167 Chapter 167
Outside the marine base, there was a big vast yard, where high ranked officers and seamen train and practise different skills such as Swordsmanship, Gunmanship and other fighting skills, since the HQ wanted to provide his soldiers with the best equipment to prepare.
In the middle, Lucas was standing, facing Ain and Shuzo.
Ain was wearing pretty shorts, showing her long legs, and a tight blue shirt. Shuzo had his hair tied up, his long muscled gorilla arms reaching the ground, and wearing a red shirt with black pants.
Though they were Commodore and one rank beneath him, they were personally trained by Z, the legendary teacher and stayed by his side for long. In fact, Shuzo in the Manga was shown to give a hard time for a low Vice Admiral, who wasn't in the level of the other vices.
Lucas thought that he would beat Shuzo mercilessly.
But the thing is, Ain, was gorgeous and had a pretty face, smooth skin and red-ruby eyes, long dark-blue hair. Without forgetting the hourglass figure, long full legs and huge breasts, and his Grandma's teaching that a man only raises his hand on a woman for one particular reason.
At the corners, there are a considerably large number of marines and officers with high and low ranks.
Apparently, Momousagi collected them here, since they got their salary lately, and she made them make bets. She loved gambling. Before the fight starts, she told everyone about Lucas's age, and how he came to New Wold less than a week ago, and he has been working for less than a year, but because of his investigating skills, he got promoted quickly.
She didn't tell them that Garp had acknowledged his strength personally.
Most of the people made their bets on Ain and Shuzo since those two were known of hunting pirates in the New World, and ranks aren't final – a Commander from New World can be stronger than a Captain in Paradise who is absolutely stronger than Captain from East Blue.
"Gion, let's see Garp's student against mine."
"Mm"
'If he fails, I swear I'll bury him with paper works' Gion, known as Momousagi, nodded at Z's statement, and made a secret vow in case Lucas made her lose.
"Start,"
Said Z and waved his robotic arms, making everyone look anxiously at the battlefield.
"The girl, get out, I don't have a reason to hit you even though you were too much."
Facing both Ain and Shuzo, Lucas made a provoking statement before taking a cigarette out of his storage and lit it up.
Lucas remembered a bit about Shuzo, who was supposed to lose to Luffy and some giantess from Elbaf. But he couldn't remember anything on Ain. He assumed that she may be a character from filler or a movie, which he never watched.
"You."
Ain was about to charge on this man who looked down at her because she is a woman. It hurt her pride since pirates never considered her being a woman before injuring her and killing all of her friends.
Shuzo extended his long arm to stop her while glaring at Lucas, who was 30 meters away.
"No, he is mine."
The two were known to be rivals and wouldn't work together. Ain wanted him to get out of the way.
"Shave," Shuzo swiftly kicked the ground, and in a blink, he appeared two meters in front Lucas, who just threw his cigarette.
Using his long arms, Shuzo punched the Blondie who didn't dodge at the time and hit his face with a fast and a heavy punch.
*BAM*
Shuzo felt that he hit something very hard, and jumped back 5 meters from the reaction force caused by Lucas's muscles, which was equal to Shuzo's punching speed.
Lucas's feet slide a bit on the ground, 20 centimetres back.
[Titanium Mass level 5 +100 XP (3400/1.000.000)]
Everyone around seemed excited from the first clash, after seeing Lucas using one of the common technique- only if they knew that it was a passive ability for him they
"Iron mass, I see." Feeling some pain on his fist, Shuzo smiled as he lifted his very muscular arm and looked down at Lucas, who was tall as his waist, "but I know my hit must have hurt you."
Lucas blandly stared at him. This punch didn't make him feel anything. Seems that the training he did in HQ for two months (getting hit by a giant unlit his Iron Mass reached level 20) made him get a lot stronger.
"Let's see if you would be still idle now."
