HxH in One Piece World - Chapter 166
Chapter 166 Watching for Learning
squeak–!
The blade named Cat’s Claw slashed through the iron gate and pointed at Maud’s throat.
Maud took two steps back at the right time, and easily avoided the ultimate move.
Then, the iron gate of the fence that was cut off by the cat’s claws fell to the ground, and the sound it made immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the mansion.
A middle-aged couple led a dozen servants out of the mansion and looked at Kuro who was wearing a murder weapon at the gate in amazement.
How is this going?
Even if he didn’t hear the sound, Kuro could feel the startled gazes coming from behind him.
He ignored it and looked at Maud coldly.
“Thanks to you, the group behind won’t survive today.”
“Really.”
Maud smiled softly.
That disrespectful attitude made the killing intent in Kuro’s eyes even stronger.
Silent step!
Kuro’s body swayed slightly, and in silence, his figure suddenly disappeared.
“It’s used.”
Maud’s eyes glowed red, and with the blessing of observation haki, he was able to see Kuro’s movements clearly.
“Behind you…”
Maud suddenly turned around and kicked out.
As soon as his foot was kicked out, Kuro just showed his body.
Bang-!
This kick kicked directly on Kuro’s abdominal cavity.
Kuro was hit hard, his body bent like a shrimp and flew out, landing on the ground and rolling several times before stopping.
“This person… puff!”
Kuro’s heart was shocked, and when he straightened his upper body, he couldn’t help spitting out a large mouthful of thick blood on the ground.
In order to prevent Maud from attacking, Kuro quickly stood up despite the pain.
However,
Maud neither drew a sword, nor made a heavy hand, nor did he pursue the victory.
Otherwise, as long as he wraps the Armament Haki on the foot just now, it is enough to end the battle.
“Continue.”
Maud smiled and looked at the embarrassed Kuro.
That kind of silent footwork, he wanted to watch it a few more times.
Strictly speaking, in terms of momentum, that footwork is even more powerful than the six-style shaving.
Not only can the sound be compressed to a level that is almost silent, but it can also guarantee the speed of an instant burst.
To talk about the disadvantage, that is, the upper limit is not as good as shaving.
After all, we have to take into account the sound problem, so the explosive force is definitely not as strong as shave.
But in contrast, the difficulty of using silent footwork is more inclined to the skill, rather than the convenience brought by the tyrannical physique.
“Are you… humiliating me?”
Kuro didn’t know what Maud was thinking, and the killing intent on his face was condensed.
“Whatever you think,”
Maud said lightly.
Kuro didn’t say more, and his figure disappeared in a flash.
In the air, there was a faint sound of a sharp blade breaking through the air.
Maud turned sideways, easily dodging Kuro’s murderous attack.
At the same time, there were inexplicably several slash marks on the surrounding ground, and Kuro never showed his figure, but the sound transmitted in the air became more and more obvious.
“It’s speeding up, the offensive is indeed a lot stronger, but…”
Maud jumped back suddenly, and once again easily avoided Kuro’s shadowless attack.
“While speeding up, the suppression of sound is obviously not as good as before.”
“In this way, the threat is reduced.”
“Well, it turned out to be pushed with the toes, like a drop of water falling on the water, no wonder the movement is so soft.”
“That’s the only way to minimize the sound…”
“Unfortunately, in order to strengthen the offensive, It’s a bit of a waste of stamina.”
Maud focused on the footwork used by Kuro.
The silent footwork that uses the toes to step on the ground at high speed is really amazing.
But the principle of using the entire sole of the foot on the ground in order to speed up later, there is a sense of shaving being used.
In contrast, Maud prefers silent footwork.
After watching it for the most part, it’s time to end the hunt.
Maud listened to the frequent bursts of air from the surrounding air, and there was a killing intent in his eyes.
“It’s almost there. Although I don’t know if I can learn it yet, thank you anyway, Captain Kuro.”
After speaking, Maud suddenly stretched out his Armament Haki palms to his side and pinched the Kuro’s neck who was moving at high speed with precision.
In an instant, Kuro showed his figure, and the noisy voice around him suddenly disappeared.
Choked by one hand, Kuro’s eyes shrank, and his eyes were full of astonishment when he looked at Maud.
He had heard what Maud had just said.
It was also at this time that he understood the reason why Maud had not taken action.
Is it to learn my… Silent Step?
Click!
Maud snapped Kuro’s neck.
Kuro’s face froze, and the luster in his eyes quickly dimmed.
Maud let go of his hand and let Kuro’s body fall softly to the ground.
“Klahadore!!”
An anxious male voice came from the courtyard of the mansion.
A middle-aged man with a slightly fatter figure came hurriedly.
A dozen people followed behind him, mostly servants in the mansion.
This middle-aged man is Kaya’s father, and the one who took the initiative to take in Kuro with a kind heart.
“Why do you want to kill Klahadore!”
Looking at Kuro’s body, the middle-aged man glared at Maud.
Among the servants who followed him, several bodyguards had already pulled out their flintlock guns.
Maud was already prepared, took out Kuro’s reward order from his coat, and turned his face to the Kuro.
“The Klahadore you know is actually Kuro, the captain of the notorious Black Cat Pirates, and I am Captain Wolfrat. Considering your personal safety, I made this decision.”
“How, how……”
The Old Man looked at the bounty in shock.
After understanding it, they couldn’t help feeling chills when they thought that they had been with a murderous pirate for a year.
“If I am offended, please forgive me. I have to bring the body back, so I won’t bother you any more.”
Maud left a reward order, and then mentioned Kuro’s body.
“Wait a minute, I don’t know how to thank you! Mister!”
The middle-aged man came back to his senses, and hurriedly called out to save Maud. Due to his hurry, he didn’t even notice that he had used the honorific title.
“No need to thank you, this is my duty as a navy.”
Maud dropped a sentence, and then accelerated the pace of leaving.
Everyone looked at the figure of Maud’s departure, and their faces could not help but be filled with admiration.
“It’s a great blessing to have such a powerful young navy in the East Blue Sea!”
The middle-aged man sighed sincerely.
Maud had gone far away and did not hear the middle-aged man.
He carried Kuro’s body past a big tree by the road.
Usopp, who was holding the binoculars, came out from behind the big tree and looked carefully at the corpse in Maud’s hands.
Maud glanced at Usopp and asked, “How did you feel about the battle just now?”
“Uh, that, I didn’t see clearly…”
Usopp rubbed the back of his head embarrassedly.
“I’m asking you what you think, not if you can see clearly.”
“Well, this guy suddenly disappeared out of thin air just now, which surprised me. It gave me the feeling that he was as strong as a monster, but you are even more powerful hehe!”
“That is a kind of footwork, as long as you work hard, you can do it in the future.”
Maud looked ahead.
Deliberately keeping my hands to observe the footwork used by Kuro is not purely for insight, but to learn this technique.
Before Laffitte and the others come back, try to practice that silent footwork while teaching Usopp.
Hearing Maud’s words, Usopp became excited again, and could not wait to start training from now on.
It’s just that he didn’t know that Maud would only stay here for about twenty days.