Serious; Salty's and Johnny's journeys; Chapter 3; Off to another adventure: The secret behind Mirage Island (Open to me and Shad0w)

((OOC: Sorry, I misunderstound the move's nature and radius~))

"Whoah.." Johnny mumbles, and, as he sees those oversized feathers approaching them, he grabs Salty by the collar, and begins to run towards the left. "Soru!" he yells, and then his speed increases, making him, and the unfortunate Salty, look like a faint blur, as the man moved away from the feather's reach. Then, still holding Salty, Johnny makes a large leap into the air, well, the space before the ceiling at least. *Well, I really can't use this too well at all .. but I can at least kick it once ..* he thinks to himself, and then yells "Geppou!", and actually uses the move, but it seems like he barely can perform this. However, that still got them right above Condos. "Alright, boss, I'll hurl you at him .. use your legs!" Johnny says.

Salty and Johnny vs Condos (Black Cross Casino - BF03)

"WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING TO DO?! YOU PLAN TO DO WHAT?!" Salty said to Johnny with a scared voice as he was dropped towards Condos direction. "I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE, IT SEEMS... IT SEEMS NO OTHER CHOICE, I HAVE!!!" he yelled with a still scared voice as he was dropped and then he charged both his legs for a powerful charged kicking attack, aiming at Condos' head.

"Huh? What are you doing?" Condos questioned the marine as he was about to be kicked. "How pathetic from you!" he commented and he pointed towards Salty with his wings. Then, he dropped around 3 feathers, using his Feather Dagger attack in order to defend himself. However, something unexpected happened. As Salty had charged his attack long enough, the feathers were instead struck by the kick as it was falling towards Condos' head and they were repelled away.

"TAKE THIS!!! THIS TAKE!!!" Salty yelled and he struck Condos at the head with his kicking attack. A very loud sound was heard afterwards, because of the force of the impact and Salty jumped a few meters backwards after he performed the kick. For a reason, Condos was not moving... What had just happened? Did the kick immobilize him or...

"Tekkai." Condos whispered, with a very serious look on his face and then he commented with a voice that showed his deadly intentions "This barely hurt... But still it hurt...". It looked like Salty damaged the pirate, but at the same time he made him angry! "This revenge is something I will definitely enjoy..." Condos said afterwards, before rushing at Salty and slashing his right shoulder with his talons! What would happen next?!

*Why is there a rokushiki pirate user here?* Johnny questions himself in his mind, before he moves to the side, just after Salty was slashed on his shoulder by the man's attack. "That's unforgivable. Shigan; Ravaging Wofl!" He calls, using both of his hands, and all of his fingers, firing them like bullets, each from such an angle that kinda makes it look like a wolf's jaws as they clamp down to it's pray for a bite.

Salty and Johnny vs Condos (Black Cross Casino - BF03)

Although Condos realized that he was being targetted by a ranged Shigan form that Johnny used, he was occupied as he was striking Salty and as a result he did not have much time to dodge the attack. Apparently, the air bullets struck him at one of his wings, although the man would use his Tekkai once again in order to avoid some of the damage. Feathers would fall around after the impact... It looked like the attack was pretty strong, but even if it was, Condos apparently avoided some of the damage thanks to his Tekkai.

"The Tekkai technique is pretty handy... Don't you think?" he commented afterwards, before he kicked the wounded Salty away. Salty was somewhat injured and he was sent several meters away, so that Condos would have some seconds to deal with Johnny. "You can go all-out as much as you want... You see, there is a problem. Even if you surpass your strength in order to defeat your enemies, there's one thing you cannot understand, which I will explain. I am not bothering surpassing my strength because I am actually setting my strength to your level so that you can believe that you have a chance against me... That way, I can make your loss look much more humiliating than it would originally be... Didn't you realize already?" Condos explained, a shocking truth indeed, and his eyes twitched.

Then, he started moving his wings swiftly, launching a large gust attack towards Johnny's direction with great force. "Don't you see?!" he yelled at Johnny, as he did so. What was the level of the man's strength!?

Romano (Black Cross Casino - Boss Office Floor 5)

"He really seems to be having fun... He was right... Maybe we overestimated those two... We shouldn't have made such a big deal out of this, anyway... If I knew this, I would have just ignored them..." Romano commented and sighed. Then, his Den Den Mushi started ringing...

"Hello?" he said.
"It is me, boss." Core's voice was heard. "Everything is ready."
"Of course!!!" Sore's voice was heard from behind, as well.

