"Carina?"
Nojiko, Kaya, Makino, and Tashigi all grew curious seeing how excited everyone was, and immediately followed their gazes towards the stage in the center of the spotlight.
"Carina?"
Nami looked towards the stage, a little surprised.
Carina really was here!
Qingyun was very happy and looked expectantly towards the stage.
"Lady Carina is the most beautiful and best singer in our casino."
"Many distinguished guests come specifically to see Lady Carina and hear her sing."
The woman smiled and explained to Qingyun and Nami.
"So that's how it is."
Nojiko, Kaya, Makino, and Tashigi suddenly understood.
"That guy is actually so amazing?"
Nami found it a bit hard to believe.
Qingyun, however, was not surprised at all.
Just then, Carina appeared in the center of the spotlight.
She was wearing a long black dress with a high slit and a red shawl, perfectly showcasing her delicate and voluptuous figure, and her long, fair legs.
Her beautiful face was exquisite, complemented by her jewel-like sky-blue eyes and her short purple hair, making her look incredibly sexy and charming, stirring up a passionate excitement in people.
"So beautiful."
Looking at Carina, even Nami, Nojiko, Kaya, Makino, and Tashigi couldn't help but exclaim.
The most astonished among them was Nami.
Because although she had traveled with Carina, she had never seen Carina seriously dressed up or wearing such clothes before.
She hadn't expected Carina to be so beautiful after getting dressed up.
Qingyun must be here for Carina!
Nami, Nojiko, Kaya, and Makino looked at Carina and finally understood why Qingyun wanted to come to East Blue City's biggest casino.
Indeed!
Qingyun's eyes also lit up, feeling very satisfied.
"Oh!"
"Carina!"
"Carina!"
The men in the casino became even more excited when they saw Carina appear.
Carina smiled and waved her hand.
The men became even more fervent.
However, as Carina gestured for everyone to quiet down, the men simultaneously fell silent.
The accompaniment started, and Carina began to dance gracefully.
Soon after, Carina picked up the microphone and began to sing while dancing.
The melodious singing and music complemented each other perfectly, echoing throughout the entire casino, and coupled with Carina's graceful dance moves, it effortlessly captured everyone's attention, making all eyes focus on her alone.
It's decided!
Carina will be one of my songstresses!
Qingyun was very satisfied.
However, he didn't act hastily, but instead stood in place, enjoying Carina's performance.
Carina's singing is actually so good!
Nami was very surprised; she had never heard Carinasing before.
"Carina!"
"Carina!"
"One more song!"
"One more song!"
Soon after, when Carina finished her performance, everyone shouted even louder, calling for Carina to sing another song.
Buzz!
Qingyun's eyes widened, red light flashing in them, and he unleashed his Haoshoku, sweeping over everyone except Nami, Nojiko, Kaya, Makino, Tashigi, and Carina.
In an instant, many people's eyes rolled back, and they collapsed weakly to the ground, unconscious.
The few who didn't immediately faint were all breaking out in cold sweat, their bodies trembling more or less, looking at Qingyun in terror.
Even Nami and the others, who were only affected by the aftershocks of Qingyun's Haoshoku, couldn't help but tremble.
It's about to begin!
Nami, Nojiko, Kaya, and Makino, accustomed to this, knew that Qingyun was going to use forceful means to get Carina onto his ship, and they felt a bit of sympathy for Carina.
"This… this is Haoshoku!"
Tashigi and a very small number of people looked at Qingyun in disbelief.
They had heard of Haoshoku, but they had never seen anyone use it before.
"What's going on?"
Carina and the other people who hadn't fainted were very confused; they hadn't heard of Haoshoku, let alone seen anyone use it.
"Carina, are you willing to join my crew?"
Qingyun looked at Carina and asked directly, getting straight to the point.
Carina was stunned.
She had never expected that Qingyun, after suddenly using a method she had never seen before to knock out most of the people, would then invite her to join his crew.
"Wait a minute."
Before Carina could answer, a tall man adorned in gold and silver on the high platform suddenly stood up and, glaring at Qingyun, questioned:
"Qingyun, you first knocked out my guests, and then you directly poached my talent right in front of me. Do you take me for granted?"
"Don't you know the rules of my casino?"
Seeing the man speak, those who hadn't fainted all pulled out their weapons and stood up, glaring menacingly at Qingyun.
"So what if I do?"
Tianyun looked at the man and said arrogantly.
Seeing that Qingyun completely disregarded him, the man's veins bulged with anger, and his eyes widened:
"Everyone, attack him, let's kill him together."
"Gladly."
"A bounty of fifty million, I'll take it."
The people who hadn't fainted all rushed towards Qingyun with their weapons.
They didn't know about Haoshoku, nor did they know why Qingyun could make so many people faint simultaneously in an instant.
However, they thought Qingyun was outnumbered, and with so many of them, they could surely take down Qingyun and the women beside him.
Only a few people who knew Qingyun had used Haoshoku earlier realized that Qingyun's strength must be extraordinary and directly chose to quietly slip away.
"Hmph!"
Qingyun scoffed with disdain.
Soru!
Without further ado, he used Soru and swiftly charged towards the attacking people.
Bang!
Qingyun directly punched one person to death.
"That's Soru from our Navy Six Styles!"
"How could he know Soru?"
The Marines in the crowd were stunned.
The pirates were also dumbfounded.
However, Qingyun did not stop there and continued to ruthlessly eliminate these people.
"Don't be afraid, everyone, he's only one person, let's all attack together."
"Kill."
Everyone quickly reacted and launched a fierce assault on Qingyun together.
But in front of Qingyun's Observation Haki, their attacks couldn't harm Tianyun in the slightest.
And they couldn't block Qingyun's attacks at all, being killed one after another by Qingyun, blood splattering on the spot.
Seeing this scene, Carina and the man were both stunned.
They had never expected that Qingyun, fighting against nearly a hundred people, all famous pirates and Marines from the East Blue, could so easily achieve a one-sided slaughter.
It seems he held back earlier!
Tashigi looked at Qingyun, who was slaughtering everyone, and remembering her comrades who hadn't been directly killed by Qingyun before, she finally realized that Qingyun had deliberately spared their lives earlier.