In the noisy, alcohol-reeking harbor, two pirate crewmen were hauling crates.
"Hey, there was another commotion at the bar today," said one of them, struggling with the stack of crates on his shoulder.
"Again!? That's the fifth time this week," his friend complained.
He put the crate down and wiped his sweat. "Who got messed with this time?"
"It's… Hyena Bellamy. They said he beat up some guy who was just looking for info about Sky Island."
"HAH! There are still idiots who believe in that story."
The two of them burst out laughing like usual.
But the laughter was cut off.
The first guy suddenly froze, his face going pale.
"Hey? Why'd you stop? Your back cramp?" his friend asked.
He followed his friend's gaze out to the sea—
And his jaw dropped.
"Wh-what… is that…!?"
On the horizon, a gigantic black silhouette appeared.
Not the shadow of a wooden ship.
Something they had never seen on the Grand Line.
Something like… a monster of iron.
"That's… a ship?"
"NO! A MONSTER!! AN IRON SEA KING!!"
Both of them immediately ran like lunatics.
"SEAAA KING COMING!!"
That scream threw the entire harbor into chaos.
Pirates, merchants, swindlers, all craned their necks toward the sea.
Moments later—a crowd packed the dock.
And they saw it.
Not a sea king.
But a massive warship made of metal, clean, and armed far beyond any Marine ship they had ever seen.
"…Idiot!"
A pirate captain punched his crewmate's head.
"That's OBVIOUSLY a ship, you shrimp-brained moron!"
"B-but, Captain… what kind of ship has THAT many cannons!? And it's all iron! And its size—how many meters is that!?"
"Is that some government or Marine ship!?" someone else shouted.
"Look at the flag!!!"
Someone pointed up.
"That's clearly a pirate flag!? They're PIRATES!?"
"But the ship looks… like a warship!"
Many pirates were tempted to board it, but—
"How about we go check inside?" one of them said.
"Don't be stupid!"
Another captain grabbed him.
"That ship's huge! And whoever owns it is clearly not some random weakling!"
While they were still muttering nervously, something happened.
BOOM!!
The harbor ground shook as a tall, muscular woman with a giant club landed hard.
"WOOW!! There's so many people gathered!!"
Her face was bright like a child's, but her voice echoed like thunder.
The pirates swallowed.
"She's… a demon!?"
Before they could react—
Someone else landed with elegant motion.
A twin-tailed girl.
"Mou~ Yamato, don't just suddenly jump like that! What if you break the harbor?"
—Miku appeared calmly.
"She's right, Miku."
A woman with pure white hair, wearing white clothes and black stockings, landed next to them.
She held a staff, every step as graceful as a noble.
"We don't want to pay for harbor repairs, do we?"
The sailors gaped.
"A-a-a fairy!?"
Then a graceful maid stepped down—
soundless, her silver hair swaying lightly.
"Lady Yamato, you shouldn't stray too far from us,"
Belfast said, bowing politely.
The crowd buzzed loudly.
"She's a maid… but she's unrealistically beautiful…"
Yamato just laughed loudly.
"Hahaha! It's fine! We have lots of money!"
Then another voice came,
"Idiot, even if we have a lot, we still need to save it."
After that—
a red-haired woman dropped down soundlessly.
Her eyes were sharp, her aura intimidating.
The pirates instantly stepped back.
"W-w-wait… that one… she's not a normal human…"
Then, a shout came from the sky.
"PUT ME DOWN!! Let me go!! I CAN GET DOWN ON MY OWN!!"
Everyone looked up.
And saw a girl in black clothes being held like a doll in the arms of a man in armor with golden hair—
He landed gently using wind, dust swirling around his feet.
"Yuuto! Put me down!!!" Kuroneko pounded on his shoulder to no avail.
Yuuto just sighed.
"You're way too light for me to let you jump from up there, Kuroneko."
The crowd scattered at once.
Some even fell on their butts.
The cocky pirate captain from earlier was now trembling.
"T-they… they're not normal pirates…"
"Not… normal humans…!"
---
Yuuto and his group walked through Mock Town—the noisy pirate city.
People stared at them instantly.
How could they not? The group looked like a procession of goddesses descending to the underworld.