The gust attack was surprisingly intense and strong, enough to push Johnny, who had previously placed his arms in front of him in a crossed guard fashion, away, eventually making him lose his balance and roll down a few meters. "Interesting..." Johnny says, and gets up again, patting his trousers to clean away the dirt. And then, lifting his shades up to his forehead with his right hand's thumb, a wicked, almost as if mocking Condos's, glare and smile is seen in his face. "Didn't expect that a lowlife like yourself could have such plans as well as strength. But that doesn't change that you're a lowlife." Saying that, Johnny runs foward, but then begins to move around, and then, it looks as if several of himself are running towards Condos. What could that be?

((OOC: Oh ho ho, that underline was really so evil ))

Salty and Johnny vs Condos (Black Cross Casino - BF03)

"Lowlife? Now that is an interesting pun you made over there!!!" Condos said and laughed as soon as he listened to Johnny's words and then he looked at him as he approached him. Obviously, Condos could not understand what Johnny had in his mind, but it definitely looked like some kind of trump card. As a result, the first mate of the Mafia Pirates would have to be very careful so that he would not receive too much damage, in case Johnny's plan was actually successful.

"Keep in mind that I have my Tekkai..." Condos commented while Johnny was still rushing, obviously in order to distract him a little bit and mock him.

However, while he was still focusing on Johnny, something unexpected happened. While looking at the marine, a large box was kicked by Salty at Condos' head, making him feel a little bit dizzy and confusing him. That way, Salty would leave an opening to Condos so that Johnny could strike him with a powerful attack. "This is your chance, Johnny-san! Johnny-san, your chance this is!" Salty said and waited to see what his subordinate would actually do.

Romano (Black Cross Casino - Boss Office - Floor 5)

"Great. Do it now. Nuke the West Part!" Romano said and he gave his command to Sore and Core to actually trigger the explosion and nuke West Part.
"We will do it, soon, boss. We have to move the other members of the crew who help us set up everything away. We don't want to lose them." Core said.
"Oh, yes, I forgot that." Romano said. "I am giving you five minutes. We have to go with the plan as fast as possible... I can't wait anymore. I grew sick of this place. I want to see the rest of the world..." he remarked.
"Don't worry, Romano-sama." Core's voice was heard afterwards. He was trying to relax Romano. In 5 minutes, the West Part would explode!!! Would the Photography Department stop the explosion, or not?! And how is actually Romano planning to escape from the place?!

[OOC: hehehe ]

"You see.. you forget one important thing here .. we are more than one person, unlike you!!" Johnny says, while his mirage-like move continues on. Reaching Condos just as he got distracted by Salty's antics, he then extents his arm, all of the after-images mimicking but from the sides, making it hard to tell who's the real one. "Jigan; Deep ripple!" He seems to punch Condos, but the man doesn't move at all. However, heavy pressure is felt all the way towards were Salty was. Did Condos blocked the attack that easily? Or something about Johnny's attack was taking effect now?

Salty and Johnny vs Condos (Black Cross Casino - BF03)

As the Jigan attack strikes Condos with his seemingly punching attack, nothing happens for a while. Apparently, upon seeing this, Salty got very scared. What was that man?! Was he such a beast? It was the first time that he met a person who could actually combat Johnny that easily and not only that, but he also looked like he could endure most of his attacks. It was pretty obvious that Condos was one of the strongest enemies that the Photography Department had met up to that point and not only that, but he also seemed to possess great intellect...

"Is he still standing? Still standing, is he?" Salty wondered and he scratched his head, seeing Condos still standing. However, after he completed his sentence, something strange started happening. Condos was actually struck by the attack and he was sent flying several meters backwards. The force of the attack sent him crushing on a wall and a loud sound was heard at the time the impact with the wall took place.

"ARGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!" he yelled as soon as he was struck at the wall. His eyes turned white and foams were coming out of his mouth. It looked like he was defeated...

"That was a good strike, Johnny-san! Let's go..." Salty said afterwards and he tried to run towards the stairs. However, while he was doing so, two nets were dropped towards the direction of himself and Johnny. The one that was aiming for Johnny surprisingly caught him and the other one that was aiming at Salty actually missed, by accident.

