"I'll handle them." Reiju reached out, stopping Nami and Doll from stepping forward. Four opponents remained before them.
The first was an old, bald man with bulging veins, wearing lightning-patterned tights: Donquixote Family officer Lao G, master of the Jio-Ken fighting style.
The second was a high-ranking officer with a shabby appearance, unshaven with sparse teeth and small sunglasses: Trebol, user of the Paramecia Sticky-Sticky Fruit.
The third man wore a black hat with long curly hair and a revealing, ribbed bodysuit: Donquixote Family officer Machvise, user of the Paramecia Ton-Ton Fruit.
The final one wore a pink baby bonnet, a pacifier in his mouth, and a yellow diaper with star patterns: Donquixote Family officer Señor Pink, user of the Paramecia Swim-Swim Fruit.
"You plan to fight all four by yourself?" Nami asked, looking at Reiju in surprise.
"Don't worry," Reiju smiled, confidence radiating from her. Since obtaining the Paramecia Poison-Poison Fruit, she hadn't yet tested its power. Today, she'd use these guys as her test subjects.
"Come at me together!"
As she spoke, countless purple poison mist erupted from around Reiju, spreading rapidly.
Roar! Roar!
Suddenly, four purple poison dragons roared from within the mist, ferocious and wild. Trebol, Machvise, and Lao G exchanged a glance, then charged at Reiju in perfect unison. In a life-or-death moment, they didn't care about ganging up.
"Behehehe... You're asking for it!"
"Sticky Meteor!"
Trebol sneered, countless globs of slick mucus shooting from his body like meteors toward Reiju. Small but destructive.
"Don Ten Thousand Ton Press!"
Machvise followed close behind, his bulky form launching into the air. Locking onto Reiju below, he activated his Ton-Ton Fruit ability. His thousand-ton body plummeted like a meteor.
"Jio-Ken: Back Pain Style - Agony of the Undying Warrior!"
Lao G formed the letter 'G' with his hands, then his frail body began spinning at high speed, blurring as he closed in on Reiju.
Facing their combined assault, Reiju shook her head, her interest waning. Their attacks were full of holes. Her budding fighting spirit vanished instantly.
"Poison Dragons, go!"
The four intertwined dragons roared, opening their maws and swallowing the three men whole. Inside the purple mist, screams erupted.
"Aren't you going to help them?" Nami asked, arms crossed, looking somewhat surprised at the man in the absurd outfit before her.
Señor Pink raised an eyebrow slightly, shaking his head calmly. His gaze behind his sunglasses remained composed. Unlike the other officers, he was the most tranquil and unfazed, showing no panic in the face of mortal danger.
"Señor Pink. If you don't attack, I won't kill you today," Leo said, looking at him plainly. In the pirate world, Señor Pink was one of the very few pirates Leo held any fondness for. The reasons were obvious.
Contrary to expectations, the moment Leo finished speaking, Señor Pink dove headfirst into the ground. The power of the Paramecia Swim-Swim Fruit! He swam through the earth like a fish, his target clear: Leo. His actions were his answer.
Leo shook his head, sighing inwardly. Perhaps this was the true Señor Pink. He respected his choice, but equally, the man would bear the consequences.
"Galette, kill him," Leo stated emotionlessly.
"Yes, Captain."
"Butter Blade Storm!"
The aloof beauty Galette responded. Waving her hands, she activated the power of the Paramecia Butter-Butter Fruit! Butter transformed into countless sharp blades and, guided by her precise Observation Haki, attacked Señor Pink within the ground in unison.
Leo shifted his disinterested gaze elsewhere. There, a woman with a red flower in her hair, wearing a flamenco dress, was walking gracefully toward him.
"It was you using your ability to spy on me earlier, wasn't it?" Leo asked, a half-smile on his face as he looked at the maturely charming violet before him. Who else but Violet, with her Glare-Glare Fruit, could do such a thing?
Violet gave an awkward smile, explaining, "My apologies. I was just following orders." As she spoke, she glanced toward where Doflamingo was. In her eyes, that insurmountable mountain was currently being pushed back by Hancock.
"Leo... did you... come here for us?" Gaining courage, Violet asked the question on her mind while looking at him.
Leo examined Violet with interest, smiling as he countered, "What do you think?"
Violet's delicate frame trembled. She bit her lower lip lightly and answered, "I think so."
"Then why ask when you already know?"
