Pirates: The wages are in place and the Yonko will be kicked out.

The flames of plunder and destruction soon spread, as if they were going to engulf everything.

"Brothers! Kill everyone!"

"oh--!"

The pirates took advantage of the fire to attack the village, robbed property and burned down the houses. Even so, they were not satisfied and finally drew their swords full of murderous intent on all the villagers.

"Hurry! Everyone, run to the forest!"

An old woman shouted, she seemed to be the elder of the village.

The women held their children and fled into the forest. Although the men took up arms to resist, they were no match for the pirates who were like locusts on the sea.

"Look at my-!"

A burly man in the village fought alone against the pirates. He blocked the opponent's attack with the wooden shield in his left hand, then raised the woodcutter in his right hand and chopped it down hard.

"asshole!"

"Um?"

A pirate wanted to sneak attack the big man from behind, but at the critical moment, he was chopped to the ground by an arriving swordsman.

"Saka!"

"Lux! Be careful!"

The man named Saka smiled at the big man as if he was blaming himself, and the big man Lux nodded vigorously and responded to him.

The next moment, the two rushed into the battle again.

"Oh!"

Suddenly, hearing a girl's scream, Saka quickly turned around.

Just when the girl in the village was about to be killed by the pirate, Saka, who arrived quickly, knocked the pirate's sword away with his sword.

"Maya! Run away!"

Saka shouted to the girl named Maya.

Although Maya is only a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl, she gives people a very mature impression. The hair behind the ears is tied on both sides, held in place with a hairpin, and the rest hangs straight behind her back. Saka looked to be in his early twenties, and his red robe was tied with a belt - at this moment, his hound-like face showed a very painful expression.

"Saka... is in danger!"

Just when the girl was about to shout "danger", the pirate, who carried out a sneak attack without martial ethics, had already hit Saka's back with his swung mace.

The moment he was hit by the mace, Saka's knife suddenly broke into two pieces.

Saka muttered "Oops!" and at the same time pulled out another short knife from his waist - "ZORO". The oak-handled short knife had this person's name engraved on it. name.

"ah!"

Saka, who was hit hard in the abdomen by the mace, staggered and blood oozed from the corner of his mouth.

Just when the pirates were about to continue their attack, a burning pillar collapsed and lay between the two, and a wall of fire separated them.

"Run away! Saka!"

Maya supported Saka, who was seriously injured, and ran toward the forest.

It was dark and windy. Against the backdrop of this terrible weather, an old castle stood by the lake, and black clouds rolled into the castle like a whirlpool.

The trees in the forest trembled in the lightning.

Although it is said to be an old castle, it is actually in ruins. It looks like no one lives in it. It has collapsed everywhere, as if it has been abandoned for more than hundreds of years.

The injured Saka was supported by Maya and climbed up the stairs little by little.

Both men were running out of breath.

After looking behind me, I saw that the vicious pirates had actually chased me back here.

"Saka! Work harder!"

Maya tries her best to motivate Sarkar.

However, if they just carried the injured Saka like this, it would be impossible for the two of them to escape from these shark-like pirates.

The two people ran to a room in the castle, and there was no way out.

Three pirates were chasing after him.

"hateful!"

Saka blocked Maya behind him and raised the short knife with his left hand.

He had been fighting with only one left hand - his right hand seemed to be useless, and his sleeve was hanging feebly.

"Click!"

Following the sound, a pirate slashed towards Saka.

Saka used a short sword to hold the pirate's sword. His sword-wielding skills were completely different from those pirates who could only pick up their weapons and swing them around - I saw him using his much weaker short sword. With the sword, he easily neutralized the opponent's attack, and then used all his strength to deliver a fatal blow.

Exquisite angles, exquisite time control——

"Ah!"

Maya screamed in fear.

Saka's footsteps did not keep up. He used all his strength to strike with all his strength, and even these pirates, who were just trash fishes, were easily dodged.

The reason is simple. His body has already lost its strength - which limits his swordsmanship. In an instant, Saka was stabbed back by the pirate. The wound stretched from his side to his shoulder. He turned around and fell on a sarcophagus placed in the house.

"Hahahaha! Is that your level? Hey!"

The pirates laughed at Saka, raised their knives, and planned to kill him.

