Chapter 398 – Gran Tesoro 05.

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    Tesoro stared at his guest and noticed his extreme confidence and the strange way he looked at him, but that didn''t matter to him, as he was also very confident.

    "Hello, Tesoro... You really seem unique, which isn''t surprising since this is the first time I''ve seen you, user of the Gold fruit..." Luffy spoke with a mocking tone.

    Tesoro looked at him strangely now. "You know me?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.

    "Not personally, but I know you very well," Luffy replied.

    "Tell me, how did you manage to make so much money? Now I''m sure Lady Baccarat could have stolen your luck, especially when you made her turn your luck into misfortune." Tesoro questioned while Baccarat herself remained silent.

    Luffy just smiled. "Well, I have my tricks to deal with that. I can alter my luck and that of others. I have very versatile abilities thanks to my akuma no mi. If you want to know, we can bet that I can grab your neck before you can even react..." he challenged, and quickly, the place became tense, enveloped by a hostile atmosphere.

    "You think that..." Suddenly, Tesoro stopped mid-sentence as he was about to mock him. But it wasn''t just him; everyone in the place felt something, and their bodies became static, unable to move.

    The silence was broken when Luffy began walking toward the man, leaving everyone stunned, still immobile, only able to hear, see, and feel in that state. He continued across the room until Luffy stopped in front of Tesoro, who had a glint of fear in his eyes. Luffy raised his hand and grabbed the man''s neck.

    "See how I could do it... So easy to kill you," Luffy said calmly. "Tesoro, I thought you would be a stronger opponent. Is this all you could offer when you brought me exactly where I wanted to be?" he declared.

    "Now... You wanted to rob me... your intentions are clear from a distance... Why shouldn''t I end your life right now?" Luffy asked, squeezing Tesoro''s neck.

    Tesoro didn''t respond. Even the manager and Baccarat looked at him from a distance with fear, immobile, unable to move.

    "Well, this is one of my abilities. I can stop time for a short period. It''s not the strongest power, but it helps me make moves when I want..." Luffy spoke calmly. He could use this ability only for a few seconds.

    Seeing the time for his ability run out... he simply threw Tesoro to the ground. The man fell, rolling across the gold floor. Suddenly, the whole room returned to normal, with Baccarat taking a deep breath while the manager stood frightened, trembling in fear.

    Tesoro began to get up and said, "What did you do, you damn brat?" he exclaimed, clearly angry.

    "Well, as you can see, I''m stronger than you," Luffy commented with some mockery.

    "You''ll pay for this! You''re not the only one who can paralyze someone!" Tesoro shouted and raised his hand toward Luffy.

    Quickly, he tried to use the gold that his body absorbed, but Luffy took a step forward as if unaffected by anything Tesoro tried.

    "Unfortunately, your gold doesn''t work against me, Tesoro," he said, taking another step.

    Baccarat truly saw what she thought would happen the moment Tesoro tried to fight this guy.

    "What''s going on?!" Tesoro was surprised and tried again, but nothing affected this strange man until he tried to see the gold inside him and was shocked not to find any.

    "No, what did you do?!" he screamed, a bit frightened.

    "Secret," Luffy replied.

    ''He must have bathed in seawater before coming here... He seems to know my weaknesses...'' Tesoro thought, suspecting Luffy was someone specialized in killing him.

    "Then take this." Tesoro made the gold from the ceiling descend, quickly starting to cover Luffy completely, interrupting his steps. Luffy looked around, surrounded by gold, while Tesoro watched with some frustration, especially when he saw Luffy begin to smile.

    "This may stop me... but not for long." he declared, and all the gold began to be absorbed around Luffy as if he were a black hole, and soon, he was left with no gold around him, his system starting to sound an alert.

    "Gochisousama deshita..." Luffy landed on the ground while wiping his lips as if he had actually eaten the gold. ''I''ve always wanted to say something like that in an ideal situation,'' he murmured as he recalled Natsu''s epic lines from Fairy Tail.

    His gaze returned forward. "Thank you, Tesoro, you just gave me hundreds of thousands of berries... Please, keep going. Send more," Luffy mocked.

    Tesoro, a bit frightened, began launching more gold, while Luffy placed his hand on the metal as if it were a black hole, absorbing everything.

    "Are you going to keep sending it piece by piece, Tesoro? That''s no fun," Luffy said with some boredom, thinking about taking everything at once.

    "Are you all right? You''ve been paralyzed... not just you... everyone on the island has been paralyzed. Luffy is fighting someone in the distance," Shirahoshi murmured.

    Suddenly, her Den Den Mushi began to ring. It was Luffy, who had given her the device before leaving the group.

    "Hi, hubby!" she answered, smiling as if she weren''t in a bizarre situation, while Vivi and Nami seemed to look at her with a bit of irritation.

    "Shirahoshi, do me a favor: cover everyone on this island with seawater," he asked.

    Shirahoshi thought for a moment and quickly understood. After all, the gold in people''s bodies could be removed with seawater due to the weakness of the Akuma no Mi. Being a mermaid and having the power of Poseidon and Leviathan, she could be immune to it.

    Then, Shirahoshi began to unleash her power, flying above the city and swirling her hands, creating a small water tornado that quickly began to spread, generating a light rain that splashed everywhere. Luffy smiled, turned off the Den Den Mushi, and put it away while watching Shirahoshi in action.

    Tesoro looked stunned as, beyond the rain, the area began to flood with water falling like rain or even like rivers in various places, invading the casinos. The amount of water Shirahoshi was swirling was immense and seemingly endless.

    "What? How is this possible?" Tesoro couldn''t believe it.

    He wanted to use the people to fight against Luffy, even capturing possible crew members present to use as leverage, but now his plan had been thwarted as the entire island was freed from his power. When the water began to hit him, he realized he needed a last resort. Suddenly, all the gold started to wrap around him.

    "I''m going to kill you! I won''t become a slave!" he shouted as the gold formed a giant.

    Luffy, observing the transformation, smiled as he saw Tesoro''s most powerful form revealed inside the golden giant.

    "Well, this looks like it''s getting interesting," he murmured, as his fist began to catch fire. "Let''s see if you can handle this..." In the next moment, Luffy disappeared.

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