"Hmph!"
Standing on the broken white horse statue, Gu Yina looked down at Cavendish, who was sitting in the cabin, with a look of confusion in her eyes.
"What is this guy doing?"
"Is he asleep?"
Just then, an extremely violent and evil aura suddenly surged out of the cabin.
Everyone who felt this aura turned their heads towards the White Horse Pirate Ship.
Alo leaned against the railing, gazing at the cabin of the White Horse Pirate Ship, the smile on his face disappearing, replaced by a solemn expression in his eyes.
"Is this why Kong Tai asked this guy to come? He's indeed strong."
Previously, he hadn't felt any danger from Cavendish, but now it was different.
Now he felt as if the guy had completely changed, as if even his soul had changed, not just his body.
In fact, he was right; Cavendish's soul had indeed changed.
This guy was truly a lunatic, possessing a split personality, also known as "sleepwalking murderer."
When he slept, his second personality would emerge and take over his body.
Because his second personality was extremely bloodthirsty and possessed sword skills that were twice as powerful as his own, the genius swordsman, and because he was extremely crazy and irrational, he would go on a killing spree whenever he appeared.
Therefore, Cavendish usually suppressed his second personality.
After Cavendish left the Kingdom of Pourjoie, he wandered to the Kingdom of Rumel.
Due to his sleepwalking condition, as soon as night fell, many people were consecutively killed. Even the Marines who went to support them were no match. Because the killings were as fast as a gust of wind, people referred to these unknown murders as "Rumel's Kamaitachi."
Later, as the number of Marines increased, they gradually discovered that Cavendish was the killer, and he was consequently forced to go out to sea and become a pirate due to his second personality, "Rumel's Kamaitachi."
...
Inside the cabin.
Cavendish's second personality, "Kamaitachi," fully awoke.
He raised his head and suddenly opened his eyes, eyes where the pupils had completely disappeared, leaving only the whites.
He felt his body, felt the air, felt the scent of blood. More importantly, he sensed the presence of an enemy.
This caused the corners of his mouth to gradually widen, and a frenzied aura continuously emanated from him.
He tore off the top hat on his head and the coat he was wearing.
"Roar..."
Then he raised his head, opened his mouth wide, and let out a roar at Gu Yina outside the pit, his head full of golden hair flying wildly behind him, like a furious lion.
"Hmm... Interesting!"
Gu Yina looked down at Cavendish.
Hmm! It wasn't Cavendish now; he should be called "Kamaitachi."
Gu Yina looked at Kamaitachi, the corners of her lips curling up, her eyes emitting a playful gleam.
This was how he was qualified to fight her; the way he was before was too weak for her.
Without a word.
Kamaitachi reached out and grabbed the long sword that had fallen on the ground beside him, his gaze fixed on Gu Yina.
He craved blood, he craved to see the suffering of humans.
"Hehehehehe! You... you must be the person that guy mentioned! I hope you can make me feel some pleasure!"
A hoarse, inhuman voice emerged from Kamaitachi's gaping mouth.
After speaking, he didn't give Gu Yina any time to respond. He stomped his legs on the ground.
*Bang—!*
The keel, which was already creaking from Cavendish's impact, cracked even wider from his powerful stomp. It was only a matter of time before the ship would sink into the sea.
"Heh heh!"
*Clang—!*
A red light appeared in Gu Yina's eyes. She raised her sword in front of her, blocking Cavendish's sword. Feeling the power transmitted from Wadō Ichimonji, she looked up at Kamaitachi in front of her, a look of excitement on her face. "Your strength and speed are decent, but your swordsmanship is lacking."
"Whether it's lacking or not, you'll find out soon enough, hahahahaha!!"
Kamaitachi laughed at Gu Yina, then his figure instantly vanished from his original position.
"Your speed has increased a lot, but..."
The corners of Gu Yina's lips curled up. She turned and swung her right hand.
*Clang—!*
She easily blocked the black sword blade, which was imbued with Armament Haki.
"Good reaction."
Kamaitachi looked at Gu Yina, who was now very close. The white of his eyes was completely covered by red. He opened his mouth and laughed wildly, "Next, it's time for the main event!"
Saying that, his figure disappeared once more.
*Puff—!*
*Puff puff puff!!*
Suddenly, countless sword lights tore through the air around Gu Yina, heading towards her.
