Hina tensed up completely; this time, she was truly serious.
With arms outstretched, a net-like iron fence spread out, completely trapping Luffy inside.
Of course, Luffy had no intention of running away. He pushed off with both legs and shot out like a spring.
In that instant, Hina's two arms suddenly closed together, and two black fan-shaped structures made of interwoven iron bars clamped down hard on Luffy.
When Hina released her arms, Luffy had been slapped into a pulp, but this was no big deal for Rubber Man like him. He took a deep breath, and his flattened body quickly expanded again.
He declared himself emperor with one hand, his legs covered in Armament Haki, and with a spinning kick, his leg lashed out at Hina like a whip.
Although Hina immediately crossed her arms in front of her chest, she was still sent flying backward by the whip kick.
As Hina rose from the ruins, Luffy rushed in front of her again and punched her in the stomach.
Hina gave a low shout and threw a punch in response.
Their fists collided, but Luffy's arm, being made of rubber, quickly absorbed the force after several disc-shaped bumps appeared, and then transferred it to Hina.
Hina felt the increased force of the punch and had no choice but to transform her arm into an iron bar and cover it with Armament Haki to barely block the attack.
The two clashed again, but Hina was clearly at a disadvantage.
Nami became anxious upon seeing this and wanted to rush over to help, but Nojiko stopped her.
Nojiko shook her head at her and said,
"This person is too strong; even Hina has a hard time dealing with him. Going up there will only make things worse."
Nami asked anxiously,
"What should we do? Sister Tina is about to collapse!"
Nojiko instinctively reached for the Flying Thunder God Kunai hidden in her clothes when suddenly, an angry shout came from afar.
"Stop! Luffy! Do you really want to fight the Navy?!"
Upon hearing the sound, Luffy immediately stopped, and Hina took the opportunity to distance herself from him, standing there panting heavily.
Luffy looked up at the sky and saw two young figures rapidly approaching from the air; they were Ace and Sabo, who had come to meet him.
It turns out that a marine had been knocked down and made a distress call. Sabo and Ace happened to be in the East Blue looking for Luffy, so they were called in to quell the situation. But they didn't expect that it was Luffy who was causing trouble here!
Ace was enraged when he saw the Marines lying on the ground in the street. He abandoned Sabo, pushed off with his legs in mid-air, and swooped down directly towards Luffy.
"You idiot! Look what you've done!?"
Luffy was knocked to the ground by Ace's headbutt, and a large cloud of smoke instantly rose around him.
Sabo landed steadily on the ground, adjusted his black top hat, and looked solemnly at the lingering smoke.
Soon after, the sound of striking came from within the smoke, and the scattered shockwaves quickly dispersed the smoke, revealing Luffy and Ace inside.
The two were already grappling, but Luffy seemed to be in a passive defensive stance the whole time, rarely taking the initiative to attack Ace.
Ace, with a look of utter disappointment on his face, shouted as he fought.
"I've told you not to become a pirate anymore, why won't you listen?!"
Luffy gripped Ace's fist and said in a deep voice,
"Ace, I will never give up on my dream!"
"Dreams? Don't be ridiculous! I'm taking you back to headquarters today and handing you over to Brother Senga for punishment!"
Upon hearing "Senga, "Luffy's eyes glazed over for a moment, then suddenly widened, and wisps of white smoke rose from his body.
"It's Uchiha Senga again! Do you really enjoy listening to him that much!?"
He flung Ace's fist away, then punched Ace in the stomach. A fist shape appeared directly on Ace's back and extended backward.
Ace was hit so hard that he clutched his stomach and stumbled back a few steps. He looked at his stomach in surprise as the skin shone with a rubbery sheen and gradually bounced back.
Sabo, who witnessed this scene, frowned. He flashed to Ace's side and asked with concern,
"Ace, are you alright?"
Ace shook his head and said in a deep voice,
"I'm mostly fine, but what exactly happened just now? I felt like my body had been assimilated into rubber?"
"I have the same feeling. Could it be that Luffy's Rubber-Rubber Fruit has Awakening?"
"But how can the Awakening of Paramecia affect the human body?"
"Perhaps the Rubber-Rubber Fruit is special?"
Luffy looked at Ace, whose face showed pain, and a hint of apology flashed in his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by indifference. He looked coldly at Sabo and said,
"Sabo, are you here to stop me too?"
Sabo stared at Luffy, and that unfamiliar feeling returned; Luffy at this moment was nothing like the person he remembered.
He paused, then spoke.
"Luffy, as your older brother, I won't let you continue your reckless behavior, but I have to admit that you're very strong now, and this place is no longer suitable for our battle."
Sabo was the most level-headed of the three brothers. This was the king's hometown, and the battle had already damaged the streets. Continuing to fight would only provoke the king's wrath.
Then Luffy, as the culprit, will really be doomed.
Luffy glanced around. He hadn't intended to cause such destruction, so he nodded, turned around, and propelled himself forward like a cannonball.
Ace and Sabo exchanged a glance, then used Geppo again to follow.
Nami and Nojiko each supported Hina on either side. After the three brothers left, Nami asked,
"Sister Tina, who were those two people who just came by?"
Hina pulled her arms off their shoulders, lit a cigarette, and after exhaling a puff of white smoke, whispered...
"Those are Rear Admiral Sabo and Rear Admiral Ace from headquarters. I never expected that guy to be their younger brother. No wonder he's so talented..."
"Since you're the older brother, you must be able to control your younger brother, right?"
"Perhaps. If they both fail, it's unlikely that stronger reinforcements will arrive here anytime soon!"
A look of worry appeared on Hina's face. She had a feeling that Luffy was not simple, and that the two Rear Admiral were really not sure they could take him down easily.
Noticing Hina's expression Nojiko immediately spoke softly.
"Hina, don't worry. Even if they fail, I can find someone else. Once he arrives, the matter will definitely be resolved!"
Hina froze for a moment, then a figure instantly flashed into her mind. Her eyes widened, and she exclaimed in surprise.
"You, you mean... the King!?"
"Um!"