Seeing how unafraid Babaya was, Granny Yubaba furrowed her brow. This was nothing like the usually low-key strategist Babaya. Did he have some kind of backing?
"Bullshit! Yamashita Chuhide's lower back was stabbed to pieces, with more than a dozen wounds! And you're telling me it was a sparring match? You traitor! I'm gonna kill you!"
Bartolomeo bared his sharp teeth and snarled. He had already drawn the Skillful Grade Sword: Yubashiri and aimed it at Babaya.
"Babaya! If Yamashita Chuhide did something to wrong you, tell me. I'll see that justice is done!"
Granny Yubaba still wanted to find out why Babaya had killed Yamashita Chuhide—and where Babaya's confidence was coming from.
She didn't want to lose a talent she had painstakingly raised, either.
However, if Babaya had already turned against them and killed a 'family member' for no reason, she would still have to kill him to uphold the Barto Family's values and rules!
"Granny Yubaba! I know! Babaya must've been bewitched by the Cursed Blade: Sandai Kitetsu when he got his hands on it. He must've lost control and hit Yamashita Chuhide too hard, killing him!"
Dezaya spoke up at once. She was torn. On one side were Granny Yubaba, who had raised her, and Bartolomeo, whom she had grown up with. On the other was the man she was with now.
She didn't want to see them turn against one another!
"Cursed Blade? Babaya, I never knew you were so lucky. Besides the Skillful Grade Sword: Yubashiri, you even have a Sandai Kitetsu!"
Granny Yubaba narrowed her eyes at the long sword Babaya had slung over his shoulder. It certainly carried an ominous aura and looked extraordinary.
Was this what gave Babaya his confidence?
Could it really be the cursed blade's influence that had changed Babaya's personality and made him kill Yamashita Chuhide?
But Babaya's tone when he'd just demanded the Two-Color Haki training method and the Skillful Grade Sword: Yubashiri had really annoyed her!
And if Granny Yubaba was annoyed, Bartolomeo was even more so!
"I don't care whether the cursed blade influenced him or not. He killed Yamashita Chuhide! If he couldn't handle the cursed blade, then hand it over to me!"
Bartolomeo grinned menacingly. He felt that the Sandai Kitetsu suited his Cannibal nature even better. He could add the Skillful Grade Sword: Yubashiri to his collection instead!
"Ugh! You want to steal my Sandai Kitetsu too?"
Daddy sneered, pulled Dezaya behind him, glanced at the swaggering Bartolomeo, then fixed his gaze on the short old woman, Baba Yuba.
In his eyes, the only one who mattered was Granny Yubaba. As for Bartolomeo, he no longer considered him a threat!
"Babaya! Hand over the Sandai Kitetsu and spend a month under house arrest. I'll forgive your mistake, and you can remain the Barto Family's strategist!"
Beneath Granny Yubaba's tiny glasses, a hint of menace appeared. Her hands, which had been held behind her back, dropped to her sides. Her frail-looking body suddenly radiated the aura of a powerful fighter!
"No, no, no! Granny Yubaba, you still haven't understood what I said! I'm going out to sea! And I want you to teach me how to train in Two-Color Haki, and give me back the Skillful Grade Sword: Yubashiri!"
Daddy spoke seriously. He held the Cursed Blade: Sandai Kitetsu at an angle in his right hand, while his left hung casually at his side. His index and middle fingers were already crossed.
"Fuck you! Die!"
Furious at Daddy's words, Cannibal Bartolomeo launched a brazen attack. Gripping the Skillful Grade Sword: Yubashiri in both hands, he leaped up and brought it crashing down at the traitor Babaya!
Barrier: Left Hand Shield!
Basic Technique: Sweep Through a Thousand Armies!
A small, transparent barrier shield appeared on Daddy's left arm, blocking Bartolomeo's fierce downward slash. At the same time, the Sandai Kitetsu in his right hand swept out in a powerful slash toward Bartolomeo's waist!
If that blow landed, Bartolomeo—who only knew how to crudely coat himself in Armament Haki—might be cut clean in half, sliced at the waist on the spot!
"Babaya! You've gone too far! You have a Devil Fruit power?!"
The short old woman, Granny Yubaba, had appeared beside Bartolomeo. Her hands, dark gray with Armament Haki, blocked Daddy's lethal strike. She had also seen the transparent barrier stop Bartolomeo's sword, and now she shouted in anger!
Babaya had not only hidden the Cursed Blade: Sandai Kitetsu; he had also concealed his strength and Devil Fruit power. He deserved to die!
Granny Yubaba's dark gray hands clashed with Daddy's Sandai Kitetsu, sending sparks flying. They were astonishingly hard!
"Granny Yubaba, your Armament Haki has weakened again. Its color's even lighter!"
Barrier: Cone Spike!!
A transparent, shoe-shaped spike formed around Daddy's right foot. He kicked Bartolomeo flying with a forceful blow. Bartolomeo spewed blood as he hurtled away, a vicious wound gaping across his abdomen!
"So this is what gives you confidence! Die!"
Granny Yubaba hadn't expected Babaya to spare a thought for attacking Bartolomeo. She suddenly kicked at his planted left leg, intent on crippling it for good!
Bang!
Granny Yubaba felt as if her foot had struck a block of steel. Even with Armament Haki coating it, her leg suffered a powerful rebound, and she stumbled backward.
She could feel the bones in her foot cracking. The pain was excruciating!
"Not bad! This is what gives me confidence!"
Barrier: Charging Bull Shoulder Strike!
Daddy swiftly sheathed the Sandai Kitetsu and crossed the index and middle fingers on both hands. A massive barrier appeared in front of him. He braced against it and hurtled toward Granny Yubaba!
He could even cross his toes to form a barrier spike around his right foot and a Guardian Barrier around his left. Those two moves had already made Granny Yubaba and Bartolomeo pay dearly!
"I refuse to believe my Armament Haki can't break your Devil Fruit power!"
Granny Yubaba's right fist darkened again as she swung it at Babaya, who was charging toward her!
"It's useless, old woman!!"
Carrying two years' worth of resentment and fury, Daddy violently slammed into the short old woman!
"No!!"
Tears welled in Dezaya's eyes. The family members she cared about most were fighting to the death, and she didn't know what to do!
Crash!
A small figure was sent flying and smashed into the wall, kicking up a cloud of dust!
The sight terrified countless gang underlings. The granny who had beaten Barto into a swollen, bruised mess had actually been sent flying!
"Ah!! Everyone! Kill him!!"
Bartolomeo's sharp teeth were smeared with blood, making him look even more vicious and terrifying, like a demon!
At their boss's command, the hundreds of underlings present grabbed their weapons and roared as they charged together at Big Daddy Babaya, the traitor!
Barrier Siege Engine!!
Daddy crossed his hands, with the index and middle fingers crossed as well. A huge barrier shield appeared, and the most terrifying part was the row of sharp spikes jutting from its front.
Daddy charged headlong, unstoppable, straight into the hundreds of gang thugs!
In an instant, bodies flew through the air and cries of pain filled the scene. Wherever the Barrier Siege Engine went, flesh and blood sprayed everywhere, leaving a terrifying trail of carnage!
END OF THE CHAPTER
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