The Black Prince of Pirates

"Um~~~"

A sudden explosion in mid-air set off a fiery blast of wind that sprayed onto Eschbach's dragon face. Although animal-type ability users are famous for their rough skin and thick flesh, for most animals, their faces are... It's still a very fragile place.

On the one hand, Eschbach groaned because of the pain caused by the hot blast wave of the explosion, and at the same time, he was surprised by the incomprehensible explosion.

"Is it a bomb? But it doesn't smell like gunpowder, and it's still a person with abilities."

The explosion happened so suddenly, without any warning, and an astonishingly powerful explosion occurred in the empty air. It was enough to cause harm to Eschbach, even if Eschbach was unarmed and domineering. It was for defense, but there was still no denying the power of this sudden attack.

"Did you do it?"

The huge eyes turned and captured the figure that was too small compared to itself in mid-air.

He's a bald guy wearing a baseball cap

Since he covered his bald head with a hat, why did he take it off and wave it to say hello? Eschbach suddenly felt a strange feeling that he didn’t know how to describe. He had followed His Highness Elus to kill him secretly over the years. He has sharpened himself through many strong men. He has seen all kinds of people, and his experience is enough to be called broad.

but,

This was the first time he encountered this kind of enemy.

"Yo, big guy"

Marcus, who was falling downwards, waved the baseball cap in his hand and greeted Eschbach.

"I'm Marcus, it's a pleasure to play against you."

he shouted.

"Eschbach"

After a second of silence, Eschbach also announced his name.

then,

Just watching Marcus, who had put on his hat again, continue to fall downwards, with his back to the earth below and facing Eschbach, who was as towering as a mountain, a look of joy that made people feel a little dizzy appeared on his face. smile.

This is the enemy, right?

Eschbach was confused.

"duang~~~"

Very elastic sound effects echoed in the air.

"what"

Eschbach blinked, his huge eyes looked at Marcus who fell to the ground and then bounced up high, rushing into the sky like a rocket. He instinctively exclaimed in disbelief. He turned his neck, From looking down to looking up.

In the sky,

The bright sun made it difficult to see Marcus' figure clearly, and he could only vaguely see the dark outline of the sun as the background.

"Okay, Eschbach"

Marcus shouted from the sky.

It's just that the content of the shouting was a little confusing. The extremely fast sound of "hoo" caught up with the shouting. Eschbach saw a small stone about the size of a wine jar that was separated from the human shadow. It was flying towards his head at an alarming speed.

In a flash,

The threat of death burst out from my bones.

Armed domineering energy was released, covering the top of his head as tightly as armor. The speed of the stone falling was so fast that he had no time to move his too large body to avoid the attack that brought him a strong threat.

With or without Marcus's shout, all he could do was one thing.

That is,

He leaned on his head and carried it hard.

The dark head was thrown up like a meteor hammer, and it hit the falling stone.

Only a loud "boom" was heard.

Eschbach's head sank quickly, his long neck changed from an upward tilt to a downward tilt, and he hit the ground directly, giving the poor land a shocking impact. A huge deep pit was dug out.

"it hurts"

Eschbach's cry of pain came from the pit.

He shook his head and raised his neck little by little, trying to dispel the dizziness in his mind. He opened his eyes wide again and looked at Marcus who was falling to the ground below again with a look of surprise and confusion.

He is now a question mark on his forehead.

The stone-throwing attack just now was so strong that it made him doubt his life. If it weren't for his powerful armament and domineering, if it weren't for the development of his Devil Fruit at a high enough level, and if it wasn't for his animal-type ability and tenacious vitality, the stone just now would have been... It has a weight that can sink a large battleship.

"thorn"

The sound of the air being torn was heard. The thirty-meter-long tail was Eschbach's strongest weapon. The swinging tail had destructive power that made the atmosphere tremble. He swung his tail with all his strength and whipped fiercely. Towards Marcus who has not yet landed.

He won't give him another chance to use those weird abilities.

Whether it's using the earth as a trampoline, or the explosion whose details are unclear, or the unbelievably heavy stone, it can only be said to be weird. It's so weird that people can't tell what kind of ability it is. So Eschbach decided to use absolute The violence defeated Marcus and did not give him the chance to continue to be a monster.

The tail hit Marcus, who was still falling.

but,

"so hard"

The touch from the tail made Eschbach's eyes widen, and he was surprised by the painful hardness. The hardness had surpassed steel, and it was not the defensive power brought by the armed domineering force, but It really feels like wearing several layers of fine iron armor.

Most importantly,

Marcus was not whipped out.

Looking at the little figure hugging his tail, Eschbach deeply realized that he had met a master this time. Regardless of the character of this master, it was just this strange and unpredictable ability that made him unstoppable. Dare to distract him.

He flicked his tail violently again, trying to throw away the enemy holding his tail.

Just when the tail flicked to the ground,

Marcus suddenly plummeted and landed on the ground before his tail fell. Once again, he jumped up and to the side as if he were on a trampoline, avoiding the falling tail. It jumps like a rabbit, but it jumps higher and farther than ordinary rabbits.

"What kind of ability is this?"

The ground that Marcus used as a trampoline turned back into the solid and thick rock formations in front of Eschbacher's tail. Marcus jumped around and circled Eschbacher's body, using various methods. The strange abilities put Eschbach into a very frustrating situation.

Being completely unable to understand the details of Marcus' abilities means that there is no way to decipher Marcus' strange methods. This makes it impossible for Eschbach to defeat Marcus and win for a while. Fortunately, he relies on the tenacious vitality and vitality of the animal-type ability user. He has the ability to heal himself, and he is not afraid of delaying tactics.

The battle thus enters a delicate state of balance.