Pirates: A Family Slaughtered, Every Celestial Dragon Must Die!

Besides, ever since the First Generation Kitetsu was forged, it had remained in the World Government's hands, carried by one of the Five Elders!

Whenever an elder retired and a new one took his place, the former had to hand the First Generation Kitetsu over to his successor!

They could never let Rono take such a treasured sword!

"Damn it! We have to stop him!"

"That's a Supreme Grade Sword! We can't let the Most Evil Criminal have it!"

"The First Generation Kitetsu must not fall into anyone else's hands!"

The other Five Elders' eyes filled with alarm!

Rono's strength had grown at a staggering pace!

If he traded his Great Grade Sword for a Supreme Grade Sword, he would undoubtedly become even stronger!

He could already sever an Admiral's arm!

Once he switched swords, the next thing he cut off might be a head!

They had to stop him!

"Most Evil Criminal! Not a chance!"

The elder in the suit, who was fighting Golden Lion, immediately tried to rush over and block Rono.

"Hey, I'm the Rocks Pirates' Second Division Commander. You dare ignore me?"

"You're looking down on me a little too much!"

Golden Lion snorted and unleashed a terrifying sword slash, cutting off the elder's path!

Elsewhere, Rocks and Whitebeard kept the other three Five Elders firmly pinned down!

Rono reached the severed arm without anyone stopping him!

"Damn it! How much longer until I recover?!"

Kong was frantic. He wanted to stop Rono too!

But his body had yet to recover, and all he could do was watch!

And Kong was not alone.

Garp, Sengoku, Zephyr, and Tsuru were all gritting their teeth!

They still needed time to recover!

So they could only watch as Rono walked up to the Sword-Wielding Five Elder's severed arm.

The arm was still twitching, its hand gripping the First Generation Kitetsu tightly.

"This First Generation Kitetsu is mine now."

Rono bent down and took hold of the First Generation Kitetsu.

In the next instant!

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The moment he gripped it, the First Generation Kitetsu erupted with an intimidating aura!

A dark mist suddenly appeared along the blade!

The mist seemed to give a hoarse growl before coiling tightly around Rono's right arm!

"Interesting... Such astonishing demonic energy. A Supreme Grade Sword really is in another league from a Great Grade Sword."

Feeling his right arm tighten, Rono's eyes lit up.

It felt as though the sword meant to devour his arm whole!

The First Generation Kitetsu was absorbing his Haki!

"You want to test whether I'm worthy of wielding you?"

Rono sensed the First Generation Kitetsu's challenge!

Without a doubt, the sword was choosing its master!

A fine sword had a will of its own!

If someone too weak tried to wield a Famous Sword, its aura would consume them!

That was why Famous Swords were found in the hands of Great Swordmasters!

Anyone who was not a Great Swordmaster could not control one. The sword would turn on them instead, draining every last drop of their Haki!

Just like Enma in the original story!

In severe cases, the sword could drain its wielder's Haki completely and kill them outright!

"Interesting... Very interesting..."

"I accept your challenge!"

A faint smile touched Rono's lips.

His aura surged, and crimson Conqueror's Haki burst from his body!

"Settle down!"

Rono roared, and his Conqueror's Haki tangled with the dark mist rising from the First Generation Kitetsu!

The crimson Haki began to envelop the mist from every direction.

The mist tried to fight back, seeking a weak point where it could break through his Conqueror's Haki.

But after struggling for a while, it seemed to realize it was outmatched and gradually faded away.

"Ready to acknowledge me as your master?"

Sensing the intent emanating from the sword, Rono gripped the First Generation Kitetsu tightly!

This time, it offered no resistance. It yielded completely!

He had done it!

He had tamed the First Generation Kitetsu, a Supreme Grade Sword!

It felt nothing like Kotetsu. The First Generation Kitetsu's sword intent was far more intense and weighty!

With the slightest urging from him, the blade drew on his Haki and swordsmanship on its own!

A fine sword could give a swordsman's skill an enormous boost!

"Damn it! The Most Evil Criminal actually tamed the First Generation Kitetsu!"

The Sword-Wielding Five Elder nearly fainted!

The sword had been with him for so many years, yet it had submitted to someone else so easily?

"Now the Most Evil Criminal is bound to become even stronger!"

The other four Five Elders, Kong, Sengoku, and the rest of the Navy's powerhouses felt their hearts sink!

His talent had already been monstrous!

And now he had gained a Supreme Grade Sword!

Without a doubt, the Most Evil Criminal would grow even stronger!

The threat posed by the Rocks Pirates had just risen again!

"But the battle isn't over yet!"

"Celestial Dragons, every last one of you will die!"

Though defeating the Sword-Wielding Five Elder had taken a great deal out of Rono, he had then used his Haki to tame the First Generation Kitetsu.

Rono was weakened now.

But killing a few useless Celestial Dragons was still well within his power!

"No! Stop the Most Evil Criminal! He's going after the Celestial Dragons!"

The Sword-Wielding Five Elder shouted again. Rono was finally making his move against the Celestial Dragons!

But no matter how loudly he shouted, it made no difference!

Rocks, Whitebeard, and Golden Lion had the other four Five Elders pinned down.

Four Division Commanders were locked in combat with CP0.

As for the Navy, aside from Tsuru, who was not suited to fighting...

Kong, Sengoku, Garp, Zephyr, and the other Admiral-level powerhouses had not fully recovered!

A few Rear Admirals and Vice Admirals could not stop Rono.

The outcome was all too clear!

It would be a one-sided slaughter!

"Ahhh!"

Screams rang out again!

It took almost one slash per victim. In moments, another three Celestial Dragons died on the spot!

Nineteen Celestial Dragons, Not One Spared! (2/3)

Three more Celestial Dragons had fallen to Rono's blade!

Of the original nineteen, only nine remained—not even half.

Those nine cursed as they retreated, each trying to make the others take the fall instead.

"Feel the fear of death, you swine!"

"Feel what the people you killed felt before they died!"

Eyes blazing with rage, Rono walked toward one of the Celestial Dragons.

The First Generation Kitetsu in his hand radiated a chilling demonic energy!

"You useless Navy scum! What are you doing? Get over here and protect me!"

"That bastard's coming! Are you all good for nothing?"

The Celestial Dragon backed away as Rono approached, hurling abuse at the Navy all the while.

"Hands first, or feet first?"

Rono muttered as he reached the Celestial Dragon.

"Don't touch the Celestial Dragon!"

Several fully armored guards stepped in front of him.

Slash!

A sharp sword strike sliced through their armor at the waist.

Blood poured from beneath the armor, and the guards collapsed.

"You filthy commoner! Get away from me! Stay back!"

The Celestial Dragon shrieked in terror and kept shrinking away.

"Hands first."

Rono stepped up to him, his decision made.

His blade fell, severing both of the Celestial Dragon's hands in a single stroke!

The Sword-Wielding Five Elder was already helpless, and the Navy would not recover anytime soon.

Killing the Celestial Dragons with a single slash, as he had done before, would be letting them off too easily.

Rono intended to make them feel the fear of death to the fullest!

It was the fear his parents had once felt!

"Ahhh!"