Chapter 56: Alabasta – Sanji vs. Bon Kurei (Conclusion) & Usopp/Chopper vs. Mr. 4 & Miss Valentine
"In that case…" Bon Kurei's expression suddenly turned serious. He ripped the swan decoration off his back with a click and attached it to the toe of his ballet shoe. "Then let this lady settle things with you honorably using the secret technique of Okama Kenpo!"
Bon Kurei struck a ballerina's opening pose, the swan head on his toe glinting coldly: "Just so we're clear—from your perspective, right foot is Mr. Swan, left foot is Mrs. Swan~"
"Who cares about your stupid setup!" Sanji's forehead vein throbbed as he snapped at Bon Kurei.
"Okama Kenpo – Explosive Swan!"
Bon Kurei suddenly leaped into the air. The swan head on his toe flashed with cold light as it stabbed straight forward. Sanji's pupils shrank; he instinctively bent backward in a limbo dodge.
Dong!
The swan head grazed the tip of his nose and left a perfect circular hole in the stone wall behind him.
Sanji flipped backward to land, shocked: "It actually pierced straight through the stone wall… and not a single crack?!"
"Ahahahaha" Bon Kurei spun triumphantly. "A soft swan neck combined with a steel beak—all destructive power focused on one point" He suddenly unleashed a barrage of kicks. "Each strike is comparable to a rifle bullet—just the 'bullet' is a little bigger~ Let this lady ventilate your body with a few holes!"
Swoosh swoosh swoosh!
The sharp whistling of the swan heads tearing through air filled the space as Sanji dodged desperately amid the storm of leg shadows.
"Head meat kick!" Sanji seized a fleeting opening and raised his leg to block—only to see the swan head on Bon Kurei's toe flash coldly. The attack range was suddenly half a foot longer than expected!
Pshht! The sharp beak stabbed into his left shoulder. Sanji groaned and was kicked flying several meters.
"Hahaha! Victory is decided!" Bon Kurei soared upward, spinning like a top. "Okama Kenpo – That Winter's Memoir!"
Just as this fatal blow was about to land, Sanji calmly lit a cigarette. Through the swirling smoke, he narrowed his eyes: "Increased attack range… means his recovery will be slower…"
"Now!"
He suddenly leaped high into the air. "Shoulder loin meat!" The spinning kick landed precisely in Bon Kurei's abdomen—but Bon Kurei endured the pain, planted both hands on the ground for leverage, and hooked his left leg upward like a scorpion tail!
Bang!
Both retreated simultaneously, then charged forward again. In the desert, leg shadows flew everywhere:
"Abdominal meat kick!"
"Swan Waltz!"
"Rib roast!"
"Okama Grand Pirouette!"
Leg shadows intertwined in the desert; every collision unleashed massive shockwaves.
The final clash erupted in an instant—
"Veal SHOT!" Sanji soared to the highest point, right leg extending fully, delivering a rainbow-like kick with overwhelming momentum.
"Okama Kenpo – Explosive Swan Waltz!" Bon Kurei also leaped upward at the same moment, the swan head on his toe spinning into a deadly arc.
BOOM—!
The instant the two figures crossed paths, time seemed to freeze.
Sanji staggered as he landed, his dress shoes carving deep furrows in the sand, but he stood firm. Bon Kurei spun like a top and crashed into the city wall, leaving a human-shaped crater in the thick stone before falling heavily.
"Cough cough… this lady lost…" Bon Kurei lay collapsed among the rubble, blood trickling from his mouth. "Go ahead… finish this lady off!"
"You actually surprised me—you're still alive," Sanji turned back in astonishment and looked at Bon Kurei.
"What are you dawdling for?! Hurry up and give this lady a finishing blow!" Bon Kurei urged Sanji to end it.
"No—I had a lot of fun fighting. No need to say anything else." Sanji took a deep drag of his cigarette, turned, and waved casually as he walked away.
Bon Kurei lay on the ground biting his lip hard. "Is this… the friendship born from fighting each other? This lady… this lady absolutely cannot cry!"
[Battle End – Sanji Victory]
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Meanwhile, on another scorching desert battlefield, Usopp and Chopper faced a troublesome situation. "That annoying mole person keeps popping up somewhere else again," the two stared in frustration at the constantly rising and collapsing sand. Miss Valentine, using her Mole-Mole Fruit powers together with Mr. 4, kept appearing and disappearing underground, leaving them exhausted.
At the same time, underground, Miss Valentine gritted her teeth in fury: "Damn it! I never expected Mr. 5's Bomb-Bomb Fruit ability to be on that long-nosed guy!" She angrily smacked the head of her sausage dog Lassoo. "Our timed bombs are completely useless now!"
"This isn't going to work—they're digging holes and filling them at the same time. The tunnels below aren't even connected anymore," Usopp wiped sweat from his forehead. Suddenly his eyes lit up. "Wait—Chopper! Can you smell where they are?"
Chopper's blue nose twitched a few times, then pointed to the right: "Over there! They're moving in this direction!"
"Perfect!" Usopp quickly pulled a large bag of thumbtacks from the pouch at his waist. After activating his powers, he scattered them across the ground and pulled Chopper back quickly, a sly smile on his face: "Let them taste this improved version of 'Exploding Thumbtacks'!"
Sure enough, seconds later the ground bulged. "Got you!" Miss Valentine burst out of the sand—only to scream instantly: "Aaaah! It hurts! You damn long-nose!" Her entire body was covered in glittering thumbtacks; she looked more like a hedgehog than a mole.
"W-W-Wait for me~~" Mr. 4 slowly crawled out of the hole, wanting to help.
"Idiot! Don't come over!" Miss Valentine looked in horror at the glowing thumbtacks on her body—but it was too late—
BOOM!!!
A small mushroom cloud rose into the air. When the dust settled, two charred human shapes and one sausage dog lay neatly emitting black smoke.
At that moment, Chopper's antlers suddenly expanded into massive branches:
"Antler Reinforcement – Charge!"
Chopper's antlers instantly branched out like a giant tree. With one powerful leap, he charged forward and sent the trio flying into the sky.
"Sure-Kill – Flame Star!" Usopp pulled his slingshot to full draw and fired a blazing incendiary shot into the sky.
BOOM BOOM BOOM!
First flames erupted, setting Miss Valentine and Mr. 4 ablaze, followed by continuous explosions that dyed the sky orange-red.
"Hot hot hot!" Usopp frantically patted at his accidentally ignited clothes. Chopper rushed over and stomped wildly on him with his small hooves: "Usopp! Lie down quick!"
When the smoke cleared, the two—covered in soot—looked at their unconscious enemies nearby.
Usopp scratched his charred afro and gave an awkward laugh: "Cough cough… looks like the gunpowder ratio still needs adjustment…"
Chopper raised a thumb: "But we won! Usopp."
[Battle End – Usopp & Chopper Victory]
At this moment, Luffy was still running around looking for Crocodile.
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