Pirate: Hades! ( One Piece)

Chapter 283: Precious Rewards, Hidden Monsters

"These materials are truly too precious."

Kōzaburō turned his gaze towards the top of the Prize Pool.

Famous Swords, one by one, rested calmly on the Sword Racks, seemingly waiting for someone to take them.

And at the very top, four distinct Long Sabers attracted the attention of the vast majority of Swordsmen.

"It's Kiku Ichimonji.

It disappeared from Wano Country hundreds of years ago, and I didn't expect it to be reforged on The Great Sea, becoming even stronger as if reborn from fire."

Looking at one of the Swords, Kōzaburō couldn't help but exclaim.

Blade of Twilight: Dusk.

This is a tachi, one of the Supreme Grade Great Grade Swords.

It bears obvious traces of Wano Country forging, which Kōzaburō recognized at a glance.

Although it had been reforged, its appearance hadn't changed much.

Because it originated from Wano Country, where it had another name, Kiku Ichimonji, a sharp blade of slaughter.

Hundreds of years ago, it was lost from Wano Country to The Great Sea, then underwent a reforging, and transformed into a Supreme Grade Great Grade Sword.

The specifics are not recorded, but it is indeed a world's top tier famous sword.

This Sword had been hidden deep within the Royal Mausoleum of a Kingdom that had already perished, for an unknown length of time.

Shakky continued to develop the Intelligence Force she controlled, which originally belonged to the Rocks Pirates.

Now, she had become an Information Broker.

Knowing that Hades was collecting famous swords, she specifically provided Hades with its intelligence.

Subsequently, Hades sent people to acquire this Sword, allowing it to see the light of day again.

The second one, Supreme Grade Great Grade Sword: Shura, goes without saying.

It was the personal Sword of the absolute hegemon of the previous era, Rocks D.

Xebec.

Different from Dusk, which had been calm for many years, Shura had only been sealed for a few years.

Its killing intent and power were the strongest among the four Swords.

After all, it had followed a Monster like Rocks D.

Xebec, and over the years, it had killed countless people and drunk the blood of many Strongmen.

The third one, Supreme Grade Great Grade Sword, Cursed Sword First Generation Muramasa, was delivered to Paros Island by a bladesmith within the last six months.

Hades spent five hundred million Beli to purchase it.

The fourth one, Cursed Sword, Seven Star Sword, is said to have once been a Holy Sword that transformed into a Cursed Sword after being stained with endless slaughter.

Although its hardness cannot compare to a Supreme Grade Great Grade Sword, it possesses a strange power to bewitch people's hearts and the ability to absorb blood.

It is not something ordinary people can master.

In Hades's view, this Cursed Sword is definitely at the Supreme Grade Great Grade Sword level.

Its only flaw is that it hasn't been tempered by the Haki of a powerful Swordsman.

This prevents it from reaching a degree of being difficult to destroy.

But as long as it is tempered by the Haki of a Strongman, its place at the Supreme Grade Great Grade Sword level is beyond doubt.

This Sword Tournament has gathered a total of four Supreme Grade Great Grade Swords.

Normally, even one Supreme Grade Great Grade Sword is hard to see.

Such a Prize Pool is absolutely astonishing.

In addition, there are already nine famous swords of the Great Grade Sword level, not to mention the Skillful Grade Swords.

This is definitely a grand gesture.

Whether they are Skillful Grade Swords, Great Grade Swords, or Supreme Grade Great Grade Swords, they are merely classifications within the famous sword series grade.

The numbers in front are just rankings made by someone in the past.

Gradually, they became prefixes, also serving to illustrate the preciousness of famous swords.

Over thousands of years, far too many famous swords have been forged on The Great Sea.

Apart from the Supreme Grade Great Grade Swords, which are indeed few in number.

There are definitely fifty Great Grade Swords.

As for Skillful Grade Swords, if only considering quality, several hundred would be considered few.

However, most famous swords are not well-known or are kept in collection.

