"Holy crap, he ambushed me! You damned jerk! Idiot! Stupid fool!" Gemick yelled, getting up with a face covered in dirt.
"You dodged it, iiin!"
A strong, bearded man with long, curly blonde hair and a thick, round metal plate on his back climbed out of the crater. The man wore a black hat, and his muscular but slightly chubby body was covered by a low-cut, ribbed jumpsuit that exposed his chest. A Donquixote Family tattoo was on his right arm.
"Machvise, don't underestimate him. He's a commander-level executive, G!" Lao G said, annoyed, making a 'G' hand gesture.
"Iiiin! Lao G, we have to end this quickly! If we take too many losses, the Young Master will be upset, iin!" The robust Machvise leaped nimbly in front of Lao G, as if he had no weight at all. As he spoke, Machvise took the round metal plate from his back and jumped into the air.
"Then I'll have to go all out! G! Haaah!"
Lao G roared, his aura exploding. The invisible pressure formed a gale that even cracked the ground. Then, Lao G's body abruptly changed. His size and volume multiplied several times, and his physique and muscles grew explosively, transforming him into a tall, muscular man. This was the younger Lao G, and his terrifying aura was nearly suffocating the people around him.
"Jio-Ken Ultimate Technique: Battle Insurance Fist!"
"This technique stores the power from my prime and preserves it within my body. The older I get, the stronger my fists become! Now, I have returned to my peak, to my absolute prime, G!" The revitalized Lao G looked at Gemick, his expression brimming with confidence.
"To think there's a fist style like that! This makes me excited!" A ferocious expression appeared on Gemick's chubby face. "Every time I use this move, I feel disgusted, but there's no helping it."
"Fat-Fat Fist: Secret Art! Fat-Fat Superman!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Gemick's entire body rapidly inflated like a balloon, his limbs doing the same. In just a few breaths, he became a five-meter-tall bald fat man, his body a disgusting mass of doughy, pale fat.
"Iiin! You're a disgusting fat worm."
Seeing this, Machvise mocked him, holding the round metal plate to his chest. His massive body suddenly became heavy, and he plummeted toward Gemick.
"Die, iin! Ten-Ton Vice!"
Whoosh!
Machvise's body rapidly accelerated downward, a howling sound cutting through the air. The force of ten tons falling from the sky was enough to sink a warship.
"Damn you! Don't you know I hate this form the most?! I'll start with you!" A fierce glint flashed in Gemick's eyes after Machvise's insult, and he immediately threw a punch at the falling Machvise.
"Don't forget about me! G!"
Seeing an opening, Lao G's body flashed, instantly covering dozens of meters to appear in front of Gemick. He punched the fat man in the stomach.
Boing!
Instead of punching him away, Lao G's fist sank straight into Gemick's belly.
"What? What kind of 'G' is this?!" Lao G exclaimed in shock.
In the next moment, Gemick's stomach rebounded, returning to its original state, and sending Lao G flying back.
Thump!
Just then, Machvise and Gemick's fists collided, and a powerful wave of energy erupted, creating a chaotic whirlwind of air.
"I'm going to crush your... What?!" Machvise was filled with confidence, but that lasted less than a second as he realized something was wrong. It felt like he was punching a very springy trampoline.
"Hahaha! I'm a Fat-Fat Fruit user! You can't defeat me!" Gemick laughed loudly, throwing a powerful punch with his fat, muscular arm that sent Machvise flying.
Rumble!
Machvise became a black blur, flying hundreds of meters in a second, and crashing heavily into the ground. The immense force instantly destroyed the ground within a ten-meter radius, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Swoosh!
Wham!
Suddenly, another black blur passed by, striking Gemick in the face. Layers of fat compressed inwards, leaving a bright red fist print on his face. He was hit so hard that his huge body tipped backward.
"Don't underestimate this fat boy, G!" Lao G landed, making a 'G' hand gesture.
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Whip!
Crack!
A silver blur whipped through the air and struck the ground with a sharp, cracking sound, leaving a deep crack in the earth.
"She's so cute and pretty; she must be a boy," a graceful voice said. The speaker was a pale woman with no color in her face. She held a silver whip, about four meters long, that glittered like metal in the sunlight. The woman wore a white lace dress with a light yellow trim and white peep-toe high heels. A sinister smile appeared on her pale, bloodless face. "Don't worry, I won't kill you. I haven't had enough fun yet!"
Across from the woman, Dellinger, who wore hot pants, white stockings, and ten-centimeter deep-red heels like a girl, and Gladius, in his punk-rock outfit, watched her nervously.
"Ehh! That was a close call! I almost got hit."
After dodging the whip, Dellinger put his hand to his mouth, looking shocked, and tugged at his baseball cap with the sea beast Fighting Fish pattern on it.
Gladius shot Dellinger an annoyed look before turning serious. "Dellinger, I told you not to underestimate her. The Pale Lady, Elsa Katrina. She's the most mysterious executive in the Garfield Pirates. She joined three years ago and has a bounty of 400 million. But even the Marines don't know her specific abilities or strength, because everyone who has seen them has ended up dead."
"A 400 million bounty?!" Dellinger's eyes widened in shock. "How can she have such a high bounty and the Marines not know her abilities? Are they useless?"
"Hehehe... You'll find out if they're useless soon enough," Katrina said with a light laugh, covering her mouth. Then, her body vanished in a blur, and a silver shadow whipped toward them.
"Then let's test that!" Dellinger's face turned grim. He sprinted forward, the back of his shirt tearing to reveal a section of a Fighting Fish fin protruding from his back. His speed suddenly increased, allowing him to quickly dodge the silver blur and rush toward Katrina.
Using his momentum, Dellinger aimed his right heel at Katrina's neck and swept his leg out.
"Die! Guillotine High-Heel!"
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