"How infuriating, of all times!" Hancock was annoyed when she heard this. She was feeding Tianqi grapes to build their relationship, and now the whole thing was ruined.
"Alright, let's go out and take a look!" Tianqi patted Hancock's head, turned around and walked out of the cabin. As soon as he came out, he asked his attendant, "Is the other ship heading in our direction?"
"Yes, Lord Tianqi, their ships are lined up and heading this way. They're probably going to attack us!" the attendant said solemnly. A pirate crew of several thousand people like this is extremely rare. Such a pirate crew must be either rich or powerful; otherwise, they could never have so many people.
The Whitebeard Pirates, one of the Four Emperors, only have around two thousand members, while Kaido and Charlotte Linlin have around one thousand. This shows that a group of a thousand pirates is still very popular. The Conquerors Pirates, another of the Four Emperors, have the fewest members among them. However, Tianqi has never cared about the number of members, since he relies on his strength.
After listening to the female attendant's words, Tian Qi nodded and then went to the bow of the ship to stand with Ryūta Ryōma. Upon closer inspection, he saw that a group of ships was indeed heading this way. He estimated that there were about thirty ships, each of which was a large ship with a hundred people, with at least three thousand people. However, Tian Qi did not recognize the pirate flag and guessed that it was just some random pirate crew.
"Captain, should we sink these ships?" Ryūta Ryōma asked Tianqi indifferently, not taking this unknown pirate crew seriously at all.
"No need, let's wait and see. We're not some bloodthirsty, evil pirates, there's no need for this!" Tian Qi shook his head, choosing not to act directly. After all, there are countless pirates on the sea. If he were to eliminate every pirate crew he encountered, it would be a waste of time. Moreover, Tian Qi didn't want to become a target of everyone's hatred. Of course, if the other party insisted on courting death, then he couldn't be blamed.
Hancock also came to Tianqi's side, looking at the pirate crew sailing towards them. Soon, about thirty pirate ships came to Tianqi and the others. On the largest pirate ship in the middle, a middle-aged man with a face full of scars was standing on the bow. It was obvious that he was the leader of this pirate crew.
"Listen up, pirates! I am Rama, captain of the Battle Axe Pirates! Hand over your ships and treasures if you don't want to die, or I will kill you!" Rama shouted menacingly at the front, wielding two large axes in his hands, clearly a vicious thug.
"You pirates are simply too presumptuous! You dare to shout in front of Lord Tianqi! You're courting death! I order you to get out of here immediately!" Before Tianqi could speak, Hancock couldn't help but put her hands on her hips and speak up.
Wow! Who is that woman? She's so pretty!
"Yes, she's so beautiful. I don't know why, but I always have this feeling that I want to obey her commands!"
"She's so beautiful! Her looks are absolutely top-tier in One Piece!"
...
The moment Hancock opened her mouth, the entire Battle Axe Pirates' eyes lit up. For these small-time pirates, money and beautiful women were everything, let alone a top-tier beauty like Hancock. They simply couldn't resist her charm.
"Captain, that woman is absolutely gorgeous, we can't let her get away!"
"Yes, yes, Captain, we absolutely cannot let a beauty of this caliber slip by!"
...
"You bunch of bastards, shut up!" Rama the Axe-wielding, his face contorted with rage at his subordinates' spineless words, raised his axe and cleaved the loudest man in two. The man, bleeding profusely, fell overboard and was dead.
"A bunch of idiots! They are my prisoners. Treasure, ships, and beauties are all mine. They have to give me whatever I want. What are you all arguing about!" With that, Axe-wielding Rama pointed his axe at Tianqi and the others and shouted, "You lot, hurry up and bring me the treasure, and bring that woman over too, or I'll make sure you all die and your ships are destroyed!"
"These villains, Captain, I'm going to kill them!" Ryūta Ryōma's eyes narrowed, a hint of anger rising within him. It wasn't because of Rama's boastful talk, but because the random killing had enraged him.
If he still held a sliver of hope before, that hope has now been completely extinguished. This kind of guy who kills people at the drop of a hat is definitely a vicious scoundrel. He will kill every one of them he sees. The spirit of Bushido will never allow him to let such a villain go.
When Tianqi and Rama met, a young woman with black hair in a large cabin of the Battle Axe Pirates looked at Tianqi and the others, who were still holding a stack of bounty posters.
"Such a large ship with so few people, daring to sail on the Grand Line and facing thousands of people without flinching, this guy is either a fool or he must be very powerful. It seems necessary to investigate!" The woman muttered to herself, while her hands quickly flipped through the bounty posters, trying to find information about the other party.
