Chapter 296 Falling into the sea
Uta stared blankly at the growing Ian beside her. She only saw a peach-colored flame appear on Ian's palm. She did not feel the high temperature when it touched her body. Then she felt that Ian had grown a lot bigger.
She hasn't realized that she has become smaller, she just thinks that people with special abilities are magical.
Kurokas behind them had a changed face. He didn't know why Iin used his ability to shrink Uta. He could only think of the worst and think that it was a conspiracy of the navy. But Iin was also a child, and he couldn't do anything. He could only stand behind the two little ones at a loss.
"Ain! Why did you make Uta smaller? Change her back quickly! Now is not the time to joke around!"
Kulokas' words made Uta realize that she had become smaller. She looked down at her body and the loose clothes hanging on her body. She turned around and saw Kulokas who was as big as a mountain. She stared at Ian again.
"It's okay! I just wanted to show Uta my abilities. I didn't expect Uta to be so cute when he was little! Haha!"
As Ain spoke, she picked up Uta beside her. She was a child herself, and said that Uta was cute when she was a child. Vic used to hold her in his arms, and now she also experienced the feeling of holding a child.
"Ain, put me down! Change me back quickly! I have finally grown up! Woo woo!" Uta, realizing that he had become smaller, finally couldn't hold it in anymore and burst into tears!
"Alright, alright! I'll change you back after I play with you for a while!"
Ain comforted Uta who was struggling in her arms. She really wanted to experience the feeling of holding a child.
Kurokas was in the back with a frown on his face. Are children meant to be played with? But he was relieved. As long as it wasn't a conspiracy by the navy, he would let them do whatever they wanted. As long as he was around, they would be fine.
While the two little ones were making a fuss, Zephyr's warship also approached the other side of the Twin Capes. At this time, Rebecca had already started fighting with Shanks.
Shanks' crew members all gathered on one side, cheering and watching the fun. After Zephyr brought the trainees ashore, he did not move. He stood on the other side and watched Rebecca's fight. He also wanted to see how strong the red-haired boy was now.
Rebecca has not yet awakened her Armament Haki, and Red Hair has noticed this, but he does not use Armament Haki to bully Rebecca.
The two were competing in kendo. Rebecca was definitely not as good as Shanks in terms of observation Haki. Her long-range slashing was completely ineffective. After using it twice, Rebecca stopped using it and only fought Shanks in close combat.
"Changed the sword? The quality and color are different!"
Shanks asked when their swords were facing each other. He remembered that the sword Rebecca used before was a very ordinary one, but this one was the same style as the previous one except for the color.
The most important thing was that when the two weapons collided, he found that the quality of Rebecca's sword was at least that of a large knife, and ordinary swords would have been chopped off by Griffin long ago.
It is very rare to see two swords of the same style but different levels. This phenomenon only exists in imitations of high-level swords.
He didn't believe that Rebecca first had a counterfeit and then got the original. The probability of that was too small.
Then there is only one possibility, that is, someone recently forged a sword based on the original ordinary sword. Being able to forge a sword of this level in a short period of time, the swordsmith's craftsmanship is very extraordinary.
"It was made by Vic, and his name is Aizen!" Rebecca said, and slashed forward with force, using the reaction force to leave Griffin's attack range.
"Built by Vic? That's a very fitting name!"
Shanks was surprised when he first heard that it was Wick who made the sword. He had never heard of such a young and highly skilled swordsmith. Moreover, Wick was also a swordsman with the same swordsmanship as him, which was a very rare thing.
Rebecca didn't say anything else. She flashed towards Shanks and stabbed the tip of her sword straight into Shanks' throat.
Shanks moved slowly, and Griffin drew an arc, changing the trajectory of Aizen and passing by Shanks' neck. Griffin blocked Aizen and slashed towards Rebecca. Rebecca quickly retracted Aizen and blocked it horizontally.
Although Rebecca blocked it, she was still pushed back a step by Shanks' sword. This shows the power difference between male and female swordsmen.
This is the result of Rebecca's long-term training with Vic, which is why Koshiro insists so much on the idea that women are inferior to men. However, there are also women with extraordinary talents like Charlotte Linlin, and some people can eat devil fruits to make up for their physical deficiencies.
In several fights, Rebecca was almost hit by Shanks, and her speed was not as fast as Shanks. This was the result of Shanks not giving his all. All of Rebecca's sword moves were broken by Shanks one by one.
In less than half an hour, Rebecca realized that there was still a big gap between herself and Shanks. As for who was stronger between Shanks and Vic, she didn't figure it out.
Neither of them needed to use their full strength to fight her, but judging from the situation when they fought her, their strength was at the same level.
After Rebecca had used all her strength and still failed to defeat Shanks, she decided not to fight any further. Her eyes flashed, and Aizen retracted most of the force that he had used to block Griffin's slash.
He was not as strong as Shanks to begin with, and Shanks was unable to react to the sudden reduction of strength. It was too late for him to retract Griffin as the distance was too close.
Moreover, Rebecca's force was retracted after the swords collided. At this time, Griffin was less than fifteen centimeters away from Rebecca. Rebecca simply flipped Aizen over and faced the side of the sword towards herself. Then Rebecca was blown into the sea like a cannonball, leaving a touch of bright red on the sea surface before sinking.
"Returning a favor? They are indeed two interesting people!"
At this moment, Shanks finally understood why Rebecca suddenly stopped her strength, because there would be a big battle coming up, and Rebecca had used his oppression to break through the realm last time, so she owed him a favor.
So Rebecca chose to stay away from the next battle by getting injured. Although Rebecca's strength is not as good as the captain and vice-captain of the Red Hair Pirates, her strength is still very good and she is also a fierce general.
Zefa had noticed that Rebecca's behavior was a little unusual before and had reminded her, so it was not unexpected to him. However, he did not expect Rebecca to repay the favor by getting injured herself.
He also wondered if Rebecca was going to be a hostage. The students behind Zephyr screamed when they saw Rebecca fall into the sea, but Zephyr ignored them, just frowned and continued to look at Shanks.