Charlotte's sword strike was just an ordinary slash.
It wasn't covered with Armament Haki or Conqueror's Haki. It was simply a slash from The Great Blood - Sword Hero.
But even this ordinary slash instantly engulfed those incoming cannonballs.
"What's this?"
The opposing pirates were loading cannonballs while staring at this slash that almost split the sea in half. They were all gobsmacked.
Even the pirate captain had his mouth wide open, looking at the slash in disbelief.
But before he could even let out a surprised cry, the slash quickly reached the ship.
The ship was instantly cut in half like a piece of tofu.
"Damn it! Boss, you just destroyed the ship like that?"
Paul looked at Charlotte, who had directly split the ship in two, and said speechlessly.
Charlotte glanced at him.
"Leave it there for a festival?"
Charlotte sheathed his sword and then lay back on the lounge chair without looking back.
"Huh?"
Paul watched as Charlotte returned to the lounge chair to relax with his eyes closed. He didn't know what to say.
Should he suggest going to check if there were any treasures on the enemy ship?
Watching the enemy ship slowly sink into the sea, Paul could only pray for them, hoping they'd have a better next life.
Paul sheathed his knife and then turned away, no longer looking at the sinking ship.
On the ship that had been cut in half by Charlotte's sword.
"Damn it! Who the hell are those guys!"
The captain of this pirate ship stood on the broken hull, watching the departing ship of the other side and roared.
"Captain! Hurry! Get on the small boat!"
The first mate stood on a small boat and shouted at the captain still on the hull.
The captain glanced at the ship that had been broken into two pieces under his feet and glared hatefully.
"I don't care who you are! I, Hart, will remember this grudge. Don't let me find out who you are!"
After saying that, Hart jumped into the sea and swam towards the first mate's small boat.
After getting on the boat.
"Let's go!"
Hart said to the first mate.
Because he knew that this small boat couldn't hold that many people.
He had to abandon his crew.
Hearing the captain's words, the first mate was stunned for a moment but quickly reacted and hurriedly rowed the boat to leave this area quickly.
"Captain! We haven't gotten on the boat yet! Wait for us!"
The pirates who had fallen into the sea saw that the captain was trying to abandon them and shouted one after another.
But Hart turned a deaf ear.
"Damn it!"
Seeing this scene, the pirates cursed one after another.
But they were helpless and could only hug tightly onto things that could float.
Hart ignored the curses behind him.
For Hart, these pirates were just expendables. As long as he announced his name, a large number of pirates would flock to him.
So he was never short of these low - level pirates.
"Damn it!"
Hart punched the wooden boat and said angrily.
He wasn't regretting the loss of the crew behind him, but the hard - won foundation that he had built up, which was now all gone.
...
After sailing on the sea for a month, they...
"Boss! Aska Island is up ahead!"
Hearing this, Charlotte, who was fishing by the side of the boat, quickly threw down the fishing rod in his hand and rushed to the bow of the boat.
After drifting on the sea for a month, they finally reached Aska Island.
Hey, my dear Seven - Star Sword, your master is here!
Charlotte stood at the bow of the boat, full of expectation.
He was looking forward to the surprise the Seven - Star Sword would bring him.
As they got closer, Charlotte saw a flag on the island.
It was a seagull flag, the symbol of the Navy. There were actually Navy troops stationed here.
Charlotte stared at the flag and pondered for a moment.
"Disguise yourselves later and act like you're from a merchant ship. Don't expose your identity as pirates. Got it?"
Charlotte said to a group of excited crew members.
He didn't want to expose his identity at this crucial moment. He would wait until he got the Seven - Star Sword.
By then, he could even wipe out this Navy base and it wouldn't matter!
After seeing Charlotte's serious expression, Paul and the others all nodded.
It was rare to see their boss so serious. Of course, they would obey.
Although they didn't know what their boss was doing here.
But from their boss's expression in the past few days, they could still see the solemn look.
The ship slowly approached the port without causing any commotion.
Because there were ships coming and going around this port.
Charlotte stood at the bow, stroking the beard he had just glued on, thinking that this island seemed quite prosperous. No wonder there was a Navy base here.
To avoid exposing his identity and causing a stir, Charlotte had specially glued on a golden beard.
It made him look more mature and gave him an air of a big businessman.
The ship docked and the gangplank was lowered.
Charlotte was the first to step off the ship.
People around saw a man in gorgeous clothes, with a golden beard and a wealthy look on his face, and they knew that another merchant had docked.
Looking at this prosperous port and the big mountain in the center of the island, Charlotte couldn't help recalling the legend of this island in his heart.
Thousands of years ago, the island's residents were extremely afraid of the appearance of the red full - moon. To eliminate their panic, the gods bestowed a shield and a sword on the passers - by on the island.
But then a tragedy happened.
Legend has it that the three princes of the Aska Kingdom met a beautiful witch for the first time and fell in love with her at the same time. To win the witch's love, the three princes took out the sword bestowed by the gods as a proof of the throne, which was the Seven - Star Sword.
Then they launched a war. The earth and the ocean cried because they absorbed the grief and resentment of countless innocent victims. Then, the holy Seven - Star Sword absorbed the resentment and blood of countless people. After that, it brought about Slaughter and destruction and became a cursed demon sword.
It caused the complete destruction of the Aska Kingdom. The cursed demon sword, in the form of a blood sacrifice, sparked one conflict after another. The war spread across this sea area, and the beautiful sea became a world ruled by darkness.
Then, to save everyone from the war, the witch sacrificed her own life to eliminate the blood and hatred absorbed by the Seven - Star Sword.
The three princes prayed to the gods to repay the death of the witch they loved deeply. They obtained three precious jade stones from the gods of Aska and sealed the power of the Seven - Star Sword, which had become a demon sword.
However, on the night when the once-in-a-century red full moon visits, the sealed demonic sword will gain power, and the forces of Slaughter and destruction will awaken, releasing demonic energy.
Charlotte learned all these legends when she watched anime in her previous life.
Although the plot was a bit cheesy, Charlotte didn't care.
From the anime in her previous life, she learned that after one was possessed by the Seven - Star Sword, one's strength and power would increase greatly, which really intrigued Charlotte.
She wondered if something would change after she got the Seven - Star Sword.
According to what she knew from her previous life, Charlotte knew that the Seven - Star Sword should now be sealed in the altar of a primitive tribe, guarded by successive generations of witches and villagers.
It would be quite difficult to find the Seven - Star Sword.
Charlotte led more than twenty people into the bustling town on Aska Island, looking at the prosperous streets around her.