It started from eating the Houkai Fruit in the Pirate World

"I can't smoke anymore no matter what. I'll pay you back. It's more than ten times the principal you borrowed. That's enough, right?"

"Then you take the third draw."

"Then you can just kill me."

"Okay, it seems like it's not easy for you either. So, let me record a video of you stabbing me. If you bleed, it'll be considered my third blood draw. If you don't write anything, it means you tried your best. Okay."

"Master Bartolomeo! No! Don't! We can talk this over, don't kill me!"

"Oh? Can we discuss anything?"

"Of course."

"I heard you have a daughter who is in good health. I only need one of her kidneys, and all my previous debts will be cleared."

"Ugh?"

When Bartolomeo finished speaking, at this moment, he felt that the people behind Bartolomeo were a bit like the people who beat his mother as his mother described.

At this moment he wanted to resist, but under the absolute defensive power of the Barrier Fruit, he was only despairing.

Bartolomeo is just a gangster, which means that even the navy doesn't care about his position, unless Bartolomeo takes the initiative to provoke an existence he can't afford to offend, but how could such a thing happen?

There are probably not even two people in the entire East China Sea who are capable of dealing with the Barrier Fruit. How could Bartolomeo just happen to meet and offend him?

PS: When writing about Bartolomeo, I referred to everyone’s evaluation of him when he appeared in Chapter 706 of the manga "I Will Never Laugh at You Again".

Those things were glossed over at the time, and there is a high probability that there will be no reversal. Even if Oda changes Bartolomeo into a purely kind person, the fact that the gangster collected protection fees cannot be washed away.

Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that Oda will later forcibly write Black Boss as a good person, who has done no bad things and has not done any good things.

They will not do things like robbing people, collecting protection fees, forcing purchases and sales, lending money at high interest rates, etc. The gangsters are all good people who value loyalty.

When I encounter that kind of situation, I can only accept it. After all, Garp and Sengoku, who were originally good guys, have now become pure beasts. If there is another reversal, it seems understandable.

46 Bartolomeo comes to challenge

"Sir Bartolomeo, can you take mine? My mother is dead, and my father was beaten to death by Gambia thugs before. I only have this daughter now."

Bartolomeo's cadre kicked Rusk with a pen. "Hey, hey, hey! Rusk, what are you talking about? I killed your father because he didn't pay enough protection money. Can you blame me for that?"

"No, I can't. You can't blame Lord Gambia for that. It's my father who didn't pay enough protection money."

"That's it, you understand it quite well, don't you? Our requirements are not high. We just want one kidney from your daughter. She won't die."

"But, but you said the same thing to Pico from the next town. His son lost both kidneys! He didn't even get to see Pico and his wife for the last time."

"That was just a little accident. It was purely Pique's fault or bad luck. It's not our fault."

"Hey, Gambia, that's enough. Why are you talking so much? Are you saying you won't give it to me?"

"If you want to take it, take it from me. Don't touch my daughter."

"Tsk, you didn't match successfully, so what's the point of yours? Let this guy suffer a little more and let him know the consequences of daring to resist our Barto Club."

When several of the younger brothers were beating up Rusk on Barto's orders, one of Barto's younger brothers suddenly ran over.

"Boss, it's bad. The group led by Roth and Roth were killed together."

"Hmm? What happened to Roth?"

"Lot was killed, Boss Barto, along with his men who went with him to purchase the goods."

"Who did it? Smoker?"

"No, the navy isn't allowed to control local forces like us, so even if Smoker knew we were going to do something, it would be useless. This time, they encountered a pirate with a bounty of 25 million while they were restocking."

"Twenty-five million pirates? Why, do pirates still like to meddle in other people's affairs?"

"No, Boss Barto, it was that pirate with a bounty of 25 million who wore a mask. Rot's men didn't recognize him and thought he was just an ordinary person, so..."

"Tsk, a pirate with a bounty of 25 million! Hey, stop fighting, take him away, and show him what happens when a pirate with a bounty of 25 million runs into our Barto Club."

"Hahaha, the boss is still as fond of making people desperate as always."

"Isn't this great? This is why our Barto Club is so feared."

Under Bartolomeo's order, all of his men moved and quickly found where Kiana and the others were.

"Is this the ship? Hey, hey, get off here! Do you know who you killed?"

