Franky vs. Fukurou
The screen immediately filled with comments expressing confusion and surprise. {S... Straw Hat Luffy, why did he suddenly get so small?!}
{Wh... what the hell was that huge shadow just now?!}
{G... Gear Third? Wh... what could it be like? Is shrinking a side effect of this form?}
{He destroyed that huge iron door in one blow! Straw Hat Luffy's Gear Third must boost his strength, but I wonder how he does it?!}
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In the New World, aboard the Red Force.
"Hey! Why did Luffy suddenly get so small?!" Lucky Roux exclaimed in surprise. He then turned to Shanks and asked, "Boss, do you know what's going on?!"
Most of the crew members aboard who knew Luffy also turned to look at Shanks.
"Why are you all looking at me? How would I know what's going on?!" Shanks, who had just filled his cup, looked helpless. "It's not like I was the one who ate the Gum-Gum Fruit."
"Then why did you talk like you knew so much about the Gum-Gum Fruit before, boss?"
"That's not the same thing I was talking about," Shanks replied without thinking.
"Huh? What did you say, boss?!"
"N... nothing." Shanks hurriedly changed the subject. "But given Luffy's fighting style, his Gear Third should be interesting. Let's wait and see!"
Benn Beckman, who was standing nearby, said nothing the entire time. He simply watched Shanks in silence, a thoughtful look in his eyes.
On the Grand Line, aboard the Polar Tang, off the coast of an uninhabited island somewhere at sea.
"Using his rubber body and blowing air into the gaps in his bones to temporarily make himself gigantic!" Law saw through the strengths and weaknesses of Luffy's Gear Third at a glance and analyzed it. "What a brilliant idea, Straw Hat! But it would be best to use this all-or-nothing fighting style sparingly! After all, the air he blows in will escape, and it'll take some of the air that was already in his body with it."
At that moment, on the screen high in the sky, the edited video shifted to the battle between Franky and Fukurou.
Franky bent his right palm downward, and bullets shot from his wrist, flying straight at Fukurou. They blasted the place where he stood to pieces, sending dust flying.
The next second, the hair on Franky's head fell flat, a sign that he was running low on cola.
Franky hurried toward the nearby warehouse, but Fukurou appeared in front of him without a scratch, blocking his path. Not only that, he also landed a heavy punch on Franky, leaving him bleeding profusely.
Franky was no pushover himself. He pulled off his right glove, exposing the iron fist beneath, then slammed it into Fukurou's face.
Fukurou, however, used Tekkai to withstand the blow. He even mocked Franky's fist as weak and feeble, like a wimpy punch, before hammering his own fist into Franky's face.
Franky took the blow head-on as well, then sneered at Fukurou, saying his punch was like a limp punch.
Fukurou, naturally unwilling to accept that, retorted that Franky's punch was the limp one.
And so the two of them traded insults about each other's punches.
In the end, dissatisfied with merely insulting each other, they started trading punches instead. Grappling with each other, they crashed into the warehouse beside them.
Franky used the little cola he had left to pin Fukurou down, while his eyes quickly scanned the warehouse. He soon spotted the large refrigerator.
But the next second, the wall beside the refrigerator suddenly cracked open, and Chopper and Kumadori came crashing in as they fought. Kumadori clearly had the upper hand.
Chopper had used his Rumble Ball too early and exhausted too much of his stamina. He sat on the floor, panting.
Kumadori, on the other hand, was still full of energy. He twirled the staff in his hand, saying he would kill a creature like Chopper, who was beyond the three realms.
Frightened, Chopper backed away repeatedly. Kumadori immediately attacked, but Chopper opened the large refrigerator beside him, and Kumadori slammed headfirst into it. Chopper promptly shut him inside and locked the door.
Having done all that, Chopper thought he had won and immediately cheered with excitement.
The next second, however, Franky's disgruntled voice reached his ears. Franky told him to open the refrigerator and take out three bottles of cola for him. Only then could he keep fighting; otherwise, he would be unable to continue taking part in the mission to rescue Robin.
Chopper naturally did not do as he said. Instead, he looked at Franky as though he were an idiot, saying he had never heard of anyone fighting on cola.
Chopper's hesitation gave Fukurou an opportunity. He immediately pinned Franky to the ground and beat him relentlessly, leaving Franky unable to fight back.
Finally, unable to watch any longer, Chopper decided to do as Franky said and get him three bottles of cola from the refrigerator. He opened the door and, before Kumadori inside could react, quickly pulled out three bottles of drink and threw them to Franky.
As soon as he saw the drinks, Franky kicked Fukurou off him, leaped high into the air, and caught the three bottles. He put them in the small refrigerator in his abdomen, and pink gas immediately rose from all over his body. Even his hairstyle became shaped like a tomato. He then landed a limp punch on Fukurou, only for Fukurou to send him flying with a punch of his own.
Franky immediately opened the small refrigerator in his abdomen and, cursing angrily, threw the tomato juice inside at Chopper, telling him to get him cola.
Chopper immediately opened the large refrigerator door again and, once more giving Kumadori inside no time to react, quickly pulled out three other bottles of drink and threw them to Franky.
This time, Franky went straight into sage mode and leisurely began drinking tea. Clearly, Chopper had gotten the wrong drinks again!
Finally, after opening the refrigerator a third time, Chopper managed to get the cola Franky had wanted all along and threw it to him.
Franky immediately leaped up and caught the cola. But Fukurou used Rankyaku at that moment, kicking a sharp slashing wave at him in an attempt to stop him from putting the cola into the small refrigerator in his body.
In the end, however, he was a step too late. By the time the attack struck Franky, he had already succeeded in putting the cola into the small refrigerator inside him.
Restored to full health, Franky strode straight toward Fukurou and drove a fist into his stomach, smashing him out onto the balcony.