The Great Voyage: The Props Master on the Straw Hat Ship

Kin'emon even felt dizzy and desperate.

"Are we finally going to catch that guy?!"

On the ships behind Kin'emon.

A tall man wearing a dark blue vest and a red headscarf stood on the deck, a relieved expression on his face.

"This guy can really run, but thankfully, he couldn't escape our grasp in the end!!"

Chief Biru rubbed his wrist, a triumphant smile spreading across his face.

"To be able to escape from Gran Tesoro, one has to admit they're quite skilled; very few people can break free from Lord Tesoro's abilities."

"And this guy not only broke free, he actually escaped. No wonder Lord Tesoro offered such a hefty reward..."

Biru was in a very good mood. "Once we capture you and bring you back, Lord Tesoro's reward will be secondary."

"If he takes a liking to you, it's like rising to the top in one step!!!"

His eyes shone with longing.

"But boss..."

The man next to him, Abelon, who possessed the Roll-Roll Fruit ability, asked with some concern.

"Dressrosa is ahead, Don Quixote Family territory. Wouldn't it be a bit inappropriate for us to get so close like this?!"

"The Don Quixote family..."

A hint of disdain flashed in Bilu's eyes. "A mere Shichibukai is far inferior to Lord Tesoro's power, wealth, and strength!"

"We are working for Lord Tesoro. If they dare to sabotage our operation..."

A sinister look, like a dog emboldened by its master's power, flashed across his face. "Lord Tesoro will absolutely not let them get away with this!!"

"But……"

Abelon was about to say something more when Biru waved his hand, interrupting him directly:

"No need to say anything more!!"

He clenched his fist. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us!!"

Bilu's eyes were resolute. "Fire forward! Pursue!"

He swung his hand forward sharply and growled at his men.

Galala.

The sound of a shell being chambered immediately followed.

"Let this so-called samurai be my first step on the path to power!!"

Bilu's eyes were filled with an undisguised fervor.

"First, there's this samurai who angered Lord Tesoro, and then we can also try to deal with the Straw Hat Pirates who are said to have already reached the New World."

"If I can take down that group, I believe not only will Lord Tesoro look at me differently, but I myself might become famous throughout the world!!"

At that moment, Bilu felt as if the sky had parted the clouds for him, shining its intense light upon him.

Wait... a ray of light?!

The light before him grew increasingly blinding, causing Bilu to instinctively raise his head.

Then~~~

"Um?!!"

His pupils trembled, and the bright blue-white light in his vision was getting closer and closer.

"What is this?!?!"

Before his expression could fully change, the enormous pillar of lightning descended from the sky, instantly striking their entire fleet!

boom! ! !

A violent explosion and flashing lightning engulfed everything!

"?!?!"

Kin'emon, who was sighing and groaning there, was also stunned by what he saw, his mouth agape and unable to close.

The lightning gradually subsided and dissipated, revealing rows of burning, charred charcoal.

All the pirate ships that came in pursuit were reduced to fragments at that moment!

"Is this...a miracle?!"

Kin'emon stared blankly at the scene before him, muttering to himself.

Just when he was at his most desperate, lightning suddenly struck and wiped out all the pursuers.

This gave him a truly unbelievable feeling, as if he had survived a catastrophe.

Not only Kin'emon, but also Violet on the shore.

"That was... lightning?!"

She too could not hide her shock as she opened her slightly thicker lips.

"As for lightning, I remember it's the ability of Link, the Straw Hat Pirates' vice-captain and the 'Tool Master'..."

Thinking of this, she subconsciously glanced at the distant King's Highlands.

"To be able to sense it from such a distance, is it a lightning strike?!"

"Is this the great pirate with a bounty of over 1.6 billion Berries?!"

Violet was stunned for a moment.

Immediately, her eyes blazed with an unprecedented brilliance and light!

"Such power, no problem, absolutely no problem!!"

She had never been so absolutely certain as she was now:

"We will definitely defeat Doflamingo and the Donquixote Family!!"

While Kin'emon remained silent, and Violet was filled with excitement...

