Sealing Scroll

Hearing Farmer's words, Leiyin paused for a moment. "Well, let me think about it."

A man sitting nearby grew anxious. "Hey, kid, you killed Andrin, but we're the ones who will suffer for it. If you don't agree, we'll have no choice but to tie you up and hand you over to Anderson to face justice!"

"That's right, exactly!" the crowd chimed in, echoing his sentiment.

Hearing this, Leiyin stood up, looked them straight in the eye, and replied with an unyielding tone, "If you think you can tie me up, feel free to come and try!"

The crowd lowered their heads upon hearing this, not daring to make another sound.

Everyone present had witnessed his terrifying strength; he had killed a 5 million Beli bounty target in an instant. Anyone who wasn't convinced was welcome to step up and try their luck.

Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Farmer quickly stepped forward to smooth things over. "Sir, please don't be angry. The villagers are just very anxious. After all, this is a matter of life and death for us, so I hope you won't take it to heart."

"That's fine, but you have to agree to two conditions."

Farmer: "Please, go ahead."

"Lend me 20,000 Beli," Leiyin said calmly.

Hearing this, Verdan, who was sitting nearby, grew anxious. "Dad, I think this guy is just here to scam us. You can't give it to him."

"If that's the case, then forget it."

As he said this, Leiyin turned to leave, but Farmer reached out to stop him. "No problem. If you can truly defeat Anderson, let alone a mere 20,000, even if you asked us to pay monthly tribute, it wouldn't be an issue."

"Alright, in that case, I accept. I want the 20,000 Beli right now."

Leiyin didn't hide his intentions at all and spoke directly.

Hearing him say this, Verdan couldn't help but roll her eyes at him.

Upon hearing his request, the crowd immediately pooled together 20,000 Beli and handed it to him.

Once he had the money, Leiyin opened the Naruto Shop in his mind, spent the 20,000 Beli to buy two Blank Scrolls, unfolded one, and sealed Andrin's corpse inside, making it very easy to carry.

Leiyin was now a Bounty Hunter, and to him, this corpse wasn't just a body—it was 5 million Beli. With such convenient tools from the Naruto world, he could take it to the Navy at any time to claim the bounty without worrying about the body rotting and becoming unidentifiable.

The reason Leiyin asked for 20,000 Beli to buy two scrolls was because the other one was prepared for Anderson.

However, the people didn't know this. Seeing Andrin's corpse disappear into the scroll out of thin air like a magic trick left the crowd dumbfounded once again.

Verdan was still young and inexperienced, and her pretty face couldn't hide her astonishment. She thought to herself: Is this man some kind of monster?

In the world of Pirate King, because of Devil Fruits and many strange and bizarre abilities, Farmer assumed that this kid must possess some kind of special power.

"Didn't you have two requests? What is the second one?"

"Help me pay for my meal," Leiyin said.

After paying for Leiyin's meal, Farmer said, "Sir, you have come from afar and must have no place to stay. If you don't mind, why not come and live at my house?"

Leiyin scratched his head. "Then I'll be imposing on you."

Hearing this, the villagers felt a bit more at ease. With the village chief watching him, they didn't have to worry about Leiyin running away secretly.

Unexpectedly, his daughter Verdan was very dissatisfied. "Dad, how could you let this guy live in our house? I'm still an unmarried young lady!"

Farmer smiled. "We have several rooms in our house; we can just clear one out for him."

"Dad, you're so mean! I'm not talking to you anymore." With that, Verdan walked away, pouting.

Seeing Verdan leave, Farmer kept smiling. "My daughter is a bit willful; I hope you don't mind."

Leiyin: "It's fine, I don't mind."

Farmer and his daughter had come to Town West Village to handle some business. Their home was in Town East Village, and although the two villages were separated by a sea, it was only six nautical miles apart—less than twenty minutes by boat.

Out of spite, Verdan returned to Town East Village first, while Farmer and Leiyin arrived later.

Once they reached the house, Farmer arranged a room for Leiyin. Since Leiyin had traveled across the sea, fought against a Sea King, and killed Andrin, he was in a bit of a disheveled state, so Farmer told him to go take a bath in the family bathroom.

"Then thank you."

Although Farmer wanted to use Leiyin to defeat Anderson, he had been generally good to him, so Leiyin didn't stand on ceremony.

Entering the bathroom, Leiyin took off his clothes and soaked in the tub.

Washing away the dust, feeling light and free; a bathtub is no place for a whale of the sea.

Is a true dragon meant for a mere pond? A hero belongs on both land and sea!

Even while taking a bath, Leiyin didn't forget to give himself a passionate pep talk. Just as he stood up, the bathroom door suddenly opened!

With a piercing scream of "Wah!", a young girl covered her face and ran out, shouting loudly as she fled, "You big jerk! You filthy pervert! You lecher!"

Who else could it be but Verdan?

Verdan had returned first, so she didn't know there was a man in the home's bathroom.

Leiyin stood there naked, and she had seen everything!

Leiyin had a face full of black lines: I'm the one who got seen, okay? Do you have to react that strongly?

But he only had himself to blame; he had forgotten to lock the door when he entered the bathroom.

For the next few days, Verdan never gave Leiyin a pleasant look. Her impression of him was: this guy was not only ignorant of the heights of the world, but also a perverted exhibitionist. So what if he defeated Andrin? Anderson was many times stronger than his younger brother; when the time came, he probably wouldn't even know how he died!

The villagers of Town East Village also learned about Leiyin killing Andrin, and everyone was discussing it in hushed tones.

"Are you saying that scrawny little brat killed Andrin?"

"How is that even possible?"

"Hey, that's not the point, is it? Even if he did kill Andrin, will his brother let us off the hook?"

"Anderson will definitely slaughter the village!"

"Killing Andrin—even our 'Guardian' Miller could do that, right?"

"Does that guy not know what it means to settle scores after the fact?"

"He's an outsider after all; he won't care about our lives at all!"

"What a disaster this kid has brought upon our village!"

"He's a jinx."

The village was buzzing with rumors. Some, terrified of inviting Anderson's brutal retaliation, chose to flee regardless.

As for the talk in the village, Farmer chose to trust Leiyin unconditionally: "Everyone, rest assured. I have seen this kid's strength; it is absolutely beyond your imagination."

To this, the 'Guardian' Miller remarked: "Village Chief, are you sure you didn't hire some con artist from who knows where?"