Chapter 32: Outstanding Genius, the Strongest Swordsman!
"Cyrus?"
"Who's that? He's so popular. A swordsman with 440 consecutive wins. He sounds pretty impressive."
In the audience seats, Aokiji was lying on his seat, with bags of snacks he had bought at his feet.
Seeing the surging crowd around him, Aokiji sat up curiously and cast his gaze towards the center of the arena. Meanwhile, Yoriichi, who was eating the five-star-shaped specialty fruit he had bought, also looked towards the center of the arena with great interest.
Cyrus.
Even after so many years, Yunyi still has an impression of this character.
This guy became a murderer at the age of 15 in order to avenge the death of his best friend. He even attacked King Riku with a blunt object when he was being arrested, successfully hitting King Riku's head, and when he was about to be shot to death by the guards.
King Riku suddenly stopped his men.
Perhaps it was because of Cyrus's loyal and righteous character, or perhaps it was because of his outstanding fighting talent, but in any case, King Liku let Cyrus go.
However, Cyrus's identity as a murderer did not change because of this, and whether it was murder or attacking King Liku, it was a serious crime worthy of the death penalty.
King Riku then brought Cyrus to the arena in Dressrosa and promised him freedom if he could win 100 matches.
The exceptionally gifted Cyrus began to realize his talent in the arena, and the endless battles made him stronger and stronger. In less than six months, he achieved 100 victories.
After fulfilling the promise made by King Liku, Cyrus did not leave the arena. Because the identity of a murderer was really disgusting, even if he won 100 battles, Cyrus could not change his identity as a murderer.
Cyrus, unable to integrate into society, remained in the arena, numbing himself with fighting.
Up to now, Cyrus has won 440 battles. Whether in terms of strength or popularity, he is the top player in the arena.
After a while, Cyrus and his opponent "Violent Sea Bear" walked to the center of the ring.
The Furious Sea Bear was a massive 5-meter-tall man, broad-shouldered and thick-set. He wore armor, and his helmet covered his face, leaving only his eyes exposed. In one hand, he clutched a round shield covered with spikes, and in the other, he held a long axe as tall as himself, looking quite intimidating.
Cyrus is still a 17-year-old boy today, but he is tall, estimated to be more than two meters tall, with a well-proportioned figure. However, the muscles on his body are extremely developed, and he can be called strong.
Compared to him, Aokiji, who is about the same height as the other person, is just a "thin dog".
And unlike his opponents who were fully armed, Cyrus was only wearing a tattered cloth, but he had a skirt armor on his lower body and a double-edged sword in his hand. Under the sunlight, it shone with a cold light, and it was a good weapon.
But compared with his opponent, Cyrus's equipment was too simple. If he didn't have a sword in his hand, he would be begging for food.
The appearance is really bad.
"Wow~ That's Cyrus, so big and strong, and the armor he's wearing looks impressive too. No wonder he's been able to win so many battles."
Aokiji looked at the two people in the ring and mistook "Violent Sea Bear" for Cyrus. He said, with a hint of envy in his eyes. After a pause, Aokiji suddenly sighed: "It would be really cool if all our navy could be equipped with this kind of full armor."
Yunyi squinted his eyes at Aokiji and was speechless for a while. He could only agree: "That must be Tai Ku La."
Aokiji heard the sarcasm in Yunyi's words and opened his mouth to say something when he heard Yunyi continue: "Kuzan, the one holding the axe is not Cyrus, the one holding the double-edged sword is."
"I can feel that he is a very strong guy!"
Yunyi narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Cyrus in the center of the ring.
In Yoriichi's transparent world, he could clearly see the "qi" emanating from Cyrus, not domineering aura, but "qi".
Cyrus's breath was long and the muscles in his body were filled with explosive power. Most importantly, in Yunyi's eyes, Cyrus's heart was full of vitality.
This kind of vitality is comparable to that of the upper-rank demons in the Demon Slayer world.
