Boom! Boom! Boom!
Just as the atmosphere inside the wooden boat was beginning to sour, a barrage of cannon fire instantly snapped the four of them back to their senses.
Seawater splashed, waves surged wildly, and the small wooden boat rocked violently with creaking groans, as though it would fall apart at any moment.
Kin'emon's expression changed drastically. Both he and Kanjuro were Devil Fruit users; if the boat broke apart, he would have nowhere to run.
As for being suddenly attacked, Kin'emon was not surprised. Battles at sea needed no reason, and for some pirates with particularly nasty personalities, the only reason they attacked might have been because they wanted to see their opponents cry out in panic.
Bang!
After the red smoke dispersed, Kin'emon's rugged face appeared before everyone once more.
"Kanjuro, hurry and use your Devil Fruit ability to draw a bird. Let it carry me over there." Kin'emon issued his orders rapidly as he used his swordsmanship to slash apart the incoming cannonballs.
"Understood!" Kanjuro drew the greatsword from his back and began painting on the side of the boat with the brush tip on the end of its scabbard.
Very soon, an extremely bizarre-looking giant bird appeared before them. With a crisp cry, the bird in the painting flew off the boat's side, flapping its wings with great difficulty.
Raizo's mouth twitched. "Kanjuro, your drawings really are as ugly as ever. Now that you have this Devil Fruit ability, can't you at least put some effort into improving your artistic skills?"
Kin'emon also sucked in a cold breath. Could Kanjuro have deliberately wanted to send him plunging into the sea? Still, time was tight, so he could only grit his teeth and climb aboard.
"Little bird! You must hang in there! Don't fall into the