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

Chapter 28 Dad, I'll never do it again—

The Black Whale, on deck.

Baby Uvogin, baby Nobunaga, baby Phinks, and baby Feitan—four members of the Phantom Troupe—are lined up sucking on pacifiers.

Without unleashing their domineering aura, those with the power of a monstrous fruit are invincible.

Bonnie put her hands on her hips, threw her head back and laughed loudly, her laughter gradually turning from wild and unrestrained.

"Roar roar roar roar—"

"I'm invincible!"

"How about that? You give up now?"

After dealing with the four, Bonnie clapped her hands, her eyes filled with intense satisfaction. The resentment of the past few days vanished, and her confidence swelled to unprecedented heights.

"The strange monk is right! Why should a woman like me be subservient to someone else!"

"I was born to rule this sea!"

"These crew members aren't very capable either."

"I haven't fought Kuroro at all these days. Could it be that I overestimated him?"

Bonnie couldn't help but wonder, and then she glanced at Kuroro out of the corner of her eye.

They found Kuroro still in the same position, reclining on a sun lounger, engrossed in reading a book.

"He doesn't seem to be aware of what's going on here..."

"Yes! I must have overestimated him! That's it!"

"How could he possibly be a match for Lady Bonnie!"

Bonnie recalled the oppression and humiliation she had suffered at Kuroro's hands these past few days, and how she had unconsciously shown fear when facing him, which made her even angrier!

"Were we scammed?!"

"So you're just an ordinary man after all?"

"Then give up your captain's position to me!"

With that thought in mind, Bonnie quietly moved toward Chrollo.

She still remembers Kuroro's ability to teleport!

"Be careful, aim for a fatal blow!"

Thirty meters... twenty meters... ten meters...

Bonnie moved along, stealing glances at him out of the corner of her eye.

"So they didn't notice my movements after all..."

"Looks like I really overestimated him!"

Having closed to the perfect distance to launch an attack, Bonnie no longer concealed herself and suddenly struck.

"bass--"

Her figure vanished instantly, and with incredible speed, she opened her palm and attacked Kuroro!

"I should be the owner of this ship! Take the captain's position, Kuroro—"

Three meters... two meters... one meter.

Bonney watched as the distance between her hand and Kuroro's body grew closer and closer.

But that idiot was still looking at his book as if he hadn't noticed anything.

"Success!"

"I knew I overestimated you, Kuroro!"

Bonnie couldn't help but show a triumphant smile.

May all the bullying you've inflicted on me these past few days, and the fear I've felt towards you, vanish!

"Nisuchi——"

"Gah—"

Bonnie's arrogant demeanor came to an abrupt halt, as if the power had been cut off.

A look of surprise immediately crossed her face, and her hand was already on the man's shoulder.

But why hasn't he shrunk yet?

Is there a problem with how it's set up?

Unwilling to give up, Bonnie raised her hand and brought it down again.

"........."

The result remained unchanged.

Bonnie looked utterly bewildered and confused, tilting her head in a Psyduck-like manner, completely puzzled:

"?"

Bonnie slowly put the comic book down, and met a pair of eyes that seemed to be smiling but weren't, full of mockery:

"What's wrong, Bonnie?" Kuroro asked.

"Uh...hehe, no."

"I'll be going now if there's nothing else—"

Bonney was about to run away when Kuroro grabbed her arm.

Kuroro looked intrigued and asked:

"I think I just heard... you're going to be the captain of this ship?"

"Uh...no, you misheard me, Kuroro." Bonney scratched her head to cover up her embarrassment.

One second... two seconds... three seconds.

"puff--"

A flash of pink light,

With a burst of white mist, Bonnie's powers were taken away, and she plopped down on the ground, transforming back into the eight-year-old Bonnie.

Meanwhile, the four figures on the deck, the Crouching Dragon and the Young Phoenix, returned to their original forms.

"What happened?" The four looked puzzled.

Little Bonnie sat on the ground, and through the change in perspective, finally discovered why her abilities had malfunctioned.

