And without further ado (No pun intended), I present the next chapter! As always, be sure to enjoy it!

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"D-dammit..." Said Carne. "If only that other swordsman guy was still in condition to fight! But he had to go and get himself nearly killed, there's no way he can do anything now!"

"Oh? There was another swordsman here? Too bad I missed him." Said Chaka. "Well then, if you're all just going to do nothing, I'm assuming that means you surrender..."

"Hold on!" Said a voice. Everyone turned and saw, to their surprise, Vega, still seriously injured with blood dripping everywhere, and having to put one of his arms on a table to keep himself standing. "Just now..." He said. "Who was the bastard who said I couldn't fight?!"

"It's that guy who was fighting with Roronoa Zoro earlier!" Thought Karuga. "No way! He's lucky even to be alive! Let alone stand! Can he honestly be thinking about fighting in that condition?!"

"Oh? Are you the that swordsman they where talking about earlier?" Asked Chaka. "Well, it does look like someone did a number on you indeed."

"Vega!" Said Ado, who began pulling out his Nodachi. "Don't worry about him! I can handle him myself!" With that he charged towards Chaka, but was blocked by Karuga with his armblades.

"Wait! Your opponent is me!" He said, blocking Ado's Nodachi.

"Damn you, I'll just defeat you first then!" Said Ado. "Vega! You don't have to fight! Once I beat this guy I'm sure he'll just run away like a coward!"

"I...don't care!" Said Vega, panting. "I'm going to beat this guy no matter what!"

"I think you should listen to your friend there." Said Chaka. "You have no reason to fight me, and if you do you'll probably die."

"I have no reason to beat you?" Said Vega. "Damn straight I have a reason to beat you! You're an enemy, and a swordsman! If I want to be the strongest, I have to defeat everyone in my way!"

"Hmm, I see." Said Chaka. "But judging by the shape you're in now, I'd say you failed to defeat someone earlier, right?"

"This..." Said Vega. "Doesn't count!"

"My, my, stubborn aren't we?" Said Chaka. "But if it'll make you happy, I have no problem killing you with this sword." With that, he pointed his katana towards Vega.

"Good." Smirked Vega, pulling out his Kodachi. "Dammit, everything feels heavier, I can't even lift my Claymore," He thought to himself.

"You're going to try and beat me with that?" Asked Chaka with a grin.

"Yeah. You got a problem with what I use?" Said Vega.

"Oh no, not at all." Said Chaka. "But against this sword of mine, you probably couldn't beat me with that."

"Oh really? And just what makes that sword so special?" Asked Vega.

"Okay, I'll tell you why." Said Chaka, holding up the sword. "You've heard of the 'Meitou', right?"

"Yeah, those famous swords, of course I've heard of them. So that's one?" Said Vega.

"This isn't just any Meitou." Said Chaka. "This is the sword known as 'Anubisu'. It is said the person who wields it will be possesed by a spirit than enhabits it, giving them instant mastery of it."

"Heh, don't tell me you believe that..." Said Vega with a grin.

"Of course I believe it!" Said Chaka. "Before I found this sword, I was a peasant on my island, I had to grow my own food, I was a nobody. But then I found this sword by sheer chance! Even though it was the first sword I ever held, it was like I'd had it for years! Almost instantly I knew how to use it, and now look where I am! With this sword, I'm invincible!"

"You're invincible?" Said Vega. "You're the one who's starting to sound ridiculous..."

"Hmph, if you don't beleive me, I guess there's no other way to show you other than to kill you." Said Chaka, who began to walk towards Vega.

"Tch, this guy's even crazier than I thought..." Thought Coco. "First he nearly gets killed by that Zoro guy and now he does this. Does he want to die or something?"

"Maybe if Chaka can kill this guy, we could gain some momentum." Thought Chaka. "That swordsman's apparently one of this guy's nakama, he might lose his edge if he lost one of them..." Thought Karuga.

"Just so you know," Said Chaka, who got closer. "I've never lost. Not once."

"And just so you know..." Said Vega, panting some more. "I don't give a shit!"

"Then you can just let the Spirit of Anubisu take your soul." Said Chaka, stopping just inches away from Vega.

"I don't believe in ghosts." Said Vega. "How can something I don't think is real kill me?"

"You will soon learn that the existance of the spirit of Anubisu is real." Said Chaka, preparing his sword.

"I ain't planning to learn about anything." Said Vega, as he prepared his Kodachi. He tried to stnad up with his own power, bu couldn't take it and had to put his arm back on the table.

"Hmph, look at you." Said Chaka. "I wonder, can you even use that sword you're holding?" Suddenly, Vega slashed his sword at Chaka, causing a rip and deep cut on one of Chaka's arms.

"Does that...answer your question?" Smirked Vega.

"...I see." Said Chaka, lifting his sword. "Okay, I'll start by cutting your arm off then."

"Shit..." Thought Vega. "That was an all or nothing attack. I can't move fast enough to block this..."

"Dammit! Vega!" Said Ado.

"Farewell, foolish swordsman." Said Chaka. "It's a shame I couldn't fight you at full strength." With that, he swung down his sword, which began to pierce, Vega's skin.

"DAMN!" Yelled Ado.

"He did it!" Thought Karuga.

"Well," Said Chaka. "It looks like the spirit of Anubisu has claimed yet another..." Suddenly, he looked and saw that Vega had stopped the blade with his other hand just as it began to cut his shoulder. "W...what?"

"What, that's all?" Said Vega, smirking bigger than ever.

"Y...you..." Said Chaka with a look of shock in his eyes. "Grabbing it with your hand...are you some sort of lunatic?"

"It's not like I can feel it." Said Vega. "I lost all feeling in my body a while ago."

"Damn...you!" Said Chaka.

"Hmph, who's the defenseless one now?" Said Vega, holding his Kodachi to Chaka. "I'm going to put everything I have into this one attack!"

"Sh...shit!" Thought Chaka.

"KODACHI JUUJI KIRI!" Yelled Vega as he slashed his sword twice at Chaka, leaving a huge bloody cross-shaped scar across his chest.

"Ugh...agh..." Said Chaka as he coughed up more blood, before falling to the ground in a bloody mess.

"Heh, where's your 'Spiri of Anubisu' now?" Said Vega faintly, before he too collapsed, exhausted by both the battle and his injuries.

"W...What?! What just happened?!" Thought Karuga. "Was Chaka...just defeated?!"

"Hah! Take that, you bastard!" Said Ado.

"Looks like you're outnumbered now," Said Coco with a puff of her cigarette. "You gonna call in more backup now?"

Karuga smirked. "No, it's not necessary." He said. "Things may have not gone according to plan, but I'm still enough."

"We'll see about that." Said Coco, who than ran up to him and tried to throw a kick towards his face. However, Karuga saw through it and slashed one of his armblades towards her, causing her to fall back.

"Damn, this guy's gonna be tough..." Said Coco. She then turned to Ado. "Hey you. You're called Ado right?"

"That's right!" Said Ado. "But to you, it's 'Captain Ado'!"

"Yeah, about that," Said Coco. "Look, I don't really have any reason to join you, but if you can somehow defeat this guy with me, maybe I'll consider it."

Ado smirked. "Alright! Sounds good!"

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And there you have it! Stay tuned for next chapter, where we'll be getting started on the final battle of this first arc! Be sure to look forward to it, and leave me some feedback while you're at it!