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Surprised, Luffy, who was running towards the kitchen on the fourth floor, stopped abruptly as something sticky fell on him.
He quickly stepped back. "Wah!!"
"Hot! Ahh, that surprised me, I thought it was a spear or something…!!"
Luffy stepped back and began to inspect the sticky substance melting the ground. "What is it? Jelly? Poop?"
"Straw-Chan!!! Look up!!!"
Suddenly, Luffy heard his friend, Bon-Chan, shouting to look up.
When Luffy tried to do so, heavy pressure closed in on him, suffocating him.
The ground shook as Magellan fell precisely in front of Luffy, his face was terrifying.
Bon Clay's eyes widened to the point of almost fainting from fear upon seeing Magellan.
Luffy didn't recognize the newcomer, but the instinctive sense of danger signaled to him that this was a formidable opponent.
Exclaimed Magellan, furious at the chaos caused by the pirate in front of him.
The Strawhat, the boy who challenged the World Government not long ago, defeated a Celestial Dragon, and caused a global sensation even before entering the New World!
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At Impel Down, Magellan opened his eyes and focused on the events of this chapter.
"It's getting serious… The title of this chapter suggests a battle with the protagonist of this story… Will it really be a battle?"
"Or can it be called a battle…? Strawhat is not weak, but compared to my future counterpart, he is very weak."
"Well, my opponent is the protagonist of the story after all..."
Magellan smiled while reading the unfolding battle that Luffy initiated by running away.
At this point, Magellan forgot his current predicament of being ousted from his position as Chief Warden and completely immersed himself in the manga.
This battle might give him a surprise. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ Nov3lFɪre.ɴet
"Zehahaha~ Run, Strawhat~ you can't touch this poisonous man… Fighting him means attempting suicide..."
At the same time, Teach, who returned from the sixth floor, had already moved on to the as Magellan began to chase Luffy.
"Oooh... Magellan… What a terrifying man… How lucky for me that the current Magellan is 20 years younger; without the Dark Fruit ability I couldn't control a monster like him."
After witnessing Magellan's strength, Teach thought about how useful it would be to have someone like him in his crew.
"Magellan won't forget what you did..."
At that moment, Shiryu approached Teach and said indifferently.
"He's the type that shows no mercy. Don't be fooled by his deviant behavior in his first appearance. The real Magellan has not shown up yet..."
"Oh? Do you feel jealous, Shiryu…? Zehahaha~"
"I feel how satisfying it would be to cut through the new Chief Warden's limbs..."
"Zehahaha~ I'm truly afraid… don't say such scary things, especially when your hands are stained with blood..."
Teach looked at Shiryu's hands, which had bloodstains, clearly indicating that he found freedom after Teach took over Impel Down from Shiryu.
"That wasn't as fun as reading manga…"
Shiryu said before reopening his book. … The manga vividly portrayed the horror of the Chief Warden of Impel Down.
Magellan, dripping with purple venom, looked like a demon king or the monster that adults use to scare their children in midnight stories.
The mere presence of Magellan caused nearby prison guards to panic and flee in terror, gathering every ounce of strength to escape as far away from Magellan as possible.
This scene truly embodied how terrifying Magellan was even before he showcased his skills and abilities.
"What does it mean to be the big antagonist behind Impel Down? It reminds me of figures like Kizaru, Aokiji, and Bartholomew Kuma… entities that brought a sense of despair to Luffy's heart before."
"That's true. I feel the same way."
"Why else would Luffy run away from just one opponent? Look, he's running as if his life depends on it."
"To be honest, it's impossible for Luffy to defeat Magellan at the moment."
"I agree… but how will Luffy survive this perilous situation?"
"Maybe there's a specific ally in this risky situation?"
"Who could it be? Perhaps that Okama Queen?"
In Ohara's art store, readers felt the pressure as if they were the ones running away from the demon king called Magellan.
Seeing the hydra dragons composed of blue-to-purple-tinged venom chasing Luffy amidst the blazing sea of flames, engulfing everything on the horizon, even the prison guards themselves, made readers hold their breath.
At some point, readers stopped their sarcastic discussions, both in reality and even on online forums, and focused solely on the manga events.
A stifling silence fell when Luffy escaped the poisonous fangs of the hydra with simple leaps each time.
"This time, Luffy has reached a dead end."
Mihawk said to Issho, who was sitting next to him.
"Indeed, it's challenging to fight in a situation . It makes the battlefield an ally with his poisonous abilities…"
Issho, with a faint glimmer in his blind eyes, smiled as he was inside the art store, able to see naturally.
"But, I don't know why I have this feeling. Luffy will teach us another lesson about not giving up."
Hearing that from Issho, Mihawk smiled and didn't say anything, focusing on the battle events again.
Seeing the distant prisoners struggling to breathe due to Magellan's gas, Mihawk understood how difficult it was for Luffy to fight such a monstrous man.
Mihawk's thoughts were the same as Doflamingo and others.
Magellan completely dominated the battle, while Luffy only escaped and sneezed, searching for a clean breath.
In the end, Luffy fell unable to bear any more, and readers felt the same as Bon Clay, who was hiding and struggling with himself in a psychological conflict.
Can Luffy be saved from an unbeatable monster like Magellan?
Of course not, readers knew that for sure, so they fully understood Mister 2 feelings.
Except for one person, the kid Bentham, who accompanied Rob and others, cried bitterly while muttering:
"Please do something… don't leave Luffy alone!"
In the Sea Restaurant, Rob gently comforted the crying kid in front of him, even Roger, Rouge, and Olvia looked at him kindly.
"Do you think Bon-Chan would escape just like that?"
Rouge looked at Roger and others and asked.
"I don't think so. I have a feeling he'll be back..."
Olvia said, wiping a small tear.
"That evil Buggy and Mister 3… how despicable! They really want to exploit Luffy's miserable situation to escape..."
Rouge felt anger towards Buggy in particular.
"Luffy hasn't lost yet… There he stands, those eyes… they make me nostalgic for the past..."
Roger said with a smile, looking at Luffy's sharp eyes, challenging Magellan.
Even Rob was impressed by this scene and the look in Luffy's eyes, which resembled the gaze of a living person.
It was he who depicted this 'spirit' in Luffy's eyes that made readers shiver.
Upcoming chapter titles (spoilers):
Chapter 648: Luffy VS. Magellan. (Part 2)
Chapter 649: Luffy's Defeat Reactions!
Chapter 650: Level 5: Freezing Hell!