"Iron Mass; Finger Gun Five and Haki," Shuzo lifted his hand and extended his five fingers that became black ink. The attack he is about to use would pierce a thick iron gate easily. "Shave,"
Shuzo headed toward Lucas, like a spear, extending his fingers. As soon as the fingers came close, Lucas took one step to the side, allowing Shuzo to pass by him. "Iron Mass" Shuzo quickly reacted, clenching his fist, in the air, as he felt what Lucas is going to do next, but it was useless, as Lucas made a fist and punched his on the cheek.
Shuzo, despite hardening his body in the time, found himself flying to the ground while feeling millions of ants rendering his body numb.
A level 16 punch from a boxer wasn't easy to take, and Shuzo fell down, unable to move his body up, as blood and teeth fell from his mouth, and he felt that the ground moving up.
[Boxing + 5000 XP]
[+78.000 XP]
"Don't worry, I held back," Lucas said, though he felt some bones and teeth getting broken.
The majority, who participated in the bet with their money against Lucas, started to bite their nails.
"Oy, that means,"
"We may lose our bets."
"No, there still Ain, let's cheer her."
Momousagi smiled gently while Zephyr was looking at Ain and Shuzo, feeling a bit that they are weak.
"You said because I'm a woman you refuse to hit me."Ain coldly looked at Shuzo, before focusing her gaze on Lucas.
"There are things I wouldn't want to lay my hands at, but, I can't grant that I won't change my mind if I got forced."
"Hmph."
Ain took two daggers from her waist, and, with one strong kick, she dashed toward Lucas and waved her daggers at his chest. Unlike Zoro, she can do damage to his skin, so Lucas dodged thanks easily to his Haki and Kami-E.
Ain didn't stop her attacks and kept using the two daggers. As he dodged again, she waved her hands quickly, while flipping around and try to hit him from the back. In reaction, Lucas covered two fingers with Haki, turned, and blocked her attacks with his finger.
This girl was very fast and agile moving. This scene seemed like Lucas was being pushed back. Seeing this sight, the marines around started to cheer up Ain, forgetting that Lucas is the second in command in this base, for some reason, and he became Commodore as soon as he graduated.
Momousagi furrowed her eyebrows and clenched her teeth before yelling, "BRAT, there is nothing wrong with hitting a woman in a battle, if you don't want to hit her, tie her up, or knock her out peacefully."
She can't afford to lose because Lucas is a womaniser.
Everyone then shifted their gaze toward Momousagi, looking stunned. She is a woman and yet teaches a teen such acts toward a woman who happened to be an ally and not a pirate.
"Boss!!!"
"Don't call me boss and fight."
Lucas couldn't help but losing his attention and looking at Momousagi. Does she like those acts? Well, that made sense, because she can't find someone strong enough to do that to her, she is still single.
"You let your guard down." Ain threw her daggers and extended her bare hand toward Lucas, which had purple light.
Lucas didn't know what her ability was since he never saw her in the Manga fighting, but he saw the near future, and he had a chill.
Just the moment she touches him, she would grow up 4 times in front of him just as everyone else, making Lucas feel confused. His physical strength would have to go away. And his fruit boosts would be useless.
It not like he would become smaller, but he would become a kid again, and Ain would then run away saying that he deserves to stay like that for a few days.
Back to the present, Lucas had a sweat dropped from his forehead.
The future was scary that he accidentally activated [The Eye of The Storm level 2] boosting his states by 370%, making him seeing Ain moving slowly as her hand is few inches away from him.
Lucas, for the first time, had his instincts alert him like that.
'Got him,' Ain's cold face made a smile as she thought that she would teach Lucas an unforgettable lesson.
Her fruit allows her to revert anything she touches into 8 years ago. Even if Lucas is super strong, eight years ago, he is nothing more brat, and for her, who is a marine, even if he got 100 times stronger and faster, as a kid, he isn't a thing even to a Captain.
"No, you won't."
Lucas vanished from his spot, letting Ain hit an afterimage.
"What!" her Haki alerted her that Lucas is behind her.
"You will get what is coming from you."
She heard those chilly cold words.
