The Year I Cut Hawkeye's Ship in Two

That year, I cut Hawkeye's ship in two [2/4]

On the pirate ship's deck.

The pirates, already flustered and battered under the cannon bombardment, now spotted the figure using Geppo and stared in stunned disbelief.

"What is that kid... trying to do?" a female pirate officer could not help asking.

"He's flying so fast... Is that Geppo?"

Misaia also looked up. After giving him a cold glance, she expressionlessly drew her bowstring, shifting her aim from the whistling cannonballs to the dark figure high in the sky.

Geppo did not surprise her, nor did she care to guess what he intended to do. Anything in her way only needed to be shot down.

Buzz!

The bowstring trembled violently as three translucent feathered arrows shot forth, streaking toward Noah at a speed too fast for the naked eye to follow.

In the sky.

Having used Geppo to reach the air directly above the Hawkeye Pirates, Noah hovered in midair as though standing atop clouds, surveying the pirates on the deck below.

Hovering in midair.

It was an ability he had only gradually mastered after raising Geppo to an advanced level. Though it could not be sustained for long and consumed a tremendous amount of stamina, it was more than enough for the current situation.

Whoosh.

A sharp whistling sound came from beside his ear. Noah seemed to have sensed it long ago; with a slight movement, he effortlessly dodged all three arrows aimed at his head.

With the speed boost from the Nimble Boots, his Agility had now reached 24 points. As long as he stayed alert, no matter how terrifying Hawkeye Misaia's archery was, she could never hit a vital spot.

"Still shooting at me, huh."

He glanced at Misaia at the bow and curled his lip, both hands