On Enies Lobby,
The bell of destruction tolled,
Shell after shell played the final movement of annihilation on the island!
Marines and government officials stranded on the island scurried around like headless chickens!
Some rushed to the main gate, but the warships were extremely far from them.
It was too late… the Buster Call had already fully begun and wouldn't stop for their gathering.
They… became sacrifices of war!
...Bridge of Hesitation
Robin wove nets, Nami discharged electricity, and Usopp sniped!
They bravely blocked all the bombardments, but could only protect a small area.
And then, they were surprised to find that ships were approaching them!
"Damn it! Do they still not want to give up on me?" Franky angrily raised his arm and fired a cannon, but it missed the warship and fell into the sea.
"No, I'm afraid they want to take Robin with them!" Nami guessed, gripping her Clima-Tact tightly.
'Luffy! What are you doing? If you don't come soon, everything will be too late…!'
Suddenly, Robin's Observation Haki seemed to sense something. She crossed her hands, and eyes grew out of the net woven by her arms. With the help of her Observation Haki, she could clearly see what was happening inside the warships.
Then, she saw Zoro spreading his arms to embrace death, and Sanji falling into the sea, defeated!
Robin's face turned pale, and her legs went weak.
"What's wrong, Robin?" Nami looked at her worriedly.
"Zoro, Sanji, they…!"
"Nani!" Usopp and Chopper became desperate and dejected. "Even they were defeated?"
Nami's expression changed repeatedly. After a moment of silence, she suddenly walked to the edge of the bridge, facing the warships.
"Zoro, Sanji! What are you doing?… Were you defeated so easily?"
Tears streamed down her cheeks. She… couldn't accept her comrades leaving one after another.
"Please! Can you… hold on a little longer? Luffy… Luffy will definitely make it! You definitely won't die, right?!"
Nami's hysterical voice seemed to cross the distance and reach her comrades' ears!
...In the seawater,
Sanji suddenly opened his eyes. 'This is… Nami-swan's voice!'
'That's right! I'm… not alone anymore!'
In an instant, memories vastly different from his childhood flooded his mind!
Zeff, who reminded him not to catch a cold at theatie Baratie, and all the joyful companionship along the way!
Luffy, Nami, Robin, Chopper, Usopp… and that Marimo! One after another, these figures flashed through Sanji's mind!
'Turns out… I'm not alone!' The warmth in his heart dispelled the coldness in his body!
Sanji suddenly realized that the scars that had covered his body had all disappeared.
'So I… was successfully modified?'
Sanji guessed it, but he no longer cared. He needed the power to protect his comrades, no matter where it came from!
Sanji spun rapidly in the sea, and scorching flames danced, with the temperature continuously rising!
On the surface of the sea, hot bubbles rose one by one, then slowly burst. If anyone were to put their hand in the sea, they would find… the sea was boiling!
Sanji rushed out of the sea without hesitation, flames burning all over him, but not just wrapped around his legs.
Sanji's entire body was enveloped in flames, but he didn't feel the heat, but rather warmth!
"Is this… what it feels like to be loved?"
Sanji spun in the air, flames surrounding him, gradually forming a fireball!
"What is this?" Onigumo's face froze. Having fought countless battles, he recognized the extreme danger of the fireball!
He drew his long sword, covered the blade with Advanced Armament Haki, and flames gradually enveloped the blade from the hilt!
He flew high from the deck, striking towards the fireball!
"In the name of justice, Burning Mountain!"
Sanji moved, like an aurora, striking like thunder!
"Diable Jambe - Love Meteor Kick!"
"Bang!"
His flaming kick struck the long sword with irresistible force.
"Crack!"
The sword shattered into pieces.
Burning with the flames of love, he violently kicked Onigumo!
"Boom!"
Onigumo, like a meteor with a fiery tail, crashed into the warship!
Then, the warship, without surprise, began to sink!
Sanji slowly exhaled.
