Rorschach sat crouched on the ship's railing between the four of them, his face wearing a warm, sunny smile, like a shy boy-next-door. He looked at the four people locked in a standoff, grinning cheerfully.
The moment Rorschach appeared, Sera and Andre witnessed something they couldn't make sense of.
Morisaki Ichiro and Hanks, who had just been preparing to retreat into the zipper space to buy time, began trembling uncontrollably like sieves.
The usually arrogant Morisaki Ichiro now had sweat pouring from his chubby face in huge beads.
His face turned ghostly pale, and he was so terrified by Rorschach's presence that he collapsed backward onto the deck, completely forgetting his plan to flee.
Even the tall and imposing Hanks had sweat on his brow, his throat bobbing uncontrollably.
"Y-You… you actually followed us here!" Morisaki Ichiro's face was ashen, his lips trembling.
"Huh? Am I really that scary?"
Rorschach looked genuinely puzzled.
Sera froze for a moment, glancing at the pitiful state of Hanks and Morisaki. Her eyes flickered, and she took a step forward toward Rorschach. "Who are you?"
"I'm…" Rorschach tilted his head, debating whether to reveal his identity directly, when his eyes fell on the black war halberd in Andre's hands. A smile spread across his face.
"I'm the owner of that weapon," Rorschach said, pointing at the Heavenly Dragon Halberd, smiling at Andre. "Big guy, mind returning my weapon?"
"You say it's yours and I'm just supposed to believe you? Got any proof?"
Andre gripped the halberd tighter and snorted coldly.
"Man, what a headache. That same old answer again. Guess it's true—'an innocent man gets punished for holding treasure.' No matter where you go, good stuff attracts trouble. Makes me think I should've just become a swordsman from the start. That way, I could just hang my weapon at my waist—so much more convenient."
Rorschach scratched his head, looking a little annoyed.
"Cut the crap! If you're not that old bastard Gulliver, then get out of my way—I've got traitors to deal with!"
Andre took large strides straight toward Morisaki Ichiro and Hanks.
"You want to kill them? Sorry, can't allow that. I've got a few questions for them," Rorschach replied, casting a sidelong glance at the frowning Sera. He lingered on the woman with the heavy metal style a moment longer than necessary.
Andre froze mid-step. Just as his large hand was about to grab Hanks, he paused in mid-air, his eyes growing cold as he turned to glare at Rorschach.
"You're interfering in the bounty hunters guild's internal affairs? Kid, I don't know why those two are so scared of you—but if you don't want to die, then get the hell off my ship!"
Rorschach clicked his tongue, slowly stood up, and gently shook his head.
"You take my weapon and don't return it, and on top of that, you're this arrogant? Honestly, I'm more and more disappointed in your bounty hunters guild.
One by one, you're either thieves or bandits. And all with the thickest skin I've ever seen.
A guild like this… doesn't deserve to exist anymore."
"What did you just say, brat?! You looking to die?!"
Andre's eyes widened. Rorschach's slow, casual tone lit a fire in his chest. With a roar, he swung his massive arm—halberd in hand—down toward Rorschach's head.
"Run!!"
Seeing this, Morisaki Ichiro and Hanks didn't hesitate at all. They leapt off the deck, launching themselves out to sea using Geppo (Moonwalk).
"Crack!"
Two lightning bolts, each as thick as a thigh, fell from the sky, striking the airborne duo squarely on their heads.
"Thud, thud."
The two men, who had only managed to jump a few meters, were instantly charred black, smoke rising from their bodies as they dropped like sacks of grain, slamming back onto the deck.
Meanwhile, Andre, still in mid-swing with the Heavenly Dragon Halberd, brought the weapon crashing down toward Rorschach's skull.
"You're trying to cleave me with my own weapon. Bold of you, really."
Lightning crackled at Rorschach's fingertip as he pointed at the towering Andre.
"50 Million Volts: Discharge."
"Lightning Net."
In the next instant, a torrent of wild lightning surged from his fingertip, forming into a massive web of electricity that enveloped the charging Andre completely.
"Zzzzzz!"
The terrifying current danced across Andre's massive body, piercing straight through his instinctive Armament Haki defense, flowing violently through his insides. His body convulsed uncontrollably like a leaf in a storm.
"Thud!"
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A heavy, muffled crash sounded as Andre's massive, over-eight-meter-tall body collapsed like a crumbling mountain, falling to his knees before Rorschach.
The halberd he had been gripping slipped from his hand and dropped toward the deck—only for Rorschach to casually reach out and catch it.
Looking at the recovered Heavenly Dragon Halberd, Rorschach couldn't help but sigh, "Looks like I really need to carry this myself from now on. Can't rely on Pamela to haul it around."
