"Who are you?"
Kaya, Usopp, and Kuro saw Qingyun, Nami, and Nojiko walking side-by-side, and for a moment, they didn't recognize Qingyun, feeling very confused.
"Captain Kuro?"
Nami and Nojiko heard Qingyun's words and looked at Kuro in confusion.
"You... you're Qingyun?!"
At the same time, Kaya, Usopp, and Kuro focused on Qingyun, who was walking in the very middle, and immediately recalled the bounty poster the Marinehad just released yesterday, recognizing Qingyun, and instantly all turned pale with fright.
Bang!
"Ah!"
Usopp was even so scared that he fell directly from the tree, heavily hitting the ground and letting out a painful wail.
He had just finished boasting to Kaya that he could easily handle Qingyun.
He never expected Qingyun to actually come.
Wasn't this going to make him lose face?
"Usopp, are you okay?"
Kaya saw this and was very worried about Usopp.
"I'm fine..."
Usopp quickly endured the pain and stood up, gritting his teeth and forcing a smile at Kaya:
"I'm fine, you don't have to worry."
How does Qingyun know me?
I've never seen him before?
Kuro didn't care about Usopp; he was utterly baffled by this.
Due to the unexpected turn of events, he felt very uneasy about it.
"You..."
Kuro didn't know how Qingyun recognized him, a supposedly dead man, but he knew he absolutely couldn't admit it, otherwise, three years of hard work undercover, working for Kaya's family, would all be in vain, so he stopped himself in time.
Moreover, Qingyun was a pirate with a bounty of fifty million Berries, more than likely someone he couldn't deal with.
Even if he admitted it, he would be completely unable to snatch Kaya's money from Qingyun's hands.
He had a flash of inspiration and immediately pushed his glasses with his hand, pretending to look at Qingyun, Nami, and Nojiko in terror, timidly pleading:
"You broke in for money, didn't you?"
"We'll give you as much as you want."
"We only ask that you don't harm the young lady and don't damage her house."
Kuro also prayed inwardly, hoping that Qingyun wouldn't take all of Kaya's money and would leave some for him to seize so he could live a stable life.
I must protect Kaya!
But I have no real abilities; I can't possibly defeat this great pirate with a fifty million Berries bounty!
Usopp was in a dilemma, wanting to protect Kaya but powerless, his legs already trembling with fear.
"Klahadore is right."
"I'll give you as much money as you want."
"Just please don't hurt anyone."
Kaya immediately followed suit, pleading with Qingyun, Nami, and Nojiko.
She knew Usopp was just bragging earlier and had no intention of asking him to drive away Qingyun and them.
Seeing that Kaya usually trusted him completely but at this moment placed no hope in him, Usopp felt extremely bitter.
He desperately mustered his courage, raised his head, puffed out his chest, and said earnestly:
"Kaya, don't be afraid, I'm here."
He looked at Qingyun, Nami, and Nojiko, and threatened solemnly:
"Let me tell you, I am the Captain of a great pirate crew."
"I have over eight thousand subordinates, and they are resting on the surrounding sea right now."
"As soon as I give the signal, they will rush over immediately, and then you will definitely not escape."
"I advise you not to think about robbing Kaya's money, otherwise, I won't be polite."
However, no one present was Luffy or Chopper; they immediately saw that Usopp was bragging.
Nami rolled her eyes at Usopp and mercilessly exposed him:
"Before you lie, can you at least stop your legs from shaking?"
Usopp looked down, and instantly his face flushed red, feeling utterly mortified, wishing he could find a hole to crawl into.
Qingyun ignored Kaya and Usopp and walked directly and unhurriedly towards Kuro, while directly exposing him:
"Kuro, the former Captain of the Black Cat Pirates, stop pretending; I know that in order to seize Kaya's property and live a stable life, you first faked your death at the hands of the Marine."
"Then you pretended to be a small crew member who was kicked off the ship for a minor mistake, gaining the trust of Kaya's parents and making them keep you in the mansion as their butler."
"In the three years that followed, you diligently and meticulously took care of Kaya."
"It's just a pity that this was all an act; you only did it to gain the trust of Kaya and the villagers to seize Kaya's property."
Upon hearing these words, everyone was greatly shocked and found it extremely hard to believe.
They were all incredibly curious how Qingyun knew all of this.
As soon as he finished speaking, Qingyun arrived in front of Kuro and directly swung his fist, smashing it fiercely towards Kuro's head.
Kuro heard the words and saw the action, no longer hiding; he immediately leaped backward, narrowly dodging Qingyun's attack.
"You fellow..."
Kuro pushed his glasses with his hand, glaring fiercely at Qingyun:
"How exactly do you know about me?"
Seeing that Kuro was no longer hiding, Nami, Nojiko, Kaya, and Usopp finally realized that Qingyun had not slandered Kuro.
Kaya was very sad.
Because she and her parents had trusted Kuro so much, they never expected that Kuro was actually acting, only wanting to seize her property.
Nami, Nojiko, and Usopp were all very angry; they hadn't expected Kuro to deceive Kaya so cruelly.
"That's none of your concern."
"All you need to do next is let me kill you."
Qingyun said indifferently, then continued to walk unhurriedly towards Kuro.
"Wait a minute."
Looking at Qingyun walking towards him, Kuropanicked; he quickly said:
"You must also be after Kaya's money, right?"
"I don't want a single Berries; I'll give it all to you, please spare my life."
Qingyun was a ruthless person who had annihilated the Arlong Pirates and even slaughtered Marine's 16th Branch; Kuro knew he was no match for Qingyun.
He was a smart person and knew that besides begging for mercy, he basically had no other way out, so he immediately acted on it.
"Your life is the goal of my coming here."
Qingyun stared into Kuro's eyes and said coldly.
Kuro heard this and, looking into Qingyun's eyes, suddenly felt as if he had been targeted by the God of Death.
He didn't hesitate at all and quickly turned around, using his Silent Walk to flee at top speed.
Qingyun then moved his legs and pursued him rapidly.
Although Kuro's Silent Walk was fast, Qingyun's speed was even faster.
In an instant, Qingyun caught up behind Kuro.
However, just at this moment, Kuro's hands formed claws, and he suddenly turned around fiercely, grabbing savagely at Qingyun's neck.
Fortunately, Qingyun knew that Kuro was experienced in combat, and he also had very fast reaction speed because he had killed and acquired the combat abilities and other positive and beneficial abilities of Arlong and others.
Qingyun raised his hands and firmly grabbed Kuro's wrists, preventing him from moving an inch forward.
And Kuro's fingers were less than a centimeter away from Qingyun's neck.
Crack!
"Ah!"
After blocking Kuro's attack, Qingyun didn't pause for a moment; he immediately twisted with force, directly breaking Kuro's hands, causing him to cry out in pain.
Crack!
However, that wasn't the end; Qingyun then grabbed Kuro's head and directly twisted his neck, killing him.