I had to dodge!
Watching Luffy rush toward him, Enel's face went pale. He propped up his bloodied, battered body with the Golden Staff in his hand.
Why could he hit me?! No, I had to dodge, or he'd beat me to death!
Whoosh!
Luffy suddenly flashed before him, but this time things did not go as smoothly as before. Before Luffy could throw a punch, Enel had already begun dodging to the side!
"Gum-Gum Jet Pistol!" Luffy glared furiously at Enel, one hand open while the other arm drew back to gather strength. His fist blasted out like a jet plane.
Bang!
The descending attack neither struck Enel as Luffy had expected nor missed as Enel had hoped.
The fist grazed Enel's shoulder, making him stagger, before smashing into the deck and blasting a hole through it. Wood chips flew everywhere.
"Damn it, why was he so fast?!"
I sensed it, but it was still hard to dodge!
Enel gritted his teeth and swung his staff against Luffy's body. Just as he was about to force him back, a warning flashed through his mind.
He's going to kick me in the stomach!
Enel twisted his body in panic, but just as he started reacting, Luffy's foot struck him. Half the sole still connected, sending him spinning through the air.
Crackle!
Crackle! Enel tumbled through the air with a terrified expression, turning into flashing arcs of lightning. When he reappeared, he was already atop the massive Buddha head.
Gritting his teeth and frowning deeply as he looked below, he put aside the question of why the other man could hit him. The key was that Luffy was simply too fast!
Even with Mantra, he found it difficult to dodge. His Element Transformation moved faster than Luffy, but his reaction speed