11 Nami&Carina

The large steel ship with shark-like features seemed to engulf the duo of young girls with its own reflected shadow. Despite the looming peril, Nami and Carina couldn't help stealing glances at the gold mast and golden claw-shaped structures on its sides, adorned with jewels that ignited greedy desires in their eyes.

These two young girls were simply incurable. Even amidst such a situation, their nature wouldn't change.

Above the ship's bow, a dark-skinned, muscular man with wild and spiky purple hair could be seen standing there, emanating a menacing air. He wore dark gray pants pulled up to the knee, a red belt, and gray boots with red lining. Two tattoos of gears with spirals inside them adorned his body, one on his left shoulder and the other on his right hip. He wore a pair of sunglasses, and his body was decorated with chains.

Mad Treasure.

"Chalalala!! Two little mice, you really made me spend a lot of time finding you!!!"

With laughter full of malice, Mad Treasure's pink eyes shone with malevolent light beneath his glasses.

Carina and Nami looked up at the figure standing above them with scared expressions, their minds racing with thousands of plans and machinations. Unfortunately for them, in front of raw power, all their tricks seemed laughable.

Mad Treasure seemed to guess their thoughts, but he wasn't in a hurry at all. He asked the duo with a very calm tone that frightened them.

"Two little mice, where did you hide my treasure?"

Nami and Carina exchanged fearful glances, each wary of potential betrayal from the other. Despite their trepidation, neither was willing to part with the treasures they coveted.

As Mad Treasure's patience wore thin, tens of nautical miles away, Zera could already detect the shark-like vessel and the small ship carrying Carina and Nami with his super vision.

He exclaimed in jubilation,

"I can already see them!!"

His speed increased yet another notch, reaching seven times the speed of sound.

The projections of the four girls also witnessed the scene where Mad Treasure coerced the two little girls, thanks to the live broadcast function.

Tsunade inspected Mad Treasure with her kunoichi instincts, sensing that the guy seemed not easy to deal with.

"Is that the villain that Zera mentioned before? He looks strong..." she remarked, her tone tinged with concern.

Rias snorted in denial. "What strong. He just looks so. I can turn him to dust with my destruction power..."

Saeko didn't retort; after all, Rias also watched the anime, so her intuition could still be trusted. Besides, not everyone in the One Piece world could be judged by their muscles.

Xia Qingyue didn't comment because, in her eyes, Zera was already the strongest she had ever seen. And while their discussion was still ongoing, Zera had already reached the side of the shark-like ship.

With seven times the speed of sound, traveling tens of miles was just a matter of seconds.

Zera, who was already across the steel-like behemoth, had everything planned. His speed didn't decrease; rather, his destination never changed as he targeted the ship.

Neither Mad Treasure and his crew, nor Nami or Carina, seemed to catch sight of Zera's silhouette.

The next moment, Mad Treasure seemed to feel a fatal crisis. Instinctively, he activated his Devil Fruit ability and covered himself with a layer of shining chains, only to be sent flying along with the ship beneath him for tens of meters into the sky.

His eyes widened in shock as he failed to understand the current situation.

Nami and Carina were wide-eyed as they watched the huge steel ship flying unreasonably in front of them. At the same time, Nami's face turned white. "Carina, a huge tsunami is approaching us!!!"

As expected of Nami's super affinity with the weather, she detected the aftermath of Zera's speed following his steps.

Carina could only turn her head mechanically to the side and clearly see a huge water curtain coming towards their direction.

Amidst their shock, Zera, who had caused all of this, was still somersaulting in the air, skillfully unloading all the speed from his body.

While still in the sky, he watched the still-hovering Shark-ship in amazement. He hadn't actually attacked the ship; he had used it as a stopgap to unload all the excess speed force that came along with him. But he hadn't expected the power to be so exaggerated; the ship was sent flying by a mere touch. Fortunately, he still used it as a trampoline to fly over, unloading all the excess force with successive backflips.

As the force finally vanished, his figure landed on the small wooden ship belonging to Nami and Carina. They faced his mysterious appearance with wide-mouthed expressions full of shock and astonishment.

Carina exclaimed in surprise. "Z-chan, why are you here?!"

Nami, who had already endured numerous shocks that day, felt relieved that this sudden handsome flying man seemed to be an acquaintance of her comrade. However, she didn't have time to dwell on it; she was still desperately rowing the boat out of the small tsunami's range.

Zera looked at Carina with frustration evident on his face.

"Isn't it because of your troubles? Claudia mobilized all the marines after your call, and she still hid it from me. Fortunately, I reacted quickly, or else both of you would definitely have died!!"

Anger and fear surged within Zera. If he hadn't awakened this cheat, terrible things might have happened.

In a normal One Piece world, he wouldn't have worried so much about Carina since she appeared in the future, but this world was different.

Carina lowered her head in shame, fearing to meet his angry eyes. But deep down, she was curious.

'How did Z-chan come here? And does the ship that was sent flying have something to do with him? What happened to him when I wasn't there?'

She was frustrated that she didn't seem to know her future husband well enough.

The four girls in projections were still in a daze, marveling at the still-hovering ship that was rolling in the sky, cracking little by little and about to break into pieces, coupled with the approaching tsunami.

Rias murmured,

"I didn't expect that speed could be used like this. In my world, speed can't be added to force because speed itself is boosted by magic. If you want to attack, speed must be stopped before attacking..."

Saeko chuckled.

"Isn't it basic science? Force depends on a change in velocity..."

Tsunade added,

"While I don't understand much, Zera seems more powerful than I thought!!"

Xia Qingyue's eyes lit up with amazement as she nodded in consent. For her, a girl from a fantasy world where people eat each other, such a strong and handsome man filled her with security and warmth.

Nami, who was still rowing, looked at the duo in silence, crying out for help.

"Carina, help!!! We're going to die if that tsunami approaches us..."

However, Carina, lost in thought, didn't seem to hear her.

Zera finally calmed down at Nami's voice. He felt like a father, full of concern for his children. He would grow mad after wiping away their troubles.

He glanced at the youthful Nami, comforting her.

"You don't have to worry about the tsunami. I already avoided your side when I was coming towards you."

Nami tilted her head, looking at him with dull eyes. She didn't understand what this guy was talking about, but she didn't dare to get mad. After all, she wasn't stupid. Since Carina could think of it, she also guessed that this super handsome boy must be the one who saved them just now.

Therefore, since he wasn't in a hurry, it seemed that she shouldn't row anymore, right?

Nevertheless, Nami's eyes couldn't stop peeking at him, and certainly not just because of his beauty. Well, a part of it was true; however, Nami was more concerned about his prowess.

Such power that could send a ship flying and create tsunamis should easily deal with the hateful Arlong, right?

Therefore, the small ship was enveloped in silence as the tsunami slowly approached, just as Zera predicted.

It passed in front of them, submerging the slowly falling shark-like ship.

Boom!!

The steel ship burst into flying pieces, and Zera could even see the desperate Mad Treasure using his chains like Spiderman, seeking a chance to save his life.

Zera sighed in admiration. "What a tenacious guy..."

Carina looked at Zera in a daze, while Nami's eyes shone with light. The current occurrence strengthened her guess that this guy was definitely super strong!

The four projections also looked at Zera with eyes full of admiration and hidden meaning.

After all, strength is also a kind of charm.