Starting as a Roger Pirates Apprentice-Chapter 447: The Only Chance to Take Down Orin?

Chapter 447: Chapter 447: The Only Chance to Take Down Orin?

"Nani?!!!"

"Tashigi?"

Smoker clearly hadn’t figured out what was going on, because he had absolutely no idea who this woman was—someone who looked exactly like his subordinate.

But when he saw Law, who had been calm when facing them before, now drenched in cold sweat and visibly tense, he realized something was wrong.

Especially that man.

Smoker looked toward "Orin," who was standing in the distance as if watching a show, and his expression turned utterly grim.

Why would this man appear here as well?!

Things seemed to be heading in the worst possible direction!!!

Having encountered Orin, Smoker—who cared deeply for his subordinates—actually even had the thought of retreating and escaping. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

But Law’s explanation made him stop in his tracks.

"This is my Devil Fruit ability. I can separate a person’s consciousness from their body and then swap them.

Right now, Orin-san is probably inside that lady’s body."

Law stood on full alert, staring at the woman slowly approaching with a long blade in hand. The corner of his eye swept over Smoker and the others.

"So—do you want to team up?"

"Orin-san is your Navy’s capture target, right?"

Law proposed forming a team—together with the Navy.

That alone showed just how much pressure he was under right now.

Even if the opponent was merely an unknown female swordsman, as long as the soul inside was Orin’s, it was enough to make him extremely wary.

"Nani?!!!"

Hearing this, Smoker’s foot froze mid-step. He turned his head back in disbelief, the cigar in his mouth even dropping to the ground.

The thought of leaving vanished completely in that instant.

"Trafalgar Law, what you’re saying... is it true?!"

"Absolutely."

Smoker completely lost his composure, because he had thought of a possibility.

A possibility that made his blood boil.

A possibility of ending a legend of an era.

"You mean, if we take this woman down right here, it’s equivalent to capturing [Black Gun]?"

Looking at the woman who looked exactly like his subordinate Tashigi, a glint of excitement appeared in Smoker’s eyes.

Seeing his reaction, Law instantly felt a bit embarrassed.

"Hey!!! Navy, what are you thinking???"

He had only called them in to help share the firepower—this guy wasn’t seriously thinking about...

"White Snake!!!"

That’s right. Smoker thought this was a perfect opportunity—an opportunity to take down the legendary pirate in one fell swoop, the Navy’s most troublesome figure bar none.

Black Gun Orin!!!

Seeing their superior make a move, Tashigi and the others naturally wouldn’t stand by. They immediately prepared to engage.

This scene left Law completely stunned.

These Marines...

They don’t actually think this level is enough to take down Orin-san, do they?

He felt a bit at a loss, his expression turning grim as he looked at "Kuina," who stood there calmly holding her long blade.

Orin...

He was still wearing that calm smile on his face!

"White Snake!!!"

Like a white serpent, a fist of smoke smashed straight toward Orin’s face. Just before impact, he tilted his body and avoided it.

"How impatient~"

"Kuina" spoke lightly.

"I thought only Kuzan in the Navy had this much hostility toward me. Didn’t expect there to be another expert."

Orin didn’t even need to think—if Kuzan knew there was such a good chance to arrest Orin while his soul was out of his body, he’d probably act at any cost.

After all, it might be the closest he’d ever come in his life to successfully capturing Orin.

"Drop the act, Black Gun! Any Marine who participated in the Summit War wouldn’t let an opportunity like this slip by!!!"

Gripping the Seastone jitte, Smoker turned his lower body into smoke and flew forward, thrusting straight toward Orin.

Orin merely extended Wado Ichimonji, placing the blade in front of him.

A sharp clang of metal rang out instantly as the two weapons pressed against each other in a contest of strength.

"Surrender now, Black Gun!!!"

Smoker increased the force in his hands, pushing the jitte forward.

Wado Ichimonji began to tremble slightly, surprising Orin despite his calm expression.

"As expected, the strength of this body is still a bit too weak."

Even the muscles were trembling—it was clearly inferior in raw power.

Coating his foot with Armament Haki, Orin kicked Smoker back. His expression then turned serious.

Holding Wado Ichimonji horizontally in front of him, his gaze grew deep. Black ghostly energy accompanied the expansion of his spiritual power, beginning to spread along the blade.

Ghostly energy and Conqueror’s Haki shared the same principle—manifesting purely according to the nature of the soul.

"Zing—"

Despite its limited intensity, Armament Haki instantly wrapped around his arm and Wado Ichimonji, dyeing it into a black blade.

Surrounded by ghostly energy, wielding a black blade, and draped in a black cloak, "Kuina" now activated her true high-tier combat technique.

"One-Sword Style—"

Black energy surged from "Kuina’s" body. Her crimson pupils locked tightly onto Smoker’s figure as Wado Ichimonji gathered power within its sheath.

"Zing—"

Armament Haki concentrated at the blade’s edge. The wrist holding the black blade suddenly exerted force.

Smoker’s expression changed instantly. Feeling that power, blood vessels burst across his eyes.

"Pu-shrk—"

The black blade slowly returned to its sheath.

Including the jitte, Smoker’s chest was sliced straight open. A mouthful of blood burst from his lips.

At that moment—

"Room!!!"

A transparent domain expanded instantly, enveloping "Kuina." Immediately after came the sound of a blade slicing through the air.

Instinctively, Orin bent backward.

The stone beside him was neatly cut in half by the Warp-Warp Fruit’s surgical power.

"Ah... without the Warp-Warp Fruit’s ability, it really is uncomfortable."

Orin had already pushed things to the limit. After all, this body was even weaker than when he had been with the Roger Pirates.

"Orin-san, my apologies..."

Amid the swirling wind and snow, Law’s body appeared in a corner of the Room space, the blade in his hand reflecting a cold gleam.

"Oh~ looks like I was underestimated~"

Slowly turning his head, "Kuina" revealed a faint smile.

The next second—

Black-and-red lightning exploded from that slender figure’s hand, then wrapped itself around Wado Ichimonji’s blade.

A slash belonging to a great swordsman took shape in an instant and flew out, shattering the entire Room space.

And just after the slash was unleashed, a strange force vanished. Consciousness gradually returned to its original body.

Kuina opened her eyes, her expression filled with shock. Before her lay a canyon that had split half of Punk Hazard apart.

"Seems like I went a bit overboard~"