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Douglas Bullet roared at Luffy. "Straw Hat!"
Luffy sprinted forward. "Now the real fight starts!"
Bullet laughed wildly. "Got some guts, huh?"
"Fine. Let's see who's stronger."
Arms coated in Armament Haki, Douglas Bullet lunged.
Luffy shouted back, "Yeah, you're strong!"
"But I'm gonna surpass you!"
"I have something important to protect!"
Their fists crashed together midair with a thunderous crack.
Bullet gritted his silver teeth. "Big talk for a brat!"
Shockwaves rippled outward as the two clashed over and over, fists moving faster than the eye could follow, the air ringing with impact after impact.
Bullet roared, "This sea is a battlefield!"
"You win only by trusting yourself!"
"And having the resolve to survive alone!"
He slammed a fist into Luffy's face, sending him drilling into the ground. Dirt exploded everywhere.
Boom!
In the next instant, Luffy rocketed straight back into the sky.
Bullet was fully wrapped in Haki, his strength rising higher and higher.
"Only invincible power…"
"…makes the strongest man in the world!"
"I'm the Pirate King!"
Luffy charged in. "With strength like yours, no way you're Pirate King!"
"Gum-Gum… King Kong Barrage!"
Douglas Bullet charged to meet him. "Die, Straw Hat!"
"My strongest attack!"
Countless fist-shadows filled the sky as they collided again and again, roaring with each strike.
Bullet slipped fully into madness. "Because I stand alone!"
"That's why I keep winning on the seas!"
"I'm the strongest in the world!"
He smashed a terrifying punch into Luffy's face — but Luffy's eyes sharpened and he roared back:
"Shut up!"
"No one survives out here alone!"
"You can't live on this sea by yourself!"
The moment Luffy roared, a flash of Roger's image suddenly surfaced in his mind.
Luffy's terrifying fists came crashing down like a raging storm, pounding into Bullet's body again and again.
He didn't hold back. It was a wild, relentless barrage.
With a final explosive punch, Luffy smashed his fist into Douglas Bullet's face, blood spraying everywhere.
"I'm the man who's gonna be King of the Pirates!" Luffy bellowed.
Bullet stumbled backward—BOOM!
He crashed into the deep crater, unmoving, his fate uncertain.
Luffy finally reached his limit. Gear Fourth vanished, and his whole body deflated like a balloon, sending him flying backward.
Hancock shot toward him at once. "Luffy!"
He looked at the beautiful Empress and grinned. "I got the treasure!"
"We won!"
Hancock's smile bloomed, sweet and soft. "Luffy, what exactly is that?"
"This is the Pirate King's treasure," Luffy said.
"I don't actually know what's inside though."
"Hm? What's this?"
Hancock froze in shock. "That's an Eternal Pose pointing to Laugh Tale!"
"Yeah, with this—"
Suddenly, Crocodile and CP agents charged at Luffy.
He crushed the Eternal Pose in his hand without hesitation.
"I don't need something like that!"
[Straw Hat Luffy vs Douglas Bullet — End]
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Bullet comments
Naruto (Naruto world): "Luffy's kinda cool like this, huh!"
Rayleigh (One Piece): "Didn't expect the kid to actually beat Bullet, impressive."
Kaido (One Piece): "Who the hell let that bastard Bullet out? Straw Hat, I've got my eye on you."
Whitebeard (One Piece): "To beat that guy… Ace's little brother isn't ordinary."
Sasuke (Naruto world): "That Bullet guy was thinking of something else in the middle of a fight. No wonder he lost."
Inuyasha: "Trying to become the strongest all alone… that's just dumb."
"You can't be the strongest without comrades."
Boa Hancock (One Piece): "Why am I so fond of that Straw Hat boy? I just don't get it!"
Genos (One Punch Man): "Luffy's impressive. Pretty sure my master will take the top spot next time though."
…
Max watched as the screen faded back into darkness. Another story wrapped up.
Then the system's cold voice echoed through his mind:"Congratulations, Host. Video editing completed. This video generated 187,000 Awe Points. Host receives 187,000 system points."
"Host has obtained Conqueror's Haki."
"Host has obtained the Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability."
"Please select one of the following three powerhouses to enter battle with."
PirateEmpressBoaHancockPirate Empress Boa HancockPirateEmpressBoaHancock FairyQueenErzaFairy Queen ErzaFairyQueenErza Akatsuki'sKonanAkatsuki's KonanAkatsuki'sKonan
Max hesitated. "System… can I have all of them?"
System: "…"
"Host, you're supposed to pick someone to fight, not choose wives."
Max coughed, embarrassed. "I didn't say I wanted all three… I couldn't handle that anyway."
"But they're all absolute beauties. How am I supposed to hit any of them?"
"Host, choose quickly. The strongest from each dimension are awaiting battle."
Max winced in pain. "This is impossible. They're all gorgeous!"
"Erza looks kinda scary. She beats Natsu half to death every time."
"Konan isn't scary, but she's a walking explosion. What if she blows up my house?"
"Hancock is gentle though. She gets all cute whenever she sees Luffy."
After struggling with the options, Max finally said, "System, I choose Boa Hancock."
The system let out what sounded suspiciously like a sigh of relief."Selection confirmed. Entering the One Piece world. Host will duel the Shichibukai Pirate Empress, Boa Hancock."
A flash of white light swallowed him, and Max vanished.
When he opened his eyes again, he was already in the One Piece world, stumbling through a dim castle as he searched for his opponent.
Suddenly he heard the sound of water.
Without thinking, he followed it — and then froze at the sight before him.A sight he knew he would remember for the rest of his life.
His voice shook. "S… so… big…"
Hancock turned around and spotted him instantly. "A man!"
"Ah—!"
She shrieked and immediately submerged herself in the water.
"Did you… see… anything?" she stammered.
Max shook his head so hard it almost snapped off. "N-No! I—I didn't see anything!"
"I just saw… the—"
Before he could finish, two snake-woman attendants burst in, one plump and one thin.
"Lady Hancock, what happened!"
They spotted Max and stiffened. "Who is he?"
"A man?!"
"How did a man get into this country!"
Hancock rose from the water as the attendants rushed to dress her. Max stood there frozen, his brain completely fried.
He had never even had a girlfriend in real life. He had absolutely zero experience for a situation like this.
The system spoke again in his mind:"Ahem. Host, please maintain your dignity. The duel with the Empress will begin shortly. Cross-dimension livestream initializing."
Max snapped back to reality. "Ah— Lady Hancock, hello! I want to—"
Hancock cut him off coldly. "He saw everything."
The two attendants glared at him. "Then he has to die!"
"..."
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