The Reckoning Begins! Hero Diamante Takes the Stage

"This is the final battle of the Corrida Coliseum tournament!" the announcer declared excitedly from the host's platform.

"With the entire nation watching, the special arena has been prepared. Who will claim the Flame-Flame Fruit, the strongest Logia-type Devil Fruit born from Fire Fist Ace's power? All that remains is for the five contestants to enter."

"This is getting more and more interesting," Lu Yu said.

"Alright, let's go, Bartolomeo!" Lu Yu entered the arena alongside Bartolomeo.

"First to take the stage, everyone, is—!"

Amid the cheers, Lu Yu slowly walked toward the center of the arena.

"He's the standout figure of this tournament—Lu Yu has arrived!" The spectators in the stands shouted and cheered for Lu Yu!

"Ahhh!" The entire arena cheered for Lu Yu.

"Though this is Lu Yu's first time competing, his extraordinary abilities have completely captured the audience's hearts."

"Oh, and the next man to enter could be called the enemy of every spectator—the captain of the Barto Club, Cannibal Bartolomeo!"

The moment Bartolomeo appeared, the cheers throughout the arena immediately turned into jeers.

"Here comes the captain of the Blackbeard Pirates' First Ship, Burgess!" A burly man with a muscular upper body and skinny legs then walked out. He was the captain of the Blackbeard Pirates' First Ship.

"The Flame-Flame Fruit is ours!" he said to Lu Yu with obvious hostility.

Then Rebecca slowly walked out. She wore only a tiny amount of cloth, fully displaying her figure as she walked and drawing the eyes of everyone around her. "Entering amid a chorus of boos is the phantom princess who inherited the bloodline of that detestable King Riku family—Rebecca!"

"But Rebecca can already be called the incarnation of a demon! What means did she use to fight her way through the final West Block, where