One Piece: From Picking Up Red Hair's Broken Arm

Chapter 150 I really want to improve, Kaido!
"You bastard, how dare you lay a hand on Boss Xia Nuo!"

The mammoth roared as it stormed into the dock and charged at Kaido without hesitation.

He had just finished delivering the treasure chest and came out of the bank. He had no idea who the horned man in front of him was, nor did he care!
All we know is that this guy suddenly appeared out of nowhere, looking menacing, clearly intending to harm Boss Xia Nuo!

Since that's the case, then Jack must step forward!

Stop that old man!
"Well?"

Kaido was slightly taken aback, looking at this reckless young man who suddenly rushed over, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"Where did this kid come from?"

That's quite bold, and it seems to be a rare ancient species. Xia Nuo actually has such an ability user under his command, which makes him a little envious!

only……

A cold glint appeared in Kaido's eyes.

They didn't even sense any domineering aura; this is all they've got, yet they dare to launch an attack on him...

They really don't take the title of one of the Four Emperors seriously at all!

Snapped!
He grinned, not even bothering to pull out his spiked club, but simply clenched his right fist and threw a punch!
——Crack!
Thick black lightning spread out; it wasn't Conqueror's Haki, but it was Armament Haki compressed to its extreme.

Jack's pupils suddenly contracted.

Who is this guy? He's amazing!
He sensed the terrifying power contained in the punch, but his agility was greatly reduced after transforming into a mammoth, making it impossible for him to avoid the punch.

Then let's not avoid it, let's just tough it out!

Jack roared and decided to stop dodging and keep charging forward!

however--

Swish!
Just as Kaido's fist was about to strike Jack, a dark figure suddenly appeared between them and threw a punch as well!
Boom-! ! !
The two fists collided, and a terrifying shockwave exploded instantly!

The ground cracked inch by inch like a spider web, and a violent shockwave swept out, causing the four walls surrounding the dock to collapse with a roar, sending debris flying everywhere!
Jack was also thrown off balance by the shockwave, his massive body rolling several times on the ground before crashing into the huge iron gate of the dock with a loud bang.

The heavy steel door panel dented instantly, almost pierced through by his ivory.

"That's pretty good, that's some power."

Kaido ignored Jack, instead narrowing his eyes slightly and looking at the black-haired boy blocking his way with increasing surprise:
"The power of your domineering aura is incredibly high! Absolutely high! No wonder, no wonder! ... I heard that even Hanafuda (Japanese card games) didn't last long in your hands, they were beaten down in about three or four hours?"

"To be precise, it was less than two hours."

Xia Nuo glanced at Jack, who seemed unharmed and was struggling to pull himself out of the steel plate. "You came to me this time to avenge him?"

Hanafuda's strength is only average among the Seven Warlords of the Sea. The only reason he could fight him for so long was because the Tyrannosaurus Rex Fruit greatly enhanced his fleshiness.

"That guy's actions can only account for a small part at most!"

Kaido suddenly pulled out his spiked club from his back. "Right now, I'd rather beat you up and see if that makes you willingly join my crew and become a member of the Beasts Pirates!"

Really?
Xia Nuo had anticipated this attitude.

"It seems you and Hanafuda are old friends, but your relationship is just so-so."

Xia Nuo grinned, "If it were Jin who died at my hands, it would probably be an irreconcilable feud, right?"

"Ugh... How could Jhin possibly die at the hands of a brat like you? Don't talk big!"

Kaido laughed wildly, "Instead of that, why don't you just surrender and become my 'top commander'? That way I might go easy on you and avoid getting beaten half to death later!"

"Speaking of which, that old man with the white beard has a bunch of captains, and that girl Lingling has four generals, but I only have two big officers right now. The little guys under me are useless in big situations. What I lack is talent like you!"

"Once you become a top-tier member, your status in the Beasts will be second only to mine. Even the Marine Headquarters, which wanted to kill you, won't dare to touch you anymore! How about it? Think it over!"

"Not interested in."

Xia Nuo shook her head, "What you said was so sincere and heartfelt, and you didn't hold grudges at all. It even moved me a little, but..."

"Compared to giving in, becoming your subordinate or something..."

Xia Nuo grinned maliciously, clenching his fist as a dense wave of Armament Haki surged forth.

"—I'd still much rather beat you to a pulp, Kaido!!!"

Before he finished speaking, his figure shot out like lightning, his fists spread apart, each gathering power, and with the force of a thunderbolt, he slammed into Kaido's chest!

"Arrogant brat! You're asking for death!"

You don't even need to consider it before rejecting it outright!

Kaido flew into a rage, gripping his spiked club tightly, which was crackling with blinding black and red lightning, and swung it down at Shano—

"Thunder Gossip!!!"

