Chapter 187

"Damn, you raccoon dog!" screamed Queen as he tried to bite Chopper, but he managed to dodge it.

"I'm not a raccoon dog! I'm a reindeer!" Chopper went on the attack with the help of Marco. Marco was fighting against King while also helping Chopper fight Queen.

"Dragon's Claw!"

"Inferno Fist!"

Sabo and Ace suddenly appeared out of nowhere and attacked King and Queen. Sabo attacked Queen's giant body with his Dragon's Claw which penetrated through his defenses and sent him flying while he was screaming out in pain. King on the other hand got hit by a giant flame Fist that was so hot that it was burning through the air. King couldn't dodge it in time, so he had to block with his wings, but the impact sent him flying back.

"Tsk, what are you two doing here? We don't need your help," said Marco.

"We didn't come here to help you. The festival was just getting boring, so we came here to have some fun," said Ace.

"Woosh!"

King flew past Marco at an incredible speed and went right for Ace. Before Ace could dodge, he got hit in his stomach by King's beak. King immediately flew up into the air with Ace stuck onto his beak.

"Fire-"

Ace's attack got interrupted by King suddenly nosediving towards the sea while spinning, which forced Ace to protect his stomach with Haki before King went right through it.

"You crazy bastard!"

When King and Ace were close to the sea, King suddenly flapped his wings and stopped in mid-air instantly. Ace tried to shoot flames from his back to stop him from falling into the sea, but King finished it off with a kick, which sent Ace crashing towards the sea without any time for him to brake.

"Blue Fire Stream!"

Ace aimed his palm at the water surface, and right when his palm touched the water, a giant stream of blue flames burst out of his palm and into the ocean. The blue flames completely evaporated the water beneath Ace instantly, which gave him the chance to use geppo and his flames to make it safely back into the air.

"That was close. I guess this really will be fun."

"Those blue flames, I never managed to get them no matter how much I tried. But I guess with your fruit, it would make sense for you to get them."

"Aw, how sad. You couldn't achieve my awesomeness. But since I'm a nice guy, how about I let you have a taste of what you're missing out on."

King immediately flew towards Ace, seemingly not wanting to listen to his bullshit. He unsheathed his sword and enveloped it with flames. Ace created a flame sword and used it to block King's sword.

"It's too bad that there are already so many people fighting against your Captain, or I would have loved to take him out myself."

"Don't worry. After I defeat you, I'll go and get your Captain so I can execute him in front of you. I'm sure that you would love that."

"Yeah, it would be pretty fun to see you being toyed with by Ken, but your head is mine to take!"

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'Sigh, I was stupid for challenging him to a food eating contest. I really wanted to fight against King.'

"Ey Marco, can you go and help out Ace? I don't think he'll need it, but better safe than sorry," said Sabo

"Fine, I wasn't planning on letting him have all the fun anyway." Marco immediately flew towards Ace and King.

"Chopper, can you please assist me with this guy."

"You can count on me, Sabo!"

"Brachio Beam!"

In his full zoan form, Queen opened his mouth and sent a beam towards Chopper and Sabo. Sabo quickly grabbed his spear from his back and stood in front of Chopper. He started spinning the spear in front of him really fast, which created a strong wind gust. The beam hit the spear head-on and created a huge explosion. Dust flew into the air after the explosion, but the dust quickly disappeared because of Sabo's spear that was still spinning. He stopped spinning his spear and looked at Queen with a smile.

"A cyborg, huh. Not something I expected, but it won't change anything."

"Rumble Ball, Monster Point!"

Chopper ate an orange ball and suddenly started growing till he was just as tall as Queen. He immediately ran past Sabo and punched Queen in his face. Sabo didn't waste any time either and used Chopper's distraction to appear above Queen and stabbed his spear into his back.

"RROOAARR!"

Queen roared and immediately used his tail to slap Sabo off of his back, and he hit Chopper at point-blank range with another Brachio Beam, sending the giant Chopper flying into the crowd of Pleasures. Queen didn't waste any time and immediately sent a second beam towards Chopper, which also hit him. But this also resulted in Queen's subordinates being caught up in the blast, which killed a lot of them. However, before he could shoot the third beam, his mouth got shut tight by a kick from Sabo.

"That wasn't very nice of you!" Before Queen could get him off his mouth, Sabo stabbed his spear right into his left eye.

"RROOAR!!!"

