Black Old Man] was getting closer and closer to Shibata Kazuki, with the sword in his hand raised high, an ugly smile appeared on his rotten face.

Just as Shibata and Nozomi were about to fight to the death, they heard a crisp gunshot.

"Snapped!"

A blue light flashed, and half of the head of the Black Old Man Takemura Naga was blown off. He shook his head with a dull look in his eyes, and then fell straight to the ground, motionless.

Shibata Kazuki was startled at first, then he looked towards Takemura Naga's body and found that the man holding the gun was actually -

"Ah...ah ah..."

It was Shinma Hitaro, the pistol in his hand was emitting smoke. The short and fat man stared blankly at Takemura Naga who was lying on the ground, his face filled with fear and helplessness.

Shibata Kazuki looked at Mama Hitaro in disbelief, and then realized that this was his first time killing someone.

“Idiot!” Shibata Kazuki roared and got up. His usual cheerfulness and easy-going manner was gone. He put his hands on Shibata Kazuki’s shoulders and got very close to him. “I didn’t ask you to go with the others! What are you looking for me for?!”

"I... I hid my pistol!" Shinma Hitaro defended, but his tone was very weak, "You know, I am best at this kind of... this kind of sneak attack! Even those black-robed sailors didn't find my gun! I was thinking..."

"You shouldn't have come here!" Shibata Kazuki yelled, "Do you know what I'm going to do? Do you know how dangerous this is?"

"me..."

Hitaro Mama stared blankly at Kazuki Shibata, looking at those old but shining eyes. He suddenly realized Shibata Kazuki's determination to leave, and his pupils widened suddenly.

Uneasy, fearful, and terrified, a series of emotions flashed through his small eyes at once, but they finally settled into a firm light:

"I can help you, First Mate."

Shinma Hitaro's voice was extremely firm, without any of the compromise and immaturity from before, only determination remained.

Looking at the light, Shibata Kazuki didn't know whether to be angry or pity for a moment, so he sighed deeply and closed his eyes.

After a while, he raised his head and put his hands on Shinma Hitaro's shoulders:

"You have to obey me, understand?"

......

After quickly passing through a series of corridors, Shibata Kazuki and Mama Hitaro arrived at the bottom floor of the cabin of the [Yakitsu Soul Eater] - the area that Mei Hoshihui hit with the [God Strike Cannon].

This is the Soul Eater's warehouse. According to Mei's original calculations, this divine cannon will directly penetrate the cabin and then destroy everything inside in a chain reaction. According to the information provided by the [Inner Guard], if the integrity of the [Yakitsu Troll Soul Eater]'s hull is destroyed, it will lose the ability to escape in the shadows.

According to the briefing from Miss Perlis in the Dead Serpent Bay, the Soul Eater can only travel in a limited area above the deep sea rift. As long as the integrity of the deep sea rift can be destroyed before it approaches it, it can become a fixed target on the sea surface.

There was only one thing that could do this: the [God Cannon]. So, Furukawa Wataru and Hoshiki Mei came up with a plan that was equivalent to a suicide attack: use the God Cannon to directly fire at the Soul Eater's hull at close range, bypassing its protective stance, which was the way to cause the most damage.

However, when Shibata Kazuki cast his eyes toward the wall of the warehouse, he discovered a sighing scene:

There was a crack on the wall that was flashing red light, and it was obviously only a little bit away from completely destroying it.

Since the divine cannon was hidden in the bottom floor of the cabin to avoid detection by the bridge and the chord, after firing, the bottom floor of the "Blue Reef" would be submerged by sea water, so there was only one chance to fire.

What a pity, just a little bit short.

"call..."

Shibata Kazuki didn't say anything. He quickly searched the Soul Eater's warehouse, trying to find a medium that could trigger the explosion.

However, to his surprise, there was no storage of gunpowder or explosives - he even found a pile of ancient iron tools, but no gunpowder!

How did the Soul Eater fire with such power? This doesn't make sense... How could it be possible without ammunition...

"..."

When he realized the reality, Shibata Kazuki's brain was working rapidly, trying to find a way to break the impasse.

Just when he was almost at his wit's end, he heard Shinma Hitaro shouting from the other end of the warehouse:

"First mate! I have an idea! I have an idea!"

Shibata Kazuki turned around quickly and came to the side of Mama Hitaro, who was carrying several huge bags with great effort. Shibata Kazuki took a closer look and found that it was actually wheat flour!

The blue headscarf on the wheat flour looked very familiar to Shibata Kazuki, but he couldn't tell where he had seen it before.

"What is this, little brat?"

"It's wheat flour," Shinjiro explained breathlessly, "We can use this... to blow up this place..."

Hearing this, Shibata Kazuki frowned, quite puzzled:

“How do you fry this?”

"The principle of dust explosion," said Shinji Hitaro, tearing open the bag with a knife and taking out a handful of wheat flour from it. "In a closed space, as long as the density of the dust reaches a certain threshold, and a simple fire source is added, an explosion can be created..."

8) The Last Samurai (Part 14) -Added-

As he spoke, Hitaro Mama lifted the bottom of the bag of wheat flour with force, then swung it violently, and tiny bits of dust immediately spread in the space.

"Not enough," Shinma Hitaro shook his head, "We need to spread all the powder here, first mate, help me."

Looking at the sweaty forehead of Hitaro Mama, Kazuki Shibata was stunned and felt a little unbelievable.

