Hope

Seeing that the captain was about to show his power, the crew cleared an area near the cross on the deck.

Buggy placed eight flying knives between the fingers of both hands, "Chop-Chop Festival - Juggling Flying Knives!"

With that said, Buggy's two hands detached from his arms, whistling and spinning as they shot towards Tom, who was bound tightly to the cross and desperately trying to break free from the ropes, but to no avail. In his terrified eyes, the high-speed rotating flying knives directly pierced through Tom's body.

Before long, Tom was no more.

The Buggy Pirates' expressions gradually changed from astonishment to excitement. By the time Tom breathed his last, everyone was cheering for Captain Buggy's "great" act.

Among them, the one who felt Buggy's "greatness" the most was Chief of Staff Kaby, whose gloomy face revealed a bloodthirsty excitement.

On a pirate ship, the captain is God, the ruler, and the captain's will is, to some extent, the will of all the crew.

And Buggy the Clown takes pleasure in abusing the weak, which has led many of the crew members to enjoy bullying the weak, thus creating people like Tom, who was executed by him.

Among these crew members, Leiyin was an exception. He despised such behavior. Even if he became strong, he would not bully innocent weaklings, so he had no feelings for Tom's death.

From the first second Leiyin was captured and brought onto the ship, he never considered himself a member of the Buggy Pirates.

He originally thought that after Tom's death, his life would be better and he would suffer less bullying, but Tom's death still couldn't change the fact that Leiyin was the weakest shipwright at the bottom.

Two more days passed, and they were getting closer and closer to Orange Town.

That day, Leiyin was ordered to paint the ship's railings. While he was working, the lion Riki pounced on him from who-knows-where, knocking Leiyin and the paint bucket over, causing the red paint to spill all over him.

When Leiyin stood up from the ground in a mess, he saw Vice-Captain Moji covering his mouth and snickering, while Riki, who had knocked him down, was watching Leiyin with a fierce gaze.

Who else could have ordered this but Moji?

When Moji saw Leiyin looking at him, his smiling face immediately turned serious.

The paint that had splashed on Leiyin was still dripping onto the deck, and he looked at the person who had played the trick on him with eyes full of anger.

Moji was very displeased with Leiyin's gaze: "What's wrong? You little brat, are you dissatisfied?"

Hearing this, the lion Riki, in coordination with its master's words, let out a roar, baring its razor-like claws to scare him.

Leiyin was not afraid of the man and beast in front of him at all, and still looked at him angrily: "What do you mean by this?"

Moji was the vice-captain, and on the ship, he could be said to be the boss except for Buggy.

How could a shipwright at the very bottom dare to talk to him like this? Where was he supposed to put the face of this vice-captain?

"Hey, what's with that look and tone? Do you even know who this great me is?"

Moji said arrogantly, and Riki also let out a roar in coordination.

"I don't care who you are! I'm asking you what you meant just now?!"

Leiyin became more and more angry as he spoke, looking at Moji without backing down.

Hearing Leiyin speak like this, Moji couldn't help but be stunned: This kid actually has guts?

What he didn't know was that from the moment Leiyin made up his mind to assassinate Tom, he had already disregarded life and death. Instead of living such a suffocating life, he might as well fight these guys to the bitter end.

But the anger of the weak still doesn't make people afraid.

Moji smiled sinisterly: "In that case, I'll just let Riki bite you to death."

Hearing this, Riki seemed to receive an order, opening its bloody mouth and preparing to pounce.

Just then, a fist hit Leiyin's face, and Leiyin rolled more than ten meters on the deck, stopping only when he hit a cabin.

Looking up, it turned out to be Buggy the Clown.

It turned out that Buggy had passed by here and saw what had happened between the two.

Buggy folded his arms in front of his chest and said to Leiyin: "Kid, hasn't anyone taught you what it means to know your place? Moji is our ship's vice-captain, how dare you talk to him like that?"

In Buggy's eyes, there was no right or wrong, only the distinction between the strong and the weak. Even if Moji's lion Riki bit Leiyin to death, he would not help Leiyin.

"Someone, lock this guy in the lowest cabin, and don't let him out for two days, and don't give him food." Buggy ordered.

"Yes." Two pirates did as they were told.

After Leiyin was taken away, Moji said to Buggy: "Captain, this guy has offended me! You should order him to be executed directly."

Buggy smiled casually: "Orange Town is about to arrive, and we will soon have our own base. I'm so happy these two days, so I'll let him off for now. I'm a merciful person."

Hearing Buggy say this, Moji didn't say anything more.

At night, in the lowest cabin.

It was dark all around, and Leiyin sat alone on the floor. Endless emptiness, loneliness, and a sense of sadness came one after another. Leiyin hugged his legs with both hands, his eyes dim.

Is this how it's going to be for the rest of my life? Being bullied and finally dying in despair?

Why is it that I have to endure such a fate?!

Just as Leiyin was sinking into pain, what happened next rekindled his great hope!

"Host, please note that the Naruto System is starting, the Naruto Shop is being loaded, and personal information is being read. Please wait."

Huh?

What the hell is this?

Leiyin, who was still feeling sad, had his attention completely drawn by the words in his mind, listening intently.