Chapter 207 - 65

Chapter 65Two explosive sounds rang out almost as one.Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine didn't even have time to react. With expressions of bewilderment still on their faces, they were struck hard by fists wrapped in Armament Haki, flying backward like two cannonballs and snapping several large trees."W-What?!"The smug smile on Mr. 3's face froze, and cold sweat immediately broke out.After all, those were two Devil Fruit Users; how could they be one-shotted in a single encounter?!Weren't they just confidently claiming they would avenge their previous humiliation?So it was just 'two, two, three, four, let's do it once more'?At this moment, Robin elegantly stepped out from the other side of the forest not far away."Oh my, it seems there's a small flaw in your plan, Mr. 3."Mr. 3 was startled to see Robin, but then he acted as if he had caught a lifeline: "Miss All Sunday, you've come at the right time! Quick, help me deal with this Straw Hat kid."Robin shook her head, crossed her arms over her chest, and calmly interrupted him: "Sorry, I am currently Straw Hat Luffy's prisoner.""P-Prisoner?"Mr. 3 didn't react for a moment.But looking at Robin's appearance, she didn't look like a prisoner at all.Robin could be said to be the most core member of Baroque Works; did she just defect because of a disagreement?Mr. 3's face changed drastically: "You betrayed the boss?!"Robin smiled slightly, neither confirming nor denying it, and instead began introducing Mr. 3's abilities to Luffy.She practically exposed all of Mr. 3's secrets.No one dared to underestimate Robin's intelligence-gathering abilities; eighty percent of the credit for the initial establishment of Baroque Works belonged to her.Crocodile was just the boss behind the scenes; few people knew his identity.Chapter 85 Mr. 3: Using Hegemony on me?"He is a Wax-Wax Fruit user. He can create and control wax at will, and it is indeed very hard once it solidifies. His weakness is probably heat. That little girl over there is his partner, Miss Goldenweek. She isn't an ability user, but her Color Hypnosis is very troublesome. It's best not to let her paint..." Robin said.Mr. 3 trembled with rage: "Miss All Sunday, you actually leaked my abilities. You really are a traitor!"Luffy had no interest in listening to their infighting. His gaze locked onto Mr. 3, telling him to hurry up and release Dorry and the others.Mr. 3 took a step back, intimidated by Luffy's oppressive gaze, but seeing Miss Goldenweekbeside him, he forced himself to calm down.With a wave of his hands, a large amount of white liquid wax gushed out, quickly condensing into a thick Candle Wall in front of him. At the same time, liquid wax surged toward Luffy like a wave, attempting to trap him."Candle Wall. Candle Lock!""My wax is invincible; don't even think about breaking through!"Luffy watched the approaching wax wave and wall, his eyes showing no fluctuation at all.He had already seen too many messy Devil Fruits.Anyway, with Haki, even the so-called most noble Logia-type Devil Fruits could be hit, let alone this clump of white slime.Luffy stretched his fist back to the limit, covering it with pitch-black Armament Haki."Gum-Gum Jet Siege Cannon!"Boom!The Haki-wrapped fist, like a real battering ram, smashed heavily against the Candle Wall.Are there city walls in this world?In front of Luffy, that word didn't exist.The wax that was claimed to be harder than steel shattered like paper, with wax chunks flying everywhere."No, impossible!"Seeing his strongest defense pulverized by a single punch, Mr. 3's mental state completely collapsed.He hurriedly looked at Miss Goldenweek beside him and shouted, "Goldenweek, quick, use Color Tactics!""Don't rush me!"Goldenweek was the type of worker who didn't want to work; she procrastinated on everything, so her efficiency was incredibly slow.The current situation was one she had to face.Just as she finally intended to speed up and pick up her paintbrush, Luffy glared at her.It was a sharp gaze honed through countless life-and-death battles, containing the potential of Haoshoku.How could a little girl withstand such pressure? She gave a startled cry, her eyes rolled back, and she fainted directly."Goldenweek!?"Mr. 3 was completely panicked. Watching Luffyapproach step by step, he shouted hysterically, mobilizing all the remaining liquid wax, "I'll fight you to the end, Candle Champion!"A large amount of liquid wax wrapped around him, forming a giant candle statue, which swung a wax fist at Luffy.This was already the final struggle of someone who had lost their way.No one had told him that a guy who had just arrived at the Grand Line would be this strong.Mr. 3's original plan was to capture two giants to collect the bounties; the Straw Hat kid was just an incidental part of his plan.The earlier parts of the plan went too smoothly, but it ended in disaster here with Luffy.