"Ahh Be...... Uncle, who are you? ”

It turns out that Luffy's memory is good or bad, completely arbitrarily - the guy he feels he doesn't need to remember, even if he only met a few days ago, will directly erase the impression from his brain.

But Abyss will never forget the figure of these two men, when they fled from Gunkanjima with Grandpa Dragon, it was the man with sunglasses and the navy soldier who stopped them, and the other man she saw at that time!

"Hmph, do you want to pretend to be crazy and stupid to fool the past? How naïve! We all know the secrets of the Dragon's Lair! Captain Eric sneered.

Major Hardy also showed a smug and cruel smile: "But the dragon's nest seems to be at the bottom of the sea? So for us, it doesn't make any sense anymore...... Now it's easier to kill this thousand-year-old dragon and get the keel directly. ”

"I'm not going to let you get away with it!"

Although she knew very well that she didn't have any combat power at all, Abyss still stood up bravely, protected Grandpa Long, and shouted at the two of them.

"That guy in sunglasses is a scythe fruit ability, and we don't have any information about the other one for the time being."

"Sickle Fruit...... It's a lot of fun! ”

Listening to Nami's words, Zoro raised his eyebrows, pulled out his famous sword and prepared to attack - a scythe is also a sword, and those with the ability of scythe fruit naturally belong to swordsmen, and he likes such an opponent the most!

But—

"Wait, Green Algae Head, I'll give this guy!" Sanji decisively stopped Zoro and stepped forward to say, "When I was on the island before, I was in a hurry to send Grandpa Long away, so I made him proud for a while......"

"I see, because you can't beat me, are you going to find this kind of third-rate swordsman to vent your anger...... Then I'll leave it to you, roll your eyebrows, and let me do the other one! ”

"You guy, it's really a hot statement!! Well, don't worry, when I kick him to pieces, I'll teach you a fourth-rate swordsman a lesson...... No, it should be said that a fifth-rate swordsman! ”

"Huh? Do you want to be cut first, Chef Seik! ”

- As always, the "King's Wings" fought before the war and fought first.

Luffy looked at them with a grin: "Then let's take Grandpa Long back to the ship first~"

"It's back on the ship, but there's no exit here, Luffy!"

Chopper walked around looking for an exit.

"Well, it's good to dig up one of these things yourself! Frankie! ”

"Roger! I'll leave it to Super! ”

Frankie's chest opened open, revealing the complex mechanical structure inside, and then countless parts automatically put together, instantly forming a drill-like device, which he pressed and inserted into his hand-

"Frankie - Breakthrough!"

Buzz - boom!!

The wall that was bombarded by Frankie's spinning drill began to crumble in an instant, and the sunlight shone in through the hole at once, and Ablis subconsciously narrowed her eyes.

"Aha! The exit has appeared! Let's go, Ablis! ”

"Don't even think about it, you pirates!"

Eric and Major Hardy flew down from the patio - they were both naval officers of their rank, and they shouldn't have been able to do it in theory!

"Hey, everyone get in the car!"

Everyone except Sanji and Zoro climbed into the van that Grandpa Long was riding, and Luffy acted as the driving force and pulled the truck with all his might.

"Gone!"

"Before you go, hey, Luffy, ...... first Ah......h

Ignoring Chopper's proposal, Luffy pulled the van and flew out of the hole in the wall.

"Ah——!h

Ablis felt a cool breeze blow over her body, and the van kept falling, falling—still falling.

"Wow, a

Beyond the wall next to the temple, there was a cliff, and the wagon was thrown out and fell.

"Woohoo......!"

While everyone was subconsciously screaming, Luffy cheered loudly.

Bell ——!

Then the wagon miraculously landed on the roots of the banyan tree that poked out from the cliff above - the huge roots of the banyan tree that extended down from the top of the hill acted as a good buffer, and the truck fell to the top, and its speed was suddenly reduced.

"We're still alive!"

