In order to become the world's No. 1 swordsman.

Sauron has been honing his body and skills like crazy since he was a child.

Day after day.

Every day.

As his strength grew, so did Sauron's confidence.

Until...... He was defeated by Hawkeye Mihawk's black knife.

It was then that he realized how big the world was.

It's just that, compared to the knife between him and Hawkeye Mihawk, the scene of Maude slashing such a huge rock giant in half with a leaping slash shocked him even more.

This is what a top swordsman can do......!

Sauron was shocked, and his heart was surging.

His eyes gleamed, and he stared intently at Maude's powerful back, which exuded an astonishing momentum.

Whether it was Hawkeye or Maude, he personally experienced what a real swordsman was, and the difference between that day.

nevertheless

Sauron was not discouraged.

Someday, he's going to be among them.

Do it like Maude, and slash out the sky with one sword!

Sanji glanced sideways at a surging Zoron.

I can vaguely feel the mood of this "sworn enemy" at the moment.

"Seven Martial Seas...... Are they all monsters of this level? ”

Sanji turned his gaze to Maude, who was covered in the word powerful, and took out a crumpled cigarette with a shudder.

Your hands are shaking......

Sanji smiled bitterly.

Maud and Pika were as strong as a mountain weighing on his heart.

Through today's encounter, he realized one thing.

That is, in the subsequent voyages, monsters like Maud will only be more and not less.

If you don't become strong as soon as possible, you will experience a situation like today's helplessness again.

"Saved!"

Nami didn't have the slightest hint of fear at the moment, and her eyes were filled with indescribable joy when she looked at Maude.

Again...... Saved by Maud.

"Worthy of Master!!"

"Worthy of an idol!!"

Usopp and Bartolomeo were so excited that they danced hand and foot dances, and even hugged each other, and each other had tears in their eyes.

"It's ...... What a powerful force! ”

Looking at the huge rock giant that had broken in half, Wei Wei's eyes trembled violently, and she raised her hand to cover her mouth, but it was difficult to hide the emotions that shook in her heart.

Except for Chopper, who had passed out in a coma, the Straw Hats were all shocked by the terrifying power displayed by Maude.

The rock giant, who had failed to shake him even with all their might, was cut in half by Maude in a flash.

Even Luffy stood on the spot and was silent for a long time.

But the battle is not over.

"Abominable !!"

The rock giant was split in half and then knocked out of his head.

Pika was shocked and angry.

The rock giant, condensed by the ability of the stone fruit, can be said to be his strongest hole card.

But it was destroyed like this by Maude as an understatement.

Pika was furious, and quickly moved through half of the rock giant's body.

He intends to take control of the remaining rocks and once again build a fierce rock giant.

Maude's eyes flashed red, and her gaze wandered over half of the rock giant's body.

"Still don't understand?"

With her domineering look, Maud had a precise insight into Pika's movements as he traveled through the rock giant's body.

"These stones you rely on can't stop my 'knife' at all."

Maud smiled contemptuously.

When the words fell, he swung his knife again and slashed a crescent-shaped overlord at the place where Pika was.

This knife easily split the rock giant with only half of its body in two.

However, Pika is highly mobile inside the rock giant, and quickly moves to safety before the slash is near.

"This guy ......"

Three successive overlords made Pika realize the weakness of the rock giants in front of Maude.

After having a clear understanding, Pika was heartbroken and withdrew from the rock giant.

Before leaving, he pushed the remains of the rock giant, which was only a quarter in size, towards Maud and the Straw Hats.

Suddenly, the remains of the rock giant fell forward, carrying a large shadow over the location of Maud and the Straw Hats.

Looking at the fallen body of the rock giant, Luffy and the others changed their expressions.

Even with Maud in the way, they subconsciously panicked.

This is no joke.

If you are crushed by a rock that covers such a large area.

Even if there is a soft sand dune underneath, it will most likely be crushed into a patty in an instant.

Maud glanced back at the panicked Straw Hats, and then looked up at the fallen remains of the rock giant.

The first sword hegemon that split the rock giant in half was sharp enough and crisp enough.

So, the rock giant, which was cut in half, did not fall, but stood firmly on the rocky ground.

After that, the second sword hegemony smashed the rock giant's head into countless rubble.

Under the force of the shock wave, the rock giant's body is tilted backwards.

