[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-one-piece-bounty-hunter-king":3,"chapter-one-piece-bounty-hunter-king-one-piece-bounty-hunter-king-chapter-188":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","One Piece : Bounty Hunter King!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1297269,1721,"Chapter 188: Night Scenes","one-piece-bounty-hunter-king-chapter-188",188,"\u003Cp>While Crocodile led Enel back to their base, Cyrus strolled through the lawless streets of the lower-numbered groves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sabaody was vast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with his advanced Observation Haki stretched to its limits, he could only shroud a small fraction of the archipelago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sheer scale of the island defied total surveillance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the borders of his sensory net, Cyrus felt a palpable shift in the atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, the immediate vicinity lacked a heavy Marine presence. It made sense. Given the chaotic nature of the archipelago, the Marines holding even a fraction of the island was a logistical triumph.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the sole gateway to the New World, Sabaody remained a tangled web of rival factions and gathering pirate armadas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The underworld would never tolerate the Navy seizing the lower groves without a fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Marines hadn't marched in with full battalions, they had embedded their spies. Cyrus felt dozens of eyes tracking his movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether they belonged to the Navy, Cipher Pol, or rival syndicates, he paid them no mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Haki continued to map the streets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dusk, the lawless zones fell into an eerie hush. The permanent residents hid in the shadows, making way for the predators—pirate crews and slave traders fresh off the docks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cyrus turned his gaze toward Grove 1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the rest of his sensory net remained quiet, the area surrounding the human auction house boiled with violent energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a bunch of fools,\" Cyrus murmured, visualizing the chaos unfolding blocks away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pirate with an average bounty of a hundred million Berries would take one look at the Admirals massing on the island and sprint for the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But greed often overruled survival instincts. Several rival crews were staging a coordinated assault on the auction house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the main event still hours away, only one prize could trigger such desperation: the three Devil Fruits Crocodile mentioned had arrived, and the manifest had leaked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Common pirates wouldn't risk open warfare for Fish-men. But Devil Fruits were a different currency. On the Grand Line, they were the key to surviving the New World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three unclassified fruits sitting in a vault proved too tempting a prize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cyrus had no intention of intervening. He turned to head back to the hotel, then paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sakazuki.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cyrus narrowed his eyes, locking his gaze back on Grove 1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without Haki, he could see the ominous red glow of magma illuminating the night sky above the auction house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through his sensory net, the brutal outcome became clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pirate alliance attempting the heist had been eradicated. The slaughter lasted mere minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing the brief conflict's end, Cyrus turned on his heel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is he looking at?\" a spy whispered from a nearby rooftop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fires in Grove 1.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's moving again—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A precise, concentrated wave of Conqueror's Haki swept through the alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spies tracking him collapsed, foaming at the mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Docks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aboard the Rose Hunter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Robin gripped the ship's railing, gazing at the illuminated mangrove trees with a heavy frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though blind, Issho sensed the dense aura of anxiety radiating from the archaeologist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With his strength, no one on that island can bar his exit,\" Issho stated, his calm voice pulling Robin from her thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to look at the swordsman. \"He is being arrogant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that not the privilege of the strong?\" Issho chuckled. \"He stands near the pinnacle of this sea. If he wishes to walk into a storm, he will walk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Issho recalled Cyrus's brief clash with the Warlord Hawkeye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young captain's aura carried a burning, invincible weight, scorching the senses of Issho's Observation Haki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Issho held himself to an exacting standard, yet the monstrous pressure Cyrus displayed made the veteran question the limits of human potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know,\" Robin sighed, smoothing her hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hopped up to sit on the railing, keeping her eyes fixed on the distant archipelago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I still worry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That means you care for your captain,\" Issho smiled. \"But we must follow his order and submerge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood her urge to stay and fight, but he also recognized Robin's pragmatic intelligence, she knew her current limitations on a battlefield of monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We haven't parted ways since the West Blue,\" Robin murmured, turning to face Issho. \"Can you train me once we reach the New World?\" Her expression held zero hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can,\" Issho nodded. \"My gravity manipulation will force your body to adapt. But the regimen will test your limits.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I welcome the pain. I need to stand beside him in a fight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Issho paused, a wry smile touching his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chose not to voice his thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bridging the gap to Cyrus's level of combat was a monumental, perhaps impossible, task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he refused to crush her newfound resolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We begin your training tomorrow,\" Issho promised. \"Right now, my duty is delivering you to the New World intact. Given his unique abilities, the Captain will likely bypass Fish-Man Island entirely and fly over the Red Line.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remembering the fiery wings Cyrus summoned to conquer the red cliffs, Robin nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hopped down from the railing and retreated into the cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Issho remained on the deck, sitting cross-legged as he faced the distant glow of Sabaody.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leagues away from the archipelago, the Perfume Yuda carved through the midnight waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are we truly retreating?\" Sandersonia asked, towering beside her older sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are,\" Hancock stated, hands planted on her hips. \"I assumed Rayleigh required rescue from a savage Hunter. I was mistaken. The political climate on that island is turning toxic, and I will not risk our crew's safety for a misunderstanding.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was that swordsman a friend of his?\" Marigold chimed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It didn't look like it. And it doesn't matter,\" Hancock dismissed, though her gaze lingered on the horizon where Sabaody lay hidden in the dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The island held far too many vile memories, stepping foot on it again had been a gamble she regretted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Set a course for Amazon Lily!\" Hancock commanded, snapping her cape as she turned her back on the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Next Day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following Cyrus's request, Rayleigh arrived at the docks at dawn to apply the Yarukiman resin coating to the Rose Hunter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, the underworld brokers flooded the archipelago with the final marketing push.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The auction's existence was common knowledge, but the organizers had kept the exact date and time a guarded secret—until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The curtain rises,\" Rayleigh muttered, his expression darkening as the announcements echoed across the groves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour later, the Rose Hunter slipped her moorings and descended beneath the waves in a massive resin bubble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rayleigh watched the ship vanish into the deep blue, then pivoted toward Grove 1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sending his crew out of the blast zone... he intends to flip the board,\" Rayleigh noted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of returning to Shakky's bar, the Dark King walked toward the auction house.\u003C\u002Fp>",1142,"2026-06-05T17:57:20.376Z",1,"novelbin.me","5eb93937bf613351a4e8d71a0e020639f27197b46338710c871cc4de6568eb7e","one-piece-bounty-hunter-king-chapter-189","one-piece-bounty-hunter-king-chapter-187",263,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fone-piece-bounty-hunter-king-cover.jpg"]