One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 138 The final act of the play, I will surely take the stage.

The hunting grounds, within a vast forest covered in ice and snow.

"Roar!"

The low growls of wild beasts came from all directions.

"Fal Hans, I...I can't do it anymore."

One of the detained navy officers gritted his teeth and collapsed.

At that moment, a huge gash had been cut open on his right leg, and blood was flowing out.

His face was very pale, and his breathing was very weak.

"From now on, it's all up to you guys."

He gritted his teeth and said, "Give me the thing."

And after hearing his words.

“Karen.”*2
Beside him, Hans and Far, who were also seriously injured, remained silent.

Because at this moment, this navy officer named 'Karen' was their last comrade-in-arms.

But they did not hesitate and immediately cooperated skillfully—Hans slightly blocked the way, while Far quietly delivered something to the hands of the Navy's 'Karen'.

then
"It's alright, Grandpa Hans, I can handle it!"

Hans grinned.

"Get some rest, don't pass out—brother."

Far said softly, "Otherwise, when that guy comes, Hans and I alone won't be able to handle him."

Upon hearing this, Karen laughed and said, "Don't worry."

"I won't miss the final curtain call."

As the words fell.

Far gently reached out and grabbed.

Then Karen's figure appeared, completely absorbed into his stomach.

If Roy were here at this moment, he would surely be surprised.
【Fresh Fruit LV4 - Allows you to store non-hostile creatures in your body】

Yes—although the time it took to reap the rewards was not long.

However, Fal's development of the fruit has clearly reached a considerable level.

"As expected, it's just the two of us left."

He said to Hans with a smile.

"There's no other way, after all, we're two of the boss's most capable lieutenants."

Hans swung his arm and said in a barely audible voice, "But... are you sure that guy will come?"

"It will come."

Far said decisively, "I observed when we floated up that there were quite a few pirates preparing a banquet. They should be the new subordinates that 'Golden Lion' recruited after he escaped from Impelton."

"The Den Den Mushi is broadcasting us live, and those pirates are definitely watching too. Shiki has been lying low for so many years; he needs to stabilize his prestige."

At this point, Hans waved his hand and said, "Alright, stop talking. It's annoying to hear. Anyway, I trust your brain."

He said this, then looked into the distance.

"boom!"

"boom!"

There, a huge crocodile was trampling down trees and slowly strolling over.

"Hey, do you have enough in stock?"

So Hans asked in a low voice.

"It's barely a little bit left—but I'd like to ask you: can your body still hold up?"

Farrell took two cans of cola out of his body and handed them to Hans.

"shit."

Hans opened one of the cans of Coke and gulped it down.

The effects of the Satiety Fruit activated, and his injuries began to heal, while his muscles began to swell.

But clearly, that's not enough.

His injuries were so severe that a bottle of cola was not enough to heal him—blood continued to seep from his wounds.

But
"I am Hans the Elder!"

Hans grinned, his teeth chattering.

Then, he leaped into the air.

"boom!"

With a swollen right leg, he kicked the giant crocodile in the head, and the blood of the crocodile and the marine fell like rain.

"Of course we can hold on!"

As he spoke, Hans threw another can of cola onto the crocodile's back, then made a face at the giant Den Den Mushi in the distance and shouted, "What a load of bull! You're just a broken-legged old dog. You don't even dare to fight your grandpa Hans for three hundred rounds. What kind of legend are you?"

He said so.

next moment.
"Boom!"

He and Far could see in the distance—above, in the palace belonging to the Golden Lion.

As if in response to his words.

The door suddenly opened at that moment.

"Clang!" "Clang!"

The sound of a sword clashing against the ground rang out, and a golden lion with a cigar in its mouth slowly floated out from the palace.

then
"Buzz!"

Hans and Fal didn't even see his movements clearly.

"Lion's Might - Snow Mane!"

The next moment, the blizzard suddenly reversed direction.

Snowflakes swayed, and frost instantly transformed into lion manes, binding Hans and Far's necks and lifting them up.

"Ugh." *2
The intense pain coursing through their bodies caused the two of them to let out low growls almost instinctively.

And at this moment.
"Have you said enough, Navy?"

The golden lion's figure had already covered a vast distance at an extremely fast speed, instantly flying to the two of them.

At that moment, his hair was whipping around in the blizzard—making him look exactly like an angry lion.

His eyes turned to Hans and Far: "Fight three hundred rounds? It would be more appropriate for Sengoku or Garp to say that."

"I don't know what your plans are, but what can you do now?"

He looked at Hans and Far, whose hands, feet and bodies were completely bound and who could not move at all.

Yes—Golden Lion certainly knew that Far and Hans's strange provocations were not normal.

He could guess that the other party might have some kind of plan.

