The battle on the castle grew more intense.
Facing Reno, Tesoro held nothing back.
The powerful techniques he developed, such as [Golden Blast], [Golden Fountain], and even the Gold-Gold Fruit awakening moves like [Golden Divine Fire] and [Golden Karma Fire], emerged endlessly.
Reno was at ease, effortlessly blocking all attacks.
Countless guests who came here for entertainment looked up at the two men's battle.
"The Gold Emperor truly has guts, daring to provoke even Reno."
"Who says he doesn't? Reno is the kind of guy who even dares to kill Celestial Dragons."
"Hehehe, after today, who knows if Gold City will still exist."
"Let's run quickly, neither of them is easy to deal with, we shouldn't get involved."
"..."
After their astonishment, the gawking guests scattered and fled.
Hearing these grating discussions, Tesoro's face grew even darker, even having an urge to curse.
What did they mean by him provoking Reno?
It was clearly Reno who came to his territory to cause trouble for no reason.
"Reno, I don't want to be your enemy, why are you forcing me?!"
"If you want money, I'll give it to you!"
Tesoro roared, looking at the figure in front of him.
In front of the Golden Giant, he was so small, yet he contained a heart-pounding power.
"Tesoro, you are not qualified to bargain with me."
Reno chuckled, unmoved.
Once he controlled Tesoro, the other party would be his money-making machine.
At that time, an endless stream of Berries and gold would enter his pockets, far more than what was available now.
"Reno, you're forcing my hand!"
"I'll fight you to the death!"
"Golden God's Judgment!"
Seeing that Reno was impervious to both soft and hard tactics, Tesoro abandoned the last shred of hope in his heart.
He unleashed the strongest attack he had developed so far.
He manipulated several golden pillars to cluster into the shape of a missile head, and wrapped high-strength Armament Haki around them.
"Reno, taste this move!"
The Golden Giant spoke coldly, and its two huge palms swung violently.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh
Whoosh whoosh whoosh
The golden light pillars tore through the air, attacking Reno with irresistible force.
"Is this all you've got?"
Reno was calm and collected, not forgetting to mock him.
How strong could a character be who was defeated by Luffy using Gear Four?
"I'm not interested in playing with you anymore."
"Airquake!"
Reno gave a soft shout, a transparent halo appeared on his fist, and then he threw a punch.
The fist, imbued with the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, destroyed all the golden light beams with crushing force.
Teleportation!
The next second, his figure suddenly disappeared from its original spot.
"Damn it!"
Tesoro cursed, his proudest killing move was so easily neutralized by Reno?
Just how strong was this guy?
"Bastard, where is he?!"
When his Observation Haki could no longer sense Reno's presence, Tesoro immediately panicked.
"Are you looking for me?!"
Tesoro subconsciously rolled his eyeballs, and his peripheral vision caught a glimpse of a dark long leg sweeping towards his forehead.
Bang!!!
A powerful kick landed with precision.
The Golden Giant's side face immediately twisted and deformed, and several bloody teeth flew out of its mouth.
Tesoro rolled his eyes, shooting backward like a kite with a broken string.
Soru!
Reno flashed to Tesoro's side and immediately branded him with a Slave Mark.
Subordinate +1!
"Reno, I've brought her to you."
Just then, a familiar voice came from the air.
Reno looked up to see an island cloud slowly drifting over.
Standing on it were Nami and Carina.
"Nami, well done."
Reno smiled slightly, giving his approval.
"Of course." Nami proudly raised her head, openly accepting Reno's praise.
"Re-Reno, it's really you."
Seeing the real person, Carina trembled nervously.
In her perception, Reno was a great demon who killed without batting an eye.
"Don't be afraid, he's only ruthless to his enemies; he's very good to his own women." Nami gently patted Carina's shoulder, signaling her to relax.
"Little Thief Cat, who, who said I want to be his woman?"
"Don't make decisions for me, okay?"
Carina pouted, stubbornly saying.
"Eh?" Nami's eyes darted, and she cunningly said, "Vixen, you said it yourself."
"Reno, you heard her. Since she doesn't agree, then just kill her."
"What?!"
Carina's face changed, and she immediately shook Nami's shoulders, spittle flying.
"Nami, you ungrateful wretch."
"I helped you by luring away the Treasure Hunter back then, and now... now you're capable, you think I'm useless, and you want to kill me, right?"
As she spoke, Carina's voice gradually choked up.
"Cough cough, stop shaking, I was just kidding."
Seeing that Carina believed her, Nami quickly explained.
"You were really kidding?" Carina's movements paused, and she looked at Reno with skepticism.
Reno smiled and nodded. He couldn't bear to kill such a beautiful woman.
"Little Thief Cat, you tricked me again!"
"Vixen, you're no match for me now!"
"I'll fight you to the death!"
In Reno's ears, the playful banter of the two women resumed.
He wore a faint smile, his gaze sweeping down to the castle below.
The battle down there should be nearing its end.
"I can't take it anymore."
Dice, who had been slashed a dozen times by Baby-5, shivered, a look of pleasure on his face.
"What a pervert."
Baby-5 snorted coldly, her eyes revealing undisguised disgust and killing intent.
In such a short time, Dice had already repeated his catchphrase over a dozen times, making her feel a chill.
"This old lady will finish you off right now!"
Baby-5 took a deep drag from her ladies' cigarette, then threw the butt to the ground and stomped it out fiercely.
"Weapon Transformation: Missile Girl!!"
Robin, who was observing from the side, changed her expression drastically as she watched Baby-5's upper body transform into a missile.
She quickly crossed her arms, unleashing her Hana Hana no Mi (Flower-Flower Fruit) Devil Fruit Ability, and countless dark arms intertwined to form four giant nets, creating a cage.
"Die for me!!"
Baby-5 roared and charged towards Dice.
Dice's face twitched, and the Observation Haki within him surged with an unprecedented restlessness.
"Haki Defense!!"
In a moment of desperation, he mobilized all the Armament Haki within his body, condensing it into an indestructible Haki armor on his skin.
The next second, the missile completely detonated!!
Boom!!!
A violent explosion echoed throughout Gold City.
A powerful energy shockwave swept out at a visible speed.
Robin gritted her teeth, controlling the four giant nets to block all the shockwaves.
If left unchecked, many buildings would be destroyed by the aftermath of the explosions.
This was definitely not the outcome Reno wanted to see.
Slowly, the aftermath of the explosion gradually subsided.
In the center of the explosion, Baby-5's figure was revealed.
She lit another cigarette, calmly exhaling a smoke ring.
Beside her, a muscular figure had already flipped over, showing its belly.
"Baby-5, you should be more careful with your Devil Fruit Ability in the future."
Robin walked over gracefully, a wry smile on her face.
This Weapon Weapon Fruit was too abnormal.
If it were to be developed to the point of Devil Fruit Awakening in the future, who knew how terrifying its destructive power would be.
"Sorry, I didn't hold back," Baby-5 said with an embarrassed smile, rubbing her nose sheepishly.
A few days ago, she had just eaten the observation haki fruit and armament haki fruit given by Reno, successfully awakening both types of Haki. (In the original work, when she fought Franky, I remember she didn't use them.)
Baby-5 was eager to test the power of Haki combined with her Devil Fruit Ability.
It looked pretty good now.
"Shark Skin Palm Bottom!!!"
Not far from the two, a soft shout suddenly came.
Robin and Baby-5 turned their heads simultaneously to look.
Koala leaped, kicking Baccarat in the abdomen and sending her flying.
She was already well aware of the characteristics of the Lucky Lucky Fruit.
Anyone touched by Baccarat would have their luck changed.
She would absorb the enemy's luck, making them unlucky, and convert that luck into her own.
So during the battle, Koala deliberately avoided Baccarat's touch.
Defeating her was effortless.
As several battlefields concluded and everything settled, in a dark corner of a brightly lit street, two shadowy figures watched the scene on the castle from afar, then emerged.
"Prince Momonosuke, Kanjuro is saved."
Kin'emon looked at the defeated golden figure, overjoyed.
He had witnessed the entire process.
Against Reno, Tesoro was practically defenseless.
Reno's 5 billion bounty was still rising.
"Your Highness, let's go find Sir Reno now."
Kin'emon cautiously scanned his surroundings, then led Momonosuke towards the castle.
Half an hour later, in the most luxurious room on the top floor of the castle, Tesoro had already used his Gol Gol no Mi (Gold-Gold Fruit) Devil Fruit Ability to repair the damaged areas, restoring everything to its original state.
Inside the room, besides Reno and the fifteen girls, there were also Gold Emperor Tesoro, Executive Mr. Tanaka, Baccarat, the songstress Carina, Kin'emon, and Momonosuke.
"Sir Reno, this is the fellow who kidnapped Kanjuro!!"
Kin'emon pointed at Tesoro, cursing loudly.
Although it wasn't the opponent who personally did it, it was he who gave the order.
"You'd better shut up, or I'll kill you all right now."
Tesoro narrowed his eyes slightly, a dangerous glint suddenly flashing in his long, narrow pupils.
Minor characters like Momonosuke and Kin'emon usually didn't even have the right to see him.
Daring to challenge him in his presence was simply courting death.
"Everyone, stop arguing," Reno waved his hand.
"Mr. Tanaka."
"Master."
Mr. Tanaka, now conscious and bearing a Slave Mark, respectfully stepped forward.
"Where is Kanjuro now?"
Mr. Tanaka reported truthfully, "That fellow is locked up in the dungeon."
"Let him go."
"Yes, Master!"
"Thank you, Sir."
Seeing Reno's promptness, Kin'emon bowed deeply to him to express his gratitude.
"Your Highness, let's go find Kanjuro now."
Kin'emon eagerly led Momonosuke, about to turn and leave.
"Wait, you can go, Momonosuke stays."
Reno stopped the two who were about to leave.
"Sir Reno, what is this??"
Kin'emon frowned slightly, looking at Reno with confusion.
"One for one, I want him."
Following the direction of Reno's finger, Kin'emon turned to look at a bewildered Momonosuke.
He immediately shielded Momonosuke behind him, looking at Reno with vigilance:
"Sir, are you perhaps trying to go back on your word?"
"Go back on my word??"
Reno shook his head and said in a deep voice, "What I promised you was only to rescue Kanjuro."
"Mr. Tanaka, take him to Kanjuro, then send them out of Gold City."
"Sir, please."
Mr. Tanaka walked to Kin'emon's side, issuing an eviction notice.
"Bastard, I won't let you take His Highness!!"
Kin'emon immediately drew the Sukesuke and Kakuzuke from his waist, and his aura instantly became sharp.
As the only son of Lord Kozuki Oden, Momonosuke carried the mission of restoring Wano Country.
No matter what, he would not let anything happen to Momonosuke.
"Your Highness, hurry and go!!"
"Oden Two-Sword Style: Paradise Totsuka!!"
Kin'emon made a decisive move, throwing Momonosuke out the door, then brandished his twin swords and charged towards everyone.
"Presumptuous!!"
"Trying to run!"
Two graceful figures rushed out simultaneously.
Doll's figure was as fast as lightning, teleporting to Kin'emon's side and kicking him in the chest.
Kin'emon was sent flying back even faster than before, first crashing heavily into the golden wall, then falling to the ground.
At the same time, Monet, with sharp claws beneath her, grabbed Momonosuke and brought him back.
"Your Highne—Pfft"
A sharp pain swept through his entire body, and Kin'emon's throat sweetened, uncontrollably spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood.
"Kin'emon, don't say I didn't give you a chance, get out now."
Seeing Reno's displeasure, Mr. Tanaka immediately called for guards to drag Kin'emon out.
"You... what do you want to do??"
Momonosuke curled up, trembling in fear.
He still didn't understand how he had offended Reno to make him so targeted.
Reno looked at Momonosuke, who was constantly trembling from fear, and a cold sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He had endured for so long; it was time for this brat to pay the price.
"Tesoro, how many gamblers do you have who are working off their debts here?"
Reno asked.
In Gold City, there was no shortage of gamblers.
And certainly no shortage of gamblers who owed debts from losing.
These people, unable to repay huge debts, were forced to work illegally here.
But due to the extremely low income, coupled with extremely high interest, interest compounded on interest.
Even if they worked until they died, it would only be a drop in the bucket.
Tesoro was startled, then looked at Baccarat.
Such matters were usually handled by Baccarat and Mr. Tanaka.
Baccarat recalled for a moment, then said, "Approximately a few thousand."
"How many of them are men??"
"About ninety percent."
"Ninety percent, that's still several thousand." Reno stroked his chin, a cruel smile spreading across his face.
"You… what exactly do you want to do??"
Momonosuke's throat bobbed, his voice trembling.
He had never seen such a terrifying smile.
"Tesoro, issue an order: for all male gamblers who owe debts, one instance will offset 2,000 Berries."
Hearing this, Tesoro frowned slightly, feeling completely bewildered.
But soon, he understood.
Living in such a mixed and complicated place for so long, some things didn't need to be explicitly stated.
Specifying male gamblers and mentioning 2,000 Berries at a time.
The slow-witted Tesoro immediately cast a look of pity at Momonosuke.
He didn't know how this brat had provoked his Host, to suffer such a terrifying punishment.
"If you understand, go do it." Reno waved his hand.
"Yes, Host."
Tesoro picked up Momonosuke, who was still in a state of panic, and walked straight out the door.
"Oh, and," Reno remembered something and reminded him again, "you absolutely must not let him die."
"Yes." Tesoro replied, quickening his pace as he left.
Watching their retreating figures, Reno's face showed a triumphant smile.
Those indebted gamblers were not good-hearted people.
They wouldn't show any mercy just because Momonosuke was young.
Let Momonosuke enjoy the dark life that awaited him.
"Baccarat, Carina, are you two willing to join the Reno Pirates?"
After dealing with Momonosuke's matter, Reno looked at the two women and asked.
Baccarat and Carina exchanged glances, both showing a wry smile.
Did they dare refuse?
"Captain, I'll join."
"I'll join too."
"Good, now go wait in the room!"
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