Chapter 381: Shanks's Outburst
The battle between the Roger Pirates and the Rockefeller Pirates
was chaotic and explosive—
a clash sparked by a single word!
That was typical of Roger and Sharlo.
"Wahahahaha! Sharlo! Looks like your subordinates are faltering!"
Roger laughed as he cleaved away Sharlo's long sword,
glancing around at the battlefield.
He compared his crew to Sharlo's
and nodded in satisfaction.
"It's too early to celebrate. Come on, again!"
Sharlo gave him no time to breathe.
He slashed once more—
Roger quickly raised his blade to defend.
"This swordsmanship... no wonder even Newgate praised you!"
Roger smirked.
"My sword doesn't need anyone's praise,"
Sharlo retorted flatly.
"Wahahahaha! Still so proud!"
Roger chuckled and swung his sword again,
forcing Sharlo back.
His nose twitched with amusement.
"You're not even taking this seriously!
What—am I not worthy of your full focus?"
Sharlo's wrist twitched.
"Demonic Blade—Heavenbreaker!"
A red-and-green slash shot toward Roger like a beam of death.
Roger's smile vanished.
Seeing the oncoming strike,
he swung with both hands.
"Divine Departure!"
CLANG!
The clash of Conqueror's Haki exploded outward,
shattering the ice under their feet.
Waves surged through the cracks as the two men
faced off atop a crumbling battlefield of sea and shards.
—
"Hey! Bastards! Wanna see what the great Captain Buggy can do?"
Buggy, puffing his chest,
roared at the two kids who had surrounded him.
If you didn't look closely at his trembling legs,
you might've even believed he was tough.
"Isn't that the red-nosed Buggy?
One of Roger's apprentices?
He seems strong… should we team up?"
Deidara looked at Robert, suggesting cautiously.
"Yeah, I feel danger from him. Let's take him down together."
Robert nodded solemnly,
his body beginning to emit dense gas.
Buggy was sweating buckets.
A Logia-type Devil Fruit?!
These brats were terrifying!
"Attack! I'll cover you!"
Robert called out.
Instantly, thick gas clouded Buggy's field of vision.
"Got it!"
Deidara darted behind him with a flash.
Buggy panicked and instinctively split his body apart.
"Eh?!"
Deidara, who had just prepared to strike, froze.
"What the hell?"
"Take this!"
Though scared himself,
Buggy saw Deidara pause and seized the chance.
He threw a handful of knives.
"Watch out!"
Robert, keeping close watch,
transformed his gas into a giant fist and swatted the knives away.
"Deidara, you idiot! Why'd you freeze up?!"
Robert shouted, furious.
"He… he split apart!"
Deidara stammered, stunned.
"That's a Devil Fruit power, moron! Be more careful!"
Robert was exasperated.
Deidara quickly retreated,
not daring to approach again.
"If he can do that, I'm not getting close…"
"Robert, keep it long-range!"
Deidara warned.
"Got it. Step back!"
Robert approached and enveloped Buggy in a thick cloud of toxic gas.
Buggy, surrounded by the purple haze, began to wobble.
His head spun.
He felt dizzy and… sleepy?
"Buggy! Hang on—I'm coming!"
Shanks, seeing his friend in danger—
surrounded, no less, by a Logia user—
panicked.
"You wanna save your friend?
Then get past me first."
Tesla, with a long sword in hand, blocked Shanks.
Clang! Clash!
The two exchanged rapid sword strikes.
Shanks gritted his teeth.
He was finding this guy hard to deal with.
"What's your name?"
Shanks asked.
"Rockefeller Tesla!
I'm going to become the world's greatest scientist!"
Tesla declared proudly.
"A scientist? Impressive.
I'm Shanks! My dream is to sail freely across the world!"
"Also impressive."
Tesla continued his assault.
Their skills were evenly matched.
Shanks, after all, was only 12 years old.
He hadn't yet reached his future peak.
Tesla, 13, had been trained personally by Sharlo
and refined through countless battles.
He could even pressure Shanks.
—
"Shanks!"
Buggy's voice rang out.
Shanks jerked his head around.
Buggy stood there, trembling,
his eyes full of panic and… apology.
Then he collapsed.
Seeing that, Shanks' pupils dilated.
"Buggy!"
He roared.
BOOM!
An overwhelming burst of Conqueror's Haki exploded from Shanks.
The shockwave rolled across the battlefield.
Sharlo and Roger both turned to look.
Sharlo's face grew serious.
Roger, meanwhile, grinned.
Rayleigh, too, smiled slightly—
then quickly turned back to face Bullet.
"Ha! I knew Red-Haired wouldn't let me down."
Oden laughed heartily.
"Tch. Just Conqueror's Haki. What's the big deal?"
Caesar, twirling his blade,
released his own Conqueror's Haki in response.
Oden just smiled and continued the fight.
—
"Conqueror's Haki, huh?
Looks like you're also a Four-King crew."
Esdeath looked at Shanks
and spoke coldly to Jaba.
"Haha…"
Jaba didn't reply.
He just smiled and kept swinging his axes.
But Esdeath noticed:
> He's holding back now…
That made her angry.
She tightened her grip.
Her icy rapier shimmered with frost as she attacked relentlessly.
—
"Buggy!"
Shanks, having repelled Tesla,
rushed to his friend's side.
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