One Piece: Initially tricked into joining the Marines by Garp

Chapter 207 The Battle in the Bullfighting Arena

Bartolomeo looked at Ace with a smug smile, then spread his arms, and a barrier instantly appeared in front of him.

Ace tried to attack, but found that the flames could not break through the barrier.

Ace frowned; he realized he had to find a weakness in the barrier.

So he pretended to attack with all his might, while actually observing Bartolomeo's movements.

However, after trying it out, Ace smiled helplessly; this barrier seemed to be truly unsolvable.

Ace stretched his body, and the next second, a powerful burst of fire energy suddenly erupted from his body.

This flame was several times stronger than before, and the surrounding air seemed to be ignited.

Upon seeing this, Bartolomeo's smile faltered slightly, but he quickly regained his confidence.

He increased the power of the barrier, and a faint halo of light flowed across its surface.

Ace's eyes hardened. He took a deep breath and spun rapidly, forming a massive vortex of fire. The vortex, shaped like a giant drill, roared towards the barrier.

This caused a strong impact; Bartolomeo felt a powerful pressure bearing down on him, and his feet involuntarily took a small step back.

Just then, Ace suddenly stopped the vortex of flames. Before Bartolomeo could adjust, he concentrated the flames into a single point, transforming it into a fiery bird that flew towards the top of the barrier.

Bartolomeo was shocked. He had just been weakened by Ace's flaming drill, and he had little confidence that he could defend against Ace's attack.

The fiery bird struck Bartolomeo's barrier, and a crisp sound immediately reached the ears of the audience.

Ace was overjoyed and his body reacted quickly. In an instant, Ace rushed in front of Bartolomeo, his fist still covered in fierce flames.

Seeing this, Bartolomeo's heart nearly stopped. He didn't know Armament Haki, and if he got hit by it, he would be badly injured, if not killed.

Just as Ace's fist was about to hit Bartolomeo, Bartolomeo closed his eyes in despair, and as expected, Ace slammed Bartolomeo heavily into the ground.

Bartolomeo's eyes rolled back; he had clearly been beaten unconscious.

Ace withdrew his fist and stood up, the flames on his body gradually extinguishing.

The surrounding audience was stunned at first, then burst into thunderous cheers.

The host, Gaz, sat in his chair and shouted excitedly, "The winner—Kenshin!"

Ace (Kenshin) gave the audience a bright smile.

"At the same time, the final winner of Zone B in this bullfighting arena is Kenshin."

"He was also the fastest player from our four regions to advance to the finals."

"Please take a short rest while we wait for the others to advance."

Ace nodded and was about to leave when he turned around, grabbed the unconscious Bartolomeo, and hoisted him onto his shoulder.

After all, Rorschach's orders couldn't be forgotten. Who knew where those medical staff would take that mohawk? It might be hard to find him again.

Ace carried Bartolomeo to a quiet corner.

He gently put the other person down, then sat cross-legged and waited for the guy to wake up.

Before long, Bartolomeo slowly woke up and saw Ace right in front of him. He was startled and instinctively tried to erect a barrier.

He just took a direct hit from Ace; another punch and he'd be flying.

"Hey, don't be nervous. I mean you no harm." Ace waved his hand.

"What do you want to do? Why did you bring me here?" Bartolomeo asked warily.

“I’m here on my boss’s orders to arrest you… no, to find you,” Ace said earnestly.

"Arrest me? Are you kidding me? Are you a Marine? I may not be able to beat you, but can't I just run away?" Bartolomeo scoffed.

"Don't rush. My boss really admires your abilities. If you don't agree, it will be very difficult for me," Ace patiently persuaded.

Bartolomeo pondered for a moment, recalling the immense strength Ace had displayed and the abilities he had used, and a sense of curiosity arose in his heart, "Is your boss even stronger than you?"

"Nonsense, and I haven't even used 60% of my strength yet."

“My boss is someone who can withstand the Four Emperors. If he wanted to capture you, he would have done so already.”

Ace glanced at Bartolomeo and asked impatiently, "You brat, are you going to see my boss or not?"

"Or I could just knock you out and take you away; we can just forgo the reward here."

Upon hearing Ace's words, Bartolomeo crossed his arms in front of his chest to stop him, saying, "Hey, hey, hey, I'll go, I'll go, okay?!"

"You'd better not do anything reckless!"

Ace nodded in satisfaction. "That's good. But don't even think about running away. Even if you do, I'll dig three feet into the ground and catch you."

“If you run away and I catch you, things won’t be this easy and pleasant anymore,” Ace threatened.

Bartolomeo pouted and replied softly, "I know, I definitely won't run away."

"I don't know what your boss is up to, but with your strength, how am I supposed to run?"

Ace led Bartolomeo to the viewing area, where they could clearly see the people fighting on the field, and some of the eliminated contestants were also watching.

Perhaps noticing Ace's arrival, some of the eliminated contestants retreated to the side, their eyes filled with apprehension.

Come to think of it, how could such terrifying power not inspire fear?

Ace and Bartolomeo arrived at the spectator area, where the battle in Area A was taking place.

Only two people remained on the field.

The two faced off in battle; one of them was none other than Lucy, who had disguised himself and even changed his name.

The other person, whose head was shaped like a gourd, was none other than Qingjiao, the twelfth generation leader of the Babao Navy.

Meanwhile, in a hotel, Rorschach and his group were also watching the match.

"Hmm? That guy with the gourd-shaped haircut seems to have fought with me decades ago," Garp said, puzzled.

The man in the picture has a white beard, a very kind face, and a gourd-shaped hairstyle.

Gion frowned and pondered, then suddenly she slowly said, "It seems to be the leader of the Eight Treasures Navy."

After Gion's prompting, Garp stroked his chin and recalled, "Right, back then that guy had a cone-shaped head, not the gourd-shaped head he has now."

"Hahaha, I've got it! I'm the one who knocked this guy's head off."

"I remember that he had some treasures frozen in the frozen earth. I suppose those treasures are still inside."

At this point, Luo Xia's eyes lit up. "Old man, really?"

"Yes, I even went and beat him up myself back then."