Chapter 130: Be a Good Little Slave to the Devil, Nami-san

"Trying to run away now? Isn't it a bit too late for that?"

Watching Alvida scramble away in a panic, Tang Shen gave a faint sigh. With a light tap of his toes, he surged forward like a phantom, leaving Nami and Koby behind to gasp in astonishment.

*Smack!*

The back of his blade tapped lightly against Alvida’s back. With a cry of shock and fury, Alvida tumbled to the ground like a rolling gourd, sending the purple Devil Fruit spinning away from her hand.

Ignoring the searing pain in her body, Alvida scrambled desperately to reach the fruit. This was a treasure of the sea, worth a full one hundred million! If she could sell this Devil Fruit, she could build an entirely new Alvida Pirates crew—perhaps even a stronger one!

But a hand snatched the fruit up first. Looking up along the figure that made her heart race with terror, Alvida turned deathly pale, staring at Tang Shen with a mix of fury and dread.

"Give it to me! Hand over the fruit, or I’ll hack you into a thousand pieces!"

"Tut, tut, tut. Interesting. So this is the secret to becoming beautiful."

He inspected the purple Devil Fruit. It felt surprisingly warm and smooth to the touch, like a piece of exquisite mutton-fat jade, while the strange, intricate spiral patterns etched upon it added a mysterious beauty.

Alvida couldn't understand what Tang Shen was saying, but she realized he cared about the fruit. It could never fall into his hands! This was her capital for a comeback!

*Whoosh—*

Her fist tore through the air with a piercing sonic boom as she lunged at him with a low roar.

Tang Shen looked up, a flash of sharpness crossing his otherwise harmless-looking eyes. A series of data points flickered rapidly through his mind.

[Detection Skill Effect]
Name: Alvida
Profession: Pirate
Quality: B-Rank
Doriki: 278
Skills: Power Hammer, Power Fist
Other: ...

He hadn't bothered to check her level during their previous fight, but looking at it now... she really was a piece of trash.

Tilting his head slightly, Tang Shen watched as Alvida's full-force strike moved as slowly as a snail. He dodged it with ease, though the spot where her fist landed shattered and cratered; it seemed she did have a bit of strength, after all.

"Hand over the Devil Fruit right now!"

Alvida roared in exasperation. Having already lost her fleet, if she lost this Devil Fruit—a gift from the heavens—she felt her entire life would plunge into darkness.

"Sigh... Alvida." Tang Shen suddenly sighed softly.

"Huh?" Alvida, preparing to strike again, froze. Had this guy finally come to his senses? Was he intimidated by her aura? After all, it was this very shrewish spirit that had allowed her to establish her pirate crew in the first place!

"Alvida, your appearance is truly creative. Living takes courage, but dying... would just be a waste of land. Forget it, I'll send you on your way."

He spoke in a flat, indifferent tone. To him, staring at this wild-boar-like woman was an assault on his vision.

*Pfft...*

The sound of blood spitting. Alvida’s face turned deep red, like a boiled octopus. She considered herself the most beautiful woman on the sea, and this guy... he was about to make her die of rage!

"You blind idiot! I’m going to kill you!"

Her anger surged into a frenzy. Alvida’s eyes were bloodshot, and the muscles in her already thick arms bulged, a sight chilling to behold. If any man were here to see this, he would surely need to ward off evil spirits by day and use birth control by night.

Truly, it was a waste for such a woman to possess the Slip-Slip Fruit.

"Die, you idiot!"

She swung an even fiercer punch at Tang Shen’s head, determined to splatter it red and white!

With a helpless shake of his head, Tang Shen grasped his long blade and tapped his foot, his figure flashing into motion.

A flash of steel.

Then, it vanished in an instant.

*Clang!*

The sound of the blade slowly returning to its sheath echoed as the sharp edge lost its luster, returning to its normal state.

Alvida’s furious form froze before Tang Shen, still holding the pose of her swinging fist. Her wide, staring eyes and savage expression were deeply unsettling.

Koby, rushing over from behind, saw this scene and screamed in terror, "Miss Alvida! I didn't mean to!"

Breaking into a cold sweat, his legs gave out, and he collapsed to the ground, his face a mask of horror.

Nami fared slightly better, though a flicker of panic remained on her pretty face. Her eyes, filled with a mix of cunning and hesitation, rested on Tang Shen. She wondered if she should warn him, but then, a look of pure terror erupted in her beautiful eyes, and she slumped to the ground, her face turning deathly pale.

Because in her field of vision:

Tang Shen sheathed his sword and began to walk toward them, but the frozen form of Alvida suddenly moved.

*Splurt—*

A massive amount of blood erupted from her neck like a fountain. Perhaps due to her rage and high blood pressure, it sprayed several meters away. After the initial spray, her entire body began to split apart like stone, revealing a dense web of slash marks.

In an instant!

A human fountain appeared!

An incredibly bloody and cruel scene played out before Nami and Koby. Alvida, reduced to a pile of gore, collapsed and died instantly.

Their pupils dilated, losing focus from the sheer terror, becoming vacant. Koby even wet his pants on the spot. Alvida had been a nightmare in his heart, filled with endless verbal abuse and beatings, but now, looking at the nonchalant, harmless-looking Tang Shen... Koby felt as if his heart had been ruthlessly crushed.

"Devil! A devil..."

Nami muttered, her mind drifting. She didn't even notice when Tang Shen walked up and stopped beside her.

The scene before her far exceeded anything the young girl had expected. Especially considering Tang Shen looked to be about her age, yet employed such ruthless, iron-fisted methods—and all while wearing such a sunny smile!

Nami was left in a state of disarray.

"Pick up the Devil Fruit, my slave."

The calm voice rang in Nami’s ear. Tang Shen leaned close to her delicate earlobe, catching the girl’s unique scent, before turning and walking toward the Swan-class ship, leaving the two of them in a daze.

"..."

They remained silent for a long time.

Finally, Nami felt as if her strength had been drained; she slumped to the ground. Her previously cunning eyes were now overflowing with heartbreaking despair. She was one hundred percent certain that if she tried to escape... her fate would likely be no better than Alvida’s.

A devil!

An absolute devil!

Coming to her senses, Nami scrambled to pick up the Devil Fruit from the distance, while Koby couldn't even stand up after a long while.

Back on the Swan, Tang Shen looked at the two of them from afar, a playful smirk curving his lips. His eyes suddenly shifted toward the void.

For in that direction, a voice that resonated across the entire world began to ring out.