The next second, a figure with a sword flashed across the water like an afterimage.
With one slash, the sword energy split the sea!
Sanji slid his foot, dodging the sword energy.
He launched a kick, "Clang!"
The sword and his leather shoe collided, producing a metallic clang!
Sanji frowned slightly. "Another one!"
"Such strong Armament Haki!" Vice Admiral Onigumo was somewhat incredulous. Although there was still a gap between them, they were undoubtedly on the same level!
...On the other side,
The fallen Zoro also vaguely heard Nami's voice!
'Am I hallucinating? The world… is so quiet!'
In an instant, Zoro seemed to arrive at Shimotsuki Village!
"You and I must become the world's greatest swordsman!"
"I must become the world's greatest, so that even heaven can hear my name!"
In an instant, he seemed to arrive at the Baratie!
"Kid! State your name!"
"Roronoa Zoro!"
"I lost, my skill was inferior!… Is this the strongest power in the world?"
"A wound on the back is… a swordsman's shame!"
"…Don't be in a hurry to die, young power! My name is Dracule Mihawk. Understand yourself and the world, become stronger, Roronoa!
In the years to come, I will wait for you at the strongest position!
Come and surpass me! Roronoa!"
..."I… cannot fall!" Zoro's body trembled as he stood up straight.
Doberman suddenly turned around, his eyes wide. 'What a joke!'
Zoro straightened his arms, and his two swords spun violently!
..."Luffy, I made you worry! If I can't be the world's greatest swordsman, it'll cause you trouble, right! I will never fail a second time! Until I defeat him and become a great swordsman, I will never fail again! Do you have any objections, Pirate King?!"
"Hehe, not at all!"
..."I carry many things on my back, so… I absolutely cannot lose to you!"
His previously dry Armament Haki surged into Yubashiri, Sandai Kitetsu, and Wado Ichimonji like a fountain!
Black lightning seemed to wrap around his spinning dual swords.
"Nine mountains and eight seas make one world; gathering a thousand worlds makes a small thousand worlds; this world multiplied by three, there is nothing I cannot cut!"
"Three Sword Style Secret Technique - One Great - Three Thousand - Great Thousand Worlds!"
Doberman's eyes widened. He could only cover his upper body with Advanced Armament Haki, watching helplessly as Zoro flashed past him!
"Swish!"
A sword mark appeared, almost cutting Doberman in half at the waist. His Advanced Armament Haki was like paper!
Doberman's blood gushed, and he lost consciousness, falling into the sea!
The entire warship was also cut in half at the waist!
Zoro sheathed his swords and collapsed heavily onto the shattered deck… Far out at sea,
Aokiji stood on the turbulent ocean, drops of blood sliding down his arm onto the ice.
In the sky, Luffy gasped for breath, his eyebrows covered in frost, his body extensively cracked, like a porcelain vase about to shatter.
'No, I can't keep fighting him like this! Last gasp!'
In an instant, Luffy's body, stamina, and mental strength returned to their peak! At the same time, the destructive lightning inside him violently rebounded!
His eyes were fixed on the slightly disheveled and somewhat confused Aokiji!
'I can probably last another ten minutes!'
Luffy put his arm to his mouth, "Gear Fourth!"
"Hold on, Straw Hat boy!" Aokiji spoke. "I can let you go, but you must… stop the Buster Call!"
In an instant, Luffy lowered his arm. Their eyes met, and the air solidified!
"Ding, Host reminder: one minute left to complete the mission!"
Luffy: "…?"
...Bridge of Hesitation,
Sanji and Vice Admiral Momonga were in a stalemate in the sky; neither could defeat the other in a short time!
Vice Admiral Momonga had a perfect mastery of the Six Powers, Advanced Dual Haki, and swordsmanship at the level of a master swordsman. He was definitely one of the top Vice Admirals in the Marines!
The sound of cannon fire on Enies Lobby continued without end.
Zoro lay on his back, his rising and falling chest proving he was still alive!
