Turning Toward Resia Island! A Scabbard and Swordsman's Attire

"Ah! Pirates! Those pirates are back!"

The panicked people on the island cried out in terror as they fled in every direction.

But when the pirate ship drew close to the shore, some people actually gathered together, clutching wooden clubs or metal tools as if preparing to resist.

Yet judging by their appearances, every one of them was terrified out of their minds.

"My lord, we've arrived. This is the nearest island!"

The pirate captain did not even look at the situation on the island as he spoke respectfully to Lin Ye, his tone so deferential it bordered on fawning.

Lin Ye rose and leaped into the air, landing directly on the sandy beach by the island.

"Hurry up and leave!"

The moment Lin Ye stepped off the ship, the pirate captain immediately roared.

The islanders also watched Lin Ye, who had jumped down from the ship, with trembling fear.

Turning to look at the pirate ship trying to turn around and sail away, Lin Ye raised Enma in his hand.

Swish, swish, swish.

Dozens of Flying Slashes shot forth.

Boom!

The entire ship instantly came apart. Treasure, shattered bodies, and pieces of the severed vessel all fell into the sea.

Clang.

The islanders who had witnessed everything could no longer hold onto their weapons. They stared at Lin Ye in despair.

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Not bad. Those people had died quite worthwhile deaths!

Though they were weak, the pirates aboard the entire ship had actually yielded twenty Blank Entries after being broken down.

Lin Ye turned and walked toward the stunned islanders.

"The treasure stolen from you has fallen into the sea. If you want it back, go find it yourselves!"

As he approached, Lin Ye's gaze swept over the terrified faces before finally landing on an old man.

"My lord, aren't you a pirate?"

Under Lin Ye's gaze, the old man swallowed before speaking.

"I am a pirate."

Lin Ye nodded.

"But unlike those pirates, I'm here to ask for directions."

Ask for directions?

The old man and the others all relaxed slightly.

So they were not going to die?

But having witnessed Lin Ye slice a pirate ship into pieces with their own eyes, they did not dare show the slightest negligence.

"Yes, yes, my lord, this way!"

The old man hurriedly nodded, intending to invite Lin Ye farther onto the island.

Lin Ye swept the island, littered with corpses, with his Observation Haki, then shook his head.

"Ohara. I want to go to Ohara."

Seeing that Lin Ye had not moved and hearing him mention Ohara, the others looked utterly confused.

Only the old man looked surprised.

"So my lord is heading to the Island of Scholars. But Ohara is very far from here, and this humble one has never been there."

As the old man spoke, he kept watching Lin Ye's expression.

"However, while I don't know, there is a large island nearby where someone will surely know."

Lin Ye gestured for him to continue.

The old man then pulled out a somewhat worn pointer.

"My lord, this is a pointer for Resia Island. By ship, it will take at most two or three days. There are many merchants there, and someone will surely know how to get to Ohara."

Lin Ye raised his hand and accepted the old pointer, turning it slightly. Its needle remained fixed in one direction.

"Fine. Prepare a small boat for me."

Lin Ye nodded.

"Um, there is a Marine base on Resia Island."

The old man said this cautiously.

Having lived for so long, the old man still knew quite a bit about the affairs of this world.

Lin Ye was clearly the swordsman he had seen in the newspapers before.

A powerhouse of the sea.

Far beyond what ordinary people could deal with.

He did not dare conceal it. The Marines might not be able to catch Lin Ye, but if they failed and this man returned for revenge, there probably would not be a single living person left on this island.

"A Marine base!"

Lin Ye nodded and waved dismissively, not particularly concerned.

"Yes, we'll bring the boat over right away."

Seeing Lin Ye's gesture, the old man nodded repeatedly and immediately went to make arrangements.

Before long, a small boat arrived from the other side of the island.

It was about the same as the small boat Lin Ye had taken when leaving Wano Country.

However, compared with the Grand Line, the environment in the Four Blues was simply far too mild.

And if it would only take around three days, there should not be any problem.

"My lord, this is a scabbard. And this is an outfit once commissioned by a noble lord, but the island where that lord lived was later overrun by pirates."

The old man held out a scabbard, while a young girl beside him held a set of black clothes.

Lin Ye's gaze fell on the old man. Then he nodded, took the scabbard, and slid Enma into it after a glance.

It actually fit perfectly.

Lin Ye looked at the old man in surprise, but he did not ask any further questions.

Taking the clothes from the young girl, Lin Ye leaped aboard the boat, and the islanders on it hurriedly got off.

Then the boat turned directly around and departed.

"Whew!"

Only when the small boat had sailed so far away it was nearly out of sight did the old man's body go limp and fall backward. The young girl beside him hurriedly supported him.

"Grandpa!"

"I'm fine. We've made it through this ordeal. There are too many powerhouses on these seas. Encountering just one at random could destroy our island."

The old man sighed.

"Right, hurry! Send people to salvage the wreckage, and gather those pirates' weapons too. We must arm ourselves."

The old man suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said.

The remaining young people all rushed toward the shore and jumped into the sea one after another.

Lin Ye did not care what happened on the island behind him.

Manipulating the flow of Haki, he sent the wooden boat speeding toward its destination like an arrow loosed from a bow.

The outfit in his hands was a set of black swordsman's attire.

It looked quite luxurious, yet it was also well suited for movement.

The inner lining was soft, while the outer layer appeared somewhat smooth, with patterns outlined in gold thread.

They were probably some kind of family crest belonging to that noble.

Lin Ye raised his hand and pulled out the flashy golden threads woven into it.

The entire outfit became a well-fitting set of swordsman's attire.

Since it had been commissioned by a noble, it seemed the old man or someone on that island was an artisan of some sort. No wonder they could prepare a scabbard of the right size and clothes that fit him.

Gathering his long black hair behind him, Lin Ye casually tied it with the gold thread he had pulled out, then looked toward where the pointer indicated.

The timing should be about right. This trip out of the Calm Belt had also taken three months.

The Ohara Incident should happen within these next two months.

Lin Ye naturally knew that if he found a place and exposed his identity, he could probably draw Marine powerhouses over.

But those Marines would certainly come prepared, not just one or two of them.

Then he would most likely be dragged into a hard fight.

Lin Ye did not think he could currently confront the Marines' prepared top combat forces head-on.

But facing a single Logia user alone would not be much of a problem.

After all, he was not seeking a thrilling battle. He wanted the Fruit ability.

What others called a three-day voyage took Lin Ye only one day by manipulating the boat with the flow of Haki, and he soon saw the massive island ahead.

Sure enough, having a pointer was still faster.

It seemed finding a navigator had become urgent.