Page One's eyebrow twitched as he watched Luffy stand up again, brimming with fighting spirit.
He wondered whether this guy really was a Paramecia user. That kind of endurance wasn't normal.
"-Heeey! Next, it's my turn!"
Luffy jumped back, planted both hands on the ground, flipped upside down, and swung his raised right leg sideways.
"Gum-Gum Whip!"
His leg lashed out like a whip, the strike so swift that it cracked the air with a brief sonic boom.
It was too fast. Page One's Armament Haki was decent, but his Observation Haki was average. Besides, Luffy's attack wasn't powerful enough to trigger his instinctive warning.
Whoosh-thud!
Page One only had time to raise an arm to block. Armament Haki coated his forearm, and the whipping kick struck it with a dull thump.
Page One wasn't hurt, but the momentum of a blow that strong still sent him flying.
The instant they collided, Luffy felt an unusual recoil.
But his body reacted faster than his brain. As his leg bounced back, he twisted his body into a spring and launched himself into the air.
"Gum-Gum..."
Luffy spun with both feet pressed together, his mouth curled into a spirited grin as he eyed the airborne Page One.
"Spear!"
Both feet thrust downward together.
His toes stabbed toward Page One like a spear.
"...What a ridiculous way to fight..."
This was Page One's first encounter with such a chaotic fighting style.
This time, he had room to anticipate it. Coating his left hand in Armament Haki, he drove it into the arena's stone slabs, carving a long trench and stopping himself early.
Luffy's Gum-Gum Spear stabbed into a spot farther away. The arena floor caved in, stone slabs cracked, and rubble scattered.
"Get down here!"
Page One turned and charged, dust parting in