Chapter 98: The Continuous Duel! The Obstructed Weakling Trio!
"Kill!"
"Finish them!"
In the street, King's Army and Rebel Army soldiers burst out from behind Gin and Sanji, raising their guns towards their enemies, about to pull the triggers.
Sanji exhaled smoke, not even looking at the Rebel Army behind him, legs bent open, "Don't…"
Gin gripped the handle, spinning one tonfa open, "…come disturb…"
Sanji kicked backward fiercely, his leg striking the Rebel Army behind. Gin, meanwhile, swung his tonfa backward forcefully, striking the King's Army soldiers behind him.
"…our battle!"
Boom!!
The impact from the leg and the iron ball erupted with a loud bang, sending the squads from both sides flying out.
The two exchanged glances, both corners of their mouths curving up slightly.
"Soru!"
After one strike swept backward, Gin took steps, flashing into an afterimage, appearing in front of Sanji. His tonfa spun, carrying full inertia as it smashed towards Sanji. At that moment, Sanji thrust his leg straight out, like a sharp sword piercing towards Gin's armpit.
This kick hit empty air. In the instant of attacking, Gin suddenly retreated backward, dodging the range of Sanji's leg. He showed Sanji a fierce grin, bringing the tonfa in his hand straight down.
"Don't think you'll succeed!"
Sanji's body suddenly tilted back. Supporting himself on the ground with one hand, he unexpectedly extended his leg, which hadn't had enough range, kicking Gin's wrist.
The heavy force caused Gin's arm to pause backward, and the weapon smashing down also retracted, losing its force.
Gin wanted to attack with his other hand, but Sanji now also supported himself on the ground with his other hand. His legs opened in a rotation, kicking Gin's other hand, causing both hands to pause on the spot at this moment.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh…
The sound of wind stirred up. Sanji, supporting himself on the ground with both hands, spun rapidly, slamming one leg towards Gin's neck.
"Collier Shoot!"
The sequence of moves was very fast!
"Tekkai!"
Bang!
The leg, carrying extremely strong force, slammed into Gin's neck but was steadily caught by him.
"Mr. Sanji, I'm immune to this kind of move," Gin looked down at the upside-down Sanji and spoke softly.
"Is that so…"
The inverted Sanji grinned, "But this 'Tekkai' of yours, when used, you can't move, right!"
Gin's pupils contracted. The leg slammed against his neck detached, while the other foot quickly swapped, chopping onto his shoulder.
"Épaule Shoot!" (Shoulder Meat!)
Bang!
The same muffled sound echoed from Gin's shoulder. Before he could react, Sanji quickly rotated, his legs turning into a whirlwind, kicking Gin's waist again. His leg was straight, but his foot formed a right angle, hooking behind Gin's waist with this kick.
"Selle Shoot!" (Back Meat/Saddle!)
As the kick landed, Sanji quickly changed formation. His hands pushed off the ground again, his legs also switching, kicking the position below the waist.
"Poitrine Shoot!" (Meat below the Saddle/Chest!)
Then, those legs brought up an afterimage, continuously rotating, striking Gin squarely in the chest.
"Gigot Shoot!" (Leg/Thigh Meat!)
Bang!
This strike made Gin's body sway open, a trace of blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth.
The continuous attacks made his Tekkai faintly show signs of collapsing.
After kicking Gin in the chest, Sanji's momentum didn't decrease. His palms switched on the ground, bringing up another rotation, fiercely side-kicking Gin's thigh area.
"Joue Shoot!" (Cheek/Leg Meat!)
Bang!!
This strike completely shattered Gin's firm stance; he couldn't maintain Tekkai, and spat out several drops of blood.
Seeing this, Sanji grinned widely. His hands pushed off upwards together, all his strength gathered in his right foot, fiercely kicking towards Gin.
Continuous strikes would sooner or later make Gin unable to support himself. He had noticed this when he kicked him just now. And this move that hardened the body couldn't be used while moving.
Unable to move meant being a live target!
Just keep kicking past him. Now, it was time to harvest!
"Mouton Shot!" (Mutton Shot!)
The rapid leg kicked forward, stirring up the sound of breaking air, just about to hit Gin, who seemed to have given up resistance.
"Kami-e…"
Just as the leg was about to approach his body, Gin, with his head lowered, suddenly spoke. His body became gentle like the wind, quickly tilting backward, smoothly dodging Sanji's kick.
"You…" Sanji's eyes widened, revealing extreme surprise.
"Meteor Hammer!"
Whoosh!