"It's not safe yet."

"You stupid captain! How dare you without the confirmation of me, a navigator! ”

The voices of Chopper, who was lost and pale in life, Frankie, who was seriously thinking, and Nami, who was not angry and scolded, came from behind him, and Abisi, who was clutching Grandpa Long's feathers, had completely fainted!

Boom!

The truck finally landed, and the group followed the ruins of the village on the hill, found the way up the mountain, and went down the road.

"Haha! It's so easy to descend the mountain! Wuhu! ”

"Hey! A sucker! Look ahead! Look ahead!! ”

Excited, Luffy turned his head to say something to his companions in the van, but found that they were screaming in unison - just in the direction of the van, a dark tunnel appeared directly in front of Luffy, who was not paying attention.

"Frankie Beam!"

Frankie turned on his headlights just in time, and the noisy truck drove into the tunnel in the smoke.

……

On the other side, inside the temple—

"Hey, don't get in the way!"

Eric yelled at Sanji, who was in a black suit in front of him.

"You're in the way!"

“！”

Beneath the sunlit circular patio, the two men were the first to fight.

Eric came up with a "scissor palm", although it is a very common hand knife technique, but because of the sickle fruit he ate, it is quite ruthless. At the same time that the opponent thinks he has dodged, he will immediately follow up with the previous move and cut up and down, and the attack is as continuous as flowing water and as fierce as a storm.

Sanji relies on his solid domineering and exquisite kicking skills, coupled with his tempered body, to see and dismantle his moves very simplely.

Such a fierce fight was repeated dozens of rounds in an instant.

As an ability, Eric, who usually fights with enemies by chopping melons and vegetables, first showed fatigue and panting, and his hairstyle, which was fixed like wire, was already messy.

"Hey, where is the smug posture on Gunkan Island before? No way? There can't really be anyone who only talks big, right? ”

"Shut up!"

Eric roared and struck Sanji directly.

Whoosh!

Strong winds are blowing, and the air is surging! Even the dust fluttering in the air can be cut off, and the knife wind even scratches the ground one after another!

And just between advancing and retreating, Sanji, who didn't seem to see the sword wind, easily dodged.

"This kind of attack, whether it is density, speed, or power, compared to that adult's light bullet curtain of the same type, it is like a drop of water and the sea!"

"Stop talking this nonsense!"

"It's just telling the truth~"

Eric gritted his teeth at the sarcasm and contempt in Sanji's words - "No wonder you choose to be my enemy, you damn stinky pirate does have two brushes!" ”

"You didn't talk in your sleep, did you?"

"Huh?!"

"Why don't you realize the difference in our strength?"

“…… Bastard! ”

"Oh, one more thing to warn you about! I'm not a stinky pirate, I'm a chef! Sanji said solemnly.

Eric replied with an even more ferocious scythe, and the two men exchanged hands again.

No, it's too careless, I'm actually trapped here!

As he continued to attack Sanji, Eric thought to himself that his goal was the Millennium Dragon, and he couldn't waste his time here with a pirate's men.

"You bastard chef! Since you're a chef, go back to the kitchen and wash the dishes! ”

"I'm sorry, I've been the head chef who doesn't have to wash dishes for a long time!"

"Hmph, if you're the head chef, I'll never go to your rotten restaurant to eat!"

"Oh? I'm really sorry that for an tasteless diner like you, we also refuse you entry. ”

"Then fuck me off! Scythe tornado ......! ”

Trash talk stalls for time, and Eric has one of the tricks that requires charging!

Whoa!

The dust, rubble, rubble, and debris on the ground were all rolled up, like a tornado, surrounding Sanji, blocking his vision.

"Huh?"

"Hahahaha! It's a barrier that even steel can shatter! Just stay in there and watch me get the keel! ”

Eric circumvented Sanji and prepared to pursue the Millennium Dragon, which, as he said, was mixed in not only with these debris, but also with his scythe, and constantly spinning and accelerating, with extraordinary power.

