Teaching Others, Brothers Reunited

Corrida Colosseum

Aren't you coming over here?

In just a few minutes, only two figures remained standing on the entire arena.

Roman, dressed as a magician, and Rebecca, standing on the edge of the ring! — As for the others, apart from a few 'talented men' who jumped into the water themselves, they were all lying on the ring.

Facing the Fighting Fish in the water around the ring is much easier than facing this devil with all sorts of tricks, right?

"How can you defeat me if you don't come over here?"

Faced with Roman's words, Rebecca, gripping her longsword tightly, remained silent. She was now in the most 'advantageous' position; perhaps she could still put up a fight! If she were to launch a preemptive attack...

"So that's how it is. By dodging the opponent's attacks, you lure them to the edge of the court, and then stand at the edge of the court and knock them out of the court when they are not prepared."

"Using the ring rules to win by 'going out of bounds,' no wonder it's called 'Backwater Sword Dance.' A good tactic, but:"

Facing the unmoving Rebecca, Roman reached out and a whip appeared in his hand. With a casual flick of his wrist, a black shadow flashed and landed where Rebecca was, instantly cutting a smooth crack in the arena. Fortunately, she dodged at the last second!

No, it wasn't that Rebecca dodged; it was that Roman deliberately missed.

"Look, if it were Admiral Orlumbus, he could easily suppress you with his whip from mid to long range."

With a flick of his wrist, Roman's whip transformed into a longsword, which he then swept across the air:

Pfft!

A crescent-shaped sword aura flashed across the arena, causing Rebecca to dodge with a low backflip! The sword aura grazed her nose and disappeared beneath the stands behind her! The next second, a long sword was already pointing down at her throat, causing the girl to tumble awkwardly to the side.

"Unlike the gladiators here who are used to head-on confrontations, swordsmen on the high seas generally know a few ranged attacks called 'sword aura.' Although the damage is not as high as that of physical swords, your 'defense' is just as lethal."

"What does this guy take gladiatorial combat for?"

Cavendish, used his famous sword 'Durandal' to prop himself up from a half-squat, and watched Roman constantly changing weapons and 'fighting' with Rebecca, his lips twitching.

"I'd heard that the White Knight of the Straw Hat crew Pirates liked to 'train others,' but I never expected him to actually give pointers to his opponents during a match..."

On-site teaching, huh?

"Therefore, simple defense and counterattack have very limited limitations, especially in this world with all sorts of strange and wonderful abilities—stand up!"

"Yes,"

Seeing Rebecca nodding obediently, Roman touched his mask, looking at her with an expression of 'this child is teachable.' Fortunately, at that moment, Luffy's crying came from the nearby gladiator's rest building, bringing him back to his senses.

Oops, my occupational hazard has kicked in again!

When they encounter someone they consider "one of their own," they can't help but want to enhance that person's combat abilities... and:

"I'm sorry, Rebecca."

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"I'm ending this fight." Rebecca, who had just received some pointers from Roman, was startled by his words and immediately became fully alert! But the next instant:

Brush,

In a flash, the view before Rebecca, who was holding the sword in front of her, transformed into an arched passageway.

The entrance to the gladiators' arena!

"What... could it be!?"

Rebecca whirled around to see a spotless figure standing on the battlefield littered with corpses—a suit, top hat, and mask.

Finally, facing bizarre and unusual ability users,

Roman Guotou to look at Rebecca, who had lost by going out of bounds and was at a loss.

"Without strong Armament Haki, you wouldn't even know how you died."

··········

"Oh my gosh! The winner of Section D is the mysterious 'Magician' Neo! He gave us a wonderful 'magic show'—of course, it would have been even better if the audience hadn't been affected!"

Smack! Smack! Smack!

Thunderous applause erupted. Although he was initially overwhelmed by the applause, Roman's battle was undeniably a combination of mystery, elegance, and power! And power is the most desirable thing in the entire New World.

It's like if Big Mom said she was the World's Greatest Beauty, how many people in the entire Whole Cake Island, or even the New World, would dare to disagree?

No!

Take, for example, Old Sai's fiancée, Holi Sha, a pillar of the Second Sea Army. As for her looks... well, you could say she and Old Sai look very much like a married couple. But Old Sai's appearance... well... and that "girl" already has 25 husbands! All sorts of cute guys and handsome men—that's the privilege of the strong.

"That was fantastic, Lord Neo!!"

"What an amazing 'magic trick,' but I just can't understand it..."

"Nonsense, do you think you can understand this lord's methods?"

"It's a pity we didn't throw that mad king's granddaughter down there to experience the thrill of Fighting Fish..."

Snap,

Rebecca, realizing what had happened, slumped to the ground in despair. She had lost! And lost completely. The mysterious magician named 'Neo' had been 'instructing' her, not fighting her. In other words:

If the opponent gets serious, I'm afraid I won't even be able to withstand a single move.

"Your stamina is too poor,"

A calm voice sounded in front of her, causing Rebecca to look up. Although the other person was wearing a mask, she could almost imagine the displeased expression behind it.

"Your legs are already weak after fighting for so short a time? A strong fighter must have plenty of stamina..."

"Yes!"

Rebecca, who quickly stood up, certainly wouldn't offer an excuse like, "I collapsed to the ground because I was frustrated by losing." However:

He lost. Not even a sliver of hope remained. Without Devil Fruit powers, how could he possibly be a match for Doflamingo?

"Okay, stop looking like you're about to cry."

Roman patted Rebecca on the shoulder to comfort her, "You know you're only 16. If Lucy and I were your age, we'd probably be beaten to a pulp by you. You're already very strong—of course, you can't slack off in your training in the future."

