Chapter 121: I Predicted Your Prediction!
Chapter 121: I Predicted Your Prediction!
When Lida and Klah arrived, they happened to see a pink-haired woman touching Navy. With a loud bang, Navy’s body shrank instantly into a weeping child.
"Oh? More people? How reckless."
The pink-haired woman turned her head, biting into a piece of meat viciously.
Klah recognized the pink-haired woman’s face and exclaimed, "Jewelry Bonney!"
Captain of the Bonney Pirates, the "Big Eater" Jewelry Bonney, was a wanted criminal with a bounty of over 100 million Beri!
Capturing her would guarantee Kuro a promotion!
However, Klah glanced at the elderly and children around him, muttering, "Devil Fruit user, huh?"
Her ability—could it transform people into the elderly and children?
Then, avoiding her touch would be the key!
Klah crossed his claws, bent his knees, and shouted, "Superspeed Shave!"
In an instant, his figure appeared before Bonney. Carrying the Cat's Claw, he slashed diagonally from left and right.
"Tiger Claw!"
Facing a criminal with a bounty over 100 million, Klah had gone all out from the start.
At this speed, no ordinary person could dodge.
Watching the woman’s stunned face, Klah’s lips curled into a smirk.
Got her!
However, Bonney suddenly tilted her body and reached out her hand.
In an instant, Klah felt a chill from the depths of his soul, his skin prickling. He forced himself to stop, twisted his feet, and reappeared crouching beside Lida.
"Haki."
Klah’s expression darkened.
This woman’s Observation Haki was deeper than his own.
He hadn’t noticed a thing, but Bonney had predicted his move.
"Tsk, she’s sharp. Fast, too. Not an ordinary Navy."
Jewelry Bonney pursed her lips and said to her subordinates, "Let’s retreat. If we linger, an Admiral will come."
"Lida miss."
Klah turned to Lida, "We can’t let her escape."
Touch-based Devil Fruit users weren’t rare. They had someone even stronger than her!
"I understand."
Lida bit into an apple, stepped forward to face Jewelry Bonney. She looked at the meat in Bonney’s hand, then at her own fruit.
Meanwhile, Bonney noticed Lida, staring at her fruit, then at her own meat.
"Hey, give that to me."
Both said it simultaneously.
The two froze, a vein throbbing on their foreheads.
"You’re trying to steal my food!" They shouted in unison again.
Bonney devoured her meat in two bites, snarling, "I’m called the ‘Big Eater’! What I want, I take myself!"
Lida, undaunted, transformed into her youthful form, growling, "Funny. I’m called the ‘Big Eateress’! As a Navy officer, defeating pirates and seizing their spoils is only natural!"
When it came to eating, she wouldn’t lose to this woman!
Bonney exclaimed, surprised, "You can grow/shrink too?"
Did she have a power similar to hers?
Lida proudly puffed her chest, "I can grow/shrink, and my growth is even bigger than yours!"
"No way, mine’s bigger!" Bonney yelled.
They locked eyes, sparks seeming to fly.
The pirates swallowed hard, sensing a heavy atmosphere.
This might turn into a major clash.
Bonney couldn’t figure out the details of this annoying woman’s ability, but she had a premonition—if she got touched, things would turn out badly.
Similarly, Lida dared not act rashly.
This woman’s Observation Haki was formidable.
Touch-based powers were the most troublesome. She herself was one, so she understood the stakes.
Even if she landed a hit, she’d be touched and transformed into a child or elder.
Haki was useful, but Lida couldn’t cover her entire body. Using Haki would also nullify her own ability.
She shrunk to slow her hunger, not because she was young. If transformed by time-altering powers, she’d have no way to reverse it.
She didn’t want Kuro to see her stuck as a child or an old lady.
Bonney stared, her body shifting slightly.
Lida’s body moved slightly too.
"I predicted it!" Bonney suddenly shouted.
"I predicted your prediction!" Lida shot back.
"I predicted your prediction of my prediction!"
"I predicted you predicting my prediction of your prediction!"
"Darn it, I still predicted you first!"
The two women didn’t attack, just kept arguing.
"…"
Klah pushed his glasses, feeling his head might explode. Watching the bickering duo, he muttered, "Would you two just fight already?"
...
27GR Plaza.
Beside a fountain, pirates watched another group of pirates fleeing in panic.
A bald pirate with a thick braid on the back of his head clicked his tongue, "What’s this sudden chaos, captain? Shouldn’t we retreat too?"
Sitting by the fountain was a golden-haired man with a cold gaze. He kept his eyes low, "No need to hurry. All fates are already sealed."
"Hello there, old man, looking for some information."
As he spoke, a voice interrupted.
The braid-wearing pirate’s pupils contracted. He turned, breaking into a cold sweat, "Y-Yellow Monkey D. Lucius Kro?!"
Standing there was none other than Lucius Kro!
Kuro followed closely behind, standing beside Lucius Kro, glancing at the golden-haired man.
The braid-wearing pirate stepped back, "Captain, leave this to us. You escape first."
The golden-haired man lifted his head, expressionless, "No problem. I won’t die today."
He reached into his coat, calmly pulling out a deck of cards. Several straws sprouted from the ground, rising before him.
He shuffled the cards, drew one, and placed it on the straw tip.
"Battle loss rate: 100%."
"Excuse me, old man’s looking for a man named Sengoku."
"You escaped? Probability 12%."
"Did you see him?"
"Defense evasion rate: 76%."
"Hey, are you listening, old man?" Lucius Kro pouted, "I asked a question."
The golden-haired man placed another card, lifting his head, "I don’t know that man. Ask someone else."
"That won’t work. If I can’t find him, old man’ll be troubled. But since old man’s free now, can’t let a bounty criminal like you escape."
Lucius Kro loomed over him, slowly saying, "You agree, right? Two billion, four hundred ninety million Beri bounty—‘Magician’ Basil Hawkins."
Hawkins kept placing cards, unmoved.
His cards were Tarot Cards.
Gazing at the card on the straw tip, Hawkins said, "The Hanged Man—meaning endure, but ultimately gain liberty."
Magician, Hawkins, a divination expert.
Kuro raised an eyebrow.
How accurate could this be?
He remembered Gramps hadn’t even caught a Super Nova.
But that was before.
Now, with his own interference, could the divination still hold?
Kuro narrowed his eyes, gripping his sword hilt. If he struck now, would it change the prophecy?
As Kuro’s thought emerged, Hawkins suddenly froze, staring at another card.
"No, wait. It should be ‘The Tower’—signifying change, overconfidence brings death. What? Will I die? This divination has never been so wrong."
Kuro’s face showed surprise, his killing intent receding.
"No, The Hanged Man again. It means injury, endurance, and eventual freedom."
Kuro reconsidered his attack.
"No, it’s ‘The Tower’ again! This—"
Hawkins looked disheveled. His prophecies had never faltered.
What was happening now?
(End of Chapter)
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