Hero Descending from the Sky

"Pant... pant..."

Her hurried breathing echoed across the desolate shore.

Ain looked rather bedraggled as she gripped her dagger behind her back, her pretty face covered in exhaustion.

Surrounded three layers deep by vicious-looking pirates, she had no time to wipe the sweat from her brow. She could only stare warily at her surroundings.

"Haha, Boss Lacey, that girl's at the end of her rope. If we capture her and deliver her to the Beasts Pirates, we won't have anything to fear once we reach the New World!"

A pirate eagerly flattered the man standing before him, who held a rapier and was dressed like an aristocrat.

"Hmph, Lacey, she's prey that our Giant Axe Pirates have our eyes on. Don't stick your nose in this, or don't blame me for chopping off your arms!" snarled a burly man carrying a massive axe.

"As long as I get this woman, I'll have five hundred million Beli. That'll be enough to buy a decent Zoan Devil Fruit. By then, I'll have the power to protect myself even in the New World!"

"Xihu, you're dreaming. Have you considered whether Black Tiger would agree to that?"

A man standing at another point in the encirclement snorted coldly.

For a moment, the three pirate crews created an atmosphere of drawn swords and taut bows.

"Hmph, this isn't the time for infighting. To avoid complications, let's capture this woman first. Afterward, we'll decide who gets her based on strength," the blond Lacey declared first with a cold snort.

"I really didn't expect this girl to be stupid enough to stay here and wait for a Devil Fruit user who jumped into the sea to kill himself. Isn't she practically handing us a chance to join the Beasts Pirates?"

"Let's finish this quickly. Quite a few