"Six-Style Ultimate Technique: Ripple Dash!!!"

boom! ! !
The ripple-like shockwaves swelled and intertwined with the black and red lightning, crushing each other before finally sweeping outwards in all directions!
This time.

It's not just Dock No. 1 anymore.

The entire ground of Water Seven began to tremble violently, as if an earthquake had struck...

The city's intricate network of waterways, crisscrossed like crisscrossing paths, surged and churned like waves!
Shano's right fist slammed into Kaido's chest, causing the muscles on Kaido's chest to ripple and swell.

His left arm was blocked by the spiked club. After a brief stalemate, he still couldn't withstand the terrifying force and was sent flying backward!
Boom!
As luck would have it, the trajectory of Xia Nuo's flight was exactly the same as the route the mammoth had taken.

Jack, who had finally managed to pull his ivory out of the giant steel door, screamed in agony as it was perfectly embedded inside again.

With Jack as a buffer, Xia Nuo managed to stop himself in time.

He propped himself up with one hand on the ivory, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with the other, and stumbled to his feet. He twisted his neck and rubbed his forehead. His slightly dazed eyes quickly regained their clarity.

"That's it."

Xia Nuo couldn't help but burst into laughter, and looked up at Kaido again.

Faced with the same blow, his performance was far superior to that of Nika during the Five Emperors era, which was to be expected.

Having come this far step by step, even someone as powerful as the Four Emperors would find it impossible to kill him instantly!

"Uro ro ro!!! Hiccup~!"

Kaido, still drunk, laughed loudly as well. He placed his left hand on his chest, where the skin had sunken in, but no blood was flowing out.

"My heart feels a little sore, kid! So you've mastered the art of internal sabotage? Looks like this battle will be even more exciting than I expected!"

He gripped the spiked club tightly again, slung it over his shoulder, his eyes burning with fighting spirit, and grinned:

"You're back to normal, kid? Time to take the baton from me!"

But Xia Nuo raised her right hand, signaling a pause:
"do not fight."

"Ok?"

Kaido frowned. "Scared?"

"How could that be? Hahaha!"

Xia Nuo laughed loudly.

That's it?

This is nothing!

This Thunderous Bagua was similar to Garp's "Fist Bone Impact," allowing him to subtly grasp a trick of the Conqueror's Haki binding.

We have to keep going, we can't stop!

I've only just gotten a feel for it; I'm hoping to learn more from it!
Getting hit by a stick is definitely not pleasant.

but……

Kaido, I really want to improve!!!

……

"Then what do you mean?" Kaido pressed on, displeased.

"Let's go somewhere else, Kaido."

Xia Nuo grinned.

He was standing between two huge iron gates, looking down and having a clear view of most of the city of Water City.

The surrounding streets and waterways showed signs of collapse, and citizens were frantically fleeing in terror to the outskirts.

The aftershock of that single punch alone was so powerful. If the fighting continued, it wouldn't just be Carrera's No. 1 shipyard that would be reduced to ruins, but the entire city.

Kaido noticed Shano's gaze, glanced in the same direction, and immediately guessed what he was thinking.

"Why are you worrying about people who have nothing to do with you, kid?"

Kaido snorted coldly, somewhat impatiently saying, "Why bother with ants? When the strong fight, the weak will naturally suffer. Isn't that just the way things are?"

“You may not care, but it will restrict my actions.”

Xia Nuo pointed to himself, "If I can't unleash my full potential, the fight won't be as enjoyable. In that situation, even if you knock me down in a few moves, it won't be fun, right?"

"Wrong sense!"

Kaido scoffed disdainfully, slamming his spiked club heavily onto the ground, causing the entire island to tremble.

"Hmph... Well, I've finally found you. I'm in a good mood today, so as you wish, I'll play with you in another place!"

He then untied a gourd from his waist, tilted his head back, and took a gulp of wine, his gaze chilling and piercing:

"Speak, kid, where do you want to go? Don't waste too much time, I don't want to go anywhere too far!"

"Don't worry, it's very close."

Shano raised his hand and pointed to the outer perimeter of the Water City below:

"See that station over there? Following the direction the railway extends, the sea train can reach Enies Lobby in just a few hours. With your ability to fly, you'll be even faster. Isn't fighting on World Government territory more interesting than demolishing civilians' houses?"

"Judicial Island?"

Kaido looked over with great interest, and under the moonlight, the outline of the sea track stretching to the horizon was indeed clearly visible.

"Urororo!!"

Kaido burst into laughter, "Kid, you sure know how to pick a spot!"

"You should have said that earlier, it suits me perfectly! The World Government is still dreaming of using me to destroy you, but I'm not going to let them have their way!"

"What do you mean by that?" Xia Nuo raised an eyebrow, already having some guesses in her mind.

"What do you think, you idiot brat!"

Kaido snorted, "Paradise is not like the New World. It's territory completely controlled by the Navy! Do you think those guys would normally let a Sea Emperor run rampant in the first half of the sea? They would have been terrified and hurriedly sent out admirals to intercept him!"

