Chop-Chop

Marineford - Central Battlefield

The two figures collided with each other like shooting stars!

A roar and a thunderous din intertwined, and the earth beneath their feet Quake-Split like drumbeats!

Luffy's entire body was covered in pink dragon scales, his eyes were blood red like flames, and his black and red Conqueror's Haki exploded in layers!

His fists were imbued with heavy Armament Haki, and every move carried the power of Garp's Iron Fist. Before the wind from his fists even arrived, the air itself seemed to collapse!

Buggy, however, did not back down at all. His smile was ferocious as he stretched out his hands, which were wrapped in black armor Haki. Everything he touched turned into fragments!

The power of the Chop-Chop Fruit and his keen intuition through Observation Haki blended perfectly, allowing his figure to appear and disappear on the Battlefield like an untouchable ghost!

"Fragmented and Disintegrated!!"

Luffy instinctively and frantically warned the danger, suddenly crouching down and plunging his Dragon Claws into the ground, lifting a huge rock and hurling it out!

Buggy flicked his palms, instantly shattering the giant rock Luffy had thrown up into dust!

Amidst the pervasive dust --

"Dragon Flame--!"

Luffy with his head held high, his blazing Dragon Breath piercing through the dust and smoke, like divine punishment descending!

Buggy unleashed a powerful right punch, his Armament Haki exploding, forcefully meeting the beam head-on!

"Crack!!"

"Sizzle--!"

With a roar, the Dragon Breath shattered in mid-air like glass, and the scorching energy turned into fragments that scattered and flew everywhere, grazing Buggy's cheek and leaving a charred mark!

Luffy's eyes narrowed, his heart skipped a beat. "It can even split energy?! This guy's Devil Fruit ability..."

Buggy shook his smoking fist, grinning maliciously. "Kid, I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice!!"

"Impossible! You don't look like you've eaten as much as I have!!"

Dust billowed, and the two men's momentum surged!

Luffy's fighting spirit soared, his fists were covered in jet-black Armament Haki as if burning, and his muscles burst beneath the dragon scales!

"Then let's have a real, hand-to-hand combat!!"

"Whoosh!"

The two of them suddenly attacked!

"Fist Bone - Meteor Strike!!"

Luffy stomped on the ground, unleashing his Dragon Claw Fist, which exploded with a crack hundreds of meters long, as if the earth itself had been torn apart!

"Fragmentation - Spin!!"

Buggy's palms flew out, instantly severing the shattered earth, the Shockwave, and the Haki charge!

The Cut formed a vortex, which, under the manipulation of the ability, swirled back towards Luffy, creating a scene resembling the collapse of heaven and earth!

Luffy charged through the vortex of shattered fragments, his Dragon Fist, imbued with Haki, aimed straight at Buggy's heart!

"Bang--!"

But then, Buggy's chest suddenly split open, a fist piercing through it and leaving a hole!

"What?!" Luffy's pupils constricted, and a chill ran down his spine!

"Torn apart, stinged by a swarm of bees!!"

Buggy instantly reformed, and hundreds of his shattered body parts transformed into a barrage of sharp bullets, shooting wildly at Luffy from all directions!

"Drink up--!"

Luffy roared, Conqueror's Haki exploded instantly, turning into Shockwave that swept across the area!

"Boom--!"

The air exploded, sending hundreds of fragments flying, the deafening roar resounding!

The Pink Dragon and the shattered figure clashed once more amidst the smoke and dust, their fists and palms exploding with Haki and the power of division, turning the Central Battlefield into Purgatory!

Dust billowed, flames and debris mingled, and the air Quake-Split from the clash of their Haki!

Buggy's true form rapidly reformed amidst the chaos, his palms as black as iron. He grinned menacingly as he closed in, his split arm slamming down. "Splitter--!"

"Click--!"

The pink dragon scales on Luffy's shoulder suddenly shattered, and the cracks spread along his arm and shoulder, splattering blood!

"Well--!"