The tonfa didn't rotate, but Gin, while leaning back, suddenly swung it wide. His body, clearly soft as a willow branch, yet his arms remained tough and powerful. In that extremely fast swing, like a chain connecting to a weapon, he swept fiercely. The iron ball at the front end of the tonfa swung sideways, bringing a strong gust of wind, and smashed heavily over.
Bang!!
Sanji was sent flying directly by this strike, crashing into a nearby building, emitting a loud boom. The building completely collapsed, turning into ruins that buried him.
"Mr. Sanji…"
Gin swayed unsteadily, straightened his body, looked up at the ruins, and said, "What I'm best at isn't Tekkai…"
The first thing he learned was 'Kami-e', used to dodge various attacks.
And now, he could develop derivative techniques from it.
The battle tonfas he used, if he wanted to exert their full power, he had to rotate the handles, using the rotational inertia to fight the enemy. But that kind of attack style was acceptable in the East Blue, but seemed too slow in the Grand Line.
Only by combining the body and weapon like this, relying on the rhythm of the physique to swing the weapon, could it be both fast and fierce.
He himself was the chain; the weapon would exert its greatest inertia following his own rhythm, unleashing the strongest attack.
Pa!
The ruins were pushed open by several stones. Sanji effortfully climbed to the top, opened his mouth, and spat out a mouthful of blood. He clutched his waist area, gritted his teeth, looked towards Gin, "Yeah, I see that now!"
"Still want to continue?" Gin asked.
"If I don't defeat you, I can't advance!" Sanji chuckled softly.
Gin shook his head and also laughed out loud, "True. If it weren't like this, it wouldn't be the Mr. Sanji I know…"
He raised his tonfas, saying gravely, "Next, I will fight with the determination to kill you!"
Sanji staggered up, hands in his pockets, standing tall atop the ruins, staring intently at Gin, and said gravely, "I don't think I will lose!"
"Soru!"
Whoosh!
Gin rushed in front of Sanji, both feet leaving the ground, like a leopard. His fierce eyes, slightly hidden by the turban, sunk downwards. His body swayed in the low air, quickly twisting the tonfas in his hands, bringing the iron balls smashing down rapidly.
Boom!!
"Don't!!"
Another street. Three figures ran wildly forward, kicking up a trail of dust. Behind them, the battle between the King's Army and the Rebel Army had already begun using cannons. One cannonball landed just behind them, blasting out a cloud of gunpowder smoke.
"Why is the fighting so fierce!" Nami ran, almost crying. "These stray bullets could kill someone!"
"Then run faster! As long as we enter the royal palace, we'll be safe!" Usopp was also running hard beside her.
"Ah! Is that so? Then let's hurry to the royal palace!" The short figure between them moved his small hooves rapidly, keeping pace with the two completely.
"That's right! Chopper, look ahead! We cross this street, and we'll reach the royal palace!" Usopp said quickly.
"You cannot."
Suddenly, a voice sounded from the side.
Usopp nodded seriously, "Cannot? Makes sense. Maybe there will be more enemies. Nami, we need to find a place to sneak in secretly."
Nami's eyes were practically spinning; she was extremely panicked. She turned her head to look at Usopp. "I didn't say anything…"
Bang!!
The ground in front of them suddenly exploded. The resulting impact sent the two people and one animal flying, falling to the ground.
"It was this lady talking! Are you idiots?!" Above them, the voice continued.
Nami looked up and saw a small pink-haired girl sitting on the edge of a roof, holding a small hammer aimed at them. A hole appeared on the hammer's face, emitting a wisp of smoke.
This girl, they had seen her before.
Back in Nanohana, one of the three women beside that 'Natural Disaster' Sag.
Because she was a child, she was反而 (instead/contrarily) memorable.
"You're the one from the Natural Disaster Pirates…" Usopp climbed up and shouted at Renettia, "Hey, what do you want? Are you going to fight us?!"
"This lady has no interest in you," Renettia rolled her eyes. "But you are not allowed to go to the royal palace. Sag just came out of the royal palace and is currently fighting. If you guys go in at this time, it will smear Sag's plan."
These three looked like small fry. Those two guys emitting smoke and fire didn't even go in. If small fry were allowed in…
Sag would definitely be angry.
"You're just a little kid! Can you really stop us?"
Usopp rubbed his finger under his long nose, extended his other thumb backward, leaning back, and smiled confidently:
"Just go home obediently. Otherwise, Lord Usopp will get angry. To tell you the truth, I am a great pirate with eight thousand subordinates! My subordinates are approaching quickly too! If you're scared, run away early."
"First," Renettia extended one finger, "there's a massive melee of a million people here. Eight thousand is completely insignificant."
"Second…"
Bang!