"But what about me this time? I've been in Paradise for so many days, and nobody's bothered me! Surveillance, tracking, troop movements... nothing at all! It's never been this smooth before. Isn't this clearly the World Government trying to use someone else to do their dirty work?"

wrong.

Kaido let out another burp and shook his head.

smoothly?

Hmph, not really.

It's just that the navy finally didn't have the audacity to come looking for trouble.

He really put in a lot of effort this time.

The ocean is vast and boundless. Even for someone like him who can transform into a blue dragon and soar through the sky, finding a complete stranger, someone whose aura he doesn't even recognize, is like finding a needle in a haystack.

The only option is to fly over and check each of the large islands near Alabasta one by one using a process of elimination.

Each time we flew over an island, we would pause briefly to sense if there was any powerful aura on the island.

If there is, go down and take a look.

No? Then keep flying!

In short, the journey was full of twists and turns, with many stops and starts along the way!

Kaido also couldn't understand why there were so many people who shouldn't be here in the first half of the Grand Line, wasting his time.

First, I encountered a dead transvestite swinging between the clouds on silk threads. He seemed to have become a Shichibukai a few years ago. I can't remember his name, it was too long.

In short, it blocked his way and was a huge nuisance. He swept it away with his tail and it became a shooting star in the sky.

There was also an idiot hiding on a sky island. When he approached, the idiot immediately claimed to be a god and told him to kneel down.

He was crazy and stupid, and extremely annoying. He was knocked unconscious by a single Thunderous Eight Trigrams attack, and then kicked away to Qinghai.

Finally, there was the one we encountered just the day before yesterday. Its aura was incredibly sharp, like a sword being drawn from its sheath. Now it must be the right one. Kaido happily landed to take a look.

—The result was Hawkeye Mihawk.

He had known this person for a while, but they weren't close and he wasn't familiar with the other person's aura. He wondered why the other person was drinking alone and looking so dejected. So Kaido left without saying goodbye.

Until tonight.

They finally found Xia Nuo's trail...

It's not easy!

"That's it..."

Xia Nuo glanced at Kaido with some surprise.

This old man looks rugged and bold, seemingly a hothead like Jack, but it's all an act.

Beneath his deceptively brute exterior lies a meticulous and cunning mind.

"Uro-ro-ro!"

Kaido laughed maniacally and took a swig of wine. "Those idiots, did they really think I'd obediently become their blade? This time, it's their turn to reap what they sow!"

"It seems we really did think of the same thing."

Xia Nuo grinned, "Then let's not waste any more time, let's go!"

He turned to look at Jack, who had just struggled out of the iron gate and was panting heavily:

"Go and meet up with the others first, and tell them I've gone to Enies Lobby. You can leave the rest of the mess here to Kuina."

He was referring to the maintenance and upgrades of the Finale and the handling of the remaining two captured CP9 agents.

“But boss…” Jack transformed back into human form, looked up at Kaido, and his face was full of worry.

"Don't worry, I know what's going on."

Xia Nuo patted his shoulder, hooked his right foot, and quietly picked up the ivory that had been knocked off the ground at some point. "Go on, listen to me. You can't get involved in this level of battle for now."

After saying that, he leaped into the air, using the Moon Step technique, and instantly transformed into a blur as he rushed towards the sea.

Then, every so often, they would stop at the railway tracks and head towards Judicial Island.

"Hey kid, not bad speed!"

Kaido laughed loudly, his body suddenly swelled and deformed, and in the blink of an eye, he transformed into a huge blue dragon. With a flick of his tail, he gave chase.

……

Judicial Island.

Although the surrounding sea was completely dark, only this island was bathed in sunlight, as bright as day.

To be precise, it's daytime here 24 hours a day, a true "city that never sleeps".

This is one of the three major agencies of the World Government, and also the headquarters of the secret intelligence agency CP9.

Not long ago.

This place was ravaged by the Blue Demon and Red Demon, suffering heavy damage. The World Government deployed a large force to guard it, and it took nearly a month to finally restore it to its original state.

At this moment.

Inside a conference room at the Tower of Justice, CP9's highest-ranking officer, Spandam, held a coffee in his hand, his face grim as he stared at his three newly returned subordinates.
"You mean... those two Devil Fruits were both stolen by that clown Buggy in Spring Queen's City?"

"Yes, sir..."

Gabra turned and glared hatefully at the owl, who lowered its head guiltily.

"Sir, calm down."

With a sorrowful expression, Wei Qu drew his dagger. "Please do not blame my companion. It is all my fault. I will now commit seppuku to atone for my sins! Yo yo ee!"

"Iron!"

With a clang, the knife tip was deflected, leaving Wei Qu completely unharmed.

(End of this chapter)