88. Straw Hat Pirates, All Monsters
These three are the toughest folks acknowledged by the BIGMOM Pirates.
They're like four-star desserts.
But the strongest, Katakuri, is busy battling Blackfoot.
The rest of the trio are the top brass of the current BIGMOM Pirates.
Smoothie, the Minister of Juice.
Cracker, the Minister of Biscuit.
And Snack, the Minister of Fries.
These guys are big shots in the New World.
They even dive into the Four Emperors' wars headfirst.
Now, when the remaining trio of the dessert generals stand tall, there's a man facing them.
"Jinbei?"
Snack scowled.
He remembered clashing with Jinbei from the Whitebeard Pirates before, realizing he wasn't a match then, but now he's not alone.
Seeing Jinbei standing there, ready to face the three, isn't a joke.
"That joke's not funny at all," Smoothie remarked, looking down at Jinbei.
Even one-on-one, Smoothie could handle Jinbei. He might be strong among the Shichibukai, but he's not on their level.
"If you don't try, you'll never know if it'll work. I'm here to make sure you don't interfere with others' fights," Jinbei declared, raising his hands in a Fishman Karate stance.
"Then, go to hell, Jinbei," Smoothie retorted casually, lifting her huge sword high and bringing it down forcefully, sending a massive water-like slash toward Jinbei.
Cracker, silent as ever, raised his sword and thrust it forward, sending out a penetrating shockwave of sword energy.
Snack swung his massive samurai sword, creating a crescent-shaped wave that ripped through the ground.
Facing three deadly slashes, Jinbei remained calm. He even closed his eyes, letting his inner calm spread through him.
A drop of water fell onto the surface of the water, causing ripples to spread.
Suddenly, Jinbei's eyes snapped open. He punched out with a simple yet powerful right fist.
"Fishman Karate, 5,000 Brick Fist," he declared.
An ordinary punch, but it seemed to freeze the space around him.
Then, a powerful white airwave emanated from him, swallowing up all the sword energy and shockwaves.
Jinbei leaped into the air, his Fishman Karate stance ready.
"Fishman Karate, Ogi: Buraikan!" he shouted.
His right hand is enveloped in a water sphere, distorted by Conqueror's Haki, ready to unleash its power.
Jinbei's punch was felt with terrifying force straight at Smoothie and the three of them.
Smoothie couldn't keep her calm anymore and raised her giant sword with a roar.
By her side, Cracker and Snack didn't slack off. They knew they had to fight together.
Though they weren't sure why, they were keenly aware that Jinbei had transformed completely from their previous encounters.
His strength now was beyond measure.
The clash of the three swords with Jinbei's water waves, empowered by Conqueror's Haki, unleashed a devastating force.
The shockwave swept everything like a hurricane, shattering the ground beneath them and pulverizing nearby stones into fine powder.
"Take this!" Jinbei roared.
His Fishman Karate prowess, augmented by Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki, overwhelmed Smoothie and her comrades.
A massive explosion followed as Jinbei alone sent them flying.
As they soared through the air, bullets of water struck them with more force than bullets, drawing blood.
Jinbei's water waves turned into a deadly rain curtain, riddling buildings with holes and hitting targets hundreds of meters away.
His mastery of Fishman Karate had evolved, making even Smoothie's Armament Haki unable to fully resist.
This was the power of Fishman Karate, a deadly martial art that harnesses water and Haki.
Smoothie, now kneeling and coughing blood, struggled to comprehend Jinbei's newfound strength.
Snack lay bleeding and powerless while Cracker emerged from his biscuit shell, wounded and surprised.
Smoothie couldn't help but wonder at Jinbei's remarkable growth.
His strength surpassed that of a Shichibukai, nearing Admiral level.
Jinbei attributed his growth to his time with the Straw Hat Pirates, much like Zoro's ascetic training.
With his straightforward and honest personality, Jinbei felt somewhat invincible.
After all, Luffy had strengthened from an ordinary Shichibukai to someone who could now face Admirals head-on in just a day.
Honestly, before, Jinbei might not have been able to take on Smoothie one-on-one. She's a big pirate with a bounty of over 900 million, after all, and a core member of the Four Emperors' crew. But even with such strength, she couldn't match up to Admiral-level prowess.
Now, Jinbei felt like he had broken through to another level of strength. What he thought was strong before was nothing compared to what he was capable of now.
Even someone like Smoothie, whom he might have struggled against before, joined by three other top-tier pirates, including Katakuri, would fall before him.
"There's a big gap between your strength and Katakuri's," Jinbei calmly stated, assessing the situation.
Though their bounties might be close, Katakuri's strength was on another level entirely, surpassing even the other dessert generals like Smoothie.
"Curses, Jinbei!" Smoothie gritted her teeth and charged forward, knowing she had to hold Jinbei back to protect her family behind her.
Jinbei, with his massive frame and huge sword, effortlessly countered Smoothie's attacks, even those strong enough to cut through the sea.
Besides Smoothie, Cracker also launched a relentless assault on Jinbei, showing that despite the little affection the Big Mom Pirates' "aunt" had for her "children," they still valued their bonds.
With his Fishman Karate techniques, Jinbei effortlessly countered their desperate attacks, each strike carrying overwhelming power like the crashing waves of the sea.
The Big Mom Pirates found themselves in despair. They had underestimated the Straw Hat Pirates, thinking them just a small crew with nothing to fear, even with their leader's staggering bounty of 5.1 billion.
But now they realized their mistake. The Straw Hats were a force to be reckoned with, each member displaying monstrous strength that surpassed their expectations.
As they faced defeat, they knew there was still one monster among the Straw Hats who hadn't even joined the fight yet: Roronoa Zoro.
With the Straw Hats on the brink of victory without Zoro even lifting a finger, the Big Mom Pirates had little hope of resistance.
"Foolishness," muttered Charlotte Daifuku and Charlotte Oven as they watched the one-sided battle. They knew they were outmatched, their defeat inevitable in the face of such overwhelming strength.
A massive demon, formed from condensed smoke, materialized before Jinbei.
"Defeat Jinbei, the devil, for me," ordered Charlotte Daifuku. The demon, wielding a huge blade, flew towards Jinbei.
On the other side, Charlotte Oven erupted with intense heat, radiating scorching rays of light from his body as he charged at Jinbei.
But both the demon and Oven suddenly slowed down as a tall, thin skeleton figure strolled past them with graceful slowness.
"Okay, don't disturb my partner," Brook said flatly, stopping in front of them and swiftly closing his sword.
"Humming Three Blocks: Arrow Notch Cut," Brook declared as his sword instantly froze both the demon and Oven in place.
"Appreciate this well, the song of cold air from the Nether," Brook remarked lightly, integrating the freezing cold of the Nether into his evolved swordsmanship.
The members of the BIGMOM Pirates were in disbelief. The Straw Hat Pirates' monsters emerged one after another, each displaying terrifying strength.
"Who else can save us?" they wondered as they faced defeat.
Just then, a short figure leapt out and slashed at Sanji, who was locked in fierce combat with Katakuri.
Katakuri roared in disgust, but it was too late to stop the attack. Sanji remained surprisingly calm, sensing the trajectory of the impending strike.
But before the attack could connect, Zoro intervened, slicing through the strange light of the blade with his black blade.
Streusen's smile faded as Zoro confronted him, warning him against dirty tricks in battle.
Zoro exuded unparalleled pressure, like a ferocious beast eyeing its prey, as he faced off against Streusen.
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