"You two's current appearance is simply ridiculously funny!"
Jewelry Bonney stood on the rooftop, pointing at Jotaro and Shinobu below. She laughed so hard her body leaned forward and back, not hiding her malice or gloating at all.
Shinobu frowned, her beautiful eyes tightly fixed on the woman on the roof. Her tone sank, "All of this… was your doing?"
Bonney straightened slightly, honestly nodded.
"That's right, it was me." She looked like it was only natural, lightly clapping her hands. "Just now, when you were wandering in the crowd, I took the chance to lightly bump into you."
"I ate the Paramecia-type Toshi Toshi no Mi, the Age-Age Fruit. I can freely control other people's age, turning you old or turning you young."
"Star Platinum!"
Jotaro suddenly shouted deeply, trying to summon his Stand.
But… nothing happened.
The figure of Star Platinum did not appear behind him as usual.
'Yare yare… this really is a frightening ability. Looks like we didn't just simply shrink, this is truly in the sense of having returned to childhood.'
'This ability is almost exactly the same as the Stand Sethan!'
If it were just the body shrinking, Star Platinum wouldn't fail to appear.
Only if he had truly gone back to his childhood, to the time before his Stand awakened, would he be unable to sense his Stand's existence.
Jotaro touched the star-shaped birthmark at the back of his neck, light flickering strangely in his eyes.
It was almost like his time had been rewound.
'Never thought this world would even have such a dangerous Devil Fruit!'
The small figure of Jotaro stood upright, tilting his head back to directly look at Bonney on the roof. Coldly he asked, "We shouldn't know each other. Who exactly are you? Why attack us?"
At these words, Bonney's smile instantly vanished. Her face suddenly sank into gloom, eyes seeming to spit fire.
"Jotaro! You bastard! You actually beat my father that badly! I'll avenge him! Prepare to die!"
Remembering how Bartholomew Kuma had half his brain blasted apart by Jotaro in the Summit War, Bonney shook with rage.
Though she knew the true culprit behind her father's misery was the World Government…
But Jotaro's heavy hand that injured her father was equally unforgivable.
"Your father? Don't tell me it was that Celestial Dragon I just punched…"
Jotaro had beaten too many people. He couldn't remember when he'd beaten this woman's father.
"You!" Bonney's face instantly twisted, she gritted her teeth and roared, "That kind of scum who definitely had no asshole when born, how could he give birth to a daughter like me!"
'Daughter?'
Jotaro's sharp brows lifted, a trace of suspicion flashing in his eyes.
'Crap!' The rumors say Jotaro is a cunning and sly man…
Bonney realized she slipped, her face stiffened, she bit her lip hard, afraid of saying another wrong word. Her eyes darted away fast, lowering her head, no longer speaking.
"Didn't think that Jotaro-san as a child would be this cute."
Shinobu secretly glanced at the much shorter Jotaro beside her. A faint blush spread across her cheeks, and she couldn't help but murmur in her heart.
But she quickly shook her head, shaking away this untimely thought.
In the distance, under the support of several attendants, Saint Charlos took the chance to flee in a sorry state.
Shinobu glanced at their retreating direction, her heart sinking, 'Not good, if they summon nearby Marines… with these bodies, there's no way to deal with it!'
"Now is not the time to be distracted… must return to normal quickly!"
Her eyes hardened, she suddenly moved.
'Insect Breathing!'
Her motion was like a sudden storm, her steps light yet swift, her target the woman on the rooftop.
She planned to circle behind her opponent, put her Nichirin blade to her throat, and force her to comply.
But, she overlooked a crucial problem, she was no longer the composed "Insect Hashira" of the Demon Slayer Corps.
Though the breathing technique could still be used, her body hadn't yet developed, strength, balance, and fine control were all greatly reduced.
The moment she leapt, she felt her center of gravity sway, her body suddenly losing control.
"Ahhh!"
The next second...
Bang!