He began to sprinkle the dust in the air like Hitaro Mama, and asked in confusion:

"How did you know this, little brat? I've never even heard of it."

"I... I like to study these... strange things... hehe..." Shinma Hitaro was a little embarrassed, as if he recalled something that happened in the early morning. "Even if I can't study the [Blade of Babel] thoroughly, I still know this much... hehe..."

Looking at the completely different Mama Hitaro from before, Shibata Kazuki was stunned for a moment, then he glanced slightly.

He quickly scattered wheat flour into the air and said:

"Boy, you have grown up."

"What..." It seemed that it took Mama Hitaro a few seconds to understand what Shibata Kazuki said. He immediately lowered his head and just responded softly, "Hmm..."

The two of them quickly spread all the wheat flour in the warehouse into the air. At this moment, the lower cabin was covered with a thick layer of dust, making it very difficult for the two to breathe.

"Cough... cough cough... kid... what now?" Shibata Kazuki covered his nose and looked at Mama Hitaro, "We go... out and light a fire?"

"Well... yes," Shinjiro nodded vigorously, "Just use my musket. Let's go..."

As they spoke, the two men moved toward the stairs at the cabin door, ready to leave the area.

But at this moment, a sharp laugh sounded:

"Eeheeheeheehahahahahaha...A sailor walked onto the Black Island...A butcher walked onto the Black Island..."

Along with evil laughter, a mass of black-robed figures swarmed in from the staircase, instantly blocking all possibilities for the two to leave.

The leader was none other than the black old man named Takemura Nagata who was missing half of his head!

"you..."

Shinma Hitaro's eyes widened. He raised his gun and subconsciously prepared to shoot, but his wrist was suddenly grabbed -

"You little bastard, have you forgotten? If you shoot now, you will be blown to death!"

It was Kazuki Shibata. He held Hitaro Mama's wrist tightly. The latter suddenly let go and the pistol fell into Kazuki Shibata's hand.

"I... I'm sorry..." Hitaro Mama was a little at a loss. He looked at the black-robed pirates in front of him, and his legs involuntarily became weak.

"..."

Shibata Kazuki looked at the half-missing head of the "Black Old Man" Takemura Naga, glanced at him with disdain, and took a stance with his sword:

"What the hell are you?"

"Hey, hey, hey... Black Island... Stars..." Takemura Naga was babbling like a madman. He kept leading the group of black-robed pirates towards the two of them, forcing them to retreat. "Stars... I saw the stars..."

"..."

Soon, the two were forced into a corner. Behind them was the crack, which could be completely destroyed with just one explosion.

Seeing that there was no possibility of breaking out, Shibata Kazuki's eyes dimmed for a moment, and then a fire burned in them.

"You little brat, I told you not to come," Shibata Kazuki said to Shinma Hitaro beside him, but he didn't mean to blame him, but was very calm, "You stayed on the Blue Reef just to die in the sea?"

"me..."

Hitaro Mama stared blankly at Kazuki Shibata. After realizing that there was no possibility of escape, his pants gradually became wet and his legs were shaking to the point where he could hardly stand.

Two lines of tears flowed from the corners of his eyes, and then he said in a trembling voice:

"I'm not afraid... First mate... I'm not afraid... I've made a contribution... I've made a contribution for everyone..."

Seeing the hopeless look of Shinma Hitaro, Shibata Kazuki was silent for a while, then he smiled brightly:

"As a Dila, I am old enough. It is time for the things in my blood to come out and see the sun."

He patted Hitaro Mama's shoulder, as if to comfort him, and sighed softly:

"You said it! You must continue to contribute to everyone! Don't lie!"

"Ugh?"

For a moment, Shinma Hitaro's mind went blank, and the next second, he felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen:

"Well!"

It was Shibata Kazuki, who punched Shinma Hitaro in the stomach, instantly rendering him unable to move.

Then, he pushed Hitaro Mama to the fragile crack, and then pulled out a box full of iron tools and pressed it directly on Hitaro Mama.

"First mate! What are you doing!" Hitaro Mama seemed to have realized something and shouted.

Shibata Kazuki didn't say anything. He moved all the things that could be used to resist the explosion in front of Mama Hitaro, then turned around and checked the loading condition of the musket in his hand.

After confirming that everything was done, he walked straight towards the gradually approaching "Black Old Man" Takemura Naga and a group of black-robed pirates, without any fear on his face.

"..."

It was not until this time that Hitaro Mama realized Shibata Kazuki's intention: he wanted to cause the explosion far away from Hitaro Mama to minimize the damage as much as possible, so that Hitaro Mama could escape by relying on the box full of iron tools in front of him and rush directly into the sea through the cracks of the destruction.

In other words, he planned to sacrifice himself and die alone.

Hitaro Mama didn't want to die, but he didn't know why he was pushing the box on his body so desperately.

He didn't know why he was trying so hard to run to that man.

Even if he really didn't want to die.

But he just couldn't push the box on his body. The severe pain in his lower abdomen kept throbbing, making his limbs weak.

And the first mate was already going further and further away.

"..."

Looking at the first mate's receding back, Shinma Hitaro's emotions completely collapsed. He let out a lot of meaningless shouts and asked loudly in a hoarse voice:

"Didn't you say that we can't always go ahead and do it anyway? Why? Why don't you let me join you?"

Hearing this, Shibata Kazuki turned around and saw Mama Hitaro's tearful face.

He showed his signature hearty smile again: