There was no scream of agony, even as their bodies were torn apart.
At the very end, one of the CP0 agents left behind a curse-like utterance.
"Silver hair, we will watch you from below. The World Government's power is far beyond what you can imagine. What we have experienced today, you will surely experience soon..."
"Good luck..."
"Mm!" Kouta nodded and thanked the CP0 agent, as they had wished him good luck, not misfortune.
Looking at the empty space from which no sound could be heard even at the end, Kouta couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, "As expected of CP0."
He paid no mind to the two collapsed waiters.
The waiters here, especially the female ones, were mostly forced to work there to repay debts.
Although a part of Tesoro's crew, Kouta did not trouble them. When he had acted against the fat Celestial Dragon earlier, he had used Conqueror's Haki to knock them all out.
Turning, he glanced at Isshou, who was watching the commotion from the side, and his companions. Kouta smiled and said, "Alright, the unpleasant elements have finally been dealt with. Let's go!"
As he spoke, he turned, his gaze fixed in the direction of the Holy Land of Mary Geoise. "Imu, the Five Elders, Jealkrusia, and the 'God's Knights' hidden within CP0, all of this will be dealt with one by one after I leave the Final Island."
"Wait for me..."
...
"There's been no movement for so long. It seems it's over."
Gakki withdrew his gaze from the building's silent top and said to Momonga beside him, "Should we continue watching here, or should we call for warships sooner? If nothing unexpected happens, chaos will erupt here soon."
Tesoro is dead. This is an unchangeable fact. He believed no one could stop the man who decided to kill someone.
Moreover, not only did he know that Tesoro might be dead, but the Celestial Dragon he saw this morning might also be dead.
After all, from that man's actions, it was clear he deeply detested Celestial Dragons.
"Let's go! Standing here is indeed meaningless."
Glancing at a child hiding in a corner, Momonga said solemnly, "Chaos means bloodshed. I don't care about anything else, but we must protect the civilians and children on this ship."
Before, with Tesoro around, even if they knew about the darkness here, they could do nothing.
After all, this was a World Government affiliated nation, and Tesoro was its king. On this ship, he was the supreme ruler, deciding the lives of everyone living there.
They had no authority and no reason to interfere, as they were just Marines.
At sea, they could act on their own when encountering darkness. Sometimes, when no one was around, even nobles could be dealt with discreetly.
But this was someone else's territory. Even though they visited often, there was nothing they could do.
Now, it was different. With Tesoro more than ninety percent likely killed by Silver Hair, they could rescue the trapped civilians without any scruples.
Both of them were moderates, not hardliners, and they could not stand idly by at such an opportunity.
"Huh? Those two Marines are leaving."
The pirates who remained nearby and witnessed the Marines' departure began to murmur loudly.
Judging by the Marines' reaction and the silence from the casino, they were certain that something they didn't know was happening.
And it was likely something of immense significance.
"Let's wait a bit longer. No matter who it is, anyone who can make Tesoro go to such lengths cannot be an unknown figure."
A pirate gazed at the top of the building, his eyes glinting with extreme greed.
Only a few of the pirates who came here were genuinely there for leisure. The majority were there for the gold, for the chance to strike it rich in the casino.
Unfortunately, over ninety-nine percent of them ended up losing everything overnight.
This pirate hoped that the unknown individual would defeat Tesoro, because Tesoro's vault held wealth that could easily buy a kingdom.
The mere thought of such immense riches made him tremble.
Many around him shared the same sentiment. Therefore, even knowing that the now-quiet building might be extremely dangerous, they did not retreat due to their greed.
If Tesoro won, it would be fine. If he lost, they would rush in like bloodthirsty wolves.
Thump, thump, thump!!
Just then, footsteps echoed from within the silent casino hall.
From the sound of the footsteps, the pirates could tell that more than one person was coming out.
"Who is it?"
Everyone was filled with anticipation, hoping it wasn't Tesoro who would appear.
Regardless of victory or defeat, they could do nothing to Tesoro, as he was protected by the World Government.
But if it were someone else, even a powerful pirate, they would not be afraid.
"They're getting closer."
"Ugh..."
As Kouta and Kuina first appeared in the pirates' sight, the greed and smiles on their faces froze.
Then, fear instantly gripped their hearts and souls, followed by a bone-chilling cold that shot up from their soles to their scalps.
If the pirates were to name a green plant at this moment, they would all shout in unison.
"Grass."
If it were ordinary pirates, even pirates they were familiar with, so many of them would dare to charge forward. After all, it was an immense fortune that would take them a lifetime, no, several lifetimes, to even imagine.
But the person before them...
The person before them was the one who had been on the front pages of newspapers for days, and whose fame was still spreading worldwide: Silver Hair Kouta, who, along with Blue Hair Kuina, had annihilated two Emperors!
"Yo!" At the casino entrance, Kouta looked at the circles of pirates surrounding him and smiled, "So many people gathered here, are you welcoming me?"
"Or perhaps..."
As he spoke, Kouta's gaze turned cold. "Are you planning to band together to take my head?"
At this moment, even the slowest pirate understood why the Marines had left early.
Because facing the Silver Hair Pirates, it went without saying that Tesoro was likely already a corpse, and staying would mean facing Silver Hair's merciless slaughter.
This guy was not considered a good person in the eyes of pirates!
Ever since news of him began to spread, all the pirates he encountered had been sent to the underworld.
Thinking of this, the pirates who had been greedily preparing to rush into Tesoro's vault now transformed into startled deer. Without a word, they all turned and fled in all directions.
"Trying to leave now, don't you think you're being overly optimistic?"
A whisper like that of a devil instantly echoed in every pirate's ears.
What followed was the merciless slaughter by the Silver Hair crew.