That pressure even gave Luffy and the others a strangely familiar sense of déjà vu.
"Enel?"
While Robin was still frowning in analysis, Luffy had already shouted a name on instinct.
He had once been a powerful enemy they encountered on Skypiea. He had eaten the Logia-type Goro Goro no Mi and called himself god.
If rubber had not been nonconductive, they probably would have been wiped out there.
However, Ringo Ameyuri did not react to the name at all. Fair enough—she had never even met Enel in person. It was Araki who had sent Blackbeard up to Skypiea to strip away the Goro Goro no Mi.
Seeing that Ringo Ameyuri had no reaction, Luffy did not care. He swung his arms with a confident look on his face. "Doesn't matter if you won't admit it. I'll just send you flying again! Gear Four—Rubber Man!"
In an instant, pitch-black Armament Haki covered his limbs, and then he began blowing air into his body.
A moment later, Luffy's upper body swelled up, and he bounced in place with every hop.
This was the newest technique he had developed over the past two years. With a combat technique called "Muscle Balloon," he compressed air into his body. In this state, Luffy possessed a powerful giant body and abundant elasticity, raising his strength in every aspect. He was faster than Gear Two, stronger in power and defense than Gear Three, and could even use his elasticity to fly briefly through the air. However, after entering "Gear Four," he could no longer stand normally and could only use rubber's elasticity to bounce around on the ground.
"Gum-Gum Culverin!"
After completing his transformation, Luffy swung his fist, smashing it fiercely toward Ringo Ameyuri above the treetop.
But no matter how fast the elasticity rubber gave