"Heh, so you still remember me, you little Cat Burglar!"
A ghostlike figure slowly walked in through the gate. He swept his gaze over the Fish-Men, tipped his head back for a swig of strong liquor, then looked at Arlong.
"Sorry, didn't you say the person who could kill you hadn't been born yet?"
"Well, I was born in a bit of a hurry, so I've come ahead of time to kill you on behalf of this sea!"
"As a loser from the New World, I hope you can give me a satisfying fight to the death!"
"Are you coming one at a time, or all together?"
Insane!
Hearing these outrageously arrogant words, the Fish-Men present could only think that the boy before them had gone insane!
They were the overlords of these waters, yet a brat was openly challenging them now.
If that wasn't insanity, what was?
Still, none of the Fish-Men present dared to rush in recklessly.
Within the Arlong Pirates, Kuroobi had been an officer.
Yet a flying wooden sword had killed him in a single exchange.
This overturned everything they knew about humans!
Crack!
Arlong crushed the wineglass in his hand. He glanced back at Kuroobi, who was as dead as could be, and his expression gradually twisted.
"You bastard, I don't care who you are. If you dare run wild on my turf, I'll kill you!"
"Everyone, kill him together!"
Shing!
Arlong drew the sword beside him, Kiribachi.
The vicious blade resembled a serrated scythe and measured over two meters long.
The fierce wind it whipped up made even Bai Yu's clothes snap and flutter.
Watching the huge saw blade cleave toward him, the smile on Bai Yu's face grew increasingly savage and bloodthirsty.
He had come not only to save someone, but also to break through that last 0.1 percent.
If Arlong had chickened out the moment they met,
he really would have been at a loss!
"Brat, don't tell me my huge blade scared you stupid?"
"My blade cuts down one little kid with every swing!"
A flicker of delight crossed Arlong's eyes, and the huge saw blade in his hands suddenly slashed down much faster.
Bang!
The dull crash echoed throughout the park.
The smiles that had just appeared on the Fish-Men's faces froze.
Arlong was no exception.
They stared at the vicious blade resting against Bai Yu's neck.
The sight of him not budging an inch completely overturned their understanding.
"Th-that's Armament Haki! Y-you're not from the East Blue!"
"Chew, cover me! Hurry!"
Arlong abruptly snapped to his senses.
He was indeed a beaten dog from the New World.
But his horizons were far from narrow.
There was only one technique that could leave someone completely unscathed under a slash weighing as heavily as ten thousand tons!
"Everyone, attack together! Cover Brother Arlong! We're Fish-Men, and there's only one of him!"
Chew puffed out his mouth, shooting water cannonballs in rapid succession.
Bang, bang, bang, bang!
Seven or eight water cannonballs struck Bai Yu's body in an instant.
But before Chew and the others could rejoice,
the water cannonballs passed through Bai Yu's body and slammed into the wall.
"That's an afterimage! Find him, quick!"
Arlong's expression changed, and he roared urgently.
"No need to look. I'm right here. How can this be a fight to the death without a sword?"
Bai Yu appeared beside Kuroobi and pulled his wooden sword free.
The instant the wooden sword landed in his hand, his savage smile bloomed to its fullest.
Kenpachi Zaraki's character template was fully activated.
Bang!
Bai Yu stepped forward like a ferocious beast, passing dozens of Fish-Men to appear right before Chew.
Without any flourish, he swung the wooden sword in his hand straight at him.
Too fast!
Terror appeared on Chew's face, especially when he saw Bai Yu's smile.
It completely changed Chew's impression of smiles.
He had no time at all to spit out the water cannonball gathering in his mouth and could only raise his hands to block.
Bang!
The sword fell, unleashing tremendous force.
Chew, who stood far taller than Bai Yu, was instantly cleaved in two.
Blood sprayed, and severed limbs and remains scattered, leaving the surrounding Fish-Men stunned.
This was truly one little kid cut down with every swing!
They Fish-Men had always prided themselves on being more than ten times stronger than humans.
Yet even officers like Chew and Kuroobi could not withstand a single strike.
The rest of them stood even less of a chance!
"Run! Hurry, run! He's a murderous fiend! As long as we escape into the sea, we can get away easily!"
A Fish-Man screamed in terror.
At once, dozens of Fish-Men frantically scrambled to escape.
Unfortunately, the moment they moved, Bai Yu plunged into their midst like a bloodthirsty beast.
The wooden sword in his hand rose and fell.
Jets of blood sprayed, and not one of the dozens of Fish-Men could stop Bai Yu for even a breath.
One, two, three...
The dozens of Fish-Men were swiftly reaped.
Arlong stood to one side holding his huge saw blade, his body trembling slightly.
Watching the scene before him, he actually felt as though his hands and feet would no longer obey him.
The slaughter had shattered his courage!
Arlong considered himself stronger than ordinary Fish-Men.
But he absolutely could not reach Bai Yu's level.
"No, no! I can't die here! I'm Arlong, the overlord of the sea! It's all because of you that my empire collapsed in an instant! Nami, I'll kill you!"
Arlong tightened his grip on his huge saw blade, turned, and charged at Nami.
"I was going to save you for last. I never expected you to be the most disappointing."
Bang!
Those disappointed words drifted into his ears.
Arlong's nerves instantly tightened. He hurriedly turned his head, only to see a wooden sword slam straight into him.
Boom!
Arlong felt tremendous force erupt against him, as though a warship traveling at full speed had struck him head-on.
He flew backward and smashed through the wall.
He collapsed limply on the ground.
He looked down at how that casual blow had caved in half his chest.
The ferocity and swagger that once filled Arlong's face had long since vanished, replaced by boundless fear.
Only now did he finally understand that Nami had brought a god of slaughter!
"Nami, I don't want anything anymore! Please spare me! I'll give you the Beli and all twenty villages!"
Arlong pleaded urgently.
Nami was dumbfounded!
She stared at Arlong, who had tormented Cocoyasi Village for eight whole years and ruled these waters like a local emperor.
Now he had actually been reduced to this.
Nami had never imagined any of it.
Tap, tap, tap...
A flurry of hurried footsteps quickly sounded outside.
Bai Yu's Observation Haki instantly picked up dozens of figures. At their head was none other than the sleazy-faced Captain Nezumi.
"Arlong, I've come to split the treasure with you..."
Pinching the two whiskers above his lip, Captain Nezumi had just turned through the gate.
His entire body froze on the spot.
The Navy soldiers behind him were no exception.
Especially when they saw Arlong sprawled limply on the ground like a dead dog, their eyes nearly burst from their sockets.
"A-Arlong, wh-what happened here?"
"Why are all the Fish-Men dead?"