The girl suddenly stood in front of the pirates with open arms, intending to protect Saka - however, this courageous act only stimulated the bloodthirsty desire of the pirates.

"Maya..."

Saka whispered the girl's name while trying to stand up with the determination to die. The lid of the sarcophagus was stained with a lot of blood - the wound on his chest was very huge, and the blood seemed to be pumped out by a water pump, flowing crazily.

As expected, Maya was instantly knocked to the ground by the pirates.

Saka could barely move his head. What he saw was a pirate holding a sword and walking towards Maya who was lying on the ground. He probably wanted to give her a final blow in the back.

"mix……"

Saka, who was seriously injured, didn't even have the strength to raise his hand - he was desperate and fainted from excessive blood loss.

A bolt of lightning illuminated the sky outside, and dazzling white light shone in from the broken window.

The pirates looked down at the girl Maya, whose face was swollen from being slapped but still trying to stand up.

"Hahaha! Does it hurt? You guy..."

The sharp tip of the knife pointed in front of Maya with shining light.

The lightning outside the window became more intense and continuous, as if nature was hating something and roaring.

And at the moment when the most manic lightning appeared, a little light seemed to be vaguely visible between the sarcophagus and the coffin lid.

All the blood that Saka shed was sucked into the tiny gap.

For some reason, the lid of the sarcophagus opened on its own.

The pirates didn't notice these things at all, and were still looking at Maya with lustful eyes - they had both the desire to kill and the lust for animals.

The unconscious Saka's upper body fell completely into the sarcophagus. The coffin lid moved slowly, and finally slid away from the sarcophagus. After a loud bang, it fell to the ground.

The pirates heard the sound and turned around in surprise.

Saka also opened his eyes due to the sound and vibration of the coffin lid sliding down, and he seemed to see something emerging in the lightning.

Saka held it with his left hand as if grasping a life-saving straw.

"What is this guy doing?"

"Do you still want to get stabbed again?"

"Hey! Why don't we let him watch! Let him watch us take this little girl... Hehehehe!"

The pirates retracted all the swords pointed at Maya and stabbed Saka who was lying on the sarcophagus again - preparing to cut off his hands and feet.

However--

After a purple-red light, what stood were not the ferocious pirates, but Saka, who was seriously injured and unable to move.

I saw Saka standing up, holding a strange fruit in his hand - the shape of a tomato, but the color was a gorgeous purple-red, and there were cloud-like patterns on the surface of the fruit.

Blood mist kept pouring out from the surface of the fruit, and it seemed that it was this strange power that knocked down the villain just now.

The remaining two pirates had no idea that Saka, who was on the verge of death, could fight back, and were so frightened that they couldn't help but retreat.

"Ahh..."

Looking at Saka holding the fruit sealed in the sarcophagus in front of her, Maya covered her mouth with her hands, her eyes filled with fear.

"hateful!"

"Go to hell!"

The two pirates seemed to be manipulated by the fruit held by Saka, and rushed over unprepared as if sending their bodies upward.

Saka used his remaining hand to lift the strange fruit high - and saw that the blood mist became thicker.

"?!"

The pirate who attacked Saka's left side instantly turned into a mummy.

The pirate who attacked from the right side of Saka had his head split open by a bloody slash.

As if there was life, and in the blood mist that was constantly breathing and expanding, all three pirates died miserably.

"Put it down, Saka, this fruit is..."

Maya gasped—but was too frightened to speak.

In front of the three piled corpses, Saka felt the blood mist intoxicated and brought the fruit to his mouth.

Outside the window, there was deep darkness.

"Hey hey hey..."

Saka smiled, and as he swallowed the fruit one by one, his whole body seemed to be sublimated. Moreover, the huge knife wound on his chest, the fatal wound that would cause massive bleeding, actually closed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Hey Hey Hey……"

Feeling the power surging in his body, Saka laughed wildly like a wild beast, and it was extremely terrifying - the fracture of his missing right arm even began to feel itchy as new flesh and blood grew.

Maya looked at the sudden change of Saka and could not help but tremble.

Lightning and thunder surrounded the castle by the lake.

…

Sunny afternoon.

