Sandai Kitetsu

Moke stood there without moving in the slightest, as if he were not the one being attacked.

Among the pirates of the East Blue, Cabaji could be considered fairly capable. Though he did not even have a bounty listed, he was somewhat stronger than Alvida before she ate a Devil Fruit.

After all, he had at least exchanged a few moves with Zoro.

Alvida, on the other hand, had been directly KO'd by Luffy.

So he was not to be underestimated. His speed was quite impressive, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived before Moke. The longsword in his hand pierced straight through Moke's heart.

"Tsk, tsk..."

Cabaji laughed smugly.

But Buggy's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as he cried out, "Cabaji, get back..."

"???"

Cabaji was utterly baffled. Hadn't he already dealt with the man?

Why was the captain so anxious? Why was he telling him to retreat?

Then Moke's voice reached him. "Looks like you really want to experience what it feels like to be kicked by light!"

"!!!"

Cabaji's pupils shrank to pinpoints, his face filled with disbelief. His sword had just pierced the other man's heart!

And he was still alive?

Overwhelmed by shock, he looked at Moke, his gaze falling on Moke's chest. In an instant, his expression changed drastically, and the disbelief in his eyes turned to horror.

Because he discovered that not a single drop of blood had flowed from the place where his sword had pierced this man.

Then the horror in his eyes turned into fear!

Bang...

The next instant, Moke's leg swept out and struck Cabaji directly in the abdomen. Under that immense force, Cabaji was sent flying...

"Y-you-you..."

Buggy the Clown pointed at Moke, too stunned to speak. The ability Moke had displayed was exactly the same as Kizaru's.

It shattered everything he had believed about Devil Fruits for decades.

At last, he muttered, "Could Kizaru be dead?"

No matter how he thought about it, that was the only possibility. Though that possibility was truly unlikely.

After all, with Kizaru's speed, if he wanted to leave, no one could stop him...

Moke instantly transformed into a beam of light and sped to Buggy's side. By the time Buggy reacted, Moke had already returned to human form.

Buggy was so frightened that his entire body split apart, scattering in different directions...

"Hiss..."

Then Buggy could not help drawing in a sharp breath. A piercing pain shot straight into his head, forcing him to stop.

He turned back and saw Moke stepping on his foot, smiling at him teasingly.

"Sir, I was wrong..."

As expected of Buggy the Clown, he gave in without hesitation.

Moke asked, "Do you still want the treasure in my hands?"

"A misunderstanding, it was all a misunderstanding..." Buggy wore a fawning, humble expression.

He also very sensibly held out the Eternal Pose with both hands. "This is the Eternal Pose for Loguetown."

"Good. You know what's best for you..."

Moke took the Eternal Pose for Loguetown. After confirming the direction, he turned into a beam of light and headed toward Loguetown.

"Phew..."

Buggy let out a deep sigh of relief, then immediately rushed toward Cabaji. But when he reached Cabaji, he found him lying motionless on the ground, clearly long dead.

His pupils trembled violently.

Only then did he realize that he had truly escaped disaster just now.

A few days later, a beam of light descended upon Loguetown.

It was Moke. His goal was clear. He found someone, asked for the location of the weapon shop, and headed straight there!

Unexpectedly, he saw a bespectacled woman enter the shop just before him.

Moke froze slightly. Isn't that Tashigi?

For a time, she had been considered Zoro's "official match" after Kuina. And meeting at a weapon shop—wasn't this supposed to be her scene with Zoro?

He never expected to receive such treatment himself.

However, he was not the sort of man who could not walk straight when he saw a woman. After his surprise passed, he calmed down and followed Tashigi inside.

The moment he entered, he saw the weapon shop's owner. Bald head, red nose—it was him!

The corner of Moke's lips curled upward.

Then his gaze swept across the shop. He did not spare even a moment's attention for the swords displayed on the racks. In the end, his eyes settled on a barrel to one side that held the cheapest swords.

If he remembered correctly.

Sandai Kitetsu was among them, and it was especially cheap—only fifty thousand Beli.

"Boss, I'm here to collect Shigure..."

Tashigi had already walked up to the owner.

The owner nodded and held Shigure out to Tashigi. "Your Shigure has been polished. The polishing fee is five thousand Beli."

Tashigi did not pay immediately. Instead, she drew Shigure and examined it carefully.

She was a sword fanatic.

She was incredibly obsessed with Meito.

The owner clearly understood Tashigi as well. He did not urge her, instead turning his attention to Moke with a smile. "Customer, what kind of sword are you looking for? I have swords of every grade here."

Moke did not answer. He walked to the sword barrel and touched the swords one by one...

When he touched a sword with a short strip of white cloth wrapped around its hilt and scabbard, Moke immediately felt a sinister yet domineering power.

Ghost Aura!

Such dense Ghost Aura.

There was no need to say more. This was Sandai Kitetsu. Moke directly took it out and drew the blade.

Swish...

Cold light flashed, while an even more domineering Ghost Aura rushed toward him, making Moke shudder. He had not expected this Ghost Aura to possess the power to shake one's soul.

He could not help thinking of Zoro's Ghost Aura in the original story.

Perhaps it had come from Sandai Kitetsu.

"Stop..."

Moke's actions successfully drew the owner's attention. When he saw Moke trying to touch Sandai Kitetsu, he could not help crying out.

"Hmm?"

Tashigi, who had been carefully examining Shigure in her hand, also looked over.

With one glance, her eyes lit up. She rushed straight to Moke's side and stared fixedly at the Sandai Kitetsu in his hand.

Then she pulled a sword catalogue from her clothes and quickly found the entry on Sandai Kitetsu.

Hilt: no ray skin wrapping, no mekugi peg, with a koiguchi, and a short strip of white cloth around the hilt and scabbard.

Blade: 88 centimeters long and 1.7 centimeters wide...

Edge: relatively long, with a pronounced curve and no fuller. The hamon was a typical flame-patterned hardened edge, forged through folding.

That was right. This was Sandai Kitetsu.

But Moke paid neither of them any attention. His hand stroked Sandai Kitetsu's blade, and the next instant, his ability activated.

The hand touching Sandai Kitetsu instantly transformed into a blade, radiating the same Ghost Aura as Sandai Kitetsu.

At that moment, he seemed to have become a Slash-Slash user possessing a chilling Ghost Aura.

Naturally, the owner and Tashigi witnessed this scene as well.

The two cried out in unison, "A Devil Fruit user?!!!"

Only then did Moke turn to the owner and smile calmly. "I'll take this Sandai Kitetsu. How many Beli?"

The owner's brows rose at those words.

Then he advised, "Since you know it is Sandai Kitetsu, you should also know that it is a Cursed Sword. None of its owners have met a good end. You..."

"Just tell me the price!"

Before the owner could finish, Moke interrupted him.

"Uh..."

The owner froze, then hesitated for a moment before saying, "All the swords over there cost fifty thousand Beli... The fact that you picked it from among them means the two of you are fated. So fifty thousand Beli will be enough!"

"What?"

Tashigi cried out from the side, her face full of disbelief.

Then, being completely straightforward, she said, "Buy it quickly. Under normal circumstances, it's worth ten million Beli."