But
that's not important.

Whatever the other party's plan was, Golden Lion didn't see it as posing even the slightest threat to him. "The wisdom of the weak is useless in the face of true strength."

He said coldly, "Just like now, I can kill you in any way I want, and you can't do anything about it."

"The law of the jungle prevails over the law of the sea."

He is a legend of the sea—whether as a member of the Rocks Pirates or as 'Golden Lion'.

He stands at the top of the food chain, a roaring lion.

"Now—make your choice."

His words were accompanied by a tremendous roar.

The rare beasts and weapons that had been chasing Hans and Far throughout the entire forest also gathered together.

Their eyes, either scarlet or drooling, were fixed on Far and Hans.

This seems to serve as evidence for what the Golden Lion said at this moment.

"I will let these rare beasts devour you bit by bit, and let you experience the most painful death."

The golden lion raised his hand, his voice booming as if it echoed throughout the entire island: "Or... beg me for mercy, Navy."

"In that case, I might spare your lives."

These words, transmitted through a Den Den Mushi to the royal palace, once again excited the pirates inside.

"What spirit! What ruthlessness!"

"As expected of Boss Shiki!"

"I knew it! The legendary 'Golden Lion' is such a vicious pirate!"

They shouted so loudly that their voices even broke through the open gates of the palace.

But, the next moment...
"Hey"

But then they heard Hans, who was tightly wrapped in snow, speak.

"Idiot? You?"

At that moment, he barely managed to lift his eyes to look at the golden lion.

Then, he actually laughed.

"!!!"

The golden lion was stunned for a moment, then a furious killing intent flashed in his eyes.

"court death!"

He spoke in a cold voice, and then the countless rare beasts seemed to receive a command and approached the two of them.

"I agree"

But it was at this moment that Far also spoke up.

Since his Devil Fruit ability is not geared towards combat, his physical condition is clearly worse than Hans's at this moment, and he is almost unconscious.

But he still managed to give his best friend a reluctant answer.

"This guy is definitely an idiot."

Far, who rarely spoke harshly, surprisingly said, "Beg for mercy?"

Who do you think we are?

At this point, his voice trailed off, and he had completely fainted.

But it was precisely at the same moment that he fainted.
"Buzz!" "Buzz!" "Buzz!"

One by one, figures suddenly fell out of his body at this moment.

They were all dressed in pristine white naval uniforms, their bodies bearing gruesome wounds so severe that their clothes were soaked in blood.

Those were the marines who had been absorbed into Fal's body.

When a Devil Fruit user dies or faints, their power naturally dissipates—so at this moment, they all naturally fell out as well.

But at this moment, they didn't seem surprised at all.

Just the opposite
"!!!"

At that moment, the golden lion clearly saw it.

Each marine held a button tightly in his hand.

Some of their hands were even trembling.

But in the end, they all fixed their gazes on the golden lion above.

And so at this moment.
"!!!"

The golden lion's eyes widened.

With his extensive combat experience, he immediately looked at the rare beasts around him—and saw that the 'Cola cans' he had initially thought Hans was using to provoke them were now faintly glowing with the light of some kind of signal light!

"They're bombs, these guys."

Then, the golden lion immediately understood everything.

Yes.

From the very beginning, Hans and Far knew they couldn't win—their opponent was 'Golden Lion,' a legendary pirate!
But, so what?
Just because you can't win, does that mean you shouldn't fight?

“We have already sworn to follow in the footsteps of our superiors.”

"We have sworn not to let him down."

Everyone assumed that what Fal's fresh fruit contained must be food.

But in fact, from the very beginning, the thing that was most in his body was the Navy's SSG's special 'miniature high-energy bomb'.

Everyone thought Hans's provocation was just a way to vent his anger before he died.

But in reality, every time he threw a rare animal or a Coke can in the forest, it was a preparation for this moment.

Everyone believed that the marines hid inside Fal's body to protect themselves.

But in reality, they had already prepared for this moment when they went in.

Everyone believed that once they were captured, Far and Hans's plan would be impossible to carry out.

But in fact—even if the Golden Lion killed them on the spot, the plan would still proceed.

As mentioned before.

This was their pre-planned final act!
"Bros!"

In that instant, Hans used his last strength to roar, "Tell this guy who we are!?"

"Naval soldiers from DT-31, the detention unit under 'Black Xie' Loy Amos!" *N
As the words fell.

Without hesitation, they pressed the buttons in unison.

That was the realization they had made from the very beginning.

"Did you hear that? We're the subordinates of the Navy's future legends!"

"How could I possibly surrender to an old geezer like you, a pirate who's been abandoned by the times?!"

next moment.
"Boom!"

Amidst the swirling snow, a deafening sound could be heard.

　1.05 words updated today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)