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Marco stepped forward and gave Daichi a big hug.
"Long time no see, Daichi."
"Congratulations, Marco."
Daichi smiled and congratulated him.
Marco looked a bit embarrassed, scratching his head as he said, "I have you to thank, too. Without Hoenn Community, I wouldn't have met Sasha."
"That's your destiny."
Daichi chuckled.
Indeed, he had secretly played matchmaker.
Although there was an element of calculation, the outcome was good. At least it left a descendant for the Whitebeard Pirates.
Huh, a killing intent!
Daichi turned his head sharply.
A sharp blade stabbed towards him, only a fist's distance from his eye.
"Clang!"
Daichi raised his hand and caught the blade!
"What?!"
Cavendish appeared before Daichi, holding the famous sword Durandal, staring at the caught blade, utterly shocked.
This guy actually caught his full-force stab with his bare hands?!
"Hey, who are you?"
Daichi was quite displeased. He had originally intended to break the incoming sword directly, but seeing how magnificent the blade looked, he could not bring himself to do it.
It was a rapier, quite rare.
Very suitable as a collectible.
Daichi looked at his attacker, and the more he looked, the more familiar he seemed.
Extravagantly flamboyant!
"You're Cavendish?"
"Have I been recognized?"
Cavendish withdrew his longsword, flamboyantly tossed his golden wavy long hair, then pulled out a rose from somewhere and lightly sniffed it.
"I didn't expect that even with my best disguise, I'd still be recognized by a fan. That's right, I am the world's most popular handsome man, Cavendish!"
Where did you even disguise yourself?!
Daichi's face was covered in black lines.
He was just about to settle accounts with this kid, but the guy delivered himself right to his doorstep.
Truly worthy of being a "Supernova." Each one is a thick-headed brute who will not know how to write the word "death" until they have hit their head until it bleeds.
"Why did you try to assassinate me?"
"Assassinate? Don't misunderstand, I wouldn't do something so shallow. Even if you hadn't caught my sword just now, I wouldn't have pierced your body. I was merely testing whether you were worthy of being my opponent."
Cavendish bit the rose stem, seemingly speaking to Daichi, but subtly facing the surrounding crowd.
He was sparkling all over.
"So that's how it is, I misunderstood!"
"How gentlemanly!"
The women's eyes were full of hearts, and their breathing began to quicken.
Having gained a wave of popularity, Cavendish turned back to Daichi with satisfaction. "Heh, a guy like you probably doesn't understand the troubles of someone with such immense popularity, right?"
"Popularity?"
Daichi pondered for a few seconds and then understood.
This kid came to provoke him to attract attention. With a large number of pirates gathered at the port, it was indeed a good place to show off.
However, did he find the wrong opponent?
Daichi raised his hand and snapped his fingers.
"Snap!"
In that instant, the port fell silent.
Tens of thousands of people held their breath, not making a sound. Such unified behavior left Cavendish somewhat dumbfounded.
Daichi's smile bloomed.
"It seems my popularity is higher than yours!"
"This is impossible!"
Cavendish could not believe it, pointing at Daichi and shouting to the pirates, "Hey, open your eyes and look carefully! How is this guy more popular than me?!"
"How?"
The pirates looked at each other.
"No matter how you look at it, Daichi-sama is more popular than you!"
"You small fry, don't push your luck!"
"It's the greatest honor of your life to see Daichi-sama!"
"Get lost quickly!"
Insults rose and fell.
Cavendish's spirit was severely hit. He actually collapsed onto his beloved horse and cried, taking a while to recover.
"I understand!"
Cavendish faced Daichi, gritting his teeth and raising his sword. "I will never tolerate anyone who tries to steal my popularity! Let's duel!"
Daichi was speechless.
Marco came closer, looking at Cavendish with a headache. Newcomers were always the most trouble-making group.
"Daichi, should I take him on?"
"No need."
Daichi smiled and waved his hand.
It just so happened that he also disliked anyone who tried to steal his thunder.
The pirates immediately retreated, clearing a large dueling ground. Everyone excitedly clenched their fists, awaiting the duel.
They could see Daichi-sama make a move!
Cavendish felt the gazes from all directions, his fighting power surged, and he became even more confident.
Drew his sword, charged forward!
The blade, covered with airflow, stabbed powerfully towards Daichi!
"Beautiful Sword: Bluebird!"
"Thump!"
Cavendish fell to the ground, a large lump swelling on his head.
K.O.!
Daichi held up his smoking hand-blade, easily securing victory.
This scene made the pirates' faces flush with excitement.
"With just one hand-blade, he easily defeated a newcomer with a bounty of over 200 million Berry!"
"Of course!"
"Daichi-sama's bounty is as high as 3 billion Berry!"
"Too powerful!"
The pirates' faces were flushed, and they cheered excitedly with raised arms. In the pirate world, where the strong prey on the weak, power was the only truth.
"!"
Daichi's eyes showed surprise as he stared at the unconscious Cavendish. He could clearly feel the other's aura rising.
Has the second personality awakened?
Cavendish slowly stood up, then suddenly raised his head, his entire face as ferocious as a demon, and instantly vanished from his spot.
"!"
Countless afterimages darted up and down around Daichi.
"Cavendish disappeared!"
The pirates' eyes widened. They could not see Cavendish's figure at all, but the constantly cut ground meant the battle was not over yet.
Daichi narrowed his eyes.
"Interesting!"
The Supernovas were all arrogant, but they certainly had the capital to be arrogant. They were already the strongest among the newcomers, and with a little more training, they would be strong enough to become regional powerhouses.
The speed Cavendish displayed at this moment was astonishing, by no means inferior to those long-established powerhouses, perhaps even faster.
"Here he comes."
Feeling the fierce slash coming from the side, Daichi's pupils shifted to the right, and his hand-blade swept out horizontally.
"Clang!"
The hand-blade and the sword blade clashed!
Cavendish, or rather, the second personality, Hakuba, roared in a low voice.
"I'm going to cut you into pieces!"
"He can talk?"
Daichi was surprised again. This guy seemed like a madman, and he had thought he could not communicate, but unexpectedly, he could speak on his own initiative.
Daichi lowered his hand-blade and faced Hakuba.
"Come and try to cut me."
Hakuba could not understand, but even when facing an opponent who had given up resisting, he would not show any mercy. Cutting people was his only reason for existence.
"Swish!"
In an instant, countless fierce slashes enveloped Daichi!
However, it was useless!
"What an amazing body!"
Captain Vista tugged at his beard, his eyes full of surprise. As a fellow swordsman, he clearly knew how powerful Hakuba's slashes were.
Cutting steel was effortless!
But against Daichi's body, the slashes could not leave any marks. The most crucial thing was that Daichi had not used Haki.
He had merely tensed his muscles!
"Thump!"
Another hand-blade strike!
Hakuba also lay on the ground, unable to move.
Daichi's eyes grew cold.
Provoking him repeatedly would have serious consequences, especially since this strange fellow was difficult to control.
"Hmm, what's this?"
A golden card fell beside Cavendish, seemingly dropped during the battle, reflecting light in the sunlight.
Daichi bent down and picked up the gold card, his eye twitching as he saw the familiar words on it.
[Hoenn Community & Villa No. 37]
[Owner: Cavendish]