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"Is there nothing I can do?"
"No."
"You're the one who can't do anything right now."
As the world's most powerful swordsman who will forge a black sword in the future, Dracule Mihawk possesses a personality even calmer and more composed than the earth itself.
Even in battle, there was almost no obvious emotional fluctuation.
But now, he heard Rosen threaten to put a collar on him, just like he was treating Donquixote Doflamingo.
Even though he was someone who never showed his emotions, his expression changed at this moment, and his already sharp eagle eyes revealed a chilling coldness.
"Those of your men have already escaped some distance, but as long as I believe, none of them will be able to leave the South Blue alive."
Dracule Mihawk turned to look at T Bone and the other Marines who had disappeared from his sight.
"Do you need me to remind you?"
"Before becoming a Shichibukai."
"I'm not called Hawkeye Mihawk, but a Navy Hunter."
He spoke word by word.
"Excuse me."
"I had forgotten that you can't speak now."
"Then you will stay in the North Blue and wait quietly for the news of your men's deaths to be reported back."
Dracule Mihawk slapped his forehead, as if he had just remembered that Susanoo's mouth had disappeared and Rosen was unable to speak.
However,
What greeted him was Susanoo's look that was full of disdain, but also mixed with a bit of pity.
"He doesn't seem like someone who's arrogant or conceited."
"He knew Susanoo's time was up, but he still chose to provoke me. This did not do his men any good."
"So, why do you do this? Or is he really taking pity on me because I'm about to be collared?"
After Dracule Mihawk saw the look Susanoo gave him, his expression remained icy, but his mind was extremely clear, without any interference from his emotions.
Although he does not have the innate top-level Observation Haki, he can sense other people's thoughts, read other people's memories, and perceive their emotions.
However, with his eagle eyes that could see through the essence of all things, he could see that Rosen was indeed speaking with pity in his heart when he said that.
It was like seeing the world's most powerful swordsman in the future, wearing a collar and looking pitiful.
"No matter what your purpose is, I can't ignore what you just said."
Dracule Mihawk pondered for a moment, still not understanding Rosen's intention, but he didn't think about it any further.
Now, he just wants to continue hunting those Marine men.
It's not because of the words Rosen left before Susanoo disappeared.
Instead, he was beaten by Rosen's remotely controlled Susanoo, and he wanted to refine the black sword but missed the opportunity. Now he feels unhappy and bored.
And Dracule Mihawk was certain that Rosen would come to find him.
But he didn't have such patience, so he just waited there quietly.
This is something only Rosen's subordinates would do.
As a naval hunter, he naturally chose to hunt Rosen's subordinates while waiting for the other party to arrive.
However,
Just as Dracule Mihawk tried to move forward to continue hunting T Bone and other Marine officers, a black line suddenly appeared in the sky of the South Blue, as if it had been cut by a knife.
at the same time.
He also noticed the changes in the dome of the South Blue and immediately stopped where he was, looking up at the sky.
At the moment when Dracule Mihawk raised his head, the black line suspended in the sky of the South Blue opened up and down at the same time.
The sky was torn apart.
It was like a terrifying giant beast suddenly opened its bloody mouth.
Forming a black crack that looks like a mouth.
"What is that?"
Dracule Mihawk looked around, his gaze fixed on the Garganta for a moment. He, who usually did not show his emotions, was also horrified at this moment.
As the Garganta opened, he heard footsteps in the crack in the sky, deep in the terrifying black hole.
"This sound."
"Someone's in there."
"Besides, it's coming out soon."
Dracule Mihawk stared intently at the strange Garganta hovering in the sky.
Under his eagle-eyed gaze, the footsteps came from far to near, from small to loud.
soon.
A tall and majestic figure walked out from the deepest part of the Garganta and stood in the sky of the South Blue, the exit of the Garganta.
As if he noticed the gaze of Dracule Mihawk, he slowly lowered his head and looked down at the South Blue, looking down at Dracule Mihawk on the sea.
"I hope you are well."
"Hawkeye Mihawk."
Rosen looked at Dracule Mihawk, a slight smile on his face.
"It's you."
"Rosen."
When Dracule Mihawk saw Rosen's face clearly, his eagle eyes shrank to the size of a pinhole.
Although it was the first time they met, for the strong man standing at the top of the ocean, he had already obtained Rosen's photo through various channels.
not to mention.
When Donquixote Doflamingo was given a collar, Rosen's photo was published on the front page of the newspaper.
So, he recognized the identity of the person at a glance.
"impossible?"
"Aren't you in the North Blue?"
"Why did you suddenly come to the South Blue?"
Even someone as calm and composed as Dracule Mihawk was shocked by Rosen's appearance.
Because he had already vaguely seen where Rosen came from.
Tear the sky.
Spanning the vast distance between the North Blue and the South Blue.
Like a god descending to earth, landing in this ocean.
"Why do you have that expression?"
"Did you think I wouldn't be able to locate you while you were hunting the Marine?"
"I already told you earlier that when the time is up, there's nothing you can do but put on the collar."
Rosen looked at Dracule Mihawk's moved face, and a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.
When he read the original novel in his previous life, he liked Dracule Mihawk, a character who was arbitrary and did his own thing.
After crossing into the world of pirates, he also admired Dracule Mihawk's swordsmanship that stood at the top of the swordsmanship, and his courage to use the Marine as a tool to forge a black sword.
However,
The love in the previous life and the admiration in the present life did not affect Rosen's murderous intent towards Dracule Mihawk at this moment.
He was a Marine officer, the Governor-General of the Four Seas, the superior of T Bone, and the Marine officers who were being hunted down by Dracule Mihawk.
The fact that the other party treated the Marine and his own subordinates as prey and hunted them wantonly meant that he was destined to have no sympathy for Dracule Mihawk and would only kill him.
Just like treating Donquixote Doflamingo.
"Hahahahahaha!"
Upon hearing this, Dracule Mihawk actually laughed out loud. He rarely smiled, but now he showed an extremely excited smile:
"I knew you would come, but I didn't expect you to come so soon."
"It's really good. It's really, really good."
"I will kill you with my own hands, and let my Yoru drink the blood of the strongest Marine in a thousand years. It will become the world's strongest black sword, and I will ascend to the throne of the world's most powerful swordsman."
After a brief shock at Rosen's sudden arrival, Dracule Mihawk felt not fear and worry, but excitement and excitement.
In the end, all the excitement and excitement turned into a fierce fighting spirit.
He wants to use Rosen's blood to forge the world's strongest black sword.
He wants to use Rosen's body as a stepping stone to become the strongest person in the world.
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