One Piece: Luffy is My Pokemon

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BOOM!!!

A domineering aura suddenly erupted from Zoro's body, manifesting like a giant dragon with scarlet eyes hovering above him.

Immediately afterward, the power of roaring thunder surged from behind and instantly invaded the dragon's form, transforming it into a golden dragon crackling with electricity.

"Santoryu: Dragon Twister - Thunder!!!"

Zoro's body momentarily froze.

In an instant, the giant dragon above him spiraled upward and, with three blazing slashes, flew toward the Blackbeard Pirates.

Meanwhile, Sanji's entire body burned with raging flames, a cigarette with glowing embers clenched between his teeth. Each step he took across the sea surface produced massive clouds of steam.

"Pay for your sins with your life!!! Disrespectful bastards!!!"

He let out an enraged roar, then launched himself skyward. Glaring at the raft ship not far away, he shouted:

"Diable Jambe: Flambage Shot!!!"

The fury that had built up after seeing Vivi injured transformed into scorching flames, channeled entirely into his devastating kick!

In a flash, an enormous fireball descended from above, hurtling toward the Blackbeard Pirates.

"My, my~ This level of power has surpassed what's typical in Paradise, hasn't it?!"

Witnessing Zoro and Sanji's attacks, the surprise in Blackbeard's eyes intensified.

Just as he was about to extend his palm and use his Devil Fruit ability to absorb these incoming assaults...

Luffy's voice thundered from the sky:

"Hey! You ugly bastard! Your opponent is ME!!!"

"Gomu Gomu no... Freezing Giant Axe!!!"

At some point, Luffy had been launched into the air by Red, and now he roared loudly, recapturing Blackbeard's attention.

Behind him appeared a massive fist shadow resembling an iceberg, plummeting from the heavens directly toward the Blackbeard Pirates.

Suddenly, thunder, fire, and ice...

Three elemental attacks converged on the Blackbeard Pirates from three different directions.

The combined aura was so overwhelming that even Blackbeard, accustomed to New World pirates, couldn't help but widen his eyes in shock.

There was a serious error in the information!

The Straw Hat Pirates' strength was far beyond what the Marine bounties suggested!!!

"These guys are powerful enough to dominate even in the New World!!!"

Blackbeard roared, his eyes flashing with a complex mixture of excitement and fury.

Facing the combined assault from the three Straw Hat fighters, his body suddenly emitted vast clouds of black mist, engulfing the attacks like a massive shroud.

The moment the fiery slash, blazing kick, and falling ice-fist made contact with the dark mist...

Everything seemed to pause.

The previously devastating attacks appeared to have encountered a cosmic black hole, their energy and force rapidly being absorbed.

"Zehahahaha... what incredible Devil Fruit power!!!"

Blackbeard, experiencing his first major battle with his new abilities, laughed arrogantly.

In that moment, he revelled in his own decisiveness and felt vindicated in his betrayal!

If he hadn't made the brutal decision to attack his former crewmate Thatch, how could he have acquired such a tremendous power?

However...

Just as the attacks from Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji were about to be completely consumed by the darkness, Blackbeard suddenly noticed that Zoro and Sanji had ceased their advance and were standing firmly on what appeared to be a whale's tail fin.

Luffy, still airborne, stretched his other arm back toward the ship and was caught by Red.

Red swung his arms and threw Luffy's body directly back to the Going Merry's deck as if using a giant slingshot.

Then he grinned broadly:

"Blackbeard, how about a nice sea bath?!"

Red made a sweeping gesture with his hand.

Instantly, the small waves that had been gathering around the raft ship suddenly coalesced into a massive wall of water, completely surrounding Blackbeard's vessel.

"Impossible?! When did he—?!"

Blackbeard exclaimed in shock.

Staring at the towering walls of water encircling them, horror washed over his face.

He had been so confident in his abilities that he'd failed to notice the trap Red had methodically set around them.

He never imagined someone could possess the power to directly manipulate seawater!

"No, no, no...!" He shouted in disbelief: "Devil Fruit abilities can only indirectly affect seawater—it's absolutely impossible to control the sea directly!"

"Unless..."

