Regardless of appearance or identity, Luffy's beast-like intuition cultivated since childhood told him that the blond man in front of him was really strong! Stronger than anyone he had ever seen!
Zhefu invited Victor to sit down at the table next to him, brought out a dessert and poured a glass of wine. He bowed slightly and said, "Please allow me to present you today's recommended dishes, Mr. Victor."
"Thank you for your warm hospitality, Boss Zhefu."
Victor nodded slightly in return, smiled and said, "I'm looking forward to it very much."
After Zeff turned around and walked into the kitchen, Victor took a small piece of cake smeared with fine chocolate syrup and put it into his mouth, slowly tasting it with his eyes closed.
For a while, the restaurant became extremely quiet, with only the sound of knives and forks clashing with plates from time to time.
The atmosphere became solemn, Usopp huddled in the corner and did not dare to make a sound, Zoro tightly held the handle of the knife at his waist with cold sweat dripping from his forehead, and Luffy stared at Victor with a solemn expression.
He had no intention of becoming an enemy or fighting with Victor, but the presence of the other person just sitting there made him feel like he was facing a formidable enemy with his keen senses, as if he had encountered a hunter at the top of the biological chain.
After a while, the small portion of chocolate cake on the plate was completely eaten. Victor took a sip of wine, then picked up the napkin and dipped it at the corner of his mouth, then looked at Luffy and said in a gentle tone: "So...
…Are you Monkey D. Luffy, the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates?”
"Hey? You know me?" Luffy was a little surprised. No matter how stupid he was, he knew that the other party was a powerful and powerful figure. How could he know that he, a nobody who had just been out to sea for a long time, knew that he was a nobody?
"I have some 'friendship' with people in your family."
An empty glass appeared in front of Victor. He poured a glass of wine and pushed the glass in the direction of Luffy with his knuckles: "Want a drink?"
Luffy shook his head and said honestly: "I don't like wine."
Victor raised his eyebrows: "What a pity, this is great wine." He picked up the cup and drank it in one gulp.
Luffy looked at Victor and suddenly said loudly: "Hey, let's have a battle!"
Originally, Nami and Ace secretly took some food and drinks while Luffy was chatting with Victor and hid aside. When they heard Luffy's words, they both sprayed the drinks from their mouths clean.
"Boss! Luffy is drunk!!" Ace rushed up and pressed Luffy's mouth, turned and shouted at Victor.
Victor waved his finger, and Ace had no choice but to step aside and wink at Luffy as hard as he could.
"reason?"
Victor crossed his legs and leaned back on the tall chair, with his hands interlaced on his knees and his tone was playful.
"Are you strong? I want to see how big the gap is between me and those strong men in the Grand Line!"
Luffy put a straw hat on his head and said seriously: "I am the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates. I must be strong enough to protect my friends who are not good at fighting. If you just sit in the East China Sea and watch the sky, you will fall into trouble sooner or later, so please follow me.
Let’s have a competition!”
"Luffy..." Karina and Usopp looked at Luffy blankly. They didn't expect that Luffy, who usually laughs and laughs but doesn't do anything right, would think so far. He has never forgotten his duty as a 'captain'.
"You know, right? I am the leader of all bounty hunters in this sea. As a pirate, you dare to challenge me. Should I praise you for your courage...or should I call you stupid?"
Victor smiled and shook his head: "Fortunately or unfortunately, I have promised someone not to attack you, so this duel can only be cancelled."
Before Luffy could show his frustrated expression, Victor continued: "But I can appoint someone to fight you... Ace!"
"Yes!" Ace raised his head subconsciously.
"You come and teach your brother a lesson. Don't let yourself go. I will watch the whole battle." Victor looked at Ace with a wicked smile on his lips. Then he turned to look at Luffy: "This is not a life or death situation, don't be too nervous.
Try your best. If you want to feel the combat power of the Grand Line, then start with Ace. He is the new one-star bounty hunter of the Hunter Association, the famous "Fire Fist" Ace in the new world. Feel the things like your brother.
How powerful has it become over the years?"
A few minutes later, the sea restaurant was outside the ship.
A huge circular floating plate made of zippers appeared on the sea. This resin floating plate with a diameter of fifty meters is hard and almost impossible to destroy by conventional means. It can be regarded as a simple gladiatorial performance field.
Luffy and Ace stood at opposite ends of the martial arts arena, each gearing up and doing warm-up exercises.
"Ace! I won't show mercy!"
Luffy, with a straw hat on his head, looked excited and fighting, and kept moving his shoulders and arms.
"Luffy... don't come to me if you cry after being beaten for a while."
Ace looked helpless. The boss was watching the whole battle and he couldn't let go even if he wanted to. He could only secretly pay attention not to make any heavy moves.
Sanji stood on the deck of the sea restaurant holding a small flag to act as a temporary referee. He waved the flag violently and shouted:
"The battle begins!"
"Be careful, Ace! Rubber rubber..."
Luffy took the lead and rushed towards Ace, stretching his arms behind him, and then slammed forward:
"[Bazooka]!"
The tensile force of the rubber body brought about a huge impact, and the power of the bombardment with both hands was really like a rocket launcher, directly blasting the unresponsive upper body of Ace to pieces.
"Wow! Luffy, you, you, you killed your brother!" Usopp, who was standing on the deck watching the battle, grabbed his long nose and cried out in fright.
"It's so hot! Ace turned into flames?"
Luffy shook his red hands in panic and looked up into the air. He saw sparks flying in the sky, and then they re-condensed into a human form. Ace reappeared in the sky, unharmed: "Luffy,
I said you..."
"Rubber rubber..."
Luffy ignored him at all and took a huge breath. His abdomen expanded rapidly, making his whole body swell into a ball. Then he twisted his body wildly, twisting his body into a twist, and violently spurted out the fluid in his body downwards.
The air rushed into the sky with the help of the jet force, and while his body rotated rapidly, he shot out fist shadows all over the sky at Ace super fast.
"【storm】!!"
At first, Ace casually tried to use his own elemental transformation to evade the attack, but when the first fist hit him, he realized something was wrong. Why could Luffy attack him without knowing Haki? There was no time to think about it.
, the continuous violent blows all hit Ace, sending him flying high into the sky.
"How is that possible?" Nami was also shocked. That kid obviously didn't know how to be domineering, so how could he attack Ace, who is a natural ability user?
Victor stood on the deck with his hands in his pockets and slowly shook his head. Ace really underestimated the enemy. He forgot that the natural system also had weaknesses.
Fire can be extinguished by water.
On Luffy's rapidly striking fist, the scattered droplets of sea water could be vaguely seen.