The air in the Rain Dinners basement was no longer just cold; it was unstable. As the Sea-Prism cage disintegrated into golden dust, the very laws of physics in the room began to warp. Crocodile stood frozen, his cigar falling from his lips. He looked at his hook, then at Luffy, who was standing tall, his body vibrating with a strange, white frequency.
"You... you've corrupted the source code," Crocodile hissed, his sand-body flickering like a low-resolution video. "That cage was the ultimate firewall! No one below Admin level should have been able to touch it!"
Luffy tilted his head, a wild, digital grin stretching across his face. "I don't know about firewalls, Sand-man. But Amine said I'm the one who decides where my fist goes. And right now... I decided it goes through your face!"
Luffy vanished. He didn't just move fast; he literally 'skipped' the frames of animation between where he was and where Crocodile stood. It was a Logic Break.
"Gomu Gomu no... Jet Stamp!"
Luffy's foot slammed into Crocodile's stomach. Usually, the sand would just absorb the hit, but this time, the moment of impact created a 'Visual Glitch'. A shockwave of neon-purple energy exploded, sending Crocodile flying through three solid stone walls.
Amine, leaning against the remains of the cage, felt his vision blurring. Every time Luffy used that power, it drained Amine's 'Creative Stamina'. He could see the system logs scrolling in the air:
[Warning: Narrative Overdrive. The 'Origin Author' is attempting to force a System Reboot to stop the protagonist.]
"Amine! Drink this!" Nami rushed to him, holding a bottle of water she had managed to 'Edit' back into existence during the chaos.
As the cool water hit his throat, Amine felt a surge of clarity. He looked at the stylus, which was now glowing with the same golden light as the old man's gift. "We don't have much time," Amine whispered, his voice raspy. "Crocodile is going to try to 'Hard-Reset' the city. We have to reach the center of the storm before he deletes Alabasta's future."