"Understood!" The samurai gripped their blades tightly, glaring menacingly at Kuro and his group. "Then let's take them down first!"

"They have absolutely no gratitude. Oh well, they're pirates after all..."

Kuro, sipping his cigar, said calmly, "Kill them."

The naval soldiers behind him raised their weapons in unison, ready to fight, but at that moment, Kro stepped forward first, pushed up his glasses with the heel of his hand, and said, "Don't waste time, I'll do it."

He stood in front of the pink-haired little girl, stretched out his right hand, raised his index finger, looked down at the door, and said, "Little girl, lie down and don't move."

"Charge!"

The pirates and samurai moved together, and the pirate who was closest to the house gripped his katana tightly, ready to strike.

"Flying Finger Spear - Lotus Flower Powder".

Bang!

The pirate who struck first had a large hole blown in his head, his face stiffened, and he collapsed.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Kuro's arm created afterimages as he fired at the people in front of him. The pirates and samurai were hit as if by air bullets, with each afterimage of Kuro creating a hole in their vital parts, like a machine gun. In no time, they were all lying on the ground.

At this moment, Kro's arm stopped its afterimage and stood straight, a wisp of gunpowder smoke rising from the tip of his index finger.

"Don't get in Mr. Kuro's way, you small fry," Kuro said calmly.

A breeze swept by, causing the cloak on Chloe's back to flutter. Toko stared blankly at the bespectacled man above her, momentarily stunned...