The hole on the hammer's face activated, firing a cluster of air that fiercely struck Usopp's abdomen, sending him flying and landing heavily.
"You're clearly a liar!"
"Usopp!"
Nami and Chopper cried out in terror. They saw Usopp behind them, clutching his stomach, rolling non-stop, snot and tears streaming down his face from the pain. "Pain pain pain!"
Nami looked towards the small hammer in Renettia's hand. Just now too, the attack that blew them away came from that hammer!
"Nami, Chopper, split up!"
Usopp endured the pain for a moment, quickly climbed up again, and was about to duck into a nearby alleyway.
Nami and Chopper reacted, immediately splitting up in two directions.
It was only one little girl, but there were three of them. If they split up, they could definitely get away.
"Dynamic Air Cannon!"
Just as they were about to enter the alleys, Renettia's voice sounded again. A huge gust of wind roared past their ears.
Boom boom boom!!
The buildings on the left and right of the alleys seemed to be hit by some giant force, collapsing in front of them respectively, almost burying them.
The alleyway ahead of them was now blocked by ruins, forming a huge barrier.
This power scared Chopper so much his fur stood on end. His mouth gaped open, tears forming at the corners of his eyes.
Renettia said irritably, "Don't use such stupid methods against me! This lady is a cadre of the Natural Disaster Pirates!"
The fierce booming sound also attracted some attention. Just below her, in the window of a third-floor building, a foolish-looking face with a stupid head and a very ugly hairstyle popped out. "Lady Renettia, what happened?"
"Pearl?"
Seeing that face, Chopper paused.
"Doctor Chopper?"
Pearl blinked his eyes, leaned his body out of the window, jumped down directly, landing heavily with the two iron shields protecting his body.
As his body swayed, the crescent-shaped strand of hair on his forehead trembled along with it.
Very foolish-looking.
"It really is Doctor Chopper!" Pearl grinned. "What are you guys doing here?"
Last time in Nanohana, Commander Gin had led the team, and together with these people, had blocked the Marines' pursuit. They had exchanged glances, so Pearl naturally recognized them.
"Doctor? Oh… so this tanuki saved our subordinates?"
Renettia looked at Chopper, raising an eyebrow. "Tanuki can save people too? But why doesn't it have a leaf on its head?"
"I'm a reindeer, you bastard!" Chopper instinctively roared at Renettia.
"Hahahaha, Doctor Chopper is still so interesting." Pearl's bared teeth shone in the sunlight. "Just right! We didn't properly thank you last time. We robbed quite a bit of treasure. Let's share some with you."
Nami, who had initially been somewhat wary, her eyes lit up upon hearing this. "Treasure! How much?!"
"Nami!" Usopp shouted, "Now is not the time to focus on treasure!"
"Ah, right."
Nami reacted, turning to Pearl. "Pearl, we need to go to the royal palace. Can you ask your little girl to make way? Of course, as for the treasure, just give it to me separately!"
"Go to the royal palace?"
Pearl was stunned for a moment, faced them, his initially somewhat slack body instantly standing straight. "No way! Any other condition can be agreed upon, only this one cannot!"
"Can't you just pretend you didn't see us? Chopper saved you guys!" Nami asked.
Pearl shook his head firmly. "Cannot. On the contrary, now that I know, I definitely won't let you pass! Doctor Chopper, you guys should just stay here safely. As long as you don't go past, we won't attack you."
"Hmm…" Renettia supported her chin with her small hand, glanced at Chopper, shook her head, and shouted at Usopp:
"Hey, that lying long-nose! Give up the idea of running around! This lady is watching you. Give up going to the royal palace now. Wait until this city explodes, and I'll take you somewhere to hide."
Originally, they were somewhat tempted by Pearl's proposal.
They could get treasure and also hide safely here. For the timid trio, it couldn't be better.
But the mention of the city exploding made the trio pause.
"My treasure!" Nami wiped a tear from the corner of her eye pitifully, gritted her teeth, "No way! Don't want the treasure, I still have to go!"
"Luffy entrusted me!" Usopp clenched his fist. "We must go past, enter the royal palace! We promised Vivi we would stop this rebellion!"
"That's right!" Chopper shouted. "We have to help Vivi!"
"So that means you absolutely must ruin Sag's plan?"
Renettia's small face darkened. Her fingers twitched, flashing electric sparks. But after thinking about it, she gave up again.
"Forget it. Seeing as you treated our subordinates, this lady won't make a move now. Pearl, you can handle them, right?"
"Just leave it to the invincible Lord Pearl!"
Pearl knocked his iron shields, making banging sounds. "If you want to enter the royal palace, you must get past this Iron Wall!"
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