The one who attacked Law was a member of the Kid Pirates—the Massacre Soldier—Killer, with a bounty of 162 million berries. Meanwhile, the one who attacked Killer was the captain of the Fallen Monk Pirates—the Mad Monk—Urouge, with a bounty of 108 million berries.
A captain’s personality determines the style of their crew. The pirates under Hawkins dress like a religious order, Bege’s subordinates all wear mafia-style outfits, and Law’s subordinates also have a unified attire.
That’s just the visible appearance—there’s also the invisible but even more influential factor: their way of doing things. For example, the Kid Pirates were notoriously aggressive. When Kid and Apoo didn’t see eye to eye, Urouge and Killer also started fighting, gradually nearing Kid.
Urouge had a massive build but was far less agile than Killer. Once Killer noticed Law’s actions, he immediately abandoned Urouge and turned to attack Law instead. This left Urouge feeling displeased, so naturally, he followed along.
“You’re not allowed to attack Kid!”
“Where are you looking, mask-wearing b*stard?! Your opponent is me!”
Boom!
Urouge’s pillar didn’t land on Killer but instead smashed into the ground beside him. Seizing the opportunity, Killer swung his scythe towards Urouge’s back.
Sparks flew as the blade scraped against Urouge’s pillar, forcing him to momentarily release his weapon and throw a punch at Killer.
That punch shouldn’t have landed. However, since Killer was in the middle of attacking Law, he had already entered Law’s domain. With a flick of Law’s fingers, Killer’s position shifted, causing Urouge’s punch—originally destined to miss—to hit squarely on target.
“Not bad teamwork. Want to team up and take these guys down?”
An enemy of an enemy is a friend. Seeing that Law had actively cooperated with him, Urouge immediately proposed to team up.
“Apapapa! Taking that guy down? Count me in! I’ve been sick of him for a long time.”
Before Law could respond, Apoo came over. He was the first to start fighting Kid, so naturally, he wouldn’t miss this chance.
“I just want to teach him a lesson.”
Glancing at Lami, who was watching the commotion with her head tilted, Law decided to leave a better impression—he didn’t want to appear too ruthless. But just because he didn’t want to, didn’t mean Kid would agree.
“Trafalgar! You b*stard!”
Kid, who had been buried under the rubble, also climbed out at this moment. He glanced at Killer, who had just taken a punch from Urouge, then at Law, who had attacked him. His already foul mood turned even more furious.
“Teaming up? In that case, all of you can just go to hell!”
Seeing the three captains showing signs of teaming up, Kid wasn’t afraid at all. Instead, he began attracting the surrounding weapons. The gathered metal gradually clustered together, ultimately forming two ferocious mechanical arms.
When it came to courage and recklessness, Kid was second to none. In the original timeline, he was bold enough to provoke Red-Hair Shanks shortly after entering the New World—only to lose an arm before even seeing him.
Later, he encountered Kaido. Even after taking a Thunder Bagua, he remained unyielding, and he gained confidence during the great battle at Onigashima, leading him to challenge Red-Hair Shanks once more.
What he failed to realize was that even in his battle against Big Mom, it was Law who did most of the heavy lifting. Without the Straw Hat Luffy and Good Man Oden’s faction buffs, he was never truly a match for a real Four Emperors.
He displayed immense bravery when facing Shanks—only to be taken out instantly by Kamusari.
Now, having yet to suffer such crushing defeats, he was even more brave. Even if these people really joined forces, he still dared to take them on.
“Miss Lami, this isn’t exactly a safe place. How about I escort you out of here first?”
“Oh? So this is your follow-up to hitting on me? These people all seem to know you quite well.”
“I think you’ve misunderstood, Miss Lami.”
Lami was just joking. Seeing the awkward and helpless expression on Law’s face, she found it amusing—there was an inexplicable sense of familiarity to it. So, she decided to tease him a little more.
Lami didn’t think she had the kind of charm that would make someone fall for her at first sight.
“Quit flirting over there! If you can, then block my attacks!”
Kid’s hands began to close together, and the two mechanical arms swung toward Lami and the others. Although Urouge and Apoo had both suggested teaming up, they both chose to dodge rather than defend at this moment.
The biggest flaw in pirate alliances was the lack of trust. Even if they had a common enemy, they still harbored caution against one another. Since it wasn’t yet a life-or-death situation, none of them would take a hit for someone else.
Law was about to teleport Lami away like before, but she immediately stopped him.
“Mister Pirate, constantly using your ability on others is quite impolite.”
Lami’s fingers liquefied, and a few drops of colorful liquid flicked from her hands, landing precisely on Kid’s mechanical arms.
The moment the liquid made contact with the metal, a large amount of foam began to spread. In the blink of an eye, Kid’s mechanical arms dissolved into nothingness, leaving behind only a pungent-smelling liquid.
“What?!”
“Iron-devouring bacteria.”
One of the bacterial colonies nurtured within an Alolan Muk, these special bacteria feed on metal. Against Kid’s mechanical arms, they were the perfect counter.
At first, it was an accidental hit, so Lami hadn’t cared. But since Kid had taken the initiative to attack her, she certainly wasn’t going to go easy on him. He might have red hair, but he hadn’t eaten the Face Fruit, nor did he have that kind of strength. [TN: There is a theory about “Face Fruit” and Shanks among Chinese-speaking one Piece communities.]
Before Kid could react, Lami used Soru to appear right in front of him. In full view of several pirate crews, she lightly slapped Kid across the face.
The direct damage wasn’t high, but the humiliation was off the charts.
Being publicly slapped by a woman was an unbearable disgrace for Kid. The members of the Kid Pirates all assumed he would explode in rage—but Kid remained silent.
“Kid! Kid, what’s wrong?!”
Killer had just been about to ask Kid what he planned to do, but then he noticed something—Kid’s face had taken on a faint greenish hue, his eyes were bloodshot, and no matter how much they shouted, he didn’t respond.
“Stop right there!”
Killer tried to block Lami’s path, but his body suddenly froze as well.
“Oh my, my, sorry about that. I forgot to mention the name of my move. Your captain’s been poisoned. If he’s got a strong constitution, he should recover in an hour or two. Just make sure not to touch him—it’s contagious.”
“Hello! Uncle Tiger? What’s up?”
As she spoke, Lami casually picked up a call and walked off in the direction where the children had just left, completely unfazed.
With both their captain and vice-captain paralyzed, the rest of the Kid Pirates were at a loss. They could only stand there, warily watching the other pirates around them.
No one else dared to get close to Lami either. A pirate with a bounty of 315 million berries had been taken down with a single slap—this had completely surpassed their understanding.
Even Drake, who had been hiding in the shadows waiting for a chance to make his presence known in front of the Beasts Pirates, was dumbfounded. This was nothing like what he had expected.
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