Pirate: My saber is a shining single scabbard

On the outskirts of the island, there is an open space.

Ed took a deep breath, stretched out his right hand, and activated his ability.

Puchi!

A wound was opened in the center of his palm, and blood splattered.

Ed frowned slightly, resisting the pain and continued to activate his abilities.

Clang~

The next moment, a thick chain quickly emerged from the wound in his palm.

During this process, Ed's brows furrowed even more.

For a moment, Ed stopped exerting force and began to control the drilled chains.

His previous weapon was a chain hammer, and he was no stranger to chains.

Thanks to this, he was somewhat comfortable when he first came into contact with the chains produced by the fruit's ability.

Ed closed his palms and held the chain that came out of his palm. The blood oozing from the wound dripped from the chain to the ground.

Ed began to shake the chain in his hand slightly.

wow wow~

The chain suddenly swayed in the air like a snake.

After getting familiar with it, Ed began to perform various attack movements.

boom!boom!

The chain whipped against the tree in the distance, breaking it directly.

It hit the ground and made shallow pits full of cracks on the ground.

Not far away, Hughes asked aloud: "How do you feel?"

“It feels amazing!”

Ed responded: "Compared with the previous chain hammer, now I use the chain generated by the ability, which feels like waving my arms."

"This chain is like..."

"It's like a slightly stiff arm."

Hughes said: "It's already very good. After a long period of training, I believe I can use my fingers like an arm."

Weapons like chains are not something that everyone can use. It requires skill and proficiency. You also need to have outstanding talent.

In fact, Ed has a say in this feeling.

He had just started to learn swordsmanship and found it obscure and difficult to understand.

Later, he became more and more familiar with the single scabbard, and when he swung the latter, it felt like waving his own arm.

Until they completely connect with each other, they can truly use their fingers like an arm when wielding the sword.

It was also because of this that he was able to step into the iron-cutting realm with half a foot in three years.

And it won't take long for him to take that step completely and become a true swordsman.

What he lacks now is just experience and the accumulation of battles.

huh~

While thinking about it, Hughes drew out the sharp knife Xia Chan with his left hand, held the bloody heavy sword tightly in his right hand, and assumed a fighting stance towards Ed.

"Come and give it a try, fighting is the fastest way to make progress!"

He has long wanted to know Ed's strength, and now is a good opportunity.

"it is good!"

Ed's eyes sparkled.

Then he stretched out his left hand, and after a clanging sound, another chain emerged from the splatter of blood!

The next moment, Ed swung the chain with both hands and struck the front alternately.

clang clang ~

Hughes fended off a few attacks and got a feel for Ed's power.

I don’t know if it’s because of the bonus from the Devil Fruit, but among the pirates with high bounties he has fought against, Ed’s strength is considered to be in the middle to upper reaches.

You must know that in the West Sea, Ed's bounty has just entered the threshold of the great pirate level.

Although the bounty cannot be completely used to judge, it can also explain some situations.

"Try the hardness of these two chains again."

Hughes kept slashing at the thrown chains with all his strength.

Dangdang~

There was a burst of sparks and the chains were knocked back.

But upon closer inspection, both chains were undamaged.

When Hughes saw this, his eyes became even sharper.

Facing the chain that was whipped again, he clenched the bloody heavy sword in his right hand and slashed it down suddenly!

"One sword flow, tongue pulling out"

clang~

The clang of metal colliding sounded, and the chain was knocked back again.

Hughes, who was sharp-eyed, saw that there were some cracks where the chain had just collided, but there was no sign of breaking.

Tsk tsk...the hardness is okay.

Although he is not a true swordsman yet, the sword move "Tongue Pull", which combines the explosive power of his own swordsmanship with the splitting skill of a single scabbard, can break even steel.

It can be seen that the hardness of the chains created by Ed's ability is already stronger than ordinary steel.

If the hardness of the chain can be increased with the growth of strength, this fruit will be well worth it.

Only in this way can it be worth the price of self-abuse before activating the ability.

Don't look at it. Ed only made two cuts in the palm of his hand. The injury is not serious.

But in the future, when fighting powerful enemies, the chains used will not only be two, but more wounds will have to be opened on the body.

Let’s not talk about whether we can win or not. The blood shed by self-abuse is uncomfortable enough.

In the One Piece anime, the light emitted by pure gold can slow down the growth of all things.

The chain fruit user only dared to use his abilities wantonly after obtaining pure gold and causing his blood flow to almost stagnate.

"Pure gold..."

This is also a way to deal with the side effects of Ed's abilities.

But there is no way to find this thing like pure gold.

come back...

He maintained the low-intensity attack for a while and then stopped.

After all, his main purpose is to cooperate with the other party to familiarize themselves with the fruit's abilities.

moment...

Hughes watched Ed deal with the injuries on his hands and wanted to advise him to use less of his fruit abilities.

But he didn't say it out loud in the end. Ed himself should have known better.

at this time...

A voice suddenly came from above.

"Hoo ho..."

"Ed, it seems you have gained a good ability."

anyone?

Hughes was startled and immediately on guard.

He was touched nearby, but he didn't notice at all.

Turn around and take a look.

I saw Lafitte standing on a tree at the edge of the clearing, playing with his cane and looking here with a smile.

When Ed saw that the uninvited guest was Lafitte, his expression changed in vain and he asked:

"Lafitte, when did you come?"

Lafitte ignored the vague threats from the two people off the court.

"Not long after, I noticed a fight here and came over to take a look. I didn't expect it to be you."

Hughes was dubious.

This capricious lunatic might have been targeting them from the beginning.

Whether it's a sudden move or a premeditated move, this guy's hiding ability is very strong.

Hughes suddenly remembered that a few years later, this guy ran alone to the meeting hall of the Navy Headquarters, and no one noticed his presence until he made a sound.

You must know that there are many big shots in that conference room.

Lafitte's concealment ability shouldn't be that great yet, but it shouldn't be underestimated.

I just don't know who is stronger or weaker compared to him.

come back...

Clang~

The bloody heavy sword was unsheathed.

"So, Mr. Lafitte, what do you want to do when you show up now?"

As Hughes spoke, he showed a posture of taking action if he disagreed.

Lafitte moved his hat, his expression was relaxed, but his words were shocking.

"Baker Hughes, I think we can be partners."

ha?

Hughes was stunned. The companion he was talking about was probably not the same one as he understood, right?

"What do you mean by companion?"

Lafitte's expression became a little more serious and he stopped turning the crutch in his hand.

"When I say companions, I naturally mean companions who are on the same boat."

"We are the same kind, and I see great ambition in your eyes."

"And I'm looking for someone like that."

"..."

When Hughes heard this, he just wanted to spit on his face.

Who the hell is the same as you?