Aska Island is an ideal place for seabirds on the "Grand Line". A large number of seagulls, in order to get some small fish and shrimps left by the fishmongers in the harbor market, are constantly flying in the wind at low altitude.

Although this is an island on the Grand Line, it is not far from the East China Sea. Therefore, the same dazzling sunshine as most of the East China Sea makes everything warm.

In a port on the island.

The dining table of the moored "Golden Meri" was filled with a mountain of dishes.

"So, what we are going to help General Porusalino investigate this time is the Aska Island with the legend of the Seven Star Sword?"

Chopper, the humanoid reindeer, asked while stuffing steak into his mouth.

Captain Luffy also fought for the steaks without giving up and ate desperately: "But I remember that the legendary Seven Star Sword seems to have been obtained by someone a long time ago, right? My grandpa seems to have said so!"

"You are right. The legendary Seven-Star Sword appeared in the Kingdom of Clifford in the New World many years ago - where General Sakaski is now stationed."

Nami and her friends explained, "After the Navy launched a demon-slaying order there, killing its original owner, the sword was obtained by the senior cadre of the Revolutionary Army, 'Moonlight' Moriah, who appeared there at the time! "

"Revolutionary Army? Isn't that..."

"It's Daddy Luffy's organization. My senior brother's shipyard often receives anonymous shipbuilding commissions from them." Franky took a big sip of Coke and then looked at Zoro, "But if that's the case, why does Polu General Salino wants Sauron to tell us that he wants to investigate the island with the legend of the Seven Star Sword?"

"Could it be that the green algae head who almost missed the boat misremembered it? After all, with his IQ..."

Sanji glanced at Zoro provocatively while smoking a cigarette after the meal.

"Hey! Sexy Chef, do you want to be chopped?"

Zoro showed no sign of weakness and subconsciously wanted to draw his sword and stage a daily routine on the Golden Merli with Sanji, but Nami, who had veins pulsing on her forehead, pushed her down directly——

"Listen to what I have to say first!"

"After the Seven Star Sword was obtained by 'Moonlight' Moriah, this guy with an extremely weird personality turned into a complete weirdo. The power of this magic sword deeply affected him, and even began to try to turn him into a monster. He became a puppet who only knew how to kill and destroy - but coincidentally, General Porusalino purified him and destroyed the sword."

"So, General Porusalino is not asking us to investigate the sword itself on this island - after all, this magic sword has completely disappeared. What he wants us to investigate is related to this sword. s legend!"

"legend?"

"Well, legend has it that since ancient times, people on this island have been afraid of the red full moon, which only appears once a hundred years, as an ominous moon that brings disasters and changes."

"Therefore, the gods of the Seven Stars of Askar, in order to save people from disaster, gave King Askar the powerful orb and the Seven Star Sword."

"But after that, the fate of the Seven Star Sword was full of irony. Because in the middle of this legend, there was a very ominous prophecy - 'When the red full moon fills the sky, powerful power will reside in the sword. That huge Power is like a double-edged sword. When all seven stars are defeated, darkness will begin to dominate the world'!

"D-Darkness will rule the world?"

Luffy was stunned for a moment, then panicked: "Isn't that me?!"

"Idiot! No one is talking about you! You are talking about the darkness related to the Seven Star Sword!" Sanji kicked Luffy angrily.

"but……"

Chopper frowned, "The sword given by God contains the power of the 'red full moon' that brings disaster? It feels very similar to the legend of the king's treasure on Crown Island..."

Zoro nodded: "So, General Porusalino asked us to investigate this island, maybe because it has the same situation - it may also be related to the huge kingdom that was wiped out."

"Hey! Let me tell you! No matter what it has to do with, can you explain it differently!" Luffy pressed his nose in frustration, "Although I can understand it, but we are pirates! Pirates! We are How can we do whatever General Porusalino tells us to do?”

"So - this is actually our own adventure! Because this island with the legend of the Seven Star Sword happens to be on our route, yes! That's it!"

"..."

Looking at Luffy who clapped his hands and felt that what he said was very reasonable and couldn't help but nod to himself, his friends couldn't help but look at me and look at you——

"The darkness that dominates the world, if it were Luffy..."

"It would be great!"

"No, maybe it will be the end of the world..."