"Alright, alright, don't be impulsive, Dick, I'm an old friend of yours."

The burly man waved his hand and said, "Give me a drink, and also, I'll cover the cost of this young man's food and drink."

As he spoke, he looked at Kuro and said, "Hey bro, not bad. Angus is one of the more famous ones among us who come to 'hunt,' and you actually took him down. Interested in joining my pirate crew?"

Kuro shook the ice cubes in his drink, narrowing his eyes. "A pirate crew?"

"That's right! It's the Double Axe Pirates!"

The burly man patted the two axes hanging at his waist. "Join us, join us and you'll have everything."

"Our captain is 'Double Axe' Rumba, a great pirate with a bounty of 63 million. Joining us won't be a bad deal."

"Yes, Captain Rumba is very strong. Young man, you don't seem to be famous. If you join us, you'll soon have a bounty on your head, and then you'll be famous."

At a table behind them, several pirates were shouting loudly.

"Oh...that's really scary."

Kuro swirled his glass, took a sip, and said, "So, the so-called 'hunting' refers to hunting the citizens of this country?"

"certainly!"

Lumba grinned maliciously, "Here, apart from not being able to storm the palace, we can hunt anywhere else. Wealth, women—you can have them all if you want!"

"That's really good. You can get what you want just by using your strength, right?" Kuro stared at the wine glass and said calmly.

"Yes, that's it. Join us, I have high hopes for you." Rumba patted Kuro on the shoulder and laughed loudly.

"Rumba! We've got our eye on this man too!"

Suddenly, another group of pirates spoke up. One of them, who looked like a captain, stood up and said, "Hey, young man, you seem pretty strong. Join our pirate crew, and I'll give you the position of first mate. It just so happens that the first mate died hunting here last time. If I find out who did it, I won't let him get away with it!"

"Hey, join us, bro! You'd be perfect for our pirate crew!"

As the captain spoke, the other pirates in the tavern started chattering amongst themselves.

"We're not pirates, but we need you to join us! Join us as a merchant, the pay is very good!"

Aside from the pirates, the unscrupulous merchants also started shouting.

Instantly, the already noisy tavern became even noisier.

"Hey buddy, look how many people are welcoming you, that means you're very popular. But I think you should join us, we're the strongest here."

Rumba patted his chest with great confidence.

"How about this, you all come and duel, and as for those still here, I'll consider it. What do you say?"

Kuro's voice was soft, but it penetrated the noise precisely and entered their ears.

The scene fell silent instantly.

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

"Are you kidding me, buddy!" Rumba's face darkened. "A duel?"

"Oh? You don't want to?"

Kuro stood up and looked down at him. "Didn't you say that what you want should be obtained through strength? I think that makes a lot of sense. How about this..."

He held up three fingers. "If he escapes this tavern in three seconds, I won't kill him."

"Dude, you're asking for it!"

Rumba also stood up. Standing over three meters tall, even taller than Kuro, he lowered his hands, gripped his double axes, and licked his lips with a bloodthirsty gleam. "What a pity, you're going to die here."

"three."

Kuro says a number.

"die!"

Rumba raised his double axes and brought them down with the force of thunder.

No one could survive his axe.

call...

A gentle breeze swept by at that moment.

Kuro's figure faded for a moment, then solidified again.

In that instant, everyone in the tavern seemed to freeze, including the burly man in front of them, who stood motionless, axe in hand.

Only Dick, behind the bar, was still able to move. He stared wide-eyed at the still, motionless scene in the pub, a hint of confusion in his eyes.

Click.

The man wearing the fur hat made a sound as if the knife at his waist was being sheathed, but he didn't see the man draw it...

"Va Brahma".

The man spoke softly.

Pfft!!!

Inside the tavern, everyone except him had their heads blown off, gushing blood-red water from their necks as they crashed into the tavern's ceiling.

At this moment, everyone's head left their body!

Knock knock knock.

His head hit the tavern ceiling and then fell back down, making a dull thud on the floor.

The expressions on their heads remained unchanged—some were ferocious, some disdainful, and some laughing—as if they hadn't realized they were dead.

The interior of the tavern was like a hell of heads.

"This is..." Dick's mouth gaped open, and his body trembled involuntarily.

"Sorry, I can only count to three."

Kuro said calmly.