The Strongest Eriri in History

After speaking, Sentomaru released his massive battle-axe, then assumed a sumo stance in front of Eriri, Jibril, and Kohina.

"Ashigara Dokkoi!"

As he thrust both palms forward, a powerful force surged through the air, blasting toward Eriri and the two girls.

This technique allowed Sentomaru to externalize his Armament Haki, turning it into a tangible attack that could strike enemies from a distance.

However, performing this move required an exceptionally high level of Armament Haki mastery. In the world of One Piece, Sentomaru's proficiency in Armament Haki ranked among the top-tier users.

Yet, his attack had absolutely no effect on the three girls.

The Haki-infused strike felt no different from a gentle breeze against them.

"Alright, you two don't need to argue anymore."

Eriri ruffled the heads of Jibril and Kohina, then casually snapped her fingers.

In an instant, Sentomaru disintegrated into nothingness, reduced to ashes just like PX-1 before him.

Seeing this, the more cowardly members of the Straw Hat crew—like Usopp—shuddered uncontrollably, their gazes toward Eriri becoming filled with fear and caution.

Luffy, however, showed no fear at all.

Instead, he grinned widely and said, "Hehe, you're amazing! I'm Luffy, a pirate! Are you guys pirates too?"

Usopp panicked and quickly grabbed Luffy, his face full of urgency as he shouted,

"Shut up, Luffy! Don't say stuff like that!"

Meanwhile, Sanji was just about to step forward to profess his love to Eriri—but Usopp immediately released Luffy, then grabbed Sanji instead, forcefully dragging him away.

Compared to Luffy's recklessness, Usopp was far more terrified of Sanji being disrespectful to Eriri.

A strong sense of foreboding told him that if Sanji acted on his impulses, his fate would be beyond miserable.

Calling for Franky's help, Usopp and Franky restrained Sanji together, ensuring he couldn't cause any trouble.

The more composed Robin, however, stepped forward and politely thanked Eriri.

"Thank you for saving us. If not for you, we would have been in serious trouble today."

"No need to thank me. I just eliminated those who dared to provoke us, that's all."

Eriri waved casually, then descended from the sky alongside Jibril and Kohina.

She continued,

"And… we're not pirates. We're simply traveling the world."

"Traveling the world?"

Luffy's eyes lit up with curiosity, and he instinctively thought of One Piece.

"Does that mean you're looking for One Piece too?"

After all, every pirate in this world had the same goal—to find the treasure at the end of the Grand Line.

So Luffy wasn't surprised at all and had simply asked out of curiosity.

"One Piece? You couldn't pay me to take it."

Eriri's tone was filled with utter disdain.

"Master, Master! What's One Piece?"

Jibril grabbed Eriri's hand, her eyes brimming with curiosity.

As for Kohina, she remained quietly at Eriri's side. Unlike Jibril, she wasn't interested in every little unknown thing.

Previously, when Eriri explained the power system of the One Piece world to her companions, she had briefly mentioned the Pirate King's treasure, but she had never explicitly used the term "One Piece".

That was why Jibril had asked about it.

Before Eriri could answer, Luffy enthusiastically jumped in, responding to Jibril's question with excitement written all over his face.

"One Piece is the treasure left behind by the previous Pirate King! Whoever finds One Piece will become the next Pirate King!"

Pausing for a moment, Luffy then raised his fist high and shouted loudly,

"And my dream is to find One Piece! I will become the Pirate King!!!"

"Apologies for our captain's behavior. I hope you don't take offense,"

Robin smiled indulgently at Luffy, who was still raising his hand excitedly, then turned to Eriri with a slight apologetic tone.

"Don't worry. As long as you don't provoke me or my family, I won't lay a hand on you."

Hearing Eriri's response, Robin immediately felt relieved.

Although Eriri didn't seem to have any ill intentions, Robin still held a degree of caution toward her.

After all, in a world full of unpredictable people, it wouldn't be surprising if Eriri turned out to be the type who acted on whims.

"By the way, my name is Nico Robin. How should I address you?"

