Pirate: I'm cracked, but my mutation talent is incredibly strong.

"How is this possible!"

"How can a ship fly?!"

Kazuki Kisaburo stared in disbelief at the enormous and imposing airship.

If they had had such airships back then, they wouldn't have faced so many dangers when leaving Wano Country through the natural barrier of waterfalls and whirlpools!

They will not be separated.

wrong!

If such airships exist in the open sea, wouldn't that mean that the natural barrier of Wano Country's waterfall is no longer able to protect Wano Country?

Wano Country could face the threat of military forces from the open sea at any time!

Thinking of this, Fuyuki Takasaburo's heart became extremely heavy.

Have warships in the open sea developed to this extent?

Kozaburo and Zhenzi are right; closing the country off from the world is actually a wrong policy.

It prevents Wano Country from seeing the changes and developments in the outer seas.

This is also one of the reasons why their families joined forces to go to sea in March.

That is to explore the outer seas and bring back information about them to the closed Wano Country.

"Hahaha! I sense the aura of a wild beast!"

A wild and domineering aura instantly engulfed Fengyue Guisaburo.

Fengyue Guisaburo's pupils trembled, and the sword in his hand vibrated and groaned.

monster!

An absolute monster!

He felt an unprecedentedly terrifying aura; such a monster had never appeared in the entire Wano Country before!

He suspected that the monster on this airship was more than ten times more terrifying than Shimotsuki Ryoma and the evil dragon from back then.

"Samurai, state your name!!"

"Is your sword called 'Yakuza Fire'?!"

Rocks stood at the bow of the ship, looking down at the samurai below with a free and unrestrained gaze. He sensed a purer swordsmanship and sword intent in this samurai than in Shiki and Fang Huo.

This samurai's swordsmanship is definitely better than Shiki's!

As a great swordsman who is not a power user, Rocks greatly admires this kind of pure swordsman.

If it weren't for the need to obtain those two legendary Devil Fruits to have a chance to counter Im's bizarre abilities, Rocks might not have wanted to become a landlubber Devil Fruit user.

However, his domineering aura and swordsmanship made it difficult for him to pose a threat to Im.

When he last broke into the Holy Land of Mary Geoise and met Im, he knew how vast the gap was between him and this ancient monster.

Rocks believed that he had reached the pinnacle of his Conqueror's Haki.

But in front of Im, he was still as weak as a child.

There is indeed a vast chasm between my decades of experience and courage and the nearly thousand-year-old heritage of Im.

"How do you know the name 'Yakuza Frontline'?"

Fuyuki Kisaburo was instantly shocked. This was the first time he had appeared at sea since he had forged this beloved sword.

How could someone overseas possibly know the name of his sword?

Could it be...?

Could it be Kousaburo and the others...?

"Hahaha! It really is!!"

"Then I've decided to rob the ship!"

"Do you want a head-on showdown, or a game of 'Davy back fight' where we each set our own rules?"

Excited, Rocks jumped off the Sword of Gibbek; he was determined to take down this Yakuza warrior himself.

"Rushing to board the ship?"

What is the "Davy Back Fight" game?

Cold sweat beaded on Kazeki Kisaburo's forehead as he gripped the Extreme Fire Line tightly, staring intently at the terrifying monster.

He might die today!

"Lox! Can't you calm down a bit?!"

Fang Huo flew out, descending like a god.

"Your name is Kazeki Takasaburo? You personally crafted this Yakuzakuri Fireline, didn't you?"

"You are a swordsmith from the Fugetsu family of Wano Country."

"To be able to escape from that closed-off country, it seems you are someone who still yearns for freedom and adventure."

Fang Huo suddenly activated his gravity ability on Lockes, preventing this brute from launching a fierce attack on the mad samurai immediately.

"How is that possible! How could you possibly know my name and background!"

"Who are you?!"

"Have you met one of my partners?!"

Do you know Shimotsuki Kozaburo and Utsuki Tenairu?

Suddenly, Fuyuki Kisaburo's eyes turned red. He was afraid; he was afraid that Kousaburo and the others had been killed by these powerful figures from the outer sea.

But he also harbored a sliver of hope that Kousaburo and his companions had made safe contact with these powerful figures from the outer seas.

"Hey! Samurai! Calm down! Fang Huo is a prophet!"

"We don't know any of those guys you're talking about!"

Whitebeard Newgate flew down on his sword, showing interest in the other owner of a Supreme Grade Sword—the attraction between powerful individuals.

"A prophet?"

Fuyuki Takasaburo finally felt a little relieved. It wasn't good news, nor was it bad news, but there was still hope!

"Stop talking nonsense!"

"We'll talk about it once we're on board!"

"Samurai! Either I'll beat you into submission, or we'll have a pirate contract game where the winner takes all and the loser eats dust!"

Rocks easily broke free from Fang Huo's gravity restraints and jumped in front of Fuyuki Kisaburo.

"Kisaburo Fugetsu, you'll be safer if you join us, and you'll be able to find Kozaburo Shimotsuki and Shinko Shimotsuki much faster."

"I can tell you definitively that Shimotsuki Kozaburo and Shimotsuki Shinko are not dead."

Seeing that Rocks had already begun to draw his sword, Fang Huo quickly recruited this swordsmith and yakuza warrior.

"It's 'wind and moon' again, 'frost and moon' again, First Mate, is your Gu Yue related to them?"

Kiel Basda floated down on his own. His ghostly abilities had been developed to the point that his physical body could levitate and fly, so he didn't need to separate his soul from his body to fly.

In the original story, Perona could only fly by leaving her body while on Thriller Bark, while her physical body remained in the castle room, making her weakness very obvious.

After Perona was sent to Klaigana Island, the territory of Hawkeye Mihawk, by Tyrant Bear, she trained for two years before she was able to fly like a ghost in her physical form.

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"Hey, Fang Huo, is your surname, Gu Yue, really related to these guys?"

Charlotte Linlin immediately became interested and flew over on Zeus the Thundercloud.

Fengyue Guisaburo stared in awe at these powerful overseas warriors who could all fly.

Is flying a standard skill for the strong in the open sea?

The most terrifying thing was that, apart from the first savage monster, he also felt a deadly threat from the other powerful beings in the outer sea.

Finished!

Are there really that many powerful figures in the outer sea?

As the leader of the Yakuza, a samurai swordsman, and a top-tier swordsmith, he was already one of the strongest individuals in Wano Country.

As a result, he had only been in the Western Sea for a short time when he encountered so many monsters stronger than himself.

Based on the intelligence he had gathered in the past few days, the strong in the West Blue were far inferior to those in the Grand Line and the New World.

Fugetsu Kisaburo's face was full of bitterness. If the strongmen of the Grand Line and the New World were stronger than these monsters in front of him, he was afraid he wouldn't even be able to leave the West Blue.

Not to mention the Grand Line and the New World, which are known as the graveyard of pirates!

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"My Guyue has absolutely nothing to do with them, don't talk nonsense!"

Fang Huo spoke calmly, deeply respecting the Immortal Venerable's prestige and not allowing these fellows to try and ride on his coattails.

Of course, if Fang Huo had the Blood Skull Gu, these guys would be his good family.

"The Moon Clan and the Half-Moon Clan of Wano Country?"

Rocks raised an eyebrow. As the heir of the David family, he certainly knew about the warrior families who had fought alongside Joy Boy against the Twenty Kings.

He seemed to sense a hint of destiny!

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