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Lucy simply unleashed her Haki like a wave of force and lightning from the Conqueror, sweeping in all directions and striking everything around her. Zephyr, with an expressionless look behind his glasses, remained unfazed, but the same could not be said for his subordinates.
Ain and Binz quickly raised their hands, feeling the immense pressure emanating from Lucy. Although they endured the Haki with some difficulty, others were not as resilient. Shuzo, Alpacacino, Shiro Kuma, and all the other members of the Neo Marines quickly rolled their eyes back and began collapsing, one by one.
Z remained silent. Despite losing all his subordinates, he knew there was nothing else to do after Lucy unleashed her strength. His eyes locked onto Lucy, who stared intensely at him following her explosion of power.
"Why are you doing this? You should be like me… or would have been, but you chose to join an evil pirate crew like your brother's. So, you're just as bad as them, Lucy. And yet you're here, trying to lecture me?" Zephyr asked in an angry tone.
"You think the fact that I'm with my brother is worse than you wanting to destroy multiple kingdoms at once, sensei?" Lucy replied, equal anger etched on her face.
"Their deaths are necessary to create a better world!" Z retorted firmly.
"I may have left the Marines without you, but I still have a sense of justice. Even if I'm flying a pirate flag beside my brother, I still desire a better world! And Luffy is not the monster you think he is!" Lucy replied, staring directly at him.
Ain and Binz quickly prepared to fight, positioning themselves behind Lucy while she stood firm, staring Z down without flinching.
"You don't understand, girl. I think you've become a pirate too, Lucy. And I'm going to have to destroy you here because now you're part of that group of monsters!" Z shouted, showing his dissatisfaction. The next moment, he clenched his fists and charged directly at Lucy.
She didn't stand still. Her fists turned black with Armament Haki, meeting Z's attack head-on. The instant their fists collided, a massive explosion of Haki erupted, catching even Ain and Binz by surprise and preventing them from getting closer to the two.
"You've certainly become very powerful… much more than I could have predicted!" Z admitted, surprised by Lucy's current strength. Her mastery of Haki was impressive, almost inexplicable for someone to achieve in just a year and a few months.
"I'm stronger than that. Don't underestimate me, sensei!" Lucy replied, keeping her fist firm against his. Bit by bit, she began to overpower him, which made Z slightly raise his eyebrows before being hurled backward. He felt the force of the impact and noticed that part of the armor on his mechanical arm was slightly dented.
Z nearly fell into the sea but managed to stabilize himself, using his Geppo to quickly lift himself into the air. He flew into the sky, while Lucy kept her eyes fixed on him, ready for his next move.
Z was feeling a bit frustrated. He was supposed to begin his mission on this day, but he was already being thwarted by Lucy. As he surveyed the situation, his gaze fell on the area where the explosion had occurred, where Lucy's ship should have been docked.
What he found, however, were several pieces of the broken ship, proving it had been destroyed. Even so, Lucy had managed to reach him, dodging his explosion without him noticing how. He wondered if she was alone but dismissed the thought, focusing his attention back on the ship he was on.
"Ain! Binz! Attack her now!" Zephyr ordered firmly.
The two apprentices charged at Lucy immediately, but she simply disappeared, her skin turning pink and steaming. In just a moment, she vanished, and before the two could react, Lucy was already behind them.
"As I thought, your level is far beyond expectations," murmured Zephyr as he observed the scene. He showed concern, realizing that Lucy had already reached the level of a Yonko commander, or perhaps something even worse.
"No more observing... I'll have to deal with this personally!" exclaimed Zephyr, charging swiftly at Lucy after she had taken down his two strongest apprentices.
He raised his fist, preparing a devastating attack, while Lucy leapt backward to dodge. The impact of Zephyr's punch destroyed the ship's deck. Both quickly moved to the island, distancing themselves from the port to unleash their strength, as neither wanted to harm those already unconscious during their fight. Zephyr activated his mechanical arm, which grew in size as vibrant energy pulsed around it.
