Using his enormous paintbrush to block Sanji's foot, Kanjuro drew a slew of arrows at top speed which he flew towards the cook. However, a wall of ice was created in front of Sanji, and protected him from projectiles.
Growling, Kanjuro looked down to see Todoroki, as ice appeared around his feet. Then, directing his hand towards the Kanjuro's eagle, he created a huge spear of ice. Nevertheless, stepping off the back of his creation, the former samurai twirled his enormous brush and struck the ice spear, which was destroyed in an instant.
Startled, Todoroki couldn't even react, while Kanjuro smashed his weapon to his skull. However, an arm wrapped around the boy's waist and forced him to jump aside. Hitting the ground, Kanjuro turned on his side and saw Todoroki, while Sanji's arm was still around his waist.
"Taking on a child?" Asked the cook. "Decidedly, your courage and your honor have no limit."
Simply sneering, Kanjuro retorted.
"Destroying your enemy's potential allies is always a great way to win in the long run! And in my opinion, Kaido and the others do the same."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
Smiling sadistically, Kanjuro affirmed.
"You've been separated from your allies, haven't you? Just imagine Kaido finding them before you do...what would happen?"
Laughing, he continued.
"Kinemon...The Minks...Kozuki's family...Eustass...Trafalgar...Do you know if they're still alive or if they're dead?"
Gritting his teeth, Sanji looked angry. Yet, managing to calm himself down, he only removed his cigarette from his mouth, as he spoke.
"It's true that I have no idea where they are and how they are! Nevertheless, I can tell you something..."
Suddenly, he rushed towards Kanjuro, tower igniting his leg.
"Kaido will lose one of his allies, in two seconds! PREMIER HACHIS !"
Nevertheless, dropping from the sky, the huge eagle aimed its talons at the cook. Yet, disappearing from sight, Sanji jumped so high that he passed over the flying creature, before slamming into its back.
Pushing a huge cry, the eagle crashed against the ground, before turning into a drawing. The fight had only lasted a few seconds. However, that was enough for Kanjuro to flee. Having failed in his murder attempt, he preferred not to go, before the rest of the pirates came to help the cook.
"Tssss, the coward." Sanji growled.
Then, preparing to leave, he saw Todoroki position himself in front of him.
" Huh ? "
"Who are you? Can you explain to me how you managed to fight like this, without using any Quirk? are you a mutant?"
"I told you it was just my strength." Sanji said, giving him a quick response.
"You lie saying you're not weird." Shoto said, wanting to know the truth.
"What's all this pressure on my powers? If you want my advice, kid, don't be so pushy! If you annoy someone whose powers you don't know about, you might quickly regret it."
Continuing to stare at him, Todoroki seemed to have no idea how to view Sanji. Then, finally, he declared.
"For now, we'll be done defeating the villains! But, when this is all over I'll make sure to know your secret."
"As you wish." Sanji affirmed, turning around.
At that moment, he noticed that he was in front of the huge lake.
"Hey, kid! Can't you just make an ice bridge?" Sanji said.
"This is not a problem." Said Todoroki.
Then, he then makes the huge amount of ice to make the two travel faster, while Sanji asks him a question.
"Tell me, can you become ice like the pure element or not?"
"No, I'm not at that level of power. If I use too much of it, I can become unbalanced and useless." Shoto explained.
" So he's not as powerful as a Devil Fruit user. That's a good mark. " Sanji thought.
"Hey, I think I can see my classmates from here." Shoto said seeing a group of people gather.
"Do you see my friends?" Sanji asked.
"I can see a woman with orange hair and.." Shoto said.
Suddenly he saw Sanji become something completely different.
"Aaaah! Does Nami-swan have a problem and does she need her knight?" Sanji asked with tears in his eyes, before rushing towards the women of his crew.
"Who is this guy?" Todoroki asked.
Roaring, Death-Nomu shook the entire building, while the people around him felt a strange evil wave, which made them tremble. Falling back, Mineta was sobbing in fear.
"It's... What's that thing?"
"He…He evolved." Asui affirmed.
As surprised as the high schoolers, Tomura turned to Kurogiri.
"Did Sensei tell you about this transformation?"
" No way. " Confessed his comrade.
