Achieving Nothing, I Can Only Be the Pirate King-Chapter 622 - 371: Wall of Fat, King of Devourers

Lily’s words caused the chef-like doctor to pause slightly. He glanced at the scattered trap components next to the breached hole and sneered:

"That disaster will be resolved. Do you think our King is just a figurehead? And do you think I rely solely on traps to win? Let me show you..."

He drew the extremely long chef’s knife from his waist and pointed it directly at Lily, "The power of Herod, head chef of the Cloud Mountain Kingdom!"

"A swordsman, huh..."

Lily looked him up and down, "You don’t seem very strong. You’re missing the aura unique to a swordsman."

A strong Observation and a powerful swordsman can both sense the aura of famed swords and good swordsmen, but Lily didn’t feel this Herod was formidable in either regard.

"I am the head chef!"

Herod shouted, gripping the chef’s knife tightly, and slashed vertically toward Lily.

The descending blade showed no sign of power or technique; it was a simple vertical slash, with speed being the only commendable aspect.

Lily was about to draw her sword to deflect, but just as the blade touched the chef’s knife, she saw Herod’s mouth curl into a strange smile.

It was as if some scheme had succeeded, or he had foreseen something satisfying.

Just at that moment, a red dot flashed in Lily’s eyes, and the blade collided with the chef’s knife, cloaked in a layer of black.

Clang!

The slender sword, two fingers wide, collided with the chef’s knife with a crisp sound.

"Impossible!"

Herod exclaimed, but he reacted quickly. After the initial miss, the blade glided along the slender sword and slashed diagonally toward Lily’s shoulder.

Shhh!

The slash hit an illusory afterimage, and the blade smoothly sliced through the white stone tiles beneath, leaving a wide gash.

Lily appeared on the other side, frowning slightly.

In that moment, she sensed something was off, and promptly used Haki.

She glanced at the smooth cut on the ground and asked, "An ability user?"

"That’s right, I ate the ’Rip-Rip Fruit’ and became the ’Anatomy Person.’ As the head chef, I can smoothly cut through hard bones and thick flesh."

"So far, neither hard stones nor refined iron blades can withstand my ability!"

Herod gripped the chef’s knife with both hands and said sinisterly, "That sword seems quite nice. Once you’re dead, I’ll study it thoroughly."

"I see, you don’t understand Haki."

Lily nodded, "As a swordsman, even if you don’t know Haki, you should sense the strength and aura of power."

"I told you, I’m not a swordsman, I’m the head chef!"

Herod raised the knife high and quickly advanced, ready to slash down when his eyes blurred, a flash of cold light lightning-like streaking across his neck.

The raised blade paused for a moment, then he turned his head, smirking cruelly as he looked at Lily, who had her back to him, and swung downwards.

"Useless..."

His strong shout suddenly weakened on the last word, as if cut off. As the sound dissipated, his head rolled down from his neck.

Lily twirled her sword and sheathed the White Thunder.

Click.

With the sound of the blade entering the sheath, the head fell to the ground, and the headless body collapsed.

Lily turned and, ignoring the dead man, walked towards the hollow. She paused at the doorway and said:

"Compared to a swordsman, you are an even worse chef. Any of the chefs on our ship are better than a guy like you who has no flavor at all."

It’s impossible for someone who often cooks to have no scent on them.

The chefs of the Disaster Pirates all have lingering aromas from long-term handling of ingredients and cooking, even Marika is no exception.

Though Marika’s scent leans more towards spices, it’s not overwhelming but quite pleasant.

Not sure if it’s because of superb cooking skills or due to Life Return...

"The King?"

Lily walked out of the hollow, glanced at the long corridor ahead, shook her head, and said, "No King could be a match for Sage."

Undeniably, there are many strong people across the sea, but even strength has its limits.

Just like Kaido is recognized as the strongest in sea, land, and air battles, Sage has reached that line now.

If anyone could be a match for Sage, then Cloud Mountain Kingdom wouldn’t be so unknown. It would be as internationally renowned as the Flower Country.

"But... a chef?"

Lily wiped the wall with her index finger again, observing the gleaming light on her finger, frowning: "Oil?"

...

White and glowing, the fluorite shone on the white wall.

Even Sage’s hair had acquired an extra layer of reflective glow against the illuminated white walls.

Other than that... there was nothing. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"Damn it, where have they hidden? Is this even a royal palace?"

Sage rolled his eyes, unable to resist cursing.

He saw no glittering treasures, no jewelry, statues, weapons, or anything typical of a castle’s royal palace setup, nothing but glowing white walls.

White, white, and still white!

He was currently in an unusually spacious internal hall, surrounded by corridors and walls, with nothing else.

Originally, he had planned to wander around in search of some treasure, since treasure hunting is indeed part of a pirate’s work.