"You won't escape this time!" Zephyr shouted as his massive fist descended toward Lucy.
Lucy, in turn, inflated her own fist by blowing into her thumb, coating it in Armament Haki, and charged at Zephyr's blow. The clash between Lucy's giant fist and Zephyr's metallic one caused a devastating explosion, shaking the entire island.
As the fight between Zephyr and Lucy intensified, Luffy watched everything from the sky. His eyes were focused on the battle, but his expression remained impassive. Looking toward the sea, he debated internally whether he should feel pity for the arrogant holy knight or not.
'Should I let him die in the water or not...' Lucy debated.
The earlier scenes were still fresh in Luffy's mind. When the Dyna Stone had been launched at the Shichibukai's ship, Luffy had acted at that moment to take the guy down once and for all. He was amusing at first, but soon became irritating, with one personality being arrogantly judgmental, wanting to kill and judge him as if he were a Tenryuubito, while another was submissive.
When the stone exploded near him, Luffy used his ability to manipulate time, briefly paralyzing the Shichibukai, grabbing Lucy, and flying into the sky at high speed. The subsequent explosion couldn't reach them, and no one on the other side understood what had happened. The entire ship exploded with the Shichibukai at the center of the blast.
Now, Luffy watched from above, seeing what was left of the Shichibukai's ship sinking into the sea.
Meanwhile, on the island, Lucy returned to her normal form. Her fists were coated in Haki as she charged at Zephyr with full force. The two exchanged blows everywhere, generating multiple explosions that made the ground tremble. The island began to suffer from the impacts of their battle.
"You're playing with fire, Lucy!" shouted Zephyr as he delivered a punch with his mechanical arm.
"I won't let you continue your madness, sensei!!" Lucy responded.
The two continued to trade devastating blows, and their confrontation caused massive destruction in the area, demolishing several rocks as they crashed into the Neo Marine base on the island. The fight continued to break through the base until they emerged outside again, colliding with each other repeatedly, moving at high speeds. At one point, Z appeared with part of his glasses shattered.
Lucy, meanwhile, decided to retrieve the Shichibukai from the sea, though she couldn't do it there. Descending to the Neo Marine ships as Lucy and Z moved away, Luffy grabbed one of the fallen subordinates and flew back into the sky.
"Hey, you, wake up!" Luffy slapped the man's face, causing him to open his eyes abruptly. The man looked around, confused, trying to understand what was happening until he spotted Luffy. His eyes widened as he recognized him, his expression becoming even more terrified.
"Listen here," Luffy said before the man could say anything. "I'm going to let you live, but only if you go to the sea and retrieve a man who's sinking there. Don't forget to put these seastone cuffs on him. Do you understand?" As he spoke, Luffy pointed toward the sea.
The man hesitated for a moment, but realizing his life was at stake, he quickly nodded.
"Then go!" Luffy ordered, and without hesitation, he placed the cuffs in the man's hands and pushed him toward the water.
The man fell heavily into the water, screaming, but soon began swimming to complete the task Luffy had given him, believing he would die if he returned without finishing it.
Suddenly, a massive explosion erupted in the middle of the island. Zephyr was flying again, hurtling toward the edge of the island and crashing into one of the Neo Marine ships at the port like a rocket. Lucy stopped nearby, watching, ready for Z to reappear at any moment.
"Lucy is truly very powerful..." Z's voice echoed from the debris. "Perhaps what your grandfather saw in you was right, but you strayed from the path and became what I despise the most..." The next moment, Zephyr emerged from a pile of rubble, holding several capsules containing Dyna Stones he had taken from the ship. His expression was fierce, despite a streak of blood running down his forehead.
"All right, let's fight seriously now!" Zephyr declared, raising the capsules.
Lucy, upon seeing him, had a bad feeling but prepared to fight.
In the next moment, Zephyr began breaking the capsules. The Dyna Stones reacted to the oxygen as he hurled them directly at Lucy. The explosion was enormous. From afar, Luffy could see the intense light and feel the impact.