"····yes,"

Rebecca, her eyes brimming with tears, couldn't help but smile bitterly. What was she to say about this man? She'd tried to seduce him, yet he remained unmoved; she'd tried to harm him, and that was fine too; but once in the ring, he acted like a drill sergeant; and now, even after winning, he was lecturing her with earnest words...

This doesn't match your mysterious aura at all!

"Mr. Neo is a really good man."

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"What are you talking about! I hate it when people call me a 'good person'," Roman waved his hand speechlessly, having inexplicably received a 'good person card'. "I'm leaving, don't be discouraged—"

"It's hard to say whether Doflamingo will even survive today."

!?

When Rebecca turned around abruptly, all she could see was the back of the mysterious magician slowly leaving.

"Unfortunately, not a knight."

The girl muttered to herself, then shook her head with amusement.

That won't do, you're not a little girl anymore, Rebecca!

Cheer up, even if you're like this—

We must fight!

"Waaaaah, I... I thought... never again..."

"Waaaaah, I'm so sorry! If only I had been there back then..."

When Roman found Luffy, he was crying his heart out with another gentleman with wavy blond hair and dressed in aristocratic casual clothes!

"Hey, isn't that Sabo, the Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Army?"

As the behind-the-scenes 'financial backer' who secretly funded the Revolutionary Army, Roman certainly knew Sabo, but at that time he was known as the Navy's 'White Dove'.

Click,

The mask split open in the middle, automatically receding and disappearing to both sides, revealing Roman's true face. In any case, everyone present was:

"Oh my god, the White Knight's true face!!! It's dazzling—"

Bartolomeo, standing next to him, excitedly leaned back and fell to the ground in an arch shape. Roman nodded in approval; his flexibility was quite good.

"Roman, this is my Sabo! Waaaaah, I always thought he was dead..."

"Sabo, this is my partner Roman!"

Sabo wiped his face, adjusted the noble scarf called 'Krabat' on his chest, and then bowed respectfully to Roman.

"Luffy has always been well taken care of by you, which makes me, his incompetent older brother, feel deeply ashamed. — Thank you!"

"It's okay, I'm used to it anyway."

Roman waved his hand, then touched his chin with feigned surprise.

"However, the fact that Luffy's brother is the second-in-command of the Revolutionary Army is..."

"I never expected that you would be a fellow member of the Luffy —no wonder the 'White Knight's' Bounty Poster is armor."

So it turns out they were just like me, 'rebels' from the corrupt old class.

"Let's talk about catching up later,"

Roman pulled out a piece of paper, and a weak voice came from the mouth on it.

"Sorry, you're the one with the Straw Hat."

"Our plan failed. Doflamingo didn't—"

"Trafalgar, is your voice injured?"

"I...yes,"

In an instant, Luffy wiped away his tears and snot and became serious.

"Where are the others?"

"We're all fine, Luffy." Nami's voice came through the other end. "At the same time, I received a request for help from the Tontatta Kingdom. They have over five hundred people who are being enslaved by Doflamingo to work in their factories. They hope we can help them."

"It's that SMILE factory; we're planning to go there. But if we do that, Doflamingo will definitely get wind of it... My fighting ability underground will be greatly reduced, so..."

"Okay, I'll go beat up Doflamingo!"

In an instant, Luffy weighed the pros and cons: although the Mera Mera no Mi was important, his crewmates were even more important.

"Roman, the arena is now in your hands."

"No problem,"

Roman didn't even consider Diamante, a mere high-ranking official, a mere "square".

Even if we include Burgess, it's the same. That guy's right hand clashed with Garp's during the Marineford War, and now he needs equipment to unleash his 'Wave Elbow Strike'. It's really hard to say whether his strength has improved or declined. Moreover:

"Luffy, I'll take your place in the competition."

Although Sabo is about ten centimeters taller than Luffy, in this New World where people are often several meters tall, who can tell the difference? Besides, Luffy himself is a full-body disguise with a helmet, cape, and beard.

"Don't worry, I will never let the Mera Mera no Mi fall into the hands of anyone else!"

Ace's will can only be inherited by me.

"Alright, then I'll go beat him up—"

"Wait a minute," Roman gestured with his hand to calm Luffy down, "I'll take you out. This arena isn't exactly a 'good' place. Haven't you noticed that a lot of the participants have disappeared?"

?!

"Even your Revolutionary Army's cadre 'Hack' has disappeared."

!

"I'm sorry," Sabo thought for a moment with a serious expression, "We don't have a person named 'Hack' in our Revolutionary Army."

"Really,"

Roman flipped his hand, and a stack of white papers fell into his hand.

"These are the names and information of the participants I recorded earlier; there should be many top-notch competitors on them! But—"

The 'Hobby-Hobby Fruit' truly lives up to its reputation as BUG-level; even Roman lost his 'memories' of these people. Of course, this only refers to his memories of this world; that is, Roman still retains his memories of 'Chinjao,' 'Old Sai,' and 'Hack' from his previous life. However, his memories of encountering them in this arena have vanished!

"There are records, but I have no memory of these masters. If you think back carefully, you will find that there are 'blank' places in your memory."

!!

"That's right," Luffy's expression turned serious. "I clearly remember fighting a big guy in the ring before, but I have no recollection of it at all."

"Yes," Sabo said, frowning, "We infiltrated this place after receiving a phone call, but we don't know anything about the caller or the person who made it..."

"This should be the Devil Fruit ability of someone from the Donquixote Family, so it's best to rejoin the main force first and then discuss countermeasures."

"That's settled then, Roman! Take me to everyone's place!"

"OK,"

Splash splash~~~

With a snap of his fingers, Roman's flying pieces of paper instantly formed a pair of wings behind Luffy. Luffy, however, was already used to this and was about to take flight:

"The helmet, cape, and camouflage were left behind."

"Huh? Ah, ah—"

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