She stared at the sword lights, a cold glint flashing in her pupils.
Then, her right hand swung her sword non-stop, creating a curtain of sword light in front of her, each beam blocking one of Kamaitachi's sword lights.
*Clang clang clang clang clang!!*
The sound of clashing blades was incessant.
Kamaitachi moved at high speed, swinging his sword around Gu Yina. He looked at Gu Yina, his expression growing increasingly frenzied.
"What kind of monster did that guy provoke! Standing still, she can block my slashes."
But that was none of his business; he was only responsible for killing.
Seeing that he couldn't get close to Gu Yina and that his attack was fruitless, he retreated to the deck with a "whoosh." Then, a black line flashed in his eyes, which then expanded, and finally, blackness completely occupied his entire pupils.
He stood in place, roared at Gu Yina, then lowered his head, his entire body rapidly shriveling. His golden hair, as if suddenly devoid of life, rapidly turned ashen.
"Oh..."
Gu Yina lowered her hand, tilted her head, and looked at Kamaitachi, who was head down and completely unrecognizable in his original form. Her pupils were filled with mockery.
"Fighting even by draining his life force?"
Judging by the evil aura emanating from this guy, he must have killed quite a lot of people.
She wouldn't show any mercy to such a villain!
*Ding—!*
She sheathed her sword, leaned forward, stepped forward with her left foot, bent her knees, then lifted the scabbard of Wadō Ichimonji with her left hand and placed her right hand on the hilt, adopting a drawing stance.
She stared at Kamaitachi, her eyes cold.
"If this is all the strength you have, then die!"
Just then, Kamaitachi also raised his head. He gripped the hilt of Durandal, his pitch-black pupils fixed on Gu Yina, and a black aura continuously erupted from him.
Around him, a black airflow that resembled flames rose up.
Although his current appearance lacked the overt madness of before, the aura he exuded was even more evil and sinister.
He stood up straight, said nothing, gripped the sword with both hands, bent his legs, and lowered his body, then.
*Bang—!*
His body disappeared from his original position and instantly appeared in front of Gu Yina.
*Zeng—!*
A red light flashed in Gu Yina's eyes. She quickly drew her sword towards the air in front of her.
"Iai Strike!"
*Clang—!*
The blades collided, and a shockwave was generated out of thin air, rapidly rushing outwards.
Gu Yina looked up, her eyes narrowed, her ponytail behind her head swaying in the shockwave.
"The strength has increased by another half, and the speed has also increased. Good."
Saying that, she pushed upwards forcefully with her right hand, then quickly retracted the blade, and then slashed at Kamaitachi with even greater speed.
"Now, you guy, can make me pull out a few more times, heh heh!!"
*Clang—!*
Kamaitachi's body slammed through the air with a *bang*, flying towards the sky.
He stomped his legs in mid-air, quickly stopping in the sky. Then, head down and feet up, he charged towards Gu Yina.
Looking at Kamaitachi in the air.
Gu Yina leaned to the side, gripping her sword with both hands, killing intent radiating from her.
"Tsubame Gaeshi!"
Three sword lights, without any discernible order, slashed towards Kamaitachi at extreme speed.
"Danger, danger..."
Looking at the three sword lights, a moment of clarity flashed in Kamaitachi's pitch-black pupils, which were then quickly covered by blackness.
Now, he had only one thought: to destroy the woman in front of him.
He disregarded everything else.
Even his own life.
Ignoring the three incoming sword lights, he gripped the hilt of Durandal with both hands and thrust it towards Gu Yina's head.
In reality, any normal person facing such a dangerous situation would block or dodge, but he was not normal now, and he had no idea what these three sword lights meant.
Therefore...
*Puff—!*
The sword lights easily sliced through Kamaitachi's neck, chest, and legs.
Then they quickly returned.
*Clang!*
Gu Yina merely swung her right hand upwards, easily blocking Kamaitachi's final, threat-free, posthumous sword strike.
Looking at Cavendish, who was stiff in mid-air, his eyes rapidly regaining clarity, Gu Yina shook her head. She turned her right hand, then swung it downwards to the right.
*Puff—!*
She flicked the blood off her blade, then sheathed it and turned to jump down from the white horse statue.
His strength had indeed increased a lot after transforming, but without the sense of danger, it was not far from death.