---
"Yuuto, where are we going first?" Kuroneko asked.
"We're going to the bar," Yuuto answered casually.
Miku frowned.
"The bar? What for? Can't we get info somewhere else?"
Yamato tapped her massive club.
"Isn't that the bar where Ace's little brother and Zoro got beaten up by Bellamy?"
Yuuto smiled faintly.
"There's something I need to take care of."
Kuroneko instantly went pale.
"Don't tell me… YUUTO, YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO DO IT!!?"
"Hehehe~ what else?" Yuuto replied with zero guilt.
Lady Avalon lifted her staff happily.
"This is going to be very entertaining."
Irene snorted.
"You all sound like thugs looking for trouble."
Along the way, pirates watched them like they were walking treasure.
"W-wow… they're all so beautiful…"
"Yeah… especially that white-haired one with the staff… even more beautiful than Hancock!"
"Yeah but why is there a guy in the middle of them? He ruins the view."
"True… though he's kinda han—"
The man stopped.
His face turned red, lips trembling.
"…so handsome, so macho… he smells so good… his muscles, his hair, his eyes—"
SMAK!!
His friend smacked his head hard.
"HEY! SNAP OUT OF IT!! WHY IS YOUR MIND GOING IN THAT DISTURBING DIRECTION!?"
The guy jolted like he'd just woken up.
"Huh? What was I just thinking?"
Yuuto sighed.
Irene glanced over with a raised eyebrow, her tone casual but sharp.
"I didn't think you'd really be able to make men fall for you."
Miku, Lady Avalon, Yamato, and even Kuroneko burst out laughing.
And Yuuto decided to put a stop to it all.
He slowly drew his sword…
turning Gravity Blade's weight up to several hundred—
FWOOSH.
With one swing to the side—
BOOOOOOM—!!
A three-story building next to them collapsed just like that, as if it were made of paper.
The entire town froze.
Yuuto sheathed his sword in a calm motion.
Then, in a low, ice-cold tone, he said:
"You're noisy."
The air in Mock Town felt like it froze.
The pirates immediately lowered their heads, shut their mouths, and didn't dare even glance their way.
No more lewd comments.
No more muttering about how pretty the women were.
Lady Avalon smiled in satisfaction.
"That's my student~ he really knows how to protect his women."
Belfast bowed slightly, smiling softly.
"…Lord Yuuto is very gentlemanly."
Irene watched Yuuto from the side—
silent, but the corner of her lips lifted just a little.
Yamato chuckled.
"Scary! But I like it!"
Kuroneko held back laughter.
"With a single sweep, the whole town's obedient… impressive."
Miku immediately grabbed Yuuto's arm.
"Come on, Yuuto! Let's go to the bar!"
Yuuto just nodded, letting Miku pull him along, while the whole town watched in terrified silence.
---
"Bellamy, why aren't we going to the harbor? They said some weird ship showed up,"
asked a woman named Muret, doctor of the Bellamy Pirates.
"No need to go to the harbor, there's no way a ship like that exists,"
Eddy said, too lazy to think about rumors.
"Yeah, no way there's a ship that big," River added, drinking.
"We can check it later, right Bellamy?" Sarquiss asked.
Bellamy turned away from the already-battered bar counter.
"Yeah, that can wait. Now keep talking about that golden lump. Where were we? And who's this Cricket guy?" Bellamy said, snickering.
"Give me more information," he laughed.
---
SLAM.
The bar door suddenly flew open.
Seven people walked in one after another, their footsteps in sync, making every eye in the bar—both customers and Bellamy's crew—freeze on them.
---
"So this is a bar, Yuuto?"
Miku asked, glancing around the filthy interior.
"A disgusting place,"
Irene muttered emotionlessly.
"Hohoo~ people here look very dull,"
said Lady Avalon with a thin smile.
"Hiii…"
Kuroneko hid behind Yuuto, body shaking.
Yuuto ignored them.
His eyes were fixed on one man.
Yuuto smiled slightly.
"Hoh? So you're Bellamy the Hyena, huh?"
The blond hyena looked up and grinned.
"Oh? What's this? A little brat comes in with his harem?"
Bellamy asked as he stood up.
The whole bar burst into laughter.
