"It seems we're not a good match." Sig's forearm hardened into a dark blue, blocking Smoker's kick.
This is clearly Smoker's answer...
Strengths and Snack were about to join in when they saw this, but Shanks scratched his head and said, "I just don't really feel like helping him."
"I feel like I deserve to be kicked to death." Lucky Roo said, glancing at Strengths —if this fat girl were to make a move, then Lucky Roo couldn't be blamed for joining in.
As soon as Smoker made her move, no one held an umbrella for her, and she was immediately caught in the lightning, just like Sig!
However, Sig directly absorbed the lightning from the outside world, feeling that he could even go without food on this island, while Smoker had to maintain her full-body Armament Haki to counteract the effects of the lightning!
Her originally wheat-colored skin, after hardening, now showed a bright pink hue...
Generally speaking, Armament Haki cannot be seen with the naked eye. It can only be "seen" under Observation Haki. Its base color is "black". The greater the difference between Armament Haki.
Sig could sense that Smoker's Armament Haki, in terms of defense, was not just "hard," but rather involved a kind of wave-like force dissipation. The same was true in terms of offense—her mastery of wave-like force was similar to that of Fish-Man Karate.
The next moment, Smoker, having failed in her attack, jumped back and crouched down beside a well.
Smoker drew her greatsword from her waist—the sword's size was proportionate to Smoker's height, but because Smoker's upper body was relatively short, the sword appeared very large after she drew it.
Smoker didn't attack with her sword at this moment, but instead plunged it directly into the well beside her—the width of the sword was even larger than the well opening, a destructive insertion!
The next moment, Smoker swelled up...
Although the price of expansion is more frequent lightning strikes, unguided natural lightning strikes only deplete Smoker's energy.
After absorbing water and expanding, Smoker not only grew larger, now reaching the height of Giant Race, but also experienced a significant increase in attack, defense, and stamina!
"Then I'll cut off your legs and take you back! Water, Split, Sword!" Smoker was so angry that she started shouting the names of her moves.
Smoker's sword must have been specially made as well; after absorbing water, it also swelled up...
A massive, pinkish-white slash... no, not a slash! As a master of Fish-Man Karate, Sig could naturally sense that this attack, which looked like a slash, had a real substance—an attack made of water!
And at this moment, the Armament Haki on the "moisture" is hardening, meaning it is still considered part of Smoker...
Sig then understood why Smoker was rumored to have developed Martial Arts and Swordsmanship in a balanced way.
In reality, there is no Swordsmanship. What appears to be a slashing attack is actually an extension of her "body" using the power of the Juice-Juice Fruit.
Fish-Man Jujutsu: Great Shark Bullet!
Sig threw out a shark-shaped water bullet, several times the size of a person and almost half the size of Smoker now, to meet the Water Sword head-on, as if to say—want to compare your control over "water"?
The Great Shark Bullet collided with the Water Sword, exploding amidst the surrounding lightning curtain...
Multiple Shark Bullets!
Sig starts firing in rapid-fire mode...
However, the next moment, Smoker let out a cold laugh, and... all the mermaid shadows formed by the Water Power were directly absorbed by Smoker.
"Fish-Man Race are the darlings of water? Well, I'm sorry, but for a Devil Fruit ability, water... has absolutely no chance of resisting!" Smoker sneered. -- Want to test your control over "water"? No interest! "Water" offers me no resistance whatsoever.
"As expected of the Juicing Princess..." Sig exclaimed.
The ability of the Juice-Juice Fruit, in its basic application, is to extract water from human bodies, animals, and even inanimate objects, which overlaps with the Sand-Sand Fruit.
However, the Sand-Sand Fruit is essentially dried, while the Juice-Juice Fruit has its water extracted and used for further purposes, such as applying the water to oneself, just like Smoker's current enlargement.
When facing other opponents, you have to extract the water from their bodies, but when facing Fish-Man... especially Fish-Man who practice Fish-Man Karate and Fish-Man Jujutsu, the water is directly outside, waiting for Smoker to absorb it!
Smoker was confident that she could completely subdue Fish-Man and wanted to take advantage of Red-Hair and his crew's carelessness to kidnap her target first.
Overconfident, she failed to notice that Sig's expression was also strange—this Juicing Princess, is she a counter to Fish-Man Karate...?
The next moment, Sig used Flash of Lightning and appearing right in front of Smoker... no, to be precise, right beneath her feet. Sig was still on the ground. Although he was 2.5 meters tall in his Fish-Man form, could he possibly reach Smoker's knees if he stood on tiptoe?
Smoker was startled by Sig's speed...
The Navy has already obtained information that Sig possesses the Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability, but from the "public's" perspective, Sig is still just a master of "Fish-Man Karate." After all, newspapers don't report much on combat techniques, otherwise Toriyama would really incur public wrath.
Smoker was startled, but not entirely unable to react; however...
Before she could kick him, Sig a bear hug, trapping Smoker's calf—but he could only reach her calf.
Ocean current... Shoulder Throw!
Sig suddenly used his waist and abdomen to throw Smoker as if he were using a Shoulder Throw on a pillar!
Smoker originally wanted to test her strength against Sig, and she was quite confident—she was already quite strong, and after absorbing water and expanding, her strength would be significantly enhanced. Not only would her body enlarge to the size of Giant Race, but her own strength would also reach the level of Giant Race of equal strength.
If we're talking about strength, this little guy...
Ah...
Smoker suddenly felt a tingling sensation throughout her body, losing eight or nine tenths of her strength. She couldn't even maintain her balance and was grabbed by the leg by Sig and swung around half a circle, her huge body slamming onto the ground!
Ocean current... a series of Shoulder Throw!
Sig immediately realized there was a chance, so he grabbed Smoker's leg and started slamming her back and forth.
That's right, this is a "sea current" Shoulder Throw, not a martial arts move. Sig is "throwing" Smoker's extra water content.
Fish-Man Karate primarily allows one to control their own Water Power and the Water Power of the outside world. It's impossible to control the water energy within an opponent's body—after all, the principle is "using one's own affinity for Water Power." It's not a matter of strength or weakness; it's impossible to develop an affinity for the Water Power within another person's body. The limit is to utilize the resonance of water.
But Smoker's current state is clearly an exception—she not only has her own water inside her body, but also a large amount of water that doesn't belong to her...
It's not surprising that Smoker could easily absorb Sig's Water Power; after all, the power of Devil Fruit can, in certain aspects, irrationally and directly elevate a user to the equivalent of Sequence 5.
However, Smoker is sorely mistaken that she thinks she can counter Fish-Man Karate. Absorption is one thing, but if her control over the absorbed water is not as good as her opponent's, then she will be countered by Fish-Man Karate!
Sig's Fish-Man Karate skills, combined with the power of the "Tyrant Path" and the "Sun Path," make him arguably the strongest person in the world with a strong affinity for water. Even if it were Jinbe, he wouldn't have been able to completely overwhelm Smoker.
Smoker's siblings also include several Half Fish-Man, but their Fish-Man Karate skills are far inferior to Sig's, and their affinity for water is far less than Sig's, who aspires to become the Sea King —so Smoker has never noticed this.
Under Sig's relentless slamming, Smoker was utterly powerless to resist. The "water" she had absorbed was gradually being forced out, splashing onto the ground with each fall, shrinking smaller and smaller with each slam...
Dongdong: Today is two chapters of cute Dongdong, sob sob sob.