Chapter 25

Bang! —

— Clang! —

The training ship shook from the fierce clashes. The impact from the fight between Zephyr and Weevil nearly split it in two. Karl frowned, observing the battle and roughly assessing their strength.

Weevil is currently about equal in strength to Zeff, maybe even 40 to 60, but he lags behind Zeff in combat skill.

In other words, Weevils fighting style lacks any technique—it's just raw power! This indicates that Weevil is very strong physically. No wonder people consider him Whitebeard's son—his strange power and similar white crescent-shaped beard make him look very much alike.

— Aaaah! —

Weevill howled and flew backward, writhing in pain. Upon closer inspection, Karl saw that Zephyr had struck him directly in the face.

— Blessing of the Holy Light! —

Karl immediately released a charge of Holy Light to ease Zeff's fatigue and heal his wounds. Fighting such a monster was incredibly exhausting, and the Holy Light could alleviate this burden.

Zephyr turned his head toward Karl, managed a smile, and then returned to his combat stance, not daring to relax.

"Karl's caution is not in vain. This guy is truly a monster. He can't be Whitebeard's son!" Zephyr thought, but in the next second, Weevil rose from the ground, swung his enormous sword, and slashed at Zephyr . Zephyr took a deep breath and didn't retreat; instead, he charged forward, engaging Weevil in close combat, preventing him from taking advantage of his long weapon.

"Dear son, are you still not finished fighting?" came the voice of Miss Buckin. It turned out she had already pulled the boat alongside the training ship.

Weevil, fighting Zeff, was taken aback, sniffed the air, and quickly said, "Mommy! This old man is very strong, he's hurting me!"

"He's just an old man, how strong can he be? Dear son, finish him off quickly, and then you can eat!" Miss Buckin, who calls herself Waibel's mother, is actually manipulating him. She knows well how to control him.

Having heard this, Weevil swallowed several times, saliva dripping from his enormous mouth, and his fighting spirit instantly rose.

Karl, watching the battle from a safe place, smiled slightly. Finally, his prey had come to him, and all his hiding was worth it.

"Pah-pah-pah~"

Karl used "Moon Step," leapt into the air like lightning, moved from the training ship to Miss Buckin, and kicked her.

— Bang! —

"Aaaa~ Stupid son, save mommy!!!"

Miss Buckin covered her face and shrieked as if being slaughtered like a pig. Her arms flew to the sides, displaying a large footprint on her wrinkled face.

"Curse you! You can't touch mommy! I'll kill you!"

Seeing this, Weevil tried to break through Zephyr to save his mommy, but Zephyr wouldn't let him.

"Damn it, get out of the way!!!"

In a rage, Weevil , to his surprise, remembered how to use Observation Haki. He anticipated Zephyr's actions, deflected his attack, and dashed towards Karl on his thin legs.

At this time, Karl placed his knife against Miss Bak Jin's throat. He wasn't afraid upon seeing Weevil charging at him; he simply pushed "Karasuma" slightly forward.

"Aaaa! "Waibel, you idiot, stop, can't you see they're killing my mommy?"

Weevil abruptly stopped, scratched his head, and said dejectedly, "Ah! Sorry, mommy, I didn't notice."

"Hey! Don't kill my mommy, or I'll definitely kill you!"

Hearing Weevil's foolish voice was amusing. Waibel, whom Karl considered a dangerous enemy, turned out to be a fool... how strange.

Miss Buckin quickly darted her eyes around, noticing Karl's hesitation, and shouted loudly, "Waibel, kill him!"

"Oh!" Waibel growled and, without hesitation, swung his sword at Karl.

The air around Karl froze, and everything darkened. The only thing he saw was the shining cold gleam of the sword. The trajectory was perfectly visible...

Zephyr's instantly flew to Karl, saw this scene, and roared with blood in his eyes, "No!"

The moment before the sword reached Karl, a black blade appeared in front of him.

"Clang!"

Sparks flew in all directions. Karl held "Karasuma" with his left hand by the hilt, while his right hand pressed against the blade, blood trickling from the sword down to the tip and dripping onto the deck.

Looking at Karl's face, you could see his cheeks flushed and veins bulging. To block Weevil's attack, he had put all his strength into the blow, yet even then he barely managed to hold on.

However, neither Zephyr, Karl, nor Weevil noticed the faint black hue that appeared on Karasuma's blade.

Zeff sighed in relief, jumped in the air, and saved Karl by kicking Weevil's massive head.

"Hu-hu~ "

Weevil flew back, the pressure on Karl instantly lifted. At that moment, Karasuma fell loudly onto the deck. Karl extended his trembling hand, gathered a sphere of Holy Light, and shot it at his body, and after that, he recovered.

"Monster..." Karl said with a heavy sigh.

Zephyr and Weevil were fighting again, Miss Bak Jin had vanished, and in the short term, Karl was safe.

But even now, he was haunted by fears, as it was the closest brush with death he had ever experienced.

However, upon seeing "[Observation Haki LV1 (maximum LV10)]" and "[Armament Haki LV1 (maximum LV10)]" suddenly described on the system panel, he managed a faint smile.

So this was the life-threatening situation that Mr. Zephyr had talked about! Wow!

No wonder Mr. Zeff always said that battles with powerful pirates are the best chance to awaken.

Today, he felt it personally...

Karl used his newly awakened Observation Haki and clearly felt the fierce battle between Zephyr and Weevil, as well as Miss Buckin hiding in an inconspicuous place.

There were only four people on the ship; who else could it be?

"Miss Buckin!"

Murderous intent flashed in Karl's eyes. He picked up "Karasuma" from the ground, held it in his hand, and quietly approached her.

"How do these cursed Marines manage to be so strong? Weevil can't handle him in the short term!"

"How unlucky. I foolishly got involved with them. I didn't expect them to be this strong."

Miss Buckin , hiding in a corner, was observing the fight and muttering to herself. Suddenly, she felt a coldness on her neck and a familiar touch.

"You..."

"Shhh~ Be quiet, or you'll die!"

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