One Piece: It's always been you

Chapter 125 Teammates Like Pigs?

Yu's voice suddenly appeared, catching Tesoro off guard.

"How could this be! How could people buried in gold still be alive! Where are they?!" Mr. Tanaka stared intently at the four men and the bear in the middle, wondering what had gone wrong. "Everyone, stay alert!"

"Heave-ho! Heave-ho!" Before his henchmen were ready, one of them was kicked away. When they came to their senses, they saw the polar bear Bepo flying from mid-air to the middle and striking a pose, "Heave-ho!"

"Catch that bear!"

Mr. Tanaka received his orders, drew his pistol, and prepared to use his ability to ambush Bepo. However, his ability failed him, as he was restrained by vines that suddenly sprouted.

“Sir, you can’t lay a hand on my adorable baby.” Yu walked out from behind the sofa where Tesoro was sitting and wagged her index finger at Mr. Tanaka. “You can pass through fruits, but you can’t pass through living beings, right?”

“Tezzolo, I told you before, you’ve lost the only chance you could ever have to kill me.”

"I always keep my word."

Instead of directly restricting his actions as she had with Mr. Tanaka, Yu gave Tesoro the opportunity to distance himself from her.

Tesoro truly hadn't expected Yu to appear here. How could this be! "I put Seastone on you all, how can you still use your abilities, and that Law too!"

Seastone is indeed designed for Devil Fruit users, but Yu's innate ability has nothing to do with Devil Fruits. Besides, who said that was Law? "You only know that Law and I are Devil Fruit users, but do you even know what kind of abilities we have?"

When they were captured, everyone except Yu and Bepo was created by Yu using his abilities. To make it look more convincing, even the Kiku was copied and taken away by Tesoro's subordinates.

Yu and Bepo were responsible for dealing with Tesoro, while Law and the others took over the monitoring room. So when the golden fluid fell just now, Law used his ability in the monitoring room to replace her and Bepo with the clones he had prepared in advance.

Now they are going to launch a counterattack.

Tesoro was caught off guard. He knew Law was a user of the Op-Op Fruit, but he didn't know the specifics of his abilities. And Yu, relying solely on a single impression from two years ago, presumptuously assumed he understood him—a clear oversight on his part.

However, he is not only capable of this much!

"I will never be trampled underfoot again!" Tesoro roared at Yu. "You've been covered in gold dust before, haven't you?"

Yu was confused. She had indeed been covered in gold dust when she entered the gambling den, but at the time she just thought the gambling den was quite luxurious and didn't pay much attention to it.

Not understanding what Tesoro meant, Yu didn't want to listen to his nonsense and took a step forward, ready to take him down in one blow.

This time, it was Yu's turn to be unable to move!

"Ahhhh, my legs have turned gold!"

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The same thing happened to Bepo. Starting from their feet, gold spread upwards, covering their lower bodies in a short time. Yu and Bepo could only struggle by moving their hands.

"Release Tanaka."

"Don't think about it."

Tesoro flicked his finger, and the gold spread directly to Yu's waist; any further and he couldn't even use his hands.

Yu struggled and tried, but all her efforts were in vain.

Mr. Tanaka, still restrained by Yu, was in no better shape. Yu couldn't move, but he could still use his abilities. The vines tightened their grip, almost strangling him.

“I advise you to let me go. Lord Tesoro’s abilities will not allow you to escape unless you encounter seawater.” Mr. Tanaka was completely unaware that he had exposed Tesoro’s weakness.

Tesoro tried to stop him, but it was too late. Yu was there too, and he wasn't deaf yet.

"Ra!" Yu called out to Ra as he looked at the Den Den Mushi on the wall.

Luo saw everything clearly from the monitoring room and heard the solution to the current situation. He sighed silently and quickly stretched out his hand, saying, "ROOM, slaughterhouse."

As soon as he finished speaking, a spherical, light blue space was created, enveloping the casino and the area outside it.

As Law reversed his gesture, Yu, Bepo, and Tesoro, who were originally in the room, turned into three stones. Mr. Tanaka stared in astonishment at the stones that had appeared before him, unsure of what to do or how to move.

After finishing everything, Luo braced himself against the monitoring room counter, his chest heaving more violently than usual.

"Nessan really likes to push me to my limits." Sure enough, it's too much of a strain for him to make large-scale transfers now, and that Tesoro, probably because of his strength, is taking more effort to switch between than usual.

However, switching to Yu was effortless for Law. Logically speaking, Yu's strength shouldn't be much weaker than Tesoro's, and might even be stronger, so other factors must affect the stamina required for the switch.

However, that's not what Luo is worried about now. "Pekin, Shaki, let's go to the vault and then take the children away."

"I've wanted to go to the vault for ages; this gambling den must be incredibly wealthy!"

"Hahaha, this trip was definitely worthwhile!"

They're pirates, so stealing gold is nothing new for them, but Law wouldn't forget to save those children, whether for his own reasons or Yu's.

Outside the gambling den, at the harbor, two people and a bear suddenly fell from the sky. Tesoro reacted quickly and landed safely. Yu and Bepo's lower bodies were encased in gold and unable to move; if they weren't freed, they would definitely be injured.

Yu reacted quickly, controlling the seawater to surge towards her and Bepo. Under the impact, they landed safely, and the gold shattered the moment it touched the seawater.

It feels so good to be free from my confinement!

This time, Yuuka wouldn't give Tesoro a chance. With a "Shave" move, she flew up and delivered a heavy kick to his head without any mercy.

Tesoro could use his elemental form to block the attacks, but he wasn't as fast as Yu and was still hit. Before he could react, he was hit by punch after punch and kick after kick.

Bepo stood to the side, too intimidated by Yu's aggressive attacks. He remained vigilant, though, to make sure no one else was around.

Yu attacked again, and Tesoro was heavily knocked back and fell to the ground. He struggled to his feet, blood streaming from his mouth.

“Why…” Tesoro coughed up blood. “Why do they have to come after me? Why does someone have to destroy everything every time I have even the slightest hope!”

Golden liquid gathered around Tesoro as he used his power.

Yu didn't give him a chance; the port was her territory!

The seawater greeted the gold, severing the connection between the two. Yu stepped forward and used vines to bind his limbs, rendering him immobile.

"Those children are the reason."

"Hahahaha, those kids?" Tesoro thought it was something else, but he didn't expect it to be because of those kids. "They were sold by their parents to pay off debts. I gave them a place to stay. Shouldn't they work hard for me?"

"If you want to blame someone, blame their parents! Why are you blaming me?"

"You don't even care about your parents' lives, so what kind of savior are you playing here? Do you think that killing me will prevent children like this from appearing in this world again?"

Yu watched calmly as Tesoro switched between roaring and laughing, his expression unreadable.

She had seen this state before, and the one that left the deepest impression on her was Ming Ge.

Tezzolo was still shouting angrily, his mouth opening and closing, filled with blood, just like his words, which were also filled with blood.

"Don't be so naive. Whether it's the abusers or the enslaved, this has been around for thirty years. What do you think you can change? Don't take yourself too seriously!"

"The dragon-slaying youth still became the dragon himself; I'm just returning what others have done to me!"

"There are plenty of people who are worse than me, so why should you stop me? Why should my life be hindered at every turn!"

The fists that clenched at her sides tightened little by little, and her face grew increasingly grim.

"Slap!" A crisp slap echoed through the dark harbor.

Bepo watched in astonishment, his mouth agape. But what shocked him even more was that the person who had been beaten—"He, he, he, he was crying!"