Chapter 153: - 153: Subjugating Mt. Atama
Golden Lion Shiki lit a cigar and laughed heartily, taking a glance at Newgate, who was busy asking questions. Did that guy seriously not notice the grand way he just crushed his enemies?
"Oi, Newgate! It’s just Ryuo Haki, nothing complicated! Come over here and ask me—I’ll teach ya!"
Shiki struck a smug pose. But Newgate merely shot him a disinterested look, leaving Shiki’s overflowing pride with nowhere to go.
"Shiki-san, I’ll learn! Teach me!!"
Kozuki Oden immediately leapt in front of Shiki, shouting eagerly. He was desperate to master Shiki’s skills and become a samurai strong enough to completely break free from the Shogunate’s grasp.
"You better awaken Haki first, kid!"
Cigar clenched between his teeth, Shiki brushed past Oden and strode over to the fallen Ashura Jakun, who lay injured on the ground. Ashura Pengan glared at him with blazing eyes.
"Oi, you got two choices—submit and join us, or get dragged off to work the mines. Don’t worry, we ain’t gonna kill you. A guy like you swinging a pickaxe? I bet you’d be pretty efficient!"
Shiki grinned. He’d learned a thing or two from Brook about cutting deeper with words than with blades. Many samurai weren’t afraid of death—but threaten their family honor and pride? That struck a nerve.
This wasn’t about killing you. This was about turning a clan leader into a lowly miner. So—what’s your move?
"Relax, we’ll raise your kid for you. And your wife? Don’t worry, we’ll find her another man!"
Shiki’s taunts continued, grinding into them like a slow knife, stoking even more fury in Jakun and Pengan’s glares.