"That bastard," Don Kireg muttered disbleievingly, "followed us?"
It was difficult to believe, but there was no mistaking it. Those sharp, yellow eyes, shadowed by the brim of a feathered hat. That famous black sword strapped to his back. The coffin shaped row boat. It was Mihawk, coming all the way from the Grand Line.
"What grudge do you have?!" screamed one of Krieg's crew. "To follow us even to the East Blue?!"
"I'm killing time," Mihawk replied, without so much as a glance in the other man's direction.
"DON'T MOCK US!" Krieg's underling screamed, firing 2 flintlocks at the swordsman. Mihawk hefted his sword with ease, moving so quickly that one could only hear the bullets ricocheting off and away from the meito blade.
Krieg felt his pulse quicken. Anger and fear coursed through him, his eyes twitching with heat. He could not believe his situation. He had been through so much already, and still he was facing this monster of a Shichibukai?!
As much as he didn't want to admit it, Krieg could not stop shaking at the fact that Mihawk was here, and at this time especially. The man had decimated his entire fleet in a matter of seconds. What had taken Krieg years and years to build had vanished in an instant. I was like a nightmare, but the storm that night had made it so painfully and shockingly real. Krieg's skin still remembered the sting of those raindrops, and the crackle of that lightning. He still remembered how the weather had shifted from clear to despairing without even a hint. It was terrifying,
But with despair, came rage as well. It was unfair! They'd only been in the Grand Line for 7 days! Ho dare that bastard ruin all of Krieg's dreams?! What right did he have to destory Krieg's fleet?! Was he not a pirate too?! Di he not understand the way and the unspoken laws that bound them as criminals? He should've been supporting Krieg in his endeavours.
When Krieg discovered that Mihawk had left the scene after slicing that green-haired boy to bits, he was especially enraged. The government's dog had just wanted to humiliate them. But mark his words, he would go back to the Grand Line and show him wrong. One day.
A.N.: The Baratie Arc is a bit fuzzy for me, since I read the manga in some bits and watched the anime in others. Hope this was sufficient, however.