Chapter 119

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Upon seeing the three men, Reinhard looked in surprise at the Dragon Sword at his waist. It was the sword of the first Sword Saint, the strongest sword in the world. Only those with the Sword Saint's Blessing could use it, and it possessed its own consciousness. It was not usually drawn, and it would only loosen its sheath when it encountered someone it deemed worthy to draw it. Just now, when he looked at the three men, the Dragon Sword loosened.

"Are they enemies, and people who can make the Dragon Sword willingly draw its sheath? How many are there? One, two, or all three?"

Reinhard's expression turned serious.

"The characteristics of these three people do not match those of the legendary powerhouses. Are they powerhouses I have never seen before?"

"Three of them have arrived at once. If a fight breaks out here..."

The Royal Capital will likely suffer severe damage, and Royal Capital inhabitants will probably suffer heavy casualties!

As the "strongest Sword Saint," Reinhard knows just how powerful he is. So powerful that even in his rare battles, he has to hold back, because his fights cause immense destruction to the surrounding area.

However, he can hold back his power when he strikes, but his enemies can't, especially those ruthless Witch Cult kill without blinking an eye. They won't talk to you about protecting civilians; they're just a bunch of simple lunatics.

Reinhard didn't know which side these three men belonged to—the Witch Cult, Witch Cult, or warriors from the neighboring empire. He just hoped they wouldn't suddenly attack in this bustling street.

Seemingly sensing Reinhard's expectations, the three men glanced at Reinhard and then turned and left together.

"They didn't make a move, and they left in the direction outside the Royal Capital. Are they trying to lure me out of the Royal Capital ambush and eliminate me? Or are they trying to lure me out of the Royal Capital so that it will be easier for the rest of them to move around inside the Royal Capital?"

Regardless of the possibility, Reinhard had no choice. Now, he could only trust the rest of the Royal Capital Guard Knights and go to the meeting alone. In his view, if he could not act according to the other party's wishes, the other party would definitely cause great destruction because the expected goal was not achieved. As a knight, he had to ensure that the loss of civilians was minimized.

Therefore, Reinhard walked through the crowd and followed the three men toward the outskirts of the Royal Capital.

They crossed the lower city of the Royal Capital and arrived at the Slums outside the Royal Capital.

The Slums are very large. The direction that Li Yue and her two companions were heading Slums was in the opposite direction from where 486 was Slums. In this way, no matter how much noise they made, it wouldn't affect the plot progress on 486's side.

After arriving at the Slums, Li Yue and her two companions found a relatively open space and stopped.

"Finally stopped, everyone?"

Reinhard stood about twenty meters behind the three of them and smiled as he spoke to them.

"Yes, after all, we have already achieved our goal of getting you out of the Royal Capital, Sword Saint."

"So your purpose was to lure me out? Can you tell me why you lured me out? What are your accomplices in the Royal Capital planning to do, or have you laid an ambush here?"

Reinhard spoke to Li Yue and the other two with a polite demeanor.

"Well, guess what? If you can't defeat us, this Royal Capital be in danger, hehehehe~~"

Li Yue smiled with an expression that said, "I'm a bad guy," and her laughter sounded extremely lewd.

"In that case, there's no other way. It seems that I can only get you to honestly reveal your purpose by defeating you first."

Reinhard gripped the hilt of the Dragon Sword with his right hand.

"So, are you planning to come one by one, or all at once?"

Li Yue looked at Aizen and Shanks.

Who wants to go first?

"I'll go! This is a fight against the world's strongest Sword Saint. I wonder how I'll compare to Mihawk."

Shanks walked straight up, wearing slippers and simple linen clothes, even his cloak looked tattered. To outsiders, he didn't look like a super strong person at all, especially since he always had a silly expression on his face, making him look very stupid.

However, Reinhard on the other side did not think so, because when Shanks stepped forward, the Dragon Sword at his waist was directly ejected from its sheath.

"Can you tell me your name, strong one?"

Reinhard looked intently at Shanks. This was the third time the Dragon Sword had been drawn since he obtained Dragon Sword. Such a powerful figure deserved his respect.

"My name is Shanks. Many people call me Red-Haired. You can call me Shanks or Red-Haired, Sword Saint."

Shanks stepped forward and stopped about ten meters away from Reinhard.

Then he lifted his cloak, revealing only his right hand beneath it and the famous sword Gryphon in its blue scabbard.

"So he only has a right hand?"

Reinhard stared in surprise at Shanks' empty left sleeve.

"To be able to unsheathe the Dragon Sword with only your right hand remaining, you must be the strongest of the three."

Although Reinhard was a humble person, he understood how strong his opponent was. The opponent dared to face him even with only one right hand, and was also more than half a head taller than him. The opponent must be the strongest of the three.

"Well, I don't know."

Shanks grinned.