"I am Eriri Spencer Sawamura. These two are Jibril and Kohina Hiruko."

Back in her previous life, when Eriri watched One Piece, she had a favorable impression of the Straw Hat crew.

So she didn't mind chatting with Robin a little longer.

Of course, this only applied to the female members—she had no interest in talking to the male crew members.

At that moment, Arifureta and the others arrived, having caught up from behind.

However, only a few of them, including Sayuri and Arifureta, showed any interest in the Straw Hat crew and walked up beside Eriri.

The rest kept their distance, standing a few meters behind.

Some gathered in small groups to chat, some played around, and some remained silent within the crowd.

Sayuri walked up directly behind Eriri, then wrapped her arms around her from behind.

Resting her head on Eriri's shoulder, she gazed curiously at Robin, Luffy, and the others with her beautiful eyes.

"Eriri-chan, what are you guys talking about?"

Noticing the striking resemblance between Eriri and Sayuri, Robin's curiosity was piqued.

"Miss Eriri, is she your older sister?"

Eriri glanced at Sayuri, who was beaming with joy upon hearing Robin's words.

Shaking her head, Eriri replied:

"No. This is my mother, Sayuri Sawamura."

"Eh?! Mother?!"

Before Eriri's words had even fully settled, a shocked exclamation rang out.

It was Nami, who was staring at Sayuri in disbelief.

"She looks so young! She seems about the same age as me! How is that possible? Did she eat a Devil Fruit that keeps her young?!"

As she spoke, Nami's eyes shone with envy.

No matter the world, youth and beauty were things women cared about deeply.

For a moment, she completely forgot her earlier fear of Eriri.

"Hahaha, Auntie here didn't eat a Devil Fruit~"

Sayuri laughed cheerfully, then added,

"In fact, none of us have eaten a Devil Fruit!"

"You can stay young without eating a Devil Fruit? Does that mean they also…?"

As she spoke, Nami glanced curiously at Arifureta , as well as Yuzuru Hanyu and Akino, who had also walked up to Eriri's side.

"Don't look at me! I'm only sixteen years old."

Yuzuru Hanyu quickly waved her hands, speaking in a hurry.

"I knew it! A sixteen-year-old who looks like she's barely ten… You guys really do have a way to stay young!"

Nami clenched her right fist and smacked her left palm, suddenly realizing something.

"Uh… this…?"

Yuzuru Hanyu was stunned for a moment—she hadn't expected Nami to reach that conclusion so quickly.

"Alright, sure. If you say so, then it must be true."

Though Nami was extremely curious about their youth-preserving method, Eriri and her group had no intention of explaining it in detail.

In the end, they brushed it off with a simple excuse—"a secret technique passed down in our family."

After chatting with Robin and Nami for about ten more minutes, Eriri bid them farewell and led her group out of Area 30.

...

After leaving Area 30, Eriri's group did not explore the rest of the Sabaody Archipelago.

Instead, they headed straight for Area 18, where their ship, the Voyage, was docked.

The arrival of Kizaru and the large Marine force had plunged the entire archipelago into chaos, and Eriri's group had lost interest in staying any longer.

Compared to the other areas, the lawless zones (Areas 1–29) were even more chaotic.

Since 60–70% of the island's pirates were concentrated there, Eriri's journey back was far less peaceful than their arrival.

All around them, they saw desperate pirates trying to set sail, as well as Marines clashing with pirates in bloody battles.

Eriri's group ignored the chaos, but anyone who dared to attack them—whether pirate or Marine—was swiftly eliminated by Jibril and Kohina.

However, those who attacked them were mainly people who had never witnessed their true power—or those who had only heard bits and pieces from the newspapers.

As for the Supernovas who had seen Kohina fight firsthand, they kept their distance, staying as far away from Eriri's group as possible.

At the same time, they couldn't help but wonder:

Why was Eriri casually walking around while Kizaru wasn't fighting her?

By the time Eriri's group returned to the Voyage, more than an hour had passed.

...

Several hours later, Kizaru finally returned to Marine Headquarters, Marineford, badly injured.