In truth, still observing the combat area, All For One couldn't help but be stunned by what he saw.
"Did the doctor manage to boost the power of the Nomu so that it exceeds its limits, when it is in difficulty?"
Staring at the new Nomu, he wondered.
"Is it still controllable?"
Finally, he began to smile.
"Let's see how things go."
Raising its axe-like arm, Death Nomu slammed into the ground and managed to create a huge crack in the ground that flew towards its opponents. Jumping in the air to avoid it, Luffy closed his fist, before throwing it towards the monster.
" JET PISTOL ! "
However, much more reactive than before, Death Nomu positioned its new shield in front of it which managed to stop the pirate's attack without the slightest worry. However, attacking again, Luffy stretched his leg, while targeting the monster's feet.
" GUM GUM WHIP ! "
Feeling Luffy's foot hit its own, Death Nomu almost lost its balance. Still, using its enormous weight to stay on its feet, it lifted its ax and aimed it at Luffy's foot.
" BAZOOKA ! "
But before it could slice off Luffy's leg, the pirate's hands slapped Death Nomu's face and knocked it back. Feeling its feet leave the ground, the monster flew backwards before performing various rolls on the ground. Remaining conscious, it nevertheless had no trouble putting its hands on the ground and stopping its run.
Then, directing its gaze at Luffy, it rushed towards him, while Luffy positioned his arm back, before twirling it around.
" GUM GUM RIFLE ! "
Then hitting Nomu, Luffy was surprised to see it move as fast as the wind and avoid getting hit. Continuing its momentum, it was so quick that it found itself in front of Luffy, with its ax raised. But, the instant it lowered it to the pirate's skull, Luffy positioned his second arm in front of him and covered it with Busoshoku Haki.
Immediately, sparks appeared as the ax struck the pirate's reinforced skin. Seeing Luffy resisting, Nomu lifted its shield, before slamming it down forcefully towards Luffy's face.
Hit hard, the pirate was ejected towards the ground, and crashed in front of Midoriya. Only able to watch the fight, the green haired boy couldn't even feel his legs shaking. In truth, his whole body was completely paralyzed.
"Who...Who are these people?"
In response, Death Nomu dropped down towards Luffy and crushed him under its feet. However, performing a somersault, Luffy found himself in extremis out of its path and was now in front of it.
" GATLING ! "
Immediately, Death Nomu felt dozens of fists hit its body and face, causing it to recoil. with each impact, a shock wave was felt and managed to sweep Midoriya's hair, who couldn't even find the strength to step back.
Ahead of him, the boy saw the most terrifying fight he had ever witnessed. Both of these people had enough strength to defeat him in one attack and Midoriya wondered if even someone like All Might was strong enough to deal with them.
Continuing to get hit, Death Nomu suddenly opened the mouth from both of its faces, and two jets of black flames appeared. Immediately, Luffy jumped aside to avoid them. Unfortunately, anticipating his gesture, Death Nomu had imitated him and had already positioned itself in front of him, the ax raised in the air. Then, he lowered it with such force, onto Luffy's skull, that cracks appeared around the pirate's feet.
"HE…HE IS DEAD." Mineta frightened. " We're all going to die. "
For her part, Galadriel felt like heaving a disappointed sigh.
" In the end , Mare was right! This man is weaker than the green-haired swordsman . "
Yet, she ends up seeing Death Nomu standing still, while its ax had cracked. Dumbfounded, the monster saw Luffy cover his forehead with Busoshoku haki and manage to resist the power of its attack. Furthermore, with his arms already pointing backwards, Luffy covered them with haki as well, before hitting the monster's abdomen.
" BAZOOKA ! "
In an instant, Luffy's hands pressed against Death Nomu's abdomen and the impact was so impressive that the pirate felt his hands go through the monster's body, which was mostly made of putrified flesh. Feeling the attack pulverize its abdomen, the monster roared in pain, before spitting out what looked like thick black blood. Then it remained motionless.
"I killed it?" Luffy asked.
Unfortunately, at that moment, he felt Death Nomu's abdomen regenerate and, within seconds, Luffy's arms were trapped inside its body.
"WHAT?" Luffy wondered, trying to free himself. "Hey, get off me."
