"You bastard, you lecher, give me back my clothes!"
Gion shouted furiously, swinging her sword to slash at the invisible Genrou.
"Hehe, you're really not calm at all, Gion-san."
"Weren't you the one who said you were mentally prepared to be completely stolen from by me?"
Genrou chuckled, casually tossing Gion's clothes away.
To break free from Gion and Tsuru with full force, Genrou naturally didn't mind using Steal again.
Because of this, although Gion looked normal from the outside, only she knew how chilly she actually felt now.
Boom!
At that moment, an intense aura swept over the sea surface, passing by Genrou, Gion, and Tsuru.
"Haoshoku no Haki (Conqueror's Haki)?!"
Tsuru and Gion both froze slightly, lowering their heads to look at the sea.
"A great chance!"
Seeing this, Genrou's eyes lit up. Without hesitation, he flipped his body and shot towards the sea.
By the time Gion and Tsuru reacted, Genrou had already broken through their encirclement and rushed more than ten meters away.
"Stop right there!"
Gion and Tsuru shouted sharply. Ignoring whoever had unleashed the Haoshoku no Haki, they instantly used Geppo (Moonwalk) to pursue him.
"Hehe, sorry, but neither of you is fast enough to make me worried."
"If you really want to catch me, send Admiral Kizaru instead."
Genrou laughed back at Gion and Tsuru, the muscles in his legs swelling as he stomped on the air with explosive force.
At the same time, he fired an arrow rain from his Inori no Yumi (Prayer Bow), enveloping Gion and Tsuru.
In that instant, Genrou's speed surged again, widening the gap between him and the two women.
Back in his CP9 days, Genrou understood deeply the importance of speed.
Even if he couldn't win, as long as he had a speed advantage, he could remain invincible.
That was why among the Rokushiki (Six Powers) techniques, Genrou spent the most time training Soru (Shave) and Geppo (Moonwalk).
Conversely, for Tekkai (Iron Body), he had only just managed to learn it to a basic level.
Gion and Tsuru's expressions were grim as they chased Genrou at full speed, but they were ultimately a step too late.
As Genrou neared the sea surface, he raised the Prayer Bow and shot an arrow rain towards the Navy battleships and the female Marines in midair poised to attack the Going Merry.
Knowing how troublesome Genrou's poison arrows were, Gion had no choice but to slow her pursuit, swinging her blade over ten times to unleash Hishou Zangeki (Flying Slashes) to intercept the arrow rain.
Meanwhile, Tsuru used her Devil Fruit ability to unleash a barrage of glowing bullets at the female Marines in the air.
Taking advantage of them being busy saving their comrades, Genrou quickly landed on the deck of the Merry.
"Good work, Luffy, Zoro, Nami, and Sanji."
"Usopp, you did well. I didn't expect you to become the second man in our crew to awaken Haoshoku no Haki."
"Right now, you are without doubt a brave warrior of the sea."
Genrou pulled down the hood of the Faceless King, revealing himself to everyone.
Seeing Genrou appear so suddenly, Sanji widened his eyes, his face filled with jealousy and anger as he rushed over.
"So you really have an invisibility ability, damn it, did you already eat the Suke Suke no Mi (Clear-Clear Fruit)?"
"Sanji, let's talk about that later. Right now, we need to get out of here first."
Genrou dismissed the Faceless King and Prayer Bow, turning to face Gion, who had regained her composure to continue pursuit, and Tsuru, who was now standing in the air above the Merry.
"Looks like we'll need a helper."
Genrou thought for a moment. It was clear that relying on evading Gion and Tsuru over ten times wasn't feasible.
At this close range, Gion and Tsuru would likely never give him the chance to use Rengoku Musou Bakunetsu Hadouhou (Purgatory Peerless Explosive Heat Wave Cannon) to push the ship away.
Besides, with his remaining stamina, even if he used it, he wouldn't be able to push the ship very far.
Instead of forcing it, using a method to directly pin down Gion and Tsuru here would be better.
"Haoshoku no Haki, and quite strong at that."
"As expected of the son of Red-Haired Pirates' officer Yasopp."
"To awaken Haoshoku no Haki at such a young age, you're just as dangerous as Genrou. We must send you to Impel Down..."
At this moment, Tsuru spoke, looking solemnly at Usopp, who was still in his Heroic Spirit King mimicked state.
Even Tsuru couldn't help but feel serious seeing Usopp's dignified expression.
"I advise you to give up. Someone will die."
Usopp crossed his arms, raising his head calmly to look at Tsuru.
"Ho? Are you saying we'll die, Usopp?"
"I think you should understand without me needing to say it, Navy."
Usopp glanced at Tsuru, then at Gion.
"Of course I mean me, you idiots!!"
Usopp screamed inwardly.
Despite his calm exterior, his heart was nearly collapsing.
Though he had awakened Haoshoku no Haki, using this power consumed him greatly as well.
The fact that he was still standing now was already thanks to his iron will.
"Usopp, you don't need to fight."
"Leave what comes next to our helper."
Genrou patted Usopp's shoulder with a smile.
"Helper?"
Not only the Navy, but even Genrou's own crewmates looked puzzled.
With a mysterious smile, Genrou raised his hand and pointed to the sea ahead of the Merry.
Everyone followed his gaze in confusion and quickly noticed something unusual.
Beneath the sea surface, a series of shadows was rapidly approaching.
"Alright boys, it's time. Go help out our friends."
At that moment, a bold female voice echoed from the depths.
Then, a massive ship over 37 meters long burst up from the sea.
Standing at the bow, wearing red clothes and with long wine-red hair, was a woman holding a gun, emanating an imposing aura.
"That's... Francis Drake?!"
"Genrou, you actually called her here?!"
Luffy and Nami grabbed Genrou's arm, exclaiming in excitement.
(End of Chapter)
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