Ms. Valentine, Mr. 5

The newcomer was tall and slender, with short blonde hair and black eyes.

She was charming and always wore a smile. A yellow hat, lemon-slice-shaped earrings, and a short yellow dress patterned with lemon slices perfectly outlined her proud figure.

Her white high heels instantly accentuated her long, straight, fair legs.

She also carried a parasol with yellow-and-blue stripes!

She was a very fashionable woman.

So she left a deep impression on people.

She was Baroque Works' "Ms. Valentine," whose real name was Mikita.

This woman even had her own fan club within Baroque Works, showing just how stunning she was.

Ener couldn't help frowning. He truly hadn't expected those people from the Holy Land to be working with Baroque Works.

And to have sent them here.

He then turned to the other side, because his Observation Haki had already detected someone hiding in the corner over there.

More importantly, Baroque Works agents always worked in pairs. If one had appeared, the other had to be nearby.

"Tut, tut... You're pretty alert, aren't you?"

Noticing Ener's gaze, the person in the corner let out a strange laugh and stepped out.

This guy looked like a rock singer. There was no need to say more—he was Ms. Valentine's partner, Mr. 5, whose real name was Gem.

Ener's eyelid twitched.

These two might not have been particularly strong.

But these two guys' Devil Fruit powers were each stronger than the other.

Mr. 5 was a Paramecia-type Bomb-Bomb Fruit user. Any part of his body could explode, including the boogers he flicked out, and even the breath he blew from his mouth could become an explosive. He was also immune to gunpowder and explosions, and had once swallowed one of Usopp's "Gunpowder Stars."

Compared to Donquixote Family officer Gladius, their abilities were quite similar.

Would Mr. 5 be weak if he had properly developed this Devil Fruit?

Yet this guy only used it to flick boogers... What a complete waste!

Ms. Valentine possessed the Paramecia-type Kilo-Kilo Fruit, allowing her to freely manipulate her body weight between one kilogram and ten thousand kilograms. She could drift like a feather or crush enemies with astonishing weight.

But that was only what the anime had shown.

Put simply, this ability changed her own density. But density did not merely determine weight—it could also affect hardness. If she could make her density equal to that of a Supreme Grade Blade...

Then her body's defense would definitely not lose to Jozu's.

This ability would have been insanely powerful anywhere in the world.

But what about her?

All she had developed was the Lotus Press [sitting on an enemy and using her ability to suppress them]. What kind of nonsense was that...

Maybe he should experience the Lotus Press too?

After all, this girl really was quite pretty.

Mr. 5 slowly walked up to Ener and arrogantly said, "Hand over three billion, and I'll spare your life..."

Ener: "..."

If Crocodile had been here today, he would have been qualified to say that.

But what right did a guy who had developed such an overpowered Devil Fruit ability into booger-picking have?

"Shave..."

Ener instantly vanished from where he stood. When he appeared again, he was already in front of Mr. 5.

"Foot Bomb!"

He used the Bomb-Bomb Fruit to strike an enemy with an explosive kick, then detonated it. Its power was quite decent... but would Ener let him get his way?

Shave...

Ener vanished again and instantly arrived at Mr. 5's side, sweeping out a kick that struck Mr. 5's left ribs.

"Bang!"

Mr. 5 was sent flying by the tremendous force, smashing violently into the wall of a nearby shop and collapsing part of it.

"Ten-Thousand-Kilogram Guillotine!"

Meanwhile, Ms. Valentine had already made her body extremely light and floated into the air. Then, in an instant, she changed her weight to ten thousand kilograms and drove her leg toward Ener's neck.

How could such an attack possibly succeed?

After all, Ener possessed Observation Haki and had detected it long ago. With a sidestep, he made Ms. Valentine's attack miss completely.

Ms. Valentine's leg slammed fiercely into the ground, blasting another huge crater into it with its immense force.

Ms. Valentine's expression changed drastically because she felt an icy gaze upon her.

She slowly turned her head and met Ener's eyes as he looked down at her from above.

"Gulp..."

Ms. Valentine involuntarily swallowed. The two were far too close now. If Ener attacked, she would have no way to dodge.

As if to confirm her thoughts.

Ener raised his leg and kicked in the next instant.

She definitely couldn't evade it. Left with no choice, Ms. Valentine crossed her arms in front of herself, trying to block the blow.

"Crack..."

But the instant Ener's foot touched her arms, intense pain shot through them, leaving them limp and powerless.

The next second.

Ener's foot broke through the defense of her arms and slammed brutally into her chest.

Her breasts hurt so badly that they would probably swell up immediately. Then her entire body flew away...

"Bastard... Nose-Fancy Cannon!"

Mr. 5 finally got back to his feet on the other side and launched an attack. He flicked a booger through the air with the power of the Bomb-Bomb Fruit.

"Damn it... He actually used that move!"

Ener was utterly speechless.

"Whoosh..."

The Sandai Kitetsu at his waist instantly left its sheath. Green light flickered in his eyes as well. "Oni Aura: Oni Giri!"

A Flying Slash shot forth.

"Rumble..."

It accurately split the incoming booger in half, detonating it at once. The slash did not lose momentum and continued toward Mr. 5.

That was right. Having advanced to the level of Master Swordsman, he could now use Flying Slashes.

That was also the mark of a Master Swordsman!

"Splat..."

Mr. 5 had no way to dodge. The slash struck him squarely in the chest, leaving a wound that nearly cut his entire body in two.

Blood sprayed out.

It quickly dyed his entire body red, and Mr. 5 slowly collapsed.

But just as Ener was about to pursue him and finish the guy off, a hole suddenly appeared beside Mr. 5. A hand then reached out from it and pulled Mr. 5 inside.

"Huh?"

Ener was somewhat surprised, but after thinking for a moment, he instantly knew who had saved Mr. 5.

She was Miss Merry Christmas, another Baroque Works agent. She possessed the Zoan-type Mole-Mole Fruit, which allowed her to transform into a mole and dig tunnels underground for use in battle.

Ener immediately turned to look in the other direction. Sure enough, Ms. Valentine had been rescued as well.