"SA-BO-!!!"
Luffy's shout echoed through the entire neighborhood as realization struck, briefly drowning out even the thunder overhead!
"Gum-Gum..."
He even forgot the restraints of the seastone bars, his body instinctively stretching toward the hole Gern had blasted through the wall!
He wanted to block the way with his body, even if he could only hold them back for a second!
But at that very moment, with his emotions erupting and every last thought focused on saving Sabo!
Enel's attention was partly drawn to the commotion on the ground.
He glanced at Gern's retreating back as he dragged Sabo away, then at the furious Luffy.
An increasingly intrigued smile curled his lips. "Oh? Looks like something interesting is happening down there, too."
"But..."
Just as Enel was about to act, a dark red gleam suddenly flashed deep within Luffy's eyes!
The next instant, his pulling hand released its grip.
Whoosh!
Luffy's body, which had been stretching toward the hole in the wall, vanished and reappeared high in the sky in an instant.
Up in the air, Enel suddenly sensed an intense presence appear beside him without warning!
His pupils contracted slightly, and he turned to look in surprise...
The Straw Hat Boy who had been raging helplessly inside a cage on the ground just a second ago...
Was now hovering in the air at almost exactly his height!
Less than five meters separated them!
What surprised Enel even more was that his Mantra could not "hear" a single thought from the fellow wearing the golden helmet before him!
"Huh?" For the first time, the lazy, mocking expression on Enel's face visibly changed.
He carefully studied Luffy, whose eyes were bloodshot and whose entire body radiated danger, and something stirred in a corner of his memory.
Then his grin widened into