"It should be here—the Marine base where Zoro was being held."
East Blue, Shells Town.
A young man with waist-length silver hair, a cold, handsome face, and a crescent moon mark on his forehead slowly approached the gates of the Marine base.
Arriving before the gate, the man let out a cold snort.
He drew the four-foot-long sword at his waist and swung it.
The sharp sword light instantly reduced the three-meter-tall gate to fragments.
The metal crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust with a tremendous roar.
Inside the gate, a green-haired man was startled by the deafening sound.
He stared fixedly toward the gate.
As the smoke dispersed, a handsome, slender man in white came into view.
The silver-haired man, Can Yue, walked step by step toward Zoro.
"You're Roronoa Zoro, right?"
Zoro replied, "Who are you? What do you want?"
"To save you!"
"Save me? Why?"
Faced with Zoro's question, Can Yue did not answer further.
With one slash, he cut the ropes binding Zoro and tossed Zoro's three swords to him.
At that moment, Marine patrolmen discovered what was happening at the execution ground and immediately sounded the alarm.
"Warning: Intruders are attacking the base execution ground and attempting to break Roronoa Zoro out.
All Marines, proceed to the execution ground immediately and arrest the intruders."
The piercing alarm spread across the entire island.
On the streets, every townsperson, whether shopping, setting up stalls, or playing,
turned around and hid in their homes, shutting their doors and windows.
One disobedient child said he wanted to go watch the excitement.
His parents immediately dragged him home and gave him a thorough beating.
Having endured Marine bullying for so long, the townspeople feared being caught in the crossfire.
That Captain Morgan was extremely arbitrary and overbearing.
If they did not keep a low profile now, he could easily pin some crime on them and arrest them afterward.
Even if they were not thrown in jail, they would be fined heavily.
"Honey, who do you think had the courage to go make trouble for Morgan?"
"Watch your words. Don't mention that man's name. The walls have ears."
"Fine, I won't say it. Look at how cowardly you are."
The husband took a deep drag from his cigarette and exhaled with the smoke.
"My Big Brother once badmouthed that man while drinking. Someone reported him, and he was thrown into prison. He never came out."
The wife showed an angry expression. "Morgan is far too unreasonable."
"Watch your words, watch your words!"
"Hmph, coward. I hope that warrior who broke into the execution ground escapes safely today."
Inside the tavern at the center of the island.
The little girl Rika was very happy.
She watched Luffy, who was still running in the distance, and said with a smile.
"Hehe, besides Big Brother Luffy, someone else went to save Big Brother Zoro too."
"Good people always receive help."
The proprietress smiled as she stroked Rika's little head and nodded.
Mother and daughter both wore relieved smiles. Whether the good people succeeded or not, a story of good people receiving help was an encouragement to little Rika.
An encouragement toward justice and kindness.
Marine execution ground.
"Quick, spread out and surround the intruders!"
Dozens of Marines spread out, surrounding Can Yue and Zoro. A Lieutenant Colonel led them.
Just then, a straw-hatted youth also arrived at the scene.
"Hehehe, things have already reached this point? Interesting, so interesting.
Koby, shall we join in too?"
"Th-this... isn't that a bad idea, Mr. Luffy?"
"Hehehe, Gomu Gomu—Rocket Punch!"
With a whoosh, Luffy flew into the execution ground.
"Fire!"
Following the Lieutenant Colonel's order, dozens of flashes shot toward Can Yue and Zoro.
Zoro's expression was grave. Even he had to deal with firearms cautiously.
Suddenly, a humanoid creature flew in. Strangely, after the bullets hit this creature, its body merely stretched from the impacts without showing any sign of injury.
"Whoa, what is that thing?"
Zoro was so shocked by Luffy that his eyes nearly popped out.
"Hehehe, I'm a Rubber Human. Bullets don't work on me."
Luffy jumped into the field and helped Can Yue and Zoro block every bullet, sending them flying back.
Then Luffy grinned at Zoro.
"Yo, Zoro, become my companion already, okay?
The Marines planned to execute you tomorrow. That kid with the butt-shaped chin said so himself."
With that said, Zoro understood the situation.
No matter how faithfully he kept his promise, the Marines would not let him live.
