"Sorry, I'm late~."
With the help of the Rubber Balloon, Luffy slowed down his descent.
The people holding onto his arms jumped down one after another. Luffy threw Usopp out and then landed on the ground.
"Shanks, I'm here to help!"
Buggy glanced at Dragon; this one was also a "good father"!
It seemed that whether it was a pirate or the Revolutionary Army, dreams were much more important than children...
"Luffy..." Shanks looked at Luff,y and a smile appeared on his face. "You've grown!"
The Rubber Fruit has awakened, and the thing Joy Boy left on Raftel now has a "key"!
Next, just by going to Raftel, they could change this era.
"Of course! I'm the man who's going to become the Pirate King!" Luffy grinned.
"Now isn't the time for catching up. It must be exhausting for Blackbeard to maintain his ultimate move."
Buggy's voice rang out, "Don't keep him waiting too long!"
"Leave that guy to me!" Luffy rubbed his fists. "I've wanted to beat him up for a long time."
The ground turned into rubber, and Luffy began to bounce on it to build up power while continuously swinging his arms.
Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki were both wrapped around his arms.
"Arrogant brat, you don't understand the power of darkness at all. Great Dark Sky!"
Blackbeard threw down the black sphere he was holding. "Taste the feeling of being swallowed by darkness!"
"Gomu Gomu no... Bajrang Gun!"
Luffy's arm ignited in flames during high-speed rotation, then turned into a giant fist that slammed into the black sphere.
To Blackbeard's astonishment, the black sphere was sent flying, and a moment later, the giant fist was already coming for him.
"Double Tremor!"
At the critical moment, Blackbeard channeled the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit into both fists. Visible cracks appeared in the space around his fists as they struck Luffy's fist.
A massive force surged through, and Blackbeard was sent flying backward.
But Luffy's other arm stretched out and wrapped around him.
A good opportunity! Blackbeard activated the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit, intending to nullify Luffy's Devil Fruit Ability.
But just as he activated the ability, Luffy's head came flying toward him at high speed.
"Gomu Gomu no... Headbutt!"
Luffy's head slammed hard into Blackbeard's, making him scream in pain.
One of Luffy's arms had its ability nullified, but white steam ribbons wrapped around it, and the arm returned to normal in no time.
"Next is..."
Luffy's body rapidly expanded, turning into a giant. He then grabbed Blackbeard and began bouncing him on the rubber ground like a ball.
"Giant Ball!"
Seeing him bounce the guy made Buggy want to hum a song...
"What a reckless ability. The art style has completely changed since Luffy arrived."
The fighting styles of Luffy's Gear Four and Gear Five were so different that it felt inexplicably awkward.
Gear Four was still fist-to-fist, a passionate exchange of blows, but Gear Five had turned into Tom and Jerry...
"Buggy, were you specifically waiting for Luffy to arrive?" Shanks asked. "You held back when you were fighting Blackbeard just now, didn't you?"
The explosion just now was too weak. If Buggy had used that mushroom-shaped explosion from the beginning, Blackbeard would have been seriously injur,ed if not dead.
"Exactly. I wanted Blackbeard to see a truly powerful Devil Fruit Ability. Blackbeard relies too much on the power of Devil Fruits, but he probably doesn't know that the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia he read was a censored version..."
Buggy said, "The names of the truly powerful Devil Fruits have been erased, right, Shanks?"
"It seems you know quite a bit. That's right, Blackbeard was fooled. The Dark-Dark Fruit is by no means the strongest Devil Fruit."
Shanks continued, "However, the strength of a Devil Fruit only depends on how much its ability is developed. There's no such thing as the 'strongest'..."
"Who are you trying to fool? Katakuri developed the Mochi Mochi no Mi to its limit, and I still don't see what's so strong about it."
Buggy snorted in disdain. "You knew the Rubber Fruit was unusual from the very beginning, didn't you?"
"Haha~ That was just a coincidence." Shanks laughed, playing dumb.
"If you say so." Shanks refused to admit it, and Buggy didn't bother to expose him.
"However..." Shanks's smile faded. "Buggy, do you want to go to Raftel with me and open up a new era?"
"What? Are we going to kill Luffy and then the two of us go to Raftel?" Buggy intentionally drew Shusui and spoke loudly.
The eyes of the people around them immediately turned toward them.
Usopp was startled, terrified that a fight was about to break out.
The others, however, were very calm.
"Don't be afraid. Luffy's father, the Revolutionary Army leader Dragon, is still here. They're just joking around," Robin comforted Usopp.
She had spent two years with the Revolutionary Army and recognized Dragon and Ivankov at a glance.
"Can't you tell when it's inappropriate to joke?" Shanks said helplessly.
"I thought you were going to be the mastermind, raising Luffy step by step, only to harvest the fruits of victory at the end."
Buggy sheathed Shusui.
"I just want to go to Raftel to confirm a few things," Shanks said. "Haven't you always wanted to go there?"
"I'm not in the mood now. I have no interest in so-called destiny. Nor do I believe that taking a trip to Raftel can change the world or this era..."
Buggy said, "What truly determines whether an era is new or old is the mindset of the majority of people in the world."
Raftel hides not only the Void History but also the [power] to oppose the World Government.
But even if the Celestial Dragons are wiped out, it won't be long before new [Celestial Dragons] appear. At most, they'll just have a different name.
"Well said. Liberating imprisoned thoughts is the correct way to change an era," Dragon said as he walked over. "It seems Captain Buggy is more suited to be in the Revolutionary Army."
"I'm not that selfless, and there are many ideas and practices of the Revolutionary Army that I can't stand," Buggy replied.
In this world where power levels vary so drastically, the Revolutionary Army's theories simply don't work.
They want to overthrow the Celestial Dragons, but they have no idea how to govern the countries afterward.
They preach freedom and equality, but a giant and an ordinary person simply cannot coexist as equals; the difference in strength is too great.
Only under the constraint of force can various races be made [equal].
"Hey, Luffy is fighting while you guys are just chatting. If you're not going to help, we're going in!" Kid said irritably.
"Brat, with your strength, you won't be of any help." Shanks's smile vanished. "Blackbeard might look a bit pathetic right now, but it wouldn't take much effort for him to beat you. Don't go over and cause trouble."
By now, Blackbeard had escaped the predicament of being a ball and was lashing out at Luffy in a fit of rage and shame.
"Don't underestimate me, Red-Haired Shanks!" Kid's mechanical arm restructured and transformed into a Railgun. "I'm not the same as I was before."
With a burst of magnetism, Kid aimed the muzzle at Shanks.
"Hey... calm down!" Law, who was nearby, hurried to stop him.
But sparks were already flickering on the Railgun.
Shanks's gaze turned dangerous, and he directed his Conqueror's Haki at Kid.
"Brat, are you looking for death?"
Kid was momentarily stunned by the powerful Conqueror's Haki. In the next instant, Shanks's figure vanished, and Gryphon directly sliced off both of Kid's arms.
"For Luffy's sake, I'll only give you a small lesson this time!"
Shanks kicked Kid away, and he landed right at Buggy's feet.
Law sighed and quickly picked up the arms from the ground, running toward Kid with Killer to reattach them.
"Damn it! Why is the gap still so huge!" Kid said resentfully.
He hadn't even been able to see Shanks's movements just now.
"Your development of the Magnet-Magnet Fruit's ability is really a bit low." Buggy looked at Kid at his feet, suddenly becoming interested.
"Young man, do you want to become stronger? I have a method here that's practically tailor-made for you. You can't even practice it without losing an arm..."
"Have you heard of the Tsugidanchido?"
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