Chapter 16

Chapter 16

"Anyway, Shanks. You know this mad boy?" Yuuto ask as he look at the half naked man that standing around 17'3 ft in front of him and in comparison to Yuuto who is only about 6'6 ft Douglas Bullet is like a giant standing there imposingly

"He's name is Douglas Bullet, he join our crew several years ago to challenge Captain Roger. He is also known as 'Demon Heir' given by the marine and world government, he left our crew a year before we disband as he found out that Captain is dying, other than that I don't know much about him only he destroyed his own hometown" as Shanks reply to Yuuto question he ready himself for a sudden attack from Bullet

"Hmm" Yuuto hum and look at the child he is carrying in his arm and ask her" What do you want to do with him?"

The girl in question tilted her ask and look at him with confuse gaze, Yuuto could only chuckle at that and rub the back of her hair

"Don't disturb me Shanks, I don't want to fight you right now. Although your strength is admirable now you still didn't stance a chance again me" Bullet said as he crack his neck, at that sentence Shanks narrow his eye and said

"Forget to tell you, he is obsess with strong people because of that he challenge Captain with every opportunity he got"

"Hm Hm" Yuuto hum as he nod his head but still focusing on the child in his arm

"You said I'm obsess with strong people? Wrong I'm not obsess with them or any other term close that come by with that" Bullet step forward approaching the group " My only goal in life is to pursue strength and to accomplish it I need a target in front of me. That's why I stay on that ship, because 'that person' is the perfect target for me to overcome that hurdle."

"SHOW SOME RESPECT WHEN YOU CALL HIS NAME BULLET!!" Shanks eyes is bloodshot and his haki explode as he heard Bullet call his former captain name casually " He is not 'that person', he is your CAPTAIN. He took you in when nobody want you in the world, He protect you until you strong enough to fight for yourself against the marine. He show you what the meaning of friendship and camaraderie, the least you can do is show respect when mentioning him" with his hand gripping the hilt of his sword shanks is ready to launch at him in moment notice

The whole area silent after hearing Shanks outburst at bullet. . . . well except Yuuto as he didn't pay much attention to the conversation and continue pinching the soft cheeks of the girl in his embrace.

The silence didn't last that long as Bullet laugh echo on the 'deadly' island (pun intended)

"KAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. . . . Friendship? Camaraderie?" Bullet said in mocking tone as if he heard the most ridiculous and absurd word he ever heard " Don't joke around Shanks, what is the use of any of that? For it to keep around your waist and wait for the moment they stab you on the back? I don't care about any of that, and my only pursuit in this life in strength because the stronger you are the less you care about who you keep around your back. Friendship and Camaraderie? That is just a stepping stone in my pursuit of strength the same as 'that person'. The only reason I stay on that ship in the first place is to kill him"

As Bullet also release his burst of haki it collide with shanks. The battle of will between both of them start to be more intense as the ground their standing start to crack and shockwave after shockwave clash against each other sweeping away the rubble and that bodies in their surrounding

The Battle of Will between both of them result in tie as neither of them giving up

Just as the both of them was about to make a move and clash physically a voice interrupt the tense atmosphere

"HELLLPPPP *Gah* Old man, Shanks, Mihawk anybody HELLLPPP *WAAH*" They all look at the source of the sound and saw a man with red nose running at their direction dodging split himself to avoid an attack of a sand that chase after him wanting to cut him down.

"YOU BARTARD!!!! Don't make this Great Buggy angry if you don't want your sand turn into fragile glass right here *WOAH*" Buggy threaten but still struggling to avoid being touch by the sand.

" Get back here you fucking CLOWN!!!" from the sand that chasing him they heard a roar of a man full of annoyance

"I'M NOT A CLOWN!!" buggy keep running until he reach beside Yuuto gasping for air

The sand that chase after buggy also stop as he land not for away from the group. As the sand materialize not far away from them, revealing a man in mid 20s with nape-length black hair which is kept neatly slicked back, the most noticeable about this man is his long stitched scar at the bridge of his nose that stretches across his face and a large hook made from a tough gold alloy in place of his left hand.

He face the group with deep scowl on his face as he look at them on by one with head held high showing arrogance in his attitude. Not caring about the tense atmosphere in the group he ask in deep annoyance in his voice clearly

" Which one of you kill my crew?"

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