One Piece: Gambling to The Top

Chapter 81 - 91

[New Gamble: Defeat the Admiral Akainu.

Objective: Defeat Akainu.

Rewards:

Mystery Box tier 6. (Rank ??????)

5 Mystery Boxes Tier 5

2000 Draw Points.

What you are betting on:

-Your life.

Do you accept to gamble (Y/N)]

"Hell No!"

Josh screamed. He isn't stupid enough to go and fight with an Admiral.

Although the rewards are tempting, there is no use if he doesn't get them, and if he is dead.

While their boat's speed increased, Josh was shocked after he had cut a magma's fist in half.

Akainu, one of the most cold-blooded, strongest characters, was on that ship, and he was after them.

'And here I thought Tuesdays were my lucky days.' Josh thought as he felt something was ironic here.

While looking with his enhanced senses, Josh could see that on the sinking ship, a small boat got out of it.

A tall man, around 3 meters was standing on the top of it.

He was crossing his arm, wearing a cap and a coat as a cape, which floated back with the wind.

His facial expressions on his tanned face were so deep, his eyes focusing on their direction, like how a hound would focus on its prey.

When Josh was focusing on the man's leg, he saw that it was on the top of something like a metallic engine.

While he was crossing his arms, his red flaming hot leg seemed to be moving the engine to produce a very hot stream behind it, pushing the ship toward them at a very high speed.

Still, the fact that Robin had increased her speed was good for them.

However, knowing the Justice red dog, Akainu, and that he has stamina that allows him to fight for weeks without stopping, Josh knew it was a matter of time before he catch up to them.

And he knows, at land, Akainu would kill them.

"Hurry up!" Josh said to Robin.

"I'm doing my best," Robin replied, a drop of sweat running through her delicately pretty face. "Admiral Akainu is chasing us, I think we best throw ourselves to the water."

"No! That should be our last resort." Josh said.

If they exposed that ability, then the marines, the World Government, and all of the pirates won't stop chasing after them until they get the secret of the Angel Tears.

"Damn it." Josh opened his arms widely.

Waving them, he sent big compressed air blades from them. Those blades helped to push them back when they clashed with the water.

The chase continued for some half-hour.

Josh had thought of the best course of action.

However, Akainu barely gave him the luxury of the time to think.

While moving back, Josh had found himself having to wave his sword to push some magma fists away.

Turning back to Robin, Marianne, and Mikita, especially Mikita, Josh felt that he is seeing flashbacks of the past of his time with them.

The deadly situation they are in made him feel more worried about them than himself.

Ten minutes or so, Josh let a strong exhale.

"Girls," Josh called.

Everyone paid attention.

"I think we know where this is going to go."

Mikita turned to him and put her hand on his shoulder, tightening her slender hand on him.

"You are not thinking of?"

"You got it right," Josh said, his height increased all of the sudden.

Mikita seemed to know what he is thinking about.

Hugging him from back suddenly, Mikita put her head on his back and begged, some tears flowing out of her eyes.

"Stay here. We have a better chance to survive if we stick together. Don't risk it!"

Josh turned and put his hand on her shoulder. "I'm not going to risk it."

When Mikita stared at his eyes, Josh's demon face made a warm smile.

"What a gambler do when he loses his card," Josh asked her.

Mikita, without thinking, said. "Bluff his way out."

Josh said. "Trust me, I'm not planning to die. I'm planning to die 80 years later." He then walked to the edge and stared at Akainu.

One can easily tell that from where he is following them if they looked at the big black smoke cloud behind Akainu's ship.

Marianne seemed emotional somehow as she hugged his leg. Robin asked Josh if there is something to change his mind, her tone was so weak.

Josh answer was simple. "Stay healthy."

Reaching his storage, Josh thought about anything that can help him.

What crossed his mind was one reward he had gotten earlier.

[ A Sea+stones Knives collection.]

There were four knives of various sizes. Josh took one of them and put it under his sleeve, tying it. Meanwhile, the other knives were put around his belt.

"See ya later, girls. We will meet at where we had agreed, had I lost direction to go back here."

Josh then made a great leap in the air.

Using Moonwalk with Shave, Josh turned into an invisible blur as he headed toward Akainu's direction.

Robin, although she looked anxious, could tell what Josh wanted to do.

He would just fake falling to the sea after distracting Akainu away from them.

And then, he would just swim out.

However, bluffing Akainu itself was a big risk. Just pretending to take a hit from him to sink can kill him, even with regeneration.

She just hoped that Josh's mythical demon is the kind of demon who usually swim in hell, so magma has little effect on him.

-x-X-x-

Akainu, the admiral, was annoyed ever since his main ship had been destroyed.

Akainu had taken a small patrol to kill any filthy pirate on his way and show the Absolute Justice he believes in.

Every day a pirate not dying is a shame.

But because of the annoying Buster Call, Akainu had to stop doing his duty toward the Justice.

Now, he is chasing a bastard who gave a strike to the pride of the marines.

Akainu had promised himself to get the job done, and kill Josh. And he won't let Robin go, as she had been one of the survivors of his Magma fist in the past.

While staring forward at the filth scums escaping, Akainu increased his speed. However, in a moment, his Haki alerted him when he saw a demon flying toward him. The demon was so fast. His fist turning into red burning magma, Akainu shot a fist toward the demon.

The demon, despite being weak, could dodge with Moonwalk and Shave at the last moment, appearing above Akainu's ship.

Akainu stopped heating up his engine and looked up.

"Hey, Akainu." The demon said, slightly kicking the air beneath him to keep his level in the air.

Akainu didn't reply.

There was no use to talk back to a scum who is about to die.

Yes, he knows that this scum is Josh, the Gambler. Probably he is here to distract him from getting his friend. But it would be fast enough that no time would be wasted, Akainu will make sure of that.

"I was wondering how you gained the title of the Red Dog?" Josh opened his mouth to talk. " I thought about some answers, please hear them and tell me which is correct."

Josh said, kicking the air and ascending a couple of meters back.

"A- your mama had sex with a dog."

Upon hearing that Josh insulting his father, the one who had been killed by pirates, Akainu clenched his jaw. But nevertheless, he is still going to kill him, so he could ignore it.

"B- Your mama is a dog."

Akaino opened his eyes widely, flinching, his magma fist getting hotter.

"C- Couple of dogs mistaken you for being their kin and adopted you, until the marines discovered you and trained you to be their Justice dog."

That was a spit, not on his past, but his most valuable belief, justice.

The demon let a laughing sneer.

"Very well…" Boiling from inside. Akainu scoffed as if this doesn't mean a thing. Few insults are nothing… nothing but something to increase that anger.

" I will burn your bullshit into ashes," Akainu said with a calm tone, his face making a frown that can gain anyone the Oscar.

Josh, who was in the air, was holding only the sword, the sheath wasn't on his other hand as usual, but hanged to his back.

Pointing to Akainu, he asked. "Sorry. Did I just hear, Wuff wuff?"

With each word, he was getting higher and away in the sky.