Slap!
What seemed like a gentle slap created a terrifyingly horrific scene.
The second-in-command of the Arlong Pirates—over two meters tall, muscles like coiled dragons, a master of fish-man karate—was actually slapped to pieces by a young girl, instantly turning into a cloud of blood mist that scattered in the wind.
This terrifying scene caused everyone present except Sora to widen their eyes in unison, their faces gradually filled with shock and horror.
"You bunch of neither-human-nor-fish creatures are really infuriating!"
Tohru spoke coldly.
Seeing her friend Nami being bullied to the point of desperate tears by the fish-men.
The flames of anger in Tohru's heart had been burning fiercely for a long time.
She had only endured because she lacked Sora's instruction.
Now that she could finally release it, in an instant, terrifying dragon might surged forth.
The pressure from the dragon species at the top of the food chain immediately shattered the fish-men's courage.
"Ah!"
"Ahhhhh!"
"What... what just happened?"
"Where's Big Brother Kuroobi? Why did he suddenly disappear?"
"Dead... dead... dead! Kuroobi is dead! That human girl slapped him to death!"
"How is this possible? She's just a human, clearly just a mere human, how could..."
"This girl is a monster! She's not human... she's a monster!"
The fish-men's horrified screams rose and fell continuously.
"Wow~ Sister Tohru is amazing~"
Kuina widened her beautiful eyes, her small mouth forming an "O" shape.
Having lived with Tohru for so long, this was the first time she had seen Tohru take action.
"Nami, your friend... what exactly is Miss Tohru?"
Nojiko asked in a daze.
"I... I don't know either!"
Nami shook her head in confusion.
She had never known that the lively and cute Tohru could be so... cool when fighting.
Absolutely explosively cool!!!
"Damned humans, to dare... to dare do this to my comrades..."
Pufferfish fish-man officer Chew's eyes turned red, his mouth suddenly pursed, mercilessly spitting water bullets like cannonballs.
Swish!
An ice-blue sword light flashed, splitting the pufferfish fish-man's water bullet in two.
"I'm also Nami's friend. Making Nami cry—I absolutely won't forgive you!"
Kuina wielded Gan Jiang in her left hand and Mo Ye in her right, fearlessly charging toward pufferfish fish-man officer Chew.
Although she was only an eleven-year-old child, Kuina's talent in swordsmanship was exceptional.
At eleven years old, she could already defeat adults with sword fundamentals using a bamboo sword.
Not to mention that she now wielded two divine weapons comparable in quality to Supreme Grade swords, both carrying their own killing intent.
"Come on then, human brat. I'll start with you!"
Pufferfish fish-man officer Chew sneered coldly, not taking the child Kuina seriously at all.
This carelessness sealed his fate.
Slash~
Fresh blood splattered.
In just one exchange.
Kuina had already cut off one of pufferfish fish-man Chew's arms.
"Ahhhhh, damned brat, I absolutely won't forgive you! Die, die!"
Stimulated by the pain of his severed arm, pufferfish fish-man officer Chew went completely mad.
The fish-men's natural strength ten times that of humans indeed put tremendous pressure on Kuina.
Even the Gan Jiang in her left hand involuntarily slipped from her grip and flew away.
But...
With only Mo Ye in hand, Kuina's fighting power didn't decrease but increased.
Because she had always practiced single-sword style one-handed swordsmanship.
She was still unfamiliar with two-sword style techniques.
Splurt!
A muffled sound.
The ice-blue Mo Ye pierced through pufferfish fish-man officer Chew's heart.
"Big Brother Chew!!!"
"How could this happen?"
"Even Big Brother Chew was killed!"
"Monsters! They're monsters!"
The fish-men, who had always been superior and viewed humans as trash, were now all screaming in terror.
"Bastards, get out of the way!"
Arlong crew leader Arlong roared, grabbing the giant serrated scythe Kiribachi that his subordinates had been carrying.
"Die!!!"
The serrated scythe Kiribachi mercilessly slashed down toward Sora.
Facing Arlong's furious strike, Sora's expression remained calm as ever.
"Sword, come!"
Sora raised his hand slightly, softly uttering two words.
The next second.
With a whoosh sound.
The blood-red long sword Gan Jiang, embedded in a nearby rock, broke through the air and fell into Sora's hand.
Powerful sword intent surged, terrifying sword energy vibrated.
The male sword Gan Jiang seemed to transform into a streak of bloody light, shooting forth like lightning.
Attack with momentum, seek substance, traverse horizontally and vertically—the way of heaven and earth.
This was the supreme killing sword of the vertical sword technique in Ghost Valley swordsmanship.
Its name... One Blade Throat Cut, Hundred Step Flying Sword!!!
Clang!
Bang!
Fish-man Arlong's Kiribachi serrated blade shattered with a sound.
Next to be severed was Arlong's neck.
A fierce head flew skyward.
Splash~
Blood spurted several feet high from the cranial cavity.
"Ah!"
"Ahhhhh!"
"Boss... Boss Arlong is also dead!"
"What kind of monsters are they... Why would such monsters exist in the East Blue!"
"Run! Escape quickly!"
Witnessing Arlong being instantly killed, the fish-men's faith completely collapsed, and they scattered in all directions.
"Tohru, leave none alive!"
Sora gave the order calmly.
"Understood!"
Tohru's form moved like wind, pursuing mercilessly.
Sora turned and walked toward the three people—Nami, Nojiko, and Genzo—who were shocked into a daze.
"Sora, I..."
Nami opened her mouth, her words unfinished.
"It's not over yet. Let's go!"
Sora took Nami's cold little hand and walked toward the village first.
Nojiko and Genzo looked at each other, both seeing excitement in the other's eyes.
Both took deep breaths simultaneously and hurried to follow.
Along the way.
Sora walked unhurriedly, leading Nami past the village.
At Genzo's call, the residents of Cocoyasi Village gradually gathered.
Finally.
Sora brought Nami to the empty Arlong Park, standing before that enormous building.
"Watch carefully. You are now liberated!"
Sora took a deep breath, leaped up, and ascended dozens of meters into the air.
He held his sword with both hands, black airflow coiling around the blood-red Gan Jiang blade.
The breath of all things was clearly audible in Sora's ears—this was the realm of an iron-cutting swordsman.
The previous sword that killed Arlong was purely swordsmanship.
This was Sora's truly strongest sword.
"Slash!!!"
A strike fusing Armament Haki, the iron-cutting swordsman realm, and Hundred Step Flying Sword exploded forth.
One sword, breaks a building!!!
Rumble rumble!
The enormous building dozens of meters high was split in two from the middle, countless papers fluttering about.
At this moment, the gloom that had shrouded the girl's heart for seven years, the shackles that had bound the girl for seven years, were completely broken!!!