Chapter 114: First Encounter with Hawkeye

I'm Sig, and I'm panicking right now.

Why does Hawk-Eye look so eager? Why is he reaching for the black sword, Yoru, on his back?

Sig has always been self-aware.

He currently carries a sky-high bounty and holds the title of the most wanted criminal in the East Blue, with his reputation spreading across the region without issue.

Sig's bounty is so high because he attacked a Celestial Dragon, provoking the wrath of the World Government.

As for Sig's actual combat achievements, the world can only speculate.

The incident with CP0 is a secret, and the fact that Garp was knocked out by a traitorous Marine with an axe beside Sig is an even bigger secret!

Sig knows that these speculations aren't enough to attract the attention of the true powerhouses of the Grand Line.

But why... Hawk-Eye? This is a man who can rival Shanks, sitting atop the throne as the world's greatest swordsman!

"Did the Navy specifically call in Hawk-Eye to deal with me? They're giving me way too much credit!"

Sig was already full of questions, but after Hawk-Eye's gaze fell on him, all his thoughts were extinguished.

Another death stare!

As the two of them locked eyes across the distance, dark clouds began to gather in the sky...

"Hawk-Eye!"

While Sig was trembling with fear, a cold shout came from the Navy warship in the distance.

Vice Admiral Onigumo stood on the bow of the ship, staring at Hawk-Eye with a grave expression.

"Hawk-Eye, what are you doing here?"

Sweat dripped like beans from Onigumo's forehead.

In this era, the Warlord system had just been established, and the Navy hadn't yet figured out how to deal with this infamous pirate.

But Onigumo knew that the Warlords were not subordinates of the World Government—it was a relationship of mutual exploitation and restraint.

The Warlords only needed to comply with mandatory summons during special times and hand over a portion of their earnings. Beyond that, the World Government had no control over them.

Hawk-Eye's appearance here was a huge variable for the Navy. Whether he was friend or foe was hard to say.

After Onigumo finished shouting, Hawk-Eye finally shifted his gaze, giving Sig a huge sigh of relief.

Hawk-Eye glanced indifferently at Onigumo on the Navy warship.

"Nothing in particular. Do as you please."

After saying this, Hawk-Eye crossed his legs and let his small boat drift with the waves, clearly content to watch from the sidelines.

One of the reasons he had come to the East Blue was indeed to find Sig.

But for the world's greatest swordsman to actively challenge someone he had just met?

That wasn't going to happen.

However, if Sig displayed swordsmanship worthy of his expectations, he might change his mind.

"The swordsman that even Shanks mentioned... Let me see if you have what it takes to face me."

Hawk-Eye's lips curled slightly, and a glimmer of anticipation shone in his eyes.

As for the seemingly massive Navy fleet, Hawk-Eye paid it no mind.

"It seems Hawk-Eye doesn't plan to intervene..."

Onigumo couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but after some thought, he still ordered:

"Report Hawk-Eye's appearance immediately."

"Turn the fleet's cannons and continue attacking Sig and Buggy the Clown!"

Although the appearance of the super-giant Sea King and Hawk-Eye had briefly interrupted the battle, the two pirate ships were still within the encirclement.

After a brief pause, the second round of cannon fire began!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Amid the continuous roar of cannon fire, a medium-sized warship from Navy Headquarters gradually approached Buggy's pirate ship.

"Hina is frustrated. Vice Admiral Onigumo actually assigned me to deal with a nobody."

Commander Hina stood on the deck, looking somewhat helplessly at Buggy's pirate ship in the distance.

"You're under arrest, Buggy the Clown! Black Cage Formation!"

From her palms, black iron spears shot out once again, joining the barrage of cannonballs as they hurtled toward Buggy's pirate ship!

"This is bad!"

Buggy's eyes widened as he watched the incoming cannonballs and black iron spears, feeling a sense of despair.

The earlier appearance of the Sea King and Hawk-Eye had given him a glimmer of hope for escape.

But now it seemed...

"Is this the end? Has the great Captain Buggy's pirate journey come to an end?"

Just as Buggy was overcome with despair and the second wave of cannon fire was about to strike, another rapidly expanding shadow appeared beneath the sea.

"Another one?"

"Did Hawk-Eye accidentally disturb the nest of the Calm Belt's Sea Kings?"

Everyone was stunned.

This time, it was different from the Sea King that Hawk-Eye had slain.

The massive shadow was rising right in the center of the battlefield!

Splash!

The sea surface bulged once again, and amidst the white waves, another colossal creature emerged!

To everyone's surprise, what surfaced this time was a massive rock, as large as a mountain!

No... not just a rock—it was an entire stone island rising from the water!

The stone island emerged quickly, directly intercepting the second wave of cannon fire.

The black iron spears fired by Hina, along with the barrage of cannonballs, collided with the stone island.

After a series of continuous explosions, the stone island remained completely unmoved.

Only the moss and coral covering the rock were blown away.

This sudden turn of events left Sig dumbfounded.

"Is this proof of Buggy's Conqueror's Luck? The earlier Sea King could be explained as being brought by Hawk-Eye, but what about this island?"

As this thought crossed Sig's mind, his expression changed again.

The stone island was still rising!

Then, a massive and ferocious head, along with equally enormous forelimbs, broke through the surface of the water!

The eyes of this giant head alone were larger than the Navy's warships.

"This isn't a stone island—it's a giant turtle, comparable in size to the octopus Sea King! And it has limbs too!"

As this realization dawned on Sig, he felt a chill in his heart.

For some reason, the giant turtle's head was facing Sig and Buggy's ships, and then one of its massive claws, as large as a mountain, swung down toward Sig.

"Wait, it's the Navy that's attacking you!"

Sig roared in his mind, his heart pounding.

The size of this giant turtle Sea King was equally terrifying. A single swipe of its claw could easily stir up a storm, and its shadow instantly enveloped the area.

This claw was dozens, if not hundreds, of times larger than Sig's ship!

It was like a mountain hanging upside down, crashing down from above!

Before the claw even arrived, the terrifying pressure and strong winds it brought were almost suffocating.

"Boss Sig!"

"Boss!"

Everyone on the deck couldn't help but turn their eyes to Sig, who was exuding an overwhelming aura of pressure.

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