【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

arena

"One hit KO! Robber John is out! The legendary pirate leader, Green Pepper, gets his head smashed!!"

"A high-speed offensive and defensive battle is unfolding on the other side! The two sides are evenly matched! Cai Yi, the 13th generation who inherited the Eight Treasures Navy from the leader of Green Pepper, is facing off against Ideo, the fighter who has dominated the long-standing Central Fighting Tournament and has never met his match!!"

"The atmosphere in the entire venue reached its peak!!"

"Get out of the way!!"

"Step aside!"

"what!?"

The spectators in the arena watched with fear, shock, and horror as fists clashed and Conqueror's Haki collided on the stage. The air split between the two fists, and an invisible pressure exploded, causing many of the fighters to faint.

“C...C zone! There are only two players left!!” commentator Katz shouted incredulously.

"Hahaha, I never thought you could manipulate Conqueror's Haki, kid. What kind of king are you fantasizing about being..."

"Of course, it's the Pirate King!!" Luffy answered with unwavering determination.

"Stop dreaming! There are countless people with the potential to be kings on the seas ahead. The true king will be chosen from among them, the one who stands at the pinnacle among countless overlords!!"

Luffy easily dodged Chinjao's headbutt attack, then looked at the old man who suddenly started crying with a bit of speechlessness, asking between sobs if he knew what his grandfather had done to him. Who knows! Can't we just fight properly?!

"Who cares about your nonsense! You're crying one minute and angry the next, can't you be more discerning?" Luffy dodged Chinjao's punch again, looking at Chinjao who started crying once more with some impatience.

"Rubber rubber... Eagle Boomerang!!"

"Oh my god! Lucy shouted it out!" the commentator exclaimed excitedly. "He sent the leader, Green Pepper, flying!!"

"Huff, huff! Those claws are pretty hard." Green Pepper stood up from the rubble and looked at the Straw Hat Boy opposite him.

"I'd never lose to someone like you!"

The two charged at each other again.

"Go! Lucie!"

"Give it your all, Green Pepper!!"

The people in the stands shouted excitedly.

"What a spectacular one-on-one battle! The pace of the attack and defense is so fast that even I can't keep up! This is definitely one of the best battles in the history of this arena!" the commentator exclaimed excitedly as he watched the smoke-filled fight.

"I'll let you taste this blow that contains 30 years of hatred for Garp!" Chinjao recalled the countless times he had smashed his head against the ice over the past 30 years, only to have the spike on his head dented by Garp's punch, making it impossible for him to break through the ice and retrieve the treasure that was right in front of him.

"Watch out for Garp, I'm about to take your precious grandson's life!!"

"Is this an illusion?"

The spectators in the arena stared in disbelief at the enormous, pitch-black fist hovering above the green pepper.

"Come and pay for all of this! Your grandfather's punch took everything from me!" Green Pepper shouted angrily, his head crackling with sharp Armament Haki, as he rose vertically upwards to meet the giant fist. "Watch me crush every bone in your body into powder!!"

Luffy, who was about to smash Chinjao's giant rubber fist into Chinjao's mouth, was speechless at the punch Chinjao was about to throw. Chinjao kept talking about hatred, but it turned out he had only been punched by his grandfather. Luffy couldn't help but complain, "What? It's just one punch! I don't know how many punches I've taken!"

"The ultimate technique of the Eight-Strike Fist!! No nails or spikes!!"

"Rubber rubber! Thunder General!!"

As the fist collided with his head, Chinjao's head, which was imbued with Armament Haki, bulged out like a sharp cone from Luffy's massive fist.

Chinjao, who took the brunt of the blow head-on, had already rolled his eyes back and plummeted off the arena with the force of the punch. The cone-shaped head that Luffy had smashed into him was embedded vertically in the center of the arena. The next second, a huge sound reverberated throughout the arena, and the arena split in two in the shock of everyone's eyes.

The commentator quickly recovered and excitedly shouted, "What an incredible man! He's defeated even the legends! The victor of Battle Zone C is... Gladiator Lucius!!"

"I won!!" Luffy shouted, raising his hand.

"In the fierce battle of the bullring, three individuals have earned the right to challenge the Don Quixote family!"

"The winner of Area A is Fire Fist Ace of the Whitebeard Pirates! And on Area B is Bartolomeo, captain of the Bartolomeo Club!"

"Sector C is occupied by our gladiator, Lucy!!"

"There is only one spot left in the finals. Due to damage to the ring, the start time for Zone D has been delayed by 15 minutes!"

……

"You're a bastard! Sabo!!"

"Yes, I am an asshole."

Lu Qi choked, then shouted angrily, "Don't you dare talk to me like that again!"

“But you’re so cute, I couldn’t help myself,” Sabo said innocently.

"Get lost!!" Hearing Sabo say that, Lucci got even angrier. "If you dare say the word 'cute' again, I'll beat you up!!"

“It’s not my fault, Lucci. You look so adorable right now, I can’t control myself!” Sabo continued to provoke relentlessly. “Besides, you look even cuter when you’re angry.”

Before Sabo could finish speaking, a soft fist landed on his face. It didn't hurt at all. Sabo continued to bend over, his smile unchanged. Looking at Lucci, who was glaring at him angrily, his smile grew even brighter. "Since you hit me, I can't just take it for nothing, right... I have a few more items here, you can pick and choose!"

"Get out!!" Lucci shouted angrily. "I won't switch again! If I believe your nonsense again, I'm a dog!!"

"Then please, just one last outfit, please, Lucci~" Sabo said in a drawn-out voice, "This one looks a lot like the one I'm wearing, don't you want to wear matching outfits with me?"

"I don't want to!" Lu Qi said through gritted teeth. "You little brat, don't even think about lying to me again, and delete all the photos you secretly took!!"

"I see. Alright then." Sabo straightened up, looked at the cotton doll dressed in a dinosaur suit, arms crossed, angrily turning its back to him, a hint of a smile in his eyes, and said casually, "Let's go to the arena now. Maybe I should show Ace the photos I took today, and also let Luffy be surprised that his idolized brother can be so cute."

Lucci turned around instantly, glaring at Sabo with a grim expression, and said through gritted teeth, "Sabo, you'll go to hell."

"Oh dear, it's still early for that." Sabo smiled broadly, completely ignoring Lucci's gloomy expression, and reached out to take off the dinosaur suit from his body.

He had to change Lucci's clothes before Lucci regretted it. This last outfit was his favorite, and he had to make his doll-like brother wear it no matter what. He never expected that this store would have an outfit similar to the one he was wearing, and it even fit the doll perfectly. He could already imagine the exclamation Luffy would make when he saw the doll.