novelhk Chapter 522 I admire the Blood-Eyed Ninja from the bottom of my heart
Chapter 522 I admire the Blood-Eyed Ninja from the bottom of my heart
Chapter 522 I admire the Blood-Eyed Ninja from the bottom of my heart
"There doesn't seem to be anything usable here," west Yan said, stroking his chin.
There are indeed quite a few weapons here, but he is not a true swordsman and cannot perform flying slashes with ordinary swords, so they are of little use to him.
As for Wind Release?
That thing can only be used by conducting metal with chakra, so there's no point in taking such an ordinary sword.
As for the armor?
Does that thing have its own Armament Haki?
To put it bluntly, wearing this is not as good as wearing your own clothes, at least they look better.
Thinking of this, west Yan gave up the idea of taking anything from here.
Luffy, still wearing the heavy armor he had been wearing, walked up to the weighing staff and asked them to weigh his armor to see if it met the standards.
Clearly, he didn't really believe Cavendish.
"You're overweight," the staff member said expressionlessly. "The armor you're wearing is three times the weight of everyone else's."
To be honest, he had never seen anything so outrageous.
"I see..." Luffy said unhappily, "Then forget it."
Cavendish: ? ? ?
"Didn't I just tell you?!" Cavendish said, opening his shark-like mouth. "Were you even listening to me?"
He had specifically explained it to him, but this man didn't listen at all.
this...
"This is the first time someone has been able to ignore the aura emanating from me." Cavendish looked at Luffy and Xiyan's retreating figures and thought to himself: "Very well, you've successfully caught my attention."
Thinking of this, Cavendish revealed a smile that resembled that of a domineering CEO.
Unfortunately, this expression didn't work on either Xiyan or Luffy.
"Really, we can't wear it?" Luffy asked again.
He wanted to try again to get such a cool suit of armor.
"Of course not," the staff member said expressionlessly.
If everyone wears such heavy armor, how long will the battle last?
Therefore, this matter was not allowed from the very beginning.
"All right..
'
Seeing that the other party had said that, Luffy had no choice but to compromise.
Then, he looked at Xi Yan and said, "Why didn't you take anything?"
"It's useless to me," west Yan said.
If there were any cool-looking individual pieces of armor here, he wouldn't mind getting one to try out.
Unfortunately, none of them met his standards.
After hearing west Yan's words, Luffy pondered the opponent's fighting style for a moment, then nodded understandingly and said, "That's true, you really can't use it."
Just then, a gasp came from outside, sounding like the audience cheering for a certain contestant.
"Wow, this is lively!" Luffy laughed. "Are people cheering for the contestants?"
"More or less."
Cavendish, sitting nearby, chuckled and said, "Hey, do you guys know what the audience gets most excited about?"
"What?"
"It's blood."
Cavendish raised his hand and shook the red rose in his hand, saying, "To the audience, gladiators are nothing more than exhibits."
"Only the blood of the defeated can excite them."
"It can be said that the arena reveals the truest nature of humanity."
"All the negative emotions that you usually suppress can be released here."
Cavendish paused here, then continued with a hint of sarcasm, "Nobody wants to watch safe matches with clashing swords and armor; they only want to see bloodshed!"
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that this place is a gathering place for evil.
Whether it's the audience or the gladiators.
"That's really awful," west Yan said with a sneer.
That makes sense. It's not surprising that something like this would appear in a country ruled by pirates.
I just don't know what Doflamingo was thinking when he did this.
Could it be for screening subordinates?
Luffy didn't pay much attention to Cavendish's words, since for him, the only purpose of coming here was to steal the Diamond-Diamond Fruit.
"Should I take off my cape too?" Luffy asked. "I think it looks really cool."
"If you want to wear a cape, then take off your helmet," the staff member said expressionlessly.
"That won't work."
Luffy shook his head and said, "I still need the helmet."
With this, he wouldn't be afraid of people seeing his straw hat, so he absolutely had to have it.
