"Hey, it's the 'Knight of the Sea' Jinbe. Pleased to meet you!"
Baron Tamago gave a polite greeting, then showed a hint of mockery.
"Have you rejoined the Warlord of the Sea? Otherwise, why would you be with the Marine?"
"I don't need to explain to you who I am with!" Jinbe said in a deep voice.
Baron Tamago stroked his upturned mustache. "How cold! Though, if such a large ship falls, it will surely destroy the bubble membrane of Fish-Man Island!"
Taro frowned and thought for a moment, then said seriously:
"Shirahoshi, return to the sea first!"
Shirahoshi was stunned for a moment, and although confused, she obediently left.
Then, Taro looked at Baron Tamago, his voice cold to the extreme.
"You said you would leave immediately, but it turns out you were just buying time! Since that's the case..."
The other party first showed weakness to lower their guard, then deliberately brought up topics like the 'deal', 'agreement', and 'Jinbe's relationship with the Marine', all in an attempt to buy time for the noah to fall.
Having realized this, Taro wasted no more words and drew his sword in a horizontal sweep.
"Mihawk Slash: Swing"
A sharp Sword Qi suddenly sliced out, and the air seemed to tremble. Baron Tamago's eyes narrowed as he leaned on his Cane Sword and ducked, barely managing to dodge the fast attack.
Brulee watched the Sword Qi Slash toward her, her hair standing up in fright as she froze on the spot.
Just when she thought she was going to die, white smoke rose, and with a crisp sound, Taro's attack was actually blocked!
It was Carrot!
In the moment of crisis, he activated the power of the Turtle-Turtle Fruit, dashing in front of Brulee to block Taro's Slash with the hard turtle shell on his back, which then made a grinding sound.
"Cough!"
Carrot hunched his back, fists clenched, and struggled to resist for a second with a distorted expression. Suddenly, he coughed up a mouthful of blood, his strength drained away, and he was sent flying by the powerful Slash.
"Ah...!"
The flying Carrot crashed directly into Brulee. Brulee only had time to cry out before the two of them flew backward across the entire deck together, only stopping when they hit the gunwale.
After Taro's Slash passed through the obstacle, it sliced directly into the sea. Instantly, the seawater was cut open, forming a horizontal trench several meters wide!
The power of a single sword strike was world-shaking!
Baron Tamago was secretly alarmed and glanced over at Carrot.
On Carrot's yellowish-brown turtle shell, a deep sword mark lay across it, shocking to behold.
Brulee's back hit the gunwale, shattering it into pieces. she gently pushed Carrot off her and scrambled to her feet.
"You, you dare to attack me!"
A support like you threatening an ADC?
Taro looked at her with disdain, his hand tightly gripping thunderstorm. Armament Haki instantly coated the blade, and under the enhancement of blue-black Internal Energy, the dark red blade became black-red and translucent, murderous.
"Second Gear!"
"Mihawk Slash!"
His entire Internal Energy was furiously circulated, compressed into his internal organs, and then refilled into the vital points of his limbs.
At the same time, a surge of Internal Energy condensed at his wrist, transforming into vibration energy that coated the blade as he slashed down.
"Creeeak, bang bang bang bang!"
Under Taro's Slash, the deck instantly split open. The powerful Slash left a deep trench on the deck as it cut toward Baron Tamago!
Baron Tamago's breath hitched, and his body began to spin at high speed. The Cane Sword in his hand stabbed repeatedly, creating a yellow screen of light in an attempt to block Taro's attack.
"Clang clang clang..."
A continuous sound of metal clashing rang out. The momentum of Taro's Slash did not diminish, and the vibration energy suddenly exploded, making the entire deck tremble.
"Bang!"
Baron Tamago's stabs came to a screeching halt, and the massive vibration force sent him flying into the air.
"Poison Dragon!"
Taro circulated his Internal Energy again, and three Qi Dragons condensed from Internal Energy suddenly appeared behind him, opening their maws to pursue Baron Tamago in mid-air.
Just as the three Qi Dragons were about to hit Baron Tamago, Brulee, who had been ignored by Taro, suddenly jumped into the air.
She crossed her hands and reached into her wide sleeves. When she pulled them out, a mirror had appeared in her palms.
The three Qi Dragons hit the mirror instantly, but they did not pierce the fragile surface. Instead, they were deflected away!
[Reflection Learning failed; observation incomplete, unable to analyze or simulate!]
Taro was slightly stunned but soon realized that Brulee's mirror was created by her ability, not a physical object.
She was making movements with her hands inside her sleeves.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
The three reflected Qi Dragons shot back in three directions, smashing into the deck and forcibly creating three large holes.
For a time, wood chips flew and dust rose everywhere.
Taro didn't care about the flying debris, his Observation Haki firmly locked onto the presence of the two in mid-air.
The Internal Energy in his right arm condensed, and in the blink of an eye, a gigantic phantom appeared, emitting steaming heat.
At that moment, the presence of Brulee and the other suddenly vanished. Taro withdrew his Internal Energy in slight surprise.
The dust settled, and a mirror fell from the sky. Brulee's hag-like face occupied the entire surface of the mirror.
"Taro, I'll remember you! Just you wait, my brother will definitely not let you off!"
"Clatter!"
The mirror fell onto the deck.
Brulee had already planned to escape; she had sent Carrot into the Mirror World beforehand.
Taro walked over step by step, stopped in front of the mirror, and looked down.
"Your brother? You mean Katakuri, right?"
His mood was a bit gloomy, but his tone sounded very relaxed.
"Tell him that I will go to the New World to find him, and I'll bring his favorite Doughnut!"
Saying that, Taro raised his right foot and stepped down heavily.
"If you have the guts, you can pass those same words to Big Mom!"
"Crack!"
With a crisp sound, the mirror surface shattered.
"Taro, you... provoking Big Mom like that will bring disaster to Fish-Man Island!" The Blue Fatty, who had been watching the whole time, said worriedly.
Taro tilted his head, glanced at Jinbe, and said indifferently:
"If we don't drive them away quickly and the noah falls, Fish-Man Island will face disaster immediately. Don't you understand that?"
Jinbe was momentarily speechless. After a moment of silence, he said, "What do we do now? Should we work together to destroy this ship?"
"You can't!"
Just then, Neptune actually returned. Hearing Jinbe's words, he looked at Taro anxiously.
"Taro, you can't. You should know what the noah means to Fish-Man Island!"
Taro naturally knew. This ship was built by Fish-Man Island 800 years ago for the purpose of migrating to live on the surface. Not only did it cost immense effort, but it was also the spiritual pillar of the fishmen.
Sighing, Taro looked back at Shirahoshi floating in the sea and thought to himself:
"Shirahoshi, I'm counting on you. You'd better hurry up and find a way to contact the Giant Sea Kings to save the situation!"
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