Chapter 86: Awakening of Conqueror's Haki [Seeking First Subscriptions]

In the square.

The eerie silence lasted for several seconds before finally being shattered by an angry question.

"What are you talking about, Boss Siano!"

A captain gnashed his teeth and roared, "Does this mean you still regard us as enemies? Don't forget, you just killed a Navy Vice Admiral! You're bound to be wanted as a pirate by the World Government, so why pretend to be so high and mighty!"

"Exactly! We should clearly be on the same side right now; you won't even let us plunder and keep bringing up past reputations—don't you think you're overdoing the showmanship?!"

Another pirate captain immediately followed up with the question.

"Showmanship? High and mighty? Since when did pirates become so good at slapping labels on people?"

Siano raised an eyebrow, lifting his index finger slightly. "Listen up, scum. The Navy I killed deserved to die. As for you lot? You're just another pack of dead hyenas!"

Buzz!

The instant his words fell, a powerful shockwave erupted from his fingertip.

Flying Finger Gun!

The two questioning pirate captains didn't even have time to react before their heads exploded, turning into two corpses on the ground.

Crack!

Siano immediately jumped down from the execution platform, landing on the ground and startling the surrounding pirates.

Looking at the corpses on the ground, the pirates swallowed hard, shrinking back as they watched him, momentarily unsure whether to flee or advance.

"Hey, Sister Sister Guyina." Siano ignored this motley crew, shifting his gaze to a certain spot.

"I'm here, Captain!" The young swordswoman immediately raised her hand in response.

"Back in the café, weren't you constantly asking me what my dream actually is?"

He looked around, taking in the broken walls and shell fragments one by one.

"Now seems like a good time to answer you!"

"Eh?" Sister Sister Guyina was surprised. "Now? Right here?"

Boom—

Coincidentally, Lei Ting flashed, splitting the clouds apart.

The pale lightning illuminated Siano's sharp-profiled face; his black hair danced wildly in the gale as he bared his teeth in a ferocious grin:

"Of course, it should be right here, before the execution platform famous throughout this world!"

He bent down, suddenly plunging his five fingers into the stone base of the execution platform; the blue-gray stone bricks emitted a groan of unbearable strain in his palm.

The execution platform, which eighteen years of torrential rain had failed to shake, now, under the dumbfounded gaze of the crowd, actually rose from the ground with a loud rumble!

"Eighteen years ago, the Great Pirate Era kicked off right here, and you lot, speaking of which, traveled thousands of miles to come here on a pilgrimage because of it..."

"Are you kidding me, Roger!!!"

Amidst the furious roar, the execution platform completely left the ground, and he actually lifted it high onto his shoulder using only one hand:

"Luring fools from all over the world into the seas to kill each other with a mere treasure, dangling the so-called Great Secret Treasure to make everyone tear at each other like wild dogs, commoners barely scraping together money to pay the Heavenly Tribute only to be ravaged back and forth by scum like you—what the hell is there to look forward to in this dog-shit era!!!"

His roar exploded through the curtain of rain, vibrating the very air.

"If you really want to change something, then do it yourself! Opening this Great Pirate Era and waiting idly for decades, expecting some so-called chosen son—what kind of logic is that?!"

"If you feel oppressed, then go give trouble to those oppressing you! Join the Navy and act like a submissive dog, or become a pirate and burn, kill, and plunder everywhere, bullying those weaker than yourselves—what kind of dog-shit reasoning is that?!!"

The square fell deathly silent.

All the pirates were like ducks with their throats pinched, staring blankly upward at the execution platform and the figure holding it.

"This world has never needed a Pirate King, nor does it need so many high-and-mighty idiots!!!"

"Roger was the opener of the Great Pirate Era, making this world even worse, but everyone has long had enough of this state of affairs!"

"Therefore, my dream is to become the one who brings this dog-shit world to its curtain call! And along with it, this shit-stained Great Pirate Era—"

"Stuff it back into Roger's coffin!!!"

Siano suddenly hurled the execution platform off his shoulder with tremendous force.

The execution platform, weighing several tons, now flew like a cannonball, whistling directly toward the distant sea!

Buzz—

Watching the departing execution platform, Siano spread his arms wide, baring his snow-white teeth in unrestrained laughter; a terrifying invisible shockwave suddenly exploded outward with him at the center!

Conqueror's Haki!

Thick black Lei Ting burst across the sky, causing the entire Loguetown beneath it to flicker light and dark; a violent wind arose, bricks and stones crumbled, and the clouds rolled backward!

The pirates in the square instantly felt dizzy and lightheaded, fainting in rows like wheat being cut down.

The extremely few surviving pirates also collapsed on the ground with weak knees; their teeth chattering, they watched their companions foam at the mouth and fall one by one, then turned their horrified gazes toward the area below the execution platform—

That black-haired youth, merely standing there, seemed as if he were about to drag down the entire sky!

In the distance.

Nojiko, Nami, Sister Sister Guyina, and others looked up at this strange and terrifying celestial phenomenon, their faces filled with shock.

"Is, is this the commotion my brother made?"

Nami swallowed, her speech becoming stuttered. "Just talking about a dream and...? Although I found it quite stirring, how, how was this achieved?"

"It is Conqueror's Haki."

Zeff's voice came from the side; the old man, with a complex expression, gazed into the distance at the figure amidst the wind and rain, speaking softly:

"Perhaps we should have expected it long ago... Our captain is a man possessing the Conqueror's aptitude, one found in a million."

Become the one who brings the curtain down?

End the Great Pirate Era?

Tear down every single one of those high-and-mighty fellows in the heavens?

"Hey, hey, hey, you can actually say that out loud? That kind of dream is far more exaggerated than finding something like ALLBULE..."

"Conqueror's Haki?"

"Is this also a type of Haki?" Nami's head was full of question marks.

But anyway, it seemed incredibly powerful; gazing at the pirates lying scattered across the square, she couldn't help but look on with envy:

"Wow, as expected of my brother! Damn it, I really want to learn this ability too; making so many people fall just by waving a hand—no Devil Fruit can compare to this at all!"

"Conqueror's Haki is innate; not just anyone can learn it."

Zeff shook his head, recalling certain scenes he had witnessed with his own eyes back then; comparing them with the sight before him, he sighed even more deeply, "You might not know, but even among those with the aptitude for Conqueror's Haki, the power displayed upon their first awakening varies greatly."

"Then what about my brother?" Nojiko asked curiously, "What tier does his awakening count as? Is it powerful?"

"I have never seen anything more exaggerated than this."

Zeff clicked his tongue, "Moreover, the most terrifying part is that, although this is clearly a first awakening, theoretically, he shouldn't be able to control it himself; yet look, everyone who has fainted in this square are all pirates—not only us, but even those residents hiding on both sides haven't suffered the slightest impact."

It really does seem that way...

Following the old man's gaze, Sister Sister Guyina looked over, momentarily unable to hide the astonishment in her heart.

Truly worthy of being called my lord Siano...

The crew members here were so engrossed in their chat, their attention entirely fixed on what lay ahead.

They failed to notice that, not far to their side, behind the ruins.

A tall, white-haired figure, bound by Seastone handcuffs, was also staring blankly in the direction of the execution platform, motionless like a sculpture for a long time...

(End of Chapter)