One Piece: Gambling to The Top
Chapter 32 - 32

Mr. 5 pulled a gun out of his pocket, and he exhaled, putting his breath in the chambers of the gun, before flipping them and aiming that gun at Josh.

"I didn't want to use this. But I have seen that you are a sneaky man." Mr. 5 pulled the trigger. However, no bullet left the gun. Gem had a smirk on his face. ​​

Josh half-closed his eyes. All of the sudden, he felt an air almost passing by him.

Quickly, Josh used Shave to appear twenty meters to the side. In his original spot, a big fire explosion took over that place.

*Bam*

Turning his head after replaceing where Josh appeared, Gem sneered at Josh and said that even his breath can explode, just like any part of his body.

Gem pulled the trigger many times, sending unsealable breathes that can explode from nowhere.

Josh appeared in another spot. Unexpectedly, the breaths of Gem could take turns in the air and follow Josh, trying to explode him.

Luckily for Josh, the Super Human Serum gave him a faster reaction speed.

When the explosion was about to happen, Josh quickly reached and vanished in thin air, intending to hit Mr. 5.

Mr. 5 was already opening his arms. Although Gem can't see Josh, Gem knows what his foe is about to do.

When Josh appeared behind him, Mr.5's whole body exploded, making a huge explosion that reached the giant's height, and it was wide enough. The giant crossed his arms and slid back from the strength of the explosion.

Josh, who had stopped to do an attack behind Gem, was caught by the explosion. In a quick reaction, he dashed back with Shave. Yet, the shockwave from the bomb-human was faster than him.

Josh crossed his arms and flew backwards, hitting a couple of trees. Luckily, he had a strong physical body. However, when his body hit many trees on the way, he felt so much pain.

The biggest impact that damaged him was when his body sank into a rock.

Gem turned and sneered at Josh, saying. "There is a big difference between us."

Gem currently was standing in the middle of a large hole. His explosion has wiped everything around him.

Josh was sunk in a hill. He opened his eyes, some blood gushing out of his mouth, and there were wounds across his body. Although Josh had a strong body, he has to take damage.

Gem expected that Josh would collapse at any moment.

Josh lifted his head and had a smile on his mouth. "And here I thought you would declare the name of your attack."

"I only declare it in my head. What do you think you are at, a kid comics that you replace on the road."

"Funny thing, I did. Also, about the defrence between me and you." Josh smile when he saw Gem flinch.

"I don't have a knife on my ribs." Josh continued as he swept the blood from his mouth with a fist. "But you do."

Josh extended his right hand, showing it was empty. Gem quickly looked at the left hand Josh and noticed that it didn't contain a dagger in it.

By the time Josh was done talking, his Healing-Factor constitution was done from its job.

The healing factor was used, and Josh's injuries, even internal ones, were healed. Though, they took a long time since Josh needed to speak in order to stall Mr.5.

Mr. 5 was surprised when he felt the pain coming from his ribs. Josh had stabbed him earlier.

Mr.5 thought that it won't matter since Josh had taken the worst damage.

He looked at the dagger again.

Mr 5 now needs urgent treatment, and he didn't dare to pull the dagger out.

"Surprise."

Mr. 5 didn't expect to see Josh flashing in front of him out of nowhere, raising both of his arms and opening them widely.

'No way!' Gem was caught off guard, as he had thought he had won the battle.

Quickly, Josh chopped with his hands on Mr.5's neck sides, making him fall on his knees quickly.

"What…" the ground started spinning in Gem's eyes, his sunglasses broke from the power of the impact.

Josh wasn't done. Flipping in the air forward, he gave one strong kick to Gem's face, sending him flying with the sheer force of his foot.

After landing on his feet, Josh looked at his clothes.

The explosion from earlier had shattered them. Josh reached his sleeves, ripped them off, before throwing his shirt off.

Josh didn't know if Mr 5 heard anything since anything Josh says sounds loud in his ears. But it didn't matter to him.

"I now wonder." Josh looked at the unconscious Mr. 5. "How do his clothes resist the explosion."

Does the Devil Fruits affect clothes? As it seems, Gem can't be affected by bombs. So his clothes. Or are they specially made for resisting explosions?

"Cheap clothes." Muttered Josh as he looked at his topless chest.

[Ding]

[+ 20 Draw Points.

