Sadly, though, he wasn't as strong as his sister.
Just then, Good's large hand grabbed Ulti by the back of her collar and lifted her like a little chick.
"Huh?"
The siblings turned their heads at the same time.
What was going on?
Page One froze for a moment, then hurriedly signaled with his eyes.
Are you trying to get yourself killed? Hurry up and run while I've got my sister tied up!
Although he was furious that Good had sold him out, making his life a living hell lately, he would rather stand on Good's side when facing his sister.
After all, Good also found ways to help him escape his sister's harassment. Over time, they'd developed an unspoken understanding.
Good smiled as he put Ulti down, then clenched his fists, inviting a fight.
"Page One, let's go to the Back Mountain."
"Huh?!"
Page One was even more baffled.
The boy looked at his sister beside him, then at Good, then at his sister again, then back at Good.
Now he was pissed!
Were you out of your mind?!
My sister was the one giving you trouble! Why were you picking a fight with me?!
Good saw what the boy was thinking and spoke calmly.
"I couldn't bear to hit your sister."
"..."
What a load of fucking bullshit!
Other people might not know what you're really like, but you think I don't?!
Blood rushed to Page One's forehead in anger. He wanted to expose Good's true colors, but when he saw his sister beside him looking positively delighted, he forced himself to swallow his words.
Fine, fine, fine. You thought I was an easy target, huh?!
Today, I'd show you the true power of an ancient Zoan!
"Let's go!"
A short while later, the three arrived at the Back Mountain.
"Go, Little Pei! Go, Little Pei!"
"Go, Good! Go, Good!"
Ulti bounced around happily, cheering for her brother one moment and Good the next. It was impossible to tell whose side she was on.
Page One snorted and took off his shirt.
He was getting serious.
"Good, I don't know where you got that confidence, but I'm not holding back today. I'm going to use all my strength!"
"Sounds good!"
Good smiled and hurled his greatsword into a distant rock. Then he leaned forward and beckoned with both hands.
It was a thoroughly condescending gesture of provocation.
The boy froze for a moment, then his eyes blazed with fury.
Aside from his sister, who had ever treated him like this?!
"You bastard!"
Page One kicked off the ground in fury and charged at Good, driving his Haki-coated fist toward Good's face!
Smack!
A single hand stopped his fist!
"That's your full strength?"
Good scoffed, grabbed Page One's fist, and yanked hard, slamming Page One's entire body onto the ground behind him.
Boom!
The boy landed on his back, shattering the hard ground beneath him. His cheeks bulged, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Little Pei!!!"
Ulti cried out in distress.
If anyone else had hurt her brother, she would have flown into a rage already. But Good was one of her people too, and the two were sparring, not fighting to the death.
"Little Pei, you can do it!"
The girl cupped her hands around her mouth and shouted.
Neither of them paid her any attention.
Page One planted both hands behind him and thrust with his waist, springing backward. Several consecutive backflips quickly opened up some distance.
I let my guard down!
The boy wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his gaze growing much more serious.
This guy's gotten even stronger!
Though his own carelessness had played a part, that brief exchange had made it clear that Good was stronger than before.
How long had it even been?!
Damn it, which one of us was the Zoan user?!
I was an ancient Zoan, so why was my physique developing more slowly than Good's? Could anything be more ridiculous?!
This was trouble.
I couldn't win in human form!
"Roar!!!"
The boy roared and transformed straight into a massive Spinosaurus. He charged again, snapping his gaping jaws at Good.
"That's more like it!"
Good's eyes burned with excitement as he spread his arms.
Page One had never transformed in their previous fights. This time, Good would get a taste of an ancient Zoan's power.
Just as the Spinosaurus was about to bite him, Good shot out both hands, grabbing the upper and lower jaws!
So heavy!
Good's face twisted, veins bulging all over his body as his thick arms struggled to hold those jaws open!
But against the ancient Zoan's terrifying bite force and strength, the gap between his arms kept shrinking, and his body was pushed relentlessly backward!
Thud!
His back struck a rock!
The next instant, the Spinosaurus's enormous jaws snapped shut.
Boom!
The rock shattered!
The Spinosaurus raised his head, his mouth full of broken chunks of stone. Before his crushing bite, solid rock was as fragile as crumbling tofu.
His enormous eyes swiveled, searching for Good.
The moment his jaws closed, he had felt Good evade the bite. Good was now hiding somewhere in the dust.
Whoosh!
The dust suddenly stirred.
Then Good leaped out, appearing beside his head.
"I already fell for that attack once!"
Page One sneered and quickly twisted sideways. As he evaded the attack, his massive tail swung at Good!
Fangs and tail!
Those were his two strongest weapons in dinosaur form!
Bang!
A sonic boom cracked through the air!
Good saw only a flash of darkness before he was sent flying helplessly backward. He tumbled across the ground, smashing through more than a dozen enormous rocks before finally stopping.
Dust filled an area nearly a hundred meters across!
He took half a minute to recover.
Good pushed away the boulder pinning him down and wiped the blood from his mouth. His battle-hungry gaze burned even hotter.
An ancient Zoan, all right!
Its strength completely overwhelmed his. Its movements were somewhat clumsy, but that enormous body paired with a flexible, long tail made its explosive attacks lightning-fast.
"Good!!!"
Watching from the sidelines, Ulti couldn't help crying out again.
It hurt her to see her brother injured.
It also upset her to see Good injured.
"Boo-hoo-hoo!"
Ulti dropped to her knees, tears streaming down her face.
"Little Pei and Good are risking their lives in a duel over me! What am I supposed to do if either of you dies?!"
"Nobody's doing this for you!!!"
Good and Page One turned their heads and roared in unison.
Good turned his gaze back, his fighting spirit surging.
This fight was meant to test his newly acquired power. As a member of the Beasts Pirates, he would have no shortage of chances to face top-tier opponents. He couldn't call in someone else to fight for him every time.
"This power isn't complete yet, but it should be enough. Let me see just how strong you are, Groudon!"
Chapter 26: Your brother-in-law is still your brother-in-law
Pokémon generally had three stages of growth. For example, the first-generation starter Pokémon Charmander evolved into Charmeleon, then Charizard, corresponding to childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.
Inside Good, little Groudon had now completed his first transformation after eating ten Artificial Devil Fruits. He had grown considerably larger, and the hard armor covering his entire body gleamed.
Juvenile Groudon!
"Wah, wah! (Fight, fight!)"
Little Groudon spread his arms and cried out swaggeringly, gradually gaining some of the imposing presence of the overlord of the land.
The battlefield on Onigashima's Back Mountain.
"Ohhh!!!"
Good clenched his fists and growled. Power poured endlessly from within him, and the surface of his skin gradually crystallized.
His head, waist, and limbs...
By the time the transformation ended, Good looked as though he had donned a suit of crimson armor. Its wild design was jaw-dropping.
Transform: Lightweight Form!
Kamen Rider Good had arrived!
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