After searching for a while, they finally found a bounty poster that resembled the person in front of them. Except for the eyes, they were almost identical. The other two people also matched the appearance on the bounty poster.
"Uchiha Tenchi, the Demon Eye, captain of the Conqueror Pirates, one of the Four Emperors of the New World, with a bounty of 2.5 billion, for the following crimes..."
"Boa Hancock, the Pirate Empress, has a bounty of 250 million for conquering pirate crews. Her crimes are as follows..."
"Ryūta Ryōma, a samurai from Wano Country, a world-renowned swordsman, and a member of the Conqueror Pirates. He recently joined the Conqueror Pirates and has a bounty of ten million!"
"Red-Haired Shanks..."
“Ben Beckman…”
The woman looked at the bounty posters for the conquering pirate crew with surprise. Apart from Ryūta Ryōma, who had just joined, the minimum bounty for the others was 80 million, and the captain, Uchiha Tenki, had an astonishing bounty of 2 billion. Although she didn't quite understand the title of the Four Emperors, those who could be called emperors were not ordinary people.
The title of "Four Emperors" is a recent one. People in the New World generally acknowledge the Four Emperors, but pirates outside the New World have almost never heard of the so-called Four Emperors. Therefore, people in the first half of the Grand Line and other seas do not know what the concept of the Four Emperors really means.
"How did these overlords of the New World end up here? But now's not the time to investigate this. It's best to make a run for it. That guy Luo Mo is new to the Grand Line and doesn't know his own limitations. He thinks he can dominate like he did in the North Blue. He's courting death. If he runs into pirates from the New World, he'll be dead. I don't want to die with him!" The woman didn't do any more research. She stuffed the bounty poster into her backpack, went into the cabin, and never came out again.
On the Conqueror, Tianqi did not refuse when he heard Ryūta Ryōma's words. This kind of ignorant fool dared to come and cause trouble for him. If he died, he would die. He was not worth pitying at all.
Seeing that Tianqi had agreed, Ryūta Ryōma's lips curled up slightly. He drew his great sword Enma and said to Rama, "As a samurai, I allow you to leave your last words!"
"What? Did I hear that right? This guy actually wants us to leave our last words?"
"Hahaha... I reckon this guy's been scared out of his wits by us, he's started talking nonsense!"
"I think so too. After all, there are thousands of us, and with their small numbers, it's normal for them to be scared out of their wits. This guy is definitely not thinking straight right now!"
"That's right, that's right, hahaha..."
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Hearing Ryūta Ryōma's words, the group of small pirates didn't take him seriously at all, as if they were listening to a joke. Axe-wielding Rama also burst into laughter. When the captain laughed, thousands of people laughed along with him. It was quite impressive that thousands of people were laughing together.
"If this is your last words, then you may die!" Seeing the bunch of ants laughing at him, Ryoma Nagata's face darkened, and he immediately swung Enma, unleashing a black sword aura.
"Bang!" In an instant, the sword energy directly cut three or four ships in half, and hundreds of pirates either died or fell into the water. When Rama with the axe saw this scene, he stopped laughing and almost couldn't catch his breath.
"Holy crap! So strong! The power of a single strike is so incredible, is this guy even human?" Axe-wielding Rama reacted with a strange cry. He had never encountered anyone so strong in the South China Sea. A single strike had destroyed four of his ships; such combat power was simply terrifying.
"Quickly, quickly, attack them with artillery fire! Bomb them, bombard them!" Rama roared, baring his teeth.
"Yes, yes, yes... Captain!" The members of the Battle Axe Pirates hurriedly began preparations, which showed that these pirates were really not up to par, and could not be compared with the Black Shark Pirates they had encountered before.
"Still want to use the cannon? You evil pirates all deserve to die! Sink to the bottom of the sea!" Ryūta Ryōma gave them no chance. The sword intent of a great swordsman erupted, and he quickly wielded the Great Grade Sword Enma, unleashing wave after wave of sword energy without holding back.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."
As Ryoma Nagata unleashed his sword energy attack, dozens of ships disintegrated, and many pirates either fell into the water or died. In an instant, the thirty-odd ships were reduced to a pitiful three ships.
"Monster, monster! He's a monster! Retreat! Retreat!" Rama, wielding the axe, was so frightened that he dropped both axes to the ground. He was completely broken. If one of the crew members was this powerful, what would happen if the crew members attacked? He was terrified and had no intention of fighting back. He just wanted to get out of there as quickly as possible.
Rama didn't even need to mention escaping; his men had already started turning the ship around. Fighting such a monster was a joke. The three ships immediately changed direction and fled in another direction, without even looking back.
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