One Piece: The Cryo Doctor on the Straw Hat Ship

"Those two guys are really something, they didn't even leave me any."

"Don't worry, Luffy."

V smiled and pointed to the buildings inside the Dragon Empire.

"Do you remember the moves I had you practice before?"

"Why don't we use it to practice?"

As he spoke, V's tone suddenly became serious:

"After all, that place... was the nightmare prison that had haunted Nami for years."

"Its existence only reminds Nami of her unpleasant past."

Upon hearing this, Luffy immediately dropped his joking expression and placed one hand on his straw hat.

"As expected, we still have to rely on you, V."

Luffy suddenly smiled and sighed:

"Now I finally know how to help Nami."

"Any place she doesn't want to stay, I'll destroy it all!!!"

“Luffy…V…” Nami’s eyes sparkled.

The next moment, Luffy suddenly put his right thumb in his mouth and bit down hard.

"Third gear...!!!"

Chapter 37 Die, Ah Long!

Luffy suddenly took a deep breath, swelling his stomach into a balloon shape, and then forcefully exhaled onto his bitten finger.

Under everyone's astonished gaze, Luffy's fist suddenly swelled up, growing bigger and longer at an incredible speed, instantly transforming into a gigantic fist as large as a giant!

That fist was like a battering ram that had stepped out of an ancient myth, with the muscle texture under the skin clearly visible, as if it contained a violent power capable of tearing mountains apart.

"Are you...you're kidding, right!?"

"That fist is bigger than the Going Merry, isn't it!?"

Looking at the fist that resembled a small mountain above his head, Usopp's forehead instantly broke out in a cold sweat.

No?

Has he been stripping with monsters like this all along?!

"Rubber rubber—Giant's pistol!!!"

With Luffy's deep and powerful roar, his towering fist, carrying overwhelming force, crashed into the massive castle-like building in the center of Dragon Park, a symbol of oppression and enslavement!

The air was compressed, creating a deafening sonic boom!

Wherever the fist passed, a strong wind howled, and even the ground was plowed into a deep trench by the force of the punch!

Even Zoro and Sanji, who were charging in and out of the Fishman Pirates' ranks, were stunned by this aura, standing there dumbfounded, watching the giant fist float past overhead.

"Isn't it?!"

Boom!

A deafening roar erupted, shaking the entire ground of Cocoaxi Village!

Under the horrified gazes of Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, Nami, and all the fishmen present, the iconic building of the Arlong Empire, constructed of solid rock and steel and once considered unshakeable, crumbled and collapsed from top to bottom as if struck head-on by a mountain thrown by a giant god!

Bricks and stones flew everywhere, beams and pillars broke, and walls decorated with ugly fish-man totems collapsed in patches. The dust and smoke rose into the sky like mushroom clouds, turning half the sky gray and yellow!

"This...this is..."

The cigarette in Sanji's mouth fell silently to the ground. His eyes widened, and he forgot to maintain his usual gentlemanly demeanor.

"Luffy, that guy..."

Zoro sheathed his sword and stood there, his eyes flashing with a sharp light.

He thought Luffy in Gear Second was invincible, but he never expected that Luffy had such a terrifying technique hidden inside.

However, the shock in his eyes quickly faded.

Instead, there is boundless anticipation for the future.

After all, he knew very well that Luffy's ability to develop such terrifying techniques was inseparable from V's guidance.

He believed that with V's help, he would soon grow into a strong person who could stand on his own.

Only Nami covered her mouth, her orange hair dancing wildly in the raging air.

Tears welled up uncontrollably in my eyes.

The building that had imprisoned her dreams for eight years and devoured the blood and sweat of countless villagers was blasted into ruins right before her eyes by her partner's punch!

Sunlight pierced through the smoke and dust, falling on her face, as if dispelling the gloom that had shrouded her heart for many years.

The smoke and dust slowly dissipated.

The once towering and arrogant main castle of Dragon Paradise has now been reduced to a continuous pile of rubble.

