I'm in One Piece, and I'm Luffy's childhood friend.

Without a word, Giles joined the battle.

Karma then "reverted" to Karma.

"Gus! Take them down!!"

Kama gave the order, and Guts threw himself into the battle against Ace White.

David, the silver-armored guard, quickly approached the princess.

"Princess, are you alright?!"

I've always found this phrase difficult and annoying. Even though it's meant to be caring, do you really think it's okay?

So, a straightforward person would reply, "You won't die."

Introverted people with good tempers are like princesses.

"I am fine."

"How could nothing be wrong?! All this blood!!"

David countered.

Princess:"........"

You've said everything, haven't you?

"I will bandage the princess, and please help me take down those two men."

"They are the ones who hurt the princess."

Chang Sheng said, "Throw dirty water on Bai Yun and Ace."

Watching Changsheng's retreating figure as he went to get the bandages, David, though not particularly clever, wasn't completely stupid either.

He asked Bai Yun and Ace to look after the princess, so how could he turn around and attack her? And... (David glanced at the fruit knife on the ground) he even used a fruit knife to attack her.

Kama crossed her arms and hid them behind her waist, looking quite comfortable, but in reality, her palms were frantically pounding up and down.

"What's wrong, uncle?"

"Not avenging the princess? You call yourself a guard?"

David glanced at him, stood up, and spoke in his silver armor, wanting to tell Kama to look after the princess, but he couldn't get the words out.

Yes, there's no reason; it's purely based on facial features that I don't believe in Karma.

Drawing his sword, David charged at Ace and Bai Yun.

........

From Bai Yun and Ace's perspectives.

When the armored vehicles began their attack and the princess injured herself, Bai Yun knew that Chang Sheng was trying to shift the blame onto them.

"Ace, stall them for time, and deal with these two armored guys when the people outside come in."

"it is good."

The armor was just a suit of armor; it was nothing more than a punch for Ace. The reason Bai Yun had Ace stall for time was to wait for David and the others to come in, hoping that David was smart enough to see that something was wrong.

So, they burst in, and Bai Yun removed the longsword from the armored man he was fighting with and struck him hard in the chest.

Seeing this, Ace cooperated with Bai Yun, kicking the armor aside. The two armors collided, and flames erupted from Ace's hands.

"Mirror Flame!"

Ace suddenly unleashed a massive wall of flames from one arm, instantly melting the two suits of armor.

Gilles then charged forward, his hands covered in Armament Haki, displaying exceptional physical skills, and fought Ace to a standstill.

Bai Yun couldn't help but wonder, could control also make it use Armament Haki?

Then Kama's henchmen also rushed over, flicking their hands to reveal three claws, which they then grabbed at Bai Yun.

Bai Yun dodged both of Bai Yun's claws. On the third attack, Bai Yun brought his claws together and thrust them out. Bai Yun narrowed his eyes and inserted his sword between the claws to block the attack.

"He's cosplaying here, but unfortunately, his strength isn't even that of a wolf, let alone a cat."

Bai Yun mocked, then kicked Kama's henchman away.

Kama's confidant retreated repeatedly, but after regaining his footing, Bai Yun suddenly appeared in front of him. Before he could react, Bai Yun's explosive force of the air pressure technique resulted in a knee strike that landed directly on his abdomen.

Kama's confidant was so startled by the impact that his eyes nearly popped out of his head. With a loud bang, he was sent flying and crashed into the wall, falling to the ground and unable to get up.

David also noticed something amiss here: his trusted aide had been beaten so badly, yet Kama showed no reaction whatsoever?

........

With his trusted aide falling, Bai Yunqi breathed a sigh of relief, only to be met with David's slash.

Bai Yun immediately turned around and parried with his sword.

"Ahhhhh!!!"

David roared and forced Bai Yun to retreat.

Bai Yong stomped down forcefully, stopping his movement.

