"Captain Hina! Captain Hina!"
A Marine soldier rushed over to report.
"We've located the Straw Hat Pirates' ship! It's upstream on the Sandora River!"
Hina calmly pulled on her gloves using her teeth.
"Prepare for battle."
Meanwhile…
Igaram was having a dream.
"Igaram! I'm going to become the Pirate Queen!" Vivi declared with a bright smile.
"Ah—!"
Igaram jolted awake.
"Thank goodness… it was just a dream!"
He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
Vivi's Chamber
"Princess Vivi!"
Igaram ran toward her room and pushed the door open.
"Igaram, good morning," Vivi said calmly while maids helped her get dressed.
"Why are you sweating so much?"
"Hey! What are you doing barging in like that?" Chef Terracotta scolded him.
"Princess Vivi is changing!"
"G-good morning…" Igaram stammered awkwardly.
"Is something wrong?" Vivi asked with a gentle smile.
"N-no… nothing!"
"I told you to get out!" Terracotta snapped.
A moment later—
Pots, pans, and utensils were thrown at Igaram, sending him flying out of the room.
"Ouch… maybe I really am overthinking things…"
As he muttered to himself, he noticed King Cobra standing nearby.
"Your Majesty, good morning!"
"Morning," Cobra replied.
"But seriously… Terracotta is terrifying."
A large bump had formed on his head—exactly like Igaram's.
"What did she even do to you?" Igaram asked in shock.
Meanwhile — The Sea Battle Begins
"Fire!"
"Fire!"
The Marine warships opened fire.
But instead of cannonballs—
Black metal spikes shot out of the cannons, flying straight toward the Going Merry.
"Get out of the way!"
"I'll handle this," Luffy said calmly.
His arms stretched out as Armament Haki spread across them.
"Armament Haki — Gum-Gum Gatling!"
His fists shot forward like a storm of bullets.
The incoming spikes were smashed away instantly.
Some splashed into the sea, sending waves soaring sky-high.
Others were knocked back toward the Marine warships themselves.
The Marines fell into chaos.
But they quickly recovered.
"Target the duck ship!"
Cannons fired again.
Dozens of iron spears shot across the sea, piercing straight into Bon Clay's duck boat.
"Black Cage Unit's special move—Black Spear Formation!"
Jango declared confidently.
"You think you can break this formation?"
"Idiots!" Fullbody laughed loudly.
Luffy simply watched quietly.
"If this were close combat, we'd definitely win," Zoro said with a sigh.
"But the distance between ships is too far."
"Zoro. Sanji. Everyone."
Luffy grinned.
"I'll leave the ship to you."
"I'll deal with the warships."
"Are you insane?!" Zoro shouted.
"That distance is impossible!"
"Zoro," Luffy said calmly.
"If Mihawk were here…"
"Do you think he'd be helpless in this situation?"
Zoro immediately remembered his encounter with Mihawk in the East Blue.
"Hah… those ships wouldn't even survive one slash from him."
"Exactly," Luffy said.
"Everything comes down to strength."
"I heard master swordsmen can launch flying slashes, right?"
"Keep training."
Then Luffy crouched slightly.
The deck beneath his feet cracked from the pressure.
With a powerful leap—
He launched into the sky.
The wind from the jump alone shattered pieces of the deck.
"Jet Gum-Gum Pistol!"
His arm stretched forward, grabbing the mast of a Marine ship.
His body shot toward it like a missile.
"What the—?!"
Jango and Fullbody stared in shock.
Luffy landed lightly on the mast.
Smiling at them.
Then he leaped upward again.
His fist turned pitch black with Armament Haki, powerful winds gathering around it.
"Armament Haki — Gum-Gum Iron Fist!"
The punch smashed downward.
The warship was torn apart instantly.
The sea roared as massive waves swallowed the wreckage.
The ship sank.
"…WHAT?!"
The Straw Hat crew stared with their jaws dropped.
"No way… that's Luffy?!" Usopp screamed.
Meanwhile—
Luffy destroyed another warship, completely clearing one direction of escape.
"Move!" Nami shouted, steering the ship.
Her eyes sparkled with excitement.
"Let's go!"
"To the promised place!" everyone cheered.
Hina's Flagship
Luffy stared at the largest warship.
Ding!
Mission Issued: Pirates vs. Marines
Fight Marine Captain Hina and escape successfully.
Reward: Rokushiki (Six Powers) — Complete Fundamentals
"Oh?"
With a few elastic jumps, Luffy used his Gum-Gum Fruit ability to leap onto the mast of Hina's ship.
"Straw Hat Luffy," Hina said coldly.
"Hina didn't expect you to walk right into a trap."
"Hina is very surprised."
Her hands transformed into iron bars.
She lunged forward.
Luffy smiled and casually stepped aside.
Hina instantly appeared behind him—
Her long leg sweeping toward his head.
"Soru, huh?"
Luffy grabbed her leg mid-air with one hand.
With a light flick—
Hina was thrown backward.
She landed on the deck without serious injury.
Luffy dropped from the mast, smashing a crater into the deck.
A blue blade of air suddenly shot toward him.
"Rankyaku!"
Luffy coated his fist with Armament Haki and shattered the attack with a punch.
Hina continued attacking relentlessly.
Her mastery of the Six Powers (Rokushiki) was extremely refined.
Combined with the Cage-Cage Fruit, she was nearly unbeatable in the first half of the Grand Line.
But Luffy was a different kind of monster.
His base physical abilities were terrifying.
And he possessed all three types of Haki.
Even if he entered the New World, he would still make a name for himself.
Luffy fought almost playfully.
Using Observation Haki, he dodged Hina's attacks like falling leaves drifting in the wind.
Occasionally—
He threw a casual Armament Haki punch.
Gradually, Hina's movements slowed.
Sweat covered her forehead.
The intense battle had drained her stamina.
For Luffy—
This was barely a warm-up.
"Alright," Luffy said with a grin, spreading Hina's hands apart.
"You're not my opponent."
"You should retreat."
"But you can't escape either," Hina replied with a smile.
"During our fight, your ship has already sailed away."
"Even with your Devil Fruit…"
"You can't reach them now."
Luffy said nothing.
Ding!
Mission Complete: Pirates vs. Marines
Reward Granted — Rokushiki Mastery
A flood of knowledge rushed into Luffy's mind.
The complete Six Powers.
Even prodigies like the Three Admirals would need months to master these techniques.
Luffy learned them in an instant.
He lightly stepped into the air.
Under Hina's shocked gaze—
He began walking through the sky.
Moonwalk (Geppo).
Step by step—
He moved toward the horizon.
"How… is that possible?"
Hina's body trembled.
"He learned Geppo during our fight…?"
"That's impossible…"
She couldn't think of any other explanation.
The problem was—
Even her own Geppo wasn't perfected yet.
Hina…
Completely broke down.
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