The villagers who'd rushed over from the other battlefields couldn't help but sweat a little for Ignis!
This guy fought like a freaking berserker! He didn't block nothing!
They watched the two titans clash, then land on opposite sides, their eyes glued to the battlefield!
"Look! Arlong's nose is crooked!"
Someone yelled from the crowd!
All eyes snapped to the blue-skinned fish-man!
Arlong was a freaking mess!
His teeth were shattered, his nose was bent sideways, his chest was caved in, blood trickled from his mouth, and his eyes were bugging out with shock!
His freaking nose was bent?!
In that split-second clash, neither guy had bothered with defense!
Arlong's nose had aimed for Ignis's chest, trying to crack that armor again! If his nose worked, the fight would be over!
But all he got was a little rip in Ignis's shirt, revealing the reddish-orange chestplate underneath!
And Ignis had hammered him again! Freaking hard!
"Moo-oo!"
Seeing his officers getting their butts kicked, Arlong called for backup!
A huge, cow-headed sea monster lumbered outta the pool!
Luffy's eyes lit up!
"Hey! That's the sea cow we chased off earlier!"
Moo-Moo's face twisted with fear when he heard that voice!
But Arlong's glare was scarier! Moo-Moo charged, trying to ram Ignis!
He didn't even get close! Luffy blasted him with a Gomu Gomu no Rocket!
Was this guy a freaking joke?!
Ignis rolled his eyes watching Moo-Moo's cameo!
But the fight wasn't over!
He was gonna unleash all his freaking rage!
He'd crush everything Arlong held dear!
Just like Arlong had done to the villagers for years!
"What's that mark on your chest?"
Arlong glanced down at his chest, almost without thinking! The Sun Pirates' mark was tattooed there!
"The Sun Pirates, huh?"
Ignis kept talking, not waiting for an answer!
"Too bad! You're dishonoring that mark!"
Arlong's head snapped up! Rage flared in his heart! The Sun Pirates were his freaking family!
"You were the most hated guy in Fish-Man District, too!"
"Why is that, Arlong?"
Arlong's teeth had grown back, but they were still buzzing in his skull! His whole body was shaking!
"The trash ain't the fish-man race!"
"It's your freaking soul, Arlong!"
Arlong lost it! His nose was crooked, his teeth were useless, but he was gonna kill Ignis!
He punched through the tower behind him and grabbed a massive, jagged sword!
The Kiribachi! His strongest weapon! His last freaking trump card!
"You're gonna die here today! You inferior species!!!"
Rage blazing in his eyes, Arlong gathered everything he had and swung the Kiribachi at Ignis's neck!
He'd seen Ignis fight! The armor didn't cover everything! His neck was wide open! One swing, and he'd take that punk's head clean off!
Thwack!
This time, it wasn't a shattering sound!
A grin stretched across Arlong's face! He looked at his handiwork, and his expression froze!
The Kiribachi had hit Ignis's neck!
The tip of the blade had barely pierced his skin, leaving a single drop of blood!
"Who told you my armor was the only thing that's tough?"
For the first time in a while, Ignis felt a tiny sting! But his base health regen kicked in, and the wound healed instantly!
"You freaking bastard!!! Why won't you DIE?!?!"
Arlong slashed at Ignis like a freaking maniac! But the follow-up hits were nothing! He couldn't hurt Ignis anymore!
Arlong kept hacking and slashing, but despair was creeping into his heart!
He had to run! He had to get outta here!
He kept swinging, but his mind was racing! He needed an escape route!
He'd learned something in this fight! Ignis wasn't fast!
If he got the chance, he could bolt!
The pool! It connected to the sea! If he got to the water, he could make a run for it!
Crack! The Kiribachi shattered under his wild swings!
This was his chance!
The second the blade snapped, Arlong's legs were coiled! In less than a second, he'd be gone! A grin spread across his face!
"So what if you're strong? I'll get outta here and keep enslaving humans! What can you do to stop me?!"
He kicked off the ground! He was almost free!
Humility: Slows nearby enemies.
Arlong landed hard! His movements were sluggish! His grin froze on his face!
Ignis picked up his hammer, stood in front of Arlong, and leaned down, staring at him! A little circle was slowly turning from white to red! Heartsteel was ready!
"Remember this day, Arlong! I want you to remember this day!"
"Every morning for the rest of your life, in your freaking prison cell, you're gonna think about this day!"
"You're gonna think about how pathetic and ugly you really are!"
Ding!
A clear, ringing sound echoed out! Arlong went limp!
"He did it!!!"
"Arlong's been beaten!!!"
"We don't have to pay tribute anymore!!!"
Cheers exploded all over Arlong Park the second Arlong hit the deck!
Nami watched Arlong fall, frozen for a second! Then, she wiped her eyes and broke into a huge freaking grin!
For the villagers, this was probably the best day of their lives!
Luffy: "Yo-yo! Why'd you take so long this time?"
Zoro: "If you'd kept fighting, my wounds would've healed by now!"
Sanji: "I had a cup of tea after my fight! It's getting cold!"
They hadn't forgotten how Ignis had mocked 'em after taking down Krieg!
Tch! If he wasn't trying to stack Heartsteel, he woulda flattened Arlong ages ago!
Ignis greeted his crewmates, then walked over to Nami.
"So? It was a wild ride, but is today the happiest day of your life?"
Nami was about to answer, when Johnny and Yosaku's voices carried over from the beach!
"Nami-nee! We found your 100 million Berries on the ship!!!"
Everything else faded away! The freaking money symbol flashed in Nami's eyes!
"My Berries!!!"
Nami snapped back to her old self and sprinted towards the beach! Ignis just sighed.
Looks like today was the happiest day of her life!
Oh well! A greedy bad woman was better than a sad one!
The villagers' cheers suddenly died down. Genzo stepped forward.
"I can't express how grateful I am, but thank you!"
"No need to thank us! I'm just freaking starving!"
Luffy's goofy voice rang out!
Genzo turned and rallied the crowd!
"Everyone! Let's throw a feast for our heroes!!!"
The cheers exploded again!
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