"Rubber Jet Pistol!"
The black rubber fist flew at Rob Lucci at a speed barely visible to the naked eye. Back in Water 7, Luffy had used this very move to gravely wound him.
But Rob Lucci was no longer the "strongest member of Cipher Pol No. 9 in eight hundred years" who had been unable to use Armament Haki because he was "behind the meta." Having caught up with the meta, he threw a black fist of his own, meeting Luffy's in a fierce collision.
"Iron Body Shatter!"
"Damn it! Stop getting in my way! I'm going to save Grandpa, you damned pigeon man!"
After just a few brief exchanges, Luffy realized that the enemy he had once beaten without much effort was now a completely different prospect. At any other time, he would have been interested in having a proper fight to settle who was stronger.
But right now, they needed to rescue Garp before his execution, so he naturally had no time to waste.
Luffy decisively stuck his thumb into his mouth and activated the Gear Third he had developed not long ago...
"Rubber Elephant Gun!"
"Rokushiki Ogi: Maximum Wheel Rokuogan!"
Sensing how terrifying Luffy's attack was, Lucci chose not to dodge, instead meeting him head-on once again.
But although he had mastered Armament Haki too, he had only been using it for a short time. Moreover, the Cat-Cat Fruit, Model: Leopard that had originally belonged to him had become an Elemental Beast, and because he and Kalifa had failed their mission in Water 7, neither had been rewarded with another Devil Fruit...
So Lucci met the same fate as in the original manga: Luffy sent him flying with Gear Third.
And Luffy, who had only recently developed Gear Third, had not overcome the move's weakness just