Gushes of blood spurted from the Mafia members. The ordinary thugs couldn't withstand Tokikake for even a second.
At the very back, the Mafia boss, witnessing everything, was drenched in cold sweat.
This Marine... is too fierce! Like a wild boar charging relentlessly, nothing could block his advance. He had already realized he was no match.
But... as the Mafia boss, he had nowhere left to retreat.
Damn it...
The Mafia boss drew the long sword that had accompanied him for years.
With a flash of white light, he appeared before Tokikake, gripping the hilt tightly and using his own men as cover as he suddenly slashed.
"Be careful, Tokikake!" Gion, watching from the rooftop, couldn't help but exclaim.
Her hand was already on Konpira, ready to intervene.
Although she didn't have any particular feelings for him, the bond between comrades was still there.
Raleigh, also observing, waved his hand. "Trust Tokikake. This level of difficulty is far from his limit. Just watch."
As Raleigh's words faded, Gion refocused on the battlefield.
Clang!
The sharp blade was firmly clamped by Tokikake's iron-like hands.
He raised his head, revealing a sinister smile.
"I've been waiting for you. If you hadn't taken the initiative, it would've taken me a while to break through to your position."
The Mafia boss's face turned pale.
A terrifying thought crossed his mind. "Could it be... you deliberately left an opening? You knew I would make a move?"
Tokikake gripped the blade tightly while forcefully pulling it backward.
"Exactly. To end this fight quickly, I had to defeat you. But you were hiding in the rear. Without some trickery, it would've been hard to lure you out."
The Mafia boss fell silent.
He had assumed someone as powerful as Tokikake wouldn't resort to tactics.
But he didn't know that Tokikake, as a prodigy trained by Headquarters, had received an education that went far beyond simple training.
"Hand it over!"
Tokikake suddenly exerted force with both wrists, his terrifying strength leaving the Mafia boss completely defenseless.
He could only watch helplessly as Tokikake wrested the weapon from his grasp, his own hands bloodied from the struggle.
Tokikake casually tossed the sword aside.
He wasn't skilled with it.
He had taken the weapon purely because he wanted to end the fight faster.
His Armament Haki training hadn't yet reached the point where he could cover his entire body, and Iron Body wasn't entirely reliable against a swordsman.
He wanted to defeat his enemy, and he wanted to do it impressively in front of Gion, so he chose the coolest fighting style: disarming an armed opponent with bare hands.
The Marine soldiers following him, having witnessed everything, were now brimming with morale.
"What did I just see! Commander Tokikake effortlessly disarmed the enemy!"
"Commander Tokikake, you must teach us that move!"
"I declare this the coolest move I've seen in six months!"
"Follow Commander Tokikake's lead and bring these criminals to justice!"
The Marines' morale soared.
In contrast, the Mafia members, already disheartened, seemed on the verge of giving up.
Looking at the surrounding thugs who had lost their will to fight, the Mafia boss knew he had failed.
Having lost his fighting spirit, the Mafia boss was quickly defeated by Tokikake. With their leader down, the other members had even less desire to resist. They threw their weapons to the ground and crouched down with their hands over their heads.
Raleigh let out a long yawn and glanced at his watch.
"Thirteen minutes and twenty seconds. Even faster than I expected."
"Gion, you lost."
Gion stood nearby biting her lip, watching the celebrating soldiers below with complex emotions.
She couldn't blame Tokikake or the soldiers—she could only blame herself for making the bet.
"I accept my loss and will honor our bet," she said, her hand moving to the hilt of Konpira. "But you can't make unreasonable demands. Otherwise..."
She wasn't the kind of girl who would easily give in.
Besides, this guy Raleigh was the type who would take a mile if given an inch—he had already held her hand twice!
[Remained inactive throughout the battle. Slacking Value +100]
Battle scenes like this could no longer provide Raleigh with substantial slacking points.
He was gradually figuring out the rules: if both sides in a battle were very powerful, his slacking points would increase rapidly.
Conversely, if the combatants were weak, the points accumulated slowly.
This battle, while involving many people, was against weak opponents.
Thus, he gained fewer points than he had in the East Blue. But it didn't matter—even small gains were better than nothing.
He preferred openly slacking off in the North Blue to slacking off in constant fear in the New World.
"Alright Gion, don't worry about my request. Let's deal with these Mafia members first."
Raleigh stretched, then flipped down from the building.
As he approached the ground, he gently stepped on the air and landed silently on the blood-soaked battlefield.
"Raleigh, did you see how awesome I was in battle?" Tokikake said with a proud expression.
He was very satisfied with his performance.
Raleigh waved the Video Transponder Snail in his hand.
"Tokikake, not only did I see it clearly, but I also recorded your heroic performance."
"I think this video has great promotional value. I plan to have all Marines in the North Blue learn from your brave combat performance."
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