Merry's Ability, the Natural Counter to the Float-Float Fruit!

"Um?"

Where did the music come from?

Merry, floating beside Nico Robin, stared at Diamante in the distance, her face full of questions.

Why did the music start playing after that guy started dancing?

Also, why are the Himawari swaying and dancing along with it?

"Sa~"

"Let's enjoy this performance together!" Diamante laughed loudly, "I'll be thoroughly enjoying the sight of the four of you dying a horrible death!"

After saying that, Diamante took a strange speaker out of his pocket and placed it on the ground.

This also made Merry realize where the strange music came from; it turned out this guy had brought his own speaker.

"So vain?" Merry teased.

"Little brat, what do you know?" Diamante suddenly sat up straight and laughed loudly, "This is called passion!"

After saying that, he drew the long sword from his waist and launched Flying Slash without any mercy.

"Half-Moon Funeral!"

"Weng~"

The next moment, a Haki Flying Slash flew towards them, instantly carving a huge crater in the ground!

"Don't even think about it!"

With a shout, Merry activated her ability, pulling the group aside and successfully dodging the attack.

"That was close!"

A bead of cold sweat trickled down Nico Robin's face. How could this guy's Flying Slash be so fast?

Kyros, stared at Diamante with a grim expression, and casually unleashed a terrifying Flying Slash... truly befitting the Top Executive of the Donquixote Family.

"Hahaha~"

Kyros!

Diamante arrogantly said, "Weren't you just saying you wanted to kill me? How come you're in such a sorry state now?"

"Hey, hey, hey, you haven't been underestimating me all along, have you?!"

"You really think I'm just some floating, genius gladiator?"

"I'm even Lihai than you think!"

Diamante paused here, then said sarcastically, "Don't always think you're the strongest person in Colosseum the Strongest in History!"

"I am a current Colosseum Hero with real skills, Lord Diamante!"

Kyros's record in the Colosseum is indeed impressive, but... Lord Diamante is no pushover either!

He is now the uncrowned king of the Colosseum!

"I have a feeling this guy is jealous," Merry muttered.

Rebecca glanced at Merry in surprise upon hearing this. Why would this little girl have such an idea?

Diamante's expression, however, suggests otherwise.

"Generally speaking, the more someone lacks something, the more they tend to emphasize it," Nicole Robin added. "So what Merry said might be true."

"I see."

Rebecca gave a look of Satori realization, then looked at Diamante with a look of disgust that made Diamante's veins bulge and her anger flare up.

"Who are you calling jealous, you bastard!" Diamante roared.

What do you mean by him Kyros?

Are you kidding me!

He's a hero in the Bullfighting Arena now, how could he possibly be jealous of this guy?

Thinking of this, Diamante looked at Kyros and continued, "Kyros, I have very little respect for you, a former Colosseum hero."

"Titles and such mean nothing to me," Kyros roared. "All I want now is to kill you!"

Kyros rushed towards Diamante and swung his sword.

"Hahaha."

"You can't do that."

Diamante, using her Devil Fruit power to transform herself into a flag, easily dodged Kyros's attack with a flick of her wrist, taunting, "Because I can become light as a feather~"

"Hahaha~"

After making a few sarcastic remarks, Diamante flew into the air and rushed towards Merry and the others.

"Little girl, you're really annoying me, so I'll deal with you first."

The little girl in question is, of course, Merry.

This time, Merry didn't speak, but instead raised her hand and activated the Power of Wind.

The next moment...

"Phew~"

An incredibly powerful gust of wind flew out from Merry's hand, directly blowing Diamante away from mid-air.

Diamante:???

Several question marks appeared above Diamante's head as he retreated rapidly. How could he be retreating so fast?

Then, as if realizing something, he restored his body to its original state.

After blocking Kyros's slash with a backhand strike, Diamante frowned and said, "Wind... your ability really does counter my 'flying' ability."

As long as he becomes light and airy, he will be blown away by the little girl's wind, so... in a sense, the other party is indeed very restrained towards him.

But...

"My abilities go far beyond this!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Diamante placed her hand on the ground and activated her Devil Fruit ability without hesitation.

"Army Flag!"

"Weng~"

The next moment, the ground of the entire Flower Field began to shake, swaying up and down like a flag, causing the people standing on it to fall to the ground.

Diamante, however, seemed completely unaffected, standing there laughing uncontrollably.

"Merry!"

"Know."

Upon hearing Nico Robin's words, Merry knew exactly what she was going to say, so she activated her power without hesitation, sending all three of them into the sky.

Then, she looked down at Kyros and tried to pull him up as well, but he refused.

"Don't worry about me," Kyros said. "I can't fight if I'm off the ground."

Leaving the ground would certainly free him from the effects of Diamante's Devil Fruit power, but the problem is... Meli Landu can't coordinate with him in battle!

After all, the other side couldn't possibly know when he wanted to attack or when he wanted to retreat, so there was no way for them to coordinate.

Upon hearing this, Merry pursed her lips. She naturally understood Kyros's meaning, so she did not insist.

However... we should still provide support when needed!

With that in mind, Merry took out her small blue snake and transformed it into the shape of a bow, intending to support Kyros in the air.

Nicole Robin, meanwhile, had her arms crossed, ready to help restrain Diamante at any moment.

"Do you think I didn't notice your little tricks?!" Diamante shouted.

As he spoke, he swung his long sword and launched Flying Slash without any mercy.

To avoid the slashes imbued with Haki, Merry had no choice but to abandon her attack and fly to the side with Nico Robin and Rebecca.

Kyros seized the opportunity presented by Diamante's attack and prepared to rush forward and strike him with his sword.

