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Drip, drop!
Bright red blood dripped down the black sword onto the shattered ground.
Moria, Doflamingo and others around them stared at everything in front of them with wide eyes, their faces full of disbelief.
"What!"
"Is this... Hawkeye's defeat?"
After a while, Doflamingo finally couldn't help but speak.
"What just happened?"
"I didn't see clearly!"
"What about the theater? Why did the theater disappear?"
Moria held his huge cheek and looked around.
With his weak perception, he still couldn't figure out what had happened.
"Zehahaha, I don't know if this is the first defeat for the world's greatest swordsman in so many years."
"Speaking of which, can Hawkeye still be called the world's greatest swordsman?"
Blackbeard laughed, as if he was just watching a good show.
But only he knew how serious his heart had become after seeing the performance of Hancock and Gion.
He understood that the power displayed by Gion and Hancock was inseparable from Ikki.
"Defeat?"
"Hawkeye's current situation was caused by Vice Admiral Gion and Hancock together."
"Even if it counts as a defeat, the title of the world's greatest swordsman won't fall to Gion and Hancock."
"However, judging from the current situation."
"The position of the world's greatest swordsman in the future will eventually fall to Ikki."
Even Bartholomew Kuma sighed at this time.
"Looks like the battle is over."
"As expected of Hawkeye, he was able to deal with those two swords at the same time."
"Although he was injured, it was enough to prove his strength."
"Let's go, Tsuru, let's check on the three of them."
Sengoku took a breath and saw that Gion and Hancock weren't injured.
Hawkeye seemed to have only suffered minor injuries, and Sengoku finally let go of his worries.
At the same time, he was also curious and amazed by the power Hancock had shown previously.
'A theater that can suppress the power of others and enhance one's own swordsmanship.'
'I don't know whether Hancock's technique or Gion's sword would be stronger without Hawkeye's intervention.'
With this question in mind, Sengoku quickly approached Hancock, Hawkeye, and Gion.
"Huh... what powerful slashes."
"Both of your swordsmanship techniques are eye-opening to me."
"Although the empress's swordsmanship has some other elements to it, that last sword strike was definitely a high-level slash."
"My arm was almost cut off by you two."
Hawkeye looked at the deep scratches on his right hand holding the sword, and the excitement in his heart still couldn't calm down.
He even felt that if they had been in a life and death duel just now, and he, Gion, and Hancock hadn't held anything back, although he could hurt the two women, his arms definitely wouldn't have been able to protect him.
"Hawkeye, you're worthy of being the greatest swordsman in the world."
"Being able to deal with my Tsubame Gaeshi, it seems that my training is still far behind."
Gion shook her head and sighed.
"Tsk, if it weren't for the fact that I haven't fully mastered this power, I would have been able to show stronger sword skills."
Hancock snorted coldly and waved her hand to change Aestus Estus back to its original appearance.
And the red dress she was wearing also instantly transformed back into the tight-fitting cheongsam she was originally wearing.
Having learned about Nero's experiences and with Ikki's stories, she could understand that when the theater fell, Aestus Estus might also exert even stronger power.
Hancock also knew that when she really used her power to that extent, that proud emperor Nero had the possibility of coming to this world.
Thinking of the possible arrival of Nero, Hancock couldn't help but feel troubled.
She didn't want another woman like that to appear next to Ikki.
After all, Nero had some overlap with her to a certain extent.
"Is there even further power?"
"I'm really curious about what kind of power that would be."
"Then again, does Ikki have control of this power that you haven't yet mastered?"
Hawkeye looked at Hancock curiously, his eyes full of exploration.
"Huh? You want to cause trouble for Ikki?"
"As expected, I still have to deal with you here."
Hancock snorted coldly and was about to draw the sword from her waist again.
"That's enough, everyone."
"If the fight continues, we'll have to stop you."
At this time, Sengoku's voice reached the ears of several people.
Hancock frowned and subconsciously wanted to mock Sengoku.
Hawkeye, on the other hand, hung his long sword behind his back and walked toward Sengoku.
"Sengoku, I need some bandages. Can you Marines provide them?"
"Of course. Just go over there and soldiers will help you."
"Good."
After Hawkeye finished speaking, he walked toward the direction pointed by Sengoku without looking back.
He quickly disappeared from Hancock's sight.
"Tch, next time I see you, I won't let you off so easily."
Hancock glared fiercely in the direction where Hawkeye had left, then turned to look at Sengoku.
"Marine, the meeting is over."
"I am leaving."
Hearing this, Sengoku nodded: "Of course, we'll arrange for Marines to take you to your ship."
"In that case, do it quickly. I don't want to stay here anymore." Hancock stroked her hair. "If it weren't for Ikki, I wouldn't even have come to this meeting."
"You have a lot to thank Ikki for."
As soon as she finished speaking, Hancock turned around and walked out of the training ground like Hawkeye had.
"What a troublesome woman."
"But this time, it seems we really do have a lot to thank Ikki for."
"That man seems to be very close to Hancock."
"What do you think, Gion?"