Luffy grunted, but forcefully covered half of his body with Haki, effectively "welding" the cracked scales back together!

Dragon's eyes narrowed sharply, and he hissed in a low voice, "Even the body... can be disintegrated?!"

Buggy laughed maniacally, his eyes gleaming with manic pleasure. "Kid, this is the true power of the Chop-Chop Fruit!!"

"Your scale armor? It's nothing but a toy waiting to be dismantled in front of me!!"

"Dragon Bone - Scale Sky Break!!"

Luffy roared, and black and red Conqueror's Haki exploded from his body. He gathered Haki in his fist and slammed it out!

With a deafening roar, the air was shattered by the force of the punches, sounding like the roar of a giant dragon!

Buggy's Observation Haki triggered a frantic warning, instantly splitting his upper body into hundreds of fragments!

"Boom--!"

The Dragon Fist tore through the air, and the fragments were Shockwave away by the shockwave, like a rain of shattered stones!

But the next instant, the fragments returned to their original state with a "crackling" sound in mid-air, Buggy reappeared unharmed behind Luffy!

"Torn to pieces, neck severed!"

His hand blurred into a blur and slammed down on Luffy's nape!

"Tekkai - Scales!!"

Luffy roared, his dragon scales instantly hardened, a thick layer of Armament Haki covered his neck, and a black sheen shimmered between the pink scales!

"Bang--!"

Buggy's hand slammed down, but it was blocked, as if striking a giant steel bell, producing a deafening roar!

Luffy grinned, and his Dragon Tail swept across!

"Boom--!"

The Dragon Tail, carrying a hurricane and Haki, sent Buggy flying!

Dozens of icicles along the way were shattered, half of the Battlefield collapsed, and rubble and ice shards flew like rain!

However--

"Click--!"

Buggy's body split and reformed again in mid-air, landing steadily and wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"Interesting! That old Garp... he's a really good teacher!"

Luffy was slightly out of breath, but the fighting spirit in his dragon eyes only intensified.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, grinned, and said, "Heh... Red Nose, no wonder you were once on the Pirate King's ship!"

Buggy's right arm was split open, the joints cracking, and a twisted smile appeared on his face, "You think I've just been surviving all these years?!"

"Today, I'll show you—true utter disintegration!!"

Luffy's fists burned, his pink dragon scales shone brightly, and his smile revealed fearlessness.

"Hehe... Let me tell you what the fist of the New Era tastes like!!"

The two of them took a step!

"Boom--!"

The air shattered instantly, and a ring-shaped Shockwave swept across the Battlefield!

The afterimages of Dragon Fist and Shattering Palm clashed like thunder, their roar shattering the clouds!

Grand Line - Some Island

Inside the noisy tavern, the Visual Den Den Mushi was projected onto the dusty walls.

In the scene, Marineford in flames, with Pink Dragon clashing with a fragmented figure, their fists and palms shattering the heavens and earth!

"Boom--!"

Dust and explosions rushed out of the screen, even making the atmosphere in the tavern incredibly exciting!

Mohji's wine glass clattered to the ground. He stared at the screen in disbelief, his voice trembling.

"This... is this really our captain?!"

Cabaji stared in disbelief, his body almost pressed against the screen, his Adam's apple bobbing, before finally managing to squeeze out a sentence:

"Flame Dragon Rear Admiral Luffy... is one of the most fiery monsters in the world right now! And our captain... is actually going to fight him head-on?!"

In their memories, there was that Red Nose captain who was always afraid of death and liked to exaggerate...

At this moment, in front of a live broadcast around the world, he is facing off against the strongest dragon of the New Era!

"Has the captain... been hiding his true strength all along?"

"Or... was he truly pushed to his limit?!"

Mohji gritted his teeth and roared, "No matter what, that's our captain!! Lord Buggy!!"

Cabaji, his eyes bloodshot, roared in response:

"Captain!! Go for it!! Let the whole world see—you're the real Pirate!!"

Cheers, cries, and shouts mingled together, the sounds from inside and outside the tavern reaching the heavens.