A Real Man's Showdown!

Feel the soaring, heroic spirit unique to the strong emanating from Akuta.

A change finally appeared in Jin's eyes.

"That's amazing! This is the kind of opponent I've always wanted to face!"

Seeing the Akuta already flying in front of him, Jin couldn't help but shout:

"Great! Let me play a few rounds with you!"

Jhin, laughing loudly, abruptly changed his actions.

His original plan was to swiftly and decisively kill the madman Akuta.

But now he's changed his mind!

Faced with a truly powerful individual like Akuta, whom he rarely encountered, Jin decided to give him the utmost respect!

The next moment, the Akuta's attack arrived squarely in front of Ember.

Instead of dodging, Jin opened his arms wide, letting Akuta's fist land on his stomach.

With a "bang!", Jin's position didn't change at all, and he seemed completely unaffected.

Akuta was slightly taken aback, initially not realizing what Jin was planning to do.

But when he saw the heroic look in Jin's eyes...

He understood!

Jhin isn't someone you can't dodge.

He's inviting me to a duel that's truly manly!

Thinking of this, Akuta smiled.

You, Jhin, are a man, but isn't he, Akuta?

Thinking of this, Akuta grinned crookedly and spread his arms wide, just like Jin.

Seeing this, Jin smiled with satisfaction and slammed his right fist, imbued with Armament Haki, into the stomach of the Akuta.

"Hungry! (Sound effect of being hit)"

The immense force forced Akuta to stagger back several steps.

He struggled to stop himself from vomiting blood, while simultaneously increasing the force of his wing flapping to force himself to stop.

"What, you're not up to it anymore?"

Akuta chuckled lightly and swallowed the blood in his mouth without making a sound.

"I could sit here with you like this all day!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Akuta charged forward again.

He enveloped his entire body in Armament Haki on his right fist and punched fiercely towards Jin.

Bang!

"That's it? Take this! Ah!"

"Hungry... you're in for a beating!"

"Ah!"

"Hungry!"

"Ah!"

"Hungry!"

On the coastline, the Beasts Pirates looked up and watched as King and Akuta exchanged blows in mid-air.

They didn't understand why Jin could fight Akuta for so long.

However, as pirates of the Beasts Pirates, when they witnessed the two's passionate battle, the "fighting" instinct within them was also successfully awakened.

They completely forgot about the attack the Akuta had just launched, and instead cheered loudly from below.

"Well done, Lord Jhin!"

"Let's show that brat what the Beasts Pirates are all about!"

"Hey, you Big Brother who's attacking us, pull yourself together! Don't embarrass yourself!"

However, in this battle of true men, Jhin still had a slight edge.

With another attack from Jin, Akuta's "Shadow Wings" finally gave way, and he was sent flying backward, crashing heavily into the sea.

Upon seeing the Akuta fall into the sea, the pirates on the shore raised their arms in celebration!

"Yes! Lord Jin won!"

In the seawater, Akuta quickly used his Shadow Fruit to make himself float to the surface.

The instant he fell into the water, he used the Shadow-Shadow Fruit to envelop himself, barely preserving his ability to move.

Akuta reached the surface of the sea, found a piece of broken driftwood from a pirate ship, and caught his breath.

Jhin is indeed very powerful.

Akuta could sense that Jin hadn't used his full power.

Even so, he was no match for him.

In a moment of reflection, Akuta caught a glimpse of the pirates mocking him on the shore.

Akuta felt a sudden surge of anxiety!

He was the most powerful man in the Jujutsu Society; how could he be mocked by a bunch of lowly minions from the Beast Pirates?

Realizing this, Akuta quickly tried to find a way to make himself look less disheveled.

After a brief brainstorming session, Akuta laughed heartily, raised his arm, and shouted at Jin:

"Comfortable!"

Upon hearing this, Jin grinned.

He was right about the man; the man before him was indeed a peerless hero, a figure rarely seen in a century!

On the sea, Akuta forced himself to stop lying on the driftwood and stood upright in front of the Beasts Pirates members on the shore.

He raised his arms high and roared again in his powerful voice:

"I'm a man!"

The pirates on the shore were slightly taken aback.

As men of the sea, they were all infected by the masculine aura emanating from Akuta.

They instinctively raised their arms in response to Akuta's shouts:

"Man!"

Jin hovered in mid-air, looking down at Akuta, who had stood up again.

This time, however, there was a hint of appreciation in his eyes.

Which pirate crew are you from? What's your name?

Akuta took a few breaths.

The intense battle he had just fought had exhausted most of his strength.

At this moment, he was having some difficulty maintaining the Shadow-Shadow Fruit, but he still straightened his back and looked confidently at Jin above him.

"I'm not a pirate. My name is Akuta. If you don't like that, just call me Akuta no Ken. I can handle it."

Upon hearing this, Jin chuckled, glancing at Akuta with a hint of disdain.

"Oh, so it's just a nobody."

After speaking, King's gaze burned as he pointed to the Beasts Pirates' flag on the shore.

"Kid, to survive at sea, you need power and connections. What good are your fighting skills?"

I admire you, and I'll give you a chance to join my Beasts Pirates.

Jhin's words startled Jack, who was standing on the shore.

He shouted anxiously:

"Big Brother Jin, he's not even a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user! How can we let this nobody join our Beasts Pirates!"

However, Jin didn't turn his head, his gaze still fixed on Akuta, waiting for his answer.

He had his reasons for wanting Akuta to surrender.

He just used his Observation Haki to inspect the port.

Although the Akuta destroyed several of the Beasts Pirates' warships.

However, throughout the entire process, Akuta was constantly stabling at the ship and did not actually attack any members of the Beasts Pirates, yet he caused very few casualties!

While some pirate ships are valuable, they are nothing to the Beasts Pirates.

Furthermore, Akuta himself is not a pirate.

Therefore, his attack on the Beasts Pirates wouldn't be considered a provocation between pirates. As long as Akuta surrenders, it will be a case of "no fight, no friendship".

It's worth noting that when Oden joined the Whitebeard Pirates, he even fought a battle with Whitebeard.

Pirate crews don't usually have that many rules when recruiting.

The Beasts Pirates are currently in dire need of rebuilding and are short of manpower.

Akuta is quite strong; as long as they're willing to join, minor conflicts won't affect them at all.

On the sea, Akuta looked somewhat surprised.

He never expected that Jhin would actually make him surrender!

Akuta tilted his head, seemingly considering Ash's suggestion.

"Surrender? That sounds like a good option."

"So you're saying you agree to surrender?" Jin looked at Akuta with some delight.

"But!" Akuta's expression suddenly turned serious, "Cheeky Walu!"

"I will absolutely not join your Beasts Pirates!"