Pirates: Invincible from the Start

Then he called to the Ahua Trio, "Hey! Let's go. We'll stock up on supplies first."

"Oh! Right, right."

The Ahua Trio froze for a moment, then hurried toward Kuta.

"Stop! Who said you could move?"

The surrounding Marines hastily swung their guns toward the Ahua Trio.

"My, how scary!"

Kuta turned to Smoker and chuckled. "Captain Smoker, could I trouble you to have these Marines put their guns away?"

"Weapons are awfully scary, you know!"

"Know your place, pirate! Don't get so cocky."

Smoker glared fiercely at Kuta and roared, "Move! Open fire and arrest these pirates!"

The Marines, already impatient, pulled their triggers the instant Smoker gave the order.

Bang—!

Crack...

Countless black, solid bullets hurtled toward the Ahua Trio in a deadly net.

Kuta frowned at Smoker, a flicker of anger crossing his eyes.

"I told you not to use such dangerous weapons. Why won't you listen?"

"Do you really think I wouldn't dare kill anyone?"

An overwhelming, imperious aura swept across the entire dock. The bullets flying toward the Ahua Trio stopped dead the moment they entered the space within twenty meters of Kuta.

In an instant, the entire dock fell silent.

Then the Marines and spectators on the dock all

rolled their eyes back and collapsed to the ground with a thud.

"Conqueror's Haki!"

Smoker stared at Kuta in horror.

This was unmistakably Conqueror's Haki—the Haki of a born ruler, which only one in a million could awaken.

Kuta withdrew his Haki and his field.

Amid a series of metallic clinks, he turned his gaze to Smoker.

"I told you, but you just wouldn't listen. Can't you behave?"

Smoker suppressed the horror in his eyes and stared gravely at Kuta.

"Why did a man like you wait until now to set sail?"

How could this