"How truly pitiful—"
A soft sigh rang out at the warship's cabin entrance. The young man who had just stepped out of the cabin slowly raised his head to look at the expressionless Tsugikuni Yoriichi before him, only to feel a sharp pain in his chest.
Just as he lowered his head to look at himself, his mind grew heavy, and his consciousness sank completely into endless darkness.
"Thud—"
Slowly pulling his blade free from the man's body, Tsugikuni Yoriichi flicked it in a flourish, shaking off the blood before sheathing it.
He glanced down at the corpse at his feet, then turned toward the cabin.
The warship's deck had fallen silent. Having witnessed Tsugikuni Yoriichi begin his slaughter, the "spectators" on the distant stands were cowed by the bloody scene on deck. The entire cavern was unusually quiet at that moment.
Everyone watched silently.
Only two oil lamps cast dim yellow light along the passage leading into the cabin. Tsugikuni Yoriichi looked inside, but hesitated.
Weak sobbing came from deep within the cabin. Even without using the Transparent World or Observation Haki, merely hearing that sound, together with the young man's earlier motion of pulling up his pants, was enough for Tsugikuni Yoriichi to know what had happened inside.
And—
There had been more than one or two women abducted by these pirates along the way. Even Tsugikuni Yoriichi did not wish to face the sight within the cabin.
He let out a quiet sigh and withdrew the foot he had just stepped forward with.
Turning slightly, Tsugikuni Yoriichi looked toward the two adjacent warships, his expression icy.
"What is that guy trying to do?!"
"Is he going to keep killing people?"
"Who the hell is he? He looks so strong!"
"Tsugikuni Yoriichi?! That man is Tsugikuni Yoriichi!"
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