The Flying Demon Warriors!

"Kinoshita Masatoko, everything is ready."

A samurai dressed in a black kimono, with a long sword at his waist and a demon mask on his face, walked into the house on the tatami mats. His voice sounded very hoarse.

"Okay, put on my armor."

Kinoshita Kamakura, who was kneeling in front of the tea table, stood up and raised his arms. Then, the maids who had been standing on both sides respectfully took a set of deep red full armor from the wooden shelf and put it on him piece by piece.

The whole process looked extremely complicated, but the maids were equally skilled, and soon all the parts were on.

Let's go!

As he spoke, Kinoshita Kamakura hung the two long swords from the sword rack at his waist, and then walked out of the room as two maids bowed.

Ever since he heard that his boss had openly attacked the Navy's G-3 Branch a few days ago, he had felt a sense of crisis. The relationship between the two sides was too tense, and the fact that he was in the Sabaody Archipelago was Marineford.

So, taking advantage of the opportunity to send the treasures 'Paradise' had earned that year back to 'New World' as is customary, he planned to go back as well, just to avoid the limelight.

He had originally come up with this idea a few days ago, but he first had to take stock of the assets in the Sabaody Archipelago and those from other islands, then organize them and have them taken out of the warehouse and loaded onto the coated cargo ship. As a result, it was delayed until today.

Fortunately, nothing has gone wrong so far.

But when Kinoshita Kamakura, along with the 'Oni Mask' and a group of kimono-clad samurai, stepped out of the gate of his own hot spring inn, he was surprised to find two rows of marines blocking his way. One row stood in front with swords, and the other row stood behind with guns aimed at them.

Not only that, the entire street was cleared out, with marines standing guard at both ends of the street in the distance to keep watch over the onlookers.

What's going on?

Kinoshita Kamakura's expression turned serious. Before he could speak, Major Vincent, who had led the team, said in a deep voice, "We are here on orders from Base Commander Vidal to arrest the entire Flying Pirates and shut down all their related businesses!"

"What's the reason?" Kinoshita asked expressionlessly.

"Ask your superior about that yourself. Now you can throw your weapons on the ground and extend your hands," Major Vincent said, making eye contact with the former.

"Hehe."

Kinoshita Kamakura chuckled lightly, "The sword is the life of a samurai; I cannot do that."

The moment he uttered those words, Major Vincent, who had never expected his opponent to surrender so easily, immediately swung his right hand down.

"Fire!"

[Bang bang]

The next moment, the marines with their guns pulled the triggers almost simultaneously, and dozens of bullets shot out in a flash, filling the air with the strong smell of gunpowder.

"Guiwu."

Faced with such an attack, Kinoshita Kamakura out a low groan. Suddenly, the masked samurai standing behind him appeared in front of him, his long sword instantly transforming into a flash of light, intercepting all the bullets with a clang.

Major Vincent's eyes sharpened the moment he saw the bullet fragments scattered at the other man's feet.

This is a master.

"Superior!"

[Swish! Swish! Swish!]

Suddenly, with another low shout from Kinoshita Kamakura, the kimono-clad samurai behind him, who had already drawn their swords, transformed into afterimages and rushed towards the marines. They were very clear about their mission: to fight their way out.

At the same time, the marines standing in the front row, wielding swords, charged forward without showing any weakness and engaged in fierce combat in groups of three!

"Konoha Whirlwind!"

Major Vincent transformed into a white blur, delivering a powerful uppercut kick to the fleeing Kinoshita Kamakura.

[Clang--]

The long, sweeping leg was blocked by a black scabbard. A gust of air blew up Major Vincent's Justice Coat and the black kimono on 'Guiwu'. Feeling that the other's body remained motionless, the former's heart sank.

"Konoha Gale!"

Major Vincent retracted his right leg and followed up with a heavy spinning low kick aimed at his opponent's lower body. However, the latter turned his scabbard and stood it upright in front of him, blocking the kick steadily once again. This time, however, Major Vincent was prepared and instantly disappeared from his spot. The next second, a white shadow appeared behind 'Guiwu'.

"Konoha Great Whirlwind!"

This all-around spinning kick brought with it a surging leg wind. Although 'Guiwu' blocked it with his scabbard in time, the powerful force blasted him away, while Major Vincent landed steadily on the ground.

However, Kinoshita Kamakura had already broken free of the encirclement and was hurrying towards the distant port.

[Rub!]

The 'Guiwu' glanced down at the scabbard, which had been cracked by a kick, then immediately drew his blade and threw the scabbard at Major Vincent. He then charged forward like a ghost.

Seeing the sudden increase in the opponent's speed and momentum, Major Vincent decisively activated the Devil Fruit power within him.

"Overload, start!"

With a loud boom, blue and red flames rose up.

In an instant, 'Guiwu' and Major Vincent were locked in a fierce battle in the center of the street, with flashes of swords and roars of kicks filling the air.

Kinoshita Kamakura hadn't gone far when they encountered Major Comil, who was leading a support team. Upon seeing the former, the latter didn't say a word, but drew his twin swords, used the Shave Step technique, and disappeared from his spot, then instantly appeared in front of the former. At the same time, a sharp glint of light flashed in the air!

"Dual Blades - Iaijutsu!"

"Hmph, trying to show off your sword skills in front of me?" Kinoshita Kamakura's eyes revealed disdain.

He first swayed to the left, then took a step forward, easily dodging Major Comil's blade. Immediately afterward, his right fist slammed into Gumir's chest with Inazuma speed. With a loud bang, Gumir was sent flying backward, knocking over several shocked marines along the way.

The entire process was over in almost a few seconds. Kinoshita Kamakura coldly ignored the remaining marines and continued toward the port.

All of this was observed by several nearby Image Den Den Mushi).

"Observation Haki," Vidal thought to himself, looking at the image projected onto the table by the Image Den Den Mushi.

In the first half of the Grand Line, being able to Armament Haki is enough to be considered a master, and mastering Observation Haki makes one even more troublesome, not to mention that this guy is not a novice.

On Vidal's desk was a file on the other party, which stated that Kinoshita Kamakura was one of the two major "administrative offices" of the Flying Grand Fleet, mainly responsible for finance, and was a mid-level cadre only below the Grand Governor.

Meanwhile, he has a bounty of 210 million Beli and is also known as the "Red Armor Demon Blade." He is a veteran swordsman who has been practicing dual-wielding Two-Sword Style for decades. It is said that the reason he joined the Flying Pirates was because of Shiki the Golden Lion 'Shiki Two-Sword Style swordsmanship that had swept across the Four Blues.

Therefore, it was perfectly normal for Colonel Comil to crumble at his hands.

"And these two 'Guiwu' too." Vidal glanced at the video feed on the right.

The location shown in the picture is the area exclusively occupied by the Flying Pirates in the port of Large District 70. At this moment, it is filled with ships of all sizes, loaded with various treasures and goods, and already coated with bubble wrap.

Major Rogers, wielding a round shield, is engaged in fierce combat with a sword-wielding samurai also wearing a demon mask. Meanwhile, Captain Rabani, Captain Simpson, and others are leading a group of marines in a chaotic battle against the guards.