Either Get Lost, or I Make a Move

The two of them struck without warning, in an utterly strange manner. By the time Zoro reacted, it was already too late!

"Pfft!"

Blood splattered. Zoro groaned in pain as a deep claw mark appeared across his chest, blood pouring from it. In an instant, Zoro had suffered heavy injuries!

"Zoro!"

"This is bad!"

Nami and Usopp cried out in alarm at the sight.

"Hehehe, people like you are always the same. You think we look slow and clumsy, never realizing you've already fallen into the trap set by us brothers. That's the price of judging by appearances!"

"A swordsman? Nothing special!"

The two men chuckled sinisterly, staring coldly at Zoro with mocking expressions.

"Hahaha, the Cat Brothers really are incredible!"

"Other than the captain and Mr. Jango, the Cat Brothers are the strongest in our crew! Go on, use your claws to cruelly kill this guy!"

"You dared stand against the Kuro Pirates? You're a hundred years too early!"

The Pirates burst into laughter at the sight.

They clamored for Zoro to be killed!

"Stop wasting time, Cat Brothers. The captain only gave us half an hour. If you're late, you know the consequences. Hurry up and kill them!"

Jango checked the time and spoke to the Cat Brothers.

"Yes."

"We'll do it now!"

At those words, both men shuddered, as though being late would lead to something unimaginably terrifying. They grinned viciously, extended their claws, and lunged fiercely at Zoro!

"Die a cruel death!"

The two of them shouted.

"Damn it!"

Zoro did not dare let his guard down. He drew his swords and clashed wildly with the Cat Brothers!

The Cat Brothers' claws were extremely vicious, and their attacks were incredibly fast. Zoro could only keep taking hits, completely suppressed!

The three of them fought offense against offense, competing entirely in speed!

"This isn't good. Zoro is completely being suppressed. If this continues, he'll die sooner or later!"

Usopp said worriedly.

"Zoro is strongest when he uses Three Sword Style with all three swords. But those Cat Brothers are too fast, and he can't find any opening at all. At this rate, he'll die sooner or later. We need to create an opening for him!"

Nami watched the three fighters and pondered.

She had already seen the problem, but creating an opening would be incredibly difficult!

"No. Even if I can't create one, I have to force one open!"

Nami gritted her teeth. Suddenly, she pulled a dagger from her body regardless of the danger and threw it toward the three combatants!

"Idiot!"

Zoro could not help shouting when he saw it.

"Hmph, courting death!"

"You actually dare interfere with our battle? Kill her!"

The Cat Brothers' eyes turned cold, and their gazes immediately shifted to Nami.

They raised their claws and struck the dagger!

Sending it flying back at Nami!

The dagger immediately shot through the air like a meteor streaking across the sky, unbelievably fast!

"Damn it!"

Zoro roared angrily and was about to leap forward to block it for Nami. Otherwise, she would undoubtedly die!

"Don't worry about it. Focus on the fight!"

Yet at the very instant he was about to move, Moonlight's voice suddenly rang out!

Then!

"Buzz!"

A crescent-shaped Sword Aura suddenly slashed through the air, instantly swallowing the dagger that was flying like a streaking meteor!

The dagger vanished without a trace, as though it had never existed, while the Sword Aura swept onward and struck a small hill beside them!

"Crack!"

The hill shattered apart!

"The... the mountain was cut apart!"

Usopp's mouth fell open in shock.

"Damn, no way. Is this a joke?"

"What kind of power is that? It has to be fake, right?"

"Holy shit!"

All the Pirates froze, staring blankly at the severed hill in utter shock!

"Hiss!"

Jango sucked in a deep breath, staring in shock at Moonlight as he slowly walked down the slope with Nami in his arms.

"Who are you?!"

"Ah!"

The Cat Brothers were stunned as well. Staring blankly at the power of that slash, they had completely lost any will to fight!

"Moonlight!"

Zoro's pupils contracted as he looked at Moonlight. That one slash made him deeply realize the gap between them!

"Moonlight, thank you for saving me."

Nami looked at Moonlight with gratitude.

The moment she threw the dagger, she had realized she had done something foolish. Fortunately, Moonlight had appeared in time. Otherwise, she would have been finished!

"It was nothing. Zoro, finish your battle."

Moonlight waved a hand and looked at Zoro, showing no intention of interfering.

"Got it."

"Hey, he won't interfere."

Zoro immediately composed himself and turned his gaze toward the Cat Brothers. Three Sword Style emerged!

"Damn it, you dare look down on us!"

"Kill!"

Though they were shocked by Moonlight's terrifying strength, that did not mean they feared Zoro.

They roared and attacked once more!

With Moonlight's threat nearby, the two of them used their full strength this time, intending to end the battle quickly!

"Three Sword Style, Oni Giri!"

Zoro sneered. When he used Three Sword Style, he was practically a completely different person from when he used one sword!

His three swords slashed out, and his entire body turned into a streak of light before vanishing.

When he appeared again, he was behind the two men!

Three slash marks clearly appeared across each of their chests!

Though the two men were extremely fast, how could they possibly be faster than Zoro in his Three Sword Style state?

"Ah!"

The two men screamed and collapsed to the ground with a thud.

"How is this possible? The Cat Brothers were defeated!"

"It has to be fake! How could anyone defeat the Cat Brothers?!"

"H-How is this possible?!"

Seeing the Cat Brothers defeated, all the Pirates were stunned.

Their faces were filled with disbelief!

"Damn it, there isn't enough time!"

Jango watched the scene before him with a grave expression. The Cat Brothers' defeat had caught him by surprise. Especially with Moonlight standing on the slope like a towering mountain, having cut apart a small hill with one slash. Then he looked at the time steadily slipping away, and Jango's expression grew increasingly ugly.

"I'll leave the rest to you!"

After defeating the Cat Brothers, Zoro fell to the ground with a thud and panted.

His injuries were not light. The Cat Brothers' claws had cut him deeply!

"Mm!"

Moonlight nodded, stood atop the slope, and looked at Jango and all the Pirates!

"Either get lost, or I make a move. Choose one!"

Moonlight said calmly.

"What did you say? You want to defeat all of us by yourself? Sir, I admit you're very strong, but aren't you looking down on us a little too much?"

Jango sneered when he heard that.

Moonlight was indeed powerful, but if he thought he could kill all of them alone, then he was underestimating them too much.

"Hmph, we may not be as strong as the Cat Brothers, but we're definitely not people you can deal with all by yourself!"