"You..." Violet shot Leo an annoyed, coquettish look.
"Oh, right," Leo added, as if remembering something. "If I kill Doflamingo, avenging your deep, bloody hatred, shouldn't you properly repay me?"
Violet frowned slightly, looking at him with some surprise. How did he know these things?
"As long as you kill Doflamingo and liberate Dressrosa... you... can do whatever you want," Violet said after a long pause, bowing her head in resignation, presenting herself for the taking. Even if she disagreed, would it matter? Everyone on the seas knew Leo's nature by now.
"No~" Leo smiled and shook his head, leaning close to Violet's ear to whisper, "I don't mean you. I mean Rebecca."
Rebecca?
Hearing that familiar name, Violet froze as if struck by lightning. That was her niece. Leo clearly intended to...
"Leo, you..."
"ARGH!!!"
Before Violet could finish, a piercing scream suddenly came from a nearby battlefield.
Everyone instinctively looked. They saw Dellinger's small body suffering frenzied attacks from Marguerite. Claws moving in afterimages left one hideous wound after another on his body without mercy.
"You lose!" Marguerite shouted coldly, delivering a powerful kick squarely to Dellinger's temple.
Whoosh—
Dellinger flew backward like a kite with its string cut. Several teeth mixed with blood flew from his mouth. The moment he hit the ground, his neck twisted, life extinguished.
"Dellinger!!"
"Damn it!!" Not far away, Diamante cursed furiously, his face ashen. So soon, one was down.
"Hehehe... Daring to lose focus while fighting me? You seek death!"
"Trente Fleur: Clutch!"
"Not good!"
Like a demon's whisper. Diamante's pupils constricted sharply. He instinctively tried to retreat. But it was too late.
Somehow, jet-black arms had sprouted from his neck, limbs, and other vital joints. Diamante twisted his body, struggling frantically, but it was useless. The arms held him in a death grip; he couldn't move. This made Diamante feel profound powerlessness and defeat even as his eyes nearly bulged from their sockets. Against such overwhelming strength, his resistance was meaningless.
A slight smile touched Robin's lips. Her delicate finger twitched. The next second—
Crack!
Crack!
The crisp sounds of bones breaking and dislocating echoed in the air. Diamante's body twisted into an inhuman shape like a broken doll. His head hung limply to the side, a gruesome death.
"Bastards! Even if we're no match, we won't let you off easy!!" Watching the scene, crimson threads gradually crept into Gladius's pupils. A death-resolved determination flashed in his eyes. Even if he died, he'd take one with him! Another officer had fallen after Dellinger.
"I'll take you with me!!!"
"Full Body Blowout!"
"Blast Rock Festival!"
Knowing there was no way out, Gladius unleashed two ultimate moves simultaneously.
No!
Three, to be precise.
Gladius touched the ground at his feet. His body and the ground began to swell visibly. Once it reached the threshold, the explosion would be enough to flip over half the harbor. Additionally, while using Full Body Blowout, he would trigger the "Blast Hair" skill. At that moment, millions of explosive hairs would shoot out, attacking indiscriminately in all directions. It was a mutually destructive, suicidal move.
"Thousand Spikes!!"
Tina naturally wouldn't let him succeed, resolutely unleashing her own ultimate move. Countless sharp barrier spikes shot toward Gladius like a storm, piercing his body before he could trigger the big bang.
Gladius's body deflated like a punctured balloon.
"Soru!"
"Shigan!"
Tina seized the moment. Her figure flashed like a ghost behind Gladius. A red light gleamed at her fingertip as it instantly pierced his forehead.
Gladius's movements halted. He fell to the ground with a thud. A third officer, defeated!
Tina's cheeks were slightly flushed as she gasped for breath, feeling the sensation of a narrow escape. If Gladius had detonated, the consequences would have been unthinkable. It seemed she needed to train even harder.
"So strong!!" From a distance, Violet murmured, watching the Donquixote Family officers fall one after another. In her eyes, these seemingly invincible figures now resembled helpless children. Was this the difference in strength? Not only was Leo powerful, but even his women were incredibly strong.
"ARGH!!"
"GYAH!!"
"AAAAH!!"
As she was lost in thought, three more chilling screams came from the distance, filled with indescribable pain.
