Bonus chapter for Blood Fiend Demon Venerable's generous gift!
Kureha's movements naturally didn't escape Loa's notice. He sensed what she was doing and silently counted her throwing knives.
"What? Still want to fight? Then I'll see it through to the end."
Crack, crack!
As he spoke, Loa drew on the Magic Power within him. A torrent of Dragon Slayer Magic surged forth and solidified behind him into sharp weapons.
Halberds, spears, lances, and swords—all were deadly weapons proven by history. An astonishing number of ice-forged weapons hovered behind Loa, dimming even the light.
Pointing every blade down at her, Loa said slowly, "Want to try knocking all one thousand three hundred and sixty-five of my ice weapons out of the air with your twelve throwing knives? I might consider letting you go."
He even counted the throwing knives I covered with Observation Haki?!
Kureha's hand froze on a knife hilt. Her usual vibrant smile turned bitter. She stared blankly at Loa, surrounded by ice blades overhead. Against that backdrop of countless weapons, he looked like an emperor of ice and snow, so commanding it made her want to submit.
"Looks like I picked the wrong place to fight." Kureha shook her head with a bitter smile. "As an Ice Dragon, you're probably even stronger than Mole in this frozen wasteland."
Loa didn't answer. He simply watched Kureha. He held the advantage now. He owed her no answers; this was her moment to back down.
Kureha glanced at Chopper and Mole, still curled up on the ground, and sighed heavily. "Fine. We surrender. But I have one condition!"
"Go on." Loa raised an eyebrow.
"You can't take Drake and Mole away until I've treated their injuries. That's my principle as a doctor!" Kureha met Loa's gaze without fear. "If you