Snap...
"Cough cough, damn it! Why can I feel pain even though I'm Rubber Man? What kind of ability is this?!"
After a while, Luffy finally had the strength to stand up. He coughed a few times, still clutching his stomach, and looked up to ask.
"Hehehe, this is Haki... every warrior on the island knows it... well, let me show you again... Snake Tail... Snake Thrust!!"
Marigold raised the Snake Tail and waved it in front of her eyes, then spoke, and thrust it forward again.
"Uh... oh no, I have to get out of the way right now!!"
call out...
Luffy shook his head vigorously, trying to clear his mind, and then pushed off into the air with a powerful stomp.
" Gum-Gum... JEK... Stamp!!"
Luffy into the air, stretched out his right leg with force, and then kicked out with all his might, aiming straight for Marigold's head.
"Hey..."
Marigold sneered and held out her hand to block her view.
Bang...
As expected, Luffy's foot bounced back just like before.
puff...
puff...
puff...
Meanwhile, Sonia, standing beside her, leaned over and sprayed several mouthfuls of venom at Luffy as he fell.
"Danger..."
Luffy sensed the approaching danger and quickly stretched out his leg to the side. With a bang, he kicked himself off again and landed on the Sword Abyss in front of the audience, but in doing so, he also avoided all the corrosive and toxic liquids that came at him.
[Hmm, that man actually jumped into the Sword Abyss himself!!]
[Is he dead? That's fine, let him be stabbed to death by the blade below!!]
Just when the audience saw Luffy kick hard and plunge straight into the Sword Abyss, thinking he was dead, a hand suddenly reached out from the Sword Abyss below and grabbed the railing in front of them, letting everyone know that Luffy was still alive.
[Oh no, Lady Marigold, Lady Sonia, that man isn't dead yet! He's still down there! Please be careful!!]
Seeing Luffy and wandering in the Sword Abyss like a swing Luffy, some people looking down quickly reminded Marigold and her sister.
"Hmm, that guy's still alive? He's really lucky!"
Marigold was surprised to hear that Luffy was still unharmed after being knocked down into the Sword Abyss by them.
"Get out of my way, sister, let me deal with him..."
As Sonia spoke, she swam over to Marigold, grabbing the railing with one hand to keep herself from falling. Then she looked up and saw Luffy swimming in the Sword Abyss with his arms alternating. She then focused her gaze on him and opened her mouth to spit out a large amount of venom again.
"Um..."
Puff... Puff... Puff...
Luffy immediately sensed the danger and reacted first, grabbing the railing with both hands and then pulling hard, shooting into the air with a whoosh.
puff...
Seeing Sonia Luffy into the sky and dodge all her venom, Sonia didn't rush to turn around and spray venom at him again.
"I've got it... Gum-Gum... Balloon!!"
Meanwhile, Luffy had been lingering in the air, had been thinking about how to counter the two sisters' venom and their predictive attacks. After a moment's thought, he came up with a solution.
Then, before the venom could hit him, Luffy took a deep breath and turned his body to avoid it. He then shouted and twisted his body, forcefully blowing the venom onto the ground.
call...
A powerful Hurricane suddenly blew out of his mouth, blinding the two people and obscuring their vision. The poisonous smoke on everyone present was also blown away in an instant. When the storm subsided, Luffy landed on the ground with a thud, put his hands on his hips, and grinned at everyone.
"Great! Now everything's cleared up. Without the distraction of these toxic fumes, I can fight properly. Let's have a serious match!!"
Luffy clenched his fist, speaking with boundless fighting spirit.
[A serious contest? Pfft! That man must be joking. He was just beaten to a pulp by Lady Sonia and Marigold, and he still dares to talk big?]
[Hehe, although that man likes to boast, he's really funny! His arms can stretch out and his stomach can turn into Balloon. I really want to touch him and learn more about his anatomy!!]
[We have no chance. Since that man has alarmed two lords, he has no chance of survival!]