It can be said that Maude's two hegemons have taken into account the potential hidden dangers in the future.

But no matter how thoughtful it is, it can't stand up to the enemy's stubbornness.

At this time, he simply pushed the remains of the rock giant over.

"If you don't see the coffin, you won't shed tears."

Maude calmly raised the autumn water and gathered momentum on the blade.

"Such a big rock, what if you can cut it!"

A high-pitched laugh came from high in the sky.

Tall, muscular, dressed in golden armor and wearing a golden cross-faced helmet on his head, Pika stepped on a stone that fell to the ground, and looked down at the people below.

"The rocks you cut open will eventually fall on you!"

Pika, who revealed his true form, looked at Maude and the Straw Hats with cold murderous intent in his eyes.

"Didn't I say that...... The stone you rely on is as fragile to me as paper. ”

Facing Pika's murderous gaze, Maude finished gathering momentum, and his arm suddenly swelled

Hegemony!

Maud immediately swung his sword and slashed out a powerful cylindrical shockwave, and volleyed straight towards the body of the fallen rock giant.

This time, the hegemon, regardless of momentum or power, is several times stronger than just now!

Pika obviously didn't notice in advance that Maud hadn't used all his strength before, so much so that when he saw the hegemon whose shockwave range had directly expanded several times, his face was like a look of horror.

The Straw Hats didn't expect that Maude's few moves that directly split the rock giant just now were not full force.

Now, the shock wave of the hegemony reflected in their eyes was like a comet piercing through the air and falling to the ground, shocking them.

The extraordinarily powerful overlord shockwave bombarded the remains of the rock giant.

With a loud bang.

The impact of the hegemony spread over the remains of the rock giant.

In an instant, the remains of the rock giant bloomed like fireworks, turning into countless stones and flying out towards the rear.

The shadow that had originally covered the location of Maude and the Straw Hats disappeared at this moment.

Looking at the countless rocks that had been shattered by the hegemon and scattered into the distance, the Straw Hats were stunned, their lips squirmed, and they couldn't say anything.

Pika, who was falling to the ground, was shocked.

However, Maude's offensive did not end there.

"Guns."

Maude's idle other hand pulls out the ferret.

Order.

The stoat, in the form of a long knife, instantly turned into a spear.

Bang——!

Maud raised her arm, pulled the trigger without even aiming, and threw a buckshot at the plummeting Pika.

Buckshot headed for Pika's front door.

As soon as Pika's eyes changed, he naturally wouldn't be hit by the lead bullet, and his head hung forward, avoiding the lead bullet aimed at his forehead.

And just as the buckshot crossed the top of Pika's head.

Maude's figure instantly crossed a distance of more than 100 meters, and followed the lead bullet to the top of Pika.

He swapped places with the Shadow attached to the buckshot.

"...... you!?"

Pika could not have expected Maud to teleport with a buckshot.

He could only look up at Maude who appeared above him out of thin air, and saw a sharp sword light rushing towards him.

Armed color!

Between the lightning and flint, Pika released the maximum weapon color, covering his upper body, while crossing his arms across the trajectory of the sword slash.

Maude slashed at Pika's arms with a sword, wrapped around the color of the weapon.

Sneer——!

There are strong and weak colors of armament.

Maude, who is even better, uses autumn water to break through Pika's armed defenses, cutting a deep wound in Pika's arm.

A bloody arrow shot out.

meanwhile

The force transmitted by the blade of the autumn water knife caused Pika to accelerate and fall to the ground like a meteorite.

Maud retracted her knife and stood still in the air with a moon step, her eyes full of coldness moving with the falling Pika.

Bang bang bang ......!

Maud held the gun in one hand and quickly pulled the trigger on the pika, who had not yet landed.

Lead bullets pulled out yellow streamers like a shower, falling from the sky and falling on Pika's tall and muscular body, shooting tiny blood flowers.

Boom!

Pika's body fell heavily on the rock formation with the rain of bullets, kicking up puffs of smoke and dust, and his life and death were uncertain for a while.

At least in the eyes of the Straw Hats, not to mention falling from such a high place, being slashed by Maude, and eating so many bullets, even if they don't die, they should be seriously injured and not wake up.

But compared to Pika, whose life and death are uncertain, Maude's repeated attacks on Pika in a short moment are an eye-opener for the Straw Hats.