With a soft sound, she crashed right into Jotaro moving in front of her.
The two small figures fell down messily, rolling into a pile.
Jotaro lay on his back, one hand propping the ground, the other calmly straightening the hat tilted from tumbling. His eyes lowered, looking at Shinobu sprawled on him, with slight helplessness.
"What the hell are you trying to do, woman!"
"S-sorry!" Shinobu scrambled to kneel to the side, her ears red, her eyes darting everywhere. "I… my body isn't listening to me."
"Forget it." Jotaro stood up. "You'd better not add chaos here."
Shinobu pouted a little, whispering in grievance, "I said it was an accident…"
"Hahahahahaha…" Bonney slammed the ground, laughing exaggeratedly. "Even if you two were strong before, don't forget right now you've got children's bodies."
"Before you fully adapt to them, you're no threat to me."
Her smile faded, sharpness flashing in her eyes. She looked coldly down at them.
"Strong enough Haki can cancel out the Fruit's ability. But by the time you master using Haki in these bodies, I'll have already finished you."
Bonney grinned wide. "Your 4 billion bounty, I'll be taking it!"
She leapt lightly from the roof, like a tiger pouncing, straight at Jotaro.
"Jotaro-san! Be careful!" Shinobu cried in panic, but her limbs had no strength.
The small Jotaro's expression didn't change, stepping forward calmly, his hands still in his pockets, under the wide brim of his hat his face was serene like water.
Bonney's fingers spread like eagle claws.
"Die, Jotaro!!"
"Ora!"
Suddenly, Jotaro moved.
He leapt up, his fist instantly wrapped in pitch-black Armament Haki, and slammed it toward Bonney's cheek.
That moment, where the fist passed, the air exploded violently, a muffled thunderous boom ringing out.
Fear and disbelief flashed in Bonney's eyes. The next second, blood spurted wildly from her mouth, her whole body flung back like a cut kite, smashing hard into a distant wall. Bricks collapsed, dust rose.
'He actually… punched me with a child's fist?!'
Jotaro landed, brim lowered, hiding the sharpness of his eyes.
Slowly raising a hand, he pointed at the fallen Bonney. His voice was calm, but cold like a blade, "Yare yare… don't underestimate me just because I became a child."
"Because I fought since I was little, I'm very familiar with my old body."
It was Jotaro's first time being hit by Bonney's fruit, so he hadn't yet mastered how to use Haki to break it.
But even without full control of Haki, his fist was enough to deal with this woman.
Shinobu covered her mouth, her eyes wide, her voice full of disbelief, "Jotaro-san… could it be you were a delinquent since childhood?"
Bonney staggered up, her face swollen black and blue, tears welling in her eyes, glaring at Jotaro closing in.
She felt her face almost crooked.
'Why did this bastard hit so hard?!'
'It hurt!! Unfair!! Want to cry!!!'
"You, you, you're not even human!" she sobbed, her voice choked.
Jotaro's face was indifferent, walking steadily, steps too firm for a child.
Compared to him, strangely, the woman before him, who looked in her twenties and spoke wildly, was more like a crying, spoiled child.
Bonney's Devil Fruit was a total bug, giving her huge advantage in battle.
She could have silently approached before Jotaro reacted, then struck fatally.
That way she might have truly forced him into a desperate situation.
But maybe because she was too playful, she missed those chances.
Jotaro sighed lightly, losing the intent to further teach her a lesson.
"Who the hell is your father! I've beaten too many people to remember!"
"Bartholomew Kuma!!!" Bonney's tears poured out like a flood. "In the Summit War, the way you treated my father, my heart almost broke!"
"Bartholomew… Kuma?!" Jotaro's eyes trembled, his fist tightening unconsciously, his tone deepened. "You're his daughter?"
Bonney kept rubbing her tears with both hands, nodding hard.
Jotaro was a vengeful man, but also remembered others' kindness.