For all answer, Death Nomu opened its two mouths again. But, this time, what looked like a double laser beam hit Luffy hard. The powerful attack ejected Luffy so carefully backward that his arms were freed and the pirate ended up disappearing inside in an explosion.
Seeing this, Tomiura laughed grimly.
"I don't really know what happened, but I'm not unhappy with what's going on! Anyway, there's no point in hitting Nomu! No matter how powerful you are, Nomu will be able to regenerate."
Remaining silent, Kurogiri stared at Death Nomu, wondering if he could still give it orders, without risking being killed.
Roaring again, Death Nomu seemed to savor its victory. However, it fell silent as it felt a scarf wrap around its neck. Amazed, it turned to see Aizawa standing again. With red eyes, the professor tried in vain to make his power disappear. Unfortunately, being in no way impacted by his Quirk, Death Nomu moved at full speed to find himself.
And, the next second, its shield hit Aizawa's face. Spitting blood, the adult collapsed to the ground. Seeing him powerless, Death Nomu raised its shield again and lowered it to kill him.
" AIZAWA-SENSEI ! "
"That idiot." Galadriel snarled, pretending to intervene. "I will need him for later."
" DETROIT SMASH ! "
Punched in the face, Death Nomu froze. Seeming to barely have felt the punch that had just struck it, it looked down at Midoriya who had managed to fall to his feet. The boy's body was shaking tremendously. Fear even made him sob, while his teeth chattered as if he were freezing to death. Being close to this monster amplified his fear which the monster created using its evil aura.
However, Midoriya had managed to control his fear, for a short time, in order to be able to come to the aid of his teacher.
"BACK UP, MONSTER!" The boy yelled, trying his best to get into a fighting stance.
At that moment, the world seemed to freeze around the boy. Seeming to see in slow motion, while unable to move, Midoriya caught sight of Death Nomu's ax heading for his throat. In truth, Nomu wasn't moving in slow motion at all. Truth be told, it was so fast that only Deku's eyes were fast enough to see him, unlike the rest of his body which couldn't move fast enough to avoid his decapitation.
" I will ... die. "
" RIFLE ! "
Smash in the face, Death Nomu recoiled a meter, while its weapon slammed into the ground, instead of hitting Midoriya. Falling on his butt, the boy saw Luffy position himself in front of him.
" You ? "
True, Luffy's clothes were burnt and torn. Admittedly, his abdomen had burns. Certainly, Luffy had felt pain when Death Nomu's last attack had managed to crash into him. However, it took a lot more to defeat him.
"I am your adversary." The pirate asserted.
Sensing a trickle of black blood, Death Nomu immediately roared. However, it stopped when it saw Luffy put his fist on the ground, while declaring.
"You're tough! So I'm going to have to show you what I'm capable of! GEAR SEC ..."
However, everyone was suddenly surprised to hear a huge crashing sound. Then, the next second, the building's huge door flew through the air, before crashing into the center of the building.
"What?" Brook wondered, as the door crashed down not far from him and Nami.
"Enemy reinforcements?" Usopp frightened, aiming his slingshot at the entrance of the building.
However, the high school students next to him finally put on relieved faces, as they saw a man with blond hair come forward before shouting.
"DON'T BE AFRAID. I AM HERE."
"ALL MIGHT! " Said most of the students.
"The hero?" Chopper wondered.
"He came." Uraraka rejoiced.
Showing no smile, as usual, the hero's face held nothing but anger, as he took off his tie.
"Young Ida briefed me and Principal Nezu on this situation. As soon as we hear we've briefed the rest of the AU staff, they'll be here soon." Said All Might.
"Who is this puppet?" Franky asked.
"ALL MIGHT!" Shigaraki said more than annoyed.
Looking around, All Might saw the different groups formed by high school students and pirates. Then, he looked at the bodies of the many Villains that were on the ground. Finally, he directed his gaze towards Luffy who was facing Death Nomu, while he was standing in front of Midoriya.
"Mugiwara?"
"Blond-dumb?" Luffy wondered.
Staring at him for a few seconds, All Might ends up directing his gaze towards Tomura, Kurogiri and especially Death Nomu.
