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'Upload!'
[Ding! Host, you have uploaded one of the most powerful swords, 'Hao'. Congratulations, Host, for winning 4 lottery draws.]
'I worked hard for these four lottery chances.'
Ikki raised his head and glanced at Rayleigh, who was looking at him with curiosity.
After thinking for a moment, he said:
"Rayleigh, you definitely have more power than I do right now. If you hadn't stopped midway, it would've been difficult for me to defeat you by myself."
"I won't take your sword for nothing, though I can't tell you the specific information about Roger's son. But I can give you some relevant information."
"Think back to recent newspapers. There was big news about Roger's son recently. Also, think about who else might help raise Roger's son besides you guys from the Roger Pirates."
After saying this, Ikki turned around and used Geppo toward Nojiko.
Since Rayleigh had decisively abandoned his sword, Ikki felt it would be too unkind if he didn't reveal some information.
'Who's been in the big news lately? Who else could Roger leave the child to raise, besides us?'
Rayleigh frowned, took a deep look at Ikki's back, and followed him.
"Ikki, are you okay?"
Seeing Ikki land, Nojiko quickly pulled out Minazuki from her waist and performed Shikai.
She wanted to use the power of the one-eyed manta ray to treat Ikki.
"Rayleigh, are you feeling alright?"
Shakky walked up to Rayleigh, her face showing unprecedented concern.
This was the first time in so many years that she had seen Rayleigh so hurt.
"Cough, I'm okay, but it'll probably take some time to recover."
Rayleigh smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"No need." Ikki smiled, returned Katen Kyōkotsu to Kalifa, and told her to return to the ship. After that, he turned to look at Nojiko. "Nojiko, treat him too."
Nojiko nodded slightly, and the one-eyed manta ray from her transformed Zanpakutō swallowed Ikki and then moved toward Rayleigh.
"Hey, is that real? This thing can heal?"
Rayleigh's mouth dropped open. Even so, seeing that Ikki had been swallowed, he still chose to let the one-eyed manta ray swallow him too.
A little time passed. When Ikki and Rayleigh emerged from the one-eyed manta ray's mouth again, both men's injuries had been completely healed.
"What a strange ability. That black sword of yours can increase attack speed. The other two swords have weird abilities that are like children's games. And now this sword can be directly transformed into a creature with healing capabilities?"
Rayleigh rubbed his abdomen where he had been stabbed and sighed.
"Moreover, these swords seem to have been famous blades before they changed. Since you took my sword away, are you planning to transform it into these weird swords?"
Thinking of the famous sword that had just disappeared from Ikki's hands, Rayleigh raised his head and asked.
"Who knows."
Ikki shrugged, wondering if the famous sword he got from Rayleigh would still be guaranteed to reappear. It still depends on whether a Zanpakutō can be drawn in the lottery later.
"By the way, isn't this Empress Hancock? I didn't expect to meet someone like you here."
Ikki turned his head, his eyes unabashedly looking at the most beautiful woman in the world standing in front of him.
He had to admit that Hancock could truly be called the most beautiful woman in the world, and she definitely had her merits. At just one glance, Ikki was attracted by her appearance.
"Disrespectful man."
Hancock snorted coldly, feeling Ikki's gaze looking her up and down.
She raised her hand and made a heart gesture toward Ikki.
The next moment, ten peach-colored rays quickly shot toward Ikki.
"Hey, hey, I just looked at you. There's no need to attack me directly."
Ikki shook his head slightly and quickly pulled out Zangetsu from his waist, entering the Shikai state.
"Getsuga Tenshō!"
Swoosh!
A blue-white crescent moon flashed forward, directly splitting the petrification ray shot by Hancock using the Love-Love Fruit into two halves, and rushed toward Hancock without slowing down.
Hancock was stunned. When she reacted, the crescent moon was already right in front of her.
In desperation, Hancock could only cross her hands and coat them with Armament Haki to defend.
But even so, she was pushed back by the crescent moon formed by Getsuga Tenshō.
'As expected, the ability that Zanpakutō produces can counter the ability of the Love-Love Fruit.'
Ikki nodded secretly in his mind, obviously very satisfied with the effect of his slash.
Although it consumed a lot of physical strength, this at least proved that he could use Zanpakutō to counter Devil Fruit abilities like the Love-Love Fruit in the future.
"Sister!"
Hancock's two sisters screamed in surprise and drew their weapons to attack Ikki.
However, before the two of them could take two steps, two ghost-like objects floated past them.
The two people who had originally been in a fierce mood instantly fell to the ground with negative expressions on their faces.
"Hehe, please don't disturb our captain."
Surrounded by several negative ghosts, Perona looked at Boa Marigold and Boa Sandersonia with a smile on her face.
"Well done!"
Ikki gave Perona a thumbs up, and while resting the sword on his shoulder, he found Perona more and more pleasing to his eyes.
"Damn it, what did you do to my two sisters?"
At this moment, Hancock brought a strong gust of wind as she flew quickly from a distance, aiming a flying kick at Ikki's head.
"Perfume Femur!"
BOOM!
Ikki saw this and quickly placed Zangetsu in front of him.
With a muffled sound, Hancock and Ikki fell straight into the depths of the jungle.
"This is really troublesome." Ikki shook his head, looked at Nojiko and the others in the distance and shouted, "No need to come here! I'll have a good chat with the world's most beautiful woman. I'll be back soon."