"Hey, look Bellamy! They're all crazy pretty!"
one of his men yelled.
"Th-they're all so beautiful…"
Lilly, one of the female crew, said, stunned.
"You girls should come with us instead!"
Sarquiss shouted, walking up to Irene and reaching out to touch her.
But—
CRACK.
In a single instant, Yuuto was already beside him, grabbing his wrist.
"Don't go touching my crew like it's nothing."
"Your crew?" Sarquiss burst out laughing.
"Hahahaha! Look, Bellamy! Some clown brought us a group of beauties!"
The entire bar roared.
Bellamy added,
"Hey-hey, we already have women in our crew, you know. If we add more, it's gonna be trouble!"
Lilly, Muret, and Mani grumbled quietly—
but their eyes would occasionally glance at Yuuto.
"…he is pretty handsome," they whispered.
River approached Lady Avalon.
"You ladies should just join us—"
Lady Avalon lowered her head sweetly.
"Oh, you want me to come along? What a shame, I already belong to him."
She pointed at Yuuto.
Sarquiss opened his mouth—
"In that case we'll just kill—"
Click.
Yuuto's finger-snap rang out.
Bellamy started to shout,
"Wh—"
And—
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM—!!!
A storm of wind exploded out from Yuuto like a miniature hurricane.
Tables, chairs, bottles, walls—
everything was swept away like paper.
Bellamy's crew was brutally flung out of the bar.
The entire bar was smashed apart,
Everyone blown away—
except for those seven, standing calmly without a scratch.
Dust settled slowly.
"…Yuuto. I didn't even get to sit down yet," Yamato said.
"Here, Lady Yamato, I have a chair ready for you," said Belfast, offering her a chair.
"Oh, thanks Belfast," Yamato said, and sat.
"My student is amazing, an entire building gone in one move," Lady Avalon said proudly.
"Hm, not bad," Irene said, satisfied with the result.
Yuuto scratched the back of his head.
"What now? I was planning on acting like a weak young master who gets looked down on like a Chinese cultivation protagonist… but my patience is as thin as tissue."
Kuroneko squinted at him.
"Why would you go through all that trouble anyway?"
Miku laughed softly.
"Yuuto really can't be patient, huh."
"Well, too late now," Yuuto said, drawing his sword and walking toward Bellamy.
Bellamy struggled to get up.
BOOM!
Yuuto kicked him in the stomach, sending him flying several meters.
"How's that, Bellamy? It hurts, doesn't it?"
Bellamy staggered to his feet.
"You… you'll regret th— SPRING!"
"Oh, you're going to attack?" Yuuto said, intending to take the hit.
Bellamy's legs turned into springs of steel.
"SNIPE!"
Using high speed, he shot his body toward Yuuto.
But—
BOOM.
Yuuto slammed Bellamy's head into the ground with the flat of his blade.
Bellamy crashed down.
Yuuto grabbed him by the back of his collar and lifted him.
"Oi, try again."
His tone was calm, mocking, forcing the man to struggle even though it was hopeless.
Yuuto pointed at the rest of Bellamy's crew, who were sprawled out.
"Look at your friends, they're nearly dead. Come on, show me your strength."
Bellamy didn't move—he was unconscious.
"Come on, a little spirit, Bellamy~"
Yuuto shook his body like a ragdoll.
No response.
Yuuto clicked his tongue.
"You guys are boring."
He tossed Bellamy's body toward the rest of his crew.
---
"So weak and empty. No dreams. Disgusting, like worms."
Yuuto looked at the wrecked bar without emotion.
Sarquiss trembled as he stared at Bellamy.
"Hey… Bellamy… come on… you've got to be kidding… say something…"
Lady Avalon chuckled softly.
"Oh, someone's still trying?"
Kuroneko walked casually up to Sarquiss and said flatly:
"He's realized his limit."
Then added,
"Scared to fight someone stronger?"
Sarquiss flushed red, raised his sword, and shouted as he rushed at Kuroneko.
Kuroneko didn't move.
She knew Yuuto would—
BOOM.
A massive root burst up from the ground, slamming Sarquiss into the air, then smashing him back down.
Yuuto crouched beside him.
"I hate flashy low-life villains like you the most."
Sarquiss passed out.