Don't worry, I will make a move

East Blue, near the Sabbath Sea.

A large pirate ship drifted aimlessly across the sea.

The people on board were either lying down or leaning against something, all looking utterly exhausted.

At that moment, a man wearing a round shield on his chest forced himself up and walked into the Captain's Room.

He approached another man of towering stature, clad in golden armor, and spoke in a weak, respectful tone:

"Captain Krieg."

"Hm?" Krieg slowly lifted his head, his face dark and gloomy, his voice low as he asked:

"What is it, Paru? Has Akin returned?"

Paru shook his head: "No, Akin hasn't come back yet."

"It's the crew—they can't hold out much longer. Everyone's been starving for days now."

Hearing this, Krieg's expression immediately soured.

Never mind those crew members.

Even he himself was on the verge of collapse from hunger, his whole body weak, his speech growing faint and labored.

But faced with that terrifying man who had been chasing them all the way from the Grand Line, Krieg didn't dare send anyone to show their faces in nearby towns, terrified of being discovered.

On top of that, there wasn't even an island nearby—no chance to hunt or forage for food.

And not a single passing ship had been seen either.

That was why, after eating through all their stored provisions, the entire crew had been starving at sea for several days straight.

Krieg hadn't come up with any good solution yet.

After thinking it over, he tried to reassure them: "I've already decided. We'll wait one more day."

"If Akin still hasn't returned by then, we'll raid a nearby town and let everyone have a proper feast."

Paru's spirits lifted considerably at this. He quickly nodded: "Yes, Captain! I'll go tell them the good news!"

But just as he was about to turn and leave, the door to the Captain's Room was suddenly shoved open.

Before Krieg could even get angry, a crew member rushed in frantically, shouting with extreme excitement:

"Captain Krieg! There's a ship heading our way!"

"What did you say?! A ship passing by?"

This sudden good news instantly turned Krieg's anger into joy.

He immediately stood up and, without hesitation, waved his hand to give the order:

"Steer toward them!"

"Get everyone ready for battle! Our food has finally arrived!"

"Yes, Captain Krieg!"

"Captain Will, there's a ship nearby that's turning toward us!"

Carina, peering through her telescope, saw a large vessel suddenly change course as if intending to head their way, and quickly shouted toward the bow.

"Yeah, I know."

Will, who had been standing at the bow with his eyes tightly shut, slowly opened them upon hearing this, showing no sign of surprise.

Because while standing at the bow training his balance and stability, he had also been using Observation Haki to sense his surroundings.

So he had actually detected the movements of that nearby ship even earlier than Carina.

He just didn't care much about it.

Watching Carina walk over, Will said calmly: "No need to worry. Just wait for that ship to come."

Carina had no objection to that. She leaned against the railing and continued observing through her telescope.

Meanwhile, on the large ship heading their way, Krieg strode briskly to the side of the vessel, took the telescope Paru handed him, and raised it to look at the ship ahead.

Seeing only one man and one woman standing at the bow, with the deck completely empty, Krieg laughed loudly, tossed the telescope back to Paru, and shouted to his underlings with a cruel tone:

"Listen up! Don't stop the ship! Ram straight into them!"

"Kill everyone on board! Take all the treasure and food!"

"Oh—!" The crew roared back, baring vicious grins.

After starving at sea for several days, their stomachs already aching with hunger, they couldn't wait to feast on the food aboard that ship.

A moment later.

The distance between them grew shorter, and they could now see the situation on the opposing vessel with the naked eye.

Watching the restless group on that ship, constantly brandishing their weapons, And the tall, golden-armored man standing among them, a ferocious grin twisting his face, Will and Carina both understood clearly—this was surely the most common sight on the seas: a pirate crew.

Carina looked at the wolfish posture of the opposing crew, then couldn't help turning to ask:

"Captain Will, are we just going to watch?"

"Relax." Will pulled his hands from his pockets and said unhurriedly, "I'll handle it."

The moment the words fell.

Will's figure had already vanished from the bow.

Carina blinked in surprise, then silently marveled at how he truly acted on his word.

This scene was also witnessed by Paru, who had been raising a telescope. He quickly turned and shouted:

"Captain Krieg, the man at the bow of that ship just disappeared!"

"Disappeared?" Krieg turned his head in confusion toward the other vessel.

But before he could react, A sharp-eyed pirate beside him suddenly pointed at the sky in shock and yelled:

"Captain, look! That man is flying! Up in the sky!"

"What did you say?!"

Krieg looked up in astonishment and immediately spotted the man who had vanished from the bow.

Then an overwhelming sense of dread surged into his heart.

But Will, now suspended in the air, had no intention of crossing over to the other ship.

Geppo!

He kicked off the air again, ascending rapidly.

Feeling that the height and distance were about right, Will raised his right leg and began a rapid series of kicks aimed at the opposing vessel.

Rankyaku: Wild Dance!

In the blink of an eye, countless crescent-shaped vacuum slashes shot forth from before Will, slamming into the enemy ship at breakneck speed.

Boom—boom, boom, boom—!!

The sounds of shattering impacts rang out without pause, and the hull of the entire ship began to splinter apart.

The pirates aboard were drenched in blood, scrambling in every direction to flee.

Only Paru, holding up a large shield, and Krieg, swinging a long weapon, barely managed to hold their ground.

"Damn it! Who the hell is this guy?!"

Krieg was now completely panicked.

He couldn't understand why, after leaving the East Blue for only a short time, he would run into someone with such terrifying strength upon his return.

At the same time, a deep sense of frustration and resentment welled up inside Krieg!

The moment he led his fleet into the Grand Line, he had accidentally encountered a fearsome powerhouse.

In the end, he fled back to the East Blue in utter disgrace.

And now, in this godforsaken backwater place, he had somehow stumbled into another strong opponent.

Was there no justice?!

He refused to believe that he, the self-proclaimed ruler of the East Blue, could truly be this unlucky.

"Hm? They actually held up."

Seeing that his attack hadn't wiped them out in one blow, Will felt a flicker of surprise.

He had assumed they were just a bunch of small fry, but it turned out some among them could withstand his strikes.

That piqued his interest.