Chapter 41 - Nature-based Devil Fruit

It's over!

No, it's not over.

Rushing towards 'Big Money' Thompson, Rosinante had almost exhausted most of his strength.

Although he had successfully taken down his opponent, he still had to face the counterattack from the remaining members of the Jedit family. The real victory would only come after surviving this wave of retaliation.

"Rosinante, watch out on the ground!!!"

Doflamingo's anxious shout came from behind, startling the heavily panting Rosinante.

What does he mean, watch out on the ground?

On the ground is—

Splat,

"Young man, not bad."

?!

Rosinante lowered his head, the dagger piercing his chest was his own.

Yes, it was the same dagger that had pierced 'Big Money' Thompson's throat earlier!

"Unfortunately, you encountered me."

The middle-aged man in a refined suit, with a protruding belly and a bald head surrounded by a ring of brown curly hair, stood up from the ground, having stabbed himself with the dagger that had been lodged in his own throat.

Snap,

With a simple movement of his fingers, he grabbed Rosinante by the neck and lifted him up.

"Devil Fruit user?!"

Ignoring the eerie movement of the man standing up, the yellow-brown sludge oozing from his closing throat led Rosinante to a grim realization.

"You guessed right, but—"

Bang, bang, bang!

Three bullets hit the middle-aged man's eyes, shoulder, and chest, leaving only a few yellow-brown holes.

"No rewards."

In the next moment, the holes closed up as if time had reversed, confirming Rosinante's guess.

"Boss, are you okay?!"

This unexpected turn of events not only surprised Rosinante but even 'Machine Gun' Vincento.

Clearly, even as a member of the Jedit family's leadership, he had no idea that his boss was a Devil Fruit user.

Splat,

On the other side, 'Floral Bowtie' Paul, who had quietly retreated to the side of the ship, leaped and jumped into the sea without hesitation!

Although their boss had just come back from the dead and was about to unleash havoc, Paul chose to jump into the sea at this critical moment, leaving Vincento bewildered once again.

What's going on...

"Let go of Rosinante!!"

Seeing that the bullets had no effect, the anxious Doflamingo clenched his fists and charged forward, once again erupting with 'Conqueror's Haki' in an attempt to attack 'Big Money' Thompson.

Unfortunately, Doflamingo was too weak at this moment. While Conqueror's Haki could knock out ordinary combatants, against the leader of the Jedit family, it could at most cause a momentary distraction.

"Marsh Swamp Finger Bullet!"

Lifting his finger, the bald middle-aged man mimicked a shooting gesture.

Bang!

In the next second, Doflamingo, who had charged forward, staggered, a reddish-brown blood flower blooming on his shoulder.

"I don't like the feeling you give off, kid."

Bang!

Once again, a finger 'bullet' shot out, hitting Doflamingo's thigh, causing him to kneel on the deck.

Not everyone is aware of the existence of 'Haki,' and for Thompson, Doflamingo's presence instinctively disgusted him. If he let these two brothers grow any further, he wouldn't be able to handle them!

"Unfortunately, today you all will die here, in my hands."

"Doflamingo~"

Apart from Rosinante and Doflamingo on the battlefield, there was one more person.

"Mucus Chain!"

The mucus-formed 'chains' whizzed towards Thompson. Faced with Torrebor's attack, Thompson merely raised an eyebrow. A large amount of yellow-brown sludge erupted from under his feet, enveloping Torrebor's mucus.

"Marsh Swamp Leg Whip!"

Simultaneously, Thompson pointed his finger at Torrebor, the mud forming bullet-like projectiles ready to be fired.

"Be careful!"

At a critical moment, the figure of a child collided with Torrebor.

"Vergo?"

"We don't need to focus on those captains and officers anymore,"

Pulling a series of bombs from his belt, the equally 10-year-old Vergo rushed directly at 'Big Money' Thompson! Even if it meant both of them dying, as long as it would allow others to survive.

Unfortunately, even if Vergo was giving it his all, he still couldn't harm 'Big Money' Thompson in the slightest. Soon, he and Torrebor were heavily injured, and the situation seemed precarious.

"We're here to help too!" x2

Finally, two figures, soaked from head to toe, climbed aboard the Money Number.

Diamante, wielding an extra-long Western sword, and Bicka, whose muscular build could shame Tyson.

After the Gear and Lever Numbers began bombarding the Money Number, they immediately swam over to join the battle. Fortunately, they hadn't consumed any Devil Fruits yet, or they would have had to row a small boat over.

"Heh, the Four-Suits Family's four executives, and you two brothers."

Facing these youths who almost spelled the downfall of the Jedit family, the middle-aged man with a protruding belly, dressed in a refined suit, spread his arms.

"Let's go together, let me show you what true despair is!"

???

"We're in!"

Rosinante had a dagger in his chest and was barely alive. Doflamingo, hit in the shoulder and thigh, supported him.

It seemed that this fight had to be left to Torrebor, Diamante, Bicka, and Vergo. Although they were still young teenagers, their determination and strength were not lacking.

With all four of them working together, they should at least be able to put up a fight.

However, reality is cruel,

It's not something that will be swayed by willpower.