Lucy managed to distance herself from the explosion, slightly injured but still steady. However, Zephyr continued throwing more stones, shouting, "I will not lose to you!"
Lucy retreated quickly, trying to avoid the attacks.
Meanwhile, Luffy diverted his attention from the fight, now filled with explosions devastating the small island, and noticed the man emerging from the water, carrying the body of another bound with the seastone cuffs. The man was exhausted, his expression dazed.
"Thank you," Luffy said, approaching him and taking the sailor. "Just don't go near the island today. You might end up dead."
The man nodded, still gasping for breath. Luffy then flew back into the sky, carrying the body while observing the chaos on the island. He noticed that numerous explosions covered almost the entire surface of the island.
Suddenly, Lucy reappeared. In her Gear Fourth form, she charged directly at Zephyr, her body enveloped in Haki and explosive power.
"Well, this looks interesting," Luffy murmured, a smile forming on his face. "Let's see how much you've grown, sister."
He continued to observe from afar, a mix of pride and slight concern. Lucy was fighting for her own ideals, while Zephyr persisted in his destructive crusade. Luffy knew that what Zephyr was doing was irrational and that he himself would have to deal with it eventually. But Lucy needed this fight. If she wanted a fairer world, as she always preached, she had to prove it.
So Luffy watched as she battled to protect the New World against a man scarred by the past and filled with resentment, whose personal vendetta could cause more harm to the world than any pirate ever could.
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The fight between Lucy and Zephyr had escalated to a higher level as the battle continued to intensify even further. Lucy was in her Boundman form, while Zephyr fought with all his might. However, he realized he was reaching his limit, using the Dyna Stones in an attempt to balance the fight between the two. It was a battle not just between enemies from opposing sides but also between a teacher and a student. Lucy may have trained with Garp most days in Marineford, but she received direct aid, guidance, and training from Zephyr, forging a sensei bond during the years she was in the Marines.
But Lucy was no longer as she once was. She was using her ultimate transformation. Even without utilizing her full power, she was already stronger than Zephyr in this state, forcing him to retreat with every clash of their haki.
Despite his experience, Zephyr no longer possessed the strength of his youth, while Lucy had reached a level far beyond what he ever imagined in just one year. Her agility and mobility, enhanced by her mastery of the Six Styles—far superior to what is taught in the Marines—and combined with Gear Fourth, made her even faster and more unpredictable to the experienced ex-admiral.
The explosions continued, with Zephyr hurling Dyna Stones one after another, trying to hit Lucy. She, however, managed to evade or shield herself, leaving him frustrated.
When Zephyr finally managed to land a blow on Lucy, he was stunned to realize her body bent like rubber even with haki activated, absorbing the impact with little damage.
In the next moment, Lucy countered with a devastating strike, knocking Zephyr's glasses off. He retreated briefly but quickly resumed the fight while Luffy watched from a distance. Still keeping the Shichibukai tied up beside him, Luffy knew the battle wouldn't last much longer. Zephyr was already heavily damaged, while Lucy was still in good condition.
During one of the explosions, Lucy, enveloped in Haki, charged forward with a giant punch—one of her strongest attacks. Zephyr, in a last-ditch effort, tried to respond with all his strength focused into his mechanical arm. As the two blows collided, the pressure spread, with streams of Armament Haki radiating across the area. But Lucy activated her greatest strength, embedding Conqueror's Haki into her punch at that moment. Her attack became so intense that Zephyr raised his eyebrows in surprise, witnessing his mechanical arm being completely destroyed without Lucy exerting much effort.
The Conqueror's Haki coating was something Luffy had ensured she mastered during her training. And Luffy watched as his sister struck Zephyr, her fist larger than his entire body. The impact was so devastating that Zephyr was sent flying across the island, breaking through rocks and even the base itself, before crashing into the sea, accompanied by a massive water explosion.