"Hehehe, see? Even the people are saying this. Do you really think you have the ability to defeat both my sister and me?"
Although Sonia was initially surprised, after calming down a bit, she heard the crowd in the audience unanimously disapproving of Luffy. Upon hearing this, she smiled and joined them in mocking Luffy.
"Hmph, things won't be the same as before..."
Luffy clenched his fists, assumed a fighting stance, and looked at the two of them with fierce determination.
"Different? What will be different next? With your current strength? Don't talk big, it's laughable!!"
Sonia mocked before angrily rebuking her.
"Hehe, I've got a great idea Sonia..."
Marigold, who was next to her, seemed to have suddenly thought of something fun and excitedly told her sister.
"What, sister?"
"This is it..."
As Marigold spoke, she used her Snake Tail to wrap around and grab the three Marguerite statues that Luffy had previously carried off the Luffy, then tossed them up repeatedly to provoke Luffy.
"I see... I'll give it a try then..."
Sonia nodded in understanding when she saw Marigold's actions, and then reached out to grab the other two stone statues below the stage.
"Yes, stop right now... don't touch those stone statues..."
Tap... Tap... Tap...
Luffy saw that his savior had been captured by Marigold, he panicked and rushed over, shouting loudly.
"Straw Hat Luffy has given himself away..."
brush...
Just as Luffy lost his Luffy and impulsively charged forward, Sonia seized the opportunity and wrapped herself around him, binding Luffy tightly and rendering him unable to move.
"Oh no... uh... I can't break free! Damn it, stop right now! Don't touch those statues!!"
Luffy struggled frantically, unable to break free from Sonia's Bind.
"Heh, just you wait and see, watch this traitor who pleaded for you be destroyed right before your eyes!!"
Swoosh...
After speaking to Luffy while her Snake Tail was wrapped around Marguerite's stone statue, Marigold slammed it down, intending to smash her to pieces.
"I said stop! Did you hear me?!"
Seeing that Marigold didn't listen to him and continued to smash down, and that if she succeeded, the girls would have no chance of survival, Luffy finally couldn't help but shout out loud.
boom...
As he shouted, a powerful aura surged from him, shaking the surrounding area.
At that moment, most of the people on the field were stunned by Luffy's Conqueror's Haki, while the warriors who hadn't fainted and were determined stared at the person on the field in great surprise, their mouths agape and their eyes wide open.
Swoosh...
After Luffy unintentionally used Conqueror's Haki, Marigold finally put down the statue. She and the others stared blankly at Luffy, while he, as the person involved, was completely unaware of what was happening. He thought they had genuinely listened to him and finally put Marguerite and the others down, so he happily went to move them away and put them back in their place before returning to the field.
"Hmph, now get ready, I'm getting serious, Gear Second!!"
Glug...
Ignoring their surprised gazes, Luffy braced himself with his right hand on the ground and his left hand on his knee, assuming a horse stance. Then, he pressed down with his leg muscles, causing a surge of blood to rush through his body, and wisps of pale red steam rose from his body.
" Gum-Gum...!!"
Luffy fixed his gaze on Marigold, raising his fist.
"It seems he doesn't know he just used Conqueror's Haki. That's good, then I don't need to be afraid of him."
Marigold thought to herself, but then she suddenly saw steam rising from Luffy's body after he made that move. This startled Marigold for a moment, and she quickly got into a defensive stance.
"Although I don't know what changes have occurred in your body, as long as I anticipate your next move, I can defend myself accordingly, right..."
Marigold watched as Luffy, initially surprised by the Conqueror's Haki he had unleashed, now seemed completely oblivious, as if he had no idea what kind of power he had used.
But then a change suddenly occurred to him. Although she didn't know what kind of change Luffy had undergone or how much his strength had increased, she still wanted to test his current strength, so she raised her hands and crossed them in front of her to block.
call out...
"JEK... Bazooka!!"
boom...
Luffy's body flashed past her at Extreme Speed, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared above Marigold's head, slamming his palms into Marigold's hands.