248 248. Only You Can

Luffy was stunned when he saw Tama and Leo descend from the sky.

"Tama, why are you here?"

He asked.

Tama waved her hand and spoke while smiling, "I came to see you."

When he heard her Luffy laughed.

Leo placed Tama down. She ran towards Luffy.

The jailors and the guards around Udon wanted to attack the intruders, especially when they saw how brazenly they were acting.

However none of them moved. An ice cold intent seems to be looking over each and every of them.

Even the slightest movement would result in death!

Their hearts were filled with horror.

Tama ran through the crowd and reached Luffy. She chirped like a little bird about everything that happened.

"Oh... oh...

Luffy exclaimed from time to time. Several minutes passed by. The guards were sweating bullets. Each time their eyes fell on the little girl that ice cold intent locking them down grew colder.

Leo walked up to them.

"You have spent enough time here."

Luffy nodded when he heard Leo. He turned to look at the old man and said.

"Old man, sorry, but I have to go."

The old man was still in shock from what had happened. He woke up and stared at Leo. From this man he felt a frightening power. It was concealed but with his years of experience he could sense it.

A terrifying power that seems to be sleeping.

"Wait, you can't!"

As they were about to leave some of the prisoners yelled out.

Leo's glanced at them and ignored their shouts.

"Please, don't break out. They will kill us if you do."

Some of them pleaded.

Leo stopped his steps and turned to face the prisoners.

"So these are the warriors of Wano. Disappointing."

What?

All of the prisoners were stunned. A second later they understood what he meant. Their faces turned red from anger and shame.

"Your country was taken. And you were reduced to slaves. Pathetic."

"A warrior can be defeated, he can be ground to dust. But he must never lose his will to fight."

"So what if you lost? What does it matter if your enemy is overwhelmingly strong?"

"Try, you fools. Struggle. Reach out for even the tiniest hope of victory. Who knows, maybe you will win."

"And does it matter if you lose? At best you would die. But you'll die with dignity. When the next generation takes up their blade they will do so with pride. Pride that came from their ancestors unyielding spirit even in the face of death."

"So pick yourselves from the pits of despair and fight! Fight for your childrens future! Fight for your pride! Fight! For your lost ones souls!"

Leo's words were slow, but it was filled with battle intent.

The prisoners held their head down. Their bodies were trembling. Sadness, despair, rage... a lot of emotions ran through them. Finally everyone raised their heads.

Those eyes filled with helplessness slowly changed. The desire to fight started to emerge in them.

Some of them turned to look at the guards. Their eyes filled with murderous intent.

"What-What are you doing!?"

"If any of you rebel, you'll all be punished!"

Hearing the guards one of the laughed. He rushed forward and grabbed the guard by his neck before slamming his knee to his face.

That was the fuse that lit up everything.

The prisoners swarmed the guards and killed them off. Some of them were injured heavily and some of them died but all of them had a wide smile on their face as they bathed in their own blood as well their enemies.

The old man next to Luffy looked at everything happening around him in shock. He looked at Leo and drew in a deep breath.

Only someone who has gone through numerous battles would understand the heart of a warrior. He must have had some extraordinary experiences in his life to inspire the battle intent in everyone.

The old man's eyes contained respect when he looked at Leo.

Suddenly a person flashed beside Leo.

Who?!

The old man and Luffy instantly went on guards.

"You are here for this guy as well?"

Leo asked.

The one who appeared beside Leo was Flare. He nodded and said, "I didn't expect sir to suddenly appear."

Leo laughed lightly, "Tama wanted to see Luffy."

Flare looked at Tama and shook his head with an amused smile.

Tama, oh Tama, only you can make sir do something on a whim.

Half an hour later the battle came to an end. Every guard apart from the jailors were either captured or killed.

The jailors were too strong for these men who were malnourished and weak.

Leo simply slashed down with his index and middle finger stretched out.

The jailors fighting the prisoners suddenly felt their hearts tremble. Before they could react an explosion went inside their chest. They all coughed out blood and fell.

"Contact Kinemon and inform him about the situation here."

Flare nodded. He asked, "Are you returning to Amigasa village, sir?"

Leo nodded. He looked at Luffy and said, "Meet up with your friends and do what you have to do. If you miss Tama, come to Amigasa village."

"Alright."

Saying his piece Leo glanced at Eutess Kidd.

That simple glance made Kidd broke out into a sweat.

Death!

He involuntarily took a step back. Those eyes were filled with death. Even when he faced Kaido he didn't feel this way. But facing this man his courage faltered.

Leo took back his gaze and was about to leave with Tama when he remembered something. He looked around and found a Beast pirate who ate an animal devil fruit.

"Tama, give him one of your dangos."

"What for?"

"Let's see if you can control him."

"Um."

Tama nodded. She squeezed her cheek and pulled out a dango. She tossed it to the guy, who didn't dare not eat it.

After eating it he blanked out for a second before showing a flattering smile at Tama.

"I am at your disposal, master."

Everyone was taken back when they saw what was happening.

"How terrifying."

"If used properly, she can be a great variable in the upcoming battle."

Leo expected this result and smiled. He patted her head and said while laughing, "See, Tama is already strong. Once you grow up you'll be even stronger. What Kaido? He will ran far when he sees you then."

Everyone laughed when they heard Leo. Tama covered her cheeks and blushed.