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

Chapter 283 I'll take on ten of them! New officers join the team!
"Don't go too far, you brat Shiryu!"

The aloof red was furious. "Although I am old, my ears are still very sharp. You just said you were looking for the most heinous criminals!"

"What, you can't include it?"

Shiryu, cigar in mouth, glanced at him. "You old codger, with a bounty of 39 billion Berries, you're the highest bounty in the entire Sixth Layer! With a bounty like that, you must have slaughtered quite a few towns to steal treasure back in the day, right? What are you pretending to be so high and mighty for?"

"fart!"

The aloof red sneered, dismissing the criticism with disdain:

"I may rob, but I would never stoop to indiscriminately killing civilians! As for the high bounty, that's just a smear campaign by the World Government out of fear of my superior strength! Your file is wrong!"

That sounds like the truth.

Thanks to Shiryu for including this guy on the list, Shano noticed him and couldn't help but look him up and down with interest.

The solitary red.

The true legend of the old generation.

As his name suggests, he never formed a pirate crew or sought out any companions throughout his life.

He was someone who, single-handedly, was on par with the likes of Shiki, Roger, and Whitebeard.

He once defeated "Steelbow" Sora, the former Fleet Admiral and current Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, in a one-on-one duel.

However, when he fought Garp who arrived later, he was defeated and captured after only one day due to exhaustion, which led to his imprisonment in Impel Down.

"Boy."

The aloof red-haired man noticed the gaze and glanced at me sideways: "Judging from your expression, you've heard of my reputation. What, are you tempted? Want to recruit me as your subordinate?"

"My Observation Haki can see through a person's true nature. I've only ever seen your aura on that Rocks before. You are indeed an extraordinary person!"

He smoothed his hair, raised his head proudly, and said, "It's a pity, I've always been a recluse, and I'm absolutely..." Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly realized that the other person had already turned and walked away, heading towards the next cell.

His eyes widened instantly, and his beard trembled with anger: "Hey! You brat! How rude of you! An old man is talking to you!"

Xia Nuo waved her hand, not turning her head, only her faint voice drifting over:
"I'm getting old, so I'll just stay here and enjoy my retirement. I have no interest in taking in old relics."

Some people, meeting them once is enough.

As for recruiting, he never even considered it.

It's a complete waste of time to waste on an old man nicknamed "The Lonely One".

Moreover, he remembered that this guy had to find the Vampire Fruit and regain his youth before he could even remotely resemble his former self.

Otherwise, this extremely aged body wouldn't even be able to defeat the Straw Hat crew during their Punk Hazard era.

Hey, you brat!

The aloof red glared angrily at the two departing figures, then suddenly grinned and smiled.

Even Roger once knelt down and begged me to join him, tears streaming down his face. I never expected that I would be looked down upon by a junior today!
Come to think of it, this guy actually killed a Celestial Dragon...

So that means completely breaking ties with the World Government and fighting to the end? This dream and ambition seem to be on a higher level than his own.

Can it be successful?

It's so difficult, so very difficult...

He slowly sat back down in the corner, his cloudy eyes staring at the cobweb-covered ceiling, and muttered to himself:

"Keep it up, don't become the next Rocks, you arrogant brat..."

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The little purple-haired girl in the cell raised her head, revealing a pale and delicate face, and timidly asked, "B-Big brother...are you going to kill me?"

Her eyes reddened, and she said pitifully, "I...I was actually wronged. All the bad things that Brother Shiryu said were done by someone else impersonating me, sob sob, I just..."

Swish!
A flash of light, and the little girl's head fell to the ground, letting out a piercing scream, "Why! Why didn't you believe me!"

The next second, there was no sound at all.

"The nineteenth, the Human-Human Fruit user in Loli form, Vera."

Shiryu added as he took notes:

"She looks only eight or nine years old, but she is actually an old woman in her fifties or sixties. If there is any element of slander against the solitary red, then this woman is absolutely impossible. Just after entering Impel Down, more than a dozen prison guards died tragically at her hands because they believed her pitiful act."

"I see it."

Xia Nuo said calmly, casually shaking off the bloodstains from his knife.

Even without Shiryu saying anything, in his Observation Haki, the woman exuded an extremely strong aura of violence, malice, and resentment, like a vengeful infant that had stepped out of a horror movie, which was impossible to conceal.

