And what made matters worse — her left arm had been completely shattered by the blow. She couldn't move it at all.
Margaret fell to her knees, desperation flooding her face as Douglas Bullet advanced toward her.
"The glorious Amazon Lily Kingdom will never fall! Even if I die, you will never defeat our princess!" she shouted defiantly.
SLAP!Bullet's hand slapped her across the face."Enough with the speeches—take us to your princess! Now!"
He scooped Margaret up in one hand and leapt back aboard the Red Force's deck.
"We've got her."Douglas returned and dropped her before Renji Kai and the others.
"Are you… the Renji Kai Pirates?"Margaret trembled as she stared at Renji.
"Hmph. You know the name? Good."Before Renji could speak, Bartolomeo stepped forward.
"Who the hell are you?"Margaret glanced at Bartolomeo, bewildered.
"Damn—Don't play dumb. I'm the boss of Loguetown—Bartolomeo!"
"I only know Renji Kai… and that Crocodile—once a Warlord like our Empress—and Douglas Bullet, the guy who broke out of Impel Down."
Bartolomeo blurted, causing internal frustration—especially since Renji had just captured Sakazuki alone.
The other crew snickered at his boast.
"Captain, should we just toss her overboard—feed her to a Sea King?"
Renji glanced at him, calmly replying:
"Nah. You personally escort her to that Sea King out front."
Disappointment washed over Bartolomeo—he'd expected to avoid the task.
"All right. No more talk—look at the beach."
Douglas had been staring toward Amazon Lily, tension in his voice.
On shore, dozens of female warriors with spears and bows stood ready.
"So it really is Amazon Lily? And not a man in sight?" Bartolomeo asked in surprise.
"Not before—but starting now, there's four men arriving. Move out!"Renji said, bracing himself.
As the boat grounded on the beach, Renji leapt forward, leading the way. Spears were raised around him.
"Who are you? Leave now—or we won't hesitate!"A cold voice snapped. A woman with a tall black ponytail and sharp eyes glared at Renji.
"Captain of the Amazon Protectors—Kikyo, right?"Renji recognized her immediately.
"You know me?" Kikyo stiffened in surprise.
"I know all members of Amazon Lily—so unless you want the island drenched in blood, guide us."Renji's tone was relaxed—but commanding.
Immediately, the tension thickened.
Meanwhile, Margaret was pulled off the ship.
"Margaret!"Kikyo's face twisted in fury.
"Captain Kikyo… I'm sorry. I failed."Margaret whimpered.
"Listen—don't embarrass yourself. Your Empress can't handle us, and neither can you."Bullet taunted.
"Hmph. You want to see our Empress? Only over my corpse."Kikyo's eyes turned icy, her spear shimmering with a faint red aura of Haki.
Renji had been waiting for this—he activated his Might Guy card instantly.
"Ding! Host used 'Might Guy' character card. Uses left: –1."
When Kikyo charged, Renji met her head-on—he wasted no time.
He opened the Third Gate of the Eight Inner Gates, letting green energy swirl around him.
As Kikyo's spear aimed at him, Renji vanished.
"What?! He disappeared?!"Kikyo froze mid-charge.
In the blink of an eye, Renji had used Body Flicker Technique to slip behind her.
"Game over—Back Lotus!"Renji taunted, delivering a fierce kick to her back.
THUD!His strike, infused with green energy, slammed into Kikyo's spine.
Though surrounded by Haki, it wasn't enough—she was sent flying, crashing into the sand.