In that desperate situation, the pirate threw back his head and shouted Usopp's name.
He knew perfectly well that even if he called out the name, Usopp, a complete stranger to him, wouldn't suddenly appear and block the blade for him.
But—
The blade stopped.
The pirate, having narrowly escaped death, froze, then began gasping for breath.
It worked?
He never expected that merely shouting Usopp's name would provoke a reaction from this monster of a woman.
The pirate seemed to see hope for survival.
Gion looked at the disheveled, nameless pirate before her in surprise. She hadn't expected him to suddenly shout out Usopp's name.
She knew that Usopp was Maud's alias in Mad Hatter Town.
So this pitifully weak pirate knew Maud?
As she pondered this, the long blade pointed at the pirate hung motionless in midair.
The nameless pirate had no idea what Gion was thinking. He stared fixedly at the still blade.
He assumed that this monster of a woman was most likely afraid of Usopp's strength...
The nameless pirate's thoughts immediately began racing.
"Scared, are you? Let me tell you, Usopp is—"
Before he could finish, Gion suddenly cut him down with a single slash.
Until his dying moment, the nameless pirate remained filled with confusion.
Gion didn't even glance at the nameless pirate's corpse. She continued pursuing the remaining pirates.
The pirates had originally banded together, allowing her to cut down an entire group with each slash and save herself a great deal of effort.
But after only a few slashes in front of the hole in the wall, they lost the will to fight and scattered in retreat.
With her targets spread out, it was somewhat troublesome. She had to hunt them down one by one.
Troublesome or not, Gion had no intention