"My hand slipped... Otherwise, you would be caught, as well..." a voice was heard and Colress appeared. It looked like he had regained his senses and he was there to support Condos. "It's about time to experience my net combat!!!" he said afterwards to Salty and Johnny. "I am Colress Kild, otherwise known as the "Moving Trap of the Mafia". You have no chance agains-" he said but before he completed his sentence, Salty had already appeared in front of him and yelled "TROLL KICK!!!". That moment, he struck him at his dearest body part and made Colress scream in pain. Afterwards, Salty raised his right leg and he started performing a barrage of kicks at the man's face, hitting him more and more and making him bleed. "What the-?" Colress was saying while he was being hit and in the end he was kicked by another powerful kick at his dearest body part, being sent several meters backwards, completely defeated.

"I told you that I would deal with him, Johnny-san." Salty said with a serious look on his face, before he proceeded to take off the net from Johnny, so that they would step up to the next floor. Both himself and Johnny started moving through the stairs, going for the BF02 of the Black Cross Casino.

"Ah, thanks about before!" Johnny says, while he and Salty are running throught the stairs, and heading up. His fist is blackened, and smoke comes out. Whatever he used back there to hit Condos down, it obviously had an impact on his own hand as well. "I got distracted from this and that net caught me." He adds up, explaining why he was caught by Condos's underling. While they run, the man is wondering where did the other marine, Fino, went to. He just vanished, and since there wasn't any other obvious way out of this basement-leveled area, he probably passed from here too. Where could he be now however?

Salty and Johnny (Black Cross Casino - BF02)

"I wonder where Fino-san is, though... It looks like he has disappeared..." Salty commented while the duo was walking towards the next level through the stairs. However, at the moment they actually reached the next floor, they would come across something strange... A bunch of people, dressed with the signature clothes of the Mafia Pirates are lying on the ground. Around 50 men are on the ground. They all look fried, most of them look like they are in a dead state, if not in a severely injured state. The smell of burnt can be smelt by the noses of the two marines...

"HAAAAAAA?!" Salty screamed and his eyes seemingly popped out of his eyes as soon as he noticed this. "What happened here?!" he questioned before he walked around the place, noticing that a man was still moving. The man was almost dead and he could barely move his body. "H-Help..." he would say and Salty run towards his direction.

"What happened here, I asked!!!" Salty questioned him, hoping to learn what happened and why all those men were lying fried on the floor.
"We were waiting for you two to appear here in case you passed through Condos-sama but... That demon... We were attacked by that fire demon..." he whispered before he let out one final breath, dying at the hands of Salty.

Romano (Black Cross Casino - Boss Office - Floor 5)

Meanwhile, Romano was just counting the minutes. He was unaware of the events that had taken place at the below floors of the casino. Apparently, as everything looked well, he decided to simply wait for the last 5 minutes. As a result, he had closed all of the visual Den Den Mushis and he could not see what had actually happened at the Below Floor 3 at the battle of Salty and Johnny against Condos and at the Below Floor 2, when that mysterious "fire demon" attacked the guards he had sent to the place to wait for Salty and Johnny in case they passed through Condos.

"Two more minutes..." he said, while looking at the clock. He drunk some whiskey afterwards and waited for the rest of the minutes to pass.

Meanwhile, on the ship
A pair of chains fall down the woody deck. A tall man, with a really tight uniform is looking towards the sea, before he lets out a sigh and smiles. "This is too good, no sighs of anyone." Apparently, Achoo managed to free himself, and he's not alone. Soon, the others also climb up onto the main deck. Hiko cracks his neck, while the pair of clowns, Zorn and Thorn, are speaking to each other, in their usual, annoying way, about something, they mumble so it's probably something stupid and personal.
And, behind a barrel, a man is shaking. *Damn damn damn damn, what do I do now?!!* Douche is thinking. He's on board the ship, but he got here too late! "Let's just leave now that we can!" Niko then adds up, and then a voice is heard saying "NOOOO!" before Douche, the guy who yelled that, grabs his mouth in terror, as all those dangerous men look around, puzzled, but aware now that someone else's on the ship. Poor Douche!!

Black Cross Casino- BF02
"Fire demon?" Johnny says, but obviously just talking to himself, while he thinks. Whoever did that must have been pretty darn strong but .. those were the bad guys. Did that made that unknown person an ally, or just someone intending to just take everyone down? But then again .. Johnny remembers what Romano and Condos said earlier. "I think this Fire Demon is with our side, well, as long as we can actually contact him and inform him so." Johnny says, looking up, but he doesn't see Salty where the man was standing just before. *Maybe he went ahead to investigate, that idiot..* he thinks, and sighs to himself.