In the midst of the devastated area, Lucy landed. She felt that Zephyr was no longer conscious and reverted to her slim form. Without wasting time, she flew back to meet Luffy, who was waiting for her in the air.
"You fought well," Luffy remarked with a smile as Lucy landed beside him, sporting only a few scratches but not showing any signs of fatigue.
"Yeah... I'm much stronger now," she said, clenching her fist as she looked at him, her gaze tinged with concern.
"Don't worry. Let's grab him and tie up the others," Luffy assured her before heading back to the ships. They grabbed one of the unconscious subordinates, waking him abruptly.
"You will go into the sea and retrieve your fallen commander," Luffy ordered the subordinate.
With no choice, the subordinate complied. Moments later, Luffy returned with Zephyr's unconscious, cuffed body. He landed beside Lucy, who observed him curiously.
When Luffy returned, he found his younger sister momentarily off-guard, as Ain had regained consciousness. She caught Lucy by surprise, pointing a gun at her head while glaring at Luffy with gritted teeth, frustration evident on her face.
"Release Z-Sensei! Or she dies, I have a Seastone bullet!" Ain exclaimed.
"Stop this, Ain, I don't want to hurt you!" Lucy said, her tone serious, though her voice sounded like a 12-year-old girl. Ain had used her ability to regress Lucy's age, something similar to what Bonney could do, though far inferior to the distorted future powers of Bartholomew Kuma's daughter.
"You look just like the old days, Lucy. Adorable," Luffy said with a nostalgic tone, recalling their younger days in Goa as he looked at Lucy in this state.
"It's not funny, brother," Lucy complained, pouting as she considered taking Ain down for good.
"This is no joke! Hand over Z-Sensei, quickly!" Ain exclaimed again. Luffy shook his head as he looked at her. In the next moment, he unleashed his haki, overwhelming Ain. Feeling the sheer power—far greater than Lucy's—her eyes rolled back, and she collapsed to the ground, just as Lucy returned to her adult form.
"You should tie up the bodies more carefully," Luffy scolded, noticing the sloppy bindings Lucy had made, which allowed Ain to catch her off guard.
"I did what I could," Lucy replied with an embarrassed smile as Luffy rolled his eyes.
Despite everything, Luffy couldn't help but feel proud of his sister. Quickly, he activated his Moa Moa no Mi and began moving like a flash among the bodies, securing them one by one in an instant until all were tightly restrained.
"What do we do now?" Lucy asked, looking at Luffy. He paused for a moment before answering.
"Well, I hadn't planned on using this, but it could definitely come in handy. Let's gather all the Dyna Stones the Neo Marines have on their ships and load up all the prisoners, even those two from the sea," Luffy said, as he began organizing the Neo Marines. He grabbed the two who had just been pulled from the water and placed all the prisoners on a single ship along with their leaders and the Shichibukai, all tightly bound. Then, using his abilities, Luffy shrank the ship and put it in his pocket.
Next, he began collecting all the remaining Dyna Stones, as well as the Neo Marines' treasures, storing everything for himself and adding points to the system.
"I have some plans for these guys," he commented. "But for now, let's just keep them stored."
"And now, are we heading to Wano?" Lucy asked curiously.
"Yeah, there's nothing else to do out here on the sea," Luffy replied. "Let's get back to the others," he said. Lucy nodded, and together they flew back into the sky, increasing their speed as Luffy carried his sister.
Far away, the fleet of ships continued traversing the skies, advancing toward Wano. But beneath them, amidst the ocean, unaware that several ships were flying above due to the clouds, lay vessels from the World Government and the Marines.
They were stationed in the water, carefully watching the calm horizon. A sailor approached a Den Den Mushi and reported:
"Commander, there's no sign of the Straw Hat crew. They haven't appeared yet…" he informed.
"How is that possible? They should be following this route. They should be here any moment…" replied the voice on the other end, clearly frustrated.
"We'll stay here for the next few days and report if we spot them. But so far, no sign of them," the sailor continued.
