Rescuing the wounded, then cleaning up the corpses, and pacifying the residents of Loguetown—by the time all this work was finished, it was already the next day.
Lucas had also figured out what was going on.
It turned out that Smoker had seen Lucas get promoted for clearing out pirates, so he had started hunting pirates as well, but he hadn’t expected to catch Buffalo, who had come to transport weapons and slaves.
A cadre of the Donquixote Family had been captured; this was a serious matter.
And that was how today’s incident came to pass!
At first, it was just gang thugs creating chaos to give Machvise a chance to rescue Buffalo, but unexpectedly, the pirates in Loguetown took the opportunity to loot; these pirates loved such things the most.
“This incident definitely had the help of local Loguetown gangs, and furthermore, that group, the Sicilian Family, who started by trafficking slaves, must have also participated.” Inside the office, Smoker, with two cigars in his mouth, said with a dark expression.
“Since that’s the case, then let’s clear out all the gangs in Loguetown,” Lucas said calmly.
“But…
we don’t know exactly which gangs participated,” Smoker said, somewhat hesitant.
“They’re just a bunch of scum; as long as we determine they participated, that’s enough.
We don’t need concrete evidence.
Aren’t they scum?
Don’t they deserve to die?” Lucas retorted.
For him, killing pests didn’t require much of a reason.
“Fine, then we will purge all the gang forces in Loguetown,” Smoker said, exhaling a puff of smoke.
Soon, the Marine struck again, beginning to clear out the gangs within Loguetown.
“Ah…
you’ve gone too far!” In one district, a roar was heard, and a brat with a grass-green cockscomb hairstyle, eye tattoos under his right eye, a nose ring, and a face like a demon rushed out, his entire body surrounded by a circular barrier, instantly knocking away over a dozen Marine soldiers.
“A Devil Fruit user!” Smoker was somewhat surprised.
“This is…
Bartolomeo, right?” Lucas thought to himself.
This Bartolomeo was actually quite cute when he was young, even if he was a bit ugly.
Lucas hadn’t noticed Bartolomeo during the previous slaughter, but now that he saw him face-to-face, he naturally recalled who it was based on this attire.
“Smoker, you go clear out the other gang thugs; leave this green-haired brat to me,” Lucas said to Smoker.
Hearing this, Smoker nodded, then waved his hand and took the Marine soldiers to the next location.
“Brat, take down your protective shield,” Lucas said.
Bartolomeo looked at Lucas, a trace of fear flashing in his eyes, as the scene of Lucas killing people earlier flashed before his eyes again.
“Stop joking, I won’t take down my barrier,” Bartolomeo shouted, baring his fangs.
“Perfect, I also want to test the power of the Barrier-Barrier Fruit!” As Lucas spoke, he coated his hand in Armament Haki and threw a punch.
Bang!
A massive force slammed into the barrier, yet the barrier did not shatter.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
After three consecutive punches, Bartolomeo saw that Lucas couldn’t break the barrier and couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
“Hahaha, so you can’t break my barrier either, you lousy Marine, ah hahahaha.”
This little brat, he’s quite arrogant!
Lucas narrowed his eyes and clapped his hands; suddenly, a vine shot up from beneath Bartolomeo’s feet, lifting him upward.
“Ah…
what is this?”
Bartolomeo cried out in surprise, but he reacted quickly, jumping up and turning the barrier into a small sphere, completely enclosing himself.
Seeing this, a smile appeared on Lucas’s face.
Then the vines grew rapidly, completely wrapping around Bartolomeo’s spherical barrier.
Subsequently, Lucas pulled the vines and flew into mid-air.
“Tch, stop wasting your effort, I’m not afraid of falling,” Bartolomeo said loudly.
He had tried falling from great heights before and had been completely fine.
Through the gaps in the vines, he saw himself being lifted into mid-air and assumed Lucas was going to throw him down from up there.
But Lucas did indeed throw him down, though not to the ground, but into the sea.
“You…
what are you doing?” Looking at the sea surface, Bartolomeo yelled.
“Throwing you!” Lucas said, letting go of his hand.
Splash!
Bartolomeo fell into the seawater along with his barrier.
Watching the barrier float on the sea surface like a balloon, Lucas clapped his hands, and a Yarukiman Mangrove rose from the sea, entangling Bartolomeo and pulling him into the water.
“I don’t believe the air inside can keep you alive forever,” Lucas said.
In the sea, the completely sealed Barrier-Barrier Fruit was like a round coffin; if the air inside was breathed up, Lucas wanted to know what would happen.
At this moment, Bartolomeo, who was in the sea, looked at the surrounding seawater, and as someone with extremely lacking basic knowledge, he said disdainfully:
“My barrier isn’t afraid of seawater!
You lousy Marine, let’s see what you can do to me, bleh bleh bleh~”
Watching the little green-haired brat still acting tough in the sea, the corners of Lucas’s mouth twitched slightly.
He really is arrogant; no wonder he has such a punchable face.
However, Lucas didn’t retort; he just waited to see if he could use knowledge to break the Barrier-Barrier Fruit.
Next came a long wait; gradually, Bartolomeo felt panicked and found it difficult to breathe.
“Can’t breathe?
What’s going on?” The ignorant Bartolomeo didn’t yet realize it was because he was lacking air.
“It’s no good, damn it, let me up quickly, you lousy Marine.” Bartolomeo yelled inside the barrier, attempting to use the barrier to smash through the surrounding branches, but he couldn’t break through the layers of entangled Yarukiman Mangrove branches at all.
“My head is dizzy, my chest hurts, I can’t take it anymore!!!” At this moment, Bartolomeo wanted to open the barrier, but then he thought of the scene of Lucas slaughtering others earlier and couldn’t help but feel secretly afraid; in the end, he gritted his teeth and refused to open the barrier no matter what.
It must be said, this guy is a talent!
Finally…
Bartolomeo rolled his eyes and actually suffocated himself into unconsciousness inside the protective barrier.
Pop!
With Bartolomeo unconscious, the Barrier-Barrier Fruit naturally shattered instantly.
Seeing this, Lucas used the Yarukiman Mangrove to lift Bartolomeo up.
Looking at the unconscious little green-haired brat, and after confirming he had no ability to resist, a Seed of Corruption burrowed into Bartolomeo’s mouth.
“This face, I really want to punch it!” Lucas sighed.
Bartolomeo’s appearance was completely accidental; Lucas hadn’t even remembered such a person existed.
Yet he just happened to appear on his own.
It just so happened that he had three Seed of Corruptions left, so he would give one to Bartolomeo, letting him join the path of justice and shine and contribute to justice.
After all, Bartolomeo’s Barrier-Barrier Fruit was still quite good.