One Piece: Starting with Sharingan, First Mate Uchiha

The incomparably sharp black blade suddenly stopped just half an inch away from the throat of the black charcoal serpent.

The undried blood droplets on the blade slid slowly down due to gravity, dripping onto the floor with a faint sound.

The giant snake was so frightened that its eyes almost popped out of that ugly face, its chest heaving violently, and even its breathing stopped for a moment.

He stood frozen like a statue, as if afraid that even the slightest breeze would cause the deadly blade to slit his throat.

Viktor tilted his head slightly.

Beneath the shadow of the straw hat's edge, a pair of Sharingan eyes radiating an eerie red glow coldly stared at Hiyori Kozuki kneeling amidst the ruins.

Faced with the terrifying killing intent emanating from Viktor, Hiyori's body trembled uncontrollably out of instinct.

The fear, as if she were being watched by a prehistoric beast, almost overwhelmed her, but this time, she had no intention of backing down.

She bit her bloodless lips hard, forcing herself to lift her head and meet those eyes.

"You just told me that my bloodline, while giving me identity, also comes with inescapable responsibilities."

"If tonight, you, a pirate from the outer seas, were to assassinate him in this dark, unknown corner."

"Then the fear and mental shackles that have lingered in the hearts of the people of Wano Country for twenty years will never be broken!"

"To let him die so easily in the dead of night is too merciful for him!"

"Those wronged souls who suffered terribly because of him, whose families were torn apart and who endured endless torment, will absolutely not agree!"

"Please allow me, in front of all the samurai of Wano Country, under the sunlight, to strip him of everything he has stolen and to strip away his hypocritical pretense."

"Then, the Kozuki clan... that is, I, Kozuki Hiyori, will personally cut off his last head, thus announcing the dawn of Wano Country!"

After saying this, Hiyori's knees buckled, and she knelt down and kowtowed deeply to Viktor:

"Therefore... Hiyori Kozuki is making this request to you!"

"I'm willing to pay any price to grant you this request!"

After hearing these tearful yet resolute words, the entire main hall of Orochi Castle fell into a brief silence.

Only the cold rain outside the window, accompanied by the howling wind, poured into the ruins, making a mournful sound.

Viktor stood still, looking down at the slender woman kneeling at his feet.

His deep gaze lingered on her for a moment, as if assessing the sincerity of her resolute stance.

A moment later, he slowly raised his arm.

"Clang!"

A crisp metallic scraping sound rang out as Qiu Shui, saturated with blood, was sheathed.

Victor did not answer, but his act of sheathing his sword was tantamount to acquiescing to her plea.

Hearing the sound of the sword being sheathed, Hiyori breathed a long sigh of relief.

She kowtowed deeply to Viktor once more, tears of gratitude welling up in her eyes.

The giant black serpent, lying limp in a pool of blood not far away, was struck dumb upon hearing the conversation.

"...You are, Kozuki Hiyori..."

The serpent's ugly face, covered in blood and filled with terror, twisted in agony.

He stared wide-eyed at the most beautiful woman in Wano Country, his triangular eyes wide with disbelief.

In the flickering firelight.

Finally, in Xiao Zi's resolute and cold eyes, he vaguely saw the shadow of the woman who had terrified him back then and left a vicious curse in the flames—Kozuki Toki.

Boundless fear, like a tidal wave, instantly overwhelmed the serpent's reason.

His whole body trembled violently as if being shaken, and he didn't even care about the horrific knife wounds on his body that were deep enough to expose the bone.

The giant serpent desperately writhed towards Hiyori, frantically kowtowing and begging for mercy, relying on the favor it had shown her in the past when it had "supported" Komurasaki.

"Little Purple! No, Princess Hiyori!"

Have you forgotten how good I was to you?

"In the pleasure quarters, I bestowed upon you all the gold, silver, jewels, and fine silks!"

"I was truly sincere towards you, please spare my life!"

