(Samuel's POV)
"What do I do?" I said aloud as the rain began to pick up
"What do you mean?" Uncle told me, "Fight him! If I charge up another shot, I might break my arm."
I looked at what he was holding; a large metallic cannon with a strange handle.
"What the hell is even that?!" I exclaimed, "Why are you holding a seriously strange weapon?!"
"Don't ask stupid questions now of all time." He said with a scowl, "Fight that man now. He's about to charge at you."
"Huh?" I said
"RAHHHH!!!!" the large iguana bellowed as he barreled towards me
"Open fire!!!" a marine exclaimed
"Shit!" I said as I crouched down to avoid the gunfire from their rifles
I then looked at the bullets flying and hitting the beast's body, small shockwaves bursting due to the impact.
"What?!" one of the marines exclaimed, "Bullets don't work?!"
"I WILL DEVOUR YOU!!!" The massive beast bellowed
It opened its maw wide and lifted its head up, going for a swipe, trying to eat me whole.
I jumped away and watched as it slammed its maw into the ground, creating a shockwave as the pavement cracked.
I landed a couple of meters away and scowled, "What the hell are you?!" I exclaimed
"Legendary Beast Fruits' Transformation are inherently tough." I heard Uncle say, "It will take a lot of damage to make them susceptible to regular gunfire."
"I see...." I said as I straightened up, "So I have to fight it after all."
"His name is Jag." Uncle said, "He's an upstart crime boss who wishes to join a certain pirate's crew. He ate the Legendary Beast Fruit that is currently known as The Yellow Beast."
"The Yellow Beast?" I said
I saw as Jag, in his massive full transformed state, lifted his head up and looked at me, "That is right!!!" He bellowed, "I am a wielder of a Legendary Beast Fruit!! Nobody in the Grand Line can hold a candle to me."
"Wow, you are truly stupid if you believe that." Uncle said
He glared at him, "How about I eat you whole!!!!"
He began to barrel towards him, his forelimbs hitting the ground hard as he opened his mouth widely.
I jumped over and landed in between Jag and the house, rearing my hand back, "Back the fuck up!"
I swung my fist, punching him in the chin and causing him to stumble upwards.
"Guh!!" He shouted as he stumbled back and growled, a loud guttural sound coming from him, "You fucking bastard..."
Despite being able to stop him with the punch, I was feeling my entire body vibrate due to the toughness of his hide.
"Holy..." I said, "What is with this guy? He is tough."
"Soften him up and you'll be able to beat him." I heard Uncle say
"You say that so easily!" I looked back at him, "And you're a bad influence, telling me to fight so casually!!"
"Ah, it's not like you don't know how to." He waved me off
"That's not the point!" I said, "You should really get out of here!"
"I'm fine." He said, "The medicine that guy gave me helped a ton."
"What?" I said
"You should pay attention." He pointed past me, "And harden your body."
I looked back to see Jag had stood on his hind legs, towering over me as he growled deeply.
"Oh shit." I said as I lifted my arms up
"RAHHH!!!" He bellowed, "I'LL CRUSH YOU!!"
He slammed his entire body down at me hard, attempting to flatten me.
"Tekkai!!!"
I hardened my entire body and stood firm, feeling the impact of his entire body lodging mine into the ground as a shockwave emitted from the spot where we stood.
It hurt, I won't lie, but it saved my body from being broken completely.
"W-What the hell?!" I heard Jag exclaim as he backed up, his entire yellow mane shaking as he looked at me with surprise, "You were able to survive that?!"
"I suppose I was." I said with a serious frown
"Boss!!" I heard someone say
I looked to the side to see that the marines were in the ground, blood on their bodies as his men had stabbed them. The other thugs stood over them with smirks on their faces.
"Good, you got rid of those imbeciles." Jag said, "Go get the old man and the woman. We'll keep them hostages while I deal with this guy. Then, we'll get the geezer to spit out where the Item is."
"What Item?" I asked
"That isn't for you to know!" He bellowed, "I will fucking kill you if you get too annoying!!"
I readied a stance, "Is that so?"
"You are just a fucking shopkeeper, why the hell are you not dead yet?!" He said as he slammed his scaly limbs on the ground, "What the hell are you?!"
