NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 22: CH 22
Ca-Captain Kuro!" Jango gasped, terrified at the sight of his former captain glaring down at him. He was sweating bullets as Kuro adjusted his glasses with the palm of his hand.
"Well Jango?" he asked in a low tone. "Care to explain all this?"
"I-I-I don't know. All that punk in the strawhat did was glare at them and they passed out!" Jango screamed in panic. While he was screaming, many of the pirates began to stir and awake from Luffy's haki. Some looked around, wondering why they felt so cold before they saw Kuro and felt colder.
"CAPTAIN KURO!" one of them screamed, getting everyone else's attention. All of them began to sweat in fear at their former Captain, who glared at them all.
"I told you all not to call me that name." Kuro said as he eyed Luffy. 'To make an entire pirate crew of this size to collapse with a glare.' he thought. 'He's not normal, that's for certain. However, he will not disrupt my plans.'
"Oh man. He's angry." Sham said as he cowarded next to Buchi.
"This is disgraceful. To think that the Black Cat Pirates could be beaten by mere children. Have you all really gotten that weak?" Kuro asked in a bored tone.
"Weak?!" Buchi screamed as he and his brother looked outraged before charging towards him.
"You're the one who spent three years as a butler while we've been sailing the seas!" Sham screamed before they both cried out "WE'LL SHOW YOU WHO'S WEAK!" Kuro remained motionless as they attacked, but disappeared a split second before their claws hit him.
"There it is." Jango said, his arm still in Luffy's grasp. "His 'Stealh Foot' technique." Everyone looked around to find Kuro except Luffy, who hadn't moved at all. He looked down to see Nami looking around as well.
"Nami." he said, getting her's and Jango's attention. "Zoro needs his swords," he said before a small smile came to his lips. "And you've got some treasure to steal right?" he asked before throwing Jango back away from the both of them. Nami smiled at the mention of treasure.
"Right." she said as she grabbed Zoro's swords and threw them towards him. "ZORO! CATCH!" Zoro turned his head slightly to see his swords flying towards him before he caught them both effortlessly as Kuro appeared behind Sham and Buchi, his Cat Claws spread out and aimed at them both.
"It seems I have gotten a bit slower these past few years." he said in a low tone as Buchi and Sham started crying. "I'm giving you all just five minutes to kill these pests." he said as he withdrew his claws and stepped back. "If you don't, then you all die by my hand."
"Five minutes?!" one of the black cats said as they all started to tremble.
"We can't do it in five minutes!"
"These guys are monsters!" they said. Buchi and Sham however went to attack, only to be defeated by Zoro's three sword style. All the pirates went a little blue at seeing the Nyanban Brothers beaten in one move. While all this was happening, Nami slipped away to steal their treasure. Usopp just stared at all this but snapped out of it to point his weapon at Kuro.
"Hey Butler!" Usopp screamed as he shook in fear and rage. "This is your last warning! Leave this island, or my 8000 men will destroy you!"
"One more minute and counting." Kuro said, ignoring Usopp. At his words, Jango hypnotized Buchi to grow stronger, who then went after Zoro again.
"You alright Zoro?" Luffy asked as if asking what the weather was like.
"I'm good." he grunted as he fought with Buchi. While they fought, the black cats attacked Luffy. Luffy smirked as he easily dodged and side stepped them all. Usopp had sent a lead star towards Kuro, who used his 'stealth foot' move to avoid it.
"Time's up." he said as he flexed his claws, but grew angry at footsteps behind him. "Never is it a good idea," he said as he turned around to strike. "TO SNEAK UP ON ME!"
"LOOK OUT!" Usopp screamed as he tackled Kaya to the ground before Kuro's claws got her. "Kaya! What are you doing here?! You were supposed to hide!"
"Usopp." she said in a quiet voice. "Merry told me everything. Khlahadore's nothing but a pirate. You were telling the truth...and yet..." she trailed off as tears fell from her eyes.
"Miss Kaya. This is no place for one in your condition." Kuro said in a calm voice. "You should return to the mansion where it's safe." This only seemed to infuriate Kaya, who stood between him and Usopp and offered him her fortune if he left the island for good. He told her he wanted her money, but also peace. That when she died, Money and peace would be his at last. Kaya then pulled out a pistol and aimed at Kuro. Kuro removed a claw before reminding her of their time together for the past three years. All the times together they shared before he grabbed the pistol from her doubting hands, stating that it all made him sick. That after she died, his plan of three years would be complete as he dropped the pistol.
"You bastard!" Usopp said as he grabbed the pistol. "KURO!" he screamed as he shot at him, only to miss as Kuro vanished and reappeared, surrounding Usopp's head with his claws.
"I still need to repay you for hitting me Usopp." he said. "That hurt you know." Before he could attack however, the blades on the hand pointed at Usopp were snapped in the blink of an eye.
"Then you're in for a bad day." Luffy said as he appeared next to Kuro with his hand where the claws snapped, shocking everyone.
"What?!"
"Captain Kuro!"
"How'd you get there?!"
Kuro just sneered at Luffy before he was hit in the back of the head with what appeared to be a spade.
"The Usopp Pirates are here!" the three kids yelled as they appeared and attacked Kuro with their weapons.
"No! Get away from him!" Usopp screamed, but they ignored him as they attacked before they said they'd let him off with a warning. "Why are you three here?!" Usopp screamed.
"Why'd you lie to us Captain?!" they screamed back before they shut up at Kuro glaring at them all, then screamed in terror.
"Enough of this nonsense. Jango, take of Kaya and these urchins." he said as he turned back to Luffy. "I will take care of this boy."
"Yes Captain Kuro!" Jango said.
"Do not call me that name Jango! That name died a long time ago!" he bellowed before he lunged at Luffy. He slashed at him, only to hit air
"Sorry Kuro." Luffy said with a laugh as he appeared behind them all. "But you're too slow."
"No way." one of the pirates said. "There's no way he can be faster."
"But he dodged him so easily." another said before a cry of pain filled the air. Everyone turned to see that Zoro had defeated Buchi.
"Jango! Hypnotize Miss Kaya to sign the will then kill her!" Kuro shouted, getting his subordinate's attention.
"Yes Captain." he said before a lead star hit him in the forehead, knocking him off his feet.
"Usopp pirates!" Usopp shouted. "Take Kaya and run!"
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