After briefly explaining the situation to Luffy and the others...
Everyone's blood was pumping! Even Usopp was clutching his slingshot, ready for a throwdown!
Luffy's eyes burned with fury! He was pissed!
Johnny and Yosaku were bawling their eyes out, screaming about avenging Nami-nee!
Sanji's face was a freaking thundercloud! Zoro's swords felt like they were trying to burst outta their sheaths!
Nami couldn't hold back the tears watching her crewmates, seeing they didn't hold any grudges against her for leaving!
Women were made of water, alright! No wonder she was still bed-wetting at five!
He couldn't say that out loud, though! It'd kill the freaking mood!
At Arlong Park...
Arlong was having a grand old time chatting with Captain Nezumi! They were chowing down on mountains of food and counting stacks of cash!
"Squeak, squeak! Lemme tell ya! You shoulda seen that woman's face when I took all her money!"
"She wanted to explode, but she had to swallow it down! She looked like she was gonna cry!"
"Aiya! That's a shame! I woulda loved to see little Nami looking so cute! Hahahahaha!"
CRASH!
The front gate went flying, smashing into their table! Standing in the doorway was Luffy, his foot still raised, and the rest of his crew!
Ignis felt a jolt of excitement!
He could see the little white dots on everyone's bodies slowly turning red!
Heartsteel!!!
Zoro's wounds were mostly healed! He handed the armor back to Ignis.
"Yo-yo-yo! Nami's got herself some reliable pals, huh?"
"How sweet! She's even standing up to me now!"
Arlong stood up, laughing at Nami! But his laughter was laced with venom!
Nami's eyes were no longer clouded with fear! They burned with rage as she stared at Arlong!
Bounty hunter Johnny couldn't take Arlong's taunts! He charged forward!
"I'm gonna avenge Nami-nee!!!"
But before he could even swing his sword, Arlong slapped him outta the park!
"Johnny!"
Yosaku ran towards Johnny's crash landing spot!
Fish-men had ten times the strength of normal humans! Arlong's strength was even higher than that!
"Captain Nezumi! Is this the Straw Hat Pirates you were talking about?"
"They don't look like much to me! Guess your men were lying, huh?"
The officers of the Arlong Pirates stepped forward, ready to rumble!
Uh... He'd been standing here listening to everyone else talk! Was he supposed to say something now?
Ignis thought for a second, but his eyes were glued to the Heartsteel stacks floating over their heads!
Screw the talk! He'd trash-talk later!
Searing Charge!
Before Luffy and the others could even blink, Ignis had charged forward and punched every officer in the face!
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!
Heartsteel's stacks were still low, so the fish-men didn't seem too hurt. Their tough bodies helped with that.
The Arlong Pirates were stunned!
Wait, what?! The Straw Hats hadn't even said their pre-fight speeches yet! Why was this guy attacking?! What about the freaking protocol?!
Luffy and the others were just as confused! They were still trying to figure out what to say! Arlong had just laid down the smack talk! But Ignis just went berserk!
Ding!
Captain Nezumi went flying through the air after a hammer to the face! He was out cold!
For his final act, Ignis locked eyes with Arlong and Searing Charged again!
Arlong watched the guy coming, not even flinching! He flashed a confident, toothy grin! He'd take this hit and show 'em who was boss!
Ding!
Arlong went flying! He crashed into a massive rock in the courtyard!
"Arlong-aniki!"
The goons stared at the rock, their freaking brains scrambled!
Wait, what just happened? He hadn't looked that strong when he hit the officers! How did he send Arlong flying?!
Ignis had been holding back a little when he hit the officers! He wanted to get the stacks up quick!
But when he hit Arlong, he'd put his freaking soul into it! Plus, the Heartsteel stacks were building up!
He pointed his hammer at the smoke-shrouded rock and roared!
"C'mon out, you fish-faced punk! Lemme see what you got!"
Tiger, the captain of the Sun Pirates, might've been a noble guy, but Arlong was just a scumbag hiding behind his name!
And Ignis? He hated scumbags most of all!
"Arlong-aniki!!!"
"That guy sent Arlong-aniki flying!!!"
"The nerve of that punk talking to Arlong-aniki like that!!!"
"I'm gonna pound that guy into the freaking dirt!!!"
The officers charged at Ignis!
But they stopped dead in their tracks! Luffy, Zoro, Usopp, and Sanji were standing in their way!
"We won't let you interfere with Ignis's fight!"
"Yo! Looks like we're getting dissed! Wanna make a bet, Ero-cook?"
"Let's bet on who can take down their opponent the fastest, Moss-head!"
"I, Usopp-sama, have defeated a thousand fish-men! You guys are nothing!"
The Straw Hats faced their opponents! The battle was about to explode!
On the outskirts of the park, Johnny and Yosaku were fighting alongside the villagers!
The fish-men were strong and burly, but they were dumb as rocks! The villagers were holding their own!
A figure burst from the smoke, roaring with rage!
"You pissed me off, punk!!!"
Arlong's mouth was wide open, showing rows and rows of jagged teeth! Iron Teeth!
Arlong's freaking chompers were his main weapon!
His power came from his freaky body! His teeth were freaking buzzsaws! He could crush a man's bones like they were nothing!
Any normal pirate would be freaking paralyzed with fear!
"Get away from his teeth, Ignis!!!"
Nami screamed! She'd seen Arlong's teeth in action! Everything on this island was freaking fragile against those jaws!
He couldn't get bit! He'd be toast!
But Ignis didn't seem to hear her! He turned towards Nami, ignoring Arlong's charge!
He was gonna get it!
Arlong's jaws clamped down on Ignis's arm! A split-second from crushing it!
Nami crumpled to the ground, feeling dizzy!
Was Arlong really unstoppable?
The Arlong Pirate officers watched the scene, smirking! They had total faith in their boss's teeth!
"Hahahaha! That little punk was too cocky! He's gonna lose an arm, at least!"
"Arlong-sama's Iron Teeth are freaking invincible!"
"He's gonna learn why they call our boss 'Saw-Nose'!"
Arlong's teeth clamped down on Ignis's shoulder!
CRACK!
Arlong felt something was wrong! He leaped back!
He opened his mouth again! His teeth were shattered! Freaking gone!
"What kinda stray dog was that?!"
Ignis had spaced out for a second! Arlong had charged in, bit him, and jumped back before he could react! All that was left was a pile of tooth-shards on the ground!
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