Seeing his miserable state, Sengoku's expression changed drastically—even Garp, who usually took things lightly, had become serious.

Although they had already learned from the Den Den Mushi that Kizaru had been defeated by Eriri, they hadn't expected his injuries to be this severe.

"Hmph, useless."

Returning from his own mission, Akainu (Sakazuki) stood nearby, his face cold as he remarked,

"You got yourself beaten up this badly just trying to capture a group of criminals?"

Originally, Akainu had wanted to go after Eriri himself, but by the time intelligence reached him, Eriri's group had already left the Sabaody Archipelago and vanished without a trace.

Even if he wanted to capture them now, he had no idea where to look.

"It couldn't be helped~ The enemy was simply too strong."

Kizaru, wrapped up like a mummy, spoke helplessly before turning to Sengoku.

"Sengoku, has Sentomaru returned? I couldn't contact him at Sabaody."

Since Sentomaru was one of Kizaru's most trusted subordinates, it was only natural for him to be worried about his safety.

After all, if he had run into Eriri's group, then the likelihood of his survival was extremely low.

Since Kizaru hadn't seen Sentomaru's corpse at the Sabaody Archipelago, he still held onto a glimmer of hope that Sentomaru had survived.

"No, we haven't been able to contact Sentomaru either."

Sengoku shook his head before continuing,

"All of the Pacifistas sent there were completely destroyed. However, both PX-1 and Sentomaru have disappeared without a trace."

Mentioning the destroyed Pacifistas, Sengoku couldn't help but feel a pang of distress.

"I see… I understand."

Kizaru fell silent, knowing full well that Sentomaru's chances of survival were slim.

At that moment, Vice Admiral Tsuru suddenly spoke.

"Alright, Borsalino, tell us more about those criminals. I'd like to know exactly what kind of people managed to put you in this condition."

For the next while, Kizaru recounted everything that had happened after his arrival at the amusement park—including how Eriri had inflicted severe injuries on him with just a single glance.

Before he could finish explaining the two choices Eriri had given him, Akainu slammed the table and stood up abruptly.

"Kizaru, are you kidding me?! Are you seriously saying that some teenage girl crippled you with just a glance?!"

"Do you think you're made of paper? How can you spout such nonsense with a straight face?!"

Akainu's face was filled with disbelief.

To him, Kizaru's words were an insult to common sense.

Although Sengoku, Garp, and Tsuru didn't react as violently as Akainu, they too found it hard to believe.

However, they also knew Kizaru's character—he was not the type to joke about something like this.

This left the three of them feeling uncertain about what to think.

"I know you won't believe it."

Kizaru spread his hands helplessly and sighed.

"If I hadn't experienced it myself, I wouldn't believe something this absurd either."

He shook his head before adding,

"But it's the truth. If she hadn't given me two choices, I might have already been dismantled into pieces by now."

"Two choices? What choices?"

Hearing this, Tsuru immediately latched onto the key detail and pressed for more information.

Kizaru resumed his explanation, continuing from where Akainu had interrupted him earlier.

"That girl gave me two options."

"One, If we drop the matter of her killing the Celestial Dragon, she will not pursue conflict with the Marines and won't actively seek trouble for us."

"Two, If we continue to go after her, she will personally target the Marines."

What Kizaru described was slightly different from what Eriri had originally said.

However, he had already deciphered the true meaning behind her words—she had essentially given the Marines an ultimatum:

To fight or to back down.

"Hmph! What arrogance!"

Akainu snorted coldly, his expression ruthless.

"Does she really think her little group of forty people can stand against the Marines?!"

Meanwhile, Sengoku and Tsuru exchanged serious glances, their expressions turning grim.

It was clear that they were considering the possibility that Kizaru's words might come true.

Before they could dwell on it for long, Garp's loud laughter suddenly broke the tension.

"Hahahaha! That girl is pretty interesting!"

Still chuckling, Garp smirked before adding,

"And honestly, I don't see why we need to avenge those damn Celestial Dragons."

"Those pieces of trash deserved to die."

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