Salty and Johnny (Black Cross Casino - BF 02)

As Johnny wonders where Salty has gone, Salty appears once again in front of him. Apparently, he has a sad look on his face, obviously because he is sad about something. "Those guys... Even if they were a bunch of bastards, they look like they had a very painful death and that is something sad to see..." he said to Johnny. Obviously, he was affected by the death of the member of the Mafia Pirates in his very own hands. "They did not deserve a death like that..." he continued speaking and then he silently started walking away, searching for the stairs that would help him reach the next floor, the below floor 1. All of the goons of the Mafia Pirates were defeated, so probably nobody was there in order to stop the two marines who were trying to escape from the casino.

Johnny has no other thing to do than follow Salty. That guy, he was hurt by the sight of those people, that were here waiting to actually kill them, being burnt and left there to die from their severe wounds. In contrast to Salty feeling sad, Johnny didn't really cared much. Sure, it was a tragic sight, but they were enemies, and they meant to harm them, if that mysterious man didn't took them out, he'd probably smash throught them on his own. However, there was no time for deep thoughts. They were on the move, and they were about to reach the next floor, meaning they were one step closer at escaping this facility. Where was Fino, thought?

Sore and Core (West Part of the City)

As the pair walks through the floor and they almost reach the stairs that lead to the next floor, apparently, somewhere else, the Mafia Pirates have all gathered together. They are all standing side by side as they enter a strange door that is made out of thin air. Behind the door, there is a very tall man, with a black suit, black fedora hat and black shoes that differs compared to the other men because of the white hood he wears below his fedora hat. His hair are hidden because of the hood and he has white eyes. His nose is slim, just like his mouth.

[Introduction Box]
[Dore Cart]
[Bounty: 72,000,000 Beri]
[Second Mate of the Mafia Pirates]
[User of the Fortress Fortress Fruit]

"Come on, basterds! Enter inside!!! We need to be done with the explosion, soon.!!!" he yells at the goons of the Mafia Pirates, who enter inside him. Apparently, the man is serving as a fortress in order to hide the weaker members of the Mafia Pirates and protect them from the explosion. Only ten men are left outside, including Core and Sore. The rest are all inside Dore. Soon enough, all the men are done and they enter inside Dore's body only for Sore and Core to be left with him.

"It looks like we are done, aren't we?" Dore says to the other two.
"Yes... We are indeed." Core remarks.
"RRRRRRight!!!" Sore says.
"Anyway, basterds. Call the boss." Dore commanded Sore, who had already picked up a Den Den Mushi in order to communicate with Romano.

Soon enough, the Den Den Mushi of Romano rung. Apparently, the time had just passed when he listened to the sound of the Mushi. "Hello, Core." he said to his subordinate.
"Boss, everything is ready. Shall we trigger the explosion?"
"Of course... I thought I had already told you to do so." Romano said while drinking some whiskey.
"Right." Core said before he grabbed a device on his hand. Then, he pressed a button and...?

Salty and Johnny (Black Cross Casino - BF02)

Salty and Johnny had already reached the stairs. Until all the men of the Mafia Pirates had been gathered inside Dore, the two marines had already found the stairs that would lead them to the next floor. And as they were about to get to the next floor, an unexpected loud sound was heard. "BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM" the sound of an explosion was heard. The building started shaking, while the windows would break. It looked like a very powerful explosion had just taken place somewhere... What was going on?

"Johnny-san!!! That was the sound of an explosion!!! Something bad has happened outside!!!" Salty said and he started running faster, before finally reaching the Below Floor 1.

"Indeed, the men behind this intent to destroy this place and exit to the outside world!" Johnny responds back, so Salty will have at least a general idea of what is happening here. How did they ended up in such a messed-up situation? Just a day ago, they were simply to set sail to Blue Stripe and deliver the captured pirates to the authorities. And now, they are in between what could be considered a war!

Salty and Johnny (Black Cross Casino - BF01)

As the two men reach the first floor, Johnny explains to Salty what was going on, much to the surprise of Salty. Apparently, it looked like by the time Johnny reached Salty and Fino, he had already acquired information about what was going on at the place. That was Johnny, though. He would always disappear from the group and he would return with the necessary information to give a reasonable explanation about what was actually happening.

