Rumble...
Luffy and the other Straw Hat pirates were fighting another "Warlord" here in Area 12GR. Finally, after a succession of explosive clashes, the Straw Hats—nearly every one of them injured—managed to bring their difficult opponent down and stop him from moving.
"Phew!"
"Phew! Phew!"
"This..."
"That was really tough..."
"Tch!"
"So that's a Warlord's strength? Something about it feels a little off."
"..."
"He was still strong. I almost died just now, even though I've already died once before..."
"Yohohoho!"
When they saw the newcomer, the Warlord who had attacked them was lying motionless in a crater, knocked down by Luffy's final, powerful blow with his giant rubber hand. Certain he wouldn't get back up and attack them again, Luffy, Nami, Sanji, Zoro, Brook, and the others stopped worrying about him and simply collapsed or sat down, gasping for breath as they recovered their strength.
"That bastard..."
"He stopped moving. Is he really broken?"
Frank was also panting as he recovered, looking utterly battered. He couldn't even spare a moment to tend to his minor injuries before anxiously asking the question.
"I don't know!"
"Forget it."
"Everyone, I'm completely exhausted now..."
After throwing his final punch, Luffy had shrunk into the comical form of a three-year-old child. He was sprawled on the ground, gasping for breath as he rested.
"What a difficult opponent!"
"Are you sure he's dead?"
"I'm a little worried. What if he suddenly gets back up and fights us again?"
Nami asked anxiously.
She'd been fighting with her Clima-Tact, and had already used up far too much of her strength. Like everyone else, she was exhausted. If they went by what a certain troublesome little girl said, she was completely out of magic.
"..."
"When will Uncle Rayleigh be done coating the ship?"
"I think we'd