thefictionvixens Chapter 103 Our existence...is more important than anything else.
Chapter 103 Our existence...is more important than anything else.
Chapter 103 Our existence...is more important than anything else.
The scene shifts back to an hour earlier.
Under Crocodile's arrangement, Miss Doublefinger and Miss Merry Christmas have placed the cannon that fires bombs on the clock tower of Plaza Arubana.
Miss was idly trimming her nails with the thorns sticking out of her fingers. "Ah~" she yawned, glanced at her watch, and said, "This is really easy. At this rate, in another hour, we'll have launched the bombs, and the mission will be complete~"
"Hey~ What are you planning to do after you complete the mission, Grandma Dorothy?"
She looked up at Miss beside her and said "Merry Christmas."
"Me...?" Miss Christmas looked confused. What...?
Her longtime partner, Mr. 4, was killed by Crocodile. She had originally planned to groom that chubby kid as her successor...
If she hadn't been afraid of being killed herself, she would have left Baroque Works long ago.
I believe Crocodile will let her go after this final mission is completed...
"Maybe... I should open an eel restaurant~"
"An eel restaurant?" Miss exclaimed in surprise, pointing with both fingers.
"Of course~ If I hadn't become a mercenary agent, I'd probably be an eel restaurant owner~ My unagi-yaki is really delicious~"
Miss proudly raised her arm and showed off, wishing everyone a Merry Christmas.
"Then you can open one at my coffee shop. That way, customers can buy eel grilled fish from you and bring it to my shop to eat!"
Miss said excitedly, pointing two fingers.
"Great idea! We can even get von Clay to be our backup dancers at the shop! That would be great."
"
Miss said with a hint of anticipation, "Merry Christmas."
But the next second, a clear line of blood appeared on her neck, and before she could finish speaking... she closed her eyes forever. "Enemy... Enemy attack—"
Seeing this, Miss's fingers showed a look of utter horror. When...when did the enemy launch an attack!
Where is the opponent?!
She nervously surveyed her surroundings, and finally, using the sunlight's reflection, spotted what was attacking Miss Christmas...
That's a thread!
A thin, transparent, and incredibly sharp thread!
From the shadows at the other end of the line... Machi slowly emerged, her face expressionless, and said, "Did you find it? It seems there are still areas for improvement..."
'
Staring at the pink-haired enemy before her, Miss's eyes widened in horror. "You... how did you find this place?!"
"The commander told us."
"Commander... Commander?"
"Hmm, an all-knowing person." Machi walked step by step toward Miss's two fingers. The Nen threads wrapped around her hands moved automatically without wind and stretched longer and longer. If Kuroro were here, he would be surprised, because the Nen threads that Machi used at this time had broken the rule that they had to be stretched with both hands. They vibrated freely according to Machi's will.
For some reason, Machi's body beneath her clothes looked strange. If someone were to look with a magnifying glass, they would see that countless strands of mental energy, like blood worms, were constantly moving within her body beneath her skin.
"Two more minutes..." She calculated the time until the effects of the Rambo Ball wore off, her expression calm as she looked at Miss.
Two fingers pointed, "Are these your last words?"
"Stop...stop joking!!"
Miss shouted with both fingers, and countless sharp spikes sprouted from her entire body, making her look like a hedgehog as she charged madly towards Machi.
This is Miss Doublefinger's Devil Fruit ability.
Paramecia-type Devil Fruit - Spiky-Spiky Fruit
[His entire body can grow extremely sharp spikes that can easily pierce stone walls. After inserting the spikes into acupoints on his arms, he can become incredibly strong.]
However, when she got within three meters of Machi, her expression froze, and she stopped moving for a moment.
Her body appeared as if it had been sliced into three parts by an incredibly sharp knife, with two clear lines of blood appearing on her chest and waist.
She held on, staggered forward a few steps, and then fell to the ground in frustration.
Behind her, between the two walls, two strands of spiritual energy, stained red with blood, dripped blood...
With the enemy dealt with, Machi joined two fingers together and tapped her body a few times, gradually calming down the turbulent mental energy within her.
These two enemies' Devil Fruit abilities were too weak; they weren't even worth hunting by the captain and would only take up pages, so Machi dealt with them directly.
She turned and walked expressionlessly out of the clock tower, so that...
With this power... this violent power... we can help Kuroro...
That feeling of despair and helplessness... she never wanted it to happen again.
Nobunaga, chewing on a dry twig, leaned listlessly against the first-floor door. Seeing Machi slowly descend, he raised an eyebrow and asked, "Is everything resolved?"
March nodded. "The bomb is upstairs. It's your turn to step in."
Nobunaga nodded, spat out the dry twig from his mouth, and slowly walked upstairs.
As we passed each other, I paused in my tracks.
"Although I don't know why you won't let us watch your fight, I believe you have your reasons..."
'
"But Machi-chan..." Nobunaga paused, then said softly, "Don't overwork yourself..."
'
"You've always been the type to quietly put on a brave face, and I believe you've earned something... but..."
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"You should have sensed it by now, right? To Kuroro, our existence... is more important than anything else."
Machi hesitated for a moment, then continued walking towards the door. "I understand..."
'
"boom"
Seconds later, under Nobunaga's control of the Float-Float Fruit, the bombs, along with the cannon barrels, capable of blasting an entire town apart, were swept into the high...
In the sky, the bomb exploded, and at the same time, Mr. 1 Bonis, who was guarding outside the palace, watched the fiery sunset and instantly realized one thing... that for some unknown reason, their plan... had failed!
"Oh no! Follow me to support the BOSS!"
'
He realized it in an instant!
Leading his army of millions of elders, he was about to rush into the palace when, a second later, he stopped and looked ahead warily.
Under the sun's rays, two figures slowly appeared on the horizon, blocking their path.
One was tall with blond hair and a mocking expression, while the other was short, dressed in black, and had a cold expression.
The newcomers are... Phinks and Feitan.
Finks clutched his fist in regret, "Damn it... I shouldn't have thrown that punch!"
Feitan, his expressionless face tinged with a hint of smugness, said, "Those small fry are yours to handle~"
As Phinks erected a massive green barrier, sweeping towards the billions of elders, Feitan's pace quickened. He drew his bone sword from his umbrella, tossed the hilt aside, and looked up in Mr. 1's direction. "That's the number one ranked agent..."
""
A smile played on his lips. "I hope you can play with me for a little longer!"