"Because I've never fought against them before."

"Is that so?"

Reinhard did not receive any specific information, but the information he did receive seemed to make him feel even worse.

A swordsman who can make the Dragon Sword Master draw its sheath on its own, and two other enemies of unknown strength, and three of whom I have never seen before, where did they all come from?

"Alright, that's enough said, Sword Saint, let's begin."

Shanks gripped the hilt of Gryphon at his waist with his right hand.

"Ah, come on!"

Reinhard slowly drew a section of the Dragon Sword out.

Shanks couldn't help but grin as he saw that Reinhard's sword wasn't even fully drawn, unleashing his full Conqueror's Haki!

A terrifying aura swept over Reinhard.

196. Reinhard the Virtuous's first defeat!

Conqueror's Haki, the power that made Shanks famous.

Among the Emperor of the Sea, Whitebeard is famous for his Tremor-Tremor Fruit and is known as the "Strongest Man in the World." Kaido of the Beasts is famous for his powerful body after eating the Azure Dragon Fruit and is known as the "Strongest Creature." Big Mom possesses the incredibly destructive power of the Soul-Soul Fruit and also has incredibly strong defense, earning her the title of "Steel Balloon." However, Shanks' title is only "Red-Haired."

Because Shanks is the only one among the Emperor of the Sea who does not have Devil Fruit ability, his strength relies purely on his powerful physical strength and his mastery of the Three-Colored Haki: Armament Haki, Observation Haki, and the strongest Conqueror's Haki he possesses!

Conqueror's Haki strikes first!

The terrifying pressure poured outwards from Shanks, and although it was an open area, the civilians in the Slums in the distance were also affected. Under the impact of Shanks' Conqueror's Haki, they rolled their eyes and fainted.

Reinhard's body trembled as he faced Shanks, but he withstood the terrifying pressure of Conqueror's Haki and looked up at Shanks, who was smiling.

"What is this? Blessing? I feel like I can't move at all. No, there's no Blessing on you. Is it magic? Earth-based gravity magic? No, there's no Mana circulating in your body. What is this?"

With the Blessing of Judgment, Reinhard can see through the Blessing his enemies possess, and then he can easily obtain Blessing that counters the other party whenever he wants. However, after looking over just now, he found that Shanks had no Blessing at all, and the Mana required to use magic was completely unresponsive. In other words, the other party did not use magic or Blessing at all, and simply glanced at him, yet he felt his body become heavy.

"This is Conqueror's Haki, just one of my signature moves."

Shanks explained with a smile.

"But it doesn't seem to have any effect on you, buddy."

"Ah, I have a special physique from the Sword Saint Family that allows me to automatically convert Magic Power to strengthen my body. Although I did feel a bit heavy for a moment just now, I feel much better now."

Reinhard's speech gradually became more fluent, and the pressure he felt before disappeared.

"Oh, so it's no use trying to take down Sword Saint with Conqueror's Haki. In that case, we'll have to settle this with swordsmanship."

Shanks stomped on the ground and transformed into a blur as he rushed toward Reinhard, while Reinhard the Virtuous also left and drew his Dragon Sword.

Choke--

The Dragon Sword clashed with Gryphon's blade, and the impact of their collision instantly cleared away the dust around them, making the entire area much cleaner.

"Not bad, Sword Saint! How about this then?"

Taking advantage of his height, Shanks wrapped Gryphon in Armament Haki and swept Reinhard the Virtuous away with a powerful horizontal motion.

"Such powerful strength! And I just sensed a different aura, what was that?"

After being knocked back and sliding ten meters, Reinhard the Virtuous regained his balance and couldn't help but ask a question.

"Armament Haki, it can enhance my attack and defense."

Shanks made no attempt to conceal his abilities and even directly told Reinhard the Virtuous about them.

"Well then, it's time to get into the serious battle phase!"

With a single stomp, Shanks created a deep crater in the muddy ground. He charged directly in front of Reinhard the Virtuous, slashing his sword vertically from top to bottom, instantly pinning Reinhard the Virtuous to the spot. The ground beneath Reinhard the Virtuous's feet was shattered by Shanks's heavy blow. With Armament Haki surrounding him, the impact force generated by Shanks's sword strike began to experience a qualitative leap, making it increasingly difficult for Reinhard the Virtuous to cope.

"It seems that this Sword Saint is not as strong as I thought."

Of the two onlookers, Aizen looked at Reinhard the Virtuous's performance with some confusion.

"Well, the strength of Reinhard the Virtuous lies in the numerous Blessing he possesses. These Blessing give him a natural advantage when fighting against the mages and Spirit User of this world. He is a warrior with extremely high magic resistance, and he is also immune to control. Moreover, he will never be ambushed. Against those mages and Spirit User with limited melee abilities, he can just get close and kill them indiscriminately."

