One Piece: Starting With Flame-Flame Fruit

Enel was completely restrained by the sudden force of the bindings, unable to move a single finger.

Clap! Clap! Clap!

Enel crackled with lightning, desperately trying to break free by activating the full power of his Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

He wasn't willing to accept it. It was so close to falling; how could this happen now?

"Ah! I will never forgive you! Lowly ants!" Enel screamed in a hysterical fury, his lightning power intensifying! It seemed like he would break free from Tony's control.

"Not so fast!"

Tony quickly followed up with another chant.

"Iron sand wall, monk tower shape, glowing iron blazing, through determination, ending in silence!"

"Bakudo #62: Hundred Steps Bar!"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Five sharp light spears suddenly appeared around Tony, instantly locking onto Enel, piercing through his limbs and waist.

The high-level Kido spell combo sealed Enel without any chance of escape. He was completely immobilized by Tony's control.

Enel let out a painful scream, his face filled with the anguish of defeat, his eyes brimming with unwillingness and fury.

But that was all. He was helpless against Tony's Haki-augmented Kido.

He knew he had lost...

And lost thoroughly. The man before him was simply unbeatable. Even self-destruction wouldn't work.

Enel clenched his eyes shut, knowing what would happen next.

Tony showed no mercy. For the man who sought to kill his companions, he didn't hesitate—not even for a "god."

With Zanpakuto in hand, Tony swung it down, severing Enel's head in an instant. The once mighty God of the Sky Island, Enel, fell into eternal slumber...

Bright red blood sprayed into the sky, staining Tony's sleeves.

Boom!

At that moment, the terrifying black sphere, filled with the power of lightning, slowly shrank, eventually dissipating into streams of electricity that vanished into the air.

Nami, seeing the black sphere vanish from the sky, knew the battle between Tony and that man had ended.

Even the God of the Sky Island could do nothing against Tony. Nami quickly broke free from the crystal coffin and ran deep into the island, her heart filled with worry. She feared Tony might be badly injured, lying in a pool of blood.

In the depths of the God's Island jungle, Tony sat silently next to Enel's corpse. With his eyes closed, he sought to ease the fatigue from this battle. His emotions were mixed.

Though he had slain the cruel ruler of Sky Island, he didn't regret it. The real problem was Enel's Devil Fruit power—his Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

Had Enel not tried to kill him and Nami, Tony might have even considered recruiting him. But alas, there was no room for regret in this world. Once a choice was made, one had to face the consequences.

Enel's price had been his life.

However, Tony thought deeply, and realized this was somewhat unrealistic. He could never have controlled Enel—a man who called himself a god. How could someone like that submit to him, a mere "lowly mortal"?

At that moment, Nami arrived, panting heavily, looking at Tony covered in blood, sitting motionless next to Enel's body. She assumed Tony had died with him.

Tears began to fall from her eyes as she thought the worst.

"...Wuwuwu, Tony! You heartless man! Liar, how could you just die without saying a word!"

"You promised you'd protect me for a lifetime..."

"Tony..."

Nami truly believed Tony had died. She cried out in heart-wrenching despair.

With tears streaming down her face, she drew the small knife from her waist, ready to stab Enel's lifeless body a thousand times to vent her anger.

This revealed a side of Nami that Tony hadn't seen before. He never imagined the gentle little thief cat could get so vicious, even going so far as to not spare a corpse!

In truth, Tony had wanted to respond to Nami from the beginning. He was simply exhausted after facing off with a Logia-type user like Enel; such battles were bound to be draining. But hearing Nami's deep and emotional declaration, Tony couldn't bring himself to interrupt her.

Just as Nami was about to stab Enel's body in a frenzy, Tony quickly stopped her.

This was an act that all gods and humans would despise, and he couldn't let this little girl do such a thing.

Without hesitation, Tony sprang up and swiftly scooped Nami into a princess carry.

Nami, about to struggle, suddenly caught a familiar scent and stopped. Tears continued to fall uncontrollably.

She repeatedly punched Tony's chest with her small fists.

"Li-ar! Li-ar! You didn't die, so why didn't you say anything? I really... I really thought you were gone!"

"If you really died, what would I do...?"

After saying that, Nami weakly tore at Tony's clothes, showing her anger, while her tears refused to stop.

She truly considered Tony the most important person in her life.

Seeing Nami, sobbing like a crying kitten, Tony couldn't help but regret not responding to her sooner.

But the next moment, he regretted it again.

Nami, nestled in Tony's arms, continued.

"Wuwuwu, if you really died, what would happen when we encounter bad people while treasure hunting? I'm just a beautiful young girl, what if they rob me of my money and my body...?"

"Damn, you little thief cat, is that what you really think? You see me as just a tool!"

Tony shook his head in exasperation.

Nami pushed him away and stuck out her tongue at him, like she was getting back at him for teasing her earlier.

But, of course, both of them knew what each other was truly thinking.

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