One Piece - I Am A Different Luffy! - Chapter 461 - The Wano War 01.

[Chapter Size: 1900 Words.]
Third Person POV

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The sounds of battle echoed throughout Onigashima, mingling with the growls of beasts on both sides, the cries of men, explosions, and the clash of bullets and swords. Entire areas were destroyed as Akuma no Mi powers were unleashed without restraint.

At that moment, Kaido entered the skull-shaped island, surveying his surroundings. He could feel through his Haki that things weren’t going well for his side. Slowly, he turned his attention to Luffy standing before him.
“So, your fleet is here…” Kaido said, grabbing his Kanabo and slamming it forcefully against the ground. He was finally ready to fight, determined to deal with the Straw Hat once and for all.

Luffy faced him with a confident smile. “Let’s end this, Kaido,” Luffy said, and in the next moment, he unsheathed Enma and Ace, facing his opponent.
“That weapon…” Kaido looked at Enma, more surprised by it than by the sword once wielded by Roger, having seen Luffy use it during the war.
“...” Both remained silent as all sides braced themselves for battle. On the battlefield, alongside some of Luffy’s crewmates, stood Big Mom, her children, and allies such as Germa 66. On Kaido’s side were the two Disasters, five of the Tobiroppo, and most of the main members, while the rest of his group clashed against the horde of beasts and men.

Everyone stared at each other, waiting for the first move. Big Mom wanted to fight Luffy but couldn’t ignore the powerful Straw Hat crew members. She prepared to face them, with Kaido raising his Kanabo.

In the next moment, both Luffy and Kaido charged at each other. Luffy wielded his swords, striking against Kaido’s weapon. Both weapons were imbued not only with Armament Haki but also with Conqueror’s Haki, which exploded at that moment.

Energy bolts from the clash quickly spread in all directions as everyone tried to shield themselves from the vortex of energy. Kaido and Luffy seemed evenly matched.

“Looks like we can’t lag behind... After all, there are plenty of opponents for us to face here,” Zoro said, now tying his bandana on his head and placing a sword in his mouth, ready to fight.
“My family is here…” Reiju commented, her gaze falling on her brothers and father nearby. But her eyes landed on the blond figure standing a bit apart from them—Sanji, her youngest brother, who looked at her seriously, seemingly conflicted.

“Leave. You’d better get out of here,” Yamato said, urging a companion to retreat, as this battle was too overwhelming with so many dangerous enemies present.
“I can help too…” the person insisted, unwilling to leave after coming so far, especially as things were going well for the fleet invading Onigashima.

“Let’s go!” Lucy said, her hair waving like everyone else's due to the shockwaves from Luffy and Kaido’s ongoing clash. She slammed a fist into her palm, smiling at Big Mom, who glared at her with disdain.
“I don’t like the way you look at me, brat!” Big Mom growled, Zeus and Prometheus perched on her shoulders.
“Room,” Lami activated his ability, preparing to fight the room's enemies.

“Hey, old hag… I think I’m your opponent,” Zoro said, stepping in front of Lucy and confronting Big Mom. The Yonkou glared at him. “You attacked me earlier… I think it’s time I return the favor, especially since Kaido is already dealing with the captain,” he said, charging at her without warning.

Big Mom simply raised her sword—imbued with a soul—and struck at Zoro, clashing against his three Haki-coated swords and Conqueror’s Haki.

In the next moment, a second Yonko-level battle erupted on that side. The entire room was affected by the force of two clashes imbued with Conqueror’s Haki, shaking the entire place.
“This…!” They murmured in awe.

“Don’t get distracted! They’re coming!” King exclaimed. In front of them, Yamato emerged, lifting her Kanabo infused with Conqueror’s Haki, charging at King and Jack in that corner.

‘Do all of them have the ability to imbue their attacks with Conqueror’s Haki?’ King couldn’t help but think, a hint of terror in his mind. What kind of crew had so many members capable of using abilities that only those at or above Yonko level, with rare exceptions, could wield?

However, he couldn’t think too much about it, as Yamato’s attack came at him at that moment, forcing him to retreat from her strength as the icy explosion reverberated throughout the room.
“Reiju is coming!” her older brother exclaimed, and the next moment, Reiju appeared, engulfed in fiery red phoenix flames, charging toward them.

Lami didn’t stay behind either, advancing against the three most powerful siblings of the Charlotte family.

Meanwhile, Lucy stood still, waiting for someone to attack her, but her eyes were focused on a specific group from Kaido’s forces—the Tobiroppo.

Kaido continued clashing fiercely with Luffy, while the Straw Hat grinned at him.
“You’re trying that hard…?” Luffy taunted. Kaido didn’t appreciate being underestimated, but suddenly, he felt his body being thrown back as an explosion erupted near Luffy.
‘He’s using the multiplication fruit,’ Kaido murmured, having no time to react before his body was hurled backward, crashing against the walls of the room and disappearing from sight.

“Boss Kaido!” King looked on in shock, only to be taken aback as Yamato charged at them again.
“Kaido!” Black Maria screamed, just as she shielded herself from an incoming attack—Lucy had stretched her arm for a haki-infused punch, deciding to engage the Tobiroppo now that Zoro was holding his ground against Big Mom.

