Standing at the front of the group, everyone's eyes were immediately attracted to Kisame. The girl who had just one looked at Kisame before a glint flashed through her eyes.

Everyone looked puzzled at first but when they saw the size of Kisame and his build, they got excited. This was the largest competitor yet and most likely the heaviest. The girl would not be able to beat him as easily as she had done the others.

The Celestial Dragon's eyes lit up when he saw Kisame enter the ring before he let out a laugh, "This is such good luck! Fisher Tiger let many of my fish-man slaves loose. I have been meaning to find some high-quality ones and you suit my tastes."

The captain that announced the result of the last battle stepped forward to explain the rules for Kisame, "The rules of the match are simple. You will enter the ring with this girl and battle each other. The loser is the one who loses consciousness, exits or is forced out the ring, or surrenders."

If you lose, you will either have to be a slave under Lord Gilga for 5 years or you will be sent to Impel Down for 5 years and be a prisoner there. If you win, you will be able to get the girl you battle as your slave and will receive 500 million Belly.

You can bring in a weapon while the girl will be unarmed. I will also warn you that this girl is a Devil Fruit user. As for what her Devil Fruit is, you will not be informed before the battle. If you accept these conditions, stay in the arena until the battle begins in five minutes after she rests up."

The man was polite and neutral in the matter as his job was just to make sure that each person that came forward knew what they were risking for what they might get. As for whether they became slaves or prisoners after, he did not care. It was not like they were being forced to do this.

'Birds die for food while men die for money,' the captain thought as he looked at all the men and women that were going to be slaves. 'They think that their chances are better with Gilga but most of these guys will be dead before a year passes.'

Kisame stood in the arena without any intentions of backing out. Since he had walked into the arena in the first place, he was prepared for whatever may happen.

'I knew there was some trick but to think that she has a Devil Fruit. Did she use it in her last battle or was he too weak to even force her to use it?'

Kisame's subconscious use of Observation Haki kept telling him that the girl was powerful but as for how powerful, he was unable to tell.

5 minutes passed by soon enough. The girl stood up from her chair and walked into the fighting arena without ever taking her eyes off of Kisame. Kisame was also staring her down as well.

As soon as a single foot stepped into the arena, the battle started. The girl pushed off with full force and speed as she appeared in front of Kisame. She threw a straight punch towards Kisame's chest.

Kisame did not back down or try to dodge. Instead, he decided to match her head-on with raw strength. Sending a punch of his own, the duo clashed with great force.

When their fists met, a small boom sound could be heard from the force behind each. The girl was sent flying through the air but landed gracefully at the other edge of the arena.

Neither made a move but had instead looked at each other, the interest in their eyes had grown.

'She took a full power punch from me and did not die? Maybe not dying but her bones are still fine and she didn't use Haki. How the hell is a human around my age so strong?'

Even though she was sent flying, the girl was very impressive. Fish-men were known to be physically stronger than humans by about 10 times. Those specially trained like Kisame were around 20 times stronger than an average human their age.

But the girl was able to take the force of his punch and did not collapse. This meant that she probably had around 80-90% of Kisame's physical strength while being a meter under him in height and 150 pounds in weight.

Actually being matched like this by someone his age put a smile on Kisame's face without him even knowing. The girl facing him was the same. Even though her face remained expressionless, one could see the light in her eyes that showed how excited she was.

Charging forward the girl moved towards Kisame once again. This time, Kisame did not just hold his ground but went towards the girl as well. As the pair were about to match blows once again, the girl narrowly dodged his blow before returning one of her own.

Barely able to react, Kisame dodged the blow with a hair's breadth. The pair exchanged several blows to the shock of the crowd.

Anyone who had seen the girl battle before knew that she took down every other opponent with a single blow. For Kisame to last more than 10 was amazing.

Many of the pirates and civilians in the area started betting on the match to try and make some quick Belly.

"I got 200 on the fish-man!"