+ Mystery Box tier 3 (Excellent)]

"Amazing… hahahahaha… you beat him for real." Brogy cheered up for Josh, who just smiled at him and waved his hand.

Brogy was excited after seeing how Josh beat his foe.

It was a great fight between two little men that excited the giant to fight more.

Josh then excused himself to leave, picking up the body Gem and walking to the side.

Brogy waved his hand, saying that he has a battle now with his foe, and Josh wished them good luck.

In any case, the fight here would be eternal between the giants and Josh has his own battle, and it was time for him to leave this island.

After picking up Gem's body, Josh threw it next to his partner's body, a green-haired woman who has a Devil Fruit that unleashes Gasoline.

He shook his head, looking at Mikita, after seeing the woman between life and death state.

"How much weight did you use."

"Not more than enough," Mikita said, smiling widely as she seemed to be enjoying herself. "So, what are we doing with them."

"I have a plan for them."

Josh declared as he took two pills from his storage, after pretending to put his hand in his pants' pocket.

"By the way, where is your shirt." Looking at his body, Mikita couldn't help but wonder and lick her lips.

"Long story."

-x-X-x-

Josh slapped the face of Mister Five, and Mikita slapped the face of the green-haired woman, making her wake up.

"What did you do to us."

"Let us Go. Urgh…"

Gem struggled and cursed trying to use his power, same for Ms Liberty.

However, something was weird, the two of them had half of their bodies in seawater, next to Josh's boat.

Mikita, who was leaning on Josh, said. "Josh, weird, I don't feel weak."

She thought she should feel too weak since half of her body was in the water.

Yet, she seemed to be able to move, fine, which scarred her.

Josh just turned, smiled, and pushed her further into the water.

"Hey!" she screamed, afraid, her heart skipping a beat. Yet, she didn't feel weak and could move with more than half of her body in water. But anyone would think she is putting a tough face, since most of Devil Fruit users don't show weakness even when touching seastone chuckles -- except Luffy.

"Who knows why?" Josh winked at her.

Mikita quickly understood and opened her eyes widely.

She leaned to his ear and whispered "You mean, Devil Chan was happy that has..."

"Ahem." With a cough, Josh cut her with a cough, before turning to Gem, and the woman…

"What's your name," Josh asked the green-haired woman. She glared at him with her green eyes and said. "You already know it."

"It's cringe. What's your real name."

"Cow D Melissa." She said with a weak voice. The punch Mikita has given her has done so much damage that it was a wonder that she was alive.

"Good one. Mellisa." Josh nodded. "This way, we can talk with more ease, Gem and Melissa."

"What do you want." Gem said, struggling. His shoulders were broken, and two teeth were lost.

These guys need milk as fast as possible.

"You know. You are so talented. Stop working for Crocodile, and work for me."

Josh had a plan

"Are you crazy? You think I would go against someone like him." Said Gem.

"Boss, Mr 0, is a scary person, you know!"

Mellisa and Gem objected.

Josh smiled at them.

"But what can he offer to you. Baroque Works is a dead organisation. Crocodile takes most of our money. Not to mention, he has a lot for his own. "

Josh had heard that Crocodile has a casino with a giant golden crocodile above it. That Golden Crocodile was made of pure gold, indicating that it was worth some hundreds of millions of berries if that gold was sold.

Josh was only greedy with Crocodile's wealth.

"You don't understand." Gem lowered his head. "You have yet to see him personally." He continued. "Crocodile is invincible."

"He is right. My previous partner objected on something." Melissa, whom Josh never saw in the show, said. "You know, he held him from the neck. The next second, my partner turned into a dried-up corpse. A few minutes later, he died." She said, shaking.

"I don't blame you then. You don't know his weakness. Stay here and then try to heal up your wounds. I have no use for cowards." Josh said. He had intended to use the defeated agents in Alabasta.

However, they were cowards.

"His weakness!" Mellisa opened her eyes widely.

Gem looked over her, then looked at Josh.

"You are saying, there is a chance for that guy to lose! Do you know his Devil Fruit?" Gem, before he could complete saying his words, started coughing.

"I do." Josh smiled. "Now, what's your choice? Prove your loyalty, or die."

Even in case they had funny ideas, Josh had a way to guarantee their loyalty to him.

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