The realm of a swordsman?
Understanding the voice of the Breath of All Things?
All the pirates, including Krieg, wore bewildered expressions. What on earth was this woman talking about? How could they possibly understand?
"You might as well be talking to a wall."
Nojiko covered her mouth and chuckled gleefully from the side. "You should save those words for the pirates of the Grand Line. These idiots can't understand a thing."
"..."
Kuina's cool expression immediately crumbled. Slightly embarrassed and annoyed, she turned her head, just about to argue with Nojiko, when her brows suddenly furrowed.
Her sharp instincts as a swordsman told her that air was faintly moving behind her. Someone was clearly approaching at high speed.
"Damn woman!"
The next instant, an iron-ball mace howled toward her back. The reflection in the lenses revealed Gin's cold, vicious face. "Let go of the boss!"
Too slow.
At best, he's only on Zoro's level.
Kuina curled her lips in disdain. Just as she was about to strike backhandedly, a blinding flash of blue-violet lightning suddenly shot past her shoulder and headed straight behind her!
Boom!
Thunder exploded across the ground. Several of the nearest pirates turned into charred corpses before they even had time to scream.
Gin lowered his head in a daze, staring in disbelief at the basin-sized, blackened hole in his chest.
His lips trembled several times. Then his pupils finally went vacant, and he fell backward, utterly lifeless.
"Captain Gin!!!"
The anguished roars of his subordinates rang out around them.
Awooooo—!
A wolf's howl suddenly echoed across the shore.
"That, that is..."
Under the terrified gazes of the pirates, Silver Wolf emerged from the forest one step at a time, moving with steady strides. It cast a cold glance at these uninvited guests.
Three years had