Chapter 15: chapter 15: Jiro's Awakening
As Luffy and Lucci is about to fight, they heard Spandam's voice being broadcast around the island.
"It doesn't matter if I sacrifice all the marines here, as long as I bring you, Robin to gates of justice, everything will be worth it! Hahahaha" Spandam wanton laughter was heard by a lot of marine, causing outrage among them.
"You heard it, this stupid guy doesn't care about you guys, go run now! He activated the buster call just no—" before Robin complete her speech, the broadcast suddenly cut off.
"Robin!" Both Jiro and Luffy shout as they heard Robin's voice before she got cut off.
"Pegion man, let me go! I need to save Robin!" Luffy said sternly to Rob Lucci.
"The order said that I won't allow anyone to pass here" Rob Lucci look at Luffy calmly.
"You—" before Luffy can completely say anything, Jiro suddenly arrived beside him.
"Luffy, go! Let me handle Rob Lucci..." Jiro look at Rob Lucci with grim expression.
Luffy look at Jiro, noticing his firm eyes, Luffy just nodded and said, "ok, be careful, I'll save Robin now".
"Where do you think you're going strawha—" as Rob Lucci is about to intervene Luffy, Jiro immediately block Rob Lucci, looking at him while grinning.
"Hey Lucci, Luffy is busy for a moment, why don't you fight with me instead?" Jiro look at him firmly.
"Then I'll beat you up first then" Rob Lucci look at Jiro coldly as he step forward towards him.
Suddenly, Lucci disappeared infront of him.
"Hey, I'm at your back" like a ghost, Lucci suddenly appear behind Jiro.
"Wha—" Shocked, Jiro immediately turn around when suddenly
*Boom*
"Ugh..." Jiro got shoot out towards the wall, imbedding himself on it.
Rob Lucci look at Jiro silently, then he started to slowly walk towards the running Luffy.
"Wai... Wait... I can still fight!" Jiro said as he slowly struggle to get out from the wall.
"Hmm?? You're still alive?" Lucci interestingly look at Jiro.
"I..." Jiro slowly stand up, his head lowered.
"???" Lucci is confused by what Jiro is about to say.
" I want to protect.... I will save them.... With a smile on my face!" Jiro look up to Lucci, his smile widened.
Suddenly, the heat that is being confined inside of him broke away. Its as if the glass inside of him is breaking.
"I'll... Defeat you!" With the heat unimpeded, it grow into something like a vein, flowing towards his feet.
With a step, he suddenly arrived infront of Lucci.
"Nani?!?" Rob Lucci, shocked immediately crossed his arm.
"I will stop you from disturbing Luffy! Haaaaaahhhh!!!!" A glow like vein appeared on his arm as he punched upward.
*BOOOOOM*
Suddenly, there's a shocking shockwave that cause the tower to trembling from bottom to top.
From the bottom, you can see the sun's light as it's shining down below.
"Hah... Hah... Hah..." Jiro look at the aftermath smiled, looking at his fist he murmured.
"So... That's the power inside of me?" He felt like he can still used more of its power, but his body suddenly give him a warning, resulting for him to used only 10% of that power.
"What should I call this power?" Jiro muttered as he marveled about his power outburst.
Suddenly, a word appeared on his mind *One for All*.
Jiro startled
"did... How did I get its name? Is it you telling me?" He muttered as he's trying to feel that power.
As he said it, he felt that power flickering, as if responding to him.
"So that's why..." Feeling relieved, he is about to follow towards Luffy when suddenly...
"Ugh... That's the first time I got hurt, if I haven't used my tekkai and my newly awakened armament haki, I might die by that attack" Rob Lucci walk slowly as his form revealed, a leopard-human hybrid form, his devil fruit ability.
Jiro look at Rob Lucci's tattered clothes and injuries around his body with shock expression.
"You— you survive that?!"