Hades's willingness to spend a large sum to collect famous swords also attracted many people who needed money.

Many simply wanted to contribute to this Sword Tournament and find a suitable owner.

And the Supreme Grade Great Grade Sword, Cursed Blade: First Generation Muramasa, was the biggest gain among the Cursed Blades purchased in the past six months.

Its reputation is sufficiently renowned.

These precious famous swords alone are enough to attract numerous Swordsmen.

Even just seeing them is a huge gain.

"It's just a pity, I can't touch them up close."

The Pluto Pirates are guarding the Prize Pool of this Sword Tournament very strictly.

Besides "Glutton" Titan personally guarding it, the Battle Pyramid Treasury is also wrapped in a layer of seastone.

Unless a direct assault is launched, there is no weakness.

Being able to look but not touch is undoubtedly a great pity for him, a bladesmith.

Wano Country has its unique swordsmithing technique, and The Great Sea also has its unique swordsmithing technique.

If he could observe them up close, it would certainly be a considerable gain for him.

On the other side, two people, one large and one small, were also looking at the Prize Pool.

It was the Great Sword Master Bylear and his Disciple Mihawk.

To avoid attracting attention, Bylear had specially disguised himself, hiding his identity.

"These are still too early for you.

When you become a Great Sword Master, I will give you that Sword."

Mihawk knew which Sword his Teacher was talking about: "Strongest Black Blade" Yoru, which is ranked among the Supreme Grade Great Grade Swords.

It is said that the Royal Family gave it to his Teacher to win him over.

He had seen it many times.

However, he had never seen his Teacher pick it up.

As if seeing his Disciple's thoughts, Bylear shook his head, "I am still not worthy of it."

He held great expectations for his Disciple, believing he could definitely surpass himself.

Three young Swordsmen stood in a corner.

They attracted the attention of many Swordsmen because their Swords and Sabers were not mainstream on The Great Sea.

Two carried double-edged swords, and one carried a great saber.

Their attire was also quite special.

Their intuition told them that these three were powerful Swordsmen.

"As for these rewards, just look at them."

"Your Swords and Sabers are not bad.

Your main purpose from now on is training, to accumulate for becoming a Great Sword Master."

The older Swordsman advised.

"Huh!

Where's Old Man Guo?"

"He seems to have gone to the Food Area.

There's indeed a lot of good food there," said the cool-headed young man with the codename Yun.

"Wait.

Tomorrow, those Important Figures from The Great Sea will arrive.

Then you can also see the gap between yourselves and the world's top tier Monsters on The Great Sea."

"You didn't come here to play."

"Yes!"

A strong and tall bald Swordsman stood quietly, leaning on his cane sword with both hands.

His cheekbones protruded, and he had a scar on his forehead, with long black and white eyebrows and beard.

He looked serious, but his aura was exceptionally peaceful.

Behind him, followed a man with a pompadour hairstyle and a black-haired girl who was only in her teens.

The girl's gaze was fixed on the four Swords at the very top, a hint of longing flashing in her eyes.

"Tenshiro, you've neglected swordsmanship and only inherited my body technique.

By sheer luck, you took in a Disciple who possesses such outstanding swordsmanship talent.

If you lead her astray, I will cripple you."

"Ah, don't say that, Teacher.

At least I'm a Great Sword Master, one of the top Strongmen of Genryu," the man named Kirinji Tenshiro scratched the back of his head.

In fact, he was quite satisfied with his own swordsmanship.

However, he also knew that his ordinary Great Sword Master level of swordsmanship was nothing in his Teacher's eyes!

"Yachiru, don't learn from your Teacher.

Tell me which Sword you want, and this old man will get it for you."

His words carried absolute authority and confidence.

The situation at the Battle Pyramid could not be hidden from Hades.

The powerful auras, especially the body like an active volcano, made even Hades treat it with caution.

"Truly, all sorts of characters have appeared.

But that's what makes it interesting!"

"Shiki, Roger, you need to be careful!"

(end of chapter)