They have not really experienced the baptism of the power of the strong, and they all looked up with their heads and looked at Maude who was stagnant in the sky with moon steps.

"How the hell is this done?"

"It's so powerful that it's awe-inspiring."

"It's amazing, Maude......"

"It's not at all levels."

Putting aside the hegemon, whether it is the ability to teleport hundreds of meters out of thin air, or the snow-white weapon that can change form freely.

While shocking the Straw Hats, their understanding of the [New World] has gone further.

It is precisely because we recognize the strength of others that we can know our own weakness.

Just when the Straw Hats thought the crisis was over, Pika's roar reached everyone's ears in the smoke that never dispersed.

"Bacardi. Maude, I'm going to kill you!! ”

The smoke was swept to one side by a violent wind, and Pika stood on top of the cracked rock formation, most of his body stained with blood.

Rao was like this, but Pika's body still stood upright, revealing extraordinary tenacity.

The Straw Hats looked at Pika covered in blood in amazement, as if they were looking at a monster.

Pika ignored the presence of the Straw Hats, tilted her head, and swept her angry eyes towards Maude, who was high in the air.

The moment his gaze fixed on Maude.

Maude suddenly disappeared from all the sight.

"Huh?"

Pika was stunned, and a sudden pain came from his chest.

A few meters in front of Pika, Maud turned her back to Pika and slowly walked forward as she slowly lowered the blade of the Akishui Knife that had been emptied of blood into its scabbard.

Just now, Maud swapped places with the shadow who had settled in advance, and then gave Pika a fatal stab.

In terms of timing, Pika didn't react at all.

Strictly speaking, when Pika looks up at the sky, defeat is already doomed.

"W-when......"

Pika, who still didn't understand what was happening, slowly lowered her head and looked at Maude, who appeared directly in front of her at some point, with a blank expression.

Sneer——!

A large amount of blood suddenly gushed out from Pika's chest, spilling on the rocky ground behind Maude.

A large amount of blood was lost in an instant, taking away Pika's vitality and strength.

As a result, Pika's knees went limp, and he fell to his knees.

"Bacardi. Maude ......"

Realizing that the time of death was near, Pika stared at Maude's back and said word by word.

There was obvious unwillingness and resentment in that tone.

"The highest cadre of the Don Quixote family?"

Maud paused, looking back at Pika's face calmly, and the resentment that had replaced the blank on his face.

"But that's it."

“……”

Pika's mouth opened, but she didn't have the strength to speak, and she fell to the rocky ground.

The sturdy body shook a little sand and dust on the rocky ground, and in less than a moment, a large amount of blood flowed from under his body.

As early as when the Don Quixote family was listed as an enemy, Maude wrote down the known abilities of all the cadres of the Don Quixote family into the hunter's notes.

Therefore, at the moment of Pika's death, a large amount of income was directly fed back.

Except for a part of the meaningless income that was divided by the sword technique, the rest of the remaining income is still extremely considerable when it is apportioned to the three major needs of physique, domineering, and devil fruit.

Feeling the many changes in her body, Maude closed her eyes and looked at the star rating of the Hunter's Notes that she hadn't paid attention to for a long time.

【Constitution: ★★★★★★☆】

【Knife Technique: ★★★★★★】

[Domineering: ★★★★★★]

【Demon:★★★★☆】

The level of physique is too high, so the change in income feedback is not obvious.

On the contrary, he was domineering, but he was promoted to the second stage in one fell swoop and came to the sixth star.

This is the second metamorphosis of the star, and it also means that it will be more and more difficult to promote in the future.

As for the fourth requirement that Maud filled in in order to increase the proficiency of the Shadow Fruit as soon as possible, it directly condensed the fifth star frame.

I have to say that Pika, as a prey, is really qualified.

Whether it's physique, domineering, or Devil Fruit, they all bring Maude plenty of experience.

Looking at the entire Don Quixote family, except for Doflamingo, in terms of experience gains, the only person who can be comparable to Pica is probably only Virgo, who infiltrated the naval camp as an undercover agent.

In other words, there were only two people with such a high level of experience in a Seven Martial Seas camp.

It can be seen that Pika, as a prey, can be called rare, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is epic.

After checking the Hunter Note level.

Maud opened her eyes and turned to look at the Straw Hats.

saw that quite familiar face, looking at himself like a wooden chicken.

Look stupid?

This is?