Giving It Everything for a One-Second Reversal

Laugh Tale,

The fierce battle is in full swing.

Call out--

A projectile formed from countless fused pieces of paper hurtled towards Imu, its strange and mysterious power unknown. Faced with this unknown and bizarre attack, the blue-haired Queen Imu simply waved her hand, and an air 'door' appeared before her.

"It's useless,"

As the missile disappeared through the gate, it reappeared hundreds of meters behind Imu in the air! A simple 'Door-Door Fruit ability' neutralized Roman's attack.

"Watch this, Franky Freely Roaming Laser Beam!"

As Roman's attack missed, beams of golden laser light shot towards Imu, who was suspended in mid-air! After acquiring a large amount of technology, Franky's high-tech equipment was now almost as powerful as 'Pacifista Zero,' which was the real Kuma.

Of course, technology alone is not true strength.

"A trivial skill,"

As the glamorous Queen Imu beckoned upwards with her finger, mirrors appeared out of thin air around her! Then:

"Watch out for lasers!"

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

Franky's laser was instantly reflected back by the mirror, accurately aiming at the direction where the Straw Hat crew was located.

Boom boom boom boom!

Amidst a series of violent explosions, everyone scrambled to avoid the lasers. Had Luffy not shouted a warning beforehand, they might have been blown up by their own kind.

"Let me show you what true 'light' really is."

"Danger--"

As Imu finished speaking from the sky, without any sign of gathering strength, she simply pointed her finger forward lightly:

A colossal golden pillar of light, as if splitting the heavens and earth, emitted a dazzling brilliance like the sun! Wherever the pillar pointed, the unparalleled heat distorted and expanded the void! Tearing through the sky and spanning the island, it swept across Laugh Tale with immense power, engulfing the entire Laugh Tale Straw Hat crew in a blindingly brilliant radiance!

The beam of light lasted only a brief moment, but it left an indelible mark on everyone's retinas. For a moment, everyone's vision was blurred, and they could see nothing but the beam of light.

A few seconds later, when their vision returned, the group, who had been pounced on by Luffy, were horrified to see that Laugh Tale had been split in two by a pillar of light! A straight, deep, and wide trench, like a great rift valley, stretched all the way to the end of the island and disappeared into the sea!

The trench was filled with a bright, clear reflection, and the stones and sand had clearly been vitrified under the terrifyingly high temperature.

"Oh my god... how do we fight this?"

Usopp's tongue and eyeballs were practically about to explode; he raised his hand and delivered a basic attack that sliced through the island...

"Three-Sword Style Secret Technique: One Great Three Thousand Great Thousand Worlds!"

Usopp was numb, but that didn't mean the others would be afraid! As the charge ended, Zoro swung his sword fiercely, and the soaring light transformed into Flying Slash that tore everything apart! It could cleave the sea with a single strike, split an island with a single strike, and cleave the sky with a single strike!

The three swords combined into one, unleashing a devastating vortex of sword light and dark, Haki. In the blink of an eye, it created an absolute vacuum vortex. The ground, which had been burned and compressed into a glassy state by high heat and pressure, was drawn in by Zoro's sword light and swirled like a crystal dragon. Instead of falling, it rose and plunged into the center of the vortex, transforming into a devastating blow that would annihilate everything.

"Cut!"

As the blade flashed like Wind-Driven Lightning, its fierce and Haki tore through the clouds, suffocating the sky and making the earth tremble!

"Good,"

Zoro's slash impressed Imu, so she extended two fingers, pointing them together like a sword, and thrust them in a counterattack, striking back before the blade could strike:

Clang!

The massive explosion instantly engulfed everything. The clouds in the sky looked like a picture erased by an eraser. Laugh Tale, which had just been split in two by Imu's giant beam of light, trembled violently, as if it would be torn to shreds in the next moment by the fierce collision of the two top swordsmen!

Countless flashes of sword light and energy emanated from the shockwave of the explosion, slicing everything on the island—both inanimate and living beings, as well as the 'Homies' —into dust and blood mist, then incinerating them to ashes...

"Thirty Petal Blooms!"

In that instant, a group of arms covered in Armament Haki suddenly grew from Imu's body, before these arms could even make an attack move—

"To show off one's limited skills before an expert,"

With a mere flick of his sleeve, Imu unleashed a torrent of sky-blue Armament Haki, like a visible wave crashing out, instantly engulfing all his arms like sand dunes.

"Waaah~~"

Robin groaned as blood suddenly splattered from both hands. Even though she managed to 'stop' in time, she was still injured by the opponent's Haki from a distance.

"Be careful! The opponent possesses multiple Devil Fruit abilities, as well as Observation Haki the Future Sight and top-tier Armament Haki. Don't use direct attacks!"

Roman, who had merged with Nami to become the 'All-Rounder Knight', frowned. Although he had always overestimated Imu's strength, he hadn't expected it to be this strong.

Exaggerate!

