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While trying to escape deeper into Amazon Lily, Sonic suddenly slowed down.
His injured leg gave out.
He stopped, one step unsteady.
"…Not now."
The damage from earlier fights finally caught up to him. He couldn't keep running at full speed anymore.
Beside him, Monkey D. Luffy noticed immediately.
"Sonic, your leg—"
Before they could move again—
A powerful presence dropped behind them.
Boa Hancock stood there, eyes cold and furious.
The air instantly turned heavy.
"You… saw it."
Her voice carried both anger and authority.
Sonic slowly straightened despite the pain, placing himself slightly in front of Luffy.
"…Yeah."
Even injured, he didn't step back.
Now there was no escape.
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In the arena of Amazon Lily, the crowd gathered as punishment was decided.
Boa Hancock ordered the fight to begin.
Monkey D. Luffy was forced to face Boa Marigold, while Sonic stood opposite Boa Sandersonia.
Sonic shifted his stance carefully.
His leg still hurt.
"…Guess I don't get a break."
The fight started instantly.
Sandersonia transformed into her snake form and lunged forward with fast, heavy strikes.
Even injured, Sonic moved, dodging at high speed and countering with quick kicks and spinning attacks.
But this time, he wasn't at full speed.
One attack forced him back, his injured leg slowing his movement.
Sandersonia pressed the advantage, using both strength and Haki to keep him on the defensive.
Sonic slid back, breathing heavier.
"…She's strong."
Still, he didn't fall.
He adjusted his movement, relying more on timing than pure speed now.
Across the arena, Luffy continued his own fight, but Sonic stayed focused.
Even injured, he kept standing.
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The arena on Amazon Lily shook as the fight intensified.
Boa Sandersonia pressed forward in her massive snake form, her attacks growing faster and more precise.
Sonic moved carefully now.
His injured leg forced him to adjust.
Instead of pure speed, he relied on timing.
Sandersonia lunged again, her body sweeping across the arena.
Sonic jumped at the last moment, twisting mid-air and landing a quick strike to her side before retreating instantly.
But she adapted.
Her next attack came from a tighter angle, forcing Sonic to block instead of dodge.
The impact pushed him back across the ground.
He slid, one knee hitting the floor.
"…Tch."
Sandersonia didn't stop.
She closed the distance again, trying to overwhelm him before he could recover.
Sonic pushed himself up, eyes focused.
Even injured, he began moving in short bursts—small, sharp dashes instead of long ones.
He circled her, looking for openings.
"…You're fast for your size."
Sandersonia narrowed her eyes.
"And you're slowing down."
For the first time, the fight felt even.
Speed vs strength.
Control vs pressure.
And Sonic was being pushed closer to his limit.
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The arena at Amazon Lily reached a breaking point.
As the fight intensified, Monkey D. Luffy suddenly unleashed something overwhelming.
A wave of pressure spread across the arena.
It was Conqueror's Haki.
The air itself felt heavy.
Many of the surrounding warriors froze or dropped, unable to withstand it.
Even Boa Sandersonia and Boa Marigold paused for a moment.
Sonic felt it too.
He didn't fall—but his eyes widened slightly.
"…So that's his real power."
At the same time, something else began to form around him.
A dark, negative aura started to leak out again.
Not full Dark Sonic—
but a colder, heavier presence.
It wasn't explosive like before.
It was controlled.
Focused.
The air around Sonic felt tense, almost sharp.
Sandersonia noticed immediately.
"…What is that?"
Sonic slowly stood straighter despite his injury.
"…Just enough."
Now, the battlefield had shifted again.
Luffy's will was overwhelming the arena—
and Sonic's presence was turning colder and more dangerous in response.
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The fight reached a critical moment in the arena of Amazon Lily.
During the clash, the truth behind Boa Sandersonia and Boa Marigold was at risk of being exposed.
The crowd was watching.
Everything could have been revealed.
At that moment, Monkey D. Luffy stepped in without hesitation, protecting their secret even though they were his enemies.
Sonic saw it—and followed instantly.
Even with his injured leg, he moved forward and positioned himself between the sisters and the crowd's line of sight, blocking any chance of exposure.
The negative aura around him faded slightly, replaced by pure focus.
"…We're not here to ruin lives," Sonic said quietly.
For a moment, the entire arena went still.
Watching from above, Boa Hancock's expression changed.
This was not how enemies were supposed to act.
They had every chance to take advantage…
but they didn't.
That single moment shifted everything.
Hancock's anger softened, replaced by something closer to curiosity—and respect.
Be continued