In the center of the island, two gigantic figures were still locked in fierce combat!
"As expected of giants, even after an explosion in their stomachs, they're still so resilient..."
Leaning against a tree beside the battlefield, a man codenamed Mr.3 snapped his fingers, "Let me 'help' you out a bit."
Swish—
A smooth layer of 'wax' spread under the feet of the long-bearded giant 'Blue Ogre', causing the battling giant to stumble! The bearded giant 'Red Ogre' immediately seized the opportunity, raising his massive battle axe high and slashing open the chest of the long-bearded giant! Blood splattered like a waterfall, and the tall body of the long-bearded giant crashed down, while tears continuously rolled down the face of the bearded giant.
"Seventy thousand... three hundred... and sixty-seven times, victory!"
It should have been a moment of joy, but the giant's words were filled with sorrow and anger.
"Haha, crying tears of joy?"
The long-bearded giant 'Blue Ogre' was uncertain if he was alive or dead, and the bearded giant 'Red Ogre' was already at his limit. The mastermind finally stepped forward.
The man codenamed Mr.3 took a sip of red tea from his cup, arrogantly looking at the bearded giant whose feet were firmly wrapped in the flowing 'wax'.
"So, how does it feel to defeat your century-old rival?"
"Too bad, you don't know that 'Blue Ogre' was already..."
"I know!"
"That guy, Blue Ogre, it was obvious he wasn't in good shape!" The tearful Red Ogre raised his massive axe!
"But he told me: 'No problem!'—How could I refuse his duel?"
"Die—!!"
Before the words were finished, the giant axe in the bearded giant's hand came crashing down on the man codenamed Mr.3, with a fierce momentum that could shatter mountains and split the earth, accompanied by a thunderous sonic boom!
The ground roared, and a smooth crack over a hundred meters long... or rather, a 'canyon' appeared on the ground! The mastermind was instantly split into two smooth white halves... white?
It was actually a moving wax figure!
Crash,
A mass of flowing wax climbed up the giant's axe, quickly solidifying into a material as strong as steel, fixing the bearded giant's weapon in place! Then:
"Ten Thousand Pound Guillotine!"
Reducing her weight to one kilogram, Miss Valentine flew above the giant with an umbrella, suddenly transforming her weight to ten thousand kilograms! She plummeted down, fiercely stomping on the giant's neck, forcefully knocking the bearded 'Red Ogre' to the ground.
"Chain Blood Explosion!"
Since being beaten by Roman, Mr.5 had become much more ruthless, directly slashing his wrist and flinging his blood out. With his fruit ability, the blood continuously produced small 'explosions' from behind, propelling the blood mass rapidly onto the giant's face, followed by a series of continuous explosions!
"Oh? Interesting."
Mr.3 raised his eyelids, previously underestimating this colleague...
"Ahhh, I'll kill you all—!"
The enraged bearded giant 'Red Ogre' struggled, but he had already exhausted his strength in the battle with 'Blue Ogre', and the man named Mr.3 was not one to show mercy. With a wave of his hand, giant wax swords pierced through the giant's limbs, pinning him firmly to the ground!
"Ugh..."
"Very good, not only did we gain two pirate heads worth over a hundred million, but we also took care of the small fry who dared to challenge our Baroque Works..."
Thud, thud, thud,
Zoro, Nami, Vivi, and:
"De... demon!"
"Th-that guy... how..."
When they saw the last person, Mr.5 and Miss Valentine turned pale! Instinctively, they wanted to turn and run.
"Hmm?"
Mr.3 looked curiously at his colleagues, not knowing what these two were up to.
"Do you know this nobody?"
"Ah, this..."
Looking at the handsome boy with blank eyes in front of them, who remained motionless even after being captured, Mr.5 and Miss Valentine were unsure if this was the 'demon' they had encountered before.
"N-nothing..."
Could it be twins?
"Zoro, how did you get caught!"
Nami, who had fallen to the ground, was shocked. With her understanding of Zoro's strength, how could he be captured so easily?
On the other hand, Vivi and Roman... ever since they started 'developing their fruits,' the reliable Roman had become unreliable...
"The enemy used their ability to transform into your appearance, and I got tricked..."
Facing Zoro's explanation, Nami was speechless. Because she had fallen into the same trap! It was all Roman's fault...
"Hmph, you are quite lively,"
"But soon, you will regret provoking our Baroque Works!"
As the man codenamed Mr.3 activated his ability, a giant wax 'cake' appeared on the battlefield, with Zoro, Nami, Vivi, and Roman stuck in it like 'candles.'
"Come, enjoy my 'special service'!"
As the ability was activated, white mist began to drift down over Nami and the others.
"This is... cough cough,"
"This is wax mist, which will evenly coat your bodies with a layer of wax!"
Mr.3 'kindly' explained to Nami and the others.
"This mist will be inhaled into your lungs, causing you to slowly suffocate to death. The prolonged pain, lasting for tens of minutes, will make your death unimaginable! You will become my masterpieces of despair—"
"Ah, no! Why do we have to become your masterpieces?"
Nami was the first to object!
"Roman!... Zoro, think of something~~~"
"Sorry, I can't cut through steel yet." Actually, with Zoro's current strength, breaking through ordinary steel weapons and armor was not a problem, but he was powerless against the giant 'cake' that held them in place.
Clang!
After being stuck in the wax cake like 'candles,' their hands were freed. Of course, this was not out of kindness, but to make their struggle more 'entertaining.'
"Since our feet are stuck," Zoro aimed his katana at his own leg!
"Then I'll cut off my legs!"
!!!
"Wait a minute!"
Nami, covering her face, stopped Zoro's 'Golden Lion behavior.' She looked at Roman, who was still in a daze, and had to make up her mind.
"Roman, the world's number one handsome guy!"
???
???
With Nami's embarrassed shout, Roman's eyes finally focused! He snapped out of his idle state. Yes, this was the 'code' he and Nami had agreed on. And it was Nami's idea.
Actually:
When Nami was in danger, he had already been keeping an eye on the orange-haired girl. However:
"I told you to train regularly and stay alert, but you didn't take it seriously. Now, look how easily you've been captured! Do you understand the power of the Devil Fruit now? It's not just about fighting; the enemy used a wax ability to easily capture half of the Straw Hat crew."
"It's... it's really him..."
Roman's gaze changed instantly, and his demeanor became completely different! His imposing aura surged, causing Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine, who had suffered greatly at his hands, to turn pale.
"Hmph, putting on airs!"
Mr. 3 was startled by Roman's aura but still pretended to be calm and glanced at his colleague beside him.
"Even a giant can't break free once they're controlled by my wax—"
Smack,
A hand covered his face, interrupting the high-ranking Baroque Works officer's words!
Then, with a dizzying spin, the back of his head slammed hard into the ground.
Boom!
Grabbing the man's face, Roman slammed the guy with the '3' hairstyle into the dirt, creating a massive spiderweb-like crack on the ground! Roman then lifted the bloodied man by the face and tilted his head, asking.
"Sorry to interrupt, what were you saying just now?"
?!
Impossible—
Mr. 3, his face covered in blood, lowered his gaze to Roman's legs, which had turned into sheets of paper, and groaned three words in despair.
"Elementalization!"
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