With no admirals in the army, do mere soldiers take the lead?
The expressions of the Marine soldiers present, and even Marine Vice Admirals like Yamakaji, stiffened at once.
To them, those somewhat refined words were simply the greatest humiliation.
At the very least, in their eyes, being publicly looked down upon by a rookie pirate—if word of it reached Marine Headquarters, or spread across the seas, it would be an enormous disgrace.
"You arrogant bastard, I'll kill you!" Chaton roared.
He stomped down hard, and the air abruptly exploded with a sonic boom.
His entire body vanished from the spot like a ghost.
When he reappeared, he was already only a dozen meters or so away from Qin Yu.
"One-Sword Style: Ryuo: Lion Slash!"
Buzz!
Chaton tightly gripped the katana in both hands.
As the gleaming blade trembled sharply, pitch-black Armament Haki spread rapidly across it like rippling vortices.
A fierce, murderous, and unrestrained aura surged from Chaton's body.
Roar!
The black aura erupted in an instant.
As violent shockwaves rolled backward, the katana clutched in Chaton's hands swung down at Qin Yu without the slightest flourish!
Roar!
With one slash, the sound of tearing air was like a lion roaring atop the mountains.
The black slash expanded to more than a dozen meters, hurtling through the air with ferocious speed.
As it flew through the sky, the slash rapidly transformed, gathering into the shape of a lion in the blink of an eye.
A dozen meters was no more than an instant in the eyes of the onlookers. The black Lion Slash was already practically upon Qin Yu.
Feeling the incomparably sharp gale, Qin Yu's bangs fluttered wildly. The moment he raised his head, his cold face remained as calm as ever. "So it's advanced Haki. You finally