Chapter 48 – Carina beats the Treasure Pirates up

[Photo: The real-world Uta.]

[Photo: Carina confronting the Treasure Pirates.]

[This is truly interesting. Noticing Carina used her powers, I hurried over. And look whom I've encountered? The world's number one diva, the beautiful idol Uta.]

[Unexpectedly, Uta is here.]

[This must be fate. If I invite her to join, she probably will…]

[If she's willing, then she could inherit the Elizabeth Bathory template too.]

[Speaking of fate, Carina and the Treasure Pirates also have a special connection.]

[These Treasure Pirates are quite unfortunate, to have encountered Carina in her current state.]

[Their defeat is inevitable.]

[But speaking of which, these Treasure Pirates seem to have quite a lot of treasure, right?]

[We should be able to secure a treasure worth a hundred million Berries from their ship without any problem.]

Charlotte Smoothie: "Hmm? To encounter the daughter of Red Hair this quickly, isn't that too coincidental?"

Nico Robin: "A man with dangerous abilities meets a woman with dangerous abilities; the Marines and the World Government will surely have a headache over this."

Black Maria: "The meeting of these two… it's uncertain how it will change the future."

Whitey Bay: "If Arton means to take care of Uta, her future might change as well."

Stussy: "To meet Arton at this time, Uta must be someone who owns a diary copy and intentionally sought out Arton."

Violet: "Such a fortunate woman… If only Arton were in Dressrosa, that would be great. Perhaps Dressrosa could be saved then."

Gion sighed, "This is going to be troublesome!"

The latest photo of Uta taken by Arton surprised the women who were following Arton's diary closely. They never expected Uta, the heroine previously mentioned by Arton, to actually appear before him so soon.

Thinking about Uta's abilities and the potential enhancement effects on Uta after receiving the Elizabeth Bathory template from Arton made everyone serious.

As for the other photo Arton took of Carina confronting the Treasure Pirates, it didn't attract much attention from most. However, this didn't include Nami.

"Carina encountered those Treasure Pirates?"

"Can it be such a coincidence?"

"Those guys are going to be in big trouble meeting Carina now, right?"

"Wait, does that mean the Treasure Pirates' berries will end up with Carina?"

"And the Elizabeth Bathory template will belong to Uta?!"

"No way! wait for me, Arton! I'm coming right now!"

The thought of the treasures and the Elizabeth Bathory template slipping away from her grasp made Nami feel a surge of frustration.

In an instant, Nami's boat was sped up to its maximum speed.

...

"Do you need help?"

Uta nudged Carina's waist and whispered.

"Don't worry, I can handle this."

Carina shook her head, full of confidence.

Seeing this, Uta tactfully stepped aside, interested in watching the battle unfold. She wanted to see how well Carina, who had inherited the Yae Miko template, could perform.

Meanwhile, their conversation thoroughly enraged the group of Treasure Pirates led by Mad Treasure.

"It's been a while."

"You seem to have grown more confident, Carina."

"But do you really think that just because you've acquired a Devil Fruit power, you can oppose us?"

Mad Treasure gestures with his hands, summoning two long chains, and speaks grimly to Carina.

"Why not just give it a try?"

"Mad Treasure, the stronger side now is not you."

"If I were you, I would leave behind all the treasures and then leave this place."

Carina says with a smile.

As an experienced thief, she hasn't forgotten about the vast amount of treasure on Mad Treasure's ship.

"Damn it, who do you think you are?!"

At this moment, Psycho P finally recovers from the electric shock.

He glares viciously at Carina and then immediately uses the Color-Color Fruit to turn himself and his surrounding companions invisible.

Once everyone becomes invisible, three invisible arrows are shot towards Carina.

Carina flicks her ears and swings her hand, sending a net of lightning towards the invisible arrows.

Boom!

The net of lightning collides with the arrows, which were laden with explosive gunpowder, causing a massive explosion.

Psycho P, who was close by, is blasted away by the explosion, his body now covered in countless wounds.

"How could this happen?!"

Naomi, still in her archery stance and now visible again, stands frozen in place.

"Damn, can you actually see me?"

Psycho P spits out a mouthful of blood and yells at Carina with gritted teeth.

"Hehe, fox ears are very sensitive, you know."

Carina points to her ears, her lips curling into a sly smile.

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