Bang!
Ulti slammed the hunk of meat and bone she had been holding onto the dining table.
Her movement startled Vinsmoke Niji, who sat across from her.
As arrogant and conceited as his older brother Ichiji, "Sparking Red" used his small stature to leap straight onto the table and throw a vicious punch.
His fist flew straight at Ulti's delicate face!
At that critical moment, a clear, transparent barrier appeared before Ulti. It looked as fragile as glass, yet it held firm against Vinsmoke Niji's little fist, which flickered with blue arcs of electricity.
The Paramecia-type Barrier-Barrier Fruit.
Page One's expression turned cold. He crossed his index and middle fingers, assuming the distinctive starting pose for the Barrier-Barrier Fruit.
Reserved as he was, Page One respected and supported Adrian every bit as much as Ulti did.
Besides...
How dare you, you blue-haired freak, try to hit my big sister right in front of me?
Niji's lightning-fast punch had been thrown with nearly all his strength, but it made no headway against the barrier's peerless defense.
And as everyone knew, force worked both ways.
The force of Niji's punch rebounded straight back into him.
A sharp crack rang out.
The bones in the wrist of the little fist Niji had driven into the transparent barrier snapped out of place. Blood streamed down his hand, and the intense pain sent the arrogant Germa prince into a screaming fit.
Thud!
One moment, Niji had leaped onto the table ready for a fight. The next, he had collapsed to his knees on its surface. Fine silverware and dishes flew everywhere around him, spilling food and soup across the table.
Ulti had not moved from her seat. She first gave her dear little brother Page One an approving glance, then took her time looking at