"Don't be mad. Apples have their charm, and watermelons have their fun.
Besides, people eat watermelon all the time, but apples? They're rarer—so sometimes, a change in taste is refreshing."
Snap!
Hina smacked her forehead and shook her head in disbelief.
"This idiot is digging his own grave."
Ain and Robin sighed in unison.
As expected, Nami completely exploded. A fierce black energy surged around her as her anger reached its peak.
Gathering all her strength, she clenched her delicate fist and swung it straight at Luffy's face.
Luffy, still grinning, didn't take her attack seriously at all.
In fact, he was laughing to himself.
"Ha! Like that tiny fist can do anything to me? Stop joking!"
Feeling smug, he decided to show off.
"Time to flex my ultimate move—Iron Body!"
Standing firm, he activated Tekkai (Iron Body), intending to absorb the impact without budging an inch.
Ain and Kalifa, both masters of the Rokushiki (Six Powers), immediately saw through his trick and cursed him in their hearts.
"Seriously? He's actually using Tekkai against Nami? What a shameless bastard!"
While Luffy was gloating and the others were either rolling their eyes or silently calling him pathetic—
Something unexpected happened.
Nami's petite fist suddenly became coated in an invisible black layer.
Hancock, Kalifa, Hina, and the others widened their eyes in shock.
But Luffy, completely unaware, casually pointed to his left cheek and mocked,
"Come on, come on, hit me right here! Give it your best shot!"
The moment the words left his mouth—
BOOM!!!
A deafening bang echoed through the room.
Luffy's smirk instantly vanished as he spat out a mouthful of blood.
His body shot into the air like a rocket, spinning an absurd 3,600 degrees before smashing headfirst into the wall.
His entire upper body became embedded in it, while his limp limbs dangled helplessly outside.
The room fell into stunned silence.
Koala's back was drenched in cold sweat as she clutched her face in sheer terror.
"W-Wait… was that… Armament Haki?!"
Even the usually composed Ain, Hancock, Hina, Kalifa, and Kujaku were completely frozen.
Olivia and Robin, who didn't specialize in Haki, also had dumbfounded expressions, as if they had just seen a ghost.
In the New World, countless people wielded Haki—it was almost a necessity.
But that didn't mean everyone could awaken it.
Even among experienced warriors, unlocking Busoshoku Haki (Armament Haki) was no easy feat.
Those who did were often considered masters.
Even within the Four Emperors' crews, a person with Armament Haki could easily qualify as a mid-tier officer or serve as a right-hand to a high-ranking one.
And yet…
The timid, greedy, hot-tempered, flat-chested Nami had just awakened Armament Haki.
And of all things—she awakened it because Luffy pissed her off!
Not only that, but she had knocked him out in a single punch.
The girls couldn't decide whether to be more shocked by Nami's breakthrough… or the sheer absurdity of Luffy's misfortune.
"Bastard Luffy! I'M GONNA KILL YOU! I'M GONNA KILL YOU!!!"
Fueled by newfound power and rage, Nami charged toward Luffy, still embedded in the wall.
Koala and Kalifa paled and immediately tackled her, holding her back with all their might.
After a long moment of silence, Luffy finally stirred.
With a groan, he braced himself against the wall and yanked his head out.
Standing there in a daze, he gingerly touched his swollen cheek, unable to process what had just happened.
From the start, he had never taken Nami's attack seriously.
He hadn't even tried to dodge—he'd just let it happen.
And yet…
"What the hell just happened?!"
Realizing he had been obliterated by a punch he considered harmless, Luffy gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.
"You piece of trash! When I become a Marine Admiral, I swear I'm gonna delete that useless Tekkai technique from the Six Powers!!!"
Kalifa snapped, "Oi! Don't just blame Tekkai, you dumbass!"
Koala, still struggling to hold Nami back, yelled, "What are you idiots doing?! Help me! I can't hold her much longer!"
Luffy immediately switched to survival mode.
"Nami, my dear! Please forgive me! Madam!"
The girls: "…"
After over ten minutes of chaos, Nami finally calmed down—though she was still fuming.
Luffy, now with a slightly less swollen face, pulled her into a hug and decided to shift back to serious matters.
"Ahem~ Now, where were we before all this?"
"Oh, right. I said I'd ask headquarters for reinforcements."
Nami, still curled up in his arms, snorted coldly and twisted slightly.
"Hmph! What if headquarters doesn't send backup?
Are we just going to sit around and do nothing? Just watch everything unfold?!"
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