One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 51 Are we a little too weak?

Above the frozen sea, amidst billowing smoke.

Hanafuda's figure emerged step by step.

His body swelled to at least five times its normal size, covered in bluish-black scales, and his bulging muscles contained destructive power.

"boom!"

Its thick tail swept across the ice, creating huge dents and cracks.

His arms transformed into the forelimbs of a beast, still gripping the scythe-like meteor hammer.

At this moment, he was clearly far removed from human appearance.

Or perhaps, this is his true nature.

[The Devil Fruit user 'Hanafuta' has been discovered]

[The Devil Fruit has been confirmed as 'Ancient Zoan Type, Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Tyrannosaurus Rex Form', and is currently being analyzed and stored in 'Devil Fruit Encyclopedia'.]

The sounds around him didn't surprise Roy at all.

"You guys step back a bit first."

He casually said something to Hans and the others, and before the marines in the detention force could react, he jumped off the warship again.

The powerful force caused the warship, which was originally immobilized due to damage to its tail rotor and power unit, to instantly shift a large distance backward.

Roy used the momentum to land on the frozen sea surface, facing off against the enormous Tyrannosaurus Rex.

And at this moment.
"You've got guts, Navy kid."

Hanafuda, whose body had almost fully recovered, felt the pain all over his body and looked at the wreckage of his fleet behind him, his teeth almost grinding to powder.

His vertical pupils stared intently at Roy: "Fishman Karate Foxfire Style. I don't recall them having this level of power."

He had obviously heard Roy's nonsense earlier.

But clearly, Hanafuda's first reaction was one of skepticism.

As a pirate who had roamed the New World, he had certainly seen the Fish-Men and Fish-Men Karate—that unique martial art did indeed have the remarkable effect of controlling the surrounding water.

Because of his relationship with Kaido, he had also heard of the "Foxfire Style" of Wano Country—a sword technique that is indeed known as "burning and cutting everything with flames".

But the problem is their power. How could it be so exaggerated?
"Perhaps the people you met were not skilled enough."

Roy offered a fair assessment.

"."

Hanafuda didn't refute, but looked at Roy seriously: "Kid, they say... you're Zephyr's disciple?"

"Replacement guaranteed."

Roy said calmly.

"I see. If he's that old man's disciple, then it's somewhat possible."

Hanafuda seems to have accepted Roy's statement—that he was a pirate from the same era as Kaido and had experienced Zephyr's peak.

But it is precisely at this moment
"Buzz!"

A booming sound suddenly interrupted Hanafuda's words.

Before him, Roy had already thrown a punch.

As the shockwave carrying scorching magma and fire approached, Hanafuda's pupils contracted once again.

He leaped forward, dodging the attack, but the scorching shockwave still melted a huge gash in the ice behind him.

"To call someone else's teacher 'old guy' in front of your own disciples—how dare you say that, you pirate!"

Roy's expression remained cold.

He reached out his hand to Hanafuda, whose form had reappeared not far away.

"If you're going to fight, then let's fight!"

Upon hearing this, Hanafuda's face also revealed a sinister smile.

"it is good!"

A deep, beast-like growl escaped his throat: "Boy, you'll soon find out the consequences of angering me!"

The moment the words fell.
"Boom!" The giant tail swept across, shattering the ice surface.

The enormous Hanafuda vanished from its spot in an instant.

The next moment, his massive figure appeared beside Roy.

Above his head, pitch-black Armament Haki had already covered him—as Kaido's close friend and the holder of an Ancient Zoan-type Devil Fruit, he was naturally highly skilled in Armament Haki!

"Wang Long Chariot - Hammer!"

His enormous head slammed down on Roy.

Roy neither dodged nor evaded, and golden light surged from his right fist.

"Hadouken: Earth Shattering!"

The shockwave erupted and collided violently with the Tyrannosaurus Rex's head.

"boom!"

"Crack!"

The deafening roar shook the entire ice field, and the violent force caused the ice beneath their feet to collapse instantly, forming a huge crater.

"This shock... Is this kid really not a superhuman!?"

At this moment, Hanafuda could clearly sense the powerful impact coming from the other end of his head.

Even with his current Tyrannosaurus Rex power and the strength of his physique covered in Armament Haki, he could still feel the shockwave tearing through his skin and flesh.

But clearly, this level of injury was not enough to bring him down.

"boom"

Hanafuda struggled to turn its body, and its giant tail lashed out from behind towards Roy!

This clash also marked the beginning of this great battle.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

At this moment, on a warship holding troops in the distance.

"So strong!"

The marines in the detention unit could only watch helplessly as the great battle unfolded.

No—to be precise, they can't even understand it very well.

Because the two people on the battlefield are too strong!

The enormous size of the Hanafuda was now displaying a terrifying speed that was clearly not befitting its size.

His figure moved and flickered across the entire icy battlefield, leaving huge, monstrous footprints on the ice with each flicker.

With his giant scythe in his hand, his tail behind him, and even his claws, teeth, and head, he was proficient in Armament Haki and used almost every part of his body in battle. Each strike could create a huge crater in the ice or break through the ice.

That crazed appearance made him look like a real wild beast.

In comparison, Roy's movements were somewhat slower.

But whenever Hanafuda's powerful attacks approached Roy, he would swing his golden fist and unleash a powerful shockwave that sent him flying!
Where his fist struck, endless frost and scorching flames alternated continuously.

That terrifying destructive power is even more frightening than Hanafuda!
"Boss."

At this moment, Hans and Far looked at the two monsters on the battlefield, wanting to say something.

But in the end, they couldn't say anything.

They have contacted Navy Headquarters via Den Den Mushi, but have not yet received a response.

Besides that, there's nothing they can do.

Because they knew very well that they couldn't be of any help in a battle of this magnitude.

"I say, Fal, aren't we a little too weak?"

Hans unusually did not refer to his friend as "Sergeant Fal".

"."

Far didn't say anything, but gripped the gunwale of the ship tightly with his hand.

(End of this chapter)