The Daughter of the King (English)

Chapter 32 - Bounty Hunter vs. Pirate Hunter

But before any of the bounty hunters could move,the swordsman had already disappeared. As if he had vanished into thin air."He... he's disappeared!" the blue-haired girl stammered, stunned."Where the hell did he go?" said Igarappoi as he and the rest of thepopulation looked up at the roof where the green-haired man had been standingjust a second ago. They began to look around tensely, but there was not eventhe slightest trace of him anywhere.

Zoro really had to suppress a grin as he stoodin the middle of the crowd, one hand raised over his eyes and his gaze fixed onthe roof. The grey-eyed man heard several men standing near him gasp when theyspotted him. The rest of the bounty hunters turned to see what was going on andtheir eyes widened in shock and alarm. Those closest to him took a few stepsback. A grin spread across Zoro's face as he turned his attention to thepeople. "I've definitely spent toomuch time with Luffy." "Alright. Shall we start?" "Thebastard is making fun of us!" one of the men said as he and several otherbounty hunters pulled out their pistols and rifles and pointed them at him."They're even dumber than I thought."The marksmen had lined up around him on either side. If the swordsman didn'tstand in the middle, they would be aiming at each other. "FIRE!" Itwas easy for Zoro to dodge the shots before he disappeared from the bountyhunters' field of vision again. With a final scream, those hit fell to theground.

"Those idiots! They shot each other,"growled Mr. 8 as he looked at the bloody result. "He-he's disappearedagain!" cried the orange-haired man in shock. He had never met anyone whocould move as quickly as this swordsman. Gritting his teeth, the blonde turnedto the rest of the bounty hunters and shouted: "Hurry up and eliminatehim! He's only one swordsman!"These words had barely left his mouth when he froze as a blade suddenlyprotruded from his quiff. Only a few centimeters from his head. Zoro stood withhis back to the agent and had his head slightly lowered and his eyes closedwhile he held Wado above his head. A smile graced his lips as he began to speakcalmly and relaxed. "Let me ask you something." He opened his eyesand began to grin slightly. "Will it really be enough to just dig one grave?" Mr. 8 didn't dare tomove a single muscle when he heard this question. Cold sweat began to form allover his body. However, some of the other bounty hunters seemed to have learnednothing from the mistake of their fallen comrades. Grinning, some pointed theirweapons at the swordsman when one said: "There he is!" "Thistime we'll get him!" The agent paled when he heard that. "Y-youidiots! Are you planning to shoot me too?!" He heard the others raisetheir weapons. "Stop it!" He had no other choice. He pulled out hissaxophone and shouted: "Igarappa!"Zoro was surprised when the larger man suddenly leaned back, forcing him tobend over. Not a second later, the sound of a saxophone rang out, followed bygunshots. He was amazed when some of the bounty hunters fell to the ground witha scream. The swordsman took advantage of this opportunity and slipped into analley after putting Wado back in its sheath.

He was breathing heavily as he cautiously peekedaround the corner of the house he had retreated behind. "Where did hedisappear to now?" Mr. 8 asked when he had regained his composure andlooked around. "That thing is a shotgun?" The grey-eyed man had seenmany things in his life, but never a weapon disguised as a musical instrument."I almost got caught."

"It looks like we'll have to take care of this guy ourselves," said Mr. 9, somehow managing to suppress the tremor in his voice. His partner, Mr. 8, and Miss Monday felt the same. The blonde gritted his teeth before growling, "Does he really think he can fight all of us alone? Even after he let us know that he recognized us as members of the Baroque Work."

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~ Inside the bar ~

Luffy was still lying on the floor in the sameplace where she had fallen asleep, and Nami was still sitting at the table.Usopp and Sanji, on the other hand, were laid on the floor near the two. Theblonde chuckled a little in his sleep. "Pretty girls, hey~ Why don't youcome a little closer~?" The long-nosed one grinned to himself as hemumbled in his sleep: "Song number 721 in praise of the great Usopp. Let'sgo!"