Zoro and Sanji exchanged a glance, and then their fighting spirit dissipated simultaneously.

Compared to Luffy's attack, their attacks were like children playing around; they were not even in the same league.

How can they possibly maintain their burning passion?

"Cough...cough cough cough..."

A violent and embarrassing coughing fit rang out.

Immediately, several large stone slabs in the center of the ruins were violently lifted up.

Ah Long—the sawtooth shark man who called himself the "ruler of the East Sea"—was covered in dust, blood streaming from his forehead, and even his proud long nose was crooked.

Following closely behind, the fish-man executives, including Croobi, Chuu, and Hachi, struggled out from under the rubble, each bearing injuries and looking terrified.

However, when they saw their surroundings clearly, a chill instantly ran down their spines and up to their heads—

Everywhere you look, amidst the ruins, are scattered and buried the figures of ordinary members of the Fishman Pirates!

Even those who didn't die on the spot were almost all seriously injured and unconscious.

“Bastard…bastard…” A Long’s eyes were bloodshot as he looked around, trying to find the culprit who destroyed the Dragon Empire.

"Who the hell is this?! I'll kill you!!!"

"Stop shouting, losers of the new world."

V's voice wasn't loud, but it was like an ice pick, precisely piercing through Aaron's hysterical roar.

He emerged from the dusty curtain, carrying a small doll.

The little puppet in his hand suddenly leaped up, jumped to the ground, and said in a comical and cute voice:

"Is this the guy who made Nami so sad?!"

"........."

"........."

The atmosphere was instantly broken by the soft, sweet voice of the toddler.

Ah Long and the others focused their attention on the little doll.

And who could have imagined... that such an adorable little guy had just easily destroyed the entire Dragon Empire.

That's right.

The miniature figure V is holding is none other than Luffy, whose body has shrunk due to the side effects of Gear Third.

Usopp, looking at Luffy who could be kicked far away with a single kick, couldn't help but sigh:

"There are indeed too many unknown events in this world."

Nami, who had finally reached this moment, stepped forward.

Her short orange hair shimmered in the sunlight, and her eyes no longer held the gloom of the past, only a relieved determination.

"Ah Long, it's all over."

"It's time to settle the scores from all these years."

Ah Long snapped out of his daze, his jagged teeth chattering with rage.

"Did you do all this, Nami!?"

Swish!

He suddenly pulled his serrated broadsword from the ruins, his bloodshot eyes seemingly about to spit blood.

“It seems…” his voice was hoarse and low, as if squeezed from the depths of his chest, “that my past ‘mercy’ has made you, a lowly human,… forget who the true master of this sea is!”

He swung the serrated broadsword with one hand, the heavy blade slicing through the air with a chilling whistling sound.

"For the sake of my compatriots whom you ambushed..." Ah Long enunciated each word with fervent hatred and rage, "I will... chop you into mincemeat!!!"

Before he finished speaking, his burly body shot out like a cannonball, sending the gravel flying everywhere under his feet.

However, just as the serrated greatsword, crackling with resentment and rage, was about to fall, Nami suddenly spoke, her voice as cold as iron, cutting through the air:

"The one who truly deserves to die is you—"

"Ah Long—!!!!!!!!!!"

She let out a heart-wrenching roar, a roar that had been building up for eight years of anger and pain.

The roar seemed to have triggered some kind of switch.

Nami's bright silver hands suddenly detached from her arms and rushed towards Arlong.

"What!?" Ah Long's pupils shrank sharply, and his sprint was slightly slowed by this unexpected turn of events.

The two detached metal hands did not fall, but instead rapidly transformed and reformed in mid-air!

The mechanical structure shifted and transformed like a living thing, the metal winglets unfolded with a "whoosh," and the tail thruster instantly lit up with a ghostly blue light.

In the blink of an eye, the two palms transformed into two streamlined, futuristic miniature fighter jets!