Twisted Future

At that moment, Bartholomew Kuma's expression changed drastically. He instinctively shielded Bonney behind him, while Vegapunk hurriedly tried to stop him as well.

"Hey! Uchiha Hanazuki, don't go too far!"

"Why are you so nervous? I only want to borrow a tiny bit of this child's Lineage Factor after she recovers. I'm not going to take her life. What a fuss."

Hanazuki shot Vegapunk a sidelong glance, then leaned toward Bonney and spoke with a serious expression.

"Little Bonney, try and see whether you can twist your future into this form. If you can do it, then I promise you that your father will return to your side safe and sound, and fulfill your dream..."

The next moment, surging Haki flowed forth, weaving and outlining itself like strands of thread as it entered Bonney's sight.

"Dad, my dream... I... I absolutely won't let Dad die. Now it's my turn to protect Dad. I... I..."

For some reason, Bonney's heart, wrapped in deep familial love, was exceptionally calm. Yet her immature little face was consumed by rage and violence.

Soon, the petite figure before Hanazuki made the smile on his face grow even brighter.

"Well done, Bonney..."

The flames burned even fiercer. As the two figures stared at each other with six eyes, Kuma was not the only one left astonished. Even Borsalino's heart trembled at the chilling, oppressive cold and the endless fury.

"Sure enough, how terrifying. So this is your ability? I've never seen you in this form before..."

"There's plenty you haven't seen. You might not even know the inside story of the environment you're in yourself. But what does that have to do with you, corporate drone?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Borsalino nodded in agreement, then laughed self-deprecatingly.

"Corporate drone? A hardworking employee