117 Kiro Kiro No Mi

'They're all weak, why are they all so boring?'

Although I am aware that these people are pirates and the fact that they have traveled this far is evidence of their value, but as a bounty hunter, I have zero interest in pursuing them.

"I'm guessing they don't even have 10 million berries for their heads," the man who was standing next to me seemed to have overheard my mumbling because he looked at me and responded:

"I agree with you, but I want you to guess who the marine that I met earlier."

What Mr. 5 said intrigued me, and while smiling back, I asked, "who? is that person very popular?"

Mr. 5 nodded his head, "you must have heard of it, the Black Cage, Captain Hina."

"Hmph, I thought who. It turns out you mean the newcomer Captain. Of course, I've heard of her name, as everyone in Paradise is familiar with her as well.

"What did you expect me to say, a Vice Admiral? or a Admiral? I don't see how people like them could ever set foot in a place like this..."

Seeing Mr. 5, who became agitated, made me want to tease him, but he didn't seem to finish saying, "I just happened to meet her with a young man, and it looks like they renting the resort above us."

"That's very interesting. do you think she's in the middle of a scandal right now?...a talented captain has been seen having illicit relations with a man younger than her."

When I planned to take Mr. 5 peeking to Captain Hina's resort, a commotion suddenly came from another direction. Many people had gathered, and as a result, I could not see anything.

"Kiro Kiro No Mi..." My body, which had been sitting on the bar counter, suddenly flew up along with my open umbrella, and I could see Mr. 5 looking up at me in alarm.

"Hey, you can't use the power of your devil fruit here!"

"Don't worry, I don't mean to fight. I just want to watch the commotion going on in that crowd with the best seats."

My body continued to ascend until I was finally able to see the crowd encircling two women and a young man. One of the women had striking pink hair, and I instantly recognized her.

"It's interesting. Does she think she can do whatever she wants just because she's a marine? The young man standing next to her must be her scandalous partner."

Because of my devil fruit, Kiro Kiro no Mi, I can freely control how much weight my body is carrying at any given moment, which is how my body can continue to float in the air. Nobody, except for Mr. 5, has noticed my presence up here.

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"Listen, you damn pirates! I'm not in the mood to catch you because I'm on vacation, but if you force me to do it, I won't think twice about it."

As soon as Captain Hina and I, along with Uta, arrived, these people, or more specifically, these pirates immediately surrounded us and began a confrontation. Because I don't know any of their faces, I can conclude they are nothing more than a bunch of punny pirates who aren't worth my attention.

My eyes kept darting around as I looked for someone I might have at least vaguely recognized, and when I spotted a woman standing on the roof of a tall building not too far away from this swimming pool, I felt a little bit better about the situation.

"We don't believe you, marines! Your presence in this place is already suspicious."

"That's right, I also recognize this woman. She is Captain Hina."

"Come on, everyone, we can beat them together, this is also an excellent opportunity to humiliate the Marines, and we can also get ransom from her."

I could tell by looking at their faces, which were becoming more and more hostile as the situation progressed, that they had already made up their minds. As soon as they throw their first punch, it is clear that a fight will break out.

*SMACK!

*Swoosh!

Captain Hina casually struck the man in the face before knocking him back against his poor friends. It didn't stop there. Uta and I also had to join the fight when everyone else started making their move.

To make these people not get up again and fight back, I immediately covered my feet and hands with Armament Haki, Uta also thinks the same thing. These pirates were easily put off by the two of us. Especially Captain Hina, who seems to be enjoying this situation.

"hahaha... is this the best you can do? Hey, hold it right there! Anyone who gets hit by my iron bars will come with me to jail."

She casually bound these pirates with her devil fruit, making them lie down and regret what they had done, until suddenly, as I was enjoying Captain Hina in action with her alluring outfit, a strong wind hit me from the right side.

I instinctively brought my hand up to my head to defend myself, but the attack was still successful in sending me flying and crashing into tables and chairs before I finally came to a stop on the bar counter with a loud crash.

I could keep my composure and stand up straight while casually patting the dust off my clothes, despite the apparent severity of the attack. I could see a big tall man carrying a hammer on his shoulder looking at me in surprise.

"What's the matter? Your hammer won't bring me down easily, and now I'll pay back," as I was getting ready to run towards that person, the man who was sitting on the chair next to me opened his mouth and said:

"When did a brat like you sign up to serve in the Marines?"

I did nothing more than raise my eyebrows slightly before ignoring this strange man for the time being and returning to the task I had not yet completed. When I started running, each step I took shook the ground, but as I picked up speed, the floor began to shake less.

The giant tried to strike me with his massive hammer, but I was already in front of him, and combined with the momentum I carried, my fist flew into his chest.

*BAMM!!!

The man's body seemed to be pulled by a magnet because he was blown very far away. In fact, everyone could see how the man fell from the top of this tall tree that was now their foothold to the bottom of the island, which could be hundreds of meters away.