The ability to effortlessly utilize various Devil Fruit, and the precision with which he reflected Franky's laser beam back through a mirror, is undoubtedly a manifestation of 'Future Sight'. A mere tremor shattered Robin's arm into dust, leaving not even a petal behind...

But this isn't a question of whether we can win or not; it's a matter of having to fight!

"Nami, use that move."

As Nami, perched on the shoulders of the All-Rounder Knight, tapped several ability papers, a vast expanse of deep water surged into the sky from the ocean below. At the same time, the 'cannonballs' that had been banished into the clouds by Imu's Door-Door Fruit silently disintegrated into mirrors that floated high in the air, reflecting the sunlight down.

Of course, it's not for attacking.

Roman wasn't naive enough to believe that Imu would be hit by his 'light-powered weapon', which required charging. Instead:

The massive seawater intertwined to form huge whirlpools with turbulent currents, instantly transforming the sky into a vast expanse of gentle waves! Reflected by the sunlight overhead, it instantly became a vast expanse of bright, clear, and dazzling golden waves.

The entire sky was ablaze with an unparalleled brilliance, an endless swirling sea of light. Amidst these turbulent ripples, the figures of the Straw Hat crew, obscured by the seawater, swayed and danced across the sky, a dizzying spectacle that made it impossible to discern their exact location.

"Fusion: Illusion!"

"Your methods are still as amusing as ever, Neo~"

Facing the surging, shimmering 'ocean,' Imu merely smiled slightly. He reached out and pressed down, about to use his Press-Press Fruit to bring the floating ocean down. But the next second—

"Fish-Man Karate - Sea Dragon!"

A figure suddenly burst forth from the seawater floating in the air! At the same time, he controlled a massive amount of seawater, transforming it into a ferocious dragon, carrying fish, shrimp, and shellfish from its 'body,' and tearing at Imu with a deafening roar.

This is the skill of the mermaid "Snow Dance" from the Bad People Guys series, a powerful move that requires the Bad People' vice-commander to enhance before it can be used. However, for Jinbe:

After watching it once and learning it, it will become my "Fish-Man Karate"!

"Trying to suppress my abilities with seawater? What a naive idea—"

"Get out of here, you filthy Fish-Man!"

Imu, clearly disliking the Fish-Man, raised an eyebrow, and his domineering and ruthless Haki instantly erupted in all directions!

Boom!

The intense aura, a blend of Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki Haki, materialized into a group of deep blue weapons visible to the naked eye, filled with negative connotations of dominance, ferocity, and destruction! Swords, spears, halberds, axes, hooks, and forks shot out like thousands of arrows, instantly pushing Jinbe massive amount of seawater away!

At the same time, Imu no longer glanced at Jinbe was flying backward covered in blood and seawater, but instead raised his right hand and instantly set up layers of 'glass'-like shields beside him.

"Even though you've become so rude—"

"Rubber Overlord Cannon!!"

The next instant, Luffy, covered in black patterns and wreathed in black Inazuma Luffy, suddenly appeared to Imu's right! His fist, imbued with Conqueror's Haki and double-compressed with Armament Haki, blasted a dense array of black cracks into the air!

Even the supposedly 'invincible' barrier ability shattered like glass under his fists, but one layer shattered, another appeared; two layers shattered, yet three more appeared...

"Only your fists remain so powerful, Joy Boy."

"I am Luffy!"

Call out--

A figure flashed by, accompanied by Three Types of Haki fist blasting from the left, and Luffy's roar.

"It's not Joey Poy at all!"

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Boom! Boom!! Boom!!

Luffy is in full Fifth Gear, he can unleash hundreds or even thousands of attacks in an instant. His rapid movement even causes the air to be shoved aside! The sheer force of his attack is like multiple natural disasters suddenly erupting overhead! Most of the Straw Hat crew couldn't even get close, let alone help.

"Not bad attack, but how many seconds can you sustain it?"

Hovering in mid-air, invincibility shields continuously formed around him, only to explode under Luffy's punches and feet, only to be regenerated again... Facing Luffy in Luffy Fifth Gear, Imu focused solely on defense with this one move, calmly preparing to wait for his opponent to tire himself out...

"It's enough to hold out until I defeat you, Roman— "

?!

The instant Luffy shouted, a tremendous sense of crisis suddenly enveloped Imu's heart. In an instant, her eyes snapped open! Layers upon layers of invincible shields bloomed before her like flowers, and at the same time, she slammed her right hand forward! Five jet-black Inazuma ripped through the void with her palm!

"Combined Attack - Railgun 4.0!"

Along with Roman's voice, a beam of light shot straight up towards Imu in the sky, followed by a terrifying impact that was like Mars colliding with Earth, almost an apocalyptic catastrophe!

Boom!!!!

As if millions of tons of explosives had been ignited, the air within a radius of tens of miles was instantly overturned and pushed aside, and a thin and hot spherical vacuum appeared out of thin air. The visible shock wave swept out in all directions at a speed exceeding that of Sonic Boom, sweeping across thousands of miles in the blink of an eye, and spreading to the entire sea surface in the blink of an eye!

