One Piece - I Am A Different Luffy! BOOK2!

Chapter 398 - Gran Tesoro 05.

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Tesoro stared at his guest and noticed his extreme confidence and the strange way he looked at him, but that didn't matter to him, as he was also very confident.

"Hello, Tesoro... You really seem unique, which isn't surprising since this is the first time I've seen you, user of the Gold fruit..." Luffy spoke with a mocking tone.

Tesoro looked at him strangely now. "You know me?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Not personally, but I know you very well," Luffy replied.

"Tell me, how did you manage to make so much money? Now I'm sure Lady Baccarat could have stolen your luck, especially when you made her turn your luck into misfortune." Tesoro questioned while Baccarat herself remained silent.

Luffy just smiled. "Well, I have my tricks to deal with that. I can alter my luck and that of others. I have very versatile abilities thanks to my akuma no mi. If you want to know, we can bet that I can grab your neck before you can even react..." he challenged, and quickly, the place became tense, enveloped by a hostile atmosphere.

"You think that..." Suddenly, Tesoro stopped mid-sentence as he was about to mock him. But it wasn't just him; everyone in the place felt something, and their bodies became static, unable to move.

The silence was broken when Luffy began walking toward the man, leaving everyone stunned, still immobile, only able to hear, see, and feel in that state. He continued across the room until Luffy stopped in front of Tesoro, who had a glint of fear in his eyes. Luffy raised his hand and grabbed the man's neck.

"See how I could do it... So easy to kill you," Luffy said calmly. "Tesoro, I thought you would be a stronger opponent. Is this all you could offer when you brought me exactly where I wanted to be?" he declared.

"Now... You wanted to rob me... your intentions are clear from a distance... Why shouldn't I end your life right now?" Luffy asked, squeezing Tesoro's neck.

Tesoro didn't respond. Even the manager and Baccarat looked at him from a distance with fear, immobile, unable to move.

"Well, this is one of my abilities. I can stop time for a short period. It's not the strongest power, but it helps me make moves when I want..." Luffy spoke calmly. He could use this ability only for a few seconds.

Seeing the time for his ability run out... he simply threw Tesoro to the ground. The man fell, rolling across the gold floor. Suddenly, the whole room returned to normal, with Baccarat taking a deep breath while the manager stood frightened, trembling in fear.

Tesoro began to get up and said, "What did you do, you damn brat?" he exclaimed, clearly angry.

"Well, as you can see, I'm stronger than you," Luffy commented with some mockery.

"You'll pay for this! You're not the only one who can paralyze someone!" Tesoro shouted and raised his hand toward Luffy.

Quickly, he tried to use the gold that his body absorbed, but Luffy took a step forward as if unaffected by anything Tesoro tried.

"Unfortunately, your gold doesn't work against me, Tesoro," he said, taking another step.

Baccarat truly saw what she thought would happen the moment Tesoro tried to fight this guy.

"What's going on?!" Tesoro was surprised and tried again, but nothing affected this strange man until he tried to see the gold inside him and was shocked not to find any.