Pizarro's voice exploded over the ruins.
No one answered, because even Luffy himself did not know.
The drums in his chest were still beating, and Luffy could not stop the grin from spreading across his face.
"HAHAHAHA..."
Veins bulged on Pizarro's forehead.
"Have you laughed enough, meow?!"
BOOM!
The ground beneath his feet exploded.
His over-seven-meter Human-Beast Form shot forward in an instant. His thick right arm, coated in Armament Haki, drove a punch straight at Luffy's head, the force of his fist crushing the air into a shrill blast.
"Luffy!"
Nami's expression changed, but Luffy merely blinked.
The fist had already reached his face when he suddenly threw his upper body backward.
No, that was not an ordinary backward bend.
His neck, waist, abdomen, and entire upper body stretched out in an exaggerated arc. Pizarro's fist swept past, almost brushing against his nose.
At first glance, it looked as though the punch had passed right through Luffy's face.
"Huh?"
Pizarro froze completely. Luffy froze too, lowering his head to look at his greatly elongated body.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Pop!
His body suddenly snapped back to normal.
Pizarro's face darkened.
"What the hell are you laughing at, meow?!"
Another punch came crashing down.
Luffy's toes had only just touched the ground when the hard stone slabs beneath him suddenly softened.
Pfft.
The ground sank deeply beneath his step, then the entire stretch of earth sprang upward, launching Luffy straight into the air.
The ground beneath Pizarro's feet bulged as well.
"What?"
BOOM!
The ground rebounded like a massive sheet of suddenly tightened rubber, throwing Pizarro entirely into the air.
"Ah—?!"
He hung in midair, his face utterly bewildered.
Meanwhile.
Luffy hovered in the air, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"The ground can turn soft too!"
He stretched out his arm.
Smack!