Even nuclear weapons are insufficient to describe the horror of this collision!

The dust settles, the storm passes.

A gigantic, semi-circular crater, teeming with lava and rising flames, has replaced the former 'Laugh Tale,' appearing from the sky like a meteorite impact crater suddenly appearing in the ocean. The so-called Laugh Tale has been completely transformed.

And this is just the 'recoil force' of Roman's attack!

"Your attacks are still so unpredictable and wildly imaginative..."

In mid-air, Imu floated with her right hand clenched, and just a few centimeters in front of her delicate hand was Roman's fist, which was wrapped in Electric Light!

That's right, the so-called 'Railgun 4.0' is to use Roman as a 'cannonball' and launch him through an electromagnetic vortex! After all, how could even Wapol Metal compare to Roman's well-trained muscles?

This "Human Cannonball" attack, once unleashed, would shake not only a mere island, but even the entire Red Line! Unfortunately:

Tear—

With a crisp tearing sound, Imu's ornate right sleeve ripped into countless flying fragments. She glanced in surprise at her slightly trembling arm.

"As expected of you, Neo."

"I haven't felt pain in eight hundred years..."

"I already said..."

Call,

After the attack, Roman, exhausted and falling, uttered a grumbling.

"My name is Roman, not Neo!"

"Roman, are you alright?"

Nami leaped into the air and supported the exhausted Roman. This caused Imu in the sky to glance at her.

"Well done, Roman!"

On the other side, Luffy, panting, chuckled.

"That's right, if we can hurt her, we have a chance to defeat her."

Although this 'Imu' is indeed incredibly strong, so strong that he has no weaknesses! Whether it's his Three Types of Haki or his Devil Fruit ability, they are all world-class, coupled with his seemingly invincible display of effortless mastery of various abilities. Although Roman said he could win, this time he really wasn't very confident...

That's enough of the greetings.

"So far, none of you have made me 'take a step back'. And I have followed the 'rules of the sea' and have not attacked the weak among you."

!

Roman's expression stiffened at the other party's calm words. If an invincible boss like Imu were to use a sneak attack, how many members of the Straw Hat crew could withstand her deadly attacks? Aside from himself and Luffy ...

"So, come back with me, Neo."

Before Roman could answer the outstretched hand, Imu in the sky smiled radiantly, like a hundred flowers blooming! But the words he uttered were as cold as frost:

"Because you no longer have a reason to fight."

?!

Brush,

The next instant, the danger from behind made Roman dodge to the side! At the same time, a flash of light and a sharp kick landed where he had just been standing!

"Zoro, Sanji, what are you guys doing—"

"Nami, how could you be so careless?"

"To think the enemy got this close!"

"Huh? I..."

??!!

Turning to look at the Straw Hat crew, who were facing him with hostility and wariness, Roman's expression suddenly turned extremely grim.

"When?"

Faced with Roman's question, which he was asking through gritted teeth, the invincible Imu spoke elegantly.

"While you were all focused on the Poneglyph, do you remember? — That gust of wind carried the power of the 'Slow-Slow Fruit.' Using the slowing ability to delay the activation of other abilities and avoid the 'Observation Haki' of Future Sight, that was a technique you taught me."

Damn it, this is a total rip-off... No, I'm the one who's messed up!

"Luffy, what are you spacing out for?"

Faced with Zoro's questioning, Luffy, who had just caught his breath Luffy, looked at Imu in the sky, then at Neo, the 'Marine Admiral' in front of him, and scratched his black hair in frustration.

"I don't know why, but I... just can't get excited about this guy..."

"Luffy, what are you doing now? The opponent is Marine Admiral 'White Dove' Neo, he's an enemy!!"

"We're going to die! We're going to die! The God of the Celestial Dragons and the Marine Admiral are attacking together! Are we going to be buried here just because we found the Greatest Treasure?!"

·······

"Call,"

Roman let out a long sigh and took one last deep look at the Straw Hat crew before him, his eyes filled only with hostility and defensiveness. No wonder: in their 'memory,' he had become a complete enemy, hadn't he?

The Memory-Memory Fruit is really... well, at least I'm lucky I didn't get the 'Childhood Fun' Fruit.

He turned around and walked step by step through the air towards Imu was smiling and reaching out his hand to him.

"Huh? What happened to that Marine Admiral...?"

Damn it, I should have recorded and developed Brulee's memory abilities... Imu was already prepared to abandon his arrogance and launch a guerrilla attack, while I've become the 'enemy'. If the fight continues now, the Straw Hat crew will undoubtedly be wiped out! So:

That's settled then.

Actually, upon closer reflection,

Haven't our own dreams and our friends' dreams all come true?

It doesn't seem so unacceptable to get a Celestial Dragons God's 'fiancée' for free, does it?

From now on, all so-called Celestial Dragons will have to call me "Father"... no, they'll have to call me "Ancestor"—

Such an ending:

"Let's go back,"

Facing Roman, who held his hand with an icy expression, Imu smiled nonchalantly.

"As you wish, my husband."