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"A fight? It's really an offer that I cannot refuse."
The corners of Shiryu's mouth curved upward, and he looked at Magellan with a sinister smile.
"Magellan, the fact that you're here ans you've agreed."
"Hehehe, let out."
Shiryu stood up and walked toward the door of his cage as far as his chains would allow.
The conditions offered by Ikki were indeed sothing he couldn't refuse.
Rather than watch Ikki take Raiu away, it was better to pick up Raiu and fight again, enjoying the thrill of battle.
Magellan took a deep look at Shiryu, raised his hand, and waved to Domino behind him.
Domino nodded slightly, stepped forward, and used her key to open the cage and unlock the chains binding Shiryu's body.
"Here you go!"
Ikki threw Raiu toward Shiryu with a smile on his face.
"Hahaha, what an interesting man. Are you so confident in your own strength? Do you think you can defeat with just that Conqueror's Haki and swordsman's aura from earlier?"
Shiryu slowly drew his demon sword Raiu, and the scarlet gleam of the blade seed to make his eyes turn red instantly.
For him, the Conqueror's Haki that Ikki had just displayed was indeed quite impressive.
But that wasn't enough to intimidate soone of Shiryu's caliber.
"I didn't say that."
"Rather than talk, let's get started."
Ikki drew the long sword from his waist and pointed it at Shiryu, excitent gleaming in his eyes.
"Right here?"
"Yes, right here."
"Haha, if that's the case, then I'll oblige you."
Shiryu didn't waste any ti. Now that he'd decided to act, his body moved instantly, appearing to almost teleport to Ikki's position.
Clang!
There was a crisp sound of tal clashing as the collision of two famous swords triggered a powerful gust of wind.
"Not bad power. Let see what kind of strength you have, newcor from the Blue Sea."
Shiryu felt the power in Ikki's grip, and the corners of his mouth split into a sinister smile.
Imdiately, Raiu in his hand beca a blur of afterimages, enveloping Ikki in a flurry of strikes.
After Ikki engaged with Shiryu for a mont, his brows furrowed slightly.
"This power... it's a bit weak."
"Could it be that he's been locked up for too long and is therefore in a weakened state?"
Ikki's eyes were clear, in a state of Transparent World.
He could clearly see that the muscles on Shiryu's body were tense, and it was obvious he was exerting seven or eight points of his strength.
Although Haki hadn't been used yet, such force was definitely not what Impel Down's second-in-command should possess.
'It seems there's no need to rush and defeat this guy with advanced swordsmanship.'
A smile appeared on Ikki's lips as he abandoned his original intention of using more advanced techniques.
At this mont, he had other plans in mind.
"So strong! Who is that kid? He's actually fighting evenly with Shiryu!"
"What strange swordsmanship. Is there water here? Why does that Ikki create bursts of water when he swings his sword?"
"Shiryu is known as Shiryu of the Rain, but it seems like the guy opposite him is the one who controls the power of rain now."
"By the way, who do you think can win between that man and Shiryu?"
"It should be Shiryu. Although that guy's locked up, he's still soone who can compete with Magellan."
"Idiot, don't you know how to use Observation Haki? The one who has the upper hand is obviously that young man. He's just toying with Shiryu."
After the fighting continued for a while, the prisoners on the sixth floor began talking loudly.
The strong winds generated from around Ikki and Shiryu's battle didn't have much impact on the pirates on the sixth floor.
On the contrary, the weaker staff mbers behind them - Domino, Sadi-chan, and others - had to raise their hands to shield themselves.
Magellan frowned and was about to step forward to protect Domino, Sadi-chan, and the others behind him.
Nami and Nojiko moved one step ahead of him and stood in front of everyone.
The two won unsheathed the long swords at their waists, and a chilling aura instantly condensed around them.
Just by swinging their two blades, the strong wind rushing toward them suddenly dissipated.
"Hey! Those two won seem to be skilled with swords too!"
"That's incredible. Are the won beside that man also great swordsn?"
"I'm really envious. His crew mbers are both beautiful won and powerful swordsn. Think about it - my previous crew was full of ugly brutes."
Although Nami and Nojiko seed to simply swing their swords casually, people with insight could truly see how refined the swordsmanship of both won was.
The strong wind that had been heading in their direction was completely stopped by those strikes.
It was enough to show that their swordsmanship was comparable to the power that Shiryu and Ikki were displaying now.
"How could it be... those two won are also great swordsn!"
Shiryu blocked Ikki's sword and looked at Nami and Nojiko behind him in shock.
As they say, layman see the excitent while experts see the technique.
Being a swordsman himself, Shiryu could see more than many pirates.
The swordsn who could easily disperse the aftermath of the fight between him and Ikki, two great swordsn, must also be great swordsn themselves.
Suddenly, Shiryu felt that the pressure from the blade in his hand suddenly weakened.
Looking up, it turned out that Ikki had sheathed his long sword.
"What do you an, Ikki?"
Shiryu frowned and spoke with an unfriendly expression.
At that mont, he seed to see a look of disgust on Ikki's face.
"Let's just stop here."
"You are indeed a powerful swordsman."
"In the realm of swordsmanship, you can be called a swordsman who has reached the Mountain-Cutting Realm."
"Maybe it's because the food in your cell isn't good enough."
"You still seem to be in a weakened state right now."
"It would be too boring to defeat you in such a condition."
"So I've decided not to fight anymore."
Ikki walked toward Nami, Nojiko, and the others, shaking his head as he spoke.
His face was full of disappointnt.
"Hey, do you an to let have a good al and regain my full strength before fighting you?"
At this mont, Shiryu burst into laughter.
"No, you've misunderstood again."
"You're a death row prisoner, after all, and I don't want to ask Director Magellan to give you special care."
Ikki walked behind Nojiko, turned around, and looked at Shiryu with interest.
"Then what do you an?"
Shiryu asked with a frown.
"It's very simple. Since your strength hasn't recovered, then I'll let my crew mber fight in my place."
Ikki smiled and placed his hand on Nojiko's shoulder.
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