Capulias raised an eyebrow at that and picked his ear with his little finger, wearing a comical expression.
Of course, Barn could not see it. Otherwise, he might have swung his sword at him right away.
"Oh, oh, oh, now I remember. He's a great pirate who's been famous for decades, isn't he? But you're so young..."
As Capulias spoke, he pinched his chin and eyed the young man before him suspiciously.
"Don't tell me you're his son..."
Capulias sounded quite serious. It was clear he was not joking, but Barn did not see it that way...
Barn did not even bother to argue. He swung Nidai Kitetsu straight at him!
A red flash of steel streaked through the air and reached Capulias's throat in an instant!
But Capulias's reflexes were extraordinary. His body reacted instinctively, coating one Dragon Finger in Armament Haki to block Barn's Nidai Kitetsu. Even then, he kept talking.
"Hey, hey, hey, I'm an old man! Don't come at me so suddenly!"
"And... who gave a filthy mortal like you permission to get this close to me?"
The moment he finished speaking, Capulias exerted force through that finger and flicked Barn's blade away.
That strength...
Though it was only a single finger, the force coming from it could not be ignored. That exchange gave Barn a rough measure of this Celestial Dragon's strength.
So he really is no ordinary opponent.
The thought crossed Barn's mind, but his hands never stopped moving. Using the force of Capulias's deflection, he spun once in midair and brought his blade down again with even greater power!
"Hmph!"
Capulias took the blow directly on one arm. His black dragon scales, reinforced with Armament Haki, gleamed!
But Barn poured even more strength into the strike!
"Huh?"
Though startled, Capulias immediately raised his