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"What an incredible man with powerful strength and weird swords. The world may change because of him."
Rayleigh sighed as he looked at the ship disappearing on the sea.
"Rayleigh, do you think so highly of him? Can a bounty hunter like that really change the world?"
Boa Marigold frowned and looked at Rayleigh suspiciously.
Marigold didn't have any good feelings toward Ikki, who had been fighting against her sister Hancock, and his companions.
"He's not a simple bounty hunter. If one day they become pirates, they may challenge the Four Emperors from the New World."
Rayleigh smiled.
"Becoming a pirate? Is it possible for someone like that to become a pirate?"
Boa Sandersonia frowned. Like Marigold, she also had no good impression of Ikki and the others.
"He's just a bounty hunter who's loyal to the Marines and the World Government. All he cares about is bounty money."
Thinking of how she had just been controlled by Perona, Sandersonia felt embarrassed.
"Haha, he's not an honest bounty hunter. I highly suspect that he collecting these famous swords is a cover, and he is actually gathering strength for some big event."
Rayleigh shook his head. He had a different view on Ikki.
"When he has enough power, maybe he'll turn the world upside down."
"Rayleigh, is this why you gave him your sword?"
Shakky asked.
"Haha, there's a reason for that. Of course, the more important reason is that if we continued to fight, the situation would become quite troublesome."
Rayleigh said.
"Rayleigh, you just said that Ikki isn't an honest bounty hunter. Do you know something?"
Hancock grabbed Ikki's shirt collar and turned to face Rayleigh.
Because Ikki had seen the mark on her back, she now subconsciously wanted to know more about him.
"You don't know? This guy attacked the Celestial Dragons in Sabaody Archipelago not long ago."
Rayleigh raised his hand and tapped his head.
"He masterfully controlled his Conqueror's Haki to blast into the Celestial Dragon's head. With his Conqueror's Haki, which can cause damage to physical objects, by the time that Celestial Dragon wakes up, his head will probably be damaged permanently."
"What? That man dared to attack the Celestial Dragons?"
Sandersonia opened her mouth, becoming more and more confused about Ikki.
"Doesn't he have a good relationship with the Marines?"
"The Celestial Dragons were attacked. Didn't the Marines send a Marine Admiral to capture him?"
Marigold asked Rayleigh with some confusion.
"This is how smart Ikki is."
Shakky took a puff of her cigarette.
"He hates the Celestial Dragons, but right now he doesn't want to break up with the Marines. That's why he chose a relatively low-key method to deal with the Celestial Dragons."
"Rayleigh told me before that Ikki is very accomplished with Conqueror's Haki. Although Ikki used Conqueror's Haki against the Celestial Dragons at that time, no one felt it."
Shakky continued.
"In addition, the Celestial Dragons are already stupid. Even if they become stupider, the guards and family members around them may not notice anything. Even if they notice something, it's difficult for them to guess that Ikki did it."
"Rayleigh is right. Although Ikki maintains a good relationship with some people in the Marines, that doesn't mean he'll respect those Celestial Dragons."
"When he accumulates enough power and encounters the Celestial Dragons again causing trouble, he may choose to take action directly."
Shakky looked toward the distance of the sea, in the direction where Ikki's ship had disappeared, and sighed in her heart.
Originally, she thought Ikki was just a man with a little strength. But now it seems that she was wrong.
Even though Rayleigh gave in, Ikki did have the upper hand in the battle with Rayleigh just now.
If Ikki is given some time, Shakky feels that he may truly become as big a threat as the Four Emperors.
'Not only Ikki, but the crew around him are also quite noteworthy.'
Thinking of the aura that Nami and Nojiko faintly gave off, as well as the information about Nami and Nojiko obtained through special channels, Shakky couldn't help but have a flash of insight in her eyes.
"That man... actually did this much!"
Boa Hancock pursed her lips, and her perception of Ikki suddenly changed a lot.
Thinking about how Ikki was immune to the power of her Love-Love Fruit, Hancock also became more and more curious about him.
"What do you really want?"
Hancock murmured, and involuntarily clutched Ikki's shirt in front of her, looking at his clothes quietly with her beautiful eyes.
"Sister, you... your body!"
Suddenly, the extremely surprised voices of Boa Sandersonia and Boa Marigold, who were standing behind Boa Hancock, rang out.
"What's wrong?"
Hancock looked back at her two sisters with some confusion.
"Sister, the Celestial Dragon mark on your back has disappeared!"
Sandersonia moved behind Hancock and gently stroked Hancock's back with her hands.
The smooth touch made Sandersonia immediately understand that it was real skin. The slave mark of the Celestial Dragons had really disappeared. It wasn't that the slave mark was covered up by some concealment method.
"What?"
Shakky blinked and came behind Hancock with the same curiosity.
"How... how... has it really... disappeared?"
Hancock looked at Shakky with excitement.
"It has indeed disappeared. The skin on your back has completely turned into normal skin."
Shakky examined her back carefully.
"I see. Ikki summoned that sword that could turn into a strange manta ray just now to help you remove the mark on your back. Unexpectedly, in addition to being able to heal wounds quickly, that manta ray can also eliminate the curse scars left long ago."
Shakky said with a sigh.