One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 52 is exactly what I wanted! Roy's Black Body Stream!
"A tricky guy"

On the battlefield, Hanafuda, once again struck by Roy's punch, was sent flying backward.

"boom!"

His body kept crashing through the ice, so much so that blood was trickling down his head.

But after landing, Hanafuda, upon getting up again, simply stuck out her tongue and licked her own blood.

His face showed an increasingly strong wildness.

But this time, he didn't rush to retaliate.

Because he had already realized the power of Roy's three boxing techniques.

"The golden fluctuations possess immense power; anyone who gets too close will be repelled, and attempting to withstand them will result in injury."

"The blue fluctuations can manipulate water and cause freezing; once affected, the body will be unable to move."

"The red wave can ignite combustion, and its power is even stronger than that fire brat's most dangerous move."

With its near-perfect defense, powerful control, and terrifying destructive force, even Hanafuda (a type of Japanese card game) has to acknowledge the power and difficulty of Roy's "Hadouken".

But this also made him even more excited.

"Click!" "Click!" "Click!"

His excessive excitement even caused him to clench his teeth so hard that they clicked, and saliva dripped from his mouth.

"boom!"

The next moment, the hanafuda moved again.

He suddenly exerted force with his legs, his entire body covered in Armament Haki, and charged towards Roy once again.

Faced with the incoming Hanafuda cards, Roy naturally threw another punch.

"Buzz!"

Golden waves, carrying crimson flames, blasted towards the Hanafuda once more.

"Um!?"

But to Roy's surprise, this time, he didn't dodge the Hanafuda.

"boom!"

He forcefully rushed into the range of Roy's 'Hadouken'.

"bake!"

Flames and intense shockwaves scorched his body once more—his flesh began to turn charred almost instantly, and his scales began to crumble and disintegrate.

But
"Roar!"

Hanafuda continues to move forward.

Even the growls emanating from between his sharp teeth grew louder and louder.

As mentioned before, Hanafuda's nickname is 'King of Lizards'.

This so-called 'lizard' is of course not an ordinary lizard, but rather his Devil Fruit ability—that of an extinct ancient creature, the dinosaur.

He was fascinated by those ancient species that had once flourished and had been dedicated to collecting the fruits of all ancient species.

He was fascinated by the dinosaurs' powerful vitality, terrifying strength, and ancient wildness.

Therefore, he sees himself as a dinosaur and every battle as a hunt.

And without a doubt.
In his view, Roy was a formidable prey.

"When faced with powerful prey, wild animals often choose to retreat."

"But—I am the 'King of Dinosaurs'!"

he growled.

"The stronger the prey, the more difficult the hunt, the greater the proof of a king!"

Pain? Injury?
"That kind of thing only excites me more!"

With a low growl, Roy suddenly saw it.

At this moment, the shocking charred and obviously carbonized body of the giant Tyrannosaurus Rex on Hanafuda was rapidly recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.

He endured the powerful shockwave, charging towards Roy as his wounds continued to heal and tear open!

then
"Kara!"

A crisp sound rang out—Hanafuda had thrown the scythe-like meteor hammer from his hand.

"Wang Long's Rope!"

The chains of the meteor hammer wrapped around Roy's body in an instant.

Upon seeing this, Hanafuda's smile became almost ferocious.

"Got you!"

The outcome has been decided.

He was clear about this.

Regardless of whether it's a Devil Fruit ability or not, Roy's fist techniques are indeed very troublesome.

But Hanafuda astutely discovered Roy's 'weakness'.

"Your punches are incredibly destructive, but they're useless once you close the distance. Because before you can even throw a punch, I'll tear you apart!"

His weapon, 'Tyrannosaurus Rex,' has chains infused with seastone, giving it an effect that counters Devil Fruit users and making it extremely hard.

Once entangled, it is almost impossible to break free or destroy the chains.

So next, he only needs to do one thing.

"Come here!"

He wrapped the chains around his arms and, with all his might, yanked Roy hard.

He could almost see how he would seize victory—he would pull Roy over and tear him to shreds!
"Um!?"

The next moment, Hanafuda's expression froze.

Because after he pulled the chain with all his might, he clearly felt...
His chains remained completely still.

"I see."

And it was at that moment that he heard Roy's voice.

Upon hearing this, Hanafuda instinctively turned her head away.

Then he saw Roy standing there, his expression calm. "Your Devil Fruit ability is very close to awakening."

Roy looked at the flower cards in front of him and murmured to himself.