Queen was roaring in pain and shaking around, trying to get Sabo off of his mouth, but Sabo held on and was about to go for his other eye when Queen suddenly smashed his head into the ground, sandwiching Sabo between them.

Sabo couldn't hold on anymore, so he kicked Queen off of him and took back his spear. He then jumped back towards Chopper to check on him. But it seems like Chopper managed to block all of the attacks with his arms and didn't get too injured.

"Damn, you're really strong. Deuce must have taught you well."

"Hehe, do you really think I'm strong?" Chopper got really happy when he got complimented by Sabo. Sabo couldn't help but smile when he saw Chopper's silly face.

Sabo suddenly sidestepped, dodging an incoming fist that almost hit him in the head. But he didn't manage to avoid the next attack as he got hit by a tail, sending him flying. Queen immediately ran after him. He had transformed into his hybrid form, which made his neck longer and gave him the same legs as in his full Brachio form. He also had a long tail, which he had used to hit Sabo with.

Queens speed had increased immensely. He was so fast that Sabo had a hard time dodging his attacks even though he is much smaller. Sabo found an opening and stabbed towards Queen with his spear, but Queen coated his fist with Haki and took the attack head on, forcing both of them to jump back. However, Queen was too late to block the giant fist that hit him on his back, which sent him flying over Sabo. Queen did a front flip in the air and landed gently.

He immediately aimed his palm at Sabo and Chopper. A bright light glowed from his palm, and a light beam suddenly shot out of it. This one was much smaller and faster than the ones he used before. It went right for Chopper's head, but Sabo jumped in between them and blocked it with his spear. Queen immediately sent more beams towards Chopper, which Sabo all blocked.

"Arm Point!" Chopper started shrinking till he was just as tall as Queen in his hybrid and human form. His muscles suddenly buffed up, making him look like one of those people that always skip leg day. "Please block his attacks so that I can attack him."

"You got it, Chopper. Give him a good beating."

Sabo ran towards Queen while Chopper was following behind him. He kept blocking the beams with his spear till he was about 5 meters (16 feet) away from him. Sabo tightly grabbed his spear and pulled his arm back. A beam was coming right for his head, but before it hit him, he threw his spear right through the beam, making it explode right in between him and Queen.

But his spear didn't slow down, and before Queen could dodge, the spear hit him right in his palm, which destroyed his arm and made it explode. Chopper didn't let this opportunity go and immediately attacked.

"Armée de L'Air Kokutei Roseo Shoot!"

Chopper hit Queen head-on with his hoove, which created a giant hoove imprint on Queen's body. But the attack didn't end there as Sabo appeared above Queen and smashed his heel onto his head, sending him into the ground. He quickly grabbed his spear and jumped back with Chopper, just barely dodging Queen's tail.

Queen stood up and looked at Chopper and Sabo with his right eye. But to Sabo and Chopper's surprise, his bloodied left eye suddenly opened up, showing that it was completely fine. When Sabo stabbed his spear towards Queen's eye, he quickly shut his eye and used Haki on his eyelid to block the attack. But Sabo's spear still managed to slightly go into his eyelid, which caused all the blood and made it seem like he actually got him.

"This arm wasn't easy or cheap to make. I'll make sure that both of you will pay for it!"

Queen discarded his destroyed metal arm and ran towards Chopper and Sabo, not showing the slighted bit of fear or hesitation.

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(Hope you enjoyed this chapter.)

Anime Quotes:

"That day four years ago... When I wasn't needed by anyone. When nobody cared about me. When I had given up on living and was about to jump off the roof of a building... FB saved me with a single message. I didn't care if it was a joke or not. I was just happy that somebody knew... that I was alive... that it was OK for me to live…"

- Moeka Kiryū (Steins Gate)

"Everyone lives their own way. Whether you live for yourself or live for others... that is your own decision. A life of earnestly protecting and tending to someone isn't bad either. Though it's not that glorious of a life."

- Naoto Inaba (Eden)

"I don't like sparklers all that much. It burns so beautifully for just a little while and when it's done, only black cinders remain. It's like a misbegotten life and it makes me feel lonely for no good reason."

- Matsushima Michiru (Grisaia no Rakuen)

"Anything can be a sword if you polish it enough."

- Nagisa Shiota (Assassination Classroom)

"Fear is proof that your imagination is functioning. Frankly, I feel bad for anyone who can't feel fear. Without imagination, you can never deduce which action to take next."

- Kyōko Kirigiri (Danganronpa: Kibou No Gakuen To Zetsubou No Koukousei)