He's in One Piece, but he's also part of the Phantom Troupe.

Chapter 56 The Big Fool *

"When do you think he'll be able to come?"

"boom--"

Uvogin smashed the oak door of the underground casino with a single punch and casually asked.

"Whoosh—"

Nobunaga flashed his sword and took down several boxers who were watching the fight.

"How would I know? Just wait and see, the commander won't make a mistake."

"Don't run, settle your bill first—" the staff shouted in vain at the scattering customers.

Phinks and Feitan moved like ghosts through the chaotic crowd, precisely eliminating the remaining thugs.

"You two have already fought against strong opponents, let me have some fun later—" Phinks said excitedly.

"Mine," Fei said succinctly.

Just as the four were filled with anticipation, Bartolomeo walked in through the now-empty door, looking at them with an arrogant tone:

"I'd like to see which fool dares to cause trouble on my turf!"

All four of them looked over at the same time:

Green hair, pointed face and monkey cheeks, that's it!

"He's mine—"

"It's mine now—"

"Rock, Paper, Scissors"

"Yay, I won!" Finks walked out excitedly, clutching his fist, followed by three unwilling faces.

"........." Bartolomeo roared, veins bulging on his forehead.

"Are you even listening to me?!"

"Are they treating this place like a playhouse?"

"I am Lord Bartolomeo! The vicious gang leader who bombarded civilians!"

"boom--"

A flash of golden light—

Bartolomeo's figure flew backward, crashing into an entire wall and being crushed under the rubble.

Phinks casually picked at his ear.

"Who are you from?"

"Damn it! Lord Bartolomeo!"

"boom--"

The ruins were roughly torn aside, and a disheveled Bartolomeo stood up.

But Finks found that his arms were crossed in front of his chest, and a transparent, pale green barrier appeared in front of him.

Although the other party looked furious, his body was not harmed by his attack.

Phinks raised an eyebrow, watching the scene with great interest:

"This is interesting~ Just as the leader said, a barrier can be created through special gestures, and its defensive power is amazing."

"You mean this?" Bartolomeo pointed to the transparent barrier in front of him.

"This is my power! Paramecia-type Barrier-Barrier Fruit!"

"I can generate barriers in all directions around my body, providing comprehensive defense—"

As he spoke, Bartolomeo changed his hand gestures, showing off his defensive barriers in all directions to Phinks with a smug look on his face.

"How about that~ Scared now? If you're scared, then hurry up and kneel down and beg for mercy, hahahahaha—"

However, his response was...

"Ten Laps of Heaven"

A flash of golden light—

"boom--"

As Bartolomeo was showing off, Phinks unleashed a powerful punch, sending him flying once more.

The impact of that punch caused cracks to appear in the surrounding walls and roof, and the entire building teetered on the brink of collapse.

Finks picked at his ear a second time, looking completely bewildered.

"I don't know the rules here in the Dark Continent~"

"But on our side, the effects and activation conditions of abilities are the key to the battle strategy between the two sides."

"You said it so casually... I can only comment with one sentence..."

Phinks mouthed each word carefully:

"Big... idiot... bastard—"

crunch--

Bartolomeo's body slowly rose from the ruins again, still unharmed.

"Damn it, listen to me! I'm going to kill you—"

The three people who had been watching with great interest finally showed expressions of surprise.

Uvogin's expression was one of eager anticipation. "Oh~ there's such a thing~"

"The strongest spear and the strongest shield, huh..." Nobunaga's eyes flickered slightly.

"I wonder whether the shield will break first or the spear will snap first," Feitan said expressionlessly.

Consistent with the assessments of the three, Phinks and Bartolomeo's fighting styles are two extremes.

Although they are all Enhancement-type, Phinks and Uvogin and Nobunaga have different Enhancement directions.

Uvogin uses ki to strengthen his entire body, transforming himself into a beast whose physical strength explodes in battle.

As a samurai, Nobunaga focused his efforts on improving the blade and the speed at which he could draw his sword.

Phinks's enhancement focus is... his fists.

In the Phantom Troupe's past arm-wrestling rankings, the second-ranked person after Uvogin was... Phinks.

From a young age, he had extraordinary wrist strength, which allowed him to easily crush hard stones.

Upon learning that he was an Enhancement type and choosing to train in Enhancement, Phinks unhesitatingly chose to enhance his most prominent feature—his fists.

His Nen ability is to discard all the ki from other parts of his body and channel all of it into his fist.

Then, through the cycle of constraints and vows, a spring-like energy is wound up, continuously strengthening this force.

The so-called "return to heaven" means placing all your hopes on this one strike.

Focus on one point, reach the pinnacle.

This is what is known as the strongest spear!

"Not bad~" As the members of the troupe looked at Bartolomeo with surprise,

Finks' eyes were filled with surprise and excitement.

"It's been a long time since I've encountered an opponent like you..." Phinks's lips slowly curled into a smile.

"I want to see too, when the spear meets the shield, who will win—"

With intense confidence on his face, Finks began to spin with his left arm behind his back and his right arm in front of him, the golden light swirling around him becoming increasingly dazzling with each spin.

One lap... two laps... three laps...

Seeing this, Bartolomeo's expression turned serious, and his former dissolute air vanished.

Although he didn't know what the person in front of him was doing, he could sense it...

An extremely terrifying power was brewing in the opponent's rotating arm, and that power was growing larger and larger.

"Looks like you've got some skills—enough for me, Bartolomeo, to go all out!"

As he crossed his arms, an extremely thick green barrier instantly rose in front of him, almost opaque in thickness—

"Protective Barrier - The Great Shield -"

"Twenty laps around the heavens!"

"bring it on--"

"Come on—"

Phinks and Bartolomeo stood facing each other on opposite sides, their momentum reaching its peak almost simultaneously—

"ah--"

"ah--"

The next second, a crater exploded beneath Phinks' feet, and his body hurtled towards Bartolomeo.

Then, twisting his hips and thrusting his shoulder forward, his right fist, carrying an immense golden energy wave, slammed fiercely into the green barrier—

The golden light collided with the barrier.

boom--

A violent storm swept out from the point of their battle, scattering everything around them.

Cracks spread across the ground, and the roof, unable to withstand the weight, finally creaked and collapsed completely under the impact.

The most bustling underground casino in Loguetown has been reduced to ruins.

"Tick-tock...tick-tock..."

Thick, sticky blood dripped from Finx's right fist onto the ground, while the dark green barrier, though transparent, remained completely unmoved...

"I won—!! Hahahaha—" Bartolomeo let out a wild laugh.

He swung his right fist forward, using this motion as a medium to propel the newly created "protective barrier" straight toward Finx at high speed.

"Impact Barrier—"

Phinks raised his head slightly, a strange smile playing on his lips:

"Heh...that's...not necessarily..."