"How could he be like that!" Makino looked fiercely at Shanks, then at Luffy's calmness. 'They're both men, how can there be such a big difference?'
Shanks' eyes blazed with fire, and when he met Luffy's gaze, the other's eyes held the same meaning! Since they had reunited, it was unthinkable not to have a fight!
Without any more pleasantries, Shanks said directly, "Let me see how much you've improved." As he spoke, he put one hand on his sword's hilt.
"Hey, can you handle it with one hand?" Luffy asked.
Shanks had lost his left arm, and hearing this, he almost laughed in anger. "It's enough to deal with you." As he spoke, he drew his sword mounted on his waist, Gryphon.
"It's about to begin, retreat quickly." The members of both pirate crews quickly fell back.
The Red-Haired Pirate crew members all pouted. "The Captain is really too petty." "Such a big guy, actually bullying Luffy." "Luffy is still young now, in a few years he'll definitely pull out his front teeth!" "Tsk, he only has a little bit of face left, bullying the small one!"
Benn Beckman analyzed, "However, the battle shouldn't be too one-sided, Luffy, after all, has fought with Hawkeye."
Whoosh—Gear Four! Snake Man!
"Come on, let's see how many slashes you can take from me!" Shanks released his Conqueror's Haki, and the battle officially began!
The next second, Shanks suddenly appeared in front of Luffy, and his great sword slashed down fiercely.
"Teleportation!" Luffy vanished in the blink of an eye. He didn't even bother to look at Shanks' shocked expression.
A strong sense of crisis surged into Shanks' heart. He was terrified, and quickly turned to hold his sword horizontally to protect his chest.
Boom!
As the dark fist struck the sword, the sea surface shook violently, stirring up terrifying waves. Dark red lightning continuously flashed, and Conqueror's Haki finally condensed into a form. Sand and rocks on the ground flew into the air and hovered there. This attack was earth-shattering, and space began to distort!
"Cut me, Shanks!" Luffy's eyes were glowing, his face full of excitement!
'As expected, Shanks's Haki is too overbearing... but it's truly refreshing! Huh?... I've actually become a thrill-seeker too!'
Luffy's eyes widened, feeling that he, like Kaido, enjoyed this feeling of walking the line between life and death.
Then—
"Haki Recovery! Body Recovery!"
"An unexplainable Snake Man move!"
Luffy suddenly vanished, and a dark fist struck Shanks again from a strange angle! This time, even Shanks, who could predict the future, turned pale, cursing inwardly.
'Hawkeye was right, this kid...'
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