Chapter 60: Gamble

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"Surround him—"

"Don't be afraid, let's all attack together!"

Although they didn't know who this 'young man' with a twisted arm was, judging from his act of taking out dozens of pirates as soon as he landed, there was no doubt that he was an enemy!

Besides, even if they were experts from other pirate crews, taking advantage of the chaos and killing him would be a huge gain.

With such thoughts in mind, as several battle captains shouted and yelled, the pirates once again closed in, with the 'masters' among them secretly preparing to strike a deadly blow!

"Heh, so these are pirates."

Facing the pirates rushing in from all sides, including the numerous high-ranking 'junior experts,' the heavily injured Rosinante merely smiled faintly.

If it were in the past, he would have considered making an escape. But now—

In the next moment, his figure suddenly vanished.

Almost all the pirates instantly lost their grasp on Rosinante's position and sensing. All their coordinated attacking and defensive moves halted abruptly, freezing and disjointed.

?!

Splat,

Immediately after, there was a soft sound. Rosinante had already appeared behind one of the pirates. He picked up a short sword from the ground and effortlessly thrust it into the pirate's lower back.

"You—"

The short sword moved like a skilled chef carving meat, perfectly sliding through the gaps in the pirate's vertebral joints, instantly crippling his ability to move.

Snick,

Before this pirate could even collapse, Rosinante agilely sidestepped. The short sword in his hand swiftly sliced through the waist of another pirate.

—Not many people could get stabbed in the lower back and act as if nothing happened.

Swoosh,

Amidst the densely packed crowd of pirates, Rosinante glided gracefully like a fish through water, leaving a trail of falling pirates in his wake. Despite the pirates' attacks and counterattacks, they couldn't even graze Rosinante's clothes.

"Damn it!"

"Spread out, spread out..."

"Where's the enemy? I can't see him—"

Pirates continued to scream and fall, but others couldn't even catch a glimpse of their opponents.

Initially, they had relied on their numbers, shouting loudly. However, as the dense crowd rapidly thinned in a matter of seconds, the remaining pirates were utterly terrified.

"Run, run!"

"Devil... he's a devil..."

Not just the ordinary pirates, even those with bounties of millions were on high alert and retreating in fear. Cold sweat trickled down their faces uncontrollably.

Why? Why couldn't they sense his presence?!

Although they hadn't mastered Observation Haki, their battle-hardened instincts could roughly sense danger, even without witnessing it firsthand.

But this half-grown teenager before them nullified all the 'instincts' that had been forged in life-and-death battles!

No, it can't be, impossible... Could it be that this guy doesn't even have a hint of killing intent toward us?

"I am a 'Silent Man' who has consumed the 'Silent Fruit,'"

In just half a minute, Rosinante, who had taken out over a hundred pirates, stopped in his tracks. He discarded the deformed short sword in his hand and, following the 'customs' of this world, began to introduce himself.

"I can disturb and block anything related to 'sound.'"

Even though he couldn't develop skills like summoning a 'Silent Ridge' or stopping molecular motion, let alone halting the increase in universal entropy, he couldn't even disrupt someone's heartbeat or movements.

But—

"I can achieve 'silence' in my own thoughts, allowing me to cleverly utilize Observation Haki,"

As the faces of several pirate experts turned pale, Rosinante drew the dagger from his waist with his left hand.

"I can also 'silence' your perception of me."

That's right, when the Silent Fruit is fully developed, it can even shield Observation Haki!

In the original 'timeline,' when Rosinante separated from Doflamingo's crew, he was hidden in a box. If he couldn't shield Observation Haki, there's no way he could have deceived the entire Donquixote Family.

"So, —— are you still going to fight?"

Killing these executives and captain-level junior experts before him was no longer an issue for Rosinante.

But there was no time to waste now. Over with Doflamingo, facing that bald old man who possessed Armament Haki, the situation was likely to become extremely dire...

"Retreat,"

"Let's get out of here!"

While Observation Haki might not directly increase attack power and defense, facing an opponent who could effortlessly evade all their attacks while remaining imperceptible himself, any rational pirate would avoid engaging with him.

Especially these battle-hardened captains and crew leaders who crawled out of piles of corpses.

Facing the mysteriously powerful Rosinante, nobody wanted to risk their life to pave the way for others!

