"Eh?" Nikolai blinked as he tossed her the rapier. "Whazzat, some kind of bomb?" He asked as he ran at one of the guards and lunged at him with the pilfered rapier. "Nighty ni-" He jumped back, narrowly avoiding being shot at. "Heeey, these guys certainly mean business." He shrugged, seeing the guard line up another shot. "NOT THE FACE!" Nikolai exclaimed, holding up his arms to cover his face as the guard fired.

The sound of metal hitting metal was heard. "Hey, that worked!" Nikolai said, wrestling a broken shackle off his left wrist.

"What the hell is this guy!?" One guard asked.

"Nobody's that strong... It has to be a..." Another responded with a gulp. "That kind of strength... He must have eaten a devil fruit!"

The guards suddenly started fidgeting. "Hey, what do you think they're all in a fuss about?" He asked.