Seeing that Hiyori stood there unmoved, the serpent wept bitterly and shifted all the blame onto the serpent.

He spoke in a hoarse voice, like a pitiful, lost dog:

"Oden was killed because that monster Kaido forced him to!"

"I was forced into becoming a general; if I hadn't obeyed him, I would have been killed too!"

"I'm innocent! Please have mercy and spare my life!"

Hiyori ignored his nagging and slowly stood up from the cold floor.

Looking down at the giant snake, its tears streaming down its face and its pathetic state, she saw no trace of its former gentleness and charm in her eyes.

At this moment, her gaze was as if she were looking at a pile of garbage that emitted a nauseating stench, filled with contempt and indifference.

Hearing her enemy's cries and pleas for mercy, Hiyori felt no pity whatsoever. Instead, she felt a strange, even morbid, sense of beauty.

She looked at her slightly trembling hands and murmured to herself:

So simple... Revenge is this easy?

This demon, who had dominated the Kozuki clan for twenty years like a nightmare, was now groveling and begging for mercy before her like a stray dog ​​with a broken spine.

With just a single word, the life or death of this supreme ruler of Wano Country could be decided.

This was an ultimate sense of pleasure that I could never experience, no matter how long I had been a courtesan, how much scheming and calculation I had used, and how much dignity I had sacrificed to feign compliance.

This is the crushing power that comes from absolute strength.

And all of this stems from the man before them, who is like a demon.

Hiyori quietly turned her head and glanced at Viktor beside her out of the corner of her eye.

The man simply stood there quietly, like an insurmountable mountain, suppressing all resistance.

Hiyori turned around and walked steadily toward Viktor.

Under Victor's deep gaze, she straightened her disheveled clothes and bowed deeply:

"Thank you for your kindness."

"What you said earlier was like a wake-up call, completely waking me up..."

"I am no longer that courtesan who only hides in the shadows, relying on selling her body and scheming against men."

"I am Princess Hiyori of Wano Country."

Straightening up, Hiyori raised her head and made a bold request to Victor:

"To prevent this cunning usurper from escaping in the future, please allow me to borrow your sword, Shusui."

Viktor glanced at her, seemingly pondering the truth of her words.

A moment later, he drew his sword, Shusui, and handed it to Hiyori.

Hiyori stretched out her hands and solemnly accepted the heavy black sword.

The icy touch of the blade made her killing intent grow even stronger.

Without hesitation, she turned around, trailing her long skirt, and walked step by step toward the limp snake on the ground.

Seeing Hiyori approaching with her sword, Orochi was terrified and frantically tried to back away by scratching the ground with both hands.

"What...what are you doing! Don't come any closer! I'm a general! You can't treat me like this!"

Hiyori walked up to him, gripped the hilt of the sword tightly with both hands, raised the black blade that gleamed with a cold light high, and showed no mercy in her eyes.

"Pfft! Pfft!"

Accompanied by the giant serpent's shrill screams, Hiyori's eyes remained cold.

She pierced the giant snake's wrists and ankles with her heavy katana.

The sharp blade mercilessly pierced through flesh and bone, severing the tendons in his limbs and completely crippling the usurper's ability to move.

Warm blood gushed out, splashing onto the surrounding wreckage and staining the hem of Hiyori's once magnificent dress, blooming into bewitching blood-red flowers.

The intense pain caused the giant snake to writhe wildly in the pool of blood, its body contorted into a shrimp-like shape, emitting a horrific scream like a pig being slaughtered.

This unbearable agony even drove him to a breakdown, screaming and begging Hiyori to just kill him and give him a quick death.

Hiyori stood still, letting the rain and blood spread beneath her feet.

Looking at the monstrous snake at her feet, writhing in agony, a sickly, gleeful smile slowly spread across her exquisite face.

"What a wonderful feeling."

"Don't rush... We have plenty of time to settle these blood debts of the past twenty years."