One Piece: Lord of Disaster.

Chapter 23 Logia-type Fruit - Mercury-Gilt Fruit! (Please continue reading!)
Roya looked at the boy in front of him.

My first impression was, why is it so high?

We are obviously of the same age, but he is almost five times taller than me.

He was wearing a tattered, ill-fitting military uniform, and his blond hair hadn't been washed for a long time, and was matted with blood.

He stood straight, like a javelin. Although he had many injuries on his body, he was full of energy and spirit.

At the same time, Barrett was also looking at Roya.

He had seen many children in the army, but he had never seen a child like this.

She is fair and cute, dresses exquisitely and has an innocent smile.

"Sir?"

Barrett looked at his superior Gray in confusion, not understanding what the child in front of him meant.

What does it mean that I will follow him in the future?

"Cough cough."

Douglas Gray, the commander of the Junior Soldiers' Corps, wiped the sweat from his forehead, coughed, glanced cautiously at Roya, and then straightened his chest again in front of Barrett. "Barrett, I saw your performance! It was outstanding! So I decided to award you this year's medal!"

"really?"

The young man Barrett's eyes lit up instantly, his skinny face now completely covered with surprise, his voice became stammering, "Sir, I, can I really do this?"

"Of course! Barrett! Stand tall! You're the soldier I'm most proud of!"

Barrett subconsciously straightened his chest and raised his head. Gray stepped forward and hung a medal on Barrett's chest.

The workmanship of this medal can hardly be described as fine, it is just at the level of a children's toy.

But Barrett was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes.

The young warrior who was invincible on the battlefield and few could stop him showed his childish side at this moment. He wanted to reach out and touch the medal, but was afraid that his dirty hands would dirty the medal. He just sniffed and looked down.

You came at the right time.

Luo Ya looked at the boy who looked so moved that his smile widened.

It took three huge setbacks for Barrett to go crazy.

The first time was when he was eight years old and about to receive the medal he had always dreamed of. His companions betrayed him, not only taking away the medal but also trying to kill him.

The second time was when he was fourteen years old. Gray promised him that he would be free as long as he destroyed the enemy country, but after Barrett destroyed the enemy army, Gray betrayed him.

The third time was on Roger's ship. He was finally influenced by the pirate succubus and gradually began to adapt to life with companions. However, Roger was suffering from a terminal illness, leaving Barrett with no chance of defeating him.

After Roger's death, Barrett finally fell into complete madness.

Oh, Roger, you bastard! You are such a troublemaker! Repent!

However, before experiencing these setbacks, Barrett was indeed a model soldier.

"Barrett!"

Gray suddenly shouted.

"Yes, sir!"

Barrett subconsciously stood up straight.

"Now that you've received the medal, I'll give you a mission that only you can perform!"

Gray's voice was serious.

But I couldn't stop sighing in my heart.

He knew better than anyone that the reason his young soldiers' unit became famous was all thanks to Barrett, a natural-born monster.

"Yes!"

Barrett didn't hesitate at all, with pride on his face.

"Listen up, Barrett,"

Gray pointed at Luo Ya and said, "From today on, you are the bodyguard of this Lord Luo Ya! You must obey his orders absolutely! You must ignore everyone else's orders except his! Including me! You must protect his safety with your life!"

Barrett had a puzzled look in his eyes, but he had been taught to obey orders since he was a child, so.

"Yes!"

The young man spoke clearly and without any hesitation.

"very good."

Gray nodded in pretense of satisfaction, then he looked at Luo Ya cautiously, "Master Luo Ya, look..."

After all, why would the remnants of the Rocks Pirates visit this godforsaken country?

Gray was almost scared to death when the boy was brought in by his immediate superior.

Even though he was just a child, he was also a cadre of the Rocks Pirates. How could he possibly mess with him?

I can only hand over Barrett to him honestly.

"Barrett."

Luo Ya smiled and raised his hand, pointing at Gray, "Beat him with all your strength."

Barrett hesitated for a moment and subconsciously looked at Gray.

Although I obey orders, such orders...

Gray broke out in a cold sweat the moment he was looked at by him, "Barrett! Have you forgotten my teachings? Obey orders!"

Barrett nodded heavily, then took a step forward, swung his right fist back, twisted his waist, and suddenly threw his fist out.

The seven-year-old boy's punch landed hard on Gray's stomach.

Gray was beaten into a shrimp, his eyes bulged out, blood spurted out of his mouth, and he flew out like a cannonball.