The vitality of a human heart is comparable to that of a demon! Yunyi dared to say that if Cyrus were placed in the Demon Slayer world, there would only be one person and one demon who could surely defeat him.
That person was Yoshiichiro himself, and that ghost was the Ghost King Muzan who died under his sword.
"With a double-edged sword?"
Aokiji was also slightly startled when he heard this, a little surprised. However, he did not doubt Yoriichi's judgment. Aokiji knew that Yoriichi's perception was not just simple observation Haki. His friend seemed to have mastered an alternative perception ability that could tell the strengths and weaknesses of his opponents.
During the time that Yoriichi and Aokiji were talking, the host had already said a lot of things, mainly introducing the two swordsmen in the ring, and also to delay time.
As mentioned before, the arena is the largest treasury of Dressrosa. The audience who come here can spend money to bet on the victory of their favorite swordsman.
The main purpose of delaying this time is to give people time to place their bets.
"Hey, Kuzan, do you have any money?"
"Go buy this Cyrus and win. Consider the winnings as my repayment to you in advance."
Yunyi suddenly said to Aokiji beside him. Hearing this, Aokiji smiled and shook his head, refusing with a serious expression, "What are you thinking? Even though it's a vacation, I'm a marine. How could I possibly participate in gambling?"
Aokiji's words startled Yunyi. It was the first time he knew the Navy had such a rule. He vaguely remembered that the Navy would recruit an admiral in the future world conscription. That guy was an "actor", a "gambler", and also a "blind man".
"That's really a missed opportunity to make money." Yunyi didn't care. He leaned back in the chair and ate fruit comfortably.
Not long after, the referee of the arena announced the start of the fight, and the entire arena suddenly fell silent at this moment.
After the referee announced the start, Sea Bear and Cyrus didn't engage in direct combat. Cyrus, holding his sword in both hands, looked at his opponent coldly. Meanwhile, Sea Bear paced around Cyrus, seemingly searching for a flaw, ready to strike at any moment.
After a stalemate of several seconds, the "Sea Bear" could no longer bear it. It kicked the ground with both feet and rushed towards Cyrus. Although the "Sea Bear" was large in size and heavy in tonnage, its speed was not slow at all. In the blink of an eye, it rushed directly in front of Cyrus and hit Cyrus with the shield in its hand.
The spikes on the shield shone coldly. There was no doubt that if Cyrus was hit, he would immediately lose his combat effectiveness.
Just as the shield was about to hit him, Cyrus jumped up, flew directly over the head of the "sea bear", somersaulted in the air, and slashed the back of the "sea bear"'s head with the sword in his hand.
“Duang!!!”
The long sword and helmet collided violently, and the crisp sound of metal clashing resounded throughout the venue.
Cyrus, who completed the chopping action in the air, fell behind the "Sea Bear", and at this time the "Sea Bear" still maintained the posture of holding the shield to strike. After a few seconds, the huge body seemed to have lost its support and fell to the ground with a bang.
"Bang!"
With a loud bang, the "Sea Bear" fell to the ground, unable to stand up again amid the shouts of the referee and the audience. The fully armed "Sea Bear" was knocked down by the poorly equipped Cyrus with a single blow.
The terrifying strength immediately ignited the enthusiasm of the audience, and cheers poured into the ring.
"Oh! That's really amazing!" Aokiji sighed softly. Although he said this, his tone was very calm.
Cyrus is very strong, but he is just at the level of an ordinary person.
"I like him very much!"
"Kuzan, let's get this guy to the navy?"
"I think training with him will be more interesting than training with you!"
Although Cyrus's strength and speed are average, in the eyes of both Yoshiichi and Aokiji, he does not exceed the category of "ordinary people".
However, Yoriichi admired Cyrus's swordsmanship. The swordsmanship honed in battle was enough to pique Yoriichi's interest. Fighting him would surely be very interesting.
(End of this chapter)
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