Violet snapped back to attention and looked closely. Machvise, Lao G, and Trebol stumbled out of the purple poison mist... Their faces were an unnatural shade of purple. Most terrifying was that their bodies showed large-scale festering wounds. Against this poison gas, they had no means of resistance.
"Pfft!" The aged Lao G spat a mouthful of black blood, his vision blurring.
"I'll fight you to the death!!" Lao G bit his tongue hard. The intense pain brought back some clarity.
"Jio-Ken Ultimate Secret Technique: Combat Preservation!!"
With an angry roar, Lao G's muscles began to bulge. Like Gladius, his body swelled visibly, but with a difference. Enduring all sorts of pain, Lao G took a deep breath, releasing all his power without reservation at this moment.
Under Reiju's somewhat surprised gaze, the originally frail Lao G transformed in mere moments into a burly, explosive giant—the Jio-Ken Ultimate secret technique!
"Take this old man's move!!"
"G Impact!!"
Lao G unleashed his strongest move, a top-tier killing technique only usable in this state.
"Damn it! Even if it costs me my life, I'll finish you today!!"
"Hell's Ten Thousand Ton Press!!"
An angry roar came from above. Machvise, enduring the poison's corrosion, released his Ton-Ton Fruit's ultimate move. His body reached an astonishing ten thousand tons, enough to flatten any enemy.
"Behehehehe..." Watching his companions go all out, Trebol suddenly threw his head back and laughed. He turned abruptly, looking at Doflamingo locked in battle with Hancock. A resolute look flashed in his eyes behind his sunglasses.
"Doffy, I'm going first!"
"Sticky Launcher!!"
With a death wish, Trebol charged fearlessly at Reiju. All three were doomed. Their only thought now was to injure Reiju as much as possible.
"Ants trying to shake a tree, overestimating yourselves!"
"Poison Tide Devour!!"
Reiju raised her hand expressionlessly. A surging tide of poison swept toward the three. Wherever it passed, the ground emitted thick white smoke. She wasn't foolish enough to take their attacks head-on.
Under the terrified gazes of Trebol and the others, the sky-blotting poison tide instantly swallowed them. The screams grew weaker.
Slowly, the tide dispersed. Three purple figures were revealed to everyone.
"Trebol! Lao G! Machvise!!!" Doflamingo's eyes were bloodshot, his molars grinding audibly. Three more dead! So far, six Donquixote Family officers had fallen.
"Hancock! I'll kill you!!" Doflamingo's killing intent became almost tangible. At this moment, he held nothing back.
"Tokaigyo: White Prison!"
An awakened technique of the Paramecia String-String Fruit! The hard ground and surrounding buildings were instantly assimilated, turning into countless strings under Doflamingo's control.
"Doflamingo, the outcome is decided! All your resistance is futile!"
"Perfume Femur!"
Hancock remained unmoved, utilizing the power of her Love-Love Fruit to the limit. Weaving and maneuvering, she quickly closed in on Doflamingo.
"Butter Prison!!!"
On another front, Galette seized the opportunity. As Señor Pink surfaced from the ground, she released vast amounts of butter, forming a giant prison that imprisoned him inside. The trapped Señor Pink remained expressionless, pacifier in mouth, continuously attacking the prison walls. But despite his efforts, he couldn't escape.
"Señor Pink, the Captain gave you a chance. You brought this on yourself!!" Galette's face showed not a trace of pity. The Slave Brand's effect only made her utterly loyal to Leo. Her ferocious nature hadn't changed in the slightest.
"Butter Suffocation!!" Galette twitched her finger. Copious amounts of butter gushed forth, flooding the entire prison. Señor Pink's life force vanished.
"No!!!"
"Blizzard!"
At that moment, a cold shout was heard. Snow suddenly began to fall from the sky. An enormous snow tornado gradually took shape.
"Doll, stop her," Leo said, slightly raising his gaze.
The moment he finished speaking, Doll's body erupted in golden light. The next instant, her figure vanished from the spot, reappearing right beside Monet.
"You..." Monet's face changed dramatically. Before she could retreat, a slender, beautiful leg gleaming with golden light kicked her in the abdomen. Monet's body arched like a shrimp, and she flew uncontrollably toward Leo.
"You hit a bit hard," Leo said, his tone carrying a hint of displeasure.
Doll stuck out her tongue, apologizing. "Captain, I was just afraid she'd resist."
"Bastard! Let me go!!" Monet struggled desperately but couldn't break free from the cloud bindings on her