[Warning, it is now time for ability development...]Ability development, is it?I'll show you development.A red light flashed in Luffy's eyes as he dodged Mr. 3's wax fist, and his right hand began to inflate."Gomu Gomu no Bajrang Gun!"Not far away, Brogy, who still retained a bit of consciousness, watched this scene, and his expression instantly crumbled."Is he a giant too?"Although it didn't have the world-destroying power of the true Spear of Elbaf move, Hegemony, this strike of Luffy's, which imitated the giant's battle technique and condensed his entire body's strength, was far more powerful than usual.The fist, like a giant cannonball, slammed heavily into Mr. 3's candle statue.The candle statue was instantly covered in cracks and then completely exploded. Mr. 3, hidden inside, let out a miserable scream and flew toward the distant sky like a broken kite, turning into a star.The battle ended very quickly.Luffy walked over to Dorry's side and tried to pry open the wax shell with his hands, finding it indeed very hard.He thought for a moment and asked Sanji to start a fire, using the heat to carefully melt the wax shell, finally rescuing Dorry.After regaining his freedom, Dorry immediately went to check on Brogy.Although Brogy had suffered internal injuries, the vitality of the Giant Race is extremely tenacious. After some simple treatment, there was no immediate danger to his life.The two giants sat on the ground, looking at the messy battlefield and the unconscious Baroque Works agents, then at Luffy's group, with complex expressions on their faces.They had been here for a hundred years. As Small Garden was a necessary route on the Grand Line, many pirates came and went.After all, the log pose here takes a full year to charge.Many pirates also wanted to take their heads, but they were all defeated by them.Perhaps because of this, not all outside pirates were like Luffy and his crew.Dorry spoke in a low voice: "Gebabababa, we really owe you this time, Little Straw Hat. I didn't expect that after fighting for so many years, we almost fell for such a devious trick."Brogy also sighed: "Yeah, we've truly disgraced the warriors of Elbaf."Vivi stepped forward and bowed deeply: "I'm sorry, it's all because of me that you were targeted by Baroque Works."In the end, it was all because of her."If that's the case, then it has a lot to do with us too."Luffy took the initiative to shoulder the responsibility. Vivi was already on the ship, so she was his partner, and a partner's business is the Captain's business.So he took it all upon himself.His words were simple but direct, and he stood directly in front of Vivi.A man would die for those who understand him; even as a pirate, how could one not want to risk their life for such a Captain?Sometimes, so-called charisma is manifested in such scenes.Vivi was very moved; her life creed had always been to rely on herself. Otherwise, what princess would voluntarily give up a superior life to infiltrate a dangerous hostile organization as an agent?But Luffy's appearance told her that when one person's strength cannot accomplish something, they can rely on their partners.Dorry and Brogy looked at each other and then let out deafening laughter: "Gebababababa! Gebababababa! Well said, Little Straw Hat, you're a good Captain!"After laughing, Dorry's expression became somewhat sentimental: "After this incident, we also feel that this duel, which started because of a little girl's question, should perhaps come to an end.""A little girl's question?"Usopp immediately became interested, stepped forward, and asked, "Exactly what kind of question made you fight for a hundred years?"Seeing that Dorry and Brogy seemed like friends who truly cared for each other, yet fought without mercy for a hundred years...Who would believe there wasn't some deep-seated hatred?Brogy rubbed the back of his head and said somewhat bashfully: "Gebabababa. That's a long story. A hundred years ago, a little girl from Elbafasked us whose prey was larger. I said it was my dinosaur, Dorry said it was his Sea King... then we started arguing and finally decided to use a duel to settle it."Everyone: "..."Chapter 86 I am Monkey D. Luffy, who are you?Fighting for a hundred years over a reason like that?The giants' logic is truly unique.Zoro was more concerned about Luffy's move from earlier: "Hey, Luffy, was that last move of yours learned from the giants?""Hegemony?"Luffy said, "Yeah. How about it, that move is pretty cool, right? Its power can be increased even further."Just now, he had only compressed it once and hadn't even wrapped it in Armament Haki.Zoro gripped his swords tightly, a fighting spirit igniting in his eyes: "It seems I can't slack off either."The gap seemed to have widened a bit again, which filled him with motivation to train.At this time, Dorry and Brogy began to argue again over who should host their benefactors, Luffy and the others."Of course you should come to my camp; I have the best dinosaur meat there," Dorry shouted."Nonsense! My camp is closer, and I have my treasured fine wine!" Brogy was unconvinced.Seeing that the two were about to argue again, Nami quickly suggested, "How about you decide with Rock-Paper-Scissors?"If they really kept arguing, they could fight for another hundred years over a single question.The two giants froze for a moment, then thought it was a good idea, so they extended their huge fists."Rock, Paper, Scissors!"In the end, Dorry won, and he laughed happily: "Why do you always like to throw Rock?""Damn it, you just love playing tricks." Brogy was a bit depressed.At this moment, Nami worriedly took out the log pose and said to Luffy:"Luffy, there's some bad news. This island's magnetic storage is very slow. According to my calculations, it might take a year to fully charge.""A year?"Luffy said, "Does it take that long?"Luffy was not someone who could sit still. He hadn't even been sailing for half a year, and he had to stay here for a year?"No, no, absolutely not! A year is too long; my adventure has just begun.""Then how about considering my suggestion again?" Robin walked over gracefully, her hand on her chin, with a mysterious smile on her face: "Since Mr. Luffy is in such a hurry, how about using my log pose? Its magnetism is already stored, and it can point directly to the next island, Alabasta.""Okay, Nami, use Robin's log pose then," Luffy said directly.