One Piece Chapter 43, page 8-9: Sanji Enters
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The Marine cannon fires with a loud blast. Usopp screams, "HE FIRED!" and panics, "LUFFY, WHAT'RE YOU DOING!?" Luffy leaps into action, shouting, "LEAVE IT TO ME! GOMU GOMU NO... BALLOON!!!" He inhales deeply, inflating his body into a giant, round rubber ball. The cannonball strikes Luffy's inflated stomach, stretching his rubber skin but failing to pierce it. Luffy grins and yells, "YOU CAN HAVE YOUR CANNONBALL BACK!" as his body prepares to slingshot the projectile back. Fullbody and his crew watch in utter disbelief, crying out, "WHA!?" and "THE HELL!?
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The deflected cannonball flies backward, but instead of hitting the Marine ship, it slips from Luffy's grip and crashes directly into the roof of the Baratie restaurant, exploding with a massive blast. Zoro yells in anger, "JUST WHO ARE YOU GIVING IT TO, YOU DUMBASS!?" Luffy falls flat on his back, his eyes wide with shock as he realizes what he has done. Fullbody also looks on in surprise. Back on the deck, Nami covers her face in embarrassment, groaning, "UGH...