Chapter 168 Foxy VS Son Goten!
Chapter 168 Foxy VS Son Goten!
Picking up where we left off, due to the Straw Hat Pirates' defeat, Foxy, lacking any sense of honor, chose Luffy as captain. Therefore, the final captain's duel was to be fought by acting captain Son Goten, taking place on Foxy's ship. Luffy was furiously complaining about Foxy's unsportsmanlike choice...
Meanwhile, the rest of the Straw Hat crew—Nami, Zoro, and Robin—were already waiting on the viewing platform, Chopper was being taken by Setsuna to buy snacks at the Foxy Pirates' shop, and Sanji was haggling with the vendors over popcorn…
Meanwhile, Goten and Usopp were choosing their battle helmets when Usopp suddenly looked seriously at the displayed afro. And so...
As the match was about to begin, Luffy reluctantly sat down in the Foxy Pirates' seats, while the Straw Hat crew began eating snacks and anticipating Goten's new look. Upon seeing this, Yukina couldn't help but ask, "What are you all curious about? Has Goten never changed his outfit before?"
Nami and the others nodded in agreement. After Foxy made his appearance, Goten, accompanied by Usopp, appeared wearing a coat. As soon as he appeared, Goten threw off his coat, and everyone could see that he had changed into an afro. At the same time, Goten's bare upper body and his well-defined muscles won cheers from the audience.
Upon seeing this, Luffy immediately shouted excitedly, "Wow, Goten, that's so cool! Especially that afro, it's unbelievably handsome!" The other members of the Foxy Pirates immediately scolded Luffy for his words, after all, he was now a member of the Foxy Pirates, and couldn't be too flashy...
Seeing Goten's new look, Foxy couldn't help but praise the choice. Goten immediately replied, "Thanks, but I'm not just good-looking..."
So, after both assistants left the stage, the captain's duel in the third round of the second David Battle officially began. As soon as the match started, Foxy immediately fired a slow beam at Goten. Goten hurriedly rolled to the side to dodge, but in the blink of an eye, Foxy disappeared.
Upon seeing this, Goten immediately gave chase to the center of Foxy's pirate ship, only to find it riddled with cannonballs illuminated by the Slowing Ray. Before Goten could react, one of the cannonballs hurtled towards him. Goten immediately crossed his arms to block it...
However, just as Goten blocked one cannonball, a second one followed immediately, then a third, a fourth… As explosions rang out continuously on the ship, the members of the Foxy Pirates couldn't help but say, "Captain Foxy, isn't that a bit too much? The other guy is just a child after all…"
After the explosion, Foxy was still searching for Goten when, unexpectedly, Goten descended from the sky and punched Foxy in the face. Upon seeing this, Foxy hurriedly scrambled into the ship, while Goten fearlessly followed closely behind...
Goten cautiously entered the ship. The dim light flickered in the passageway, filling the air with a mysterious and dangerous atmosphere. He hadn't gone far when he inadvertently triggered a trap meticulously set by Foxy. The mechanism activated instantly, and countless sharp spikes shot out from all directions. Goten reacted swiftly, his movements as fast as lightning, quickly dodging to the side and maneuvering nimbly in the confined space, narrowly avoiding a fatal blow.
After catching his breath, Goten continued forward and came to a room. He gently pushed open the door and saw a figure inside. Upon closer inspection, it was clearly Foxy himself. Seeing the other's clumsy disguise, Goten slammed the door shut and then punched out without hesitation, sending the door flying and crashing into Foxy.
Seeing that his disguise had been exposed, Foxy immediately rushed out of the room and continued to run away. Goten, seeing this, calmly followed behind, showing no sense of urgency in the face of a powerful enemy. When they arrived at Foxy's hiding place, they found that it was nothing more than a wall covered with mirrors...
Turning his head, he saw that Foxy had already boarded another robot called the Ape Boxing Machine. Goten looked at the huge Ape Boxing Machine in front of him, a slight smile playing on his lips, showing no fear. Foxy manipulated the robot to swing its giant fist at Goten, who easily leaped onto the robot's arm.
He ran swiftly along his arm, rushing towards the cockpit. Foxy panicked, maneuvering the robot to shake it violently, trying to throw Goten off. But Goten was firmly anchored to it like a nail, leaping several times to reach the cockpit.
Seeing this, Foxy hurriedly fired the Slowing Ray. Goten was prepared and dodged it with a swift movement. At the same time, he discovered that the ray could be reflected by a mirror, so he decisively shattered the mirror and secretly hid a piece in his gauntlet...
Then Goten exerted his strength and smashed the gorilla boxing robot to pieces with one punch, while also knocking Foxy back onto the deck. After Foxy stood up again, Goten jumped directly in front of Foxy and looked down at him.
Seeing this, Foxy hurriedly fired a Slowing Ray, which struck Goten directly. Immediately afterward, Foxy unleashed a barrage of iron fists at Goten, the atmosphere becoming extremely tense. Foxy's eyes flashed with ruthlessness, his attacks incredibly fierce; a series of sharp, rain-like fist shadows hurtled towards Goten like a storm. The air was sliced apart by the force of the punches, producing a sharp whistling sound.
However, thirty seconds passed, and Foxy's frantic attack seemed to have hit an invisible wall. Goten stood calmly in place, looking relaxed, without a single scratch on his body. A slight smile played on his lips, his face full of mockery, as he provocatively shouted at Foxy, "Your punches are so weak, they have no power at all. You'd be better off just tickling me!"
Foxy's eyes widened in disbelief. He never imagined that his all-out attack would have no effect on Goten. Anger and resentment surged within him. He gritted his teeth, roared again, and gathered all his strength, charging towards Goten once more. This attack was even more ferocious than before, unstoppable.
Goten remained completely unfazed, standing still with his arms outstretched to receive Foxy's all-or-nothing punch. However, after taking the full force of Foxy's iron fist, Goten acted as if nothing had happened. Seeing this, Foxy decisively fired the Slow Ray again, but this time Goten wasn't going to hold back. He easily reflected Foxy's Slow Ray back with a shard of mirror hidden in his gauntlet, causing Foxy to be hit by it himself...
Throwing away the shards of the mirror, Goten approached Foxy and snorted, saying, "Only a fist like this is worthy of protecting your friends..." With that, Goten charged up and punched Foxy in the face, then walked away with extreme confidence. As soon as the thirty seconds were up, Foxy was sent flying dozens of meters away and landed in the sea outside the arena.
Thus, the battle for supremacy ended in victory for the Straw Hat Pirates, and Luffy returned to the crew as captain. The losing Foxy Pirates, on the other hand, had to hand over their pirate flag. To allow them to set sail, Luffy personally redesigned their flag, but aesthetically speaking, it was utterly devoid of any appeal...
(End of this chapter)
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