"Then take off the cloak."
"All right..
"
Although he was very dissatisfied, he had no choice but to give up the handsome cape in order to participate in the competition.
"Hey, I saw you just easily defeat that big guy." Cavendish looked at Luffy curiously and asked, "Who exactly are you?"
"Ah, I'm Luffy."
"Um?"
Upon hearing this, Cavendish's expression immediately changed.
The surrounding contestants also showed expressions of shock at this moment.
Luffy?
Is it that great pirate with a bounty of 5 million Berries, Straw Hat Luffy?
If that's the case, then what's the point of them fighting?
Xi Yan looked at Luffy with a shocked expression. This guy just blurted it out so innocently?
"Are you really Luffy?" Cavendish stood up and asked.
"That's right!"
Luffy raised his head and declared, "I'm going to be the Pirate King!"
Upon hearing this, Cavendish instinctively placed his hand on the hilt of his knife, clearly indicating that he had already decided to kill.
Just then, several men noticed the names of the contestants behind Luffy.
"You're nothing, Luffy!" a man roared, his shark-like claws outstretched. "Isn't this just 'Lucy' written on it?!"
"Damn it, don't pronounce it so weird!"
They almost thought they were about to face a pirate with a bounty of 500 million Berries.
"Ah, right, it's Lucy," Luffy said, scratching his head.
He's Lucifer now.
west Yan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this; it seemed that his secret wouldn't be exposed prematurely.
He then glanced at Luffy with some displeasure. Fortunately, the name on his back saved them from a predicament, otherwise they would have made their move prematurely.
Cavendish, after confirming that the name was not Luffy, put down his sword again.
"You seem to hate Straw Hat Boy," Xi Yan said curiously, looking at Cavendish. "Do you have a grudge against him?"
Upon hearing this, Luffy looked at Cavendish with a puzzled expression. He couldn't recall ever having a grudge against this person.
"Of course!" Cavendish replied without hesitation, "That guy stole my attention, so I really want to kill him!"
"ha?"
Both west Yan and Luffy looked at Cavendish with puzzled expressions. What kind of strange reason was that?
What does it mean to steal someone's attention?
What the hell is this guy talking about?
Perhaps realizing the two were in cahoots, Cavendish explained, "Three years ago, I made a spectacular debut as a supernova with a bounty of 200 million Berries, causing a sensation throughout the world!"
"Newspapers are vying to report on me, so it's safe to say that there's practically no one in the world who doesn't know me."
"In the end, even my bounty posters were so sought after by women that the Navy couldn't leave them on the streets."
"You're quite famous, huh?" Luffy asked in surprise.
Although he didn't quite understand, he did realize that the other person was very famous.
Xi Yan looked at Cavendish with some surprise; he really hadn't expected this guy to be a supernova as well.
"That's right, I'm that famous!" Cavendish said, raising his head. "Otherwise, how do you think I got my title as the Pirate Prince?"
"Since you're so famous, why do you still say that Luffy stole your spotlight?" west Yan asked curiously.
"It's because of what that bastard did!"
At this point, Cavendish's composure vanished completely, and he became extremely angry.
"That guy and Whitebeard attracted the world's attention during the Marineford War two years ago!" Cavendish roared. "And his generation of supernovas were hailed as the worst of an era!"
"That's why reporters won't even look at me anymore... I hate it!"
"So I'm going to wipe out these troublesome juniors!"
Finally, Cavendish pulled out the wanted poster that had been scratched in many places, and the portrait on it was of Luffy.
west Yan: ...
So that's why you've been doing all this?
He really hadn't expected this reason.
For a moment, west Yan didn't know what to say.
Luffy, speechless, said, "You're just taking your anger out on others."
He didn't want to be reported on, but these things are completely beyond his control.
"I don't care!"
Cavendish turned around, glaring fiercely at the bounty poster he had placed on the stool, and said, "Anyway, to regain the world's attention, I'm going to wipe these guys out!"