"Very well. Notify us of anything," the commander said before disconnecting. He was in a room at HQ and turned back with a cautious expression to face Akainu, who stood beside him. The Fleet Admiral, however, looked visibly frustrated.
"Where are they now?" Akainu asked, clenching his fists.
"They're in the air, Akainu. You should know that," replied an elderly voice from another Den Den Mushi that echoed in the room.
Akainu turned to glare at the Den Den Mushi connected to the Five Elders, who were present in the room, monitoring the report.
"It's not like there's much we can do about it now, is there, Fleet Admiral?" one of the Elders added mockingly.
"..." Akainu did not respond, his expression hardening even further.
"Well, this is expected from them, after all," another Elder commented calmly. "With the power of the Fuwa Fuwa no Mi, they can move to any part of the world. Even with Wano being a closed-off country, an invader coming from the sky would have the advantage, entering the country effortlessly and gaining the element of surprise," another Elder added.
"This leads us to the question: what are we going to do now?" the fourth Elder asked, his gaze serious.
Saturn, his voice filled with anger and resentment from his injuries, replied, "For heaven's sake, isn't it obvious? It's time to launch our attack against them. We don't know their full strength, as no one has been able to communicate with us so far, but that's no reason not to act!" He spoke with determination, and the others nodded. The time to strike had come after a year of inactivity.
Akainu remained silent as they discussed until Saturn made a point of addressing him directly, looking at the Den Den Mushi.
"Akainu. Stay alert. Any call from us must be answered immediately, considering we have two Admirals out of action—one injured and another held hostage." Akainu said nothing, only listening as the Den Den Mushi disconnected.
In the Room of Power, the conversation continued, covering matters Akainu was not privy to.
"With the ongoing meeting between the kings, it's also an opportunity to demonstrate the might of the World Government—against those pirates and the countries that have betrayed us. All of them must pay and be exterminated!" Saturn continued with a determined look.
"You're not thinking of using that, are you?" someone murmured from the background.
"Of course not. We don't even have the authority for that—only Im-Sama does. There's no reason to resort to that now. It would draw too much attention, but we have plenty of other weapons at our disposal," Saturn replied, his eyes gleaming with malice. "You know this well."
One of the other Elders nodded and began dialing another number. When the call connected, a nervous and submissive voice responded on the other end: "Yes, sir."
"Prepare everything. We're initiating Project Erebus," Saturn ordered.
The person on the other end, still sounding nervous, replied quickly: "It will be done immediately."
The Den Den Mushi disconnected. In the next moment, the man retrieved a key from a necklace around his neck and inserted it into a lock on a panel. With a firm motion, he turned the key, revealing a button. He pressed it, and all the lights in the room—which appeared to be a command center—began flashing red. Sirens blared, and people began running back and forth, fully aware of what this meant.
"Project Erebus Initiated!" "Project Erebus Initiated!" "Project Erebus Initiated!"
The loudspeakers repeated the name of the operation continuously.
In the same base, members of CP agents from all levels were present.
"It seems something is about to start. Do we need to act?" Kaku asked, now dressed entirely in white.
"I don't know. This isn't part of our protocol. We don't even know what exactly they're planning," another person responded, also dressed in white—none other than Rob Lucci. Around him, other members of CP0 were gathered on higher floors, none of them moving, as the announcement wasn't their concern.
"Who cares about this? We're on a mission in Mary Geoise to protect the Tenryuubito from any threat. Whatever this mission is, it's not ours," Stussy remarked, also dressed in white like the others.
Meanwhile, in a deeper section of the base, there was a room filled with capsules. Inside the capsules, people were submerged in green liquid, breathing through apparatuses. Suddenly, the lights began to flicker, and dozens of devices beneath the capsules lit up and began blinking.
"Initiating awakening. Initiating awakening!"
The sounds echoed throughout the room. Slowly, inside the capsules, the eyelashes of the submerged individuals began to move. One by one, their eyes opened, glowing with vivid, diverse colors unique to each person.
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