One Piece : Bounty Hunter King! Chapter 267: The Hunter Guild's Appearance!

Cyrus's own strength alone was enough to give Sengoku a headache, but now, the people gathering around Cyrus were no weaklings either.

Issho had previously clashed with Cyrus in Alabasta, and the traces left behind from their battle had beco a famous landmark in Alabasta.

However, the Marines still weren't clear about Issho's exact combat capabilities.

After all, following his encounter with Cyrus, Issho had begun traveling alongside him, indicating that their fight hadn't been all-out.

But this ti, the fact that he battled Kaido for so long in the waters of Totto Land showcased his absurd strength.

"This might not necessarily be a bad thing. Since there are unknown strong individuals like Issho among them, there must be others of similar caliber, and our goal should be these people."

Seeing the expression on Sengoku's face, Vice Admiral Tsuru knew what her old comrade was thinking and offered words of comfort.

"We still need to be able to find them. Moreover, the World Governnt is planning to station personnel within the Marines this ti, and it's different from before," Sengoku looked at Vice Admiral Tsuru as he spoke.

"In the past, there have been World Governnt officials assigned to the Marines, but their ranks weren't high. This large-scale recruitnt clearly indicates that the World Governnt intends to seize so actual control over the Marines."

Both Vice Admiral Tsuru and Sengoku had realized this when they received the news, but there was nothing they could do to prevent such a move.

However, the global situation was beginning to shift in a direction unfavorable to the World Governnt.

Cyrus's actions had triggered a massive chain reaction, and the Marines could perceive this situation clearly.

The core of this matter still lay with Cyrus himself.

As long as he continued to exist and the World Governnt remained powerless against him, this situation would intensify across the seas until it could no longer be suppressed.

"The Revolutionary Army matter was originally sothing the World Governnt had prepared plans to suppress. However, after the Mary Geoise incident, the World Governnt's attention shifted from the Revolutionary Army to Cyrus. Nevertheless, we must continue monitoring the situation, as the Revolutionary Army now appears to have established connections with the Hunter Guild," Vice Admiral Tsuru presented another headache-inducing matter for Sengoku.

"The chaos across the seas has beco inevitable," Sengoku sighed as he spoke.

He could no longer predict what would happen in the future.

Perhaps the World Governnt would suppress this turmoil again, restoring the world to its forr state, but more likely, the world's order had already quietly changed, with this transformation progressing until it erupts one day.

But when that ti cos, how should the Marines position themselves?

"In this massive wave, the Marines can only go with the flow." Vice Admiral Tsuru sighed, stood up, and left after uttering these words.

Go with the flow?

But even now, the Marines could still take so action.

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East Blue.

A small figure trailed blue flas and left a long afterimage as it flashed past over a dozen pirates.

Blood splattered as the small figure stopped, swinging the sword in hand to shake off the bloodstains from the blade.

After her cat ears twitched slightly, Kuina turned to look at Zoro not far away.

Zoro, wielding three swords, spun them into a spherical formation while pursuing several pirates.

"Can you handle this, Zoro? Do you need my help?"

"No need," Zoro spoke without hesitation with a sword grip in his mouth, rejecting Kuina's offer while swinging his swords even faster.

These pirates were novices who had recently taken to the seas, their skills unremarkable, and influenced by Kuina's words, Zoro went all out, cutting down several pirates within a few strokes.

"This is the fourth ti in the past month or two," Koshiro approached with his hands tucked in his sleeves, his expression serious as he observed the large number of pirates fallen on the ground.

Normally, pirate invasions of Shimotsuki Village would occur once every few months or even less frequently, but now there was a noticeable increase in pirate activity.

"Father, is this because of Cyrus?" Kuina retracted her ability, her ears and tail disappearing as she walked to Koshiro's side.

After the Mary Geoise incident, Koshiro had analyzed the potential consequences with her and Zoro.

Just as the Pirate King had once ushered in the Great Pirate Era, this Mary Geoise incident caused by Cyrus might lead to an increase in pirate numbers, and looking at the current situation, this was indeed developing as anticipated.

"Yes, that's likely a contributing factor." Koshiro fell silent for a mont before nodding in response.

Zoro approached after sheathing his three swords.

Over the past year, Zoro had grown taller, now surpassing Kuina in height with a much more robust physique.

At the very least, he was significantly more muscular than when Cyrus left Shimotsuki Village, and much of the childishness had faded from his face.

"What does Cyrus have to do with this? These pirates would've set sail eventually anyway," Zoro curled his lip disdainfully while clutching his own sword.

Just then, another ship approached from the distant sea, and before it could even dock, several figures leaped from the deck and landed on the Shimotsuki Village pier.

"Soone got to them first!"

The speaker was a young man dressed in ornate black swordsman attire, and the golden threads embroidered on his clothing indicated the outfit was quite expensive.

His gaze fell upon Zoro and Kuina holding their swords, then shifted to Koshiro who stood with his hands tucked in his sleeves.

"Greetings, all three of you. Were you the ones who dealt with these pirates?"

"Who are you?" Zoro sized up the speaking young man with his arms behind his head while scanning the others who were examining the pirates' condition.

"I'm Owarz Z. Payne. You can just call Payne, and we're Apprentice Hunters from the Hunter Guild."

The Hunter Guild?

At these words, Kuina, Zoro, and Koshiro all looked surprised.

"The Hunter Guild established by Cyrus?" Zoro's eyes widened.

"So you know about our Guild Master. That's right, it's the Hunter Guild founded by Guild Master Cyrus. With more and more pirates taking to the seas recently, we Apprentice Hunters have been traveling throughout East Blue capturing pirates."

The young man nad Payne raised his chin proudly as he spoke, clearly taking great pride in his identity as a Hunter Guild Apprentice Hunter.

Kuina and Zoro exchanged glances before turning to look at Koshiro.

Noticing the children's expressions, Koshiro sighed.

"Your skills aren't sufficient yet. It would be best—"

"That's enough, Father. Didn't you say there aren't any particularly strong pirates in East Blue? At most, there are pirates with bounties around ten million berries, and they're not very capable," Kuina interjected.

Koshiro paused, his face showing helplessness.

Kuina and Zoro were still too young, and he didn't want them leaving to venture out into the world just yet, but both their hearts had long since left Shimotsuki Village.

"Would the three of you like to join the Hunter Guild? You can earn points by capturing pirates based on their bounties and strength, and these points can be exchanged for Swordsmanship training thods, Haki training manual, and even Devil Fruits at the guild."

Payne beca enthusiastic, speaking with eager anticipation.

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