One Piece: Lord of Disaster

After a battle, the young soldiers left the battlefield early. They were the first to charge, but it was not their responsibility to clean up the battlefield, and they could not even think about the spoils.

The young soldiers who gathered together again were all in low spirits. After all, nearly one-third of their men were lost in this battle, and those who survived were all injured.

The only exception was Barrett, who had an anticipation on his face, looking forward to the day when he would receive the medal.

"Barrett!"

It was Chief Gray's voice.

Barrett looked up suddenly.

What did the boss ask him to do?

Are they going to give him a medal?

Barrett looked over expectantly.

Then I saw the most respected Chief Gray coming over with two strangers.

An unknown man, an unknown boy.

"Yo! You're Douglas Barrett, right?"

The boy, who looked to be about Barrett's age and whom he didn't know, smiled and said, "Nice to meet you. From now on, you'll follow me."

Chapter 23 Natural Mercury Fruit!

Roya looked at the boy in front of him.

My first impression was, why is it so high?

We are obviously of the same age, but he is almost five times taller than me.

He was wearing a tattered, ill-fitting military uniform, and his blond hair hadn't been washed for a long time, and was matted with blood.

He stood straight, like a javelin. Although he had many injuries on his body, he was full of energy and spirit.

At the same time, Barrett was also looking at Roya.

He had seen many children in the army, but he had never seen a child like this.

She is fair and cute, dresses exquisitely and has an innocent smile.

"Sir?"

Barrett looked at his superior Gray in confusion, not understanding what the child in front of him meant.

What does it mean that I will follow him in the future?

"Cough cough."

Douglas Gray, the commander of the Junior Soldiers' Corps, wiped the sweat from his forehead, coughed, glanced cautiously at Roya, and then straightened his chest again in front of Barrett. "Barrett, I saw your performance! It was outstanding! So I decided to award you this year's medal!"

"really?"

The young man Barrett's eyes lit up instantly, his skinny face now completely covered with surprise, his voice became stammering, "Sir, I, can I really do this?"

"Of course! Barrett! Stand tall! You're the soldier I'm most proud of!"

Barrett subconsciously straightened his chest and raised his head. Gray stepped forward and hung a medal on Barrett's chest.

The workmanship of this medal can hardly be described as fine, it is just at the level of a children's toy.

But Barrett was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes.

The young warrior who was invincible on the battlefield and few could stop him showed his childish side at this moment. He wanted to reach out and touch the medal, but was afraid that his dirty hands would dirty the medal. He just sniffed and looked down.

You came at the right time.

Luo Ya looked at the boy who looked so moved that his smile widened.

It took three huge setbacks for Barrett to go crazy.

The second time was when he was fourteen years old. Gray promised him that he would be free as long as he destroyed the enemy country, but after Barrett destroyed the enemy army, Gray betrayed him.

The third time was on Roger's ship. He was finally influenced by the pirate succubus and gradually began to adapt to life with companions. However, Roger was suffering from a terminal illness, leaving Barrett with no chance of defeating him.

After Roger's death, Barrett finally fell into complete madness.

Oh, Roger, you bastard! You are such a troublemaker! Repent!

However, before experiencing these setbacks, Barrett was indeed a model soldier.

"Barrett!"

Gray suddenly shouted.

"Yes, sir!"

Barrett subconsciously stood up straight.

"Now that you've received the medal, I'll give you a mission that only you can perform!"

Gray's voice was serious.

But I couldn't stop sighing in my heart.

He knew better than anyone that the reason his young soldiers' unit became famous was all thanks to Barrett, a natural-born monster.

"Yes!"

Barrett didn't hesitate at all, with pride on his face.

"Listen up, Barrett,"

Gray pointed at Luo Ya and said, "From today on, you are the bodyguard of this Lord Luo Ya! You must obey his orders absolutely! You must ignore everyone else's orders except his! Including me! You must protect his safety with your life!"

Barrett had a puzzled look in his eyes, but he had been taught to obey orders since he was a child, so.

"Yes!"

The young man spoke clearly and without any hesitation.

"very good."

Gray nodded in pretense of satisfaction, then he looked at Luo Ya cautiously, "Master Luo Ya, look..."

After all, why would the remnants of the Rocks Pirates visit this godforsaken country?

Gray was almost scared to death when the boy was brought in by his immediate superior.

Even though he was just a child, he was also a cadre of the Rocks Pirates. How could he possibly mess with him?

I can only hand over Barrett to him honestly.

"Barrett."

Luo Ya smiled and raised his hand, pointing at Gray, "Beat him with all your strength."

Barrett hesitated for a moment and subconsciously looked at Gray.

Although I obey orders, such orders...

Gray broke out in a cold sweat the moment he was looked at by him, "Barrett! Have you forgotten my teachings? Obey orders!"

Barrett nodded heavily, then took a step forward, swung his right fist back, twisted his waist, and suddenly threw his fist out.

The seven-year-old boy's punch landed hard on Gray's stomach.

Gray was beaten into a shrimp, his eyes bulged out, blood spurted out of his mouth, and he flew out like a cannonball.

Brat!

Please hold back a little!

"Very good, very energetic!"

Luo Ya was satisfied.

This is a good child.

Dylan, who had been following Roya quietly, was also a little surprised when he looked at Barrett.

Such power is not something an ordinary child can possess.

Just like Lord Roja, he is a gifted being!

As expected of Lord Luo Ya, he actually knew that such a rough gem existed in such a remote place.

"From now on, just follow my orders, just like you did just now."

Roya jumped up and patted Barrett on the shoulder.

There are so many tall people in this world!

"Yes, Lord Roya!"

Barrett no longer had any hesitation.

Just like in the past, he didn't need to think too much, just had to obey orders!

However, from now on, I will obey Lord Roya's orders!

"Good boy, as a reward,"

Roya reached into his pocket and handed the devil fruit he had snatched from the Valley of Gods to Barrett. "Eat it."

Although I don't know the specific ability of this fruit, it must be much stronger than the fusion fruit.

The awakened fusion fruit does look intimidating, but if you think about it carefully, there are too many restrictions.

First of all, it is too dependent on external objects. In the original work, Barrett reached the scale of a large Barrett only after absorbing the fleet of the Demon Slayer Order and a city on an island. It would be impossible to do so under normal circumstances.

Secondly, after the combined substance is destroyed, the user himself will also be harmed. This is funny, even worse than Pica's rock fruit.

Finally, if it weren't for Barrett's Haki, the monster created by the fusion would be quite fragile and could be destroyed by Usopp's plants.

After all, Barrett is the stronger one, with a score of 13.0, while the fusion fruit is a pure win.

So, give him a fruit in exchange.

"Yes!"

Barrett didn't hesitate at all. He opened his mouth and swallowed the fruit, which was slightly bigger than his fist, in one gulp.

Of course, the devil fruit tastes very bad, but the young soldier didn't show any strange look on his face. He had eaten too many things that tasted worse than this.