No kidding, even Rocks had to pass me a cigarette!

It's late at night!

The bright moonlight falls on the floating island like a veil, illuminating every corner. It is like a bright lamp, covering the entire island in a silver glow. The island seems to be endowed with life, trembling slightly with the moonlight.

Under the moonlight, everything on the island becomes clearly visible. The dense vegetation looks particularly green under the moonlight, and the leaves are shining with soft light.

The flowers bloom more brightly, with a faint silver light on the petals. The streams on the island are gurgling, and the water surface is sparkling, as if a silver ribbon runs through the entire island.

The moonlight also shone into the interior of the island, through the gaps in the trees, projected on the ground to form mottled light and shadow, making the figures of the busy scientist father and daughter particularly clear.

At this time, Barrett, who had been patted away all the hidden injuries and pain in his body, looked at the clouds flying back in the sky with a confused look.

He became famous at a young age. He was only 15 years old and had been at sea for less than a week. He had already been rewarded with a bounty of 500 million Baileys by the Navy Headquarters. He tasted the taste of failure for the first time.

He didn't even see how the man made the move.

He was already caught in a series of combo skills.

He had no ability to resist in front of that man!

Now even the devil fruit ability in his body was taken away by the other party!

Lost everything he had again.

A crack appeared in Barrett's strong heart.

He had never been defeated since he was eight years old.

He always believed that his strength was the top level on this sea!

But this time, he failed completely!

Snap~

Luo Hou, who had walked to the side at some point, took out a row of gold foil cigars from his pocket, skillfully pulled one out, put it in his mouth, and then used the ability of the Flame-Flame Fruit to gently release it, and the flame instantly rose. He brought the flame close to the cigarette butt and took a puff, and immediately a wisp of white smoke came out of the cigarette butt and floated towards Barrett's nose.

"Why don't you... kill me?"

The young Barrett looked at the man next to him who was not that much older than him, somewhat at a loss.

But the man whose strength was enough to crush him into pieces asked in a confused tone.

"Why not kill you?"

"Because... I want to establish a power that can overthrow the world government and regain control of the world~"

Luo Hou smiled, and threw a gold foil cigar of the same model as his to Barrett.

Luo Hou was still easy to figure out the psychological changes of such a young man~

Barrett recalled Luo Hou's words with some disbelief.

As we all know, in this world, everyone who goes to sea has various dreams without exception.

Some people may pursue wealth that they can't spend in their lifetime~

Some people may just want to dominate others' top power~

Or some people will be like him, pursuing the strongest power all the way~

However, Barrett has never heard anyone say it.

Want to completely overthrow the behemoth that no one can shake in this world!

So for a while, these words that can make people's minds vibrate lingered between the ears.

Barrett was also a little stunned.

"But.... You want to overthrow them, it shouldn't have much to do with me, right?"

After immersing for a long time, Barrett turned the question back and looked at Luo Hou's back with a very firm gaze.

At this moment, he had already obtained some answers that he had guessed in his heart.

But he still wanted to get to the bottom of everything and get it clear.

After all, he is only a 15- or 16-year-old youth.

But he has suffered all kinds of cold-eyed betrayals since childhood, and his inner maturity has long surpassed many flowers in the garden~

"Of course this has something to do with you~"

"If you want to achieve something, you naturally need..."

"Some powerful brothers~"

Luo Hou's voice fell indifferently.

Barrett's whole body shook almost instantly!

In just a few seconds, he directly experienced countless emotional changes of all sizes.

Although he had sworn a poisonous oath that he would no longer trust his partners.

But he had been wandering on the sea for a while and felt deeply lonely.

How could there be no effect?

When someone sincerely invites him to join.

Instead of calling him one-eared because his right ear is broken.

Deep in Barrett's strong heart, he still can't help but have a desire.

Especially a terrifying guy who is strong enough to crush him like a bug, but patiently explains all the reasons to a weakling like him.

So for a moment, even if Barrett wanted to directly reject Luo Hou's invitation, he could only open his mouth but couldn't say a word of rejection~

Seeing that the emotional scene has been set off.

Luo Hou patted Barrett's young but extremely broad shoulders very appropriately and said.

"Carry my name and go to this sea!"

Barrett's body trembled a little, but his eyes became more determined.

"Brother Luo! From today on, my life, Douglas Barrett, is in your hands!"

"Brother Luo tells me to go east, and I will never go west! If you tell me to go to the Grand Line, I will never go to the Calm Belt!"

"But Brother Luo... can you give me back the Fusion Fruit? This thing is very precious, and one might be sold for hundreds of millions of berries~"

After Barrett made some bold statements.

His eyes continued to look at the superhuman devil fruit on the ground that he had eaten.

Although that thing was unpalatable, it at least brought him a lot of power.

"Stop talking nonsense! Eating everything will only harm you!"

"Wait a few days to find that guy Kaido, and then let Orleansmo make you an artificial fruit~"

Luo Hou directly took the Fusion Fruit on the ground, not giving Barrett any chance at all.

This kind of thing may indeed be a very good choice for ordinary people to eat.

But if Barrett, who is already gifted, eats the Fusion Fruit, it would be a great waste of his terrifying physical talent.

A truly powerful person needs a Devil Fruit of the Animal Mythical Beast Species!

To exert the most extreme power!

"Kaido? The pirate with a bounty of 3 billion berries?"

"I didn't expect that Brother Luo actually knew him? To be honest, I also planned to challenge him this time when I went out to sea~"

Barrett withdrew his gaze with some reluctance, and then began to inquire about Kaido's information.

"Know him? I guess~"

"We haven't seen each other for a few years. I heard from the news in the newspaper that this guy has developed very well recently~"

"And that guy, like you, also called me Brother Luo~"

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