Lott watched Akainu with interest. "Now you're surrounded by us, the Lott Pirates."
Akainu glanced at Kuro and the others, secretly alarmed. He found that all of them had incredibly powerful presences.
Even the weakest was at the level of a Vice Admiral. A few even had presences that rivaled their own.
But he wasn't about to bolster others' confidence and undermine his own.
He chuckled and said mockingly, "What? Is your captain such a useless weakling that he couldn't beat us, so he sent you to help?"
At Akainu's words, Kuro adjusted his glasses. "Aren't you the useless ones, trying to gang up on him three against one?"
With that, he appeared beside Akainu. "Peng Wing Blade!"
He was so fast that Akainu felt a sharp pain in his mouth before he could react at all.
A sweet taste spread through his mouth. He knew it was blood.
But by the time he came to his senses, Kuro was already back beside Lott.
Only then did he realize that Kuro was even faster than Lott, almost as fast as Kizaru.
At that, he dropped his contemptuous expression and grew solemn.
Kuro said, "That was just a lesson. If you run your mouth again, a little bleeding won't be all you get."
In truth, he had aimed for Akainu's neck, but Akainu had noticed and dodged.
If he hadn't caught Akainu off guard, Akainu might have evaded it entirely, and he wouldn't have achieved even this much.
Even with his usual unflappability, he couldn't help being shocked. An Admiral's strength truly lived up to its reputation.
"Oh-ho, so these three are the Marine Admirals? Those really are three powerful presences." Zoro nudged his sword guard, his face full of fighting spirit.
Kizaru surveyed the scene before him and couldn't help