"There are only ten left, sir."

Shiryu looked across at the other side: "The rest aren't so troublesome; they're mostly imprisoned in this area. The twentieth one is..."

"enough!"

A loud shout interrupted Shiryu's words.

In the opposite cell, a one-eyed man, his body bound in chains, slammed against the iron bars, roaring in terror:

"I've had enough! Hey, you two bastards, what do you take us for? And what do you think you are?!"

How despicable!

In another cell, a tall, thin man with dark skin also stood up and sneered:

"Even the World Government couldn't take our lives! When did it become the pirates' turn to play the role of justice?"

"That's right!"

The atmosphere suddenly became tense, and the remaining Devil Fruit user prisoners stood up, shaking the bars and shouting.

"What kind of skill is it to bully someone who can't fight back!"

"If you're so capable, unlock our sea stone shackles and let us out for a one-on-one duel!"

"Exactly! Kid, Shiryu praised you so much, and all you ever do is target people locked in cages!"

Faced with these clamors, Xia Nuo remained calm, merely raising her eyelids slightly: "Okay."

"but,"

Xia Nuo chuckled again, "I don't have that much time to take it slow with you one by one. All ten of you, come at me at once."

"What?!" The prisoners exchanged glances, then erupted in fury. "One against ten? Incredible!"

"Are you treating us like trash?"

"You said it, don't go back on your word!"

Shiliu watched this scene from the side, and couldn't help but chuckle with narrowed eyes. He stubbed out his cigar and took out a large bunch of keys from his pocket. "Shall we release them now, sir?"

"Ah."

Xia Nuo casually sheathed his sword. "Remove all the shackles. Since they want to die a glorious death, let's grant their wish."

"clear."

Shiliu stepped out without hesitation, without any worry or concern whatsoever.

Wow——!
The sound of iron bars being opened rang out one after another, and ten Devil Fruit users walked out of the cell one after another. Feeling the long-lost freedom, their eyes flashed with a fierce light.

"Kid, give it your all, that's the only way I can truly enjoy myself!"

The one-eyed man grinned maliciously, his arm muscles suddenly bulged, and his skin surface showed a dark, hard luster, like that of cast bronze and iron.

Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user: Iron-Iron Fruit user!
It can make you as tough as steel, from the inside out, from your muscles to your blood vessels, and that's not even at full power!

"Full coverage!" The one-eyed man slammed his chest, and his entire body was instantly covered in jet-black Armament Haki, making him look as if he had been pulled out of ink.

Double armor, double the hardness!
"This is my indestructible body!" The one-eyed man laughed wildly as he charged towards Xia Nuo. "I'll smash you into a meat patty first!"

The other nine also activated their abilities and charged forward simultaneously!

Some transformed into deformed monsters with three heads and six arms, some had white flames rising behind them from their Zoan-type awakenings, and some had strange nine-tailed demons sprouting from their backs.

The entire passageway on the sixth floor was instantly filled with all sorts of strange energy fluctuations!

"Death Breath!"

"A hundred-limb meat grinder!"

"Smash the rock!"

Ten distinct attacks came from all directions, completely engulfing Xia Nuo's figure.

Shiryu consciously retreated to the wall, silently took out a new cigar from his pocket, lit it, took a deep drag, and shook his head with a pitying look.

boom! ! !
Amidst the deafening explosion, smoke billowed, but when the smoke cleared, all the prisoners stared wide-eyed—

The man remained standing there expressionless, completely still, and his clothes were not torn at all, let alone injured.

"finished?"

Xia Nuo raised her eyelids, unable to hide her disappointment, "We clearly gave you a chance to join forces, but this is all you've achieved. You can't even make me move an inch...?"

“No, impossible!!”

The one-eyed man gritted his teeth and said, "My full-force attack could shatter even the largest warships, how could this be..."

Boom!
With a muffled thud, the one-eyed man instinctively looked down, only to find a fist had somehow slammed into his chest, leaving a huge hole.

"How could this be? I'm a user of the Iron-Iron Fruit, and I have powerful Armament Haki..." The one-eyed man raised his head blankly.

Bang!
The next moment, his body exploded, turning into a cloud of blood mist.

"First."

