Arrival

"This is bad..." Sweat beaded on Jinbe's face. "Mr. Luffy, I'll see if I can get Shark away from here. I'm afraid I'll have to leave Big Mom to you..." Jinbe had no choice. He had planned to take on Big Mom alongside Luffy, but Shark's sudden arrival had thrown everything into disarray. He had never expected Big Mom to take control of Shark and turn him into an enemy.

"No problem, Jinbe. Get that guy out of here. Leave this to me..." Luffy blew air into his arm. "Gum-Gum Elephant Gun!" His arm swelled to the size of a Giant's and, coated in Armament Haki, hurtled toward Big Mom.

"A Giant's arm?" Big Mom laughed. "You don't think some mere Giant could beat me, do you? Still, I'd like to see what the legendary Water-Water Fruit can do..."

A wave surged forward and blocked Luffy's path. But Shark screamed as the Elephant Gun sent him flying. After all, Luffy's fist was coated in Armament Haki.

"Thanks, Luffy!" Jinbe shouted, hurrying after Shark.

Big Mom's expression was a sight to behold. Most people in the New World still judged Luffy and his companions by what they had seen during the Marineford War. News of Fish-Man Island and Donquixote Doflamingo might have spread among the Supernovas, but the Four Emperors looked down on even the Shichibukai.

That was how Big Mom ended up taking Luffy's Elephant Gun square on the chin.

"You little brat, now you've made me angry!" Big Mom appeared in front of Luffy in an instant, moving as fast as Soru. Yet she stopped dead before him with perfect control over her body and threw a punch.

"Soul Shock!" Big Mom's Soul-Soul Fruit was a Human-type Devil Fruit, but its powers acted directly on the soul. She could