He won't let any of those who dare to steal his spotlight get away with it!
After letting out a cold snort, Cavendish put away the bounty poster, turned to look at Luffy, and said, "You..."
He froze before he could finish speaking, because he realized that Luffy had ignored him again and run off to weigh himself.
Cavendish: ...
Damn it, it's happening again!
"Damn it, Lucie! This time I'm going to get the Diamond Fruit!" Cavendish said through gritted teeth. "That way, you won't dare treat me like this again!"
Damn it, this is the first time he's ever been ignored like this... He's so angry!
No, he must get the Diamond Fruit and make that bastard look at him in a new light!
Looking at Cavendish, who was getting a little angry, west Yan found it somewhat amusing.
Why did he feel that Cavendish was like a spoiled child?
Then, as if he had just remembered something, he asked curiously, "By the way, I remember the Blood-Eyed Ninja was also a member of the Straw Hat crew, right? He did quite a few big things, so why don't you hate him?"
If I had to say, what he did was even more outrageous than Luffy's.
"Him..."
'
Cavendish's expression gradually became complicated as he said, "What he did was even more outrageous than what the Straw Hat Boy did, but he's dead after all."
"Besides... he also admires him quite a bit."
"admire?"
west Yan was somewhat surprised; this guy actually admired him quite a bit?
"That's right, I admire him from the bottom of my heart!" Cavendish nodded and said, "Because of my special experience, I know what kind of people those nobles are, not to mention the Celestial Dragons."
"So...I really admire what he did."
As the son of a former king, he was all too familiar with the ways of some nobles.
And the Celestial Dragons are among the best!
Therefore, it is indeed admirable that the Blood-Eyed Ninja was able to storm Mary Geoise.
Besides... what can a dead person do?
Therefore, we have no choice but to abandon this goal.
"Hey, Cavendish."
Those around Cavendish looked at him cautiously and said, "You can't just say things like that."
To ordinary people like them, the Celestial Dragons are like gods.
If they find out what was said here, wouldn't they...?
"Ha, a bunch of cowards."
Cavendish gave a cold laugh, but didn't continue the topic.
"Alright, see you in the game," Cavendish said.
After saying that, he turned around gracefully and left, heading outside.
"Aren't you taking any equipment?" Luffy asked, puzzled.
"This sword is enough for me," Cavendish said without turning his head.
After watching the other person leave, Luffy said, "What a strange guy."
Why would someone like being reported on?
That's strange....
west Yan smiled upon hearing this, then leaned closer to Luffy and whispered, "You'd better not let him know your identity, or you'll really get killed."
He could tell that the man named Cavendish was serious.
If he knew that this was Luffy, he would definitely draw his sword and attack without hesitation.
Luffy: ...
"I see."
He didn't want to expose himself to this guy if he could.
After shaking his head, Luffy turned and walked outside, quickly bringing Xiyan back to the statue of Cyrus.
"I still think this guy is really handsome," Luffy said, tilting his head back. "Hey, can we move this?"
"Why move him?" west Yan said speechlessly, "You're not planning to put him on the ship, are you?"
"Don't joke around, even if we were to make one, it would be a statue of ourselves."
Why would you use someone else's statue?
Luffy paused for a moment upon hearing this, then nodded and said, "That's true."
"By the way, isn't what I'm wearing quite similar to his?"
Upon hearing this, west Yan looked at the statue, then at Luffy, and nodded, saying, "Yes, that's about right."
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If he had a sword in his hand, it would look even more like one.
However, Luffy isn't a swordsman, so wielding a sword is useless to him.
"Are you interested in this person?" Rebecca asked with a smile as she walked up behind the two.
"Um?"
Hearing the voice behind him, Luffy instinctively turned around and glanced at Rebecca, asking in confusion, "Who are you?"
west Yan looked at Rebecca with a surprised expression. Could this girl be a contestant here to participate in this competition?
Are you serious?
"My name is Rebecca," Rebecca said, "and I'm also a gladiator in this competition."