"50 on the girl!"

"Give me 100 for this ending in a tie!"

The crowd was truly enjoying themselves now. One could only see so many one-sided matches before they got bored.

The one person who did not look happy was the Celestial Dragon that was hosting these matches. He was hoping to enslave some new toys while also asserting his dominance over the common people. At the rate the match was going, he had a chance of losing his best slave.

"Girl! You better not lose this!" Gilga yelled over the crowd

The girl did not care about his words. She and Kisame were in their own little world as they battled without regard for their safety.

Kisame used all the different fish-man Karate techniques that he knew as well as some random blows to switch up his rhythm.

The girl instead fought with savage grace. Although none of her moves resembled a style or school as if she was making them up on the fly, they were each powerful and connected with the next as if they were all planned out.

'She's good. Slightly weaker than me, slightly faster than me, and a bit more agile than me. If I hadn't been beaten up by Rayleigh so many times, I wouldn't be able to beat her without Haki.'

As much as Kisame was called a prodigy in his youth, he would never be able to claim it in front of the girl before him. If they were both members of the same race, she would surely destroy him.

'She's mine!'

After another exchange of blows, both fighters broke apart and looked at the other with smiles on their face. One predatory while the other was lazy.

"You are strong. I hope that you can truly beat me today," the girl said. This was the first time that Kisame had heard her speak. "I'm going to use my Devil Fruit now. I hope that you can survive this."

The girl's body began to slow orange. Before Kisame could even analyze what was going on, he felt what was happening. A heatwave had just him and instantly made him feel tired due to his fish-man nature.

'I'm 5 meters away and it is already this hot? Just how hot is her body then?'

Kisme did not have time to think about it though because the girl went on the attack. This time, Kisame was being suppressed instead of fighting evenly.

Every time her body struck him in even the slightest bit, he would have 2nd if not third-degree burns. The air around her was also scorching so it felt as if Kisame's lungs were on fire. Kisame could not even strike back because the damage he would do to her was not worth the damage he would do to himself.

For anyone that engaged in hand-to-hand combat, this girl was their worst nightmare. As the first Devil Fruit user that Kisame had fought, he understood why so many people sought after them.

'These things are terrible. If not for causing one to be unable to swim, I would want one for myself.'

After taking his 7th direct hit and getting another nasty burn, Kisame decided to take the fight more seriously and pulled out his sword. With his sword out and having coated it in Haki, he was no longer being pushed back but instead had suppressed her.

With his sword's reach and his Haki preventing it from melting, Kisame had the advantage and was able to slowly wear down the girl.

A few minutes later, Kisame came out the victor of the battle with several nasty wounds on his body which showed just how dangerous someone with a Devil Fruit was. The girl lay unconscious with a few bruises on her body but nothing too dangerous. Kisame had to take her down alive after all.

"The winner is the fish-man. Here are your rewards," announced the captain from before. He walked over to Kisame and gave him a case full of Belly as well as the slave contract for the girl.

The World Noble known as Gilga was upset that his best slave had been lost and he couldn't get such a powerful slave as Kisame. With a huff, he took his two children and all their new slaves away in a fit of anger.

Kisame did not pay attention to this. He opened up the slave contract to get some more information about the unconscious girl. To say he was shocked would be an understatement.

Name: Esdeath Pizarro

Crime:

None. Sister of the Corrupt King and was enslaved when he was overthrown Bounty: 50,000,000 Belly Abilities: Strong in combat, especially with a rapier. Devil Fruit User Gender: Female Age: 12 at time of enslavement

'So she was a princess? I've never heard of Pizarro though. I will have to ask Rayleigh about this later. But for now, Let's head back and get healed up. These burns will leave some nasty scars if they don't get treated soon.'

With his money, contract, and new crewmate, Kisame walked back toward Area 13 where Shakky's bar was so he could get some much-needed treatment and some well-deserved rest.