Chapter 289: Steady
"Hahaha, it's so funny!John, look at this guy, it's so funny~~"
Along the way, Luffy is attracted to all kinds of toys, and now he is even tugging at a soldier toy with a broken leg, which annoys John. Please, everyone is not a child anymore, and it's not an X toy (cough cough), what's there to be excited about, don't delay the business, okay?
In desperation, John pulled Luffy aside and secretly told him about the Fire Fruit, and for a moment, Luffy quieted down with a grim face. This made Nami, who was secretly observing from a distance, extremely surprised, what did this guy John say to Luffy to make Luffy like this?
"Let's go to the Colosseum. "Luffy.
"Yes. John nodded, looking at Luffy's anxious appearance now, "Wait a minute, let's change my outfit first." ”
"Why?" Luffy didn't know.
"Uh... It's hard to explain this for a while. In short, we are two people participating together, I am in the light, you are in the dark, and in the end, whoever wins the championship can get the fire fruit. This is the safest solution. John explained. Of course, the real reason is that John thinks that he is predetermined, so he definitely can't change his clothes, after all, with the degree of blindness in the pirate world, even if he has a little beard, it is estimated that no one will recognize him.
In contrast, Luffy's characteristics are too distinct, if Doflamingo's people see that John is actually competing with Luffy, what will Brother Ming think? Will he still treat John as his own? If Doflamingo's cadres don't release water, can Ace's Fire Fruit be easily obtained?
"Listen to you. ”
At this moment, John discovers that Luffy has really grown. In the past, Luffy, he probably said impulsively, no matter who it was, all of them would fly. Today's Luffy, while having self-confidence, is no longer blindly arrogant, knowing that there are people outside the world, knowing the priorities of things, the more he cares about things, the more calm he must be, and the more he must choose a reasonable strategy!
After a while, the two people who had changed their clothes arrived at the gladiatorial arena,
"Enter, John. ”
"Race, road-ah-west-"
"Okay, here's the number plate. ”
After the two entered the gladiatorial arena,
"I'm going to sign up too, my name is, Nanako~~" Nami wore a mask and followed into the venue.
Nami originally thought that John was going to trade with someone in the audience, but now it seems that it is not like that. Originally, Nami was reluctant to follow up, after all, what if she was in danger?But when she thought that John might be trading with someone in the background, how could Nami endure it?
With this in mind, Nami followed in.
Inside, John gestured to Luffy, and the two went their separate ways. Watching Luffy being led towards the rest area, John thought to himself, with Luffy's taunt BUFF, it is estimated that even if he changes his clothes, it should cause a lot of sensation. But that's fine, Luffy helps attract attention, and John can pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger and act in the shadows.
So now, is it time to go and say hello to Doflamingo's cadres first?
As John thought,
"John Senpai ~~~~"
A familiar voice rang out, and I saw a forgiving rooster's head, like a wild dog pounced, phew, and pounced on John.
"It's you kid!"
Seeing the visitor, John's eyes lit up, this is not the brain-dead fan of their Straw Hat Troupe, did they also help John's Bartoromio in the first place! Good guy! John still recognizes Bartholomeo's strength, and John also has a number of his character, cough, and loyalty to him, and has such a big help to help, this gladiatorial meeting is simply stable!
"I was moved to tears to see the faces of my predecessors again. Bartoromio hugged John excitedly, and the people next to him who didn't know saw it and instantly got away. Not to mention Bato's notoriety, seeing the scene of the two of them now full of affection, the people around him dare not disturb.
Heavy taste, this deputy captain of the Straw Hat Regiment, obviously looks like a dog, but I didn't expect the taste to be so heavy!
"Okay, okay, why are you here?" John hurriedly stopped Bartow's sensationalism, otherwise it would really be endless.
"Naturally, I got the news, and I guess Senior John is also here for that. Fire Fruit, it must be dedicated to Luffy seniors!" Barthoromio said as a matter of course.
John frowned,
"You've got the news, too?
"Secret? Of course not. Otherwise, how could there be so many strong people! By the way, senior John, it seems that your father also brought people to the competition. Bartoromio said.
"My father is here too?!"
John's face changed. There is another person of his own who participates, and he is still a strong person of his own, it stands to reason that the chance of winning the championship should be more stable. However, since his father came to participate in the competition in person, it is obvious that he is also bound to win the fire fruit, and in the end, the championship may be said to be won, but John is in a dilemma, is it not good to be a man?
The Fire Fruit, John originally wanted to give it to Luffy, no matter what Luffy used to dispose of. Although it's just a guess, maybe Luffy, as the protagonist, can eat two devil fruits!But for his father, the previous John may not have any feelings, but since the last time he went back, his father would rather disobey the world government than protect himself, and even secretly taught him the King's Fist, John is not a cold-blooded animal, will he not feel it in his heart?
So, if his father also wanted to get the fruit of fire, John really had a hard time.
Until then, though,
"The news of the Fire Fruit shouldn't have spread recently, right?" John touched his chin.
"That's right, we also got the news and rushed here from far away. Bartoromio replied.
John was silent,
"Then you say, Doflamingo got the fruit of fire and didn't keep it for his own use, what is the purpose of attracting so many strong people here?" John vaguely felt that there was a conspiracy here, and it was a big conspiracy. If the purpose was to lure Luffy over, but their Straw Hats didn't get any news beforehand, but John brought them to Dressrosa. It's not scientific, it's really unscientific!
"No matter what, now that so many strong people have come, even if he is Doflamingo, it is impossible for him to come out with a fake, right?" Bartholomeo said.
John nodded, thought about it, and suddenly his eyes lit up, could it be an artificial devil fruit?! Since Caesar has developed an animal-based artificial devil fruit, it can't be ruled out that there may also be a natural-based artificial devil fruit, right?
With conspiracy theories, John felt that this was a big possibility. It seems that even if you get the Fire Fruit in the end, you have to be cautious.
During the exchange between the two, sure enough, John's father sent someone to find him.
John smiled bitterly, what should be faced is still to be faced, I knew that he had also changed his costume before coming. It's just that at this moment, John didn't expect that his father called him over to talk about the fire fruit. If it's just a fiery fruit, it's not enough for Elizabello II, who is the king, to go out in person!