Aiden looked at the huge idiot in front of him, whose weapon had been stopped, and smiled.
He slowly turned his head and looked at Zephyr behind him. The old instructor looked just as shocked.
"Instructor, are you okay?"
The cold look on Aiden's face faded. He put on an easy smile and even used one hand to fix his windblown hair.
"Sorry, that idiot Smoker took too long on the way here, so I'm a step late. I'll handle the rest—"
However.
His cool moment lasted less than three seconds.
Before Aiden could finish his sentence.
Across from him, Weevil lost his temper. His full-force strike had been blocked, and his simple mind could not accept it.
"Let go!!"
Weevil shouted.
He simply forced more strength into both arms.
His muscles swelled, and the veins on his arms stood out. He did not care that his blade was trapped. He swung the blade to the side, dragging Aiden along with it.
"I—"
Aiden still had his head turned and was smiling at Zephyr when a force too strong to stop slammed into his palm.
The next second.
"Boom!"
A heavy crash shook the deck.
As Zephyr and the surviving Marines stared in shock, Rear Admiral Aiden, who had just made an impressive entrance, was slammed through the deck along with the blade.
The solid steel deck shattered. Wood splinters and iron pieces flew everywhere.
The force carried Aiden straight down. He crashed through three levels of cabins one after another before slamming into the lowest part of the ship, raising a huge cloud of dust.
"..."
The deck fell silent.
Only Weevil's excited shout echoed around them.
"I hit him! Mom! I squashed!"
"Good job, son!"
Bakkin, who was hiding in the corner, screamed with excitement. Aiden's arrival had scared her badly, but now that she saw him get swatted away, she became bold again.
"Now is your chance! Kill that old man!"
"Okay! I will kill that old man!"
Weevil threw away the bent scrap iron in his hand. Shouting again, he raised his huge fists and charged at Zephyr.
"That idiot..."
Zephyr looked at the deep hole in the deck. His mouth twitched.
But he was still a veteran, so he did not panic. His Observation Haki had already sensed that the brat smashed into the bottom of the ship was fine.
Using the time Aiden had bought by blocking the blade, he quickly pulled up the injured recruit hanging outside the railing and kicked him behind cover.
Facing Weevil's new charge, Zephyr took a deep breath and got into a fighting stance.
"Bring it on!"
However.
Before Weevil's fists could land.
Bzzzt...
A sharp crackle of electricity came from deep inside the dark hole.
Right after that.
Whoosh—!
Blue-white lightning shot up from below the deck.
Weevil's vision blurred for a second.
Aiden burst out of the hole and drove an electrified kick straight into Weevil's face.
"Bang!"
This time, it was Weevil's turn to fly.
Weevil was kicked off the ground. He spun through the air before crashing into the distant railing.
Crack!
The hard steel railing snapped. Weevil cried out in pain as half his body got stuck in the twisted metal. A scorched black footprint was left on his face.
"Phew..."
The lightning faded.
Aiden reappeared on the deck.
He looked a bit messy now. His spotless Justice coat was covered in wood splinters and dust, and his hair was messy.
He patted the dust off his body while glaring at the big idiot struggling to get up in the distance.
"Good, good... You big idiot, you are asking for it."
Aiden took a deep breath. Sparks of electricity began to pop and crackle in the air around him.
"Hitting me is one thing... but you actually dared to make me look this bad in front of my instructor and the female recruits?!"
"That is unforgivable!"
Zephyr froze for a second and looked around.
There were clearly dozens of male recruits still on the deck. Even though they were injured, they were awake and watching.
There are so many male recruits watching right here...
Why does he only care about looking bad in front of the girls?
Isn't this kid focusing on the wrong thing entirely?
"Instructor."
Aiden ignored Zephyr's strange look. He rolled his neck, making a loud pop, and waved his hand while keeping his back to Zephyr.
"Go rest on the side for a bit, and take care of the wounded while you are at it."
"The next part might not be suitable for children to watch."
After saying that, Aiden vanished again.
The next moment, he appeared right in front of Weevil, who had just pulled his head out of the railing.
"Mom! It hurts!"
Weevil covered his scorched face and was about to cry, but then he noticed Aiden already standing right in front of him.
"It hurts? This is only the beginning."
Aiden clenched his right fist. Armament Haki and pale lightning covered it at the same time.
Then he stepped in and punched.
Again.
And again.
His fists landed across Weevil's chest, stomach, shoulders, and jaw without giving him room to breathe. Each blow carried Haki and electricity, forcing Weevil's huge body back step by step.
Weevil's strength meant little when he could not catch Aiden. His Armament Haki held for a while, but Aiden kept striking the same places until blood began to spill.
"Ahhhh!!"
Weevil was driven across the deck. Every impact made the damaged warship shake.
"What a tough shell."