"What?!" Salty said to Johnny as he listened to this. "That means... That means that we ended up in some form of a war between the citizens of this place?!" Salty yelled and tears started falling off his face. "That would explain those fried people... Somebody was probably jailed, as well, and he got free as well.. But why would they catch us? I mean... We are not those dangerous, considering what those men look able to do!!!" Salty wondered afterwards. However, as he wondered, a sound was heard and the sound was nothing more than the sound of an elevator that had reached the floor.

"Beep!" the elevator was heard and it opened, revealing none other than Romano.

"Oh, it looks like I reached you." Romano said to Johnny and Salty. "I was afraid that I would not reach you... The two of you look pretty fast." he said afterwards and he took a deep breath before turning towards Johnny. "Anyway, I will get into the main point. Considering the fact that we used to have and we still have common friends, I decided to give you a second chance to come with me and co-operate. Apparently, Colress informed me that you were strong enough to defeat Condos, so you would be a good addition to the Mafia Pirates... So, what do you say, Johnny? Will you come with me, as the second in command of my crew, or will you stay with those pathetic marines you currently are?". It looked like Romano was persistent to have Johnny work with him... No wonder, since Johnny showed great strength and was a very strong fighter...

What would Johnny reply and why was Romano that persistent?

"... I see." Johnny says, and pulls his shirt's collar forward, letting his tightly placed marine costume to loosen up, before he reaches next to Salty. "Oi, Salty." He starts, and then, before he speaks anything else, and probably without Salty even getting what's going on, he smacks him with the side of his hand, on his lower neck, from the back. A strike at a specific location, to cause the target to basically lose consiousness.

Salty and Johnny and Romano (Black Cross Casino - BF01)

Before he could realize what was going on, the vision of Salty blurred and he eventually fell on the floor unconscious, thanks to the attack of Johnny. But what was the reason that he was being attacked by his comrade?!

"I see... You did not want your friend to see what we shall discuss... Smart choice. I doubt that he like learning that his friend is nothing more than a cheap liar, who actually means bad for him!!!" Romano said and laughed before he started walking towards Johnny's direction. "Anyway, I am still waiting for your answer..." he finished before he pointed towards Johnny with his hand and opened it, as if he was inviting him to come with him. What would Johnny's answer be?!

Johnny silently removes his shirt, collar and anything else he was wearing from the waist up, before he turns, and with his thumb, knocks his shades out, sending them flying away. His glare looks different now, kinda like a mixture of confidence, and murderous instinct. He gazes upon Romano, then looks down at Salty, before he takes two steps, coming right in front of the unconcious marine, and stands with his arms lowered, but with his right foot, and right side, being faced towards Romano. "You have no idea where you're putting yourself in. Trust me; if you knew, you'd run away, like a scared, dirty dog. As for your question however ..." There's a small, really small, tattoo on Johnny's side, one that spells "BC-01", black colored. "My answer is that, you're going to die a brutal death now...!"

Romano vs Johnny (Black Cross Casino - BF01)

"I see... So you are taking the road of treachery... How can you, Johnny? How can you go against me, one of the chosen ones? Even if I was the weakest one of the alliance, I was still a chosen one by HIM!!!" Romano said with an angered look on his face before he took off the clothes from his upper body. A pretty muscular body was shown below the clothes. "I guess I have no other choice but to deal with you with my very own fists..." Romano commented before he rushed towards Johnny quickly, performing a punch on his face and sending him a few meters backwards. However, even if the attack was strong enough to actually push Johnny, it looked like it was only strong enough to push him away and not cause any significant damage. After all, Johnny was a physical beast.

Making a backflip into the air, Johnny lands on his feet, with one of his hands holding the ground. Then he gets up, and moves his hands at the back of his trousers, to pull out a pair of black, leather gloves, which he slowly places in his hands. After he's done with that, he wipes away the blood on his lip, aftermath of Romano's strike, using his right hand's thumb. Then, silently, he moves forward, and attempts to fire off a kick at Romano's side of his abdominal area, a kick that gets blocked by the large, towering man. However, the force of their kicks clash is unbelievable. Obviously, Romano's not a pushover at all, but at the same time, this wasn't the type of strength a "mere" captain-ranked marine had. That blow was so intense, the explosive shock wave generated is enough to sent a ripple that even makes Salty's unconsious body move a few inches, despite being in some distance away. Also, a cracking sound is heard as soon as those powerful legs clashed. Someone seems to have just gotten a bone fracture, but who was it? Well, aside that, Johnny's already attempting to fire off another kick, having retracked his leg initially, and then moving the same way as he did before. Johnny is no longer talking, nor replying to the man's rage. But, it's a bit weird, since Romano's rage gave the impression that this was .. personal.

