Pirates: I Loaded the Game Panel

Shodai Kitetsu had sunk into obscurity, vanishing without a trace.

Compared with Shodai Kitetsu,

Nidai Kitetsu lacked the same resounding reputation, but it was still ranked among the Great Grade Swords.

The moment Adrian touched Nidai Kitetsu's sheath and hilt, his eyes narrowed. He could almost immediately sense the sharp, savage aura emanating from inside the sheath.

"A cursed sword that brings ruin to its wielder..."

Shing—

Adrian drew the blade. Narrowing his eyes, he studied Nidai Kitetsu's keen edge and flame-patterned hamon.

"It really is an excessively sharp sword..."

Watching "Tao Ya" hold Nidai Kitetsu, Tenguyama Hitetsu spoke with utmost seriousness.

"As a swordsmith pursuing perfection, I've never cared about tales of cursed swords bringing ruin to their wielders. But the tragic lives and rumored deaths of the Kitetsu swords' past owners cannot be denied.

"I'm willing to trade Nidai Kitetsu for your Sleeve Snow, Tao Ya. After all, Sleeve Snow bears many marks of swordmaking techniques unlike those of Wano Country. But if the Kitetsu reputation puts you off, I won't force you."

Adrian raised a hand before himself and smiled casually.

"I don't care much about the so-called curse either. If you're willing to trade, Mr. Hitetsu, then Nidai Kitetsu is mine now, right?"

Tenguyama Hitetsu nodded. "Naturally."

A faint, mysterious blue glow flowed from Adrian's palm and spread upward, gradually covering Nidai Kitetsu's hilt and blade.

Under the wash of Ghost Energy, the ill-omened cursed sword turned entirely ghostly blue!

Just then, a wisp of Ghost Energy separated from Nidai Kitetsu's blade. It became a faintly wavering ball of light and flew toward Adrian.

To Tenguyama Hitetsu's utter shock, the faint, dark, savage aura that had clung to Nidai Kitetsu vanished for no apparent reason. It was as though someone had stripped it away...

"That sorcery!"