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"Ikki, what are you going to do?"
"Although you're a guest, that doesn't mean you can mess around here."
Magellan frowned slightly and looked at Ikki.
"It's nothing, please don't worry, Director Magellan. I just plan to..." Ikki's mouth curved into a slight smile, "Scare them a little!"
"What? Scare us? Why do you think a little brat like you can scare us?"
"Hahaha, that's hilarious! Who does this kid think he is?"
"Guests? There are actually guests here with Magellan. Is it a Marine? Or someone from the World Government?"
After Ikki finished speaking, the pirates burst into laughter again.
But the next moment, a powerful wave of Conqueror's Haki suddenly erupted throughout the closed sixth-floor prison.
The pirates could even feel the chains binding them shaking because of this overwhelming pressure.
"Conqueror's Haki? Such powerful Conqueror's Haki?!"
"How could that little brat have such ability?"
"It's too much. It's impossible. This is absolutely impossible!"
The pirates were unwilling to admit it, but when they looked directly at him, they had to acknowledge that the Conqueror's Haki was indeed coming from Ikki.
Not only these weaker pirates, but even the powerful pirates who had remained silent until now turned their attention toward him after Ikki's Haki spread throughout the level.
"Just now, some of you were about my partners, right?"
Ikki's eyes flashed red as his Observation Haki quickly locked onto the pirates who had previously mocked him, Nami, and the others.
The next moment, a fierce swordsman's aura erupted, combining with an even more powerful wave of Conqueror's Haki, washing over the pirates who had spoken.
The pirates opened their mouths, wanting to say something.
However, they felt as if the air around them had become thick and heavy, making it difficult for them to breathe, let alone speak.
"That's enough, Ikki. Rein in your power."
Magellan placed his hand on Ikki's shoulder and spoke seriously.
"Alright, you got it, Director Magellan."
Ikki raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.
"However, these pirates really are pathetic."
"If we weren't here with you, Director Magellan, they might've been poisoned by now."
"I heard your poison is quite... unpleasant."
Magellan couldn't deny it.
Indeed, as Ikki had said, in the situation just now, if circumstances had been different, he really wouldn't have minded using his Doku Doku no Mi abilities to shut the pirates up.
'This man is terrifying.'
'Fortunately, someone like him has a good impression of the Marines.'
Smoker glanced at Ikki silently, then walked back toward the area where the prisoners were held.
During this time, the pirates who had originally mocked Ikki and the others remained completely silent.
They no longer dared to underestimate him.
"Hey! Isn't this Fire Fist Ace, second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates?"
Ikki suddenly stopped and looked at a solitary cell with some surprise.
Of course, this surprise wasn't because Ace was imprisoned here.
Rather, he didn't see Jinbe in Ace's cell, where the former Warlord was supposed to be.
'Is this a butterfly effect? Or is it simply that the time hasn't come for Jinbe to appear here yet?'
Ikki rubbed his chin thoughtfully and looked with interest at Ace, who sat with his head buried deep in his cell, not saying a word.
"Sir Ikki, please don't talk to death row prisoners without permission."
"We brought you here just to let you meet that person."
Domino adjusted the sunglasses on her face and gave a timely reminder.
"Don't worry, I understand."
"It's just a bit sad to meet someone I've encountered before."
"I'm not his ally, and I won't do anything to cause you trouble."
Ikki waved his hand dismissively and looked meaningfully at Ace through the bars.
Once upon a time, the man in front of him had helped stop Blackbeard.
Otherwise, with his limited strength at the time, he might not have been able to deal with both Golden Lion Shiki and Blackbeard simultaneously.
Of course, this didn't mean that Ikki would feel grateful enough to Ace to go rescue him.
"It's you. Why are you here?"
"Did you release that Conqueror's Haki just now?"
At this moment, Ace raised his head and looked at Ikki as if he had just awakened from a daze.
"Good to see you again, Ace."
"I can't believe you were defeated by Blackbeard."
"Nami and I had already weakened Blackbeard's power significantly."
"And I even told you about that guy's abilities and characteristics."
"Yet this is the result."
Ikki shrugged and looked at Ace across from him with regret.
Ikki's words seemed to pierce deeply into Ace's heart, making him clench his fists suddenly.
"I wasn't careless! That man was... too strong!"
Ace said through gritted teeth.
Although he was unwilling to admit it, he had to acknowledge that Blackbeard Teach was indeed much stronger than him.
Seeing Ace's dejected expression, Ikki shook his head and started walking forward.
He decided not to tell Ace about the upcoming war.
"Wait, Ikki!" Ace struggled to get up, but only managed to rattle his chains. "Blackbeard... that Blackbeard... you'll deal with him, won't you?"
"Are you, the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, asking me to deal with Blackbeard?"
Ikki stopped, glanced back at Ace, and then continued:
"That man is a Warlord now. Technically speaking, it would be inconvenient for me, as a bounty hunter, to attack him."
"It's just that I've already defeated many of his crew members."
"That guy will definitely come after me."
"And I'm not the kind of person who just sits around waiting to die."
When Ace heard this, a slight smile appeared on his face, and he seemed to feel some relief.
"Haha, it doesn't matter if I'm executed."
"But as long as that bastard and I go to hell together, I'll be satisfied."
"With your fighting power that could defeat Golden Lion Shiki, plus that Conqueror's Haki just now that was comparable to a Yonko..."
"You can defeat that bastard Blackbeard."
"Hehe, hahaha!"