Akira stopped and looked up slightly at Ochoku, who was fat but also appeared robust and imposing, a warm smile appearing on his face.
Want to learn?
"Let me teach you."
The moment he finished speaking, Akira slowly raised his right hand, then flipped his palm and gently pressed it down in the air towards Ochoku.
Buzz--
It was as if an invisible mountain had descended from the sky!
The Conqueror's Haki enveloping Ochoku and the three pirate captains around him suddenly doubled in weight at this moment!
"Ugh--"
Standing to Ochoku's left was a captain who was struggling to support himself with his sword on the ground. He tried to resist with his will, but the force crushed all his defenses as easily as shattering glass.
After letting out a desperate and unwilling howl, the pirate captain with a bounty of one billion could not withstand Akira's Conqueror's Haki and collapsed to the ground with a thud, blood seeping from his mouth.
"Damn it, what kind of monster are you?!"
"I refuse to accept this!"
"If you're so capable, fight me fair and square!"
"We will determine who is superior and who is inferior, and we will also decide who lives and who dies!"
The other captain let out a beast-like roar, his eyes bloodshot, and he even tried to burn his life force to resist the oppressive force.
However, his struggles were futile and laughable.
As his Conqueror's Haki intensified once more, the light in his eyes gradually faded, and his body went limp as he collapsed, completely losing consciousness.
The last man, as his companions knelt one after another, completely broke down, letting out a scream that was not human. He knelt on both knees, begging for mercy in a trembling voice. " Lord Marshal, spare... spare my life! I—"
Before he could finish speaking, the last pirate captain with a bounty of over one billion also peacefully collapsed!
Only Ochoku remained standing in front of the castle gate.
But he was standing with great difficulty.
The ever-increasing Conqueror's Haki felt like a million steel needles, relentlessly piercing every nerve in his body. His obese frame trembled uncontrollably, and large beads of cold sweat rolled down his forehead.
However, Akira didn't even glance at him, and without stopping, he stepped up the stairs and walked straight past Ochoku's trembling body.
This powerful figure from the old era had all his pride and dignity crushed under Akira's feet.
When Akira's figure completely disappeared through the castle gates and into the castle hall, Ochoku, who had been holding on tightly, finally snapped.
"Bang!"
With a muffled thud, his massive body fell heavily to his knees, shattering the hard stone slab.
Then, he could no longer hold on, and he collapsed forward like a dead dog, sprawling on the cold ground.
Having witnessed this scene, Brook, who was following Akira up the steps with the other interns, was the first to speak, breaking the brief, tense atmosphere.
"Yohohohoho!"
"I thought you, a remnant of the old era, could be a speed bump for the Lord Marshal."
"I didn't expect you to be so nothing special."
After saying that, he seemed to remember something and quickly added, "Come to think of it, I seem to be a remnant of the old era, yo ho ho ho ho!"
Just then, Perona, Yamato, and Hancock, who had been standing in the square, locked in a tense standoff, suddenly started fighting.
" Negiho Ghost!"
Perona struck first, waving her small hand, and a semi-transparent ghost flew towards Hancock.
However, Hancock was prepared.
A hint of disdain flashed in her cold eyes, and a powerful Conqueror's Haki suddenly erupted, slapping the Negiho Ghost that was flying halfway away!
"Huh?"
Perona was stunned.
The Negiho Ghost that was swatted away drew a strange arc in the air and accidentally plunged into the body of Ochoku, who was lying prostrate on the ground, utterly despondent.
The next second, Ochoku, who had been lying motionless on the ground, suddenly bent over and knelt up again.
He raised his head, his face no longer showing the shock and resentment of before, but instead a state of despair and hopelessness.
"I... I'm just a giant bedbug..."
"I'm polluting the air as long as I'm alive; only when I die can I clean up the world's garbage... Please..."
Please purify me!
"..."
Perona's lips twitched. How did the Negiho Ghost get into this ugly guy's body?!
Yamato ignored Ochoku's little incident, feeling the Conqueror's Haki emanating from Hancock, her fighting spirit was instantly ignited. " Conqueror's Haki? You actually have Conqueror's Haki?"
"Okay, okay! I'll do it too!"
Before he could finish speaking, Yamato also unleashed an incomparably powerful Conqueror's Haki!
Black and red Inazuma collided wildly between the two, and the shockwave spread out in a ring, sending Ochoku, who was kneeling on the ground and passively begging to be trampled to death, flying away!
Just then, Hancock decisively unleashed her Devil Fruit ability, preparing to petrify Perona, this troublesome woman!
She parted her red lips slightly, touched her lips lightly with her fingertip, and then extended it outwards.
Cupid's Arrow!
A pink, heart-shaped arrow shot out, heading straight for Perona was floating in mid-air, watching the spectacle with glee.
"Heh heh heh, you can't hit me!"
Perona dodged easily with a swift movement.
The Cupid's Arrow, shot out with perfect accuracy, struck Ochoku, who had been thrown into the air by the shockwave and was now in freefall in a spread-eagle position.
In an instant, Ochoku's obese body was enveloped in pink light and instantly petrified into a statue with an extremely negative expression.
boom!
The stone statues fell heavily, and countless Ochoku scattered on the ground.
Inside the castle hall.
As soon as Akira walked in with Mihawk and a group of interns, the royal family members of the Kingdom of Portoria looked at him as if they had seen a savior, and all turned to Akira and bowed down in worship.
The King of Portoria reacted extremely quickly, sliding to his knees and rushing to Akira, hugging Akira's legs and bursting into tears.
" Lord Akira! I know I was wrong! I really know I was wrong!"
"The only reason I cooperated with that bastard Ochoku was because I was worried that we would face retribution from the World Government after we moved to the Holy Land!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the other members of the royal family behind him immediately chimed in, each trying their best to shirk responsibility.
"Yes, Your Lord Marshal! This was all the King's idea!"
"We were all kept in the dark until we were tricked into coming to Hachinosu Island, only then did we realize his malicious intentions!"
"Please investigate thoroughly, Lord Marshal. We are utterly loyal to the World Government and have absolutely no disloyal intentions!"
Akira's eyes were cold. Compared to Ochoku, the pirate who had occupied Hachinosu Island, the only person he wanted to kill at this moment was this damned king.
"You admit your mistake?"
Akira stepped forward, his tone icy. "Because of your 'golden cicada shedding its shell' plan, I lost an entire ship of naval soldiers. If I let you go, how can I face the heroic souls who died on Hachinosu Island?"
As soon as Akira finished speaking, Mihawk, who had been standing quietly beside him, suddenly raised his hand, took off the small cross-shaped knife hanging around his neck, and then slashed at the King of Portoria from a distance.
A flash of cold light disappeared in an instant.
King of Portoria's pleas for mercy came to an abrupt halt, and a thin line of blood slowly appeared on his neck.
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