Kuro, I Want Your Help to Cultivate

Usopp rushed to Kaya's mansion.

He dodged the guards and snuck in, running to the tree beneath Kaya's room and jumping onto a branch.

"Kaya, it's bad!"

Usopp saw Kaya lying on her bed by the window, quietly reading a book.

His worried heart finally relaxed.

There was still time. As long as he quickly told Kaya the truth and took her away...

"What's wrong, Usopp?"

Kaya pushed a strand of golden hair behind her ear. She was a little happy to see the boy, but then noticed the panic on his face, and couldn't help but worry.

"Kaya, listen to me, your butler, Kuro..."

"He's a pirate!"

Usopp urgently told Kaya the information he had just learned. "You come with me first, and I'll explain slowly later."

"Hahaha, what are you talking about, Usopp?"

Kaya was stunned at first, then burst into laughter. "Is this a story for today?"

Ever since Kaya's parents passed away, she had fallen into a state of depression, and her health had begun to decline.

Usopp had been by her side, often coming to tell her exaggerated stories.

Kaya knew they were fake because she had seen some of the stories in books.

But she never exposed him, just played along with Usopp, smiling from time to time.

Sometimes it was because the stories were funny, and sometimes it was because she felt inexplicably happy just looking at the boy.

The tension on Usopp's face deepened. He knew Kaya thought he was just telling a story.

His voice couldn't help but rise. "No, Kaya! I'm telling you the truth!"

Suddenly, he thought of the wanted poster he got from Lina and quickly fumbled for it in his pouch.

Knock, knock, knock--

There was a knock on Kaya's door.

"Miss Kaya, it's me, Kuro."

"I've brought you lunch."

Hearing Kuro's voice, Usopp was instantly startled, and large beads of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"This is bad, Usopp."

Kaya panicked slightly. "You should leave quickly, or Kuro will find you and call the guards to chase you away again."

"No!" Usopp's hands trembled slightly as he unfolded the wanted poster in front of Kaya.

"Look! I'm not lying to you! This is real, come with me quickly, I'll carry you and we'll jump out the window, believe me, Kaya!"

"This... this is!" Kaya looked at the portrait on the wanted poster, her expression filled with disbelief.

Aside from the different attire, the face was exactly like Kuro's!

"How could this be... Kuro!" Kaya found it hard to accept.

The gentle and elegant butler was suddenly a pirate with a bounty of 16 million Belly?

"Miss Kaya, are you alright?"

"I'm coming in."

Outside the door, Kuro sensed something was wrong.

Today was the day he was supposed to meet Jango, but the other party had yet to show up. He was furious and wanted to tear Jango to shreds.

Coupled with Kaya's reaction...

He clearly heard movement inside, but Kaya hadn't responded.

Even if it wasn't convenient to enter, she would at least say something. He had a vague premonition of something bad.

"Could it be...?"

"Jango, you useless fool!"

Kuro, a pirate known for his strategy, immediately understood.

Bang!

With a sudden loud noise, the room door was violently kicked open.

Kuro gritted his teeth as he looked at Usopp by the window, who was holding Kaya and preparing to leave.

His face instantly turned terrifyingly grim.

"Ku... Kuro!" Usopp and Kaya exclaimed.

Seeing Kuro put on a long, sharp clawed glove from his suit, Usopp couldn't help but tremble.

"Why?" Kuro's eyes were cold as he spoke indifferently.

"How did you find out? Don't tell me you useless idiot defeated Jango?"

"Yo, we told him."

A crisp voice suddenly came from outside the window.

Luffy was crouching on a tree branch, still holding half-eaten food in his hand.

Taking a piece of meat and stuffing it into his mouth, Luffy looked at Kuro with a calm expression. "I defeated that weird glasses guy."

"Who are you?"

"My name is Luffy, and I'm the man who's going to be Pirate King!"

"Pirate King? So you're a pirate too."

Kuro eyed Luffy coldly. "Why, I have no quarrel with you, or are you saying..."

"You want to come over and play the good guy?"

"Good guy? No, I already said I want to be Pirate King. As for why..."

Luffy placed the plate on the windowsill, rubbed his fists together, bared his teeth, and smiled.

"I don't like the look of you, so I came to beat you up. It's that simple!"

As Luffy spoke, he stretched out his hand, wrapped it around Usopp and Kaya, and sent them down to the ground.

"What is this!!"

"His hands got longer!!"

Usopp and Kaya screamed in shock as they looked at the arms that had wrapped around them.

"Is that all?"

Kuro's face gradually contorted into a ferocious expression. "Three years! My three years of painstaking effort!"

"Because of your inexplicable reason! It's all gone to waste. Because you don't like the look of me, it's all for nothing!"

"You deserve to die!!!"

Kuro roared, his 'Ten Blades' opening in his hand, revealing a sharp, chilling glint.

Whoosh!

The next moment, Kuro's figure instantly vanished from his spot. This was his 'Silent Step', a high-speed explosive footwork that was utterly silent.

When he reappeared, he was already in front of Luffy!

"So fast!"

Luffy was astonished. He couldn't react to the sudden burst of speed.

Ch-k!

Blood splattered. The 'Ten Claws' drew several bloody gashes across Luffy's chest.

"Damn it!" Luffy gritted his teeth. Although he instinctively recoiled, he was still cut by the opponent. He backflipped onto the lawn.

However, Kuro didn't stop after landing the first blow. He pressed his advantage, closing in on Luffy as soon as he landed.

The sharp claws swung down fiercely!

"Clang--!"

Sparks flashed out of thin air in the air.

A figure in black, with sharp teeth, blocked Kuro's claws with a blade.

"What the hell is that!"

Kuro looked at the Blade Devil in terror. This person looked so...

No, this thing doesn't look human at all, does it!?

It looks too creepy, this thing!

"Screech-- Screech--"

A sharp, ear-piercing sound rang out, and another bizarre figure emerged.

Its ferocity surpassed that of the Blade Devil, with three high-speed rotating chainsaws that were terrifying to behold.

"Ah!!!"

A sharp scream rang out. Kaya covered her face with her hands, as if she had seen something terrifying.

"So rude."

Lina walked up from behind, with Zoro and Nami following her.

Looking at the terrified and flustered Kaya, Lina lit a cigarette and said calmly, "Little Knife and Little Saw will be sad."

"Those names are creepy on them, you bastard!"

Nami rolled her eyes at him. "No matter how many times I see these things, they still disgust me!"

"In short, he's our target, and he looks like a worthy opponent."

Zoro drew his swords and looked at Kuro with great interest.

"Roronoa Zoro?"

Kuro looked at Zoro, who had drawn his swords. Although he had retired from the front lines, he still kept himself informed about outside affairs.

He was no stranger to Zoro, the renowned pirate hunter and Three-Sword Style Swordsman who had risen to fame in the East Blue over the past two years.

Looking at Luffy, Zoro, and two bizarre-looking creatures, Kuro's expression couldn't help but turn grim. "This situation is truly unfavorable!"

Lina controlled the two devils as they surrounded the group, while he himself stayed back.

He casually took the long spear from his back and began loading bullets.

Four against one?

No, it was five against one!

This wasn't some duel; no one would consider it unfair.

Kuro, I want you to help me train!