Chapter 231
Chapter 231
"Aaaahhhh!!"
A sharp, miserable scream tore out of Pica’s mouth.
The voice sounded exactly like those electronic voice changers from the internet in his previous life — sharp, high-pitched, and extremely comical.
Rorschach couldn’t help but burst out laughing again.
Although stone doesn’t conduct electricity, Rorschach’s lightning was anything but ordinary.
It directly destroyed the surface of the rock and instantly heated the stone to such a high temperature that it became conductive.
The lightning pierced through the stone defense and struck Pica’s real body with full force.
After all, he wasn’t a Logia-type user. Even though he could turn his body into stone, he could still take damage.
Especially from the intense heat generated by the lightning. If they were on land, that heat alone would have roasted him into charcoal.
This once again made Rorschach sigh in amazement. He really didn’t know what kind of rubber the protagonist’s body was made of.
The rubber ability could even resist high temperatures. Normal rubber might not conduct electricity, but under this level of heat generated by the lightning, it would’ve already melted.
Whoosh.
Rorschach’s figure appeared above the ruins once again.
He clenched his fist and smashed it into the ground, creating another large crater in the wreckage.
His hand had already grabbed Pica by the neck, who had been hiding underground.
At this moment, Pica’s eyes were rolled back, his body was charred black, and the blood at the corner of his mouth had dried up from the high temperature.
"Only one left."
Rorschach dragged the unconscious Pica and slowly rose into the air.
Then he flew toward the Corrida Colosseum on the other side.
When he returned and dropped Pica off, Rebecca was nowhere to be seen.
"Seriously... I clearly told her to wait here for me. What an disobedient little girl."
Rorschach rubbed his hair in frustration and muttered helplessly, "I’ll have to properly discipline her later for not listening."
He didn’t bother chasing after Rebecca. Instead, he closed his eyes and concentrated his Observation Haki, using the electric waves of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to search for hidden presences deeper underground.
"Found her."
After sensing Sugar’s location, Rorschach shot off at high speed toward her.
Beneath the city lay a massive underground world — Sugar’s main area of operation.
She turned failed gladiators and some humans into toys, forcing them to work endlessly for the Donquixote Family.
Deep underground, Trebol was pacing back and forth with a worried expression.
"Hey, can you stop walking around? You’re annoying me to death with all that moving."
Sugar’s childish, sharp voice reached his ears.
Trebol didn’t stop. He continued pacing as if he hadn’t heard her at all, muttering to himself nonstop.
"Why hasn’t there been any news yet? And what was that huge commotion just now?"
"Don’t tell me Pica made a move? But why did it suddenly go quiet again? Did the enemy already take him out? Or did Pica already lose?!"
"Should I contact the Young Master...? But if I do, won’t he think we’re useless for reporting every little problem?"
Trebol’s heart was extremely uneasy right now.
The sudden appearance of the enemy and the massive explosion earlier had completely thrown him off.
He was hesitating whether to call Doflamingo and report the situation.
He knew that his Young Master had gone to the World Government for an extremely important battle. The World Government had issued a mandatory summons, and as one of the Seven Warlords, Doflamingo had to attend.
Otherwise, it would shake his position as a Warlord and cause unnecessary trouble for his future plans.
This was why Trebol was being so cautious and hesitant.
"If you’re that worried, then go up and check yourself! Stop bothering me down here!"
Sugar glared at him angrily and shouted.
She had long been annoyed with Trebol’s behavior.
Because of how he treated her, she felt like she was being looked after like a child. But in reality, she was already 20 years old! She was an adult. It was just that her body had stopped growing the moment she ate the Hobby-Hobby Fruit.
"I can’t. I have to stay here and protect you. What if someone attacks you?"
Trebol immediately rejected her suggestion in a flustered tone.
This kind of overly protective attitude was exactly what annoyed Sugar the most.
It felt like he was treating her like a little kid.
"I’m not a child anymore! I can protect myself! You need to stop acting like this already!"
"Oh? Is that so? Then you must be what they call a legal loli."
"Haha, what a delicious little kid. Found you~"
She had barely finished shouting when a voice suddenly came from behind her.
At the same time, she saw Trebol’s face twist in terror as he pointed a trembling finger behind her.
Before she could react, someone grabbed the back of her little cloak.
Sugar’s viewpoint slowly rose higher and higher until she was at eye level with Trebol.
She mechanically turned her head and saw a sunny, handsome face looking down at her with a savage grin.
"Ehh!!"
It would’ve been better if she hadn’t looked. The moment she did, she got such a fright that her eyes rolled back, her tongue stuck out, and she started twitching.
"Hm? Do I look that ugly?"
Seeing Sugar’s terrified reaction, Rorschach couldn’t help but touch his own face.
Although he had intentionally tried to scare her, he was still supposed to be the most handsome guy on the entire ship. All the women on board praised his looks.
Where else in the crew could you find someone more handsome than him?
Even if he was the only man on the ship.
"You bastard! Who the hell are you?! Let go of me!"
Sugar quickly snapped out of it. She grabbed her little bear cloak and tried to pull away.
When she couldn’t break free, she simply untied the cloak and jumped down.
Being scared just now was purely because of his sudden appearance and the way he had snuck up behind her without a sound. Plus, that line "delicious little kid" had made her think some kind of cannibal monster had shown up. But she had already calmed down.
She wasn’t the type to stay scared for long.
"You’re the intruder, right?! Turn into a toy!"
After landing, Sugar didn’t run away. Instead, she charged straight at Rorschach’s knee and swung her palm at him.
"Wait, Sugar! Come back! That person is—!"
Trebol shouted anxiously.
But Sugar didn’t listen. Before he could finish speaking, she had already attacked.
She was confident. As long as she could touch the enemy with her Hobby-Hobby Fruit ability, she was invincible!
This was her trump card that had never failed before — turning enemies into toys, then using a contract to turn them into her puppets that would work for her endlessly until they eventually broke down and died.
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