One Piece: The Asura Fruit
Chapter 240

Weakness

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"Danger! Franky, look behind you! Look behind you!!"

Standing next to Robin Nami kept reminding him, while pointing behind him with her finger to signal him.

"It's too late!!"

Robin and Nami covered their mouths in alarm.

"Hmm, what's wrong? Behind me? Is there something behind me? Uh... no, no way!!"

Franky turned to the side and saw Nami and the others constantly reminding him. He initially thought something was wrong, but then suddenly remembered that there was a Shichibukai eyeing him menacingly. He immediately realized who might be standing behind him, so he hurriedly spoke up and turned around at the same time, only to see Kuma already standing behind him, swinging a palm at him.

"Ugh... Ah!!"

Bang...

Franky only had time to turn around and shout before he was swatted away by the bear's paw.

"Damn it, Kuma, what exactly are you trying to do? If you continue, you'll be in big trouble too..."

Sentomaru, seeing Franky being sent flying, could no longer contain himself and shouted angrily.

"Hmm... what exactly do you mean by that? Could there be some other meaning behind the actions of this Shichibukai, Kuma?"

Seeing Sentomaru's outburst and recalling his earlier words, Nami and Robin realized they might have misunderstood him. They suspected that Tyrant Kuma's actions might have other underlying meanings, beyond simply defeating them. Still uncertain, they tentatively asked Sentomaru.

"Hmph, I'm the most discreet man in the world, why would I tell you these things just because pirates asked?"

However, although I haven't witnessed it firsthand, it's rumored that those he sends flying with his power will remain airborne for days and nights until they reach their destination or are stopped by something.

When Sentomaru heard Robin and Nami asking him about the meaning behind his words, his expression immediately turned serious. He said "Hmm" with utmost solemnity, but then changed the subject and told Robin and Nami everything he knew.

"Flying? For days and nights? Oh, I see. So he only knocked our companions away; he didn't take their lives. Phew... that's great!!"

Upon hearing this Nami and Robin both breathed a sigh of relief and said thankfully.

"Huh?! I didn't just say that because you asked me. I just wanted to say it myself, I didn't mean to leak it to you!!"

Hearing Nami and the other girl's excited exclamations, Sentomaru realized that he might have said something important again, so he quickly added another sentence.

"Ha... what a straightforward man, just like the Fukurou in CP9, he can't hide anything from you!!"

Seeing that it took him a while to realize that he had revealed important information, Luo Chen quickly added that it was completely useless, but it could reveal a person's character.

"Hmph, I've told you all this as a final word of advice before you go to hell. Now I have to send you to hell before Kuma sends you flying, so I'm sorry, prepare to die... Sky Walk!!"

After saying that, Sentomaru charged towards Nami and the other girl, raised his right hand, and slapped them hard.

call out...

Unfortunately, just as Sentomaru's hand was about to strike Nami, Kuma arrived in front of him and swung his palm away.

Bang...

Nami was unsurprisingly shot off the Sabaody Archipelago and sailed off to an unknown destination.

" Nami... Damn it! I told you to come at me, not to hurt my comrades! Didn't you hear me? Gum-Gum... JEK Bazooka..."

Swoosh...

boom!!

Luffy roared and slammed his fists forward, but Kuma once again moved away from the spot. His fists slammed into the ground, creating a crater three or four meters in diameter. The surrounding floor cracked inch by inch, and the cracks spread to Sentomaru's feet, causing him to collapse without any warning. The rubble and dirt obscured his vision, and dust filled the surroundings.

"Cough cough, damn it, where is it?"

Sentomaru waved the dust off his vision and coughed a few times as he angrily spoke.

"Missed him again, oh no, Robin!!"

Luffy instantly withdrew his arm but quickly realized Kuma's next move. He immediately turned and ran towards Robin, shouting a warning to her.

call out...

Even knowing Kuma's intentions was useless against his unstoppable speed. He used his ability to instantly appear behind Robin. Robin only had time to reach out and try to grab Luffy's outstretched arm as he rushed towards her, but it was still to no avail. With a bang, Robin was also slapped away in front of Luffy.

"Ahhh..."

Seeing his last companion being sent flying and realizing he hadn't managed to catch her and keep her, Luffy's mouth gaped open as he stared blankly ahead, speechless.

"No, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Chopper... and everyone else, it's all my fault. I was just too weak and failed to fulfill my responsibility as captain to protect all of you..."

After a moment of stunned silence, Luffy finally screamed, fell to his knees, and pounded the ground with his fists, deeply repenting for his weakness and incompetence.

Thump...

Thump...

Thump...

"Goodbye forever, Straw Hat Luffy. This will be the last time we meet..."

Kuma strode up to him with his massive body, addressed the weeping Luffy, and then reached out and waved his hand at him.

Bang...

The sound of another soap bubble burst rang out, and with that, the Straw Hat Pirates were completely wiped out by the Tyrant Kuma, and all of them were sent to an unknown place.

"It's over. We'll probably meet again there, Luffy. I hope you can really rescue him then. But I still won't show any mercy. This is our separate paths; whether we can persevere depends on ourselves!!"

When Luo Chen saw Xiong swing his hand at Luffy for the last time, he thought to himself.

"Damn it, Kuma, you really dared to openly defy the orders of the Navy and the government and let them go. Seeing this... phew... never mind, let the government handle the rest. Anyway, you won't be able to maintain this state for many more days..."

Seeing this, Sentomaru was about to unleash a torrent of abuse, but then seemed to remember something and stopped, uttering a statement that left Luo Chen bewildered. Fortunately, he had previously witnessed the appearance of the bear during the Summit War, which allowed him to roughly guess what it meant; otherwise, he would have truly been unable to comprehend the meaning behind Sentomaru's words.

Thump...

Thump...

Faced with Sentomaru's questioning, Kuma remained expressionless and offered no explanation. He took two or three steps forward, glanced at Rayleigh who was fiercely fighting with Kizaru, then bent his knees slightly, assuming a posture ready to leap.

"Hmm... what else do you want to do?"

Seeing his behavior, Sentomaru asked, somewhat puzzled.

Swoosh...

Kuma demonstrated his intentions to Sentomaru through his actions, leaping directly to Rayleigh and Kizaru and halting their battle.

"Hmm, as one of the Shichibukai, aren't you going to explain the intentions behind your actions just now? Do you still want to interfere in our affairs?! Kuma!!"

Kizaru stopped his attack and questioned Kuma, who was facing away from him and seemed to be communicating with Rayleigh.

"I'm a pirate, what I do is none of your business, Navy..."

Kuma seemed to have already spoken with Rayleigh, and after hearing Admiral Kizaru's question, he turned around and replied to him.

"Hey, are you telling the truth?"

At this moment, Rayleigh suddenly interrupted and asked a question.

"Whether it's true or not, you can check and verify it yourself. I don't have time anymore. Believe it or not, it's up to you to decide!!"

After speaking to him, the bear withdrew from their battle circle and stood silently beside Sentomaru.

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