"Cavendish was born in the Bourgeois Kingdom. His immense popularity led to the point where young women across the nation refused to marry, forcing the kingdom to exile Cavendish!"
Ain paused, "But that's just the surface explanation. The most important reason
was that the king discovered Cavendish's brutal and bloodthirsty second personality, which manifested when he fainted or fell into a deep sleep, and made this decision!"
"After awakening his second personality, Cavendish, already a swordsmanship genius, experienced a drastic increase in strength. When he arrived in the Kingdom of Rommel, he once slaughtered a thousand people in a single night, in an instant!"
Ain's words stirred the hearts of the women.
They looked towards the sky, their hearts filled with anxiety.
Learning about Cavendish's terror, Roran felt uneasy.
"No, I have to help!"
Just as Roran was about to awaken again and go help Ryuya,
Ryuya raised his arm.
At that moment, Cavendish moved.
Or rather, it should be called—the second personality, Hakuba!
Cavendish, wielding Durandal, moved violently.
In an instant, he arrived before Ryuya, Armament Haki coating his blade, and the sword intent of a peak Supreme-Grade Swordsman also entwined.
A fierce slash appeared out of nowhere.
The air wailed in Ryuya's ears.
"Swish!"
Cavendish slashed.
But the blade carved a perfect arc in the air, not touching Ryuya's body.
Ryuya easily dodged it with peak Observation Haki.
Ryuya had already extended a finger.
Cavendish launched an even more ferocious close-quarters attack.
Sword energy and blades intertwined.
The cold light of the blade constantly reflected on Ryuya's body.
The sword energy, like a storm, was at least ten times denser than before!
Even flour sprinkled in the air would be cut into finer dust by Cavendish's sword energy.
But!
Under this incredibly dense attack, Ryuya easily dodged.
Because of their incredible speed, their figures seemed to be frozen.
However, anyone with sharp eyes could see Ryuya's slowly extending finger gradually approaching Cavendish.
Even Cavendish's fiercer attacks couldn't stop it.
Roran, who was about to help Ryuya, saw this and her pupils constricted.
She instinctively thought: So strong! Incredibly strong! Even I couldn't dodge all of those attacks.
Is this Ryuya's true strength?!
Stars shone in Roran's eyes.
Before, Roran had believed she needed to protect Ryuya.
Now, Roran felt that Ryuya was far beyond her capabilities.
A stronger passion erupted in Roran's heart.
She had to catch up to Ryuya!
Not only Roran, but everyone else on the ship felt the same.
The more they saw Ryuya's power, the more passionate they became.
They strived to improve, aiming for Ryuya's level.
"Swish~"
Ryuya's finger effortlessly pierced through Cavendish in his second personality.
Cavendish's rapier stopped abruptly.
The pain seemed to short-circuit his brain.
He looked at his abdomen in disbelief.
Blood flowed freely from his abdomen.
Ryuya's murmured voice echoed in Cavendish's ears.
"Finger Gun - Giant Cannon!"
In an instant, Cavendish felt as if a bomb had exploded inside his body.
The intense pain made Cavendish faint.
This time, there was no third or fourth personality.
Unprecedented darkness enveloped Cavendish's mind.
Severely injured, he couldn't open his eyes for a while.
Cavendish, like a beaten dog, was held by Ryuya.
Then, he was slowly brought to the deck.
Cavendish was thrown to the ground.
The sea whirlpool had vanished because of the water column.
"Ain, tie him up. Then find a nearby Navy branch. It's a waste to kill such talent. It's better to imprison him and use him as a punching bag."
Following Ryuya's order, Ain took out a nautical chart and began observing.
Then she said to Ryuya, "Ryuya-sama, 1200 nautical miles ahead is an island called Asuka. There's a Marine Dojo the Marine training camp."
"The facilities are decent. Let's contact them. We can also enjoy the scenery and experience the local culture."
"Yes, Ryuya-sama."
Ain put away the nautical chart and contacted Asuka Island using a Den Den Mushi.
At this moment, Ryuya's mind echoed with the system's electronic voice.
[Ding, issuing a sign-in task: Asuka Island. Reward: Soul-Returning Sword. Time limit: 3 days.]
Ryuya looked out at the distance from the deck.
He hadn't expected the system to issue a sign-in task for Asuka Island.
"Asuka, Asuka…"
Ryuya kept muttering the island's name.
This attracted Roran's attention.
"Papa, is there something bad on this island?"
Hearing the words "something bad," a flash of inspiration struck Ryuya's mind.
He suddenly remembered why the name Asuka sounded so familiar.
A slight smile curved his lips, and Ryuya naturally embraced Roran.
He said to Roran, "Perhaps this island trip will have some unexpected gains."
In Ryuya's arms, Roran blinked her bright eyes, looking at Ryuya's handsome face, wondering what she was thinking.
Meanwhile, on Asuka Island,
Saga was extremely nervous when he learned that Admiral White Dove would be coming to the island.
The Red Moon was about to arrive.
The Cursed Holy Sword would unleash its full power, to become even stronger.
I absolutely won't allow anyone to interfere with the Red Moon ritual.
Not even an Admiral. If anyone interferes,
I'll make them regret coming to this island!
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