One Piece: It's always been you

Chapter 99 The Eater of the Gold-Gold Fruit

"Hand over the Golden Fruit!" Diamanti shouted.

With one hand on her hip and the other tossing the Gold-Gold Fruit up and down, Yu said, "Now that I've got it, it's up to me how to deal with it."

She was going to play tricks on them and make sure they couldn't have what she wanted!

"You want to eat it?" Diamanti asked, looking for an opportunity. "If you're willing to join our family, you can eat it too."

"How ridiculous! Do you really think everyone wants to join?" "I don't want to join, and I don't want to eat this fruit, but..." Yu curled her lips, shaking the fruit in her hand, "I don't want you to get it either!"

With a "plop," it was the sound of a fruit falling into the water.

Diamanti watched helplessly as the fruit fell into the sea right before his eyes, but unfortunately, he was a Devil Fruit user and couldn't go into the sea.

"Kill her! The rest of you, jump into the sea and retrieve the fruit!"

You want it back? Dream on!

You slammed his palm heavily on the ground, and thick branches rose up from the ground. He swayed his body, blocking all the soldiers who rushed over, while others were tightly bound and unable to move.

“It’s your turn.” Yu flipped her wrist, and a vine stretched out from her wrist.

In the darkness, Diamanti only saw the girl conjure a long sword in her hand and walk towards him step by step.

He had never seen this girl before, and he didn't know who she was or what her aura was like, but she intimidated him.

However, Diamanti is the highest-ranking member of the Don Quixote family and will not retreat without a fight.

Swordsmanship is also one of his specialties.

A sword and a vine clashed.

Diamanti's sword was fast, but her movements were equally swift. Moreover, Diamanti realized that her attacks seemed to be read by her; the girl opposite her could predict them precisely.

Could it be Observation Haki?

Yu had no idea this guy had thought so much. Having served in the Don Quixote family before, Yu knew what each of the executives was good at.

Diamante taught Law, and she had seen it. She had already memorized the moves. Besides, she had learned Shanks' swordsmanship, although it had been modified, the essence was the same.

In this world, only Hawkeye can rival Shanks' swordsmanship. But the one in front of him isn't, so Yu was quite confident before the battle even began.

A flying kick landed squarely on Diamanti's face.

Yu used all her strength in that kick, and it also had the momentum of a dive. Diamanti was a little dazed by the kick, but she quickly came to her senses.

It's alright, this kick only separated the two of them, after all, the range of the plant seeds that burst from his body was still quite large.

Without even lifting a finger, Diamanti was lifted into the air by the plants that suddenly sprouted from his body, the stems binding his hands and feet.

Yuuka wasn't afraid of Diamante breaking free, since the seawater enveloped the stem and made contact with Diamante. Ability users are afraid of seawater.

As You had expected, Diamanti's sudden weakness caused his sword to fall straight into the ground.

"This is just a small gift for your family; there will be more in the future." You put away the vines in her hand, clapped her hands, and turned away gracefully.

Diamanti didn't see where You ran off to, and even if he did, he wouldn't have been able to chase after you.

Yuya jumped into the sea and found Tesoro. "Do you know where the nearest island is? I'll take you there."

The bubbles only surfaced after they had probably left the coast, but Yu didn't know the way.

Tesoro had a tracking pointer, and the two followed its direction. With Yu controlling the seawater's rapid movement, they arrived at dawn the next day.

When her feet touched the sand, Yu felt completely dizzy. Thankfully, she hadn't passed out after using her sea-controlling abilities all night.

He swayed from side to side, then suddenly sat down on the sand with a "thud," leaning against a nearby rock. He didn't care about his appearance at all.

"Hey, what's wrong?"

You didn't speak, but kept taking deep breaths to calm herself down.

Tesoro also noticed the man's unusual behavior, but currently, apart from the two of them, there was no other living creature on the island.

He reached for his waist and slowly drew a dagger from its sheath.

If I kill this person in front of me, no one will know that he was responsible for the explosion in the arena.

Moreover, since the Gold-Gold Fruit was thrown into the sea right in front of Diamante, killing her, no one would know that he ate the Gold-Gold Fruit before he became powerful.

In the sunlight, the dagger reflected a blinding light, but Yu in front of him was completely unaware.

But Tesoro hesitated. This man had approached him for cooperation, not only helping him escape safely but also giving him the fruit.

In his entire life, no one has ever trusted him so unconditionally, let alone now entrust their vulnerable back to him without reservation.

Tezzolo didn't consider himself a good person, but he wasn't a bad one either. At least, not bad enough to disgust him yet.

The dagger was eventually sheathed.

“Choosing you as a partner was definitely the right gamble.” Regaining his composure, he managed to lift himself and look directly at Tesoro. “You just lost the only chance you ever had to kill me.”

"You're testing me?" Tesoro thought Yu was completely unaware, but he didn't expect...

Yu stood up. "I've overused my abilities, and I really don't have the strength to fight back. But I still have my basic senses."

I'm neither deaf nor blind, I just simply lack the strength to move.

"you!"

"Congratulations on this successful collaboration." Yu extended his hand, but Tesoro hesitated and did not reciprocate. Yu patted him on the shoulder. "Alright, I'm leaving now. If you use the Gold-Gold Fruit well, you'll become a strong person, and maybe I can even latch onto your coattails."

"Well then, see you again someday." Yu walked to the shore and waved to Tesoro.

She needs to get back to the Anthem quickly. The bear suit she's wearing now is a stand-in she created using plants. It can only do some basic movements and nothing else, including talking.

If we don't go back soon, we'll be exposed.

Yuu can use plants to know what's happening over there; her double is currently resting in her room on the Queen Mother's Hymn. Baron Egg hasn't come looking for her yet.

The Anthem has already departed Dressrosa.

The arena was in chaos; the pirates all thought Doflamingo was untrustworthy and a swindler. After leaving the arena, they returned to their pirate ships and set sail.

Baron Egg did not linger either.

Yu had to get back quickly. Fortunately, the substitute plant was connected to her and could help her find her way.

After rushing around, Yu finally boarded the ship before noon. She had just slipped into her room and hadn't even had time to make her substitute disappear when there was a knock on the door.

"Master Yu, Master Yu?"

"Huh? Ah, I'm here." Yu was startled and quickly responded.

The chess soldiers outside breathed a sigh of relief. "Great! Lord Yu, you're finally awake. We've been looking for you so many times."

"What is it?" You opened the door, rubbing her eyes as if she had just woken up.

"Lord Katakuri tried to contact you via Den Den Mushi but couldn't get through, so he contacted Baron Tamago, who told me to come find you." Who knew I'd been looking all morning and only just woken up now.

He's just a chess piece; how dare he suddenly barge in?

When Yu went to get the fruit, she didn't bring her Den Den Mushi. So, Katakuri tried to contact her all morning but couldn't get through?!

Oh no, oh no, what if he finds out something?

"I...I understand. You go about your business, I'll contact him." You forced a sad smile.

He closed the door as he spoke, not noticing that the chess soldier hadn't finished speaking.

It seems that Lord Katakuri is quite angry.

However, that's Lord Yu, so it shouldn't be a problem.

Yuu pulled out a Den Den Mushi from the Bear Set, but dropped it on the ground after holding it for a moment.

No reason, it's so hot... How many times have we been contacting each other? It's gotten so hot...

“Brubrubru… Brubrubru…”