Gambia, a subordinate of Bartolomeo, was walking in front with a large group of people. When he saw Kiana's boat, he was ready to burn it, but at this time two people jumped off the boat to stop him.

"Hey, hey, hey, what do you guys want to do to our ship?"

"There are quite a lot of people here, but I don't know which one of them is the user of the Barrier Fruit and what it feels like to chop them down."

Sanji and Zoro stood on the left and right in front of a group of people. Although they were few in number, their aura gave the impression that they surrounded everyone.

"Brother Gambia, that...that person is the Three Swords, the pirate hunter Roronoa Zoro with three swords?"

"Oh, there are some who recognize me."

Sanji smoked in silence and waited for a long time but no one said anything to him.

"Are you guys blind? You only saw that green algae head!"

Ever since the two of them cursed each other when fighting Crow, their relationship has been close to that of the Straw Hat Pirates in the original work. When Sanji heard that others recognized Zoro but did not recognize him, he really wanted to teach these guys in front of him a lesson.

"Oh, and the one standing with Roronoa Zoro, he looked...unrecognizable."

"Do you know who he is?"

"do not know."

"Pfft! That stupid cook."

Zoro was gloating on the side, while Sanji was so angry that his fangs were bared.

"I'm going to kill you! Lamb kebabs! Roasted lamb legs, braised lamb tripe! Lamb face! Grilled lamb chops! Lamb hot pot!"

"Hey! Don't take down all of them by yourself! Three sword style, demon slash!"

Zoro swung out three swords at the same time and slashed directly at Bartolomeo's many minions. More than half of them were quickly chopped down, but when Zoro continued to move forward, a barrier blocked his way.

At this time, Barto was looking at Zoro and Sanji with an expression as if he wanted to eat them.

"Hey! You two, you just beat up other people's little brothers so casually. Have you ever seen a boss who would allow you to do such a thing?"

"Hey, hey, hey, Green Algae Head, if you run into someone you can't beat, I might consider helping you if you beg me."

Seeing that Zoro's attack was blocked, Sanji looked gloating. He said that Zoro's strength was not as good as his. He was still killing everyone, but Zoro had been blocked.

"Shut up, you stinky cook. This guy is not easy to deal with."

"It's not difficult to deal with a guy who can only take a beating."

Zoro and Sanji wanted to continue arguing, but Nami, who came down from the boat, had already punched each of them and beaten them both.

"Wait a moment, you two! This must be Mr. Bartolomeo, right? I think there might be some misunderstanding between us. He was the one who just wanted to burn our ship, so Sanji and Zoro took it down to fight them."

"Oh, so what? My men were just trying to take over your ship, but you actually attacked my men. Have you ever seen a boss laugh while a subordinate gets beaten? This is absolutely unforgivable."

"Also, my subordinate Roth, who was responsible for purchasing goods for me, was also killed by you guys. You beat up my men and killed them. You should have thought about the consequences."

"Rot? Are they the ones who wanted to capture Kiana? It was your people who wanted to capture Kiana and sell her first, right?"

Nami argued that because of Tina's description, she didn't want to be an enemy of Bartolomeo, but Bartolomeo didn't care about that. With the absolute defense of the Barrier Fruit, he thought he was invincible.

Because he is invincible, he thinks it is normal for his people to bully others, and those who resist are unforgivable.

"So, just because she was going to be sold, you dared to rebel against our Barto Club? And even killed her? Woman, you're courting death."

"Barrier impact!"

On Kiana's boat, Bella ran over to report the battle situation to Kiana.

"My Queen, the user of the Barrier Fruit has arrived."

"Well, I see."

47 Impossible, absolutely impossible! My barrier is invincible. I can only fight others, not...

After receiving Bella's report, Kiana walked slowly to the glass of the observation room, asked Bella to make a cup of coffee, and lay on the recliner to watch their fight.

Bartolomeo's defense is very strong, but Zoro, Sanji and Nami can normally be considered one of the protagonists, so Kiana is not worried that they will be in any danger.

It would be best if Zoro and Sanji win, as that would mean they are gradually able to stand on their own. If they fail to win, they will simply be beaten and Kiana will have to come to the rescue.

But regardless of whether the battle is won or lost, the combat experience will be improved, and the improvement of their two combat experiences will also greatly increase Kiana's tolerance rate. It can be said that it is a hundred benefits with no disadvantages.

