The appearance of the navy drew the villagers out, who watched the group with a mixture of curiosity and nervousness.
This is the New World, a place teeming with pirates. Their archipelago is relatively peaceful, but the appearance of the Navy means that pirates have appeared here.
One Piece...
The mere thought of such a terrifying existence sent shivers down the spines of ordinary people.
Unlike Paradise and the Four Seas, those who live in the New World are more aware of the dangers posed by pirates.
After all, there are different levels of pirates.
How did you get here?
Kuro looked at them and couldn't help but ask.
These words startled the civilians. One of them, an old man who looked like a village chief, stepped forward and said, "Sir Navy officer, we have always lived here."
"Have you always lived here?"
Kuro frowned. "What was going on with you guys before? What did that old man in the leather coat do to you? And what happened next?"
"Sir, we've never seen an old man in a leather coat before. We've always lived here, and nothing has ever happened to us," the village chief said, puzzled.
Never seen it before?
Kuro frowned even more deeply. "You haven't seen the Vanishing Demon of Cortiga?"
These words shocked the common people.
The village chief said in a trembling voice, "The Vanishing Demon? It's here? We've heard rumors that it's a man-eating demon that silently devours people. Because of this, we were all preparing to move away from Cortiga."
They looked as if they had never seen it before.
But they had already disappeared.
"An ability? What kind of strange and unusual ability is it..."
Kuro exhaled a puff of smoke, turned his head to look in the direction from which the aura had appeared, a hint of gloom and caution appearing in his eyes, "People from the New World are really different."
He was afraid of the new world precisely because of this.
Strange and bizarre abilities that defy explanation are commonplace in the New World.
Throughout the world, pirates from the four seas are the most common, while pirates from Paradise are full of Devil Fruit users. In the latter half of the New World, pirates with Devil Fruit powers can use their abilities to their fullest potential, while those without powers can hone their Haki to a high level. And those freaks with physical gifts are even more terrifying.
However, his domineering aura and physical condition were still within the 'normal' range, which he could understand.
However, the unknown nature of their abilities is truly terrifying.
Devil Fruits are so diverse that you have no idea what kind of abilities they possess. Some abilities can be blocked with Haki, while others cannot be resisted even by Haki.
The fact that it is too unbelievable and too unknown is the fundamental reason why Kuro is most afraid of it.
But we can't just ignore that old man in his seventies or eighties...
Kuro floated into the sky and headed straight for the direction of that aura.
...
Another island.
On a slope, Felter sat there, staring at the sky above the last island, scratching his head. "What a hassle. I don't want to fight him; my body's too old for that. Speaking of which, in that era, he was still so young. Does he have some secret to staying young? If I reveal my true identity, will he tell me? Probably not, since he has a very strong aversion to pirates..."
As he spoke, he suddenly chuckled: "Hey, the Marines, who have such a strong aversion to pirates, actually have one..."
boom!
Before he could finish speaking, his pupils contracted, and he pushed himself up from the ground.
From where he stood, a cluster of sharp spikes grew out.
"Hey, this is dangerous, Kuro... Kuro-kun." Philt looked at the figure that suddenly appeared in the sky.
He looked up at the sky and saw Kuro flying over, a cigar in his mouth, looking down at Felt.
"Old man, come and explain to me why those people from that village have reappeared. What exactly did you do? What is your purpose?"
"This one..."
Phil thought for a moment, then chuckled and said, "You can say that, anyway, I'm going to die soon."
He glanced around and said, "In two days, this earthquake archipelago will be completely destroyed by a highly frequent earthquake, and many people will die. I'm saving people, and the reason... well, I just wanted to be a hero out of interest in the last few hours. By the way, our captain often says that."
What is that?
Driven by interest?
Kuro looked at him in surprise; the old man had hair, he wasn't bald...
How was this sentence translated?
Would people in this world say that?
"Save them?"
Kuro narrowed his eyes. "How the hell do you know it will be destroyed?"
"Well... I can't say that."
Felter shrugged: "So if you stop me here, many of my plans will be ruined. After all, I'm no match for you. Could you please be lenient? Navy buddy, um... I should probably call you buddy, since I seem to be older than you now."
"He keeps saying nonsensical things."
Kuro, cigar in mouth, gripped Shusui tightly. "But you seem to be a Devil Fruit user, which makes things a bit more complicated..."
Splash!
It started to rain.
"Then let's capture you first, and then we'll question you."
To deal with a power user, he tried not to touch him, and with the seawater, he had enough to deal with one.
"This feel...is it seawater...?"
Philt looked up at the sky and said with a wry smile, "Using this kind of trick on a dying man is too underhanded. I understand why the captain is unwilling to eat the fruit now."
The next instant, Fürth vanished from the spot.
Kuro's pupils contracted, and he was about to activate his Observation Haki to continue sensing.
However, just as he disappeared, he suddenly felt a touch on his back.
Kuro immediately turned around and saw Philt appear behind him, touching his back with one hand and laughing, "You're too much trouble. In my last few hours, could you please leave me alone for now? I really mean no harm, especially not to you."
When did you arrive?
How did it appear!
With his Observation Haki, how could he not detect it?!
and...
Is this guy using Moonwalk?!
Kuro's eyes were filled with shock.
Philt seemed to understand Kuro's guess and said, "I waited here ten minutes early so that you wouldn't stop me. Well then, goodbye for now."
As he spoke, Kuro instantly drew his sword and slashed at him.
But in an instant, Philt vanished from behind him, completely disappeared.
"Disappeared again..."
Kuro frowned, continuing to use his Observation Haki to sense things. This time, within the archipelago, he was unable to detect Felt's presence.
"What happened? Why are the other people's auras gone too?"
Aside from Philt's presence, he couldn't sense the presence of Lida or Crow either.
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