"What are you yelling about, uncle?"

"Long-haired Bai Yun, what exactly happened here?"

David didn't respond to Bai Yun's words, nor could he, so he directly stated what he was concerned about.

"It seems you're a smart man, sir."

"The fact that they know me is enough to tell you that."

Bai Yun replied with a smile.

"I told you to calm down."

Finally, Bai Yun added, while his hands continued to move, pretending to exchange a few blows with David.

David frowned deeply; he sensed something was wrong.

"Ah."

Bai Yun then spoke frankly.

"The princess has been controlled."

"He was controlled by Boss Changsheng using the Jade Heart."

"Karma, that idiot, is probably the same."

It's so much more fun to have multiple accounts; you can swear at people as much as you want. Being polite is a good thing, but sometimes being too polite can feel stifling.

Bai Yun stopped there, stating that this was all he knew.

Even though he had agreed to calm down beforehand, David couldn't help but widen his eyes and almost turned back to chop off Changsheng.

Bai Yun advised.

"I have a plan."

........

After hearing Bai Yun's plan, David felt that Bai Yun was bold and admired him. He then nodded and agreed to carry out Bai Yun's plan.

The two instantly attacked Gilles, who was fighting Ace.

Upon seeing this, Changsheng raised an eyebrow, but still controlled his body to bandage the princess's wounds.

With a slight upturn of his lips and a confident smile, Changsheng seemed to have no idea that he would lose. After all, he had leverage, and Giles wouldn't be so simple.

Chapter 408 Super Weakened Version: Divine Evasion

Bai Yun deduced that the method of achieving immortality involved using the soul-swapping function of the Jade Heart, changing bodies every 50 years, thus living from 700 years ago to the present.

Now, this so-called "Jade Heart Destiny Test" is nothing but a scam.

Kama was switched in body and controlled, as was the princess.

When Bai Yun and Ace tried to leave, Chang Sheng immediately framed them.

Kama's men are, to put it nicely, loyal, but to put it bluntly, just as stupid as their master. So, Bai Yun gave him an elbow strike and sent him off to have a chat with the Duke of Zhou (a figure in Chinese mythology associated with dreams).

David, the princess's guard in silver armor, was a clever man. He sensed that something was amiss and took the opportunity to ask Bai Yun what had happened.

Bai Yun didn't tell him everything, but basically, the princess was being controlled, and we should cooperate to rescue her and beat up that damned Changsheng.

David agreed, and he and Bai Yun turned around to attack Giles together with Ace.

.........

"Hahaha, Giles is not that simple. I owe a great debt to Giles for my success today."

Upon seeing the three men surrounding Giles, Changsheng laughed loudly.

Bai Yun and David swung their blades down at Giles's back, but with a clang, they were knocked back and nearly had their blades knocked off balance.

Giles let out a heavy breath, his suit jacket ripped open, his muscles bulged, and his upper body was completely covered in Armament Haki.

No, look at his ankles, they're completely covered in Armament Haki!

He went from a polite, well-mannered old man to a muscular old man who grabs your head and forces you to talk to him properly.

"Completely covered in Armament Haki."

"How can you possibly control someone like that?"

Bai Yun found it unbelievable. He could tell that Changsheng's strength was not that great. At least with the constant switching of bodies, his physical skills were much worse than his clone's. Yet he was able to control such a person. It was like a mouse commanding an elephant.

Hearing Bai Yun's question, Chang Sheng was very pleased.

"Ha ha ha ha."

"Since you're so curious, I'll tell you."

"No matter how strong the body is, the soul is fragile!!"

The statement about immortality basically confirms that the function of the Jade Heart is the exchange of soul consciousness.

Bai Yun fell silent. So, it seems that Giles was also controlled after being hit by the Emerald Heart's attack and by the Devil Fruit power of immortality, just like the princess and Kama, whose consciousness went into the body of the immortal and weak.

Can strength be ignored?