Roy knew very well that Ancient Race users possessed powerful vitality.

But at this moment, the recovery ability shown by Hanafuda clearly exceeded the limits he knew.

Therefore, there is only one answer—the awakening of the fruit.

Only awakened Zoan-type Devil Fruit users possess such exaggerated vitality.

However, considering that Hanafuda clearly has not yet mastered the 'transformation' unique to Zoan-type Devil Fruit awakening, Roy concluded that the other party's development of the Devil Fruit is very close to awakening.

"As expected of a Shichibukai, he does have some strength."

Roy sighed.

Then he looked at the Hanafuda cards and grinned as well.

Yes—the opponent wasn't a Shichibukai like Crocodile, who was conveniently countered by Crocodile, but rather an Ancient Zoan powerhouse skilled in Armament Haki and physical combat, nearing the edge of awakening.

The opponent is very strong.

so.
"Just to my liking."

[Fruit Loadout: Logia-type Magma-Magma Fruit LV3 → Zoan-type Dragon-Dragon Fruit - Pteranodon Form LV3]

[Devil Fruit Loadout: Logia-type Ice-Ice Fruit LV3 → Paramecia-type Strength-Strength Fruit LV3]

Hanafuda began to sense something was wrong.

At that moment, a tremendous force came from the other end of the chain he was holding!

"Um!?"

The immense force even gave Hanafuda the illusion—he even felt as if he were being pulled by another dinosaur.

"How is this guy's power possible?"

He looked at Roy with a horrified expression.

The fact that the opponent was not weakened by the 'Tyrannosaurus Rex' indicates that the opponent is not a Devil Fruit user.

He can accept any of that.

But the key question is, what's with this physical strength that's comparable to his... no, even stronger than his!?
"This physique is just like Kaido's when he was young..."

Such a thought involuntarily arose in his mind, but he immediately dismissed it.

He doesn't believe it!
"How could a mere Marine compare to Brother Kaido? Die!"

He growled, gripping the chain with one hand and swinging the scythe at the other end at Roy with the other!

then
He then saw Roy and raised his hand.

"clang!"

The blade, coated with Armament Haki, collided with Roy's arm, but the latter was not severed.

On the contrary—all that could be heard from the Hanafuda (flower cards) was the sound of clashing swords.

He could even clearly see sparks flying where Roy's arm touched the scythe.

"The skin of a non-powered person is as hard as steel—Big Mom's steel balloon?"

At that moment, Hanafuda felt a little dizzy.

But this is still not the end.

At that moment, Hanafuda saw Roy smiling at him.

then
"Crack!"

Hanafuda heard a strange sound.

The voice came from Roy's body.

At that moment, Roy's bones and muscles seemed to begin to change continuously.

His muscles seemed to come alive, throbbing and bulging incessantly.

His heart seemed to be pumping blood at an unusually high rate; one could even faintly hear a clear heartbeat.

His skin seemed to tighten, and even his bones seemed to vibrate.

His breathing became heavy, as if he were pulling a bellows.

It was like a terrifying weapon, at this moment it began to fully exploit all its potential.

At this moment, the golden light in Roy's hand even began to recede, and then gradually surged throughout his entire body.

He slowly broke free of the chains and instead grabbed them with his left hand.

"!!!"

Upon seeing this, Hanafuda's instinct almost made him want to retreat instantly!

"Kara!"

But the chains wrapped around his hands became his fatal weakness at that moment.

"The essence of Teacher Zefa's Black Body Style is to master the ultimate potential of every part of the body through training, and then squeeze the body to unleash its strongest power."

At that moment, Roy's gaze was fixed on the Hanafuda cards.

Feeling the unprecedented power flowing within him, he murmured to himself.

"This technique can be combined with Haki to enhance physical strength and muscle power, and it can also be combined with Devil Fruit abilities."

For Devil Fruit users, Devil Fruit abilities are no different from Haki—both are powers that exist within their bodies.

And the skills honed through physical techniques like 'Black Body Style' and 'Iron Fist' are naturally not limited to just domineering aura.

Just like the combination of Aokiji's Ice-Ice Fruit and his Iron Fist, it can achieve destructive power similar to Garp's.

This is what Roy is currently doing.

Although he was far from fully mastering the essence of the blackbody flow,
"All that hard training lately hasn't been a complete waste."

"Blackbody Flow Wave Fist: Bone Crusher!"

The words fell, and the fist flew!
then
"boom!"

It's a wave of destruction!

(End of this chapter)