Then, turning his head, he glanced enviously at the charred, unconscious form of the fat samurai Morisaki Ichiro, lying on the deck.
"That guy's ability sure is convenient. He's like Doraemon—able to carry so much stuff on him at all times."
"Y-You… who the hell are you?!"
At this point, Sera—who had been standing at the bow—finally snapped out of her daze. She stared wide-eyed at the fallen Hanks and Morisaki, then at Andre, who was still kneeling in front of Rorschach, his body twitching involuntarily. Her mouth opened and closed several times, but no words came out.
From the moment Rorschach appeared to now, everything had happened too quickly.
Everything unfolded in a flash of lightning.
The speed at which the situation had changed was almost too much for Sera to comprehend.
Just then, from the distant sky, the sound of rapid air blasts echoed—boom boom.
A young man in a white suit came flying in, stepping through the air with Geppo (Moonwalk) and landing on the deck.
As soon as he landed, he saw Andre kneeling in front of Rorschach, trembling all over like a child who had done something wrong and was terrified of being scolded. He looked utterly pitiful.
This made Lucci's eye twitch, and his fingers subconsciously tightened.
Andre finally managed to stop his full-body convulsions. He glanced down at his own kneeling posture, then raised a twisted, trembling face and glared at Rorschach.
"You bastard! How dare you humiliate me like this! DIE!"
"Shockwave Strike!"
He roared, his skin bulging and cracking, his head transforming into that of a turtle. His right fist, coated in Armament Haki, turned pitch black as he hurled it straight at Rorschach's face.
"So scary. First one Haki user, then another popping out—this is getting really stressful," Rorschach muttered as he looked at his hand and curled his fingers into a fist.
"BOOM!"
A thunderous explosion erupted at the bow of the ship.
Rorschach's punch, though delivered later, landed first—smashing into Andre's chest.
His entire arm was cloaked in deep blue Armament Haki, surging over the surface of his fist, accompanied by a massive orb of lightning that blasted into Andre's body.
"Black Arm: Crush Blaster!"
"Bang!"
Andre's huge body arched backward. His turtle shell back shattered inch by inch, his skin and muscles tearing open. Blood sprayed into the air, and his eyes turned blank. His massive frame was sent flying, smashing through the ship's railing and skipping across the ocean's surface before disappearing from Sera's view.
On the ship, Sera's pupils were dilated to the limit. Reflected within them was Rorschach's harmless-looking, gentle smile once again. But to her, it felt like someone had dumped a bucket of ice water over her head.
A wave of chilling fear surged through her chest.
In that moment, Sera finally understood why Morisaki Ichiro and Hanks had reacted so pitifully when Rorschach appeared.
This young man was an overwhelmingly powerful being—one so terrifying that he brought despair.
Even Andre, who claimed to have an unbreakable defense, couldn't withstand a single punch from him.
"Who are you really…?"
Sera asked for the third time, her voice strained.
"I'm with the Navy—Rear Admiral Rorschach of Marine Headquarters," Rorschach replied, walking forward with the halberd in hand and extending a hand toward the tense Sera.
"You're Jonathan Barnett's granddaughter, the so-called King of Hunters? Perfect. I happen to need to speak with him. Please arrange an introduction. Thank you."
"O-Okay…"
Somehow, upon seeing the gentle smile on Rorschach's face, the intense pressure in Sera's heart suddenly began to ease.
Especially when she looked into those eyes—so blue and clear, like the sky—Sera found herself a bit dazed, unconsciously extending her hand and shaking his.
This guy is such a fraud, Lucci thought irritably, watching from the side. He's already that strong and still feels the need to charm women like this.
What Lucci didn't know was—
People who possess Conqueror's Haki often have a natural ability to attract others.
Like a massive magnet pulling in tiny bits of metal, this was an innate form of spiritual charisma.
That's why nearly all Conqueror's Haki users in the world were leaders of major powers.
Suddenly, Rorschach's brow furrowed, and he swiftly turned around, staring past Lucci.
Noticing Rorschach's movement, Lucci paused for only a second before vanishing from sight with a swoosh, leaping into the air and scanning the area below while walking on air.
The three of them saw it at once—on the deck in front of the unconscious Morisaki Ichiro, a mass of pitch-black shadow had begun to swell and squirm, rapidly growing larger.
In the blink of an eye, the shadow outlined a massive, bloated figure on the deck.
"This ability is…"
Suspended in the air with Geppo, Lucci's face changed slightly, his pupils narrowing sharply.
Before them, the writhing black shadow took form—transforming into a nearly seven-meter-tall man. His body was grotesquely fat, top-heavy and bottom-light, with a cruel and twisted face.
"Kehehehe… You've got some nerve, daring to lay hands on my subordinates. I'm going to cut off your shadows… and turn them into zombies."
(End of Chapter)
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