One day later.
Dosher Beach welcomed a new visitor.
"That's the ship of Saint Herocardos… Are you really planning to go against the World Nobles?" asked Ida, the former strategist of the Serpent Pirates, trembling as he stood beside Yeyin. He always trembled before Herocardos, fearing to offend the World Nobles. But this time, it was Yeyin's intentions that made him uneasy—clearly, Yeyin wasn't planning to appease the Celestial Dragons!
"A Celestial Dragon, huh?" Yeyin said. "I was wondering why you all weren't scared even when you saw a warship!"
He then turned to Issho, saying, "Mr. Issho, leave no one alive except for the slaves. Can you manage that?"
"I will follow your orders, Commander Yeyin," Issho replied, fully loyal to Yeyin.
"Alright, let's go!" Yeyin said, and Issho used his powers to carry them both toward the luxurious ship.
"Saint Herocardos, someone is flying toward us!" someone on the Celestial Dragon's ship shouted.
"Oh?" Herocardos replied, "Let me see… Impressive, they can fly without wings. Must be people from Xenosnake's ship; I'll take them back to Mary Geoise as my slaves or guards. They'd make a fine addition to my collection."
"Bang bang!"
Soon, Yeyin and Issho landed on the deck.
"Hey, you—" began one of Herocardos's guards, but before he could finish, Yeyin's blade Muramasa flashed, creating a sinister arc, and blood splattered on the ground.
"Sorry, but I'm not interested in talking to you," Yeyin said coldly. "This Celestial Dragon ship is surprisingly clean. I can't see any trash around," he muttered, activating his Observation Haki as soon as he stepped aboard, but was disappointed to find no waste on the ship.
"Beep beep beep—Enemy attack! Someone's attacking the Celestial Dragon's ship, quickly—"
"Buzz!"
Just as they attempted to send an alert, a powerful pressure enveloped the entire crew, rendering them immobile. Though it wasn't lethal, it kept them from moving.
"There may not be any garbage on this ship, but you people certainly qualify as trash," Yeyin sneered, raising Muramasa and launching into an assault.
In less than ten minutes, he had killed everyone on board. Even the CP0 agents, suppressed by Issho, were easily taken down by Yeyin. Without Issho's help, Yeyin might have avoided confronting them, as CP0 agents were no easy opponents.
All except for Saint Herocardos lay lifeless, decapitated.
"Here, throw some trash on the ground," Yeyin said as he approached the now-terrified Herocardos.
"Do you know who I am? I am a—"
But before he could finish speaking.
"Aaargh! It hurts!" Herocardos screamed as Yeyin drove Muramasa into his thigh, cutting off his arrogant speech.
(End of Chapter)