So Kiana didn't plan to deal with Bartolomeo at the beginning. She was more concerned about something else now.

Bartolomeo's own combat ability is not strong, but the defensive ability of the Barrier Fruit is at a level that even Kozuki Oden cannot break it.

Although Kozuki Oden is a disgusting guy, his strength, especially in terms of attack power, is beyond doubt.

At the beginning, in order to show Kozuki Oden's strength, Kozuki Oden chopped open a giant pig that was comparable to the size of a large three-legged beast.

Afterwards, in order to praise Kozuki Oden, Oda forced his attack to collide with Whitebeard's attack, reaching a level of almost 50-50.

Although Roger was defeated for the sake of Pirate King Roger's image, it is true that he later injured Kaido.

That sword even left a shadow on Kaido for twenty years. Later, when Zoro became stronger, Kaido also said that the sword was Kozuki Oden's sword.

Because it was Kozuki Oden's sword, it was able to injure Kaido. The powerful one was Kozuki Oden, not Roronoa Zoro.

Even because the comics are not finished yet, it is very likely that when Hawkeye meets Zoro in the future, Zoro will defeat Hawkeye.

Hawkeye might also say when he loses to Zoro, "As expected of Kozuki Oden's sword, I see the shadow of that man in you."

But even this powerful attack power could not shake the barrier fruit at all, which shows how powerful the barrier fruit is.

So if Nami eats this barrier fruit, does it mean that Nami's original combat shortcomings will be eliminated in an instant, and she may even become the top combat force on the ship second only to Kiana?

The Barrier Fruit could directly elevate Nami's combat power to the level of a general star or even a vice-emperor. It didn't seem impossible, but...

Kiana, in the queen state, stretched out her hand, and her golden eyes focused on her palm. That was the power of space.

Although her power is far different from that of the Herrscher of the Void in the Honkai World, Kiana, who has entered the Herrscher of the Void state, can also create a space for hiding in a short period of time, similar to Obito's Kamui.

I just don’t know if that space is closed enough, and whether the devil fruit’s ability can allow one to escape from the space created by Kiana?

If she can escape, the space created by Kiana doesn't have much meaning, but if she can't escape, this ability will be very useful to Kiana.

Just place various fruits in the space in advance, and then kill the person with special abilities in that absolutely closed space.

In this situation, if his Devil Fruit ability doesn't allow him to escape, then his only option is to possess the fruit brought by Kiana.

In other words, Kiana can use this method to specifically hunt those powerful devil fruits.

And this Bartolomeo can be used as the first experimental subject. Not only is he powerful, but his ability is also completely countered by Kiana. Once they fight, it will be a one-sided relationship of beating and being beaten.

This perfect experiment, if successful, will be a win-win situation for Kiana.

That’s right, the kind where Kiyana won both games.

As for losing...

Kiana's golden eyes looked through the glass at Bartolomeo, who already had a complete advantage.

The defensive power of the Barrier Fruit is almost invincible. Even Zoro and Sanji two years later in the original work might not be able to beat him, let alone now. This almost only allows them to gain some combat experience.

Soon, Zoro and Sanji were seriously injured by the barrier, while Bartolomeo just stood there and moved his fingers.

"That's all? You're just this weak, and you dare to bully my men? Are you tired of living? Ah!"

Bartolomeo looked at the three people with a gangster look on his face, already looking like a complete winner.

Seeing that Bartolomeo was about to kill her if the fight continued, Kiana finished her coffee, put on the queen's high heels with Bella's help, and walked down from the height step by step.

Behind those hands, Kiana in queen form had a look of disdain in her eyes, almost replicating Sirin's queen 1:1.

"You attacked my people, and you thought... you could escape?"

"Hey hahaha! What is he talking about? Gambia."

"Boss, he asked you if you think you can escape? Who gave him the confidence, the dead Pirate King Gol Roger? Or the Marine Headquarters? This is simply the funniest joke."

"Yeah, another guy who doesn't know his place and how powerful the boss's barrier fruit is. But he's quite handsome. Boss, once we catch him, can we have some fun with the brothers?"

"Of course you can. I hate wasting food. Everyone line up and wait for me to catch her. Then everyone can have a share."

"Oh oh oh!"