"When facing the same melee units, his Dragon Sword and the enhanced physique that comes with his Sword Saint Family allow him to gain an advantage in melee combat. Although he cannot use magic, he can directly absorb Mana from the atmosphere to strengthen his body and his slashes."

In the anime, Reinhard the Virtuous most famous for his "Style-Shifting Sword" move during his fight with the Gut-Cutter! One sword strike completely changes the character's art style. If this were on the Moon, it would be like unleashing Magic Power followed by a light cannon, making his normal attacks a powerful area-of-effect light cannon.

Ordinary weapons simply cannot withstand Reinhard the Virtuous's Magic Power output. After a single strike, those weapons would turn to dust due to overload. Only the Dragon Sword can withstand his immense power.

His basic attack is a light-based attack, which means that few melee units in this world can fight him. They simply can't beat him.

"However, his current opponent, Shanks, happens to be someone he doesn't get along with."

Li Yue pointed to Shanks on the battlefield, who was constantly clashing with Reinhard the Virtuous directly suppressing him.

"Shanks, nicknamed Red-Haired, is one of the Emperor of the Sea of the One Piece world. The Emperor of the Sea are the four strongest pirates. All the strong people in the One Piece world have one thing in common: incredibly terrifying physical abilities."

"The strong in their world are generally physically powerful, with strong and enduring combat abilities, and they are all taller than the last. In our eyes, Shanks' height of 2 meters is already considered tall, but in their world, Shanks is actually considered short, and his body is even considered thin."

"And the Three-Colored Haki in their world give them incredibly terrifying physical destructive power, allowing them to easily destroy islands and countries. There is no such thing as magic; it is pure physical destruction!"

Li Yue then pointed to Reinhard the Virtuous, who was clashing with Shanks.

"As for Reinhard, the power he can exert against such a pure physical warrior is very limited, because to fight against Shanks, one must have a stronger body, greater strength, and faster speed! But in these aspects, Reinhard is currently no match for Shanks."

"In terms of conventional strength, he definitely can't compare to Shanks. The only way he can beat Shanks now is to compete with Shanks in terms of explosive power and see who has the greater explosive power."

No matter how strong the Sword Saint's Blessing or how strong his physical enhancement, Reinhard the Virtuous's physical abilities still cannot compete with Shanks, especially Shanks under Armament Haki, whose strength is among the top of the Emperor of the Sea.

Therefore, Reinhard the Virtuous wants to win, he can only surpass Shanks in terms of burst damage, but Shanks has no shortage of burst damage.

"Hey~ Sword Saint Bro, if that's all you're doing, it's not very interesting."

Shanks steadily suppressed Reinhard the Virtuous, while constantly making sarcastic remarks.

"What an unprecedentedly powerful opponent, Mr. Shanks."

Reinhard the Virtuous resisted while responding.

"By the way, what is that sword in your hand? This is the first time I've encountered a sword that has been able to withstand the Dragon Sword for so long without being damaged."

"You mean Gryphon? He's my most trusted partner."

With a powerful sweep, Shanks knocked Reinhard the Virtuous back once again, then raised Gryphon in his hand and praised him with a smile.

Meanwhile, Li Yue, standing behind, once again adopted the expression of a villain.

"Reinhard the Virtuous, if you don't bring out your real skills soon, none of our accomplices in the Royal Capital will be able to stop us. There's a guy in the Royal Capital who's just as strong as Shanks."

"So that's how it is. You lured me out here, intending to eliminate me while also planning to make your move in the Royal Capital. It seems I'll have to go all out to deal with you."

Reinhard the Virtuous took a deep breath, gripped the hilt of the Dragon Sword with both hands, and began to absorb large amounts of Mana from the atmosphere. Magic Power began to fill his body, and blue light began to emerge from the blade of the Dragon Sword.

"Oh, finally something interesting is happening."

Shanks laughed again.

"I'm sorry, but because your power is too great, I have no choice but to unleash my true power. With the help of the Dragon Sword, this move is very powerful. Mr. Shanks, be careful not to die on the spot."

Reinhard the Virtuous gave Shanks very thoughtful instructions.

"Oh! I can feel it now, there's a sense of pressure. In that case, I'll have to deal with it properly."

Shanks' Gryphon began to flash with black and red light, enveloped in Conqueror's Haki!

"This is the swordsmanship of the Astrea family!"

Reinhard the Virtuous lowered his body and stared at the Gryphon in Shanks' hand, which was flashing with black and red light.

"Although you already know my identity, please allow me to introduce myself: Reinhard van Astrea, from a family of Sword Saint!"

"Red-Haired Shanks!"

Shanks also readily introduced himself again.

Reinhard the Virtuous raised the Dragon Sword with both hands and charged towards Shanks, while Shanks also charged towards Reinhard the Virtuous.