Valentine's Day

"Dear friends, good evening!"

"Welcome to the Meetup Bar themed party. I'm your host for tonight, Qixi..."

By the time Luo Sa and Hina entered the venue, the party had just reached its climax.

At the center of the stage, a host in evening wear gripped a microphone and began a passionate speech.

"I think everyone has gathered here for the very treasure in my hand, haven't they?"

The host held up a box in his hand, his gaze sweeping across the crowd.

Instantly, the attention of the entire audience was drawn over. Everyone knew that inside that box in the host's hand was surely a Devil Fruit!

This was a Devil Fruit, after all—a supreme treasure worth one hundred million Beli, and priceless on the market!

Seeing the crowd's reaction, the host was very satisfied. Without further ado, he began announcing the rules of the competition.

"This competition takes the form of an arena battle. Each person has one challenge opportunity, and the one who remains standing on this stage at the end will be the victor!"

"Of course, since tonight's theme is a couples' battle, both partners must take the stage together, and if even one is defeated, that counts as a loss!"

After announcing the rules, the host stepped down, leaving the central stage—which doubled as the arena—open.

But staring at the empty arena, everyone instinctively took a step back. Not a single person was willing to step up first.

This competition was an arena battle. There could only be one victor, and each person had only one challenge opportunity.

Therefore, the first one up would inevitably face a gauntlet of consecutive fights!

In that situation, who wouldn't want to conserve their strength first, then go up last to defeat an exhausted opponent and claim the final victory?!

Luo Sa frowned slightly, then looked over at Hina beside him.

Hina happened to be looking at Luo Sa at the same time. She smiled brightly and gave a slight nod.

"Let's go. I don't really like this place. Just a bunch of small fry. We'll finish this quickly."

Watching the atmosphere down below, Luo Sa felt like they were nothing but clowns being gawked at by a crowd.

That feeling made him extremely uncomfortable.

"Mm, okay!"

Hina gave Luo Sa an apologetic look. To be honest, she didn't like this place either.

"Small fry? Little runt, what did you say?!"

Unexpectedly, Luo Sa's words were overheard by a nearby couple locked in a passionate kiss. The man immediately took offense!

"Save the talk. Come up and fight!"

Luo Sa replied coldly, taking Hina by the hand and stepping onto the arena without another word.

"Fine then! Today I'm going to pound you little runt into a pancake!"

Provoked by Luo Sa, the man clenched his fist—the size of a sandbag—and strode toward the center of the stage.

At times like this, face mattered most. Winning or losing became secondary!

"The rule of the arena battle is that there are no rules. Once you're on stage, the match begins. Do as you please, life or death doesn't matter." The host chuckled from offstage.

"Then I won't hold back!"

The tall man told his female partner to wait at one corner of the arena while he walked toward the center.

"I'm going in!"

Luo Sa smiled at Hina and also walked toward the center.

Although it was called a couples' battle, as men, they naturally wouldn't let their partners fight. So for the most part, it was really a battle between men for the sake of their women!

"Go for it. I'll wait for you to come back." Hina said gently.

Luo Sa's forward steps paused. A strange feeling suddenly stirred in his heart.

"Ahaha, kill him, kill him!"

"Go, big guy! Smash your opponent flat with those fists!"

"Little runt, don't you lose either! Hit him below the belt, hit him below the belt!"

As soon as someone stepped onto the stage, the crowd below immediately started jeering, making Luo Sa's frown tighten even more!

"Hahaha, disappear from this world!"

The tall man let out a wild laugh, charged forward, and raised his fist to smash down hard!

"Scram!"

Luo Sa snorted coldly and threw a punch of his own.

In the center of the arena, two fists—one the size of a sandbag, the other no bigger than a red bean bun—formed a stark contrast.

Boom!

The next moment, under the man's incredulous gaze, his body flew backward and crashed heavily onto the ground!

"What the hell, no way!"

"Ohhh, a comeback, the little guy's making a comeback!"

"Hahaha, kill him, kill him!"

After a brief moment of shock, the crowd below erupted into wild cheers, the jeers rising wave after wave!

"Get lost!"

Luo Sa glanced at the crowd below, suddenly feeling utterly bored. He had zero interest in killing anyone.

"Yes, yes, yes!"

The man struggled to his feet from the ground, bowing and scraping as he backed away.

"Damn you, go to hell!"

"Rainstorm Flying Daggers!"

Suddenly, a vicious glint flashed in the man's eyes. With a fierce roar, his body spun like a tornado.

Then, one flying dagger after another shot out from the whirlwind like dense raindrops, all aimed straight at Luo Sa!

It all happened in a flash of lightning. Before anyone below could react, they heard the man's wild, arrogant laughter.

"Is that funny?"

Suddenly, a voice rang out abruptly, and then a ball of white light exploded fiercely in the arena.

Under everyone's horrified gaze, those flying daggers froze mid-air, hanging there motionless!

"N-no way?"

The man's eyes showed disbelief. The scene before him was just too bizarre!

"A Devil Fruit user!"

Suddenly, a cry of shock came from below. As the white light faded, they clearly saw a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user!

"Hurricane!"

Luo Sa, now transformed into his Winged Gull Half-Beastman form, spoke with an icy chill in his tone.

Since this man wanted to kill him, he had to be ready to die!

Under the control of Wind Power, the flying daggers suspended in mid-air suddenly reversed direction, all pointing squarely at the man!

Rumble!

A fierce gale instantly howled across the arena, making the air groan under the unbearable pressure!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

The daggers flew like ten thousand blades, tearing through the void in an instant!

Boom!

With the sound of a heavy impact, all the wind came to an abrupt halt!

By the time everyone snapped back to their senses, they saw the man's body pinned to the wall by ten thousand flying daggers!

His eyes were wide and bulging, his face frozen in utter disbelief even in death!

Gulp!

Everyone swallowed hard, clearly stunned by the scene before them!

"Whoa!"

"So strong, so strong!"

"Incredible!"

After a brief silence, the crowd below erupted into cheers once more.

The audience lavished their praise without restraint, and some raised their glasses repeatedly, the red wine's color glaringly bright under the lights!