Chapter 888 Luffy's Victory!
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Mihawk's eyes gleamed at the sight of the breathtaking battle that Luffy was delivering at this very moment.
"So strong… His power has advanced by leaps and bounds to this stage?"
Mihawk sighed as he spoke.
"Luffy was proclaiming that he wouldn't be defeated by someone who viewed their friends as mere tools. Wasn't this the same Luffy they all knew? He hadn't changed at all." Issho smiled as he watched Luffy gradually suppress World, mastering Haki more and more in the heat of the battle.
"Fufufu~ It seems that World is losing momentum. Is he starting to feel fear?"
Doflamingo mocked the course of the fight, having noticed the fear in World's eyes… even though Luffy had become inexplicably stronger in such a short span of time.
"There's no way around it. This is Luffy-san we're talking about. Unless he's dead, he'll never give up until he wins. That's the fate of all of Luffy's future opponents."
Brook said with a bright smile, feeling immensely proud that his captain was someone like Luffy.
Even in the Game world, such a feat couldn't be replicated—to be a part of the Straw Hat Pirates."His Armament Haki has become stronger. He can even harden his forehead with it?" Rosinante said in astonishment. This level of talent surpassed even his own, as well as that of his elder brother and Enel.
World stood firmly in the fight, covering his entire upper body with Armament Haki as a clear display of his mastery. But Luffy wasn't World. Despite having only recently learned about Haki, he was already able to apply it to different parts of his body. This was truly shocking to readers.
"And his Observation Haki has also progressed significantly… As expected, his talent is monstrous, or maybe Rayleigh's training methods are just that extraordinary."
This time, it was Issho's turn to be stunned. As an expert in Observation Haki—having relied on it to see ever since he blinded himself—couldn't help but marvel.
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"What's wrong with abandoning someone useless?"
A sarcastic smirk appeared on World's face as he added, "You abandoned your brother too, didn't you?"
Hearing that, Luffy's pupils shrank as World reopened an old wound.
Seizing the opportunity, World punched Luffy hard in the stomach and slammed him to the ground once more.
"What a nuisance!" World panted heavily. "You can't protect anyone after all!"
"Not your brother, not your friends, no one!"
Luffy clenched his fists. "You're right. I couldn't save Ace's life."
But Luffy stood up again, dark black coloration accompanied by intense steam emanating from both arms, signaling the activation of Armament Haki alongside Gear Second.
"But I still have friends waiting for me."
"You're still saying that?" World roared in fury and launched another attack at Luffy.
"To protect my friends! To become the Pirate King!"
"I have to beat you into submission!"
"He's getting stronger as we fight!" Luffy began gaining the upper hand in the battle, shocking World.
At this moment, Luffy and World exchanged rapid-fire punches at speeds imperceptible to the naked eye.
"Gomu Gomu no… Red Hawk!" Luffy's extended arm ignited in flames, delivering a powerful punch to World's stomach. The force caused flames to erupt from World's back, sending him crashing into the iron spikes on the wall, breaking through them.
World was utterly defeated.
"It's Ace's fire!" Luffy clenched his burning fist.
"I made a promise to Rayleigh and Hancock. I can't die here." Saying this, Luffy left.
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In Baterilla, Rouge placed her hand over her mouth in shock at the scene.
Luffy had won… using flames. He said it was Ace's fire… No one knew how this happened, but the scene deeply affected Rouge.
The way Luffy defeated World was completely unexpected…
"Ace's fire?" Rouge stared in disbelief at Luffy's flame-covered fist. Beside this scene, Ace's shadow appeared, a testament to his will that still lived within Luffy.
"So this attack is called Red Hawk?" Rouge wiped away a small tear forming on her smiling face. The memories of the Summit War all came rushing back at once.
"That's why this arc is called 'Surpassing Ace's Death'…"
She patted one of the children sitting in her lap, his black hair having already grown out.
"Ace… your brother Luffy can somehow replicate your fiery attack… This is your will, right, my child?"
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Not far away, aboard the Oro Jackson, Roger was also moved by the scene.
"It seems Luffy is beginning to grasp the correct usage of his Devil Fruit…"
Roger smiled as he watched Luffy's flame-covered fist. He wasn't surprised, as he already knew the true nature of Luffy's Devil Fruit.
"Since his body emits steam in Gear Second, why wouldn't it also emit fire? It seems he's reached a new breakthrough in his abilities, though overcoming World is still shocking," Gaban said with realization, though the shock was evident on his face.
"The correct use of the Gumo-Gumo Fruit? Can this Devil Fruit's abilities really produce fire? That's impractical."
Shanks was surprised to hear the captain's words.
Roger smiled mysteriously but didn't elaborate. Since the One Piece manga was still ongoing, the truth would eventually be revealed, including the real power of the Gumo-Gumo Fruit.
"Ace…"
Roger felt a pang of regret over Ace's death in the manga, but there was nothing to be done. At least Ace's will was etched in Luffy.
"Even World was defeated in the end… I'm shocked."
Rayleigh felt his throat go dry from sheer astonishment. He hadn't expected this outcome at all—Brynndi World's defeat at Luffy's hands was a fact.
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"I lost…"
On Hunters Island, inside the headquarters of the world's most famous guild, World stared wide-eyed at the outcome of his counterpart's battle against Luffy.
He had truly lost… completely defeated in close combat! This was unbelievable, utterly shocking, and entirely unforeseen!
Even Bullet, who often mocked World, hadn't anticipated this. The same was true for Redfield and even the giants, Dorry and Brogy.
"Ace's Will of Fire? Red Hawk? Interesting!"
This battle opened Redfield's eyes, genuinely thrilling him. Although the battle scenes were only drawn in the manga, they were so vivid.
Any reader could feel the intensity of the fight just by looking at the skillfully drawn scenes. The colored pages added a bloody and dark tone, allowing readers to experience the events as if watching them live.
"Don't be surprised by your counterpart's loss… As I told you before, he has nothing to truly fight for. Also, being frozen for 30 years has greatly affected his combat strength. If it were Akainu fighting him instead of Luffy, your counterpart would've been crushed with a single attack in his current state."
Rob left these words before turning to leave.
"I can see that too…" World sighed sadly, flipping the manga to the next scene.
It seemed the arc was only a few pages away from its conclusion.
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In Elbaf, somewhere on the giants island, an old man wearing a warrior's hat sighed as he read the manga in his hand.
"World…"
The old man muttered World's name with a sorrowful expression, sighing repeatedly.
He couldn't bear to watch the scene where his counterpart lost to the Straw Hat and flipped back two pages in the manga.
In the previous scene, World was still a child. Beside him stood his older brother, taller at the time despite his illness.
The old man's gaze softened, replacing his earlier gloom.
"World… my little brother… We only ever wanted freedom…"
Byojack's memories drifted to the distant past when they were children, to the same moment depicted in the manga.
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Upcoming chapter titles (spoilers):
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Chapter 868: The Collapse of the World Pirates! (End of the Arc)
Chapter 869: Rob's Impression of the Latest Elbaf Chapters!
Chapter 870: Kaido's Bad Luck in the Game World!
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