On the King's Heights...

Link slowly shook his wrist.

"What's wrong, Linkang?"

Seeing his actions, Brooke, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Nothing~"

Link smiled and shook his head.

"I just casually swatted a few ants."

"Ants?"

Brooke nodded as he dodged the strangely shaped art formations of mist.

When he saw the colorful smoke falling to the ground and turning the stones into strange shapes, he couldn't help but tap his jaw.

"Hooray! That's quite a peculiar ability. It could be dangerous to encounter one!!"

Brook drew his Soul-Slaying Sword, and a chill filled the arena.

"The power of artistic fruits? Unfortunately, I can't understand this kind of art~~~"

Jorah, who was throwing smoke, paused upon hearing this.

A hint of disdain and contempt flashed in his eyes behind the triangular-framed glasses.

"He's just a skeleton after all; he has no appreciation for art whatsoever!!"

The burly woman with curly hair and lip gloss was laughing "Ohohohoho" there.

"True art is not so simple; it's not something someone like you can understand!"

The ball of colored smoke in her hand fell to the ground and immediately began to twist.

The Art Fruit's power first materializes the user's imagination and inspiration, allowing them to exhale transparent, colorful smoke resembling clouds from their palms or head.

Once this smoke is thrown out, anything that touches it will be transformed into a work of art as imagined by the user.

Since Jorah herself seems to prefer abstract paintings similar to Picasso, the objects she turns into works of art tend to resemble abstract paintings.

People, weapons, and even vehicles that are turned into works of art lose their original functions, making it a very dangerous ability.

Especially one move called "Art of Life"~

It can turn an opponent into part of a mural; after ten minutes, the person will completely lose consciousness and become part of the art.

This is also an extremely powerful ability, but unfortunately it was obtained by Jorah, and his development of it was quite poor in version 1.6.

"Really? I might not really understand art. Although music is a part of art, in my opinion, true art is what the public likes and appreciates..."

Brooke laughed as he pointed the gleaming double-edged blade at Jorah.

The blade was also enveloped in a thick, dark layer of Armament Haki!

Brooke didn't want to argue with Jorah about art anymore; his subjective and personal viewpoints were simply not worth continuing the discussion.

All he could do was use the sword of music in his hand to completely sever the so-called art of demons and monsters that the other party claimed!

Whoosh! !

A strong gust of wind swept by.

With his swift movement, Brook arrived in front of Jorah, whose expression had changed drastically, in an instant.

The Haki he had honed through his own study of the [Ryuo] technique inherited from the swordsman Ryuma suddenly erupted at this moment!

"Dawn Song - Aurora Burst!"

Tsk! !

The rapidly advancing staff-sword suddenly unleashed an extremely sharp sword aura!

Before Jorah could react, the attack had already struck her, instantly leaving streaks of blood on her body!

Jorah's fall into this trap marked the beginning of the Don Quixote family's downfall!

440 A crushing defeat for the Don Quixote family! A single, decisive blow, no need for full strength, an easy victory!

Phew~!!

Spikes of blood splattered from Jora's wounds.

Before he could even react, and before he could unleash his Art Fruit power's ultimate move, "Heavenly Art," Brook easily defeated him.

This shows that no matter how strong your abilities are, if you can't fully utilize them, they will still have no effect on the enemy.

The difference in physical ability was too great; they were easily defeated before they even had a chance to use their abilities.

boom!

Jorah's massive, obese body collapsed to the ground. The entire battle, from start to finish, took only a few minutes.

"The outcome is decided."

Brook slowly sheathed the Soul-Slaying Sword again.

Dang! !

As the final blade slid in, the hilt and scabbard emitted a crisp ringing sound.

The other side~

"Stop joking!!!"

Deringer, dressed as a cross-dresser and possessing mixed blood of a fighting fish merman and a human, couldn't help but bulge the veins on his forehead as he looked at Ah Niu in front of him.

"A mere manatee dares to challenge me?!"

He bared his extremely sharp fangs, his eyes blazing red, filled with fury.

"I'm going to give you..."

Whoosh! !