"So this thing is the famous Nomu I was told about?" Said All Might. "Perfect! We'll take care of it."
And immediately, a dozen people appeared alongside the hero.
"The teachers." Ojiro affirmed. "This time we are saved."
"They're going to beat this monster."
However, unlike the other high school students, Galadriel seemed annoyed.
" Mugiwara seemed like he was about to show me something interesting! Why do you always have to bother? "
Then, starting a new message.
" Demiurge? Is Aureole still with you? I need a favor. "
"Hey, All Might! Should we fight those thugs?" Ectoplasm asked, staring at Luffy and his gang.
Remaining silent for a few seconds, All Might finally retorts.
"No, it seems that our main opponent is this strange creature! For the moment, we will focus on it! Then, once it is on the ground, we will take care of the details! However, don't hesitate to fight back if they try to attack you or run away."
"Understood." The teachers assured, hurrying up the stairs leading to the training area.
But immediately, Cementoss created a huge wall, which managed to stop dozens of fireballs.
" What is that? " Midnight wondered.
Raising her gaze, she had no trouble seeing an entire group of imps, which had just appeared while passing through a new teleportation portal. Having placed an order, Galadriel had seen many imps from the Demiurge army appear above them and begin to hiss the group of professors.
Granted, the demons had levels below 20. However, Galadriel had brought them in just to keep the teachers busy.
" I won't let you destroy my pleasure. "
"What are those monsters?" Snipe growled, starting to hiss at one of them.
However, positioning himself in front of him, Present Mic walked forward quietly, with his hands in his pockets. Then, seeing several flying monsters heading towards him, he inhaled a huge amount of air, before shouting with all his might. Immediately, feeling their eardrums bursting, the imps stopped and cried out in agony.
Then, as soon as the cry stopped, dozens of silhouettes rushed at the imps. And, in moments, the Ectoplasm clones hit them and threw them back. Then Snipe fired at more imps, while Vlad King bit his thumb. Bleeding his finger, he made a quick movement with his hand, which made several drops of blood fly.
Using his Quirk to solidify them, Vlad King turned them into veritable arrows of blood that pierced several imps. But no sooner were the bodies of the demons falling to the ground than others flew towards the teachers to attack them.
" DETROIT SMASH ! "
Striking into the void, All Might created a shockwave that shot towards the demons, before ejecting them to the sides. Seeing them retreating, All Might began to run.
"I'll take care of the huge monster! You take care of those demons and the safety of the children."
"No worries." Nezu assured. "We will show them the hospitality that UA has for intruders."
Seeing the imps fighting the professors while letting All Might come to them Galadriel wondered if she should summon a more powerful demon to stop him. Still, upon thinking about it, she noticed that it was a great opportunity to experience All Might's true power.
"These humans from another world are giving me enough trouble already! It's time for me to find out what the level of the most powerful human in this world is, so that I don't have any bad surprises in the future. "
Around her, Luffy and Death Nomu had ceased their fight and watched as All Might came towards them, as did Tomura. Chuckling wickedly, the villain seemed happy to see the hero.
"Finally, you came."
"Villains...there's nothing that annoys me more than seeing children being attacked! No matter your reasons, no excuse can forgive the fact that you involved the students of this class in your stories!" You terrorized them, attacked them and injured them...and you also attacked my colleagues."
Barely conscious, Aizawa saw him walking towards him.
"All...All Might..." He muttered, while coughing up some blood.
Kneeling before him, the blond asserted.
"Wait a few more seconds, my friend! I promise you'll be in a hospital bed before you know it."
Then, directing his gaze to Tomura and Kurogiri, he finished.
"And you, only prison awaits you! But now the question is whether you will surrender gently or will you make me use force to arrest you."
Still smiling, Tomura only pointed to Death Nomu.
"Ask it that! In truth, I don't think we can control it! Good luck reasoning with it."
At that moment, seeming more attracted to All Might than Luffy, Death Nomu rushed towards the hero.
" However you want ... "
Then, the hero imitated the monster, before crossing his arms in front of him.
" CAROLINA SMASH !"
Then, he uncrossed his arms at full speed, while hitting Death Nomu. Unfortunately, compared to Luffy's attacks, his gesture had no effect on it.
