Sword and Saw

"Whoosh—"

The Chainsaw Devil and the Sword Devil lunged forward. The Sword Devil was as fast as lightning, appearing before the Nyaban Brothers in a flash, crossing its arms and slashing horizontally.

In a moment of desperation, the Nyaban Brothers instinctively reacted. The tall Butchie crossed his claws over his chest, and the slender Sam instinctively leaped up.

"Clang—"

Sparks flew as the sharp cat claws met the long blade.

Butchie used all his strength to grip the long blade tightly, a sizzling friction sound coming from his hands.

"Now, Sam!"

Feeling the immense power of his opponent, and knowing he couldn't hold on for more than a few seconds, he urgently shouted to his partner.

A burning glint appeared in Sam's eyes. He quickly swung the sharp blade in his hand, aiming directly for the opponent's throat.

However, someone was faster. The Sword Devil allowed Sam to attack, not dodging or evading. While Sam was restraining it, he was also being restrained by it.

"Hiss—hiss—"

Just behind the Sword Devil, the Chainsaw Devil emerged from below in the blink of an eye, its hideous chainsaw slashing at Butchie's large body.

"Rip—"

"Ugh!"

Two huge sprays of blood splattered. In an instant, two shocking gashes were torn across Butchie's chest, and at the same time, his grip loosened.

The Sword Devil pulled its blade out and lunged at Sam, who was swinging his claws in mid-air.

"Clang—"

Sparks flew.

"Butchie!!!"

Sam yelled anxiously, but it was too late to even glance at his partner. The Sword Devil's arm seemed to possess immense power, sending its opponent flying.

Sam dissipated the force, rolled with his powerful core strength, and leaped behind the Sword Devil.

Before he even landed, he heard the piercing sound of a chainsaw behind him. The Chainsaw Devil had caught up from behind at some point. Sam sharply turned his head and extended his hand.

Just as his cat-clawed glove was about to touch the chainsaw, the Chainsaw Devil suddenly changed its move, turning and slashing horizontally with both saws, one high and one low.

"Ah!!!"

A sharp scream rang out. Although Sam instinctively turned sideways, a high-speed spinning chainsaw still brutally tore off one of his arms.

Sam was terrified. Before he could counterattack the Chainsaw Devil in front of him, the Sword Devil had already rushed to his side.

"Wait!" Sam cried out in alarm.

Thwack! Thwack!

Ignoring the other's shouts, two long blades gleamed coldly, slicing into Sam's body as smoothly as if cutting tofu.

Sam lowered his head, stunned, staring in disbelief as the chilling twin blades pierced through his body, blood dripping uncontrollably onto the ground.

The scene became suffocatingly quiet.

Clang—!

The long blades were pulled out, and Sam's body went limp, collapsing onto the deck.

From the start of the fight, in just a few breaths, both of the Nyaban Brothers lay in pools of blood. The deck was crimson, and the two demonic figures stood, their blades and saws stained with blood.

"I told you, that laugh wouldn't last long."

Reiner's calm voice broke the silence.

He slowly walked towards Nami, looking down at the girl who was trembling and slumped on the ground, her face full of fear. He extended his hand.

"I'm a Pirate! This is a robbery!"

"Alright, alright, I'll give it all to you."

"Please don't kill me!"

Nami's voice trembled, her palms already slick with sweat. She clutched a bag of treasure tightly and extended it.

The Nyaban Brothers, with a bounty of seven million, had been cut down in the blink of an eye. Witnessing this horrifying scene, she no longer harbored any thoughts of resistance.

After extending the treasure, seeing that the other party didn't take it, Nami simply let go, placing it on the ground, and quickly pulled her arm back, pressing it to her chest.

"Oh dear, I'm not robbing money, I'm robbing people."

Reiner chuckled, kicked the bag of treasure at his feet away, took a drag from his smoke, and put away his blade and saw, which were like two specters.

He pulled his hand back, sat cross-legged, and said, "You said your name is Nami, right? Do you know Navigation Skill?"

"A little bit."

Nami replied softly. Seeing the two demonic figures inexplicably disappear, she was shocked but also let out a sigh of relief.

Reiner became more amicable. Of course, he knew Nami possessed Navigation Skill. "We're Pirates, preparing to go to the Grand Line. You can be our Navigator."

"I..." Nami hesitated, wanting to speak but holding back. She didn't dare refuse, but the thought of Cocoyasi Village...

Her hometown was still under Arlong's brutal rule. She needed to save one hundred million to buy the village back from Arlong. If she just left now, the villagers of Cocoyasi Village would never see the light of day.

What should I do? Maybe I should agree first, then find a chance to escape? Nami's thoughts swirled as she silently pondered.

That should work. There are only a few of them; they can't possibly watch me every second. I'll definitely find a chance to escape.

Nami weighed her options for a moment and was about to pretend to agree when Reiner interrupted her.

"Are you secretly planning something?"

Reiner looked at the pensive Nami, stroking his chin. "Are you going to pretend to agree, then find a chance to escape? Or even try to screw us over?"

Nami's pupils constricted in surprise.

Reiner understood Nami's little schemes perfectly, because...

He was that kind of person!

By this time, Luffy and Zoro had already dealt with the Black Cat Pirates and even captured Jango.

Reiner pointed at Nami and shouted to them, "Hey, Luffy, I found the Navigator!"

"Huh? Really?!"

Luffy looked at Nami with sparkling eyes, excited. "Hello, my name is Luffy."

"H-hello," Nami was like a startled lamb right now. She had witnessed Luffy and Zoro's combat power with her own eyes.

Among the three, only Reiner didn't look very strong, but he seemed to be able to command two terrifying devils.

Now that all three were present, she had no ability to resist whatsoever. Nami just felt like today was incredibly unlucky.

"Oh, right, Reiner."

Luffy seemed to remember something and lifted Jango, who he was holding. "This guy also seems to be going to Syrup Village. He said he has some secrets he can tell us."

The bruised and swollen Jango was grinning sheepishly. Reiner remembered that this guy seemed to know Hypnosis.

Three years ago, he was the one who hypnotized Morgan, making him believe he had captured Kuro of a Hundred Plans. Morgan was promoted to Colonel based on this, while Kuro used the opportunity to hide in Syrup Village and began a three-year scheme to acquire Kaya's family fortune.

"As long as you let me go, I guarantee you'll get a generous reward."

Jango rubbed his hands, grinning at them.

"Tell us," Reiner probably knew the secret he was referring to; it was nothing more than Kuro's affairs.

Then, under their unfriendly gazes, Jango spilled all of Kuro's schemes.

It turned out that Kuro wanted to use Jango's Hypnosis to make Kaya write a will leaving all her property to Kuro, and then kill her.

"In short, you can either cooperate with Captain Kuro to divide Kaya's family fortune, or you can report Kuro to the Marines. I'm sure Kaya's family would also offer a good reward."

Jango had a shifty look, even starting to strategize for them.

It was better that he hadn't said anything, because after he spoke, Luffy got even angrier.

Duang!

"That scumbag! How dare he do such a despicable thing!" Luffy punched Jango, knocking him out, and angrily raised his fist.

Reiner had no interest in Kuro's schemes, but he coveted Kuro's body. He was going to find Kuro regardless of this incident.

Besides, Kaya's family had a ship, which was going to be their first Pirate ship, and there was also Usopp, the Man in Charge of Despair in Ancient Greece.

It was still a day's journey to Syrup Village. This was a dungeon full of benefits, and he was already eager to go and farm Kuro for gold.