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Duel Between Rubber and Ice! Luffy vs. Aokiji!

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Jinbei winced because of the title. He saw how the boy fared against Aokiji at Marineford, and undoubtedly their earlier duel couldn 't have gone much better. It was a miracle that the Straw Hat Pirates were still functional for him to join.

'We were so lucky that we got away the way we did, ' Nami shuddered.

'All I know about rubber vs. ice, is that rubber expands in the cold, but this is not helpful here, ' Franky muttered. He 'd noticed the navigator 's shudder but didn 't know what to do about it, exactly. He felt very much like an outsider in this issue and felt like he 'd have nothing to offer as comfort.

Luffy scratched his head, 'I don 't think I expand in the cold. '

'Surely we would have noticed if you did, ' Robin chuckled, ready to burrow her head again, in case everything got too much.