Brat!
Please hold back a little!

"Very good, very energetic!"

Luo Ya was satisfied.

This is a good child.

Dylan, who had been quietly following behind Roya, looked at Barrett with some surprise. Such power was not that of an ordinary child.

Just like Lord Roja, he is a gifted being!
As expected of Lord Luo Ya, he actually knew that such a rough gem existed in such a remote place.

"From now on, just follow my orders, just like you did just now."

Roya jumped up and patted Barrett on the shoulder.

There are so many tall people in this world!

"Yes, Lord Roya!"

Barrett no longer had any hesitation.

Just like in the past, he didn't need to think too much, just had to obey orders!
However, from now on, I will obey Lord Roya's orders!

"Good boy, as a reward,"

Roya reached into his pocket and handed the devil fruit he had snatched from the Valley of Gods to Barrett. "Eat it."

Although I don't know the specific ability of this fruit, it must be much stronger than the fusion fruit.

The awakened fusion fruit does look intimidating, but if you think about it carefully, there are too many restrictions.

First of all, it is too dependent on external objects. In the original work, Barrett reached the scale of a large Barrett only after absorbing the fleet of the Demon Slayer Order and a city on an island. It would be impossible to do so under normal circumstances.

Secondly, after the combined substance is destroyed, the user himself will also be harmed. This is funny, even worse than Pica's rock fruit.

Finally, if it weren't for Barrett's Haki, the monster created by the fusion would be quite fragile and could be destroyed by Usopp's plants.

After all, Barrett is the stronger one, with a score of 13.0, while the fusion fruit is a pure win.

So, give him a fruit in exchange.

"Yes!"

Barrett didn't hesitate at all. He opened his mouth and swallowed the fruit, which was slightly bigger than his fist, in one gulp.

Of course, the devil fruit tastes very bad, but the young soldier didn't show any strange look on his face. He had eaten too many things that tasted worse than this.

"Do you feel anything?"

Roya asked curiously.

I can't help but be curious, what kind of ability does this fruit have that can be compared with the Blue Dragon Fruit and the Meatball Fruit?

"Report! Nothing—"

Barrett, who was typing a report, suddenly focused his eyes and said, "I feel something!"

Almost like instinct, the abilities latent in the body were triggered.

Roya watched as Barrett's body faded and instantly turned into a silver humanoid.

His body was made of a liquid that sparkled with silver light. Large pools of liquid dripped from his body onto the ground, turning into silver beads.

"Be careful! Lord Roya!"

Dylan instantly stood in front of Luo Ya, shielding him with his body, "Looks like it should be Mercury!"

"Huh? Mercury? Nature type?"

Luo Ya sighed in disappointment.

Before the domineering version, the natural system was of course invincible.

But after the version update, the mythical beast species has become the dominant profession.

Besides, mercury is not good enough compared to those top natural systems.

“It seems that it can still change.”

Barrett said.

His silver body changed again, the liquid evaporated and turned into misty gas.

"So hot!"

Luo Ya felt the heat wave coming towards him and was quite surprised. "There's a second type of elemental transformation? Has it turned into mercury vapor?"

The temperature of mercury vapor is incredibly high.

And this thing is highly poisonous!

This is interesting.

The density of liquid mercury is 1.7 times that of iron. This alone can be used in conjunction with physical skills, making it completely comparable to Katakuri. A giant mercury fist that is dozens of meters in size and weighs hundreds of thousands of tons, combined with Barrett's strength and domineering power, just ask yourself, are you afraid?
Gaseous mercury is even more interesting. It has a high temperature comparable to the Flame-Flame Fruit and is extremely toxic. It is also quite powerful and is completely superior to the Smoke Fruit.

Smoker, please don't eat the Smoke Fruit. It has side effects.

Wait, highly toxic?
"Barrett, change back quickly."

Luo Ya said quickly.

He didn't care and would recover after absorbing some black energy.

But Dylan is just an ordinary person.

"Yes!"

Barrett immediately returned to his original form.

Luo Ya admired this kid even more.

When Wang Luffy first became a rubber man, he found it difficult to control his abilities.

"Like it?"

Roya asked with a smile.

"Report to Lord Roya! I like it very much!"

Barrett was indeed smiling.

He didn't know what a devil fruit was, but he knew that he had some very powerful abilities!

"Well, do you want to test your abilities?"

(End of this chapter)