" What ? "
Then, seeing Death Nomu's shield moving towards his face, he crossed his arms in extremis in front of his head, to protect it. However, the shock of the impact made him recoil, almost feeling the bones of his arms being pulverized.
" What is this force? "
Moving at full speed, Death Nomu found itself behind him, and spat out a jet of black flames. Turning around, All Might let out a yelp as he punched the attack.
" DETROIT SMASH !"
Hitting the flames, All Might's fist managed to scatter them to the sides. But, already, Death Nomu appeared in front of him, and its ax pointed towards All Might. The hero jumped back. Unfortunately, the blade managed to slash the front of his abdomen.
" ALL MIGHT ! " Shouted Deku.
Seeing his hero fall to one of his knees, Midoriya saw blood beginning to flow from his wound.
"It's...It's impossible."
Again, Death Nomu raised its axe, before targeting All Might's skull. Raising his gaze, All Might stretched his arms out in front of him and stopped the weapon by pinning it in his hands. Nevertheless, gritting his teeth, he felt the enormous power of Death Nomu, who tried to bring its ax closer to All Might's face. Trying to resist, the hero felt blood flow from his mouth, as his wound in his abdomen became further damaged.
"This monster... where did it come from?"
"HAHAHA! Excellent." Tomura enthused. "Go ahead, destroy him! Humiliate All Might! Hurt him! Kill him! Turn him into ground meat."
Adding more power to its arm, Death Nomu was about to manage to free its weapon from All Might's grasp, as the hero saw the blade move closer to his face. However, neither of them understood what happened, when a fist hit Death Nomu's face, to make it recoil.
Growling, the monster glared at Luffy who again interfered.
"That damn kid again?" Tomura roared. "How does he make this monster go back?"
"Mugiwara?" All Might wondered.
"I'm already taking care of it." Luffy said, staring at Death Nomu. "Anyway, I doubt you can defeat him."
Hearing it, All Might wondered if he said that last sentence to make fun of him or because his carelessness made him think he was stronger than the best hero in this world.
"Mugiwara..." All Might said, starting to get up. "It's not a game! What do you think? That playing the heroes will allow you to become as powerful as them? Don't take your luck too far! I think I understand that you are the enemy of those guys! And it looks like you've already managed to stop that monster long enough for me to get in, before he can kill everyone! Now let me handle the situation, before you regret it. This it's not your job to defeat it."
Not even bothering to turn to him, Luffy affirmed.
"You're even dumber than I thought."
" Huh ? "
"I'm not a hero! And since I'm not one, I should have stood still, right?"
Turning to All Might, he questioned him.
"If I had done as the law ordered, what would have happened? How many people would have died before you could arrive? Do you really think I could have forgiven me for their deaths? , knowing that I could have saved them?"
At that moment, All Might remained silent, while Galadriel was surprised at Luffy's seriousness. Finally, the pirate turned to Death Nomu, while affirming.
"I don't fight to play hero! As you just said, anyone would be angry to see a group of bad guys attacking children! If I fight, it's because I want to protect them! And it doesn't matter if I'm weak or not, if fighting allows me to save them, I'll sacrifice my life if necessary! You don't have to be a hero to do that."
Hearing this, Tomura laughed.
"You're even dumber than I thought, Mugiwara! You can't defeat Nomu and you want me to believe that you can save everyone! You're completely stupid! Where do you think you'll find the strength to will we stop?"
" It's not a matter of strength. " Luffy retorted.
" Huh ? "
Presenting his hand on his hat, Luffy glared at Tomura, while affirming.
"Winning is only a matter of willpower! If my willpower is stronger than my opponent's, then even if he is stronger than me, I could defeat him."
"Tssss! And what will motivate you enough to defeat we? "
"It's simple! Thinking only of protecting my friends, I would always have enough motivation to defeat anyone! And with that motivation and all my friends, we can defeat you! Find a way to return home us! And finally, I would become the king of the pirates."
"The Pirate King?" wondered Galadriel.
In all honesty, ever since she learned of Luffy's existence, the Empress had always thought of him as a stupid being. However, she couldn't help but smile, listening to these words.
" Mugiwara...finally, I would like to know you more. "
