Between heaven and earth, black thunder flashed wildly, a storm of lightning and fury.
It was the clash of Conqueror's Haki—a titanic entanglement of power. At the same time, it was the roar of the supreme brontosaurus unleashed, the fury of the Ultimate King.
"Fist bone—"
Marine Hero Garp positioned his fists at his sides, his aura radiating the weight of the ultimate. As a Legendary Marine, he embodied the very standard of strength in the world—a force that once rivaled the era of Roger himself. For him, wielding Conqueror's Haki was instinctual; bending it, no effort at all.
Previously, Garp's casual punches could obliterate entire crews, ships, and even the richest pirates, like Jack the Drough. That was the terrifying power of a single blow, capable of spreading terror even from thousands of meters away. Anyone watching the battlefield would feel the intensity, their hearts gripped by dread.
Yet, facing Garp's charge, Sugisawa Yuuto remained calm. Slowly, he retracted his own fist to his waist.
"Thunder Dragon King's—"
Chi chi!
Dense black-and-red lightning encased him. Unlike Conqueror's Haki, this was real destructive thunder—Yuuto's exclusive power. During the great Enies Lobby incident, a strike like this had once incapacitated Admiral Aokiji, even when he was submerged in a sea of ice.
Back then, his fist had not yet reached its peak; its destructive force had relied more on the black thunder itself. But now, in the battle of Little Garden, Primordial Island, Sugisawa Yuuto had awakened fully. He had harnessed the spirit of the Dragon King, uniting body and mind, becoming the Dragon King of Consummation Thunder.
Time lost all meaning. It could have been minutes—or only a heartbeat.
The momentum of Hero Garp and Dragon King Yuuto peaked simultaneously.
"Fist bone—conflict!!!"
"Thunder Dragon King's—Beng Fist!!!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Rumble!
The sonic booms deafened the world. Two meteors, blazing with unstoppable force, tore across sky and earth. In an instant, two of the strongest fists in the world collided.
At that moment, it was as if the drums of heaven itself beat furiously, echoing through the cosmos. The world seemed to halt.
Click!
The atmosphere itself cracked under the force. The sky shattered like glass, a lattice of fractures radiating from their fists in all directions. A shockwave erupted, sending thousands of waves rippling across the sea. Even the void above the battlefield trembled like water.
Brighter than the sun, a ball of pure destructive force formed between them, where their powers fused—a concentrated explosion of annihilation.
Click!
Black-and-red lightning cascaded into the sea, carving out a massive chasm. Waves roared, a storm of water and energy spiraling upward. The very ocean convected, forming a terrifying waterspout around them. The scene resembled the apocalypse itself.
All who witnessed it stood in stunned silence, mouths agape, unable to utter a word.
Time passed… perhaps a minute, perhaps an eternity.
Finally, the collision ended. The ball of destruction trembled, then exploded, releasing unimaginable energy. The blinding light rendered everything invisible.
"Ah! What… what just happened?"
"Can humans really do this?"
"Where's Garp? Is he okay? Vice Admiral Garp must have won… right?"
The sailors screamed, their voices tinged with panic.
"President!!! How's the battle going?!"
"No matter the opponent, our president will never lose!"
"The president will endure to the end!"
Fairy Tail's girls spoke firmly, their eyes unwavering.
Through the dissipating light, Sugisawa Yuuto and Garp stepped back, leaving ripples in the void beneath them.
Garp landed fifty paces back; Yuuto stopped at the forty-seventh.
"Good boy, you take this seriously!" Garp said, forcing blood back into his body.
"Exactly what you wanted, isn't it?" Yuuto replied, grinning.
Pfft ha ha ha!
The two collided again, meteor-like, water rippling visibly with each strike. The battlefield had shifted from sea to sky, through clouds and back down to the ocean. Ordinary people could no longer discern their forms—only the faint traces of air and water disturbed by their movements.
"The sky is constantly broken and healed… this is Garp's true strength. Yet even he cannot overwhelm that man," muttered Peacock, her eyes wide.