He had once received Kuma's help, and had always quietly respected that taciturn man.
After the Summit War, Doflamingo told him Kuma had already been remade by the World Government into a machine, without feelings, without memory, only executing orders, a Pacifista.
If he had known Bonney was Kuma's daughter, he'd still have beaten him, but never so heavily.
"Kuma is a man I respect." Jotaro's tone was low. His pale green eyes looked at Bonney, with a trace of apology. "Sorry, in that situation back then, I couldn't hold back."
"Come." Jotaro reached out a hand. "I'll help you up."
Bonney stared blankly at him, faint tear streaks still on her face.
"You really… knew my father?"
Jotaro told her everything he knew.
"He was with the Revolutionary Army?" Bonney was hearing Kuma's identity for the first time.
Jotaro nodded slightly, "He thought I was also a member of the Revolutionary Army, so he helped me in Alabasta."
"No matter what, I owe him a debt. One day, I'll repay it."
He paused, his expression turning stern.
"From the intel I got, the scientist responsible for the modifications was someone called Vegapunk."
"If we can capture that guy, maybe there's a way to save your father."
Bonney blinked, looking at the serious Jotaro.
His words seemed sincere, but having drifted since childhood, she had learned not to trust anyone easily, no matter how reliable they looked.
All the more, the world said this man was a heinous pirate.
Just as she hesitated, suddenly messy footsteps came from all around.
"The lowlifes are here!!"
Led by Charlos' attendants, the Marines stationed at Sabaody rushed over menacingly, sealing off the whole street.
Saint Charlos' face was swollen like a pig's head. Carried on a stretcher by slaves, tears streamed like faucets, while he ceaselessly wailed to Saint Rosward beside him, "Daddy, the lowlife is here, you must get justice for me!"
"Rest assured!" Rosward patted his son's arm, his brows full of anger and disdain. "To dare touch the descendants of the Creator? I'll make him wish for death!"
Hearing this, Charlos let out pig-like shrieks of laughter.
"Hahaha! Just killing him is too cheap! I'll let him taste what real torture is!"
But remembering Jotaro's terrifying fist, he shuddered nervously.
"Daddy… he seems like a pirate with a really high bounty…"
"Hmph, so what if it's high?" Rosward sneered dismissively. "We brought so many Marines. Afraid of a mere pirate? Besides, if they can't handle him, I can call an Admiral directly."
The Rosward family were the typical Celestial Dragons, arrogant, thinking themselves gods, disinterested in the world, because in the end, they were the greatest.
Yet when they arrived, the scene before them left them stunned.
Aside from a pink-haired woman, there were only two children.
"Where are they! Could they have run?" Rosward glared at his attendants. "Hmph! They must still be on this island. I'll call an Admiral now! Activate a Buster Call!"
"Wait, Father." Shalria quickly stopped him. "They can't have gone far. We can have the Marines search nearby."
Slave trading on Sabaody was unusually convenient, basically a shopping mall for Celestial Dragons.
She still wanted to buy a few male slaves to enjoy later. If they destroyed the island with a Buster Call, her fun would be gone.
If they had to launch it, she'd wait until after getting her slaves.
Rosward also needed slaves, he'd planned with his companions to play slave fighting in a few days, so he calmed down.
"Hurry and search!"
"Yes!" The Marines scattered in all directions.
"You lowly scum! Why don't you kneel before us nobles!" Shalria strutted up before the three, "Don't think I'll spare you just because you're children."
"Kneel!" She pointed her flintlock at them and shouted harshly.
"Ora!" Jotaro's face darkened. He suddenly leapt and slammed a fist into Shalria's face.
The sound "Ora" entered Charlos' ears, his body trembled like he'd seen a ghost.
"No mistake, it's him, he's the one who beat me! Daddy, it's him!"
"What!"
The idiotic Celestial Dragons didn't think being beaten by a child was shameful. They only felt furious.
"Catch him!" he roared, ordering.
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