"Great Barrel"

"And where did you come from, you little thug?"

Looking at the other person's appearance, Lucci felt that he seemed somewhat familiar, but a fierce glint appeared in his eyes.

He hadn't experienced in a long time that someone would dare to be so arrogant towards him even knowing his identity.

"That... Lucci- senpai! He's a legendary, incredibly powerful pirate, one of the criminals who escaped from Impel Down 6 a year ago, 'Great Barrel' Basque Jote!"

"Furthermore, he is a member of the Blackbeard Pirates,' which your Las Noches are currently bounty on!"

Bartholomew, seeing that one of his idols did not remember him, quickly reminded him.

"No wonder he looked familiar, turns out he's just a nobody who only knows one song, 'Hide and Seek'."

"Hold this for me, this trip has been very fruitful!"

Upon hearing this, Lucci remembered and a cruel smile appeared on his face. He had only come to take down Doflamingo.

First, they saw something interesting and had the opportunity to expand Las Noches' territory. Now, they've even run into members of a pirate crew that their own captain ordered to be hunted down.

Having watched the Straw Hat Kid fight for so long, I was itching to join in but didn't know how.

He casually tossed Doflamingo onto Bartholomew, who hurriedly caught him.

"Two mere pirates with Bounty of two or three hundred million dare to act so arrogantly in front of me?"

"Perfect, let's take you two back too. Teach will probably be overjoyed; he hates your captain to the core!"

With a flick of his finger, Jote caused the alcohol bubbles that had appeared behind him to float. He sat on one of them and flew into the sky.

"Go!"

With a flick of his finger, Jote sent a dozen bubbles flying toward Lucci, surrounding him. He didn't flinch at all, only glancing sideways.

"Smack!"

As Jote snapped his fingers, alcohol bubbles exploded around Lucci, sending up bursts of flames.

"So what kind of officials are these, the Sea Emperor's'? They're nothing special! crackling sounds"

Jote, thinking that it was so easy to hurt the executives of Las Noches, let out a strange laugh.

But when the flames subsided, a huge circular barrier appeared before him, and Bartholomew stood in front of Lucci, blocking the attack.

"You're quite capable."

Although that level of attack wouldn't hurt him, it's always good that he had that kind of heart, regardless of his strength. Lucci gained a bit more appreciation for this little fanboy.

"Not at all, not at all~ If Senior Lucci keeps praising me like that, I'll get arrogant!"

He scratched the back of his head, looking quite proud.

"However... if you want to engage in aerial combat with me..."

Lucci showed disdain, and then disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Gone?!"

Jote thought he was drunk and quickly rubbed his eyes, but there was no sign of the other person on the ground.

"Up there... the Drunken Fire!"

Fortunately, Lucci 'Observation Haki had already sensed his presence.

Although he didn't see how the man got above him, Jote didn't hesitate to lift his gourd and take a big gulp, then spat it upwards, snapping his fingers to create flames that hurtled towards the man.

"Too slow... too slow!"

Lucci simply pushed off with both feet and disappeared into his flames again. The next instant, his whip kick had already struck Lucci's face.

"Don't you like playing aerial combat? Play with me and have a good time."

With several teeth flying out, Jote was kicked off the bubble. Just as he was about to land, Lucci teleported below him and kicked him away again.

As they went back and forth, Lucci started putting on a personal aerial football show, while Jote gradually developed many wounds and lost several teeth.

"This... you're kidding, right?! This speed!"

Luo, standing to the side, was stunned. Even he couldn't guarantee that he could handle such a high speed head-on.

"As expected of Lucci- senpai—it was a completely overwhelming battle!"

Bartholomew had completely transformed into a cheerleader, shouting loudly from a short distance away, while his companions, who had arrived at some unknown time, joined in.

"Wait... you bastard!"

After being thoroughly beaten, Jote was sobered up and covered his hands with Armament Haki, holding them in front of his forehead to block Lucci's next kick.

By this time, his face was covered in bruises, and his already obese face was swollen like a pig's.

"The sky doesn't belong to you!"

Lucci's leg strength surged, and he kicked it down hard, like a streak of light, embedding it into the ground. The ground instantly collapsed, turning into ruins.

Then, he slowly landed on the ground, his hands in his pockets, and Hadley flew over and stood on his shoulder. Their pure white suits were spotless.

"Wait... how did the Navy determine the amount? This Bounty is only a little over 200 million?!"

Jote crawled out of the rubble with a wronged look on his face, his pig-like face looking like he was about to cry.

"I'd like to ask you how the Navy defines criminal levels. Does a piece of trash like you deserve to be imprisoned at LV6?"

In a few steps, Lucci had already reached Jote, his eyes full of mockery.

"I drank a bit too much today. You can wait until I sober up before you hit me again!"

Although he didn't want it to be this way, Jote began to show weakness, proving that a man should be able to yield and stand firm.

"That's easy. If you want to sober up, just come with me to Hachinosu. We have plenty of ways to help you clear your head."

Even though the other party had lowered his stance, Lucci did not give this so-called Great Pirate any face.

"Really... then I'll just have to kill you all!"

Suddenly, Jote started spouting threats, leaping into the air. The heavy gourd in his hand was now wrapped in Armament Haki, and he hurled it at Lucci.

"Using a gourd as a weapon? That's quite rare."

Lucci didn't even draw his hand; he simply took a slight sidestep, dodging each attack with the slightest margin.

"Drunken Fire Bullet!"

Jote suddenly retreated, then took a big gulp of wine, spitting out one alcohol bubble after another from his mouth, before flying straight toward Lucci.

However, this time the bubbles were incredibly fast. After Lucci dodged one, the missed bubble crashed into the open ground, causing a violent explosion that immediately burst into flames.

"Senior! Please step back a little!"

Bartholomew once again raised the barrier, covering everyone inside, along with the entire body, to prevent them from being accidentally injured in their battle.

"How disgusting!"

Hadley, perched on Lucci's shoulder, flapped its wings and flew away. Lucci, at incredible speed, dodged the alcohol bubbles as he approached them.

Each bubble that popped triggered a series of explosions and flames, sending up huge plumes of smoke.

Just as Lucci's fist, covered in Armament Haki, was about to strike Jote, laughter suddenly rang out:

"Plop plop~ Silly boy, you've been tricked!"