The knowledge he'd acquired from his time with the Whitebeard Pirates reinforced his worldview.

Blackbeard suddenly raised his head and stared directly at Red, who now hovered high in the sky.

"This isn't a Devil Fruit power at all!!!"

"Looks like you figured it out~!"

Red smiled slightly, his eyes constantly monitoring the Blackbeard Pirates.

Although he wasn't certain whether Doc Q had already consumed the Sick-Sick Fruit at this point, and he was confident that his aerial position placed him beyond the range of Doc Q's abilities...

In the interest of caution, after launching his Surf technique, Red immediately increased the distance between himself and his opponents.

Seeing Van Augur on the raft ship aiming his rifle upward, Red waved his hand without concern.

It was reasonable to fear the powerful Blackbeard and the gender-changing Doc Q...

But a mere sniper like Van Augur? Was he truly a threat?

Under the desperate gaze of Blackbeard and his crew, before Van Augur could fire his shot, torrents of seawater crashed down upon their vessel like a waterfall.

The rope-bound raft splintered and was torn to pieces.

Blackbeard and his entire crew were swept directly into the sea.

However, witnessing this, Red didn't relax his vigilance in the slightest.

From various scenes in the anime, it was clear...

Blackbeard, Marshall D. Teach, like Luffy, Buggy, and others, was a man blessed with extraordinary luck.

Such things were mysterious, but in a world that could produce even Devil Fruits that enhanced luck, one should never underestimate such individuals!

Rather than allowing them to be swept away by the waves only to return unexpectedly at some later time...

It was better to devise a strategy to defeat them here and now, preventing future complications!!!

Under Red's control, waves rose in succession, immediately forming a violent whirlpool on the ocean's surface, drawing all the Blackbeard Pirates into its spinning vortex like a massive washing machine.

At this moment, Red suddenly shouted:

"Usopp!!!"

"Hurry! I can't maintain this for long!"

"Understood!"

Usopp, who had somehow also appeared on Laboon's tail fin, responded immediately.

He secured his goggles to protect his eyes from the splashing seawater, then quickly raised the Super Green Vine Launcher on his arm.

On the Going Merry's deck, Chopper was using a Den Den Mushi to remotely direct Laboon, providing Usopp with a more stable platform.

"Got him!"

"Special Attack: Star Vine Spear!!!"

As Usopp shouted, a thorny vine instantly shot from his launcher's barrel, then pierced through the whirlpool with amazing accuracy to snag Van Augur.

With a powerful backward pull of his arm, Usopp actually extracted Van Augur from the rotating maelstrom.

With a heavy thud, Van Augur, his stomach full of seawater, landed on Laboon's slightly curved tail fin.

He was no longer the calm, composed figure from before.

Not only had his monocle completely shattered under the impact of the waves, but even his cloak had become a sodden mass clinging to his body.

Despite this, Van Augur still clutched his beloved rifle, Senriku, tightly in his hand.

From this detail alone, he proved himself a dedicated sniper.

It was unfortunate that he had chosen to fire that shot for Blackbeard.

"Ugh..."

After "reaching shore," Van Augur immediately expelled a large volume of briny seawater from his mouth, his mind gradually clearing.

The next second, he realized his precarious situation and his eyes widened in alarm.

When he raised his head, he found himself staring at a pair of black leather shoes wreathed in flames.

Slowly lifting his gaze, he beheld a man with curly eyebrows and a body engulfed in fire, glaring at him with undisguised fury.

"Bastard!"

"You're the one who shot Miss Vivi, aren't you?!"

BOOM!!!

Without further words.

Sanji's foot connected directly with Van Augur's cheek, sending him flying instantly. The sniper crashed hard against the end of Laboon's tail fin.

Witnessing this, Usopp, who had originally intended to handle the sniper himself, quickly retracted his arm and glanced down at the rifle that had fallen to the ground.

Whoosh~

A slime-covered vine suddenly shot out, snatched up Senriku, and delivered it to Usopp's waiting hand.

"What kind of material is this made from? How can it fire bullets over such incredible distances?!"

"I'll need to study this thoroughly when we get back to the workshop~!"