Beneath a sky thick with dark clouds, Enies Lobby was engulfed in artillery fire. Only the Tower of Justice at the edge of the island remained standing as the sole towering structure.
Inside an empty room of the Tower of Justice, the green-covered floor had been battered into a pockmarked mess.
Dust billowed throughout the room as Kumadori's pink hair whipped wildly about him like a lion's mane.
"Yoyoi~~"
Kumadori leaped into the air with a shout. His hair coiled into arm-like strands with outstretched index fingers, stabbing down at the ground in a torrential barrage.
"Life Return: Lion Finger Pistol!"
Bang! Bang!
Bang! Hair with the force of cannonballs continuously slammed down, blasting crater after crater into the floor.
Chopper, in his reindeer form, raced nimbly through the countless thick strands of hair on all fours.
"The Rumble Ball is about to wear off."
Chopper looked up grimly. His opponent had seized the aerial advantage with Geppo and was relentlessly attacking with his hair.
"There's one minute left."
If this dragged on any longer, once the Rumble Ball wore off, he would have no choice but to—
—call Reiner for help!!
"No, no!"
Chopper quickly shook his head, his gaze turning resolute. "Chopper, you're a man! How can you hide behind Reiner every time?!"
Since he had said this enemy would be handled by him and Robin, then as a man, he had to keep his word!
Before the Rumble Ball's effects ended, Chopper transformed into a human-like form. Unlike his usual bulky appearance, his body had become much leaner.
"Jump Enhancement!"
Using his specially made Rumble Ball, he disrupted the transformation wavelengths of his Zoan form to specifically strengthen certain parts of his body.
With a powerful kick off the ground, Chopper shot upward and reached Kumadori in