Bang!
Just like a cannonball poised to fire, Esdeath was sent flying!
She flew nearly a hundred meters before stopping, simultaneously being propelled into an open area, no longer on the rooftop.
Her long boots acted as brakes, and she finally stopped without tumbling twice on the ground, or her image would have been ruined.
"But…"
She looked up, and as expected, Kuma was right in front of her. Esdeath gritted her teeth; Kuma was too fast, truly teleporting!
"It seems we don't have any grudges," she said, steadying herself and looking at Kuma, who was so close. If he had attacked her for some reason, she would have accepted it.
But now, she clearly hadn't had any contact with Kuma, let alone the Revolutionary Army. Why would she cause trouble for herself by seeking out the Revolutionary Army?
"No, I just decided to attack you."
Kuma's steps didn't stop because of Esdeath's words. He shook his head and spoke again, "I just feel that you might pose a threat to me in the future."
"Threat my ass!"
Esdeath cursed inwardly. Kuma clearly saw her as a promising Marine and was afraid she would pose a threat to the Revolutionary Army!
"Why isn't Rayleigh here yet!"
She slowly retreated, unable to fight him now. Kuma's strength was considered top-tier among the Shichibukai.
If Kuma hadn't willingly become Vegapunk's test subject, she wouldn't have known how Kuma, with such a bug-like ability, could ever lose!
Her legs once again took on a horse stance, firmly planted on the ground. Kuma spoke, "Farewell, young female Marine…"
There was no change in his expression or tone, as if he were stating an inevitable fact.
"Even if I can't beat you, isn't that looking down on me too much?" Since Kuma wasn't going to let her go, then no one was going to have an easy time!
"Death Pressure Cannon!"
Just as he was about to fire a giant paw-shaped cannonball, Kuma's eyes narrowed, and he left his original spot!
The moment Kuma left, a deep sword mark appeared where he had been, neither fast nor slow, as if deliberately made.
"Hahaha, how about you give me some face, Bartholomew Kuma!"
Rayleigh, in a white cloak, appeared on the rooftop, holding a sword in one hand and smiling as he faced Kuma. He said he was asking for face, but if the answer wasn't satisfactory, his sword would strike Kuma in the next moment.
"This old man, he's finally here!"
Esdeath looked up at the rooftop, dissatisfied, in the direction of Rayleigh, who was showing off. The timing was neither too early nor too late, making her strongly suspect that Rayleigh had deliberately timed his arrival.
Kuma lowered his head and looked at the mark cut into the ground, which was bottomless!
He then looked up at the person holding the sword on the rooftop. Kuma immediately confirmed that the Rayleigh in front of him was real; only a Great Swordsman could have made that sword mark!
"Silvers Rayleigh."
He looked at Rayleigh on the rooftop, puzzled. Although he didn't know why Rayleigh, the Pirate King's right-hand man, would help a Marine, he wouldn't be able to kill this Marine today.
In fact, if Rayleigh had the intention, he could even keep him in Shambles.
"Young female Marine, next time you won't be so lucky."
Still speaking without any emotion, Kuma slammed his palm on himself and disappeared from his spot after saying that.
Hearing this, Esdeath's eyes flickered, and she muttered to herself, "Next time? Next time I'll chop off your paw!"
He's bullying me because I'm still weak. Just you wait!
She had originally thought quite well of Kuma, but now that he wanted to kill her, she wouldn't be polite anymore…
"Are you alright, hahaha!"
Rayleigh jumped down and laughed heartily. He had arrived right on time. What was she going to do about it?
"Heh."
"If you had been one step later, you might have heard some explosive news."
She didn't blame Rayleigh for being late; she blamed herself for being too weak, not yet strong enough to roam this sea!
"I'm leaving first. I don't want to be seen and cause misunderstandings later." Waving her hand, Esdeath left the open area.
"This little girl, she really has no human warmth."
Rayleigh shook his head. It seemed he was being insensitive. His figure also disappeared instantly.
In the open area, apart from a bottomless sword mark, there were no other traces.
It was as if nothing had happened just now.
"Esdeath-sama!"
Tina, who had been searching everywhere for Esdeath, saw her approaching from the front and quickly ran over.
"What's wrong, Tina?"
"Tina has finished her work! We can withdraw!"
She saluted. Although Esdeath smiled at Tina, the sensitive Tina still noticed that something was amiss.
"Good, let's return to the Navy Base!"
"Yes, ma'am!"
Esdeath walked ahead, but Tina's attention was on Esdeath's attire.
Her leather boots were covered in mud, and her clothes had some dirty marks, as if she had been in a fight!
Combined with Esdeath-sama's sudden disappearance, there could only be one conclusion: Esdeath-sama was ambushed!
And she probably didn't win; instead, she lost or let the opponent escape.
Tina's expression became aggrieved, and two tears streamed down her cheeks. She was Esdeath-sama's subordinate, yet she couldn't help at all.
Ultimately, it was because she was too weak!
"When we return to the Navy Base, I'll call Smoker over to help Esdeath-sama with her worries!" Having made up her mind, Tina didn't realize that her idea coincided with Esdeath's.
"Tina, tell them to rest well tonight and continue tomorrow."
After instructing Tina, Esdeath returned to her room.
She flopped onto her bed, took a deep breath, and exhaled, reflecting on her actions today.
"It seems I need to be more low-key!"
"But I still have to do what needs to be done. Pirates are unreliable! I can't put all my hope on Rayleigh."
"I still need to become strong myself."
She took another deep breath and exhaled. Today's harvest should be considerable, having killed nobles and many pirates.
"This wave of prestige should be at least tens of thousands of points. If I finish clearing out all of Shambles, I won't have to worry about not having prestige!"
"System, open panel."
"Ding!"
"Host: Esdeath
Abilities: Demon's Manifestation: Demon's Extract Intermediate, Swordsman, Navy Six Styles, Conqueror's Haki Beginner, High-Speed Regeneration Beginner.
Reputation: 40804 points."
"Indeed, my reputation points are already 40,000 energy points!"
Several pirate Captains alone gave her a lot of reputation points. Most of the 100,000 reputation points had already been collected.
Moreover, the event was still escalating. This harvest exceeded her imagination!
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