After landing dozens of punches, Aiden stepped back to create some distance and frowned slightly.
Weevil was covered in bruises and smoke, but he still kept getting back up. Aiden could not help feeling a little surprised.
If those attacks had hit any normal strong pirate, they would have been finished by now. But Weevil was still standing, with only shallow wounds.
Is this the kind of body that comes from that man's bloodline?
Aiden narrowed his eyes and lost focus for a moment.
If someone like Weevil had a body this tough, what about Edward Newgate himself?
Right now, Whitebeard is probably not even sixty years old yet, right?
He has no illness, he is not suffering from old age, and he is still in his prime.
How strong is the man known as the "Strongest Man in the World" right now?
Aiden forced his thoughts back to the current battle.
If I do not use a serious attack and just rely on ordinary blows, I will probably have to tear this ship apart just to wear him down.
Clang—
A clear ring sounded as a blade left its sheath.
The famous sword Kogarashi, which he inherited from the Golden Lion, was instantly unsheathed.
Aiden stepped forward and slashed.
The blade cut across Weevil's chest, covered in Haki and lightning. The wound was deep enough to expose bone.
"Waaaaah! It hurts! I'm bleeding!"
Weevil screamed as blood sprayed out. However, he did not fall like Aiden expected. Instead, the pain only made him more violent.
"Bad man! I'll chop you to death!"
Weevil shouted. His huge hand, covered in Armament Haki, came down hard at Aiden.
"Pretty fast."
Aiden shifted his body slightly. The giant hand brushed past his nose and slammed heavily onto the deck.
"Boom!"
Wood splinters flew as a large hole was smashed into the solid deck.
Catching Weevil before he could recover, Aiden swung Kogarashi again.
Swish, swish, swish—
Several sharp cuts landed on Weevil's arms and shoulders. Every strike cut deep, and blood sprayed across the deck.
However, Weevil barely reacted to the pain. Even though he was dripping with blood, he kept swinging his arms wildly, trying to grab Aiden.
The two exchanged several blows on the deck. Aiden kept leaving wounds on him, while Weevil could not land a clean hit. Even so, Aiden's frown deepened.
This guy was too hard to put down. Wounds of this level were like scratches to him. They looked bad, but they were not fatal.
To kill him, he would probably have to chop him into pieces.
"Tsk..."
Aiden kicked Weevil in the chest and used the force to create some distance. Looking at the blood-covered Weevil, who still seemed unaware of pain, Aiden grew impatient.
He never hesitated to kill, but he had no interest in dragging it out.
This kind of fight, where he had to keep cutting the enemy again and again just to wear him down, only made him feel annoyed.
Aiden sighed. Since he had to kill him, he would make it quick.
"Huu..."
He slowly let out a breath, and the other famous sword, Oto, appeared in his left hand.
Two swords.
"Um... Instructor Zephyr."
Aiden suddenly looked back and asked with a slightly embarrassed look.
"It doesn't matter if this warship is destroyed... right?"
Zephyr stared at him.
Before Zephyr could even understand the question, Aiden nodded as if he had received silent permission.
"I will take that as a yes. Later, I will go to Water 7 and order a custom warship for you as compensation."
After saying that, Aiden turned back around and stopped looking at anyone.
He held a sword in each hand, pointing the tips toward the ground.
Bzzzt...
The blue-white lightning around him began to darken.
Armament Haki spread over the blades, mixing with the electricity until black lightning wrapped around both swords.
The air around Aiden grew heavy.
"What... what is that..."
Bakkin looked at the man covered in black lightning, and fear spread across her face.
"Son! Run away! Run!" she screamed.
"Run?"
Aiden scoffed.
He raised both swords and crossed them in front of his chest.
The thick storm clouds above him began to turn. Lightning gathered over Aiden, drawn toward the blades in his hands.
Weevil felt the danger. He shouted and raised his arms to block.
At that moment, Aiden moved.
He swung both swords.
Two black slashes shot forward in an X shape, carrying violent lightning with them.
The rain around the slashes scattered.
Weevil's huge body was swallowed by the black lightning. Before he could even scream, his eyes rolled back and he passed out. His huge body was blasted hundreds of meters away before crashing into the distant sea.
But the slashes did not stop.
They tore upward through the storm and struck the thick clouds.
"Rumble!"
Thunder followed a moment later, making everyone's ears ache.
Everyone looked up at the sky in silence.
The dark purple storm clouds that had covered the sea split open, leaving a huge gap.
The split stretched for thousands of meters across the sky.
Right after that.
Sunlight shone down through the gap.
It fell directly on Aiden as he stood on the deck and sheathed his swords.
Click.
A soft sound rang out as the sword guard met the sheath.
The wind stopped, and the rain ended.
The sky cleared.
To Be Continued
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