"ROOM!"
Law was the first to leap out from the side. Raising a hand, he formed a seal and unleashed the aura field of his Devil Fruit ability, enveloping Chaton within it.
"Whoosh!"
The instant Law's Devil Fruit ability field covered Chaton, before he could even launch an attack, Chaton had already wrapped himself in Armament Haki and swept a kick sideways, aiming straight for Law's head.
"!!!" Law was horrified. If that kick landed, his head would be blown apart on the spot.
At that critical moment, a white longsword thrust in from the side, stabbing toward Chaton's thigh. The chilling sword energy radiating from the blade showed just how terrifying the strike was. If Chaton insisted on kicking Law's head apart, this sword might very well chop off his thigh.
"Damn! You're ganging up on me!" Forced back by that sword strike that relieved Law under siege, Chaton complained with obvious displeasure as he withdrew.
He turned, intending to rush toward Ronglin. Since Smoky had stepped in to save Law, there surely would be no one guarding Ronglin right now. It was the perfect chance to test whether Ronglin was injured.
Yet the moment he paused and turned around, a streak of black light cleaved down behind him, collapsing half the ceiling of the living room.
Shiryu had already charged in from outside, forming an angle with Smoky and trapping Chaton between them, leaving him no chance to attack Ronglin.
"Ah, ah!" Chaton stopped his assault. Looking at Ronglin, who still wore a calm smile, then at Shiryu and Smoky, who were facing him like formidable enemies, he said, "If you are willing to surrender, I, Chaton, swear that I will never allow you to suffer the slightest abuse!"
Watching Chaton surrounded by Shiryu and Smoky, Ronglin's heart