Suddenly, a figure boarded this warship!
This was a Marine Vice Admiral with long brown hair, wearing a helmet engraved with a two-headed dragon design and adorned with red feathers, dressed in a grey double-breasted suit with a green shirt and silver tie – Onigumo!
"Die, you damned pirate!" Onigumo used Life Return to transform his hair into six arms.
Six swords stabbed directly at Zoro!
His speed was too fast for Zoro to do anything!
He was fast, but someone was faster than him!
A black lightning bolt streaked across the sky, and a foot wearing a slipper violently kicked him in the face.
Black destructive lightning surged into Onigumo's body, and a Mach ring rose.
Onigumo flew backward like a black meteor, even destroying a warship!
"Luffy! Cough, cough! You're back!" Zoro struggled to prop himself up!
"Yeah! I'm back!" Seeing Zoro's numerous wounds and bloodstains, Luffy's eyes became somewhat moist!
He exited Thunder God mode, carried Zoro with one hand, and rushed at extreme speed to Sanji's battlefield.
He punched Vice Admiral Momonga away, then extended his arm, instantly grabbing Sanji.
"Let's go!"
"Ah—! Bastard!"
Luffy arrived at the Bridge of Hesitation, where all his comrades were! He put down the two who had entered berserk mode.
Luffy pressed his straw hat with one hand and smiled slightly. "Comrades, I'm back!"
"Luffy!" Nami threw herself into Luffy's arms, tears flowing uncontrollably. "You came… so late! I… I was really scared!"
The cannon fire on Enies Lobby still hadn't stopped, but the Straw Hats' taut string had already snapped the moment Luffy returned!
Everyone smiled as they watched Luffy, who was gently resting his hand on Nami's slender waist, looking a little helpless!
It was as if as long as this backbone was present, everything would be resolved, no matter how difficult!
"Hey, hey, hey, I know you two are very affectionate, but can you pick a better time for your public display of affection!" Franky, the provisional crew member, was completely oblivious to the mood!
'Public display of affection!' Luffy was stunned, his eyes turning into dots! And Nami's face turned completely red, steam rising from her head, like a steam princess!
"Luffy! The warships are coming!" Robin's lips curled into a slight, mysterious smile.
"Leave it to me!" Luffy grabbed Nami's shoulders with both hands, pushing her away.
He took off the straw hat from his head, placed it on Nami's orange hair, and calmly walked towards the warships!
Nami held the brim of the hat with both hands, staring blankly!
At this moment, all the Straw Hat crew members watched their captain, whom they followed… "Who is that?" Momonga's injuries weren't very severe, and he looked at the intelligence officer beside him!
"That is…!"
On the other side,
Luffy looked at the colossal objects in the sea.
"Hey! Marines!"
An extremely dense dark red lightning bolt shot out, radiating across the sea.
Wherever the lightning passed, the warships trembled. The previously incredibly hard wooden planks were vibrated into sawdust by the lightning.
The previously lively Marines fell like cut wheat!
Thousands of people on one warship, tens of thousands in the entire Buster Call!
Fewer than a hundred could remain conscious, and the Marines and government officials still alive on Enies Lobby simply collapsed and fell asleep!
'Hey, this is…!' Cold sweat broke out on Momonga's forehead!
"Hey! Marines!… Get lost!"
The powerful dark red lightning rippled. All the Rear Admirals lowered their heads and bent at the waist!
Only the two currently intact Vice Admirals remained unaffected, but their hearts were already in turmoil!
The wanted poster in the intelligence officer's hand fluttered in the wind.
"Straw Hat" Luffy, Bounty: 400,000,000 Berries!
...On the other side,
"Ding, congratulations Host, your Conqueror's Haki has reached 80.0 (Top Tier), becoming a king who reigns over the world!"
Reign: Top-tier Conqueror's Haki, the starting point of a King! From today onwards, the Host will have the qualification to reign over the world!