Challenge the strong? Persevere against all odds?

Such individuals were one in a million among pirates. The majority of pirates loved the idea of 'dominating the weak.'

————

"Very well, the next step is to return to the Donquixote ship..."

Even though he had activated Observation Haki at this critical moment, Rosinante still wasn't confident about defeating that ironclad bald old man.

?

Just at this moment, a thread of string appeared out of thin air on the sea.

This was Doflamingo's ability, and the reason they could pinpoint Rosinante's location so accurately was that each of them carried a strand of string created by Doflamingo.

With a finger curl, the thread that had floated from a distance was caught in his hand.

Immediately afterward, the thread's end swiftly wound up and interwove, forming a 'microphone.'

"Hey, Doflamingo, I'm fine."

After shouting into the makeshift microphone made of thread, Rosinante took a step.

"I'll be back soon—"

"That's great... wait,"

?

"We can temporarily hold them off over here. You go first, don't come back!"

?!

Looking up toward the direction of the Donquixote ship, the situation on the deck wasn't visible to the naked eye.

But Rosinante could clearly 'hear' the large figure of Pica collapsing onto the deck, Diamante trapped in the captain's quarters, Trebol sitting beside her, and the standoff between Vergo and the bald, burly old man.

"What's this?"

Vergo wasn't even a Devil Fruit user, so how could he hold the enemy back?

This made no sense at all...

While Rosinante was puzzled, Doflamingo's voice came through the thread once again.

"Don't worry about us, go do your own thing—"

His own thing?

Releasing the 'threadline phone' in his hand, Rosinante turned to the other side. In a thunderous battle, houses were collapsing, streets were rupturing, and everything obstructing their path was being shattered.

Pellino Jola and Barfu Tani!

At this point in time, Jola was already a nearly thirty-year-old woman. Both her martial arts and physical strength were at their peak! Even though she wasn't a full-time combatant, when going all out, her firepower couldn't be matched by an ordinary pirate captain.

Especially considering her 'Devil Fruit ability,' which was clearly different from how Rosinante remembered her using it against enemies. The cloak on her body and the crystalline shoes on her feet were clearly creations of the 'Art Fruit.'

"Little Red Riding Hood's cloak, Cinderella's glass slippers..."

In this world, fairy tales also exist, and Jola's equipment seemed to be creations enhanced by the 'Art Fruit'!

In that case—

With a push of his foot, Rosinante sped toward that direction.

At the same time, he glanced at the fallen armored knights and indeed spotted something incongruous.

Sturdy armor capable of withstanding blades and spears, revealed to have wooden patterns after being shattered by experts.

It seemed that Jola's 'Art Fruit' was currently focused on strengthening and assisting allies. If coupled with the middle-aged poet's 'Inspire Fruit,' they might indeed possess the strength to fight against their opponents!

Considering this, Rosinante prepared to join the battle. If he could take down 'White Dragon' Barfu Tani, the crisis on Doflamingo's side would naturally be resolved.

————

Crackling and sizzling,

"Vergo... wuwu~~"

Tears and mucus streamed down Trebol's face as he stood aside, loathing his ability for the first time.

On the deck of the Donquixote ship, a large swath of flames was burning fiercely. Standing with his arms in the flames was Vergo, as well as the first mate of the 'Vixen' ship, 'Baldie' Arnok!

"Kid, your arms are already charred."

Allowing the flames to lick his own arms, the burly old bald man casually reminded the boy across from him.

Vergo clenched his teeth, his neck bulging with veins, and his arm on the flames emitted a sizzling sound, accompanied by rising black smoke.

Indeed, Vergo was 'gambling' with his opponent!

And the content of the gamble was the well-known 'roasting arms' of the North Sea.

If not for this method, they wouldn't have been able to hold back this clearly overpowered old sea pirate.

"Just... a couple of arms,"

With his arms placed in the flames created by Trebol's ability, Vergo's face trembled, but he didn't flinch.

"Doflamingo will become king!"

"Rosinante will be invincible across the entire sea..."

"I believe in them. This is a gamble they will never lose—"

This kid, he's serious.

Facing Vergo, whose arms were being scorched by the flames without hesitation, Arnok's bald head took on a serious expression as well.

"Good, let me see your determination, and the character of the person you trust."

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