Chapter 494: Beat Up Momonosuke
The very next moment, Kinemon and Kanjuro rushed out and threw themselves in front of Momonosuke.
Ryuunosuke's fists had flown so fast that the two of them did not even have time to react before their young master was beaten half to death.
Now, hearing Ryuunosuke coldly say he would kill Momonosuke if Kuina just nodded, they moved on instinct and shielded him with their bodies.
On the other side, Kuina finally understood why Ryuunosuke had attacked the moment he saw Momonosuke.
He was afraid this little brat might have taken advantage of her.
Realizing that, Kuina felt a mix of anger and warmth.
In the end, Ryuunosuke had done nothing wrong.
"No."
"I was just surprised to see him here."
"I saw him once when I was a child."
"But why has he not changed at all since then?"
From Ryuunosuke's words, Kuina had already confirmed the boy's identity.
Kozuki Momonosuke.
The Kozuki clan was once the ruling family of Wano Country.
Her own Shimotsuki clan were swordsmiths and retainers, bound to them by work and honor.
Yet now, Ryuunosuke had beaten Momonosuke bloody for her sake.
That fact alone made her heart stir in a complicated way.
"You know each other?"
"In that case, I will not kill him."
Ryuunosuke's tone was indifferent.
Beating him up was more than enough for now.
If he had known earlier that Momonosuke was on the ship, he would probably have dragged him out for a beating long ago.
The kid just had a face that made people want to punch it.
Not to mention, Momonosuke carried a natural hatred buff in the hearts of countless fans.
If anyone from another world ever crossed into One Piece, their first thought upon seeing him would probably be to put hands on him.
If Ryuunosuke had transmigrated into Momonosuke himself, he might have considered jumping into the sea.
Of course, there were also certain gentlemen who had other plans entirely.
"Captain Ryuunosuke, you must give us an explanation."
"Young Master Momonosuke has done nothing to provoke you. Why would you treat him like this?"
Kinemon forced himself back to his feet, eyes full of righteous fury as he demanded an answer.
"You are questioning me?"
"Who gave you the courage?"
Ryuunosuke's gaze turned cold.
In the next instant, his Conqueror's Haki swept across the deck like a tidal wave.
The pressure slammed Kinemon to the floor, his body shaking uncontrollably.
Momonosuke, already badly injured, was sent tumbling through the air again.
Kanjuro barely managed to catch him before he flew over the rail.
If that kid had fallen into the sea in his state, he might really have drowned.
Ryuunosuke had to admit, Kanjuro was putting in work as a retainer.
"Even if you are strong, Captain Ryuunosuke!"
"If you cannot give a proper reason, then I…"
Kinemon gritted his teeth and tried to force the words out.
Wham.
Ryuunosuke's kick sent him flying across the deck.
Before he could even hit the floor, Ryuunosuke appeared where he was about to land, looking down at him from above.
"What are you going to do?"
"Right now, even if I tell you to attack me, do you have that ability?"
"If you do not have the strength, then do not shout in front of me."
"It only gets you beaten."
His words were calm, but each sentence was like a slap to the face.
Then he kicked Kinemon away again.
To Ryuunosuke, Kinemon was indeed a decent man.
But so what?
The one he was protecting was Momonosuke.
Momonosuke, who was originally an adult and had his body turned into a child by Devil Fruit powers.
Even if you claimed that Momonosuke was ignorant, what about the retainers around him?
Were they blind when he pulled disgusting stunts on Nami and the others?
If Admiral Fujitora had been here, he might really have thought someone was calling his name.
Kinemon, as the retainer responsible for this heir, had more than enough to answer for.
Ryuunosuke felt that beating him up was already a courtesy.
"Captain, let it go."
"They are still people of Wano Country."
"Do not keep hitting them."
Kuina finally stepped in.
After all, this was the first time she had seen Ryuunosuke beat someone so violently without even giving them a chance to speak.
She did not know the full story, but with how blindly loyal retainers from Wano could be, she could easily see Kinemon charging at Ryuunosuke until he got himself killed.
And for Ryuunosuke, swatting someone like Kinemon was no different from crushing a noisy bug.
"Fine."
Ryuunosuke nodded and stopped paying attention to them.
He turned, ready to leave the deck with Kuina.
"Kuina!"
"You are Kuina, right?"
"You are from the Shimotsuki family!"
"Why are you with pirates?"
"And the Dragon Hunter Pirates have some kind of connection with Kaido!"
"Have you forgotten that you are a child of Wano Country?"
Momonosuke, who had just been knocked out, suddenly woke up and shouted hoarsely.
In Wano, countless people were risking their lives to overthrow Kurozumi Orochi and Kaido.
Even someone like him claimed to be working hard for that goal.
He had forced himself aboard Luffy's ship, hoping to borrow the Straw Hats to defeat Kaido.
With Luffy's ties to the Dragon Hunter Pirates, he had even dreamed of getting help from Ryuunosuke's crew.
Now, before he could even open his mouth to ask, he had been beaten into a pig head by their captain.
And from the way Ryuunosuke and Kuina stood together, their relationship was clearly not ordinary.
Maybe, he thought, this was something he could twist to his advantage.
"I am from Wano Country."
"But do you think throwing that in my face to force a choice is how an heir should act?"
"Do you think I will back down just because we share that homeland?"
"If my father were here, he might still stand on your side."
"But I am different."
"I am a combatant of the Dragon Hunter Pirates, and I am Captain Ryuunosuke's woman."
"Your threats mean nothing to me."
Just as Ryuunosuke was about to walk over and end Momonosuke for good, Kuina spoke out clearly, voice steady.
For a moment, even Ryuunosuke was surprised.
Given the way she was raised, and the way Koshiro had taught her to think, he had been worried she might waver when Momonosuke dragged Wano into this.
But now, it seemed he had underestimated her resolve.
"You…"
"As the heir to Wano, you…"
"If you say one more word, I will make sure you never speak again."
Ryuunosuke did not even let him finish.
His killing intent flooded out once more, condensing into a pressure that pinned Momonosuke in place.
Bang.
Momonosuke's eyes rolled back and he fainted on the spot.
Kanjuro could only watch, powerless to stop it.
The gap in strength was simply too vast.
In Ryuunosuke's eyes, people like them were not even ants.
At best, they were annoying flies buzzing in his ear.
"Captain, let us go."
Kuina took his hand and led him into a nearby cabin.
Inside, Akame and Zoro were in the middle of sword practice.
Seeing the two walk in, Akame blinked.
"What just happened out there?"
If it was a matter of swordsmanship, she could more or less guess.
But from the aura she had felt, Ryuunosuke had simply exploded out of nowhere and beaten someone into the floor.
Zoro glanced toward the deck where Momonosuke lay swollen and unconscious.
"I would bet that little pervert tried something on Kuina and got what he deserved from Ryuunosuke."
Zoro had no interest in any of the women on the ship, but even he had noticed the way Momonosuke behaved.
Seeing the kid beaten like that, he could only snort.
There was really no other explanation.
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