The ruined battlefield fell deathly silent.
Zoro and Koshiro were dumbfounded.
A piece of clothing had smashed a depression more than ten centimeters deep into the ground.
How much did that have to weigh?
"B-Bai Yu, you said this wrist guard weighs a hundred kilograms. Then this coat of yours..."
Koshiro could no longer keep his composure.
"Three hundred kilograms. Seems decent enough!"
Bai Yu put on the modified coat, paying no attention whatsoever to the dumbstruck Zoro and Koshiro.
According to the data provided by the system.
After that battle, Bai Yu had unlocked another three percent of his base template, bringing it to ten percent.
His Doriki Value had also broken through to 820, already surpassing the level the Marines defined as superhuman.
Wearing these three hundred kilograms really was not difficult.
Its greatest function was that this modified coat could constantly drain his ultimate Spiritual Pressure.
Once he adapted to the feeling of being drained, the next time he released it...
His strength would soar once again.
Most importantly, this modified coat was just like Kenpachi Zaraki's eyepatch in the original work.
After plundering his ultimate spiritual power, it would store it away. Once released, it could feed that power back to its host, multiplying his strength for a short time.
After Bai Yu explained all of this.
"Zoro, look, how about letting your teacher study that thing first? I'll give it back tomorrow..."
Stars sparkled in Koshiro's eyes.
But Zoro had already clutched the wrist guard tightly, shaking his head like a rattle drum.
His dignity and bottom line as a swordsman from earlier had long since vanished without a trace.
So worth it!
"Mr. Koshiro, something terrible has happened! A lot of Marines have arrived at the docks, but they seem to be fleeing pursuers. There's a huge pirate ship studded with gemstones following them!"
"Please hurry and have Zoro go take a look!"
An old man hurried over.
They had not dared approach at all during the earth-shaking battle earlier.
Only after the fighting ended did they dare come forward for help.
A pirate ship studded with gemstones?
Bai Yu raised an eyebrow, and a bloodthirsty smile appeared on his face.
"As expected of pirates from the Grand Line. Their efficiency really is different. I'd also love to know whether he's worth cutting down!"
"Bai Yu, has Treasure caught up?"
Zoro's expression changed.
During their breather, Zoro had also told Koshiro the full story behind Bai Yu's visit to Shimotsuki Village.
Learning of this chain man whose toughness rivaled steel, Koshiro finally understood why Bai Yu had been in such a hurry to learn to cut steel.
This was fucking learning on the fly and herding a duck onto a perch.
"He's here, but Carina seems to have run into trouble!"
Bai Yu's eyes widened as he pushed his Observation Haki to its limit.
With his Intermediate Observation Haki having reached the level of Mantra, Bai Yu could easily grasp everything happening at the docks.
Before Zoro and Koshiro could react.
He kicked off hard, launching himself into the air.
After rising several dozen meters, he abruptly hurled the wooden sword at his waist.
At the same time, his figure flickered, and he swiftly chased after it.
Watching Bai Yu vanish into the distance in an instant, Zoro and Koshiro exchanged a glance before hurrying after him.
Facing this great pirate from the Grand Line with a bounty of eighty-nine million.
They could only hope Bai Yu had not been bullshitting earlier, and really had learned to cut steel after watching it just once.
At the docks, over a hundred Marines gathered along the shore, with a wrecked warship grounded nearby.
Seawater poured furiously into its hold.
But none of the Marines present paid any attention to the sinking warship.
"Lieutenant Commander Domon, Treasure really has caught up!"
A Marine soldier cried out in alarm.
Soon, everyone saw a pirate ship studded with gemstones, looking like a nouveau riche, appear on the sea.
At its head stood none other than Treasure, with his spiky red hair and sausage lips.
Right behind him was the drunken Naolai!
"Open fire! Open fire right now!"
"Treasure, I've already contacted Captain Smoker! He's on his way here. If you dare stay here any longer, Captain Smoker will definitely defeat you! He's the strongest Marine in the East Blue!"
Domon was a burly Marine lieutenant commander wielding a giant axe, and also the commander of the branch in these waters.
He had only set out on a patrol, never expecting to be attacked by a pirate ship that suddenly appeared.
Portraits of Treasure, who had abruptly entered the East Blue with a bounty of eighty-nine million Beli, had already spread to every branch.
As a result, Domon had recognized Treasure at a glance. Not daring to linger in battle at all, he had fled to Shimotsuki Village.
"Hahaha! The East Blue really does deserve to be called the Weakest Sea. At a time like this, you don't even have anyone presentable."
Standing at the bow, Treasure casually knocked away the incoming bullets.
He spoke with a loud laugh.
"I hear some strongest rookie or other has appeared in your East Blue, too. Before Smoker arrives, I'd really like to run into him and kill him first. Then I'd love to see the looks on your Marines' faces."
"But before that, besides finishing you off, there's that little thief hiding over there. You're not getting away this time!"
"Sec P, take her down!"
"Got it, boss!"
Not far away, Carina's expression changed abruptly as she hid behind some cargo.
Seeing Sec P, who had appeared behind her at some unknown point in a down coat, materializing like a ghost with his katana raised high, her pretty face turned pale.
I let my guard down!
Carina instantly realized she had been careless.
The moment she saw Sec P, she should have put herself on full alert.
Now, at such close range, there was no way she could dodge with her skills.
Bang!
A deep sound of something tearing through the air resounded through the skies.
Treasure's expression froze, and the next instant, he shouted urgently.
"Sec P, watch out! Someone's launching a sneak attack!"
A sneak attack?
Sec P's nerves instantly tightened. As he hurriedly turned around, a wooden sword wreathed in golden Spiritual Pressure appeared before him.
Its lightning-fast approach made his pupils contract, and he could only instinctively raise his sword to block.
Boom!
His sword snapped on impact, and the wooden sword slammed into Sec P's chest with the force of ten thousand tons, its momentum undiminished.
Pfft!
A mouthful of scarlet blood burst straight from his mouth, blooming in the air like dazzling fireworks.
Before anyone could react.
Sec P, together with the wooden sword, had crashed straight into the pirate ship carrying Treasure and the others.
Boom!
The tremendous force erupted, shattering the seemingly indestructible hull.
Quite a few pirates standing on the deck were flung straight into the sea.
But before they had time to be shocked, they saw Sec P embedded in the hole in the hull, his entire chest caved in, as dead as dead could be.
Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air!
Did that count as stealing a kill from afar?