Chapter 122 - 122. New Targets

Marineford.

Leo was inside a special training room made of kairoseki. Several small holes lined the walls of the room.

Whoosh!

Iron balls were shot out from these holes.

Leo had his eyes closed as he carefully tracked every one of them. His body swayed as he dodged them.

Ten minutes later the firing stopped. The ground was filled with iron balls.

Huuu...

Leo opened his eyes and let out a breath.

Four months had passed since he returned to Marineford. During this time he dedicated his mind to master the four skills he obtained.

And after four months he gained sufficient experience in them.

He clenched his fist. It turned slightly dark.

This was the result of four months of training. His spiritual energy had increased by a large margin. He could now channel it out and cover small parts of his body.

Along with the improvement in his spiritual energy the connection between it and his 'Breath' was growing stronger.

The door to the room was opened and Mace walked in.

"Captain, everything's ready."

Leo nodded and went out. He washed up and changed his clothes.

Wearing a black pant and white shirt he donned his white long jacket. The word justice was written on it's back.

He walked towards his ship. Along the way many females turned their head to take a glance at him.

"~Sigh~, only if hewas single...

Soon he reached his ship. The crew was ready and Shinobu was waiting for him on deck.

"How many this time?"

He asked Mace.

Mace gave him several bounty fliers and said, "Bounties worth 100 - 200 million are rare in this half of Grandline. These are all I could find that we could track."

Leo counted them and nodded, "13 will do. Let's go!"

"Yes, sir!"

The ship set sail.

...

East Island.

Leo walked into an inn and asked the man behind the counter, "Have you seen this man?"

He pulled out a bounty. A man with a scar on his right eye was on it.

The innkeeper was startled, he looked at the young man and figured out he was a Captain. He lowered his voice and said, "Young man, don't mess with him. He is part of the underworld."

Leo said, "Thank you for your reminder, sir. But tell me if you know about him."

The innkeeper sighed and said, "Who doesn't know that bastard. Him and his crew kill, loot and capture young girls to be sold as slaves."

Leo frowned, "Slaves?"

The innkeeper nodded, "Yeah. These guys have a powerful background so no one dares to mess with them."

Leo asked, "The Navy didn't do anything?"

"They did. They sent several Captains to capture him but he defeated them easily."

"I see...

Leo pondered for a moment, "Where is he now?"

The innkeeper sternly said, "Young man, are you sure?"

The innkeeper could only consent to him and said, "He came here yesterday and left after causing a ruckus. He is a wanted man so he doesn't dare to stay at a place for too long, so I guess he should be at far end of the island. That's their hideout."

Leo was surprised the innkeeper knew so much, "How do you know this?"

The innkeeper pointed to the dining area and said, "I run a restaurant as well. He came here and filled his belly but refused to pay a dime. One of his men accidentally mentioned it."

Leo thanked the innkeeper and left.

Not long after Shinobu joined him, "This guy is pretty tricky. He has the strength of a Captain and he seems to have some connections above us or rather the ones behind him do."

Leo narrowed his eyes, "His name is on the bounty and that's all that matters."

Shinobu nodded. They relayed the information to the ship and gave instructions to block the pirates retreat.

Leo went towards the far end of the island. A small cliff came to their view. He stood at it's edge and looked down. A ship was anchored right below.

"That's them. You stay here."

"Alright."

Leo told Shinobu and jumped down. He fell down like a meteor and crashed into the ship.

Bang!

"What's happening!?"

"Was that a canon ball?"

The pirates on board were shocked at the sudden explosion.

Leo accidentally crashed inside the ship's cargo hold and was stunned. However his face turned cloudy the next moment.

Animals!!

The cargo area wasn't filled with food and necessities instead it was occupied by shackled women from age 10 to 20.

Leo jumped up and landed on the deck. The men were already checking out the hole when he jumped up.

"Kill him!"

However before he could blink Leo moved.

Shave!

His body flashed forward and reached the one eyed man in an instant. His fist dug into his gut and threw him flying into the captain's cabin.

Leo turned his head and stared at the pirates. He took a step forward and crashed into them.

This time he didn't knock them out and used his fists to teach them some pain. By the time he was done the pirates were on the ground writhing in pain.

He walked into the captain's cabin and pulled out the one eyes man from the broken wood pieces.

Pereperepere...

When he was dragging the man out a transponder snail rang from the rubble.

Leo put the pirate down and answered the call.

"Where are you?"

A cold voice was heard through the line.

Leo asked back, "Who the f.u.c.k are you?"

No response was heard from the other side for a few seconds.

"Where is Connie?"

Leo kicked the bleeding unconscious one eyed man and said, "He is taking a nap. Now that I have answered your question, tell me, who the f.u.c.k are you?"

A cold response came for Leo, "I am Doflamingo."