91 Chapter 89

Hi guys, I come with a small announcement that this Fanfic was unfortunately written before the newest chapters of the One piece manga. So the preconceived thought that Logia's are the strongest devil fruits are rooted in this fanfic (BUT maybe in the later chapters this will change, and let me tell you, we have A LOT of chapters / Poor me)

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Ron's face remained calm, his watery eyes reflecting the flames falling from the sky. The depths of his eyes showed no alarm, and he stood as steady as a mountain.

In the face of this terrifying blow, Ron simply reached out his hand, a purple-red light on his hand condensed, and his outstretched palm blocked the onslaught of fire.

Ron had promised to let Ace make two moves, and during the first two moves, he would only receive them and not fight back.

The third move would be his counterattack, intended to defeat Ace with a single blow.

Bang!

The flames exploded on Ron's body, and after a loud bang, a puff of smoke drifted from the place where Ron stood. As a gust of wind swept by, Ron's figure stood there unharmed. The ground around him had been destroyed by the pillar of fire, but Ron's body remained unscathed, and even the white clothes on his body were unstained.

Ace's breathing stopped as he witnessed this, looking at Ron in disbelief. "Was he not hurt at all?" 

Near Ron, Nami, Kaya, and the other girls had seen Ace's attack, huge and fierce. They were anxious, worried about whether Ron would be hurt. Seeing Ron emerge unharmed from the smoke, they all felt relieved.

Makino looked at the two with a complicated expression. For both Ace and Ron, she didn't want to see them hurt. Ace had been like a brother to her since childhood, and Ron had been her companion on their adventures. Whether she admitted it or not, she held a trace of affection for Ron in her heart. (T/N: Whosoever rolls their eyes at this moment put a +1 in comments)

"This guy, why can't such a force defeat him!?" Mikita's eyes widened.

Wapol narrowed his eyes, looking at Ron's back with some fear.

"I didn't expect you to be so strong. No wonder you were able to defeat Hawkeye Mihawk!" Ace looked at Ron solemnly. "But be careful of the next move. It's my most powerful move! Surely it can defeat you!"

"Come on!" Ron put his hands behind his back and looked at Ace calmly, without wavering.

"Get ready!" Ace shouted, his left hand tightly holding the wrist of his right hand as the firelight continued to converge towards his right arm. When the fire was condensed to the extreme, Ace cried out, "Fire Fist!"

A huge fist of flames stretched out from his arm as if it were going to cover the whole sky. This was Ace's famous move, the origin of his name Fire Fist Ace. Its power was immense, having once destroyed five warships with a single punch.

"What a powerful force!" Mikita muttered to himself, her eyes fixed on the scene. "This attack is stronger than the last. Can you stop it, Ron?"

Nami, Kaya, and Tashigi were worried again, feeling a sense of unease in their hearts. Having witnessed Ron take Ace's previous attack, they now watched him face an even more powerful one. Could Ron withstand it?

In the eyes of the girls, Ron showed a smile at the corner of his mouth and whispered, "Fire Fist, your famous move? Let me feel its strength!"

Ron didn't even stretch out his fist to receive the attack this time. Instead, he covered himself with purple-red Armament Haki, using his body to resist the blow.

Seeing this, a cold light burst from Ace's eyes. "You're arrogant to an extreme level!"

With a roar, the flame above Ace's fist intensified, and the temperature increased significantly as it slammed into Ron's body.

BOOM!!!!

Under a loud roar, the ground within a hundred meters of where Ron stood seemed to have been blown up. But as the smoke cleared, Ron's figure stood unharmed, his body surrounded by a purple-red glow.

"Is this your strongest move?" Ron shook his head. "Two moves have passed. It's time for me to attack. Are you ready?"

"How... how can it be?!" Ace's heart shook as he looked at Ron's intact figure, inhaling sharply. Observing the purple-red light flashing on Ron's body, he blurted out, "That's Armament Haki. Do you wield Armament Haki?"

"Yes!" Ron nodded. "Speaking of Haki, you should be able to use it too, right?"

"Haki..." Ace smiled bitterly. "I can use it to some extent, but it's basic. A bit of Observation and Armament Haki. I really didn't expect your Armament Haki to be so powerful!"

Armament Haki had the strongest ability to restrain the elementalization of one's Devil Fruit power. Although it had some limitations, it was still significant. Unless countered by a powerful force, it was difficult to defeat someone with Armament Haki.

"The third move, are you ready?" Ron shook his head calmly.

He knew that Armament Haki had some restraint on Ace's Devil Fruit power and even greater restraint on elementalization. But this was normal. The Logia Devil Fruit was known as the strongest of the three series of Devil Fruits, and its abilities were formidable. Among the other two series of fruits, only the Paramecia series could rival it. (T/N: So officially guys I confirm that this Fanfic was written before the newest chapters of the One Piece manga, who know maybe in the later chapters the author might change his thoughts)

"Bring it on!" Ace took a deep breath, glanced at Makino in the distance, and then turned to face Ron. "The third move. One move will determine victory or defeat. This will be my most powerful attack. Be careful. I haven't fully mastered it, and its power is immense. If you can't withstand it, you'll die!"

"Die?" Ron raised an eyebrow, and the corners of his mouth revealed a smile. "In this world, no one can kill me, not even the Four Emperors!"

"What a delusion!" Ace shook his head. "Are newcomers this arrogant nowadays? But I have to remind you, that there are countless strong people in this world. I was as conceited as you until I entered to the Grand Line..."

"Bring it on!" Ron's hands slowly lowered from behind him as his feet left the place he was standing, walking towards Ace step by step.

Ace held his hands high, and the flames of his entire body condensed towards the sky like a wild blaze, forming a terrifying fireball resembling the sun.

"It's hot!" A hundred meters behind Ron, the girls looked at the fireball in horror, feeling the intense heat in the air that was almost unbearable. They immediately retreated into the distance, fully aware that if the fireball were to explode, it would undoubtedly be deadly.