Asa's gaze was ice-cold as he directly sentenced Scuyard to death.
The Big Maelstrom Spider Pirates had merely said "give way" in the deep sea, yet that was enough to trigger Asa's murderous intent.
No one could make him back down. Even Whitebeard had to fight to earn that right.
"Whitebeard can't teach his own son? Then I'll discipline him for him. I'll send you to hell first!" Asa cracked his neck and spoke with a chilling tone.
"Hell?" Scuyard bared a mouth full of sharp fangs. The veins on his forehead bulged, making him look even more ferocious. "Arrogant brat… A little pirate from Paradise dares to run rampant and refuses to give way!"
Having endured the brutal realities of the New World, he had come to believe that pirates from Paradise were just kids playing house. He wasn't alone—most powerful pirates in the New World thought the first half of the Grand Line was a joke.
Those little pirates had never witnessed true terror. They didn't know what real, overwhelming power was. They overestimated themselves, dreaming of toppling the emperors as if it were simple.
Only those who survived in the New World after seeing such unparalleled might could call themselves great pirates!
To Scuyard, it was natural that the weak should yield to the strong.
"Give way to you? Hahahaha... What a joke, you idiot! You think you're Whitebeard?" Asa suddenly clutched his forehead and laughed maniacally. "The New World is hilarious—only fists make the rules!"
"You want me to make way? Go fetch your old man, Whitebeard. As for you... go crawl back to his crotch and suck milk!"
"What did you say?! You damn brat! How dare you insult Dad?!" Scuyard's furious face contorted even further, and he leaped out of the sea, landing hard on the deck.
"Anyone who insults Dad must die!"
Clang!
A sharp blade was unsheathed, and he slashed at Asa from a distance.
Scuyard couldn't comprehend Asa's words. All he knew was that he had been defeated by the Roger Pirates. At his lowest, a great man had accepted him.
That man—like a real father—was Whitebeard. He cherished every member of his family and stood as the strongest pillar for all.
Bold, generous, and accepting, he was the unwavering belief of the Whitebeard Pirates.
So when Asa insulted Whitebeard, Scuyard lost control.
"So boring... kids swinging swords like it's fencing practice."
Asa didn't take him seriously at all. Compared to his future captain, Shiliew, Scuyard's swordsmanship was a joke.
The Whitebeard Pirates revered Newgate like a god, never even daring to dream of surpassing him...
It was understandable. Such inhuman power made transcendence seem impossible. But when that towering figure eventually fell—what would they do?
Whitebeard was human too. With only one heart, he would eventually age. If they clung to past glory for too long...
They'd fall right along with him.
Zzzzzzz!
Thunder cracked. A lightning sword materialized and slashed through the incoming sword aura.
"A brat fresh into the New World dares to point a sword at me? Hmph!" Scuyard's rage flared, and he swung harder.
Clang!!!
Asa's lightning blade sliced through the sword aura with the sharp sound of clashing metal. Asa raised an eyebrow.
He had underestimated Scuyard. That last slash had more power than he expected.
Any pirate crew that could survive in the New World, even the so-called losers, couldn't be taken lightly.
Still, Asa was arrogant to his core. No one on his level was worth truly acknowledging. At best, they earned a passing glance—nothing more.
"Did you not eat, Whitebeard's son?"
"Kid, don't get cocky just because you blocked one strike!" Scuyard roared.
"Big words for a loser. Only Whitebeard himself has the right to say something like that to me."
Asa dispersed his lightning sword, lifted his right leg, and let blue electricity surge from his limb.
Zzzzzzz!
His entire leg became lightning, and he kicked Scuyard's sword with force.
Boom!!
The sheer power launched Scuyard away. He crashed through the broken deck and plunged into the sea.
"Captain!"
"Boss Scuyard!"
The scattered pirates clinging to floating planks shouted in panic.
Scuyard's body skidded across the sea for hundreds of meters. Dazed, he shook his head and climbed back onto a piece of wreckage.
"What insane power… Thunder?" Scuyard's expression shifted from shock to fury. Even he wasn't clueless—this was the rumored 'God of Thunder,' Hippolyte D. Asa, who had recently risen to fame in the first half of the Grand Line.
"The New World isn't meant for Devil Fruit users!"
He roared in anger, regaining control of his sword. Armament Haki burst forth, surrounding his blade with sharp sword energy.
He leapt from the plank and rocketed forward, crossing hundreds of meters in an instant to face Asa.
"No matter what resistance you offer, it's pointless… Today, you die!" Asa looked down on Scuyard with detached indifference. Lightning gathered on his fist, shining brightly. A dragon and a tiger began to form.
Howl.
His killing intent surged, transforming his entire arm into a brontosaurus with its jaws wide open.
Zzzzzzz!
BOOM!!
The blue dragon charged at the crescent-shaped sword aura, shattering it instantly.
The brontosaurus didn't stop—it detonated at close range in a flash of blinding light, engulfing Scuyard.
BOOM!!
A scorched figure flew out of the vanishing lightning, trailing black smoke. He crashed into the sea, sending waves splashing.
"Captain!!" The members of the Big Maelstrom Spider Pirates cried out in horror.
Anyone could see the truth—this fight was a massacre. Scuyard didn't stand a chance.
...
"I am a ship!"
"I am a ship!"
The Singing Ship—the iconic vessel of the Big Mom Pirates—set sail from Thor Island, slowly approaching the sea near the exit of Fish-Man Island.
"Looks like there's a battle up ahead. Want to go check it out?" Perospero asked, munching on candy.
"That thunder power… I've felt something like it before from Mother's Zeus. But this lightning is far more violent." Katakuri spoke through the scarf that masked the lower half of his face, his red eyes gleaming.
(End Of Chapter)
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