"Because that man… Sugisawa Yuuto, leader of Fairy Tail… he stands on the same level as Vice Admiral Garp. He is truly a sea emperor," she added in awe.
Hina sighed, worry etched in her features.
"I don't want Vice Admiral Garp to get hurt… but President Yuuto is just as formidable. No one can stop them," said Skylark softly.
Momousagi Gion nodded grimly. "This battle will only end when they decide it does," Erza added.
With a roar, deep in the clouds, the two collided like meteors.
"Pfft ha ha ha! Fall into the abyss for me!" Garp shouted, his powerful arm locking onto Yuuto's neck.
"The bottom of the sea—fall!!!"
Boom!
A massive blue hole formed in the ocean, spiraling down as if to the seabed itself. Sugisawa Yuuto fell toward it—but suddenly, chi chi!—he dissipated into countless lightning bolts.
"It should be you falling!"
Before anyone could react, Yuuto appeared above Garp, hands raised. Black thunder condensed into a massive pitch-black halberd:
"Thunder Dragon King's—Fang Tianji!!!"
Yuuto slashed, forcing Garp to block with his Iron Body, augmented by Xeon's armored colors. Even Roger could not have resisted such a strike… but that was the past. Garp, once the pinnacle of Marine power, was now an elderly man in his eighties.
Click!
Garp's arm cracked under the assault.
Rumble!
Countless black-and-red thunders overwhelmed him, dragging him into the abyss.
"Mr. Garp!!!"
"Vice Admiral Garp!!!"
The sailors cried out, eyes fixed on the sea, desperate to see him rise. Minutes passed with no sign.
"No… it can't be…"
"How could this happen?"
"Legendary hero… dead?!"
Skylark wept, clutching her face. Peacock's fists clenched, her small hands icy with fear.
Then—clatter!—a wet, charred figure landed on the rabbit-ship deck.
"Little Skylark, Little Peacock, were you just waiting for the old man to die so you could eat a feast? Cough cough," Garp croaked, coughing up blackened blood.
The girls gasped in disbelief, then cheered wildly.
"Mr. Garp! He's alive!"
Their laughter was short-lived. From the other side, Sugisawa Yuuto stepped onto the ship, calm, composed, clothes torn but utterly unshaken.
Though Garp had been scorched and humiliated by Yuuto's black thunder, the fire in his eyes had not dimmed. Neither fighter had been exhausted—the clash of sea titans could not be decided in minutes.
"Don't hold back, kid, fight with everything you've got!" Garp stood, ready again.
"This should be my line!" Yuuto replied, smiling.
The air thickened with tension. Another round was about to begin—until Skylark stepped forward, tears streaming.
"Stop fighting, Vice Admiral Garp! President Yuuto! I beg you, please stop!"
Yuuto gently patted her head. "For Little Skylark's sake, we'll call it for today. The rest… next time!"
Garp snorted, coughing, but smiled faintly.
Meanwhile, Yuuto glanced at Mirajan. "Finished counting the bounty offenders?"
"Almost… all still on the ship," she nodded, pointing to the pile of pirates on the deck, some alive, some dead.
Yuuto entered the pirate ship's cabin, where Devil Fruits of all colors and shapes caught his eye—sixty-six in total.
"There's one last one!" Irene called, sending the final opponent—Flying Six Cells Runti—onto the deck.
The ancient Zoan Brachiosaurus fruit's transformation completed.
"Thanks for your hard work," Yuuto said.
"By the way, Irene, you look a little pale. Too exhausted?" he asked.
"No, it's fine. Aren't you feeling anything?" she replied.
Despite her immense power as a dragon slayer, Irene still suffered side effects from intense transformation—dizziness, nausea. Fairy Tail's blessing helped, but aboard this ship, it persisted.
Yuuto moved effortlessly, heading toward Runti, curious about the girl beneath the mask.
He removed it.
Fine. No fangs—just a normal, cute girl.
But Runti's eyes trembled with panic.
"Who… who are you? Who am I? Where… where is this?" she whispered, utterly lost.
Yuuto tilted his head, silently observing.
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