Suddenly, they saw they were surrounded by hundreds of soldiers, and one emerged, a normally-sized individual, with a giant long sword, as the two escapees eyed him.
He wore a black outfit, and had half of his face covered in what looked to be a leather mask.
Kiyotaka: Ryuen, do you know who this man is? Is her a general?
Ryuen: I don't know, he looks kinda new.
The slightly-masked character continued walking towards them.
Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
???: I am merely a bounty hunter. I came here for the head of Kiyotaka.
Ryuen laughed.
Ryuen: KUKUKU!!!! Looks like you have a stalker, Captain, kukuku!!!!
At this, the man drew his large blade, as it turned black.
Kiyotaka: So you can also use haki.
???: What a funny coincidence. I was hired by King Caezar to protect his castle and now I have the opportunity to get a higher payout!! Your head is worth 125 million berries after all!
Crouching, the rest of the soldiers took a few steps back.
???: Let's see if you earned your bounty.
Kiyotaka: And what is your name?
He then posed, holding a hand in front of his face, as he smiled.
Ike: The master swordsman of the West Blue, Ike Kanji! And this will be the last thing you'll ever hear.
Going to full speed, he rushed towards Kiyotaka.
Ryuen: Should I take care of your stalker?
Kiyotaka nodded in disagreement.
Kiyotaka: No, Harriot will.
His eyes turned red, as inside the palace, a group of scientists were tinkering with the weapon, to little success.
...
???: Are you sure this isn't just a normal gun?
???: Don't be ridiculous, soldiers said they heard something speaking and patrols recently Came back with the report of a pirate ship being destroyed by a ray of sorts. This gun has to have something we can use!
Harriot, still in perfect condition, layed there until she heard a single sentence coming from her master.
'No, Harriot will.'
At this the weapon finally spoke.
Harriot: Master
The Scientists were befuddled as they continued to stare at the weapon.