Ulti, Who’s Who, and Sasaki readied themselves for battle as they saw Black Maria flung back by Lucy’s punch.

Kaido felt his body hurtling through Onigashima’s walls, breaking them one by one until he finally stopped, gritting his teeth in frustration. In the distance, Luffy was already in the last destroyed area, following him. Luffy stepped through the cloud of smoke, entering a seemingly calm spot.
“You brat…” Kaido emerged, his body glowing blue as he activated his hybrid dragon transformation.
“Kaido… by the end of this war… you’ll lose your title as the world’s strongest creature,” Luffy said, his skin beginning to glow purple as he assumed his hybrid form as well, chaos flames erupting around him.

Kaido stared at him seriously, his weapon trembling in the room’s tension, while Luffy held his two blades steady. Both weapons were coated with Conqueror’s Haki, shaking with immense power—something Kaido also did, now even stronger than before.

In the next moment, they charged at each other without another word, clashing once again.
“Daiitoku Raimei Hakke!” Kaido roared, his kanabo surging with purple lightning, unleashing an attack even more powerful than Raimei Hakke thanks to his hybrid form.
“Chaos Twin Blade Slash!” Luffy declared as his blades glowed with chaos flames. Their attacks collided, creating an explosion even greater than before, devastating the entire area.

Onigashima trembled more violently than ever, and everyone felt the intensity of the battle. The force spread across all the battlefields at that moment.
“They’re taking this seriously… so I can’t fall behind, don’t you think, Big Mom?” Zoro commented with a smile, as Big Mom growled at him. Unable to steal his soul, she had no choice but to rely on brute strength. But in the end, she couldn’t defeat Zoro in their clash, which became a source of frustration for her.

Both forces reached their confrontation’s peak, resulting in a massive explosion of power as Big Mom and Zoro were pushed back a few meters.
“Mama, are you okay?”
“Mama, should we destroy him?”
Zeus and Prometheus exclaimed beside her, concerned and surprised that such a small man could go toe-to-toe with her attack.

“Zeus, Prometheus, launch an attack!” Big Mom ordered, and both nodded, beginning to unleash fire and lightning toward Zoro.

Zoro saw the fire and lightning coming his way and quickly dodged, slashing or using soru to avoid the blows. However, at one moment, they managed to create an opening. Big Mom noticed this and hurled her sword, Napoleon, into the air, generating a massive impact as she advanced on Zoro. Fire and lightning converged toward him, exploding with full force with Zoro at its center. The entire room shook violently at that moment.

"Zoro!" Lucy murmured as she continued fighting against the Tobiroppo. But, in the next moment, a red explosion erupted from the destroyed area. Eyes glowed through the smoke, and Big Mom looked surprised, preparing herself to face an opponent who wouldn’t fall so easily. On the contrary, he was gearing up for a counterattack.

Suddenly, red energy radiated from where Zoro was, his eyes glowing crimson in that area. He wielded the power of his sword, imbued with the strength of Oden. In the next instant, a powerful explosion appeared above Big Mom, leaving her sword, the cloud, and Prometheus, the sun, equally astonished, along with the Yonkou herself.

Onigashima lit up in that moment, and everyone in the room could only witness the force of the impact. A slash, reminiscent of the Straw Hat crew’s entrance, tore through part of the skull-shaped structure, slicing down its side and gleaming slightly in the sunset. The entire island trembled even more as Luffy and Kaido’s battle raged on.

Amid the explosion, Zoro emerged, surrounded by red energies. The power still emanated from his sword after the attack, leaving a visible opening to the outside of Onigashima from the room—a clean slash that extended from the roof down to his line of sight where he had aimed.

Big Mom, still standing amidst the smoke, growled as she watched Zoro walk calmly through the destruction. His body showed few apparent injuries from her last attack, but at the same time, she noticed a massive gash across her chest.

"I can’t deny it… this sword is quite useful," Zoro murmured, glancing at his blade, which seemed to carry the essence of Oden.

"You damned brat!" Big Mom shouted furiously, feeling something she rarely experienced: pain. Someone had finally managed to wound her significantly.

"It seems things are getting quite interesting here…" Suddenly, a voice echoed through the room. Someone was walking calmly toward the center of the area.

Big Mom turned to the side, and upon seeing who was approaching, she ignored Zoro and widened her eyes in shock.

Katakuri, who was battling Lami and using his Mochi Mochi no Mi to manipulate the environment with its awakened state, also stopped his attack, surprised to see who had arrived. The same reaction came from his siblings, who stood in stunned silence.

"Mama…? How is this possible…" Many of Big Mom’s children murmured. They were all stunned to see someone identical to Big Mom but clearly younger, resembling the photos from Whole Cake Island that depicted her in her youth.

Big Mom was even more bewildered, sensing through her Haki the presence of someone she hadn’t perceived in a long time. Her eyes narrowed.

"Lola? Is that you?" she asked, both confused and frustrated.

The young woman, with pink hair and a much slimmer figure than everyone remembered, walked calmly while holding a hammer.

"It’s been a while since I’ve seen you, Mama," Lola said with a cheerful smile.