Straw Hat Luffy Pirates vs. Golden Lion (Part Two)

Of course, more people in the pirate world chose {two}. After all, no matter how well Luffy and the others had performed in the Enies Lobby Incident, this time they were up against a legendary great pirate, a vicious and ruthless man who had fought the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, in the same era. They didn't think Luffy and his crew could beat him.

As for those who chose {three}, most were members of the World Government and the Marines. They were happy to see pirates fight to the death, and hoped they would all die.

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The video resumed, and Luffy said through gritted teeth, "I'm gonna beat you up."

The next second, he and Usopp's group charged at the Golden Lion. Luffy attacked first, leaping into the air, stretching out his arms, and grabbing the large rock beneath the Golden Lion's feet. "Gum-Gum Sickle!"

Whoosh!

Luffy swept an arm toward the Golden Lion, but he activated his Devil Fruit power and easily dodged it.

The next second, however, Usopp and Zoro's voices rang out from below. "Special Attack: Firebird Star!"

"72 Pound Phoenix!"

Screech!

Whoosh!

A large bird made of flames came roaring toward the Golden Lion first, but he floated upward and dodged it.

Two fierce slashes followed close behind, but the Golden Lion blocked them with the two swords on his legs.

Then Chopper's voice came from behind her. "Arm Point: Cloven Roseo!"

Bang, bang, bang...

Chopper's palms rained down on the Golden Lion's back. Pain shot through him, and his face contorted.

But Luffy and the others weren't finished. Sanji raced in from below, leaped up, and kicked at his chest. "Breast Meat Kick!"

Bang!

Sanji's kick landed on the Golden Lion, but only on his hand. The Golden Lion had caught his foot.

The Golden Lion looked at Sanji and praised him. "You really are a fine crew!"

"You've got some skill to force me to act. But now that I have, I won't be holding back!"

With that, he prepared to strike Sanji with his palm. "I'll start with you!"

But as soon as he finished speaking, Luffy's voice rang out behind him. "Gum-Gum Rocket!"

Bang!

Luffy headbutted him, knocking him flying and rescuing Sanji. The two of them then fell from the sky.

"Huh? Sanji, were you two just talking?" Luffy asked, looking at him.

"No," Sanji said flatly.

As they spoke, the two landed safely and regrouped with Zoro and the others below. They watched the Golden Lion floating in the air, their faces tense with vigilance.

"You actually thought you could fight me as an equal," the Golden Lion sneered. "That's hilarious! You're far too much trouble! I'll finish you all off at once!"

He reached out and raised his hand slightly. The earth around the ground where Luffy and the others stood surged up like a sandstorm, surrounding them.

"Lion's Might: Earth Roll!" the Golden Lion shouted, clenching his hand.

Roar!

The earth swirling like a sandstorm instantly transformed into enormous lion faces, which roared as they surged toward Luffy and the others.

Luffy and his crew watched the scene tensely.

But Luffy soon struck first. He swung his fists rapidly at one of the sand lion faces and shouted, "Gum-Gum Siege Cannon!"

Bang!

Countless accelerating punches converged into one, blasting the sand lion's head to pieces and creating an opening. The Golden Lion was visible on the other side.

Zoro immediately followed up, biting down on Wado Ichimonji. As he ran toward the opening Luffy had made, he shouted to Sanji, "Cook!"

"Got it!"

Sanji immediately understood and answered, running toward the opening as well.

Then they both leaped high into the air. Zoro landed on Sanji's foot, and Sanji kicked him forward with all his strength. "Air Force Power Shoot!"

Whoosh!

Zoro shot toward the Golden Lion above at tremendous speed.

Usopp's voice rang out from below, providing support. "Special Attack: Atlas Comet!"

Whoosh!

Several black bullets shot toward the Golden Lion like brilliant comets.

"Good aim, but it's no use against me," the Golden Lion said in praise. He then floated forward and rolled in midair, dodging Usopp's bullets.

"Three-Sword Style: Ox Demon Brave Claw!"

Zoro reached him at that moment and thrust his swords at him like sharp claws, but the Golden Lion knocked them aside with the swords on his feet.

"Juniors like you aren't even worth killing," the Golden Lion said with a look of disdain.

He then punched Zoro down to the ground.

"Zoro!"

Luffy called out worriedly, but before he could check on Zoro, the sand lion faces surging toward them came together, forming an even larger one that lunged to bite them.

"Third..."

Luffy hurriedly put his thumb in his mouth and bit down, preparing to use Gear Third.

Unfortunately, he was a step too late. The larger sand lion face had already engulfed them, turning into a sand tornado that swept them up. It slowly condensed into a long mass of earth, revealing Luffy and the others unconscious inside.

At that moment, system text appeared. "Straw Hat Luffy Pirates vs. Golden Lion Shiki."

"The winner is Golden Lion Shiki."

"Therefore, the answer to this multiple-choice question is two, Golden Lion."

"Now, I shall draw one lucky viewer from among those who chose correctly and give them a mysterious gift package."

The next second, the hand from the void and the box filled with small balls appeared on the screen once more.

Soon, a ball was drawn, and a name appeared on the screen. "Congratulations to Pluton Rayleigh on receiving a mysterious gift package."

As the system text disappeared, Nami stepped forward in the video, looking at the scene with sadness on her face.

The Golden Lion descended from the sky and told her that he had merely knocked Luffy and the others unconscious, not killed them. He then "invited" her once more to join them.

Nami now realized that everything that had happened recently in the East Blue was his doing. She immediately demanded that he stop attacking her hometown and her companions.

The Golden Lion, however, reminded her that she seemed to have things backward. As long as she became his companion, he could spare her companions and her hometown. After all, companions granted one another's requests.

Hearing this, Nami touched the bracelet Nojiko had given her. As though she had made up her mind about something, she accepted the Golden Lion's "invitation" and decided to join his pirate crew.

Meanwhile, Usopp, who had not completely lost consciousness, woke up and warned Nami not to listen to the Golden Lion, because Luffy would never agree.

This enraged the Golden Lion. He summoned a huge rock and held it floating above Luffy and the others to threaten Nami, then used a smaller rock to knock Usopp unconscious.

Having finally obtained Nami, the Golden Lion used his power to float a Tone Dial over to her and told her to leave Luffy and the others a farewell message. After all, honor and loyalty existed in the pirate world too.

Nami took the Tone Dial and began recording her farewell message...