"Pointless struggles,"

On the deck, a large mound of yellow-brown sludge formed a 'humanoid' shape.

At the top of the mound was the upper half of a bald middle-aged man – it was 'Big Money' Thompson!

His lower half had turned into churning, wriggling mud, enveloping six defeated individuals: Rosinante, Doflamingo, Torrebor, Diamante, Bicka, and Vergo...

"Nature-based - Marsh Swamp Fruit."

Thompson, unscathed, began to activate his Devil Fruit ability: because he was prepared to kill everyone present! Only this way could his ability remain hidden.

As for Paul, who knew him well and had escaped early... let him live a bit longer.

"Cough, Rosinante, Rosinante!!"

Struggling within the mud, Doflamingo looked towards the other side, at the heavily wounded Rosinante.

"Don't fall asleep, stay awake! Weren't you aiming to become the strongest in the world, to be a symbol of invincibility?!"

"Bahahaha, invincible?"

"Don't make me laugh, you're just a few brats who are about to die in my hands."

Doflamingo's words caused the revealed Thompson to burst into uproarious laughter, even he, a 'Nature-based' Devil Fruit user, needed to hide his abilities. These mere children, daring to think they were invincible—

"Cough···"

"Right... I'm going to··· become invincible!"

Coughing up blood, Rosinante, who had just lost consciousness, woke up again. Even though all six of their team were bound by the enemy's mud, Rosinante wasn't in despair.

As long as he kept thinking, he would surely find a solution.

"Is being a Nature-based user so impressive?"

Looking up at Thompson, Rosinante disdainfully spat out a mouthful of blood.

"To defeat you, I don't even need a finger; moving my lips will suffice."

"???"

Of course, Rosinante had consumed the 'Hito Hito no Mi' (Human-Human Fruit), not the 'Oto Oto no Mi' (Sound-Sound Fruit), which could create attacks using sound waves. The phrase "moving my lips" actually meant:

"Torrebor, release as much mucus as possible!"

???

Although they didn't know what Rosinante's plan was, Torrebor, who was also trapped in mud, immediately generated a large amount of mucus.

However, his mucus, when separated from his body, was just plain mucus,

Compared to the opponent's extensive manipulation of mud, which was on an entirely different level. After all, ordinary Paramecia abilities were no match for Nature-based abilities.

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"I see,"

Doflamingo was the first to react. Although his limbs were bound by mud, perhaps 'Big Money' Thompson wanted to savor their desperate struggles, so he left the heads and necks of the six exposed.

"Hey, are you afraid of death?"

Faced with Rosinante's question, the four-person group first paused, then spoke up one by one:

"Not afraid!" x4

"Just that, dying like this···"

Diamante let out an unwilling hum. Originally, he and Torrebor had hoped to rely on Doflamingo to dominate the world and stand at the pinnacle of power. But now...

Well, at least they could accompany each other on the journey to the afterlife!

"Then let's 'die' together. Doflamingo—"

On the other side, Doflamingo, who had bitten into the pocket of his small suit, twisted his head and threw a bomb at the center of the mud, where Thompson was.

"Foolish, whether it's slashing, bullets, or explosions, none of it works against me."

Boom!

The bomb exploded, though it turned Thompson's upper body into splattering mud, he reformed in the next second.

"Dying struggles—?!"

The bald middle-aged man, who had just started to mock, suddenly paled. He saw flames rising fiercely, filling his vision.

Fire!

Fire!!

Fire!!!

Fire!!!!

Torrebor's mucus was an extremely potent accelerant. Over twenty years later, he had planned to use this fire to burn down Doflamingo, who was at the level of a Warlord of the Sea. Although it didn't have the same future potency now, it was equally lethal to Thompson.

"Cough cough... to defeat a Nature-based user, of course, you have to use the power of nature..."

After watching the battle for so long, Rosinante couldn't possibly not understand Thompson's ability.

Marsh Swamp Fruit, which could turn the entire body into liquid mud – but under the engulfing flames, the Marsh Swamp Fruit would be dried up into a 'Stone-Stone Fruit'!

Fire didn't discriminate between friend and foe, rapidly igniting the mucus-covered mud.

Not only 'Big Money' Thompson, but also Rosinante, Doflamingo, and the four-person group were now engulfed in a sea of flames. Their skin was scorched, their blood seemed to boil.

However—

"Mwahaha, let's see who laughs last!"

In the midst of the flames, Rosinante, who had been seriously injured, laughed maniacally as if making a final stand, sending a shiver down Thompson's spine.

"Fufufu, it's not like it's the first time I've been burned. What does a bit of fire mean?!!"

On the other side, Doflamingo wasn't about to back down either. Even though flames surrounded him, it was nothing compared to being strung up and burned before. His cries were much stronger this time.

Devils!

These guys were all reckless devils!!

No, I can't die here. I need to survive, to continue ruling over Sbaddamirus...

Thompson, engulfed in flames, was afraid. Over a decade of luxury and comfort had long eroded his past determination to fight to the death.

Swish,

Retracting his ability, dropping the six opponents engulfed in flames, Thompson, who was also ablaze, chose to flee.

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