One-Eyed Pirate? Negative Hollow

Sailing on the sea can be quite boring. A week passed by quickly, and during these past few days, not a single island or even a ship was seen. 

The climate conditions on the Grand Line are harsh. Sometimes there are gales and heavy rains, sometimes there are hailstorms and blizzards, and sometimes it's sunny with clear skies as far as the eye can see. For William and the others, they were already used to it. Although the navigational abilities of those zombie navigators were not that great, the massive size of the Thriller Bark was enough to ignore most of the severe climate changes.

"Lord Yasuo..." A pitch-black falcon that was as fast as lightning spiraled down from high in the sky. Surprisingly, it reported to the side in human speech, "At three o'clock, about ten nautical miles away, there is a large pirate ship... The hull is somewhat damaged, and it seems to have just experienced a battle!"

"There are probably several hundred people!" It was extraordinary. It looked full of death, completely lacking the vitality and life force a bird of prey should have.

"Oh?" Located at the front of the Thriller Bark was a modified training ground. Relying on Life Return, William had shrunk his body and changed into Yasuo's vest. He was guiding Perona, Brook, and Hogback in their training when he raised an eyebrow. 

"A pirate ship?" The three who were training were even more shocked. They immediately looked at William with heated gazes, filled with some anticipation.

William smiled and said, "Just in time, I want to test out my new ability! Is it within range?"

"Yohohoho~, has Master William developed a new ability?" Brook, who was beside him, was very curious. He had already been shocked to the point of no longer feeling surprised by this person's exaggerated talent and ability. It only took a few days. He had personally witnessed what a genius was. The other party's swordsmanship progress was astonishingly fast, progressing at a speed that left people stunned. He was already a swordsman in the truest sense of the word.

"Hiss, hiss hiss~, I'm so looking forward to it!" Hogback, who was wearing a white coat, revealed a hint of a strange smile.

"Hohoho~hohoho~hohoho~, they have bad luck..." Perona, who was drenched in sweat from training, shook her ponytail. She crossed her arms, her eyes round and big, and said excitedly, "Then let me contribute some strength too!"

...

On the turbulent sea, a large pirate ship measuring hundreds of meters long was slowly advancing. A middle-aged man with a fierce appearance, wearing a pirate hat and a gray captain's cape, was cursing, "Damn it, I'm really out of luck!" 

Surprisingly, he was wearing a black eye patch covering his left eye, revealing only his right eye. He had two pistols at his waist and a thick gold chain around his neck as thick as a thumb, exuding a sense of roughness and ferocity. In his hand, he was holding a shining long sword.

"Captain, what should we do next?" There were traces of battle everywhere, as well as some damaged pirate ships. Some fierce pirates looked at their captain, many even wearing bandages and dressed in colorful clothes. It was a bit embarrassing. Obviously, in the previous confrontation with the Navy, they were at a disadvantage and didn't gain any advantage.

"What should we do then?" 

"A head-on confrontation is impossible, right?" 

"They are a small fleet led by the Navy's most advanced warships..." 

"Damn it, what are you afraid of? We are the notorious One-Eyed Pirates of the North Blue!"

"Yes, our captain is the terrifying 'One-Eyed' Hax, with a bounty of 98 million berries!"

"Wait a minute, that's a Navy Rear Admiral, and their warships are too powerful!"

On the deck, the executives started arguing with each other. Their faces turned red as they started to argue. It was very noisy.

"Bang bang..." 

"Please be quiet..." 

"One-Eyed" Hax frowned. He drew his gun and fired several shots in succession. The executives and other pirates who were originally arguing and almost about to fight quickly quieted down. They all looked at the captain there.

"Don't argue..." 

"One-Eyed" Hax put his hands on his hips and gritted his teeth, "Find a way to get rid of those guys. If you can't, then we'll fight!"

"Captain, there's a situation on the sea..." Suddenly, on top of the mast, the lookout reported to the bottom with a panicked face. He was there, shouting loudly.

"This is an island..." He used a monocular telescope to look at the huge thing in the distance slowly approaching, becoming clearer and clearer. He looked at it in disbelief, his body breaking out in a cold sweat, "Gulp! No, that's... a ship!"

"What!?" The pirates below were all stunned, feeling baffled. The leader "One-Eyed" and the other executives couldn't help but show solemn expressions.

"He's so flustered he can't even speak. What a useless person... What exactly is going on?" He scolded coldly.

"One-Eyed" Hax came to the bow of the ship. He took out a monocular telescope from his pocket and looked towards the distant sea. Instantly... his face changed drastically.

I saw on the right side of the sea, a huge island ship was approaching. The direction was obviously the position where they were located.

"That ship..." Looking at the sea ahead, "One-Eyed" Hax frowned, somewhat surprised. "It's a pirate ship!!"

"Gulp! It's too big..." 

"Captain... Do you want to avoid it?" After seeing that exaggerated island ship clearly, all the executives of the One-Eyed Pirates couldn't help but change their expressions. There was a huge pirate flag hanging on it, indicating that this was not an ordinary ship, but a pirate ship.

"Avoid them..." One-Eyed's face changed, but in the end, he gritted his teeth and gave the order. Although he had a bad temper, he was not stupid. With such a huge pirate ship, the other party's background must not be small.

"Hohoho~hohoho~hohoho~..." At this moment, on top of the mast, a clear and arrogant laughter sounded, "Sorry, I think it's a bit late to leave at this time!"

"WHO?" In a moment, One-Eyed Hax and his pirates couldn't help but change their expressions. He suddenly raised his head and looked up.

Only to see a girl wearing a crown, with twin ponytails, dressed in a princess dress, holding a flower umbrella, eerily floating in mid-air. Beside her, several strange, jelly-like, translucent ghost creatures were floating. She was smiling at these pirates.

"That's..." 

"An intruder?" 

"A woman?" 

"How can she float there? Is she a Devil Fruit user?"

"What are those strange jelly-like things?" 

Looking at Perona, who suddenly appeared above, the pirates of the One-Eyed Pirates were somewhat shocked. Seeing that the other party seemed to have no weight and was floating up there without falling, they guessed that the other party was probably a Devil Fruit user.

"Who are you?" One-Eyed Hax's face darkened as he stared at Perona above with his right eye and asked loudly.

"Hohoho~hohoho~hohoho~..." With her figure floating, she held a small flower umbrella and looked down at the pirates below. Perona put one hand on her hip and said very arrogantly, "I declare that you are all captured... Do you want to surrender and be captured, or do you want me to take action personally?"

"What?" 

"Bastard..." 

"Looking to die!!" 

"Fire!" 

"It's just a person with special abilities..."

"A woman who doesn't know how to live and doesn't know how to die..." 

"Bang bang..." 

In a moment, the pirates below were provoked. There was no need for the gloomy-faced "One-Eyed" to give orders. Several fierce-looking pirates had already raised their guns and aimed at Perona above. Without mercy, they just needed to pull the trigger.

However, a shocking scene occurred that left them stunned. The bullets mysteriously pierced through Perona and the ghosts around her. They didn't harm her at all.

"What!?" It was an amazing scene. A famous pirate widened his eyes. Even One-Eyed and those executives couldn't help but change their expressions.

"Hohoho~hohoho~hohoho~ If you don't accept the toast, you'll have to drink the forfeit!" Perona coldly laughed and directly took action. Ghosts continuously emerged from his palms, lining up in a row, "Negative Hollow!"

Under the shocked and uncomprehending gazes of the One-Eyed Pirates, they all flew down.

"Ahh..." 

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(end of chapter)