One Piece: Mandala Swordsman

Chapter 272 Good, good, good, you've gone from being an outside helper to a savior.

The fruits of the forest can create plants.

It can also transform the body into an element, becoming part of the plant.

Furthermore, the body can transform into vines to absorb the enemy's body.

Green Bull defeated the Fire and Plague Disasters solely by using the binding power of his Devil Fruit.

When the vines are not entangled with a person, they are not considered tough, but once they prick a person's body, they will immediately become thicker.

While Green Bull is inherently powerful, the other two are Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit users. Despite their strength and physique, their bodies were pierced by vines, and their power was absorbed.

Although he can't compare to Green Bull now, Beckman and the others are still as physically capable as Zoan-type Devil Fruit users.

Furthermore, to ensure the ambush is unexpected, it should be set up in a place they cannot anticipate.

That's inside the soil.

However, as the controller, I cannot stray too far.

If you want to capture them, then you must also be in their field of vision.

Otherwise, one would not be able to control these vines.

Only when everything was done well could today's outcome be achieved.

And as Roman had predicted, the vines easily pierced their bodies.

Because it is indeed hard to imagine that the danger is not in front of you, but underground.

Is this thing being absorbed? Beckman quickly realized.

But what drove him most crazy was that the vines also pierced Shanks' body.

Shanks was already in a weakened state, and if this continued...

"Svetra, stop right now! There's poison in my mouth, and it's highly toxic. I could have easily bitten it open myself, and then you would have absorbed a poisonous body, but I didn't. So at least don't do that to Shanks."

Beckman's voice made Roman hesitate.

She understood what Beckman meant.

Beckman's meaning is actually quite clear: you can indeed absorb the lives of others.

However, if you absorb energy from a toxic body, you will also absorb the toxins, which could be fatal.

To put it more bluntly, Beckman wants Roman to repay Beckman's favor.

It means I could have done that, but I held back and didn't. So shouldn't you have held back too?

Roman has only been using the Devil Fruit's abilities for a short time now.

She couldn't be sure whether directly absorbing the life energy of toxic substances would also cause harm to her by ingesting the toxins themselves.

As for the drugs remaining in the bodies of the Red-Haired Pirates, she had already taken the antidote beforehand.

However, Beckman's words reminded her that she also needed to be careful.

"Pirates are really shameless. If they didn't do that, they would have saved your life. But now that you've said that, it's as if you're showing mercy to save me from death."

Despite his words, Roman did not underestimate Beckman.

She has no doubt that Beckman would actually do it.

But even if that really worked, Shanks would definitely die before her and Beckman.

So Beckman didn't do that; instead, he played the emotional card.

"Do I need to eat this now to show my determination?" Beckman's expression was resolute.

At this point, rationality and calmness are no longer enough to salvage the current situation.

As the first mate, he naturally couldn't remain unchanged.

He should be like Svetlana, forging his own path through madness.

"Hey, Beckman, don't do anything stupid."

"You're kidding, right?"

"The captain won't allow you to do such a thing."

Beckman acted as if he hadn't heard any of the objections from others.

"Although my brain isn't as valuable as Shanks', to be honest, I'm the brain of this team. If it weren't for me, I wouldn't be surprised if they all got drunk to death tomorrow. Let me take their place."

“Beckman, don’t talk nonsense. Hey, I’m the one who hurt your shoulder. If you’re angry, kill me,” Yasopp said to Roman.

It's incredible.

Judging by the timeline, Yasopp shouldn't have been with their team for very long, yet...

Looking at them, Roman was reminded that there seemed to be something similar in the original story.

Don't find it funny; actually, some people actually fall for Beckman's method, and others have done similar things before.

Although Roman didn't approve of their method of pleading, he could understand why they did it. The Red-Haired Pirates' bond was incredibly genuine, just like the Straw Hat Pirates'.

During the Three Devils Ships incident, someone did just that when facing the unconscious Luffy and the invincible enemy Kuma.

Zoro hopes to exchange his own head for the lives of everyone else.

He boasted that although he was insignificant, he had taken the head of the future number one swordsman, so he hadn't lost out.

Of course, Zoro may not know that it was this action that saved everyone, including himself.

If they really hand over Luffy to save their own lives, then everyone present except Luffy will die.

Xiong himself came to visit the young master.

Seeing that Luffy now had a group of reliable companions, Kuma left with great satisfaction.

But Roman is not a bear.

She had no need to test the Red-Haired Pirates' feelings.

That's not realistic.

Moreover, the Red-Haired Pirates are no match for them now; in terms of allegiance, they are enemies.

There is no need to be merciful to the enemy.

……

"No, she actually let us go?" Yasopp was still in disbelief.

Even though they have now sailed away and the Kingdom of Ingrid has vanished without a trace, Yasopp still has a sense of unreality.

Actually, everyone feels the same way now.

"Was she really moved by us?"

"That's unlikely."

"Then how do you explain it?"

"Beckman, do you have any ideas?"

Beckman simply kept smoking to relieve his emotions.

Honestly, he didn't understand either.

Svetlana is rational.

Although she ultimately injured her face in a frenzy to achieve this ending, it still doesn't change the fact that she was a rational person.

Her "crazy" actions were ultimately just a tactic to deal with the Red-Haired Pirates.

To be honest, Svetlana's expression did change after hearing what they said.

But is that enough?

Svetlana also turned her back to them for several minutes.

Even though they are currently bound, it is indeed inappropriate for them to turn their backs on the enemy.

But after Svetlana turned around...

"Alright, I'll let you go, but there won't be a next time."

……

They watched as the Red-Haired Pirates' ship disappeared.

Roman couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Take another deep breath.

Even so, Roman still felt a tightness in his chest.

So she turned her anger towards the person next to her.

"I asked you to come here hoping you could be an ally, but you've turned out to be their savior!!!"