Romano vs Johnny (Black Cross Casino - BF01)

In a similar way with Johnny, Romano would not speak at all at the moment both of them started attacking each other. Instead, he would silently concentrate on taking on his enemy, in this match of the superhuman beasts, in this battle of fists and feet. At the moment Johnny was about to retract his leg in order to perform another kick, Romano would also raise one of his fists in order to perform a punch at the marine's foot that was about to reach him. And all this with an emotionless look on his face, as the only thing that Romano actually cared for was in fact to execute the marine, who would not stand aside him for some reason. Apparently, he was disappointed, as Johnny had actually betrayed him for something... He had given him so many chances, that it was now pointless to keep trying to bring him back at his side... But at the same time, Romano's face also indicated that this was not unexpected, at least to himself...

Blow after blow, each one seems to be able to block the other's attack, and each collision making a deafening sound. From here to there, cracking sounds could be heard too, obviously, both were actually having their bones fractured in the process of this brute strength display.
How long as it been, one minute, two minutes, an hour? It was as if time wouldn't even flow, it was almost out of this world, the sensation and the brutality of this battle. Finally, another of Romano's punches land straight onto Johnny's face, making him stumble backwards. Was it over? Apparently not, as the man, with a completely calm, emotionless facial expression, swings his body to the front again, and fires off what seems to be that jigan-related punch that knocked down Condos, straight onto Romano's gut.

Romano vs Johnny (Black Cross Casino - BF01)

Romano would not attempt to dodge the attack. Instead, he shockingly took it and he remained at his position, obviously because his mastery on his Tekkai was far more greater than that of Condos. As he took it, he stood still without even moving an inch. He did not even move his mouth in order to speak, showing his deadly and serious intentions. Despite that, though, a part of Romano's gut was bent a little bit more inside, indicating that the attack of Johnny had actually done a pretty good job against him.

However, even if that happened, Romano stayed at his position. He spit out some blood for a moment and then he would vanish from his position, only to reappear behind Johnny. With an angry look on his face, he would attempt to karate-chop the man at his neck in order to expose a pressure point and actually manage to knock down Johnny.

Meanwhile, Salty was opening his eyes...

At Core's, Sore's and Dore's place - West Part

At the same time, at the place at which Dore, Sore and Core were... The defeated bodies of Sore and Core can be seen. All of them are burnt and fried, much like the goons of the Mafia Pirates which were defeated at the below floor 2 of the Black Cross Casino. Above them, there are three men. All of them are known figures. All of them were seen in the bar that Johnny entered with Old Man. The one of the three is a short guy, which was unnoticed because he was too short. He was even shorter than Condos. He was barely 80 centimeters tall. However, he looked pretty confident. He had pink hair and a blue suit. He seemed to be writing down something...

[Introduction Box]
[Wish]
[Marine Captain]

Along with him, there was another man. Apparently, that person was the one who was seemingly killed by Sore and Core, when one of them attacked him for asking what was going on. He wore a light blue suit and a marine coat on his back. He was two meters tall and the fact that he was near Wish made him look even taller.

[Introduction Box]
[Bill]
[Marine Commodore]

Finally, the third man was a well-known figure. That man was none other than Old Man, who was looking at the defeated bodies of the two men. He had a very serious look on his face. At his back, he wore a marine cape.

"What shall we do now, boss?" Bill asked.
"I told you not to call sir a boss. He is not a pirate!" Wish commented.
"What shall we do now, Vice Admiral?" Bill corrected himself, with an annoyed look on his face.

[Second Introduction Box]
[Genesis "Old Man"]
[Marine Vice Admiral]

What was going on?!

Johnny, sharp and fast, notices Romano's hand approaching him, and vanishes, having used soru just before the attack makes contact. Then, while he moves, he notices that Salty just moved. That was an obvious sigh that he was waking up. Wanting to end this fast, Johnny appears behind Romano, and fires off a kick, but Romano handily blocks it with his elbow. From that angle, it's noticeable that Johnny's right arm seems swollew, veins beatin hard and being visible, and the arm looks somewhat purple, as if it's bruised everwhere. And then, Johnny fires off yet another of those punches onto Romano.