With a soft voice, Xia Nuo's figure suddenly disappeared from the spot.

boom!
In the next instant, the tyrannical king's chest caved in, and he was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing heavily into the wall and dying instantly.

"the second."

Xia Nuo appeared in mid-air, his right leg slashing horizontally like a battle axe!
With a snap, the head of the eerie woman with nine tails was bent 540 degrees and embedded in her chest cavity.

"The third."

These vicious criminals, who were once powerful figures in their respective areas, are now like lambs to the slaughter, with no chance to resist.

Within seconds, six more bodies lay on the ground, leaving less than half of the people alive.

"Monster...monster! Monster!"

The terrifying figure, with three heads, six arms, and a height of ten meters, was now deathly pale, and even his voice was trembling. "What this guy possesses is a power that no human could possibly have!"

"Run! Run!"

"We're no match for him, run!"

The remaining four prisoners completely broke down and turned to flee deeper into the tunnel.

"Can you run away?"

Xia Nuo sneered, flicked his right index finger, and four terrifying energies wrapped in black and red lightning instantly pierced through their backs.

Back when he was still in the East China Sea, he had already cultivated the Flying Finger Spear to its peak.

Now, they can even combine Conqueror's Haki with it, increasing the terrifying power of their penetration by more than tenfold!
"..."

The four men froze on the spot, staring down at the blood gushing from their chests, before collapsing in a daze.

"The tenth one."

Xia Nuo withdrew his index finger, looked at the corpses scattered on the ground, and remained calm.

Shiryu continued to smoke his cigar silently, though his right hand trembled slightly, even though he had somewhat anticipated this scene.

But to achieve the level of killing one person in a second is still a bit too visually impactful...

Is this the strength of the so-called strongest Emperor of the Sea, with a bounty exceeding five billion Berries?!

They are practically invincible, like gods!
"Sir, all thirty Devil Fruit users have been gathered. Have you achieved your goal?"

He subconsciously lowered his posture a little, carefully handed over the tissue, and asked.

"Well, the grudges have been settled, this trip has been successful, it's time to leave."

Xia Nuo took the tissue, wiped the blood off her hands, and suddenly turned her head, her cold gaze fixed on Xi Liu.

"S-Sir?"

Shiryu's heart skipped a beat, and cold sweat broke out. Could it be...?

"Your thoughts haven't changed, or do you still want to follow me?" Xia Nuo asked calmly.

"Yes, my lord!"

Shiryu breathed a sigh of relief, and without hesitation knelt on one knee, his right hand on his chest, his voice even more fervent and sincere than before:
"I've been in this prison for far too long, and I'm tired of this life. Your appearance has given me a glimmer of hope for a new life!"

Arrogant, bold, and domineering!

Seeing is believing, and after witnessing these scenes today, he is even more certain... there is no mistake! The man before him is the king he is meant to follow!

"Ah."

Xia Nuo chuckled softly, her gaze sweeping over the trembling prisoners in the surrounding cells:
"Then you should know one thing: on my ship, there is no need for bloodthirsty madmen, much less for scum who bully innocent people."

"I understand, my lord."

Shiryu raised his head, grinned, and said:

"I admit that I do enjoy the thrill of killing, but I would never lay a hand on the innocent. Those who have died by my blade over the years are all wicked people who deserved their fate."

"Sure?"

"Before you, I, Shiryu of the Rain, have uttered no falsehoods!"

Xia Nuo then withdrew his Observation Haki and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Shiliu's demeanor was as resolute and unwavering as his words, showing no sign of wavering or hesitation.

It seems to be the truth.

Talk about it.

He arrived at Impel Down three years earlier than Blackbeard, while Shiryu spent three years less in this dark and gloomy deep-sea prison.

So, is that why his mind hasn't become as twisted as it was during Blackbeard's prison break?

Also.

Shiryu was imprisoned in the sixth level by Magellan and became a prisoner because of his indiscriminate killing of innocent people. Some time before the outbreak of the war at Marineford, Shiryu was imprisoned.

If that was his true nature, Magellan would have acted much earlier; why wait three years?

"Get up."

Shano finally smiled, and under Shiryu's barely suppressed excitement, extended a hand towards him:

"Welcome to the Fallen Ones, Shiryu."

(End of this chapter)