One Piece: The Strongest Trait System novel Chapter 145

Chapter 145 - [145] : The Counter to the Magma-Magma Fruit! Flying Raijin Unleashed!

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GURGLE!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

Terrifying, violent magma seethed, emitting the horrifying sound of a volcanic eruption.

Meigo (Dark Hound)!

The full power of the Magma-Magma Fruit—possessing the highest offensive power among all Devil Fruits—concentrated entirely into Akainu's right hand.

Just as the true power of the Ice-Ice Fruit wasn't ice itself, but the freezing aura capable of freezing the sea, the true power of the Magma-Magma Fruit wasn't just molten rock, but the sheer explosive force it carried upon impact—like a volcanic eruption!

This was pure destructive power—one of the three greatest natural disasters in the One Piece world. _{freeweɓnovēl.coɱ}

And Meigo—was Akainu's signature move, taking the Magma-Magma Fruit's terrifying eruptive force to its absolute limit. Countless powerful pirates on the seas had perished from this single technique—it was Akainu's ultimate trump card.

But trump cards, by their very nature, were not to be used lightly. Such a move consumed immense stamina and Haki.

If it missed, the user would be left vulnerable.

Thus, battles between top-tier powerhouses usually began with probing attacks, wearing down the enemy's stamina, Haki, and concentration, until the moment a finishing move was guaranteed to land.

But Akainu now—provoked by Rowen's trash talk, his defenses shattered—had completely lost his composure.

He had unleashed his ultimate finishing move with no preamble whatsoever.

And the consequence of that—

WHOOSH!

The Door-Door Fruit ability activated. An Air Door, prepared long in advance, opened behind Rowen the instant Akainu launched his attack!

CRACKLE! BOOM!

Accompanied by a terrifying thunderclap, Rowen's body instantly elementized into a bolt of lightning, vanishing into the Air Door behind him.

Meigo's destructive power was legendary. In known battles, it was among the strongest techniques. Whitebeard, Kuma—both suffered grievous wounds after being hit.

Those who faced this attack were either killed or maimed.

Having baited Akainu into breaking down and using Meigo prematurely—would Rowen stupidly choose to take it head-on?

What was the point of all that trash talk then?

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

Akainu's magma fist punched through empty air.

The terrifying volcanic eruption sound from the magma caused the very atmosphere to shudder violently.

The explosive force was so immense, one could visually see the air itself warping and distorting.

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VMM!

But the instant he entered the Air Door, Rowen, seizing the opportunity, focused his Observation Haki to its absolute limit—

Observation Haki: Future Sight——!

Whether in real World science, or within the One Piece World—there was one consensus regarding the past and future.

The past could not be changed. But the future—held countless possibilities!

And as someone who could see the countless possibilities of the future with his ultimate Observation Haki—Rowen could naturally see different outcomes.

The moment Akainu attacked with Meigo, Rowen saw two distinct futures:

One was the path Rowen had just chosen—using the Door-Door Fruit combined with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to evade, completely avoiding Akainu's finishing move.

The other future—was one where Rowen didn't dodge, but chose to meet the attack head-on. Using his Thunder Gloves and Haōshoku Coating!

The result seen through his Future Sight—was complete defeat.

The localized destructive force of the Magma-Magma Fruit was even more outrageous than Rowen had initially thought.

Even the power of Haōshoku Coating would be pierced by the instant volcanic explosive force of the Magma-Magma Fruit!

Of course, this also related to the current strength of Rowen's Haōshoku Coating. His mastery had not yet reached the absolute pinnacle of the seas, not at the level of Shanks.

If it were Shanks's Haōshoku Coating, Akainu's Meigo wouldn't have been so overwhelmingly effective.

Akainu's strength truly was the greatest among the current three Marine Admirals!

Especially against Rowen, Akainu's combat power was a full tier above Aokiji's. Aokiji's Ice-Ice Fruit lacked offensive power; though Aokiji compensated with powerful martial arts, Akainu's martial arts were no less skilled—

Combined with the violent energy of the Magma-Magma Fruit, Akainu's offensive power was completely incomparable to Aokiji's!

This was an attack capable of clashing head-on with an Emperor's Haōshoku Coating—a power standing at the absolute pinnacle of this sea!

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And why, despite such a vast difference in offensive power, could Aokiji fight Akainu for ten days and nights before a victor was decided??

After his battle with Aokiji, and seeing the various possibilities of Akainu's Meigo with his Observation Haki, Rowen now had the answer... The Ice-Ice Fruit's power—actually somewhat countered the Magma-Magma Fruit's power!

In the original story's Summit War, Aokiji, with his Ice-Ice Fruit, clashed with Ace's Flare-Flare Fruit, yet held no advantage; in fact, Ace seemed slightly stronger.

Though Aokiji was holding back, the Flare-Flare Fruit's power, being pure, intangible flame, was difficult for the Ice-Ice Fruit to freeze effectively. But the Magma-Magma Fruit was different—magma was tangible.

Aokiji's 'freezing aura' could even freeze active volcanoes.

The freezing aura could weaken the volcano's terrifying explosive force—meaning it could weaken the Magma-Magma Fruit's strongest destructive power!

Just as in Rowen's clash with Aokiji—he used his Human-Human Fruit's enhanced intellect to outwit Aokiji, forcing him to take the brunt of the explosive lightning and fire.

Aokiji survived, as he said, thanks to his Ice-Ice Fruit!

The Ice-Ice Fruit's ability to freeze the sea itself had a powerful suppressive effect on such pure energy explosions.

The Ice-Ice Fruit, slightly countered by the Flare-Flare Fruit, could in turn somewhat counter the Magma-Magma Fruit, which was superior to the Flare-Flare Fruit.

A triangle of mutual counters among the three fruits.

No Devil Fruit was absolutely perfect. Even the Magma-Magma Fruit, possessing the strongest offensive power, was no exception.

Pros and cons—that was the nature of Devil Fruits!

To completely defeat the Magma-Magma Fruit—the Ice-Ice Fruit's power could be a crucial factor.

'Looks like I need to apply more pressure on Aokiji. Either recruit him—or steal all his power.'

The Ice-Ice Fruit could be very useful in future battles.

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In the instant Akainu attacked, Rowen's Future Sight also saw a third possibility:

Directly detonating his Thunder Gloves with the Bomb-Bomb Fruit's power to counter Meigo.

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WHOOSH!

"Thunder Gloves——!" Rowen's fist, wreathed in Haōshoku Coating, shot towards Akainu!

VMM!

An intense red light flashed in Akainu's eyes—Observation Haki, Future Sight!

BANAAAAAAAAAAAAG!

CRACKLE!

BOOOOOOOOOOOM!

CRACKLE! BOOM!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!