And yet—

"Ah——!h

Tornadoes are going to be fought with tornadoes! The besieged Sanji used a spinning kick in the opposite direction, and at the same time, with more strength and faster speed, he broke through Eric's barrier and kicked Eric's leg!

Eric screamed, lost his balance, and threw himself into the cavern in the wall—in front of him, the cliff!

Seeing Eric fly out of the hole, Sanji decisively used both "shaving" and "moon steps" and chased after him.

The dense roots of the tree that stretched into the air became a point of strength and cover for the two of them, so that Eric, whose calf bone in his left leg had been completely shattered, could still "fly around" and fight with Sanji.

"Stinky chef! Don't waste Lao Tzu's time! ”

"Then admit defeat and let me kick you to minced meat, Scythe bastard!"

"Don't get carried away there!"

Eric unleashed his ability again, creating an invisible sword wind that cut off the root of the tree that Sanji had grabbed in a second.

Sanji used the "moon step" to transfer to the top of another tree root in time, and just as he was about to borrow his strength, Eric's sword wind instantly followed, and he had to adjust his position again.

Whoosh!

Realizing that his ability to move would be held back, Eric had completely given up on other actions at this time, and was like a humanoid turret, venting his firepower to the fullest.

……

Boom......!

The waves splashed, and the trucks that came down from the island smashed into the sea at once.

Due to the resistance of the sea, the speed of the truck quickly decreases, and Nami, Frankie, and Abyss, who are riding in the truck, fly out due to inertia. Grandpa Long grabbed the truck tightly with his paws and sat firmly on the truck, Chopper grabbed its feathers. When Abi was about to fall into the sea, Luffy, who had fallen on the steps of the coast, instantly sucked it to his side with the Dark Fruit ability in time - even if it was a shallow beach by the sea, it was likely to be fatal to Ablis as an ability.

"Luffy, is Ablis alright?"

Nami and Frankie, who fell into the sea and were soaking wet, shouted at Luffy, who was waving to them.

"She's fine, she just doesn't have the strength for the time being!"

The power of the Dark Fruit rescued Abi in time just now, but its characteristics also made Abis, who was an ability, instantly lose his strength.

"That's good!"

After confirming Ablis's safety, Nami looked at the top of the mountain, "I'm going to signal Sanji and them now that they're going to fight quickly!" ”

"Stinky chef! Want to be broken into several pieces? I'll do as you say! ”

There are no roots left around Sanji to draw on, and he is currently using the "Moon Step" to maintain a posture of staying in the air - and the "Moon Step" is a rather physically demanding technique, and Erik who understands this is waiting for the moment when he loses his strength and falls!

"Still, let's cut you into three pieces along your spine first!"

"You can't do it for a novice – if you want to cook a dish for a guest, you need at least three years of serious study and training."

"Less verbose! Lao Tzu is willing to cut it like this! ”

Eric roared, and two huge scythe-shaped blades that were constantly spinning appeared beside him, turning from transparent and colorless to turquoise, which was the embodiment of Eric's more extreme power.

If it is touched, even a special type of warship that the Navy pays more attention to defense will be cut in half in a neat instant!

"Bang......!"

"What is this?!"

Suddenly, a loud sound rang out from the forest below—Eric's ever-expanding scythe-type sword wind slowed slightly.

"Roger!"

Sanji recognized that this was the signal sound stored in advance by the sound shell structure in Nami's weather stick, and couldn't help but hook the corners of his mouth-

"Nine Heavens Thunder Pedal!!"

- Eric didn't react to what was going on, just watched Sanji disappear from his eyes in an instant, and then a sharp pain appeared in his chest at the same time.

"Wow——!"

With his chest completely collapsed, he spat out a large amount of blood, and fell straight down like a balloon that had lost its breath and broken string.

"Really, I finally don't have to waste time with you guy"

(End of chapter)