13. Marine, Come And Wash The Floor!
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In the blink of an eye, five days had passed.
On this particular day—
On the deck of a small sailboat, Rob and Robin were busy pulling up the anchor and lowering the sails, preparing to set sail. Despite the numerous tasks, Robin's Flower-Flower Fruit ability made the work go quickly.
Just as they were ready to set off, a large group of pirates suddenly gathered at the port. Many of them were accompanied by pirate captains wearing captain hats.
Seeing these people, Rob frowned.
"What do you want? If you're here to cause trouble, I don't mind killing you all!"
Over the past five days, Rob had taken action several times, each time with a thunderous method. He thought he had deterred many West Blue pirates, but it seemed that wasn't the case.
Honestly—
After being harassed by these weaklings too many times, Rob felt a bit of uncontrollable hostility. He wasn't a good-tempered person, and with enough strength, he naturally wouldn't back down from provocations.
"No, no, no!"
Seeing that Rob was about to get angry, someone immediately stepped forward and explained loudly:
"Master Rob, we have no malicious intentions! We all admire your strength and want to go to the Grand Line too! So we want to follow you!"
Hearing this, others chimed in:
"That's right! Master Rob, please accept us!"
"The Grand Line is very dangerous. You and your sister are only two people, so there must be many inconveniences. Take us with you! We can help with the chores!"
"I'm a navigator; I can help you determine the route!"
"And me, I'm a top-notch chef in West Blue!"
"..."
Many people offered their services.
However, Rob's expression didn't change at all. With his Observation Haki becoming stronger, he could even hear some people's innermost thoughts. Many were eyeing him and Robin, wanting to manipulate them into becoming their pawns, or worse, control Rob by controlling Robin.
Especially those pirate captains!
Their little schemes—
Anyone who could survive in the New World could hear them.
Being young often led to troublesome situations. Even if one showed strength, it was easy to be regarded as a fool to be manipulated.
Taking a deep breath, Rob looked at these lifeless guys and sneered.
"So, everyone thinks I'm a fool, right?"
Hostility needed to be vented. Otherwise, long-term accumulation could have some negligible impact on his physical and mental health.
With a swift motion, Rob drew his sword. He glared at these reckless and malicious pirates, letting the hostility in his heart radiate out. His entire aura became quite cruel and fierce, locking onto the group of pirates.
With a flick of his straight sword, Rob's eyes flashed red.
"Persuading people to be thieves will destroy the world! Although it's only a negligible influence, I still ask you to die for my physical and mental health and growth!"
Sa——
Holding a straight sword, Rob jumped up from the small sailboat, like a warrior descending from the sky. Before the group of pirates with all kinds of schemes could react, he dove straight into their midst and started his onslaught!
In that moment, Rob understood that in this world where strength rules, showing mercy would only bring him more trouble. Only through enough deterrence could he make these ambitious but weak individuals afraid to act against him or even think of crossing him.
The gentleness of the strong is hard to change.
The mercy of the weak is worthless.
Hiss——
Bang——
Zheng——
The light of his sword continuously produced bloody flowers, and Rob moved like a dancer through the crowd. Each swing of his sword claimed a life, slashing throats with precision.
Unlike before, where he might show mercy to some who lacked murderous intent, this time—
It didn't matter if they had murderous intent or not; all would meet the same fate. Even those he had spared before found no mercy now. Any pirate who dared to appear here was sentenced to die!
He had given them a chance to live, but since they chose not to cherish it, they would all go to hell.
"Ah! Run away!"
"This brat is crazy!"
"Run!"
"..."
Someone finally reacted, and chaos erupted instantly. Screams and the frantic movements of those trying to escape filled the air, turning the port into complete bedlam.
But before they could even turn around—
Puff——
After beheading another pirate, a red light flashed in Rob's eyes.
Boom!
The terrifying aura that changed the color of the world erupted, instantly affecting the pirates, causing them to roll their eyes back, foam at the mouth, and collapse unconscious on the ground!
Conqueror's Haki erupted, overwhelming all the pirates in an instant.
"Hah--"
Rob let out a long breath.
Feeling that his mood had finally eased, he stopped the unilateral killing spree. He glanced at the civilians who had been watching in horror and at the Marines from the Marine Base.
Rob opened his mouth, unsure of what to say.
He took one last look at the Marines:
"Marines, clean up the mess!"
After leaving that statement, Rob looked at the small sailboat that had drifted a certain distance away from the coast. With a movement of his body, he stepped on the air using Geppo and boarded the small sailboat again.
Shortly thereafter—
Under the shocked eyes of the residents of Keluoluo Town and the Marine soldiers, the small sailboat disappeared into the blue sea and sky.
If it weren't for the pirate corpses scattered everywhere and the pungent smell of blood, no one would have believed that a boy who looked only seven or eight years old could easily kill so many pirates!
All of this felt like a dream!
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