The Marine officers and soldiers were badly frightened by Luffy's Devil Fruit ability and began to lose their nerve.
At that moment, the Lieutenant Colonel shouted.
"Don't be afraid! Captain Morgan will arrive any moment!"
Can Yue, however, did not care in the slightest upon hearing that.
Two months ago, Can Yue had accidentally crossed into the Pirate King world and bound himself to the Template System.
He drew an identity card: Sesshomaru, the great demon of the Inuyasha world.
Sesshomaru: A character from the Inuyasha anime, a cold and aloof Young Master, the Great Dog General's eldest legitimate son, a pure-blooded great demon, immensely powerful and one of the strongest beings in the Inuyasha world.
He obtained Sesshomaru's innate talents: 1. Keen sense of smell; 2. The ability to use Demonic Aura to imbue his attacks with poison.
He also gained powerful combat abilities and heaven-defying looks that he had never experienced before crossing over.
After arriving in this world, he encountered quite a few small pirates looking for trouble, and Can Yue naturally dealt with them along the way.
However, Can Yue discovered something interesting. In the East Blue waters he had wandered through, whether pirates with bounties of several million or tens of millions, or nameless small fry, before being taken down by him, they would always shout that they were subordinates or affiliates of the great pirate Clown Buggy, using that to threaten Can Yue.
From them, Can Yue learned that Clown Buggy had already become a hegemonic figure in East Blue. There were even rumors that Smoker could do nothing about him.
Furthermore, everyone feared Clown Buggy greatly, something that could not be explained by the Luck-Luck Fruit.
Having just crossed over, he had already learned information vastly different from the original plot.
It made Can Yue realize that this Pirate King world was very different. Very challenging.
Many other interesting things had also happened during his travels.
As two months slowly passed, Can Yue discovered that as long as he persisted in acting like Sesshomaru, his fusion rate would steadily increase.
As the fusion rate rose, Can Yue unlocked some more skills.
1. Poison Flower Claw: A claw strike containing intense poison, potent enough to corrode steel.
2. Time Whip: Activated by the index and middle fingers. Its length and power depended on the host's current Demonic Aura and Haki strength.
At present, both Poison Flower Claw and Time Whip could easily destroy boulders and possessed corrosive and dissolving properties.
He also obtained Sesshomaru's weapon: Demon God Slayer.
Current fusion rate: 39.9%.
After the fusion rate reached this critical value, Can Yue discovered that acting in his daily life could no longer raise it further.
After asking the system, he learned that defeating a boss connected to a major event in the Pirate King world's storyline might allow him to break through the threshold.
After learning from the system roughly where the current timeline of the Pirate King world stood,
and in order to raise his fusion rate,
Can Yue came to this small town, though he did not know which day of Zoro's captivity it was.
Now that he saw Luffy appear, everything became clear.
"Bastards, how dare you be so arrogant! Are you trying to rebel?"
A muscular man with an iron jaw, a huge axe in hand, and an officer's cape over his shoulders appeared outside the field.
"Can I take this as you trying to resist me, the great Marine Colonel Morgan?"
Captain Morgan glared angrily at the three people before him.
"Who led this rebellion? Step forward!"
The Lieutenant Colonel beside him immediately pointed at Can Yue.
Morgan roared, "A pretty boy like you dares defy the great me? Do you know the price of doing this?"
Hearing that, Can Yue expressionlessly returned Demon God Slayer to his waist.
Ignoring Morgan's threat, he glanced at Luffy and Zoro before turning toward the gate.
Luffy looked curiously at Can Yue, thinking that this man's conduct was truly impressive. He laughed heartily.
Then, his expression turned serious and proud. Seemingly imitating Can Yue, he grabbed Zoro, held his head high, ignored the Marines' threats, and headed toward the already-destroyed gate.
Zoro, meanwhile, glanced at Morgan and gripped his swords tightly with both hands.
After being ignored, Morgan could no longer control his rage. He raised his huge axe and charged toward Can Yue, who was closest to him.
As he charged, he roared, "I'll chop all three of you into pieces and feed you to the dogs!"
The enormous axe was about to cleave down upon Can Yue's head, yet he did not move at all.
While everyone was tense with worry.
There was not the slightest ripple on Can Yue's handsome face.
But in his heart, he had already sentenced Morgan to death!
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