"I guess I am just a strong shopkeeper." I smirked
"That is cheesy." Uncle said
"Shut up!" I scowled at him
"He's charging at you again." he told me
I turned back to see Jag again charging at me but before he reached me, he turned and then tackled me with his whole body.
I blocked the tackle with my forearms, hardening my body once again.
"Tekkai!"
I was reeling just a couple of feet despite not taking much damage. His scales and hide were so tough that had my arms aching just a bit. Other than that, his attack was not that dangerous.
"Tch...." I said, "Uncle, you said I had to soften him up?"
"Yea." He replied
I lunged at Jag, launching a flurry of straight punches right at his side. The impact of the punches were enough to rattle his entire beast body, causing a strange sound come from his mouth.
"Huh!" He said as I stepped back, "That all you got?!"
I was then hit by his tail which came at me quite fast. It struck me in the face and pushed me to the ground hard.
"Shit!" I said a I felt my body rattle, "That's...."
I stood up and then saw that he opened his mouth wide and launched at me.
I jumped out of the way and then watched as he had scooped a massive chunk of the house's wall and swallowed it whole.
"My house!!" Uncle exclaimed, "Nona, get out of there!!"
I saw as both he and Nona got out of the house and ran to the opposite side of the street as a piece of the house crumbled while Jag backed away.
"You fucking asshole!!" I exclaimed, "That is my Uncle's hard-earned house!!"
I noticed that Jag's stomach had bloated completely as he slowly turned around, giving me a glare. He had completely swallowed that piece of the house and it was still in his body.
"You fucking....I will murder you...." He said with a vicious glare
I returned the glare, "Is that so?" I said as I rolled my sleeves up, "I will have you know....I am no pushover that you can bully around so easily..."
"And you will learn that I am not a weakling that you can beat so easily." Jag said, "I am a wielder of a Legendary-"
I cut him off by lunging at him, swinging my fist hard against his bloated belly, feeling how the entire soft hide rippled violently due to the impact.
"Shut up!!" I said as I he reeled back hard
"Ughhh!!" He said as he gagged, "Whaaaa....."
I then saw as he began to throw up the rubble of the house, covered in saliva and digestive juices.
As he reeled, I jumped up into the air and spun in the air, swinging my leg right at him.
"Rankyaku!!"
I watched as the attack struck him in the head, causing his eyes to go white and caused him to crash into the ground hard with a loud grunt.
I landed on the ground and raised an eyebrow, "Was that all?" I said, "He was weak...."
I saw as he slowly shifted from his full-transformed state back to his regular form.
"I suppose he didn't have a proper grasp of his fruit...." I heard Uncle say, "Well done, Samuel!!"
"Uncle, Nona!" I said as I turned around, "Are you two alright????"
"We're okay....." Uncle said as he began to pant, "Oh...the effects of using the cannon..."
"Mister Tristan..." Nona said as she grabbed his shoulder
"Uncle!" I said as I began to run towards him
"Hey!" I heard one of the thugs exclaim, "We ain't done here!"
I turned to see them lunging at me and I simply dodged their attacks and in an instant, I punched them all in the faces, sending them flying into the air as I remained in a stance.
"Tch....." I said with a scowl, "What are these guys and their deal....."
I then noticed one of the marines looking at me with a pained expression, "Y-You..." He said, "You are a fighter....?"
"Huh?" I said, "I'm just a shopkeeper...."
"That was...." he managed, "Rokushi.....ki...."
"Yea well-" I said before I was hit in the back of the head by something blunt
"Shit!" I said as my body jerked forward and I was about to fall
I flipped forwards and rolled on the ground, avoiding what I could assume was a kick.
"You fucking bastard!!!" I heard Jag say, "I'll beat your fucking ass down!!"
I straightened up, "Oh, you ain't done?"
He lunged at me, "I'll show you!"
He threw a punch at me and I was able to dodge and counter with a left straight, hitting him in the face hard.
"In your regular state, you are much easier to bully." I said as I followed up with a myriad of strikes to the body
They consisted of punches, knees, and kicks. All of them hit him in the torso which sent him reeling back, his entire face distorted with pain and shock as he took the hits.
I then hit him with a left roundhouse that planted him straight to the ground.
"For a user of a Legendary Beast Fruit..." I said as his body did not move,
"You were kind of weak...."