But before he could rush very far, he was bounced back by the moving ground.

"Hahaha~"

"Kyros, I'm watching you too!" Diamante laughed loudly.

As they were talking, Diamante rushed in front of Kyros and unleashed a flurry of slashes, forcing Kyros to retreat repeatedly.

Had he not possessed immense combat experience, he would have already perished at Diamante's hands.

"Hahaha~"

Diamante grinned and said, "I didn't expect you to be able to withstand my attack under these circumstances. What a pity, you were just a little short~"

If that guy had reacted even a fraction of a second slower, my strike would have killed him.

Kyros didn't speak, but stood there panting, and then knelt down on the ground.

Upon seeing this, Diamante burst into laughter.

"Hahaha~"

"Looks like you're reaching your limit too," Diamante said. "Come to think of it, you've been running around on one leg all day, and then you fought me like crazy... Just being able to keep going until now is already your limit."

"Hahaha~"

"Father..."

Rebecca pursed her lips; she knew how hard her father had worked.

But... she couldn't help at all, which made her very upset.

"Leave it to us," Nico Robin said.

After saying that, Nico Robin activated her Devil Fruit power without hesitation.

"Twelve Flower Blooms - Hook Claw!"

The next moment, several arms appeared on Diamante's body, mercilessly twisting his body.

"Boring."

Diamante scoffed. Nico Robin actually thought she could defeat him with such an attack method?

Are you kidding me?!

Diamante then activated his Devil Fruit ability, making his body light and airy, allowing Nico Robin's arm to attack him.

"Invalid..."

Nico Robin's expression turned grim after realizing that she couldn't harm Diamante no matter what she did.

Her attacks were primarily physical, and all of them were blunt force trauma.

In this situation, she simply couldn't harm Devil Fruit User like Diamante.

I already said that.

After slicing off his own arms with a few quick swift strokes, Diamante laughed, "Your abilities are ineffective against me."

"Well..."

Nico Robin let out a muffled groan, clearly feeling the pain of her arm being severed.

"Um?"

Diamante paused for a moment, then burst into laughter as if he understood something.

"I see!"

"Things you create with your abilities also possess the five senses," Diamante said. "And these five senses will be directly transmitted to your original body... Hahahaha~"

"What a useless ability."

If the opponent doesn't feel any pain, it's indeed a rather troublesome ability, since the opponent can launch attacks continuously.

But it's different if you can feel the pain... After all, everyone has a limit to their tolerance!

If he wanted to, he could make Nico Robin pass out from the pain!

Nicole Robin didn't speak, but just frowned as she looked at Diamante.

She knew better than Diamante whether her abilities were useful or not; she just hadn't yet figured out a way to deal with Diamante.

"And what about me!"

Holding a bow and arrow, Merry stared coldly at Diamante and said, "Try this move of mine."

"Wind Arrow!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the bow and arrow in Merry's hand suddenly burst into a dazzling light, and then the arrow wrapped in blue light flew out with a whoosh, heading straight for Diamante!

"Good timing!"

Diamante roared, simultaneously enveloping his weapon in his Haki.

Then, without hesitation, he slashed at Merry's arrow.

"Clang!"

"Boom!"

The mere touch generated an incredibly powerful wind pressure, instantly blasting Kyros, who was near Diamante, away.

"Such powerful force."

Diamante frowned as Merry attacked next. Was this really the power this little girl could unleash?

This is without the use of Haki; if the opponent had mastered Armament Haki, this attack could have injured them.

As he thought about it, Diamante deflected Merry's arrow.

"It didn't work?"

Merry looked surprised; she knew how powerful her arrow was.

It's safe to say that most Sea Kings wouldn't be able to withstand her arrow.

As it turned out... Diamante caught it easily?

"Little girl, what are you surprised about?"

Diamante sneered, "I am the Top Executive of the Donquixote Family. How dare you, a mere girl, defeat me?"

He admitted that the other party's abilities were indeed somewhat troublesome, but that didn't mean he was afraid.

Diamante then dodged Kyros's slash by sidestepping, and sneered, "Kyros... I didn't expect you could still stand up."

"Has this one-legged leg not reached its limit yet?"

"You don't need to care about my one leg," Kyros said coldly, looking at Diamante. "If I were using that as an excuse, I wouldn't be standing on the battlefield!"

After saying this, Kyros paused for a moment, then roared, "This lost leg has been given to my great benefactor; it is my honor!"

"Yeah."

Diamante grinned and said, "Then I can focus on exploiting your weaknesses!"

"Hahaha~"

"Suit yourself," Kyros said coldly.

From the very beginning, he had already prepared himself for the enemy to use this leg as a weakness, so he didn't care much about it.

Diamante shook his head upon hearing this; what a stubborn fellow.

Then, he stroked his chin and said, "You're already this exhausted, there's no point in killing you now."

"So... how about we try this?"

As they spoke, Diamante took out several strips of cloth from his pocket. They looked light and flimsy, but considering Diamante's Devil Fruit ability, Kyros and the others still dared not relax.

"Um?"

Looking at the few strips of cloth that had turned into firework tubes, a hint of doubt flashed in Merry's eyes. What was this guy trying to do?

"This is the final performance!" Diamante laughed loudly, "Enjoy it while it lasts!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the fireworks tubes were suddenly ignited, and then with a loud bang, they sent their contents flying into the sky.

What are those things?

Rebecca looked at the sky in confusion. Was that paper flying out of the fireworks?

"Paper Snowflakes?"

"It shouldn't be."

Nico Robin frowned; the enemy wouldn't be showing them fireworks for no reason.

So... she suspected that thing was something Diamante created using her Devil Fruit powers!