One Piece - I Am A Different Luffy! BOOK2!

Chapter 232 - Enies Lobby 09!

[Chapter Size: 1800 Words.]
Third Person POV

Enies Lobby, First Half of Grandline.

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Luffy looked at his opponents for a moment before gripping his sword tightly. He bent his knees against the ground and blasted off, flying towards the enemies at a speed that could rival Kizaru's. Akainu and Doflamingo didn't lag behind as they launched their attack against the pirate. Doflamingo tried to scratch him, while Luffy used his blade to defend himself, trapping his claws against the metal.

Akainu took the chance to punch him, and Luffy narrowly avoided the attack by leaning his body to the side, using his strength against Doflamingo to push him away and attempt to cut Akainu, who dodged his sword with a vertical slash. Just as he was about to prepare to cut the admiral again, Luffy felt lines holding his arm at that moment.

"You're not going to defeat me so easily now," Doflamingo growled from a distance.

"..." Luffy didn't respond as flames began to consume the threads around his arm, which soon broke apart. However, Akainu took this time to punch Luffy in the stomach, making him step back as the two resumed their attack on the pirate. Luffy was having some trouble, after all, he was not just fighting an admiral but also one of the most powerful Shichibukai.

He could resort to his last transformation, but Luffy held back as he dodged the two attacking him relentlessly.

There was a meeting before they headed to this island, Luffy asked that none of them transform unless they were truly in a life or death situation except for Shirahoshi, who could be mistaken for a sea monster and not an Akuma no Mi transformation. After all, having these transformations hidden, in addition to concealing much of their real power, could be used as a final trump card, something Luffy planned to unleash only in the war that was about to start soon.

Luffy made this clear with his words. "Let the world see us when we can surprise the enemy." Something he planned when Whitebeard had already launched his attack and Luffy wanted to increase the pressure on the navy even more without them being able to do much with the level of enemies on the battlefield.

Luffy endured Akainu's punches and Doflamingo's thrusts all the while as he began to retreat, trying to find an opening in both, before the whole place exploded, and many of his companions had already noticed the pressure Luffy was under.

Reiju and Lami were fighting together against two vice admirals, putting pressure on both. "He's having trouble..." Reiju commented with a look towards the explosions on that side, just as many others of the Straw Hats saw that Luffy was having some problems.

"I will help him!" Yamato tried to reach him, but Tsuru quickly stopped her by punching with a Haki fist. "I may be old, but I am still a vice admiral of the old guard who survived the sea after many conflicts, I will not let you get past me!" She said, standing in Yamato's way while the latter clenched her fist and defended herself from the other vice admiral fighting alongside Tsuru. The old lady knew she was weaker than Yamato, but she could still prevent her from passing so that Akainu could defeat Luffy and demoralize the enemy.

Many also tried to reach the captain fighting against two at the same time, and seeing that no one could reach Luffy to help, Lami looked at Reiju. "I will help him. You can handle the two of them, can't you?" She spoke in a serious tone, no longer mentioning the rivalry and competition between the two.

"Yes, help him," Reiju nodded also in a serious tone.

After hearing this, Lami raised her hand and her Room expanded rapidly, covering a large area. She disappeared and reappeared next to Luffy, swapping places with a rock, surprising all three, as she already raised her sword and aimed at her target, the target of her hatred in her life.