"Hey! Kid!"
"Our captain's talking to you! Didn't you hear him?"
"Is this kid deaf or something?!"
One of the pirates, annoyed by Ryujiro's arrogant demeanor, strutted forward with a look of disdain.
As he reached out to touch Ryujiro's shoulder, a sudden sharp pain, like needles piercing his arm, spread through his body.
"Ahhhhh!"
"My arm!"
The pirate staggered back, and within moments, several lines of blood appeared on his arm before it exploded into chunks of flesh.
His arm was completely destroyed.
Ryujiro glanced at the group indifferently and said, "If you want treasure, go get it yourself. Don't use your filthy hands to touch me."
Buggy's face turned pale as he looked at the pieces of flesh on the ground, a trace of fear flashing in his eyes.
What the hell just happened?
Could it be that this guy is also a Devil Fruit user?
Buggy, known for bullying the weak and fearing the strong, would usually run at the first sign of a more powerful opponent.
He initially thought there were only two people on this ship.
As long as they handed over their treasure quietly, he wouldn't make things difficult for them. But now, it seemed they were the ones in trouble.
Buggy's crew was completely bewildered.
They hadn't seen what had just happened, and the pirate whose arm was destroyed continued to wail as blood gushed out uncontrollably.
"What the hell did you do?!"
Most of these pirates were ruthless criminals, and Ryujiro saw no need to show them mercy.
One of the pirates rushed forward, only to be blasted away by a sudden force.
"Plop!"
The pirate fell into the sea with no further movement.
"All of you, stop!"
Buggy's eyes widened, as if he had just realized something, and he quickly shouted.
Recently, there had been many rumors in the East Blue.
It was said that Mihawk had been defeated by a young man, and that young man was traveling with a girl who had distinctive white eyes.
And that girl... had purple hair and white pupils!
Damn it!
Could it really be the guy who defeated Mihawk?!
I'm finished! I'm dead meat!
Buggy, who had always relied on cunning to survive on the seas, knew he couldn't stand up to someone who had defeated the world's greatest swordsman.
His pirate crew was nothing in front of this man!
"Captain Buggy! What's wrong with you?"
"There's only two of them! No matter how strong they are, we can still take them down, right?"
"We need to avenge our comrade, Captain Buggy!"
As expected, Buggy's crew was as idiotic as he was. Had they not realized the gap between them and this man?
"Boom!"
In an instant, an invisible shockwave spread outwards, causing the pirates on the deck to lose their balance.
"Plop! Plop!"
One after another, the pirates were sent flying into the sea by the invisible force.
Whether they could survive or not was uncertain, as the shockwave had likely caused internal injuries, leaving them with a survival chance of zero.
With the deck cleared, only Buggy remained, trembling as he stood there. He fell to his knees, his voice shaking as he begged, "Please, spare... spare me!"
"Spare me?"
Several black lines appeared on Ryujiro's forehead.
Do I look that old, just because I have white hairs?
Ryujiro silently questioned himself.
"You know who I am?"
Gulp.
Buggy swallowed nervously.
"Just... a guess."
Ryujiro glanced at Buggy again. "Seems like that tiny brain of yours has some use after all."
"The treasure is inside. If you want it, go get it."
Ryujiro said nonchalantly.
These words made Buggy even more nervous. He forced a smile that looked more like a grimace, his expression utterly ridiculous.
"Please, just let me go!"
Buggy looked like he was about to cry.
Hinata, who had been quiet all this time, hadn't moved since she first glanced at Buggy.
Having followed Ryujiro for so long, even Hinata had grown accustomed to enjoying life.
"You know you don't dare touch it, so why aren't you leaving?"
Ryujiro's icy voice reached Buggy's ears.
Buggy felt a surge of joy but didn't dare show it. He quickly nodded, "I'll leave! I'll leave! I'll go right now!"
Without another word, Buggy hurried back to his ship.
The remaining pirates were utterly confused as they watched Buggy. Did they just see him kneel and beg?
"Captain Buggy..."
Mohji started to speak, but a bad feeling suddenly overcame him. He wasn't the only one; everyone on the ship felt it too.
"Hey! What's that!"
Everyone's eyes widened as they stared at the red glow at Ryujiro's fingertip.
Ryujiro glanced at them casually, murmuring to himself, "Struggle all you want."
Cursed Technique Reversal: Red!
Everyone on Buggy's pirate ship felt the scorching heat as a red light engulfed them.
The sea churned with massive waves as Buggy's large pirate ship was shattered into pieces, reduced to rubble in an instant.
Ryujiro was still adjusting to the cursed energy surging within him.
The power of the technique wasn't fully unleashed.
If he had better control over his cursed energy, the power of "Red" would have been far greater.
As he looked at the burning wreckage, Ryujiro felt no emotion.
Whether Buggy lived or died didn't matter to him at all.
Gazing at the sun in the sky, Ryujiro frowned.
"The sun is a bit too bright today."
During his time at sea, Ryujiro had been training his control over cursed energy.
Black Flash didn't need a target to be effective; he could even strike the air with it.
On the deck, Ryujiro practiced Black Flash repeatedly, managing to unleash it over ten times in a single day.
Gojo Satoru's incredible strength wasn't just due to his cursed energy but also his invincible abilities.
In the mental space where Ryujiro sparred with Gojo, the most frustrating thing was the infinity between them.
The same technique used by Gojo was far more powerful than when Ryujiro used it.
"Huff... huff..."
Ryujiro retreated from the mental space, panting heavily.
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