Imu and the Mountain Ancestor were locked in battle. More precisely, the Mountain Ancestor was growing increasingly furious with Imu's constant harassment. The wrinkles on Imu's face had deepened, and he clearly no longer had enough strength to put the Mountain Ancestor back to sleep. The warships led by Akainu plowed through the waves, driving the Sea King toward Laugh Tale, where the Straw Hat Pirates were already waiting.
But none of that mattered to Ron now. In this dark space, wherever it was, he faced a desperate fight.
Whoosh... boom!!
A stream of flame as thick as an arm came shrieking toward him. It exploded before it reached Ron, and the blast of heat left him almost no room to dodge.
"Damn!"
Ron spat, dropped flat, and hid beneath his wide cloak to minimize the damage.
"I told you things could get even more ridiculous."
Firelight illuminated a broad patch of darkness around them. Black Ron raised a hand, and a fireball gathered in his palm.
"I'll kill you and take this body!"
"You've been in charge for too long, Main Consciousness... Even emperors have to take turns on the throne, don't they?"
Boom!
As soon as he finished speaking, a huge, flame-wreathed shadow tore through the curtain of fire ahead and charged him.
It was neither particularly fast nor particularly strong, but its savage presence, like that of a ferocious beast, was enough to shake anyone.
Black Ron showed no alarm. "...Let me introduce myself again. My name is Ron. I am you, and you are me."
With that, he spun and slammed into it.
Bang!!
Two bodies collided through sheer brute force, producing a dull thud.
Swish... whoosh!
The shadow that had "lunged" at Black Ron lost momentum and fell before him. It shrank on the ground.