Sabo Wins, Fire Fist Explodes
On the screen, a barrage of shocked comments immediately appeared: {Wow... so strong! No wonder he's the second-in-command of the Revolutionary Army! His strength is truly extraordinary!}
{This... is this even human?! With just one hand, he not only blocked Jesus Burgess's attack but also crushed his arm guard! This is... absolutely terrifying!}
{As expected, anyone who can be Straw Hat Luffy's older brother is no ordinary person! The strength he's displayed is probably even more terrifying than Luffy's.}
{Holy crap, this is getting exciting! This competition is getting more and more interesting!}
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East Blue, Goa Kingdom, Mount Colubo, Bandit's House.
"Go! Sabo, show them your strength!"
"We absolutely must get our hands on Ace's Flame-Flame Fruit; we can't let anyone else have it."
"That's right, the Flame-Flame Fruit should always belong to us, no matter what."
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"Go for it, Sabo!" Dadan shouted, clenching her fist.
The Grand Line, somewhere in the sea, the Thousand Sunny.
"Hehehe, as expected of Sabo, he's still very strong!" Luffy said proudly.
Marine Headquarters, Marineford, Plaza.
"Well done, Sabo," Ace laughed.
The Grand Line, White Soil Island.
"Go for Chief of Staff! Let them see the strength of our Revolutionary Army!"
"That's right, we absolutely must show the spirit of our Revolutionary Army! Maybe that will attract a lot of new recruits to join us!"
"Hey! That's a pretty tricky angle of yours! But it's hard to say for sure if it really has that effect! So, Chief of Staff, you absolutely must win!"
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Hearing the cheers of encouragement for Sabo on the screen rising and falling around him, Long couldn't help but mutter, "Go for it, Sabo!"
Meanwhile, in the video footage, the giant red Fighting Fish with the Flame-Flame Fruit on its back, taking advantage of the lull in Sabo's fight with Jesus Burgess, successfully moved its body and escaped back into the water.
Sabo wanted to give chase, but was blocked by Jesus Burgess.
At that moment, a painful scream came from Rebecca's side. She, who never took the initiative to attack, broke her rule for the first time and slashed at Diamante with her sword. However, he easily blocked it with his ability and retaliated by smashing her with his hammer. Blood gushed out and she collapsed to the ground, unable to get up.
Diamante seized the opportunity to mock her, telling her that there shouldn't be such a sword that couldn't kill in this arena, and bringing up her mother's death.
Rebecca's face immediately showed a look of self-reproach.
Seeing this, Sabo quickly ordered Bartolomeo, who was behind him, to protect her.
Although Bartolomeo was extremely unwilling, he obeyed Sabo's order and stood in front of Rebecca, forming a barrier.
Unable to penetrate Bartolomeo's screen, Diamante turned to verbally attacking Rebecca behind him, saying with no small amount of smugness, "Rebecca, I'm the one who shot your mother— Scarlet!"
Upon hearing this, Rebecca covered her mouth and burst into tears.
The New World, Dressrosa, inside the Corrida Colosseum.
"Mom... Mom, I'm so sorry," Rebecca said, filled with remorse.
On the bank of a river.
"Diamante," Kyros gritted his teeth.
Suddenly, a strange change occurred in the video footage. Points of light lit up on the toys in the audience, and in the next second, they, who were originally toys, instantly transformed into humans and beasts.
The audience section immediately descended into chaos. Diamante, watching from the arena, instantly realized that something had happened to Sugar!
On the other side, Rebecca, who had just stopped crying, burst into tears again, prompting Bartolomeo, who was standing in front of her protecting her, to say impatiently, "Hey! How long are you going to cry? This isn't a daycare!"
"I'm sorry," Rebecca said, her voice tinged with apology but also with immense excitement. "I just remembered, the person I cherish most, my father... I still have my father."
"Huh? What are you talking about?!" Bartolomeo exclaimed, bewildered. "Dad, not everyone should have that!"
His words had barely faded when Sabo's knowing voice came from the side, "It seems this is the unknown darkness of this country, Rebecca."
Upon hearing this, Rebecca and Bartolomeo immediately looked towards him. Through the thick smoke, they saw him squatting on the ground, tapping the field with his hand as he said, "Everything has a core. As long as you find this core, you can break the deadlock in any situation."
"Huh? Senior, you're saying things that are hard to understand again!" Bartolomeo looked at him with a puzzled expression and said.
Sabo ignored him and continued tapping on the field, saying, "This field is the same; it also has its core."
As he spoke, a smile suddenly appeared on his lips, his hands clenched, and he infused them with Armament Haki. "Now, let's settle the duel before us!"
With that, he slammed his fists into the ground, causing the surface to crack open. "Dragon Claw Fist - Dragon's Breath."
"Boom!"
A powerful shockwave surged up from below the arena, instantly shattering the entire area.
Not only that, Sabo's move also shattered the ground beneath the arena, causing water to surge downwards and form a vortex that pulled everyone except Sabo, who was standing in the very center, into the ground.
"What the hell have you done, you bastard?" Diamante stood on a broken rock, glaring at Sabo, and roared.
"Sorry, I have important matters to attend to, so I'll finish the match first!" Sabo smiled at him and said.
The next second, the giant red Fighting Fish with the Flame-Flame Fruit on its back leaped out from beneath the receding water.
"Finally found you!" Sabo said with a smug smile.
Then, using another giant red Fighting Fish that also leaped out of the water, he jumped onto the giant red Fighting Fish with Flame-Flame Fruit on its back.
Diamante, seeing this, tried to stop it, but the waves whipped up by the whirlpool overturned the rocks beneath his feet, causing him to fall into the water and lose his fighting ability. He could only shout in frustration, "Stop! We never intended to give up that grand prize!"
Unfortunately, his words were of no use. Sabo still pried open the box on the giant red Fighting Fish carrying the Flame-Flame Fruit- Flame-Flame Fruit on its back, grabbed the fruit, landed on the stone pillar, and shouted, "Everyone fell out of the arena! I won! It was agreed that whoever gets it wins, right!"
As he spoke, he deliberately glanced at Gatz was still in the commentary booth.
Gatz hurriedly shouted, "The... the champion has been decided! Although perhaps not many people are paying attention now, I still have to announce that the one who snatched the Flame-Flame Fruit is the undisputed dark horse of this tournament— Lucy! He has won the final victory!"
As Gatz finished speaking, Sabo brought the Flame-Flame Fruit to his mouth, took a bite, and immediately said, "It really tastes awful!"
At that moment, from the other side, came Bartolomeo's painful cry.
Sabo turned his head and saw that Rebecca had been holding onto Bartolomeo's neck to prevent herself from falling, making it extremely difficult for him to breathe and increasing the weight he was bearing several times over, forcing him to exert even more effort to hold onto the rock.
In a short time, his physical strength was greatly depleted, and he had reached his limit.
The next second, Bartolomeo let go, and he and Rebecca immediately fell downwards.
Sabo rushed forward and caught Rebecca, which immediately drew Bartolomeo's displeasure. "Senior, save me too!"
"You're a man, right? Then learn to protect yourself!" Sabo shouted as he leaped into the air. "I'm going to hit you again, so watch out!"
With that, he removed all the disguise from his face, clenched his fist, and pointed it downwards. "Ace, I'll accept your ability! Fire Fist."
"Boom!"
A fist formed from flames surged from Sabo's hand, slid down the stone pillar where he had been standing, and landed on the ground beneath the water, blasting the entire surface to smithereens.
The people on the water immediately fell downwards, and just then, Hajrudin below lifted Usopp up.