Sanji dashed forward and swung his right leg to give a curving kick.
Kitta took a step back and easily blocked the kick with his left hand.
"Regret it? Did I hear it right?"
Kitta caught the leg and spun Sanji in the air. Sanji tried to kick with his other leg but was thrown before that.
*Boom*
Hitting the wall, Sanji groaned. Veins popped on Sanji's forehead because of anger.
"Damn it! I need more power!"
Sanji stood up and wiped his black coat. Glaring at Kitta, Sanji once again ran forward.
"Just try!"
Kitta roared and ran towards Sanji as well. Moving sideways, Sanji dodged a punch from Kitta.
*Bam*
A kick landed on Kitta's back sending him flying forward.
"Stand up! I shall beat the shit out of you slowly."
Sanji flicked his hair and shook his right leg to loosen the joints.
"Don't get ahead of yourself. I am a captain from the Devil's Pirates with a bounty of 200 million berries!"
Kitta cracked his neck and got up. Facing Sanji, Kitta clenched his fists.
With a little burst of black, his fists seemed to turn black in color with a special luster.
"Little pirates like you all should just be the slaves!"
Kitta almost disappeared from his spot and appeared behind Sanji.
Thankfully, Sanji never underestimated the enemy and stayed alert.
With a gap as thin as a hair, Sanji avoided the punch coated in armament haki.
"Haa!"
Sanji's left foot touched Kitta's stomach as he forced a kick.
Even after showing some advanced tricks, Kitta was sent back meters away.
The pirates surrounding the throne room were a little worried.
On the other hand, Nami, Usopp and the others together with the women who were serving Kitta, got hope.
The women were captured from the different villages around the island and made to serve Kitta forcefully.
If not for the lives of their families, the women would have all committed suicide long ago.
"Sanji, you can do it!"
"Yes! Please Sanji!"
Usopp and Vivi cheered while Nami helped Doctor Kurai to sit down properly.
"Please save us from that beast!"
"I will forever be in your debt if you save us!"
As the voices of his crewmates and the beautiful women entered Sanji's ears, a strange energy erupted from within.
"Don't worry! Today will be the day when I will free you all!"
Without turning, Sanji said. This created a light halo around him in the eyes of the women.
"Shut up! Fucking bitches! None of you shall live and your families will be destroyed!"
Kitta shouted and sprinted towards Sanji while pulling out a handgun from his back.
"You!"
Seeing the gun, Sanji's confident face changed directly.
If Kitta fired, the bullet had to be stopped or women behind Sanji would be hurted.
'If it's like this! I might as well become a hero!"
Sanji gritted his teeth and ran straight ahead towards Kitta at full speed.
*Bang*
The bullet was fired and it hit Sanji's lower abdomen.
Blood splashed on the cold floor, and painted the somewhat white tiles deep red.
"Ahge!"
Sanji didn't stop and kicked Kitta right on his face as the handgun fell down.
"Ah!"
Kitta learned the basic armament only, and couldn't harder other body parts except his hands.
*Crack*
The sound of nose cracking was loud and clear to everyone in the room.
"Sanji!"
But Nami and all didn't care about Kitta like the pirates, in their eyes Sanji was shot.
"Ah. I am fine. It's just a bullet."
Sanji waved his hand towards his crewmates and the captured women.
"You will not get away!"
The angry voice of Kitta's, echoed in the throne room with boiling heat.
"None of you will!"
Standing up with a bloody face, Kitta raised his right hand and grabbed his broken nose.
*Crack*
Fixing it back to its place, Kitta opened the buttons of his black shirt.
His shredded upper body alone made clear that the small injury to his nose was just an ant's bite.
Each of Kitta's muscles screamed of the horror they went through to become like steel.
"If the Division Captain learned about this mess, I will definitely be punished."
Throwing the shirt away, Kitta walked slowly towards Sanji in an intimidating manner.
The aura which Kitta radiated now, was very different from before.
Before it belonged to a lion, now to a dinosaur which lived past the apocalypse.
'Shit! Was he hiding his strength all this time?'
Sanji subconsciously took a step back. Sweats formed on his palms.
"Oi. Need help?"
Suddenly, a voice came into the throne room. Kitta stopped and looked towards the door.
Two young men stood side by side with each other. One had swords on his hands, while the other wore a straw hat.
"Looks like you are having a tough time, Sanji."
Luffy smiled at Sanji and walked in the throne room with Zoro.
Behind them, the corridor was filled with sliced and completely beaten pirates.
"Straw Hat Luffy and Pirate Hunter Zoro, I have been waiting for you two."
Kitta looked at the pirates and signaled them to attack without any delay.
"Usopp, get everyone out!"
Zoro bit the third sword and leaped in the air while slashing the pirates.
Luffy pulled his hand and punched the pirates non stop.
"Hurry!"
Like Zoro said, Usopp led the captured women and his crewmates outside.
But several pirates obviously came and stood like blocks in front of the door.
But then a huge hand came from the door and grabbed one of the pirates.
A shadow flew in the air which was that very pirate who was grabbed by the hand.
"Doctor Kurai! I am here to save you!"
The hand belonged to Chopper. Doctor Kurai smiled weakly towards Chopper.
"Who's he!"
Vivi was surprised by the huge figure of Chopper in his not so complete human form.
"He's Chopper! A reindeer who-"
Usopp wanted to explain but the situation was definitely not right.
"Shut up and hurry!"
Nami kicked Usopp out of the door as she walked out while helping Doctor Kurai together with Vivi.
*Bam*
Luffy's punch collided with Kitta's. The rubber fist was directly overpowered.
"Ah! It hurts!"
Luffy screamed in pain as a teardrop appeared in the corner of his eye.
"He has some special ability which makes his fists stronger and harder!"
Sanji warned Luffy as he himself barely avoided the deadly punches.
"Okay!"
Luffy nodded and stood at some distance from Kitta. Sanji isn't staying idle as he fights against the pirates.
"Oi! What about that woman with the devil fruit ability?"
Sanji stood back to back with Zoro and asked.
"Her? She fell from the mountain trying to catch me."
Zoro answered honestly. He did see a woman trying to catch him but she fell down the tall mountain.
He didn't know that the woman was a devil fruit user.
There was some regret because he couldn't save a woman even if it was an enemy, Sanji calmed down and focused back on the battle.
Soon, no pirate was left standing. Luffy and Kitta were still fighting like monsters.
One dodged, and the other attacked. That was how the fight went on.