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Hancock was furious. "Man, you can go die now!"
She formed a heart shape with her hands. "Mero Mero Sweet Wind!"
A flurry of red hearts shot toward Max. He gritted his teeth and punched forward.
A white shockwave erupted from his fist, cracks spreading through the air like a spiderweb.
Hancock's attack shattered instantly. The entire castle shook.
The ground sank several inches from the impact.
Rumble!
The three women stared in disbelief.
"That attack—"
"Whitebeard?"
"No… Whitebeard doesn't look like that!"
"But that was definitely his ability!"
"His legendary quake power… the punch that could destroy the world."
Hancock bit down hard, furious. "Even if you have Whitebeard's power, you saw my bathing body. You must die today!"
The plump attendant scowled. "Damn man! How dare you look at our Lady's beautiful body!"
Max realized there was no way he could talk his way out of this. He had seen it, after all.
He slashed the air with the String-String Fruit and sliced open the castle wall, darting through as the opening spread.
Hancock reacted instantly and chased after him. "Don't let him get away!"
All of Amazon Lily erupted into chaos.
Barrage Chat
Whitebeard from the One Piece world: "This admin isn't normal at all… he even has the power of the Quake-Quake Fruit!"
"And what did he do to get an entire country hunting him down?!"
Kakashi from the Naruto world: "That admin is definitely a monster. I swear I've seen this scene in one of Jiraiya-sensei's books."
Jiraiya: "Don't tell me the admin went to the Empress herself for… research?"
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On screen
Watching the barrage scroll by, Max was speechless. Since the stream started from the moment the Empress attacked him, everyone from every world was just wildly guessing.
Boa Hancock smiled sweetly. "Try this one, then."
She tapped a finger against her hot red lips. "Pistol!"
A crimson heart shot straight toward him.
Max's heart lurched. Great… if that hits me I'm gonna turn into a statue. And she's even wrapped it in Haki.
She's really trying to kill me!
All I did was look at her—was that worth dying for?!
He swung his arm sideways and punched. Another web of cracks shattered the air itself.The whole island shook again, and Hancock's attack vanished instantly under the terrifying power of the Quake-Quake Fruit.
Cracks ripped through the ground. Hancock froze. "That's Whitebeard's technique!"
"How can a man like this have it?!"
(Since the Empress isn't interested in men, she never bothered to watch Max fight with Luffy and Kisame earlier. She had no idea who he was.)
Behind her, one of the giant gorgon sisters shouted, "Sister, you're on the screen! Our whole island is showing up!"
Hancock's face tightened. "Who are you? What business do you have on Amazon Lily?"
Max smiled. "Greetings, beautiful Empress. I'm the admin of this video feed. I came here because I wanted to spar with you."
"There was a bit of a misunderstanding earlier."
A faint blush colored her face. "I don't care who you are. Mention what happened just now again and I'll kill you."
"You have Whitebeard's power… so why come looking for me? Well… aside from my beauty."
A line popped into Max's head—her classic line: 'No matter what I do, I will be forgiven… because I am simply too beautiful.'
She really is beautiful, and…
He snapped out of it. "I only wish to spar with Your Majesty. That's my request."
Hancock clearly wasn't fond of him. "I have no wish to see you again. If you want to turn into stone so badly, I'll grant it."
In an instant, the warriors of Amazon Lily surrounded him.
Max's eyes hardened. A blast of Conqueror's Haki exploded outward, knocking all the snake-women flat.
Hancock's expression changed. "Conqueror's Haki?!"
Seeing her people fall, she flared her own Haki in response.Two torrents of Conqueror's Haki collided in midair, crashing together like opposing storms.
Wind howled across the island.Then—boom—both waves of Haki vanished at once.
Behind Hancock, the giant gorgon sisters were trembling. "He has the same Conqueror's Haki as you! This guy isn't simple!"
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Barrage
Fleet Admiral Sengoku: "So it really is Conqueror's Haki. That admin's power is bottomless… he even has the same abilities as that man. Damn it."
Kaido: "That admin's pretty entertaining. Come fight me next time."
Sanji: "The Empress is so beautiful… and that admin actually raised a hand against her? Completely ungentlemanly!"
Jiraiya: "Hah! Tsunade cracked a few of my ribs once for gathering 'research,' so the admin and I walk the same path!"
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Max grinned. "Shall we continue, Your Majesty?"
Hancock stared at him, shaken. "Damn you… to think a man like you would have Conqueror's Haki. Looks like you really are that admin."
She leapt high, her long leg whipping toward him. "Perfume Kick!"
Max wrapped Armament Haki around his arm. "Five-Color Strings!"
The razor-thin threads clashed against her fragrant kick.
She stared wide-eyed. "That's Doflamingo's—"
"You have two abilities? That's impossible!"
She retreated quickly, keeping distance.
Max switched into Second Gear, purple vapor rising from his body. His speed surged. Flames burst to life in his hand.
"Fire Fist!"
Hancock saw only a dark blur and then a wall of fire roaring toward her.
Her eyes flashed with anger. Haki coiled around her leg. "Grande Perfume Kick!"
Boom!
Fire Fist and Grande Perfume Kick slammed together, neither side giving an inch. Flames couldn't push her back at all.
They traded blows furiously.
Max flicked his free hand. A second figure identical to him appeared.
"String Clone!"
A shadow slipped past her. Hancock stiffened as a thin string settled coldly against her neck.
Max's voice came from behind her. "Your Majesty… you lost."
Hancock shut her eyes. "Do as you wish."
He scratched his cheek awkwardly. "Uh… since the match is over, I'll take my leave."
A flash of white light—Max vanished from the One Piece world.
He was still savoring the fight. His strength was skyrocketing; he could now beat a Shichibukai-level opponent without breaking a sweat.
The system spoke again. "Host, begin editing the next video immediately. The powerhouses across all worlds are waiting."
Max dove straight back into work. After half a day of intense editing, the next clip was complete.
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