Because the skin beneath Kuroro's clothing on his shoulder... was completely black.

"This is... Armament Haki?!"

The fantasy... shattered in an instant...

This man in front of me has even mastered Armament Haki...

How terrifying...

Armament Haki, Observation Haki, multiple abilities, and can also steal other people's abilities.

How could I possibly be a match for a man like that...?

The inflated confidence dissipated, and the rational mind regained its footing.

Bonney was reminded of the fear of being dominated by Chrollo.

She recalled Kuroro's invincible figure when he stole the Celestial Gold, the pitiful state of the Strange Monk in the dungeon, and her own disrespectful behavior towards him just now.

She was so scared that she burst into tears first.

"It's all that damned weird monk's fault!!!"

"Waaaaah—"

"Kuroro—"

"I was wrong—I'll never do it again, boohoo—"

Kuroro put down his comic book, raised an eyebrow, and looked at Bonnie with a half-smile.

"What did you call me?"

Bonnie stopped crying and tentatively asked:

"Kuroro... handsome guy?"

"........."

"A handsome guy?"

"........."

"Uncle?"

"........."

"dad?"

When her father called out twice, Bonnie finally sensed a change in Kuroro's expression. Thinking she had called the right person, she hugged Kuroro's leg and wailed:

"Dad, I'll never do it again—"

What I was really thinking was... I never expected someone so handsome and so young to have such a peculiar fetish...

Kuroro's expression did change, but it was from anger...

What handsome guy? He's my dad's...

I wanted you to call me "Commander," okay?

But let's leave it at that. Trying to reason with an eight-year-old is a bit of an insult to his intelligence.

"Come here, everyone—"

With a telepathic message, all the members of the guild came to the deck and stood in front of him.

Loli Bonnie also craned her neck curiously.

Kuroro first took out Shigure and handed it to Nobunaga, saying, "Throw away that sword of yours. I'll collect good swords for you from now on."

Nobunaga excitedly took Shigure, held it in his hands, and stroked it with an appreciative expression.

"It's a good knife, Commander."

Kuroro nodded, then addressed everyone:

"As you just saw, the ability users of the Dark Continent possess unpredictable and extremely powerful abilities. We cannot withstand them with the power we currently have."

Kuroro paused, then continued:

"Therefore, you need to learn entirely new technologies."

Kuroro stretched out his arm, and in front of everyone, Armament Haki gradually climbed up his arm until his skin was completely black.

Kuroro gently touched Bonney's forehead with his other hand, and Bonney regained her mature and elegant demeanor.

Touch me.

"That kind of thing... isn't it wrong... I'm only eight years old."

"Besides, there are so many people here~" Bonnie said with a shy expression.

Veins bulged on Kuroro's forehead.

"I meant using your abilities to touch my arm!"

"oh oh."

Bonney placed her hand on Kuroro's arm.

Kuroro, however, remained unchanged.

"This power is called Armament Haki. It can be used to cover the skin to resist the opponent's strange abilities, or to cover the fist with Armament Haki to hit targets that have no physical form, such as the Marine that Uvogin encountered before."

Uvogin's face lit up with extreme excitement. "Great! Now I can finally hit that damn bastard!"

Kuroro then shared all his insights and experiences regarding Armament Haki.

"Go study."

That being said, the power of Armament Haki requires a certain level of aptitude and talent, and he didn't know how many people in the Phantom Troupe could forge it.

Bonnie was also studying diligently.

Kuroro continued speaking to her:

"Your power is very useful in the Four Seas and Paradise, but it won't be as effective in the latter half of the New World..."

Bonnie nodded vigorously, listening attentively.

"You need to use it differently," Kuroro said.

"You could try a different development direction, using the power of the Year-Year Fruit to focus on strengthening yourself, like... distorting and changing your own future."

Kuroro's words were like a wake-up call; Bonney's face showed a hint of understanding.

"Is that even possible...?"

Seeing that she had some understanding, Kuroro said no more. This was originally the correct way to use her ability; Kuroro had just told her beforehand.

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