You're a Swordsman!?

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Ignoring the notifications on the panel, Junichi attached chakra to his body and clung to the ship's hull like a gecko.

He then used both hands and feet to climb onto the deck.

"Seventy-eight pirates."

"The two with the strongest presences—one is indoors, and one is on the deck."

"They must be Captain Cooper and First Mate Dustin."

Junichi used Observation Haki to sense them.

As if he could see through the ship, he precisely pinpointed everyone's presence, location, and strength aboard.

The feeling was as satisfying as having cheats enabled.

Junichi sighed inwardly, silently drawing his blade while forming hand seals with his other hand.

Mastery-level ninjutsu allowed him to reduce the number of hand seals and form them with one hand!

Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique!

The instant Junichi completed the hand seals, he refined Yin Release chakra into a cold, sinister aura that enveloped the ship.

Whoosh!

In an instant,

the night watchmen's faces twisted in terror, their eyes going unfocused.

They were all dragged into deep nightmares.

Junichi flipped onto the deck and drew his blade without hesitation.

Pfft, pfft, pfft...

He smoothly sliced through pirate after pirate's neck, harvesting their lives.

In just ten seconds,

fifty-seven of the sixty pirates on deck were dead.

The thunderous snoring fell silent, and the smell of blood spread through the air.

"Three left."

Junichi thought this as he glanced at First Mate Dustin.

Through Observation Haki,

he sensed that the man's presence had suddenly stirred. He had awakened from his sleep.

Clearly, the sudden change in the sounds and smells around him had alerted his nerves.

"As expected of a pirate with a seventy-eight-million bounty. Not bad instincts," Junichi praised inwardly, though his expression remained deliberately unaware.

His illusion had avoided Captain Cooper and First Mate Dustin.

There was little point in using it on them.

A sudden nightmare would not trap pirates of their caliber. It would only wake them up.

Unless Junichi awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

A three-tomoe illusion would be powerful enough to keep someone trapped even if they knew they had fallen under an illusion.

Pfft! Pfft!

Junichi delivered two consecutive slashes, sending off the last two pirates on deck who were trapped in the illusion.

Then he walked toward First Mate Dustin.

He was a tall, thin man.

With his back to Junichi, he breathed steadily. A spear and shield lay at his side, and he appeared to still be asleep.

"Not a bad disguise."

Junichi nodded approvingly, then directly threw a kunai at him.

Whoosh!

Almost at the same moment, Dustin, who had seemed asleep, sprang up and snatched up the shield beside him to block in front of himself.

Clang!

The kunai struck the shield, throwing off sparks before bouncing away.

At the same time,

Dustin had already gripped his spear and viciously thrust it at Junichi.

"Die!"

He roared, his eyes fierce.

Before becoming a pirate, he had been the captain of a kingdom's guards. His shield-and-spear technique had been unrivaled throughout the kingdom.

After becoming a pirate, the constant slaughter had made his experience even richer.

His spear technique had become even more vicious and deadly.

Whoosh!

The spearhead shot toward Junichi's heart, as if intending to pierce straight through it in one strike.

But through Observation Haki,

Dustin's intent was as clear as words written in the palm of his hand.

"Heh."

Junichi chuckled and slightly shifted aside, letting the spear thrust into empty air.

His own slash came down toward Dustin.

"What!?" Dustin's expression changed in shock. He could not believe his thrust had been evaded so easily.

But he did not panic. Instead, he steadily raised his shield, the corner of his mouth curling upward.

His shield was made from a special alloy.

Not only was it incredibly durable, but it also had rebounding properties. It could even deflect cannonballs fired at it head-on!

"This brat's sword will definitely break!"

Dustin laughed smugly to himself. "And that shout just now must have awakened the captain too."

Cooper had indeed awakened.

Junichi sensed that as well through Observation Haki.

But he did not care.

Whoosh!

The slash fell, all its force condensed into a razor-sharp cutting strike.

Clang!!

The tremendous force crashed into the shield like a charging elephant, sending Dustin stumbling backward again and again.

"What!?"

Dustin was greatly shocked. This brat was incredibly strong.

At the same time, he frowned in confusion.

Why hadn't this brat's sword shattered?

He instinctively glanced at his shield, and his pupils immediately contracted.

On the shield,

a cut several centimeters deep had been carved into it.

It hadn't cut through?

Junichi paused, examining the shield and confirming that it was made of specially treated material.

Its defense was stronger than ordinary steel.

"Cutting Steel?"

Dustin's face turned horrified as he stared at Junichi in disbelief. "You're actually a swordsman!?"

Only Cutting Steel could leave a mark on that alloy shield.

But how old was this kid?

At most, sixteen?

"A sixteen-year-old swordsman, and that ability to silently take out everyone else... Is he a Devil Fruit user?" Turmoil surged in Dustin's heart. "Where did this monster come from!?"

He hurriedly retreated, unwilling to take Junichi head-on.

He planned to wait for Cooper to arrive before fighting together.

Unfortunately,

every one of his intentions was seen clearly through Observation Haki.

Whoosh!

Almost the instant he stepped back, Junichi suddenly stepped forward, and the ninja blade in his hand came down once more.

This time, an invisible layer of power wrapped around the ninja blade.

Armament Haki!

"Hmph!"

Dustin had no Haki and did not know that the slash was coated in Armament Haki. Calmly, he assumed his stance and raised his shield to block.

Even Cutting Steel could not cut through this shield.

So there was nothing to fear.

At worst, he would be knocked back.

Dustin's expression calmed as he faced the strike.

Riiip!

The ninja blade coated in Armament Haki surged in power.

The blade light fell, splitting the shield apart—and Dustin behind it along with it.

A line of blood appeared on his left forehead and ran diagonally down to his abdomen.

"Ah...?"

Dustin only felt a chill atop his head, then his vision split in two.

After that, he knew nothing.

Blood sprayed, and his corpse fell to the ground.

Deep confusion remained frozen on his face.

Hadn't he blocked it just now?

Why couldn't he block the second strike?

"Haa..."

Junichi softly exhaled and gave his wrist a slight shake.

That strike had taken some effort.

But the result was good. Armament Haki plus Cutting Steel could forcibly cleave through even a specially made alloy shield.

His attack power had already reached an inhuman level.

"I think I can take on Weasel now," Junichi thought.

Suddenly,

Whoosh!!

A sharp tearing sound came from behind him.

Captain Cooper appeared at some point and suddenly launched an attack at Junichi.

"Die!!"

His face twisted savagely as the great-grade blade Demon Eye in his hand became a dark-red line, flashing like lightning toward Junichi's neck.

Junichi's expression did not change. He lowered his head in time.

He narrowly avoided Cooper's attack.

His Observation Haki had noticed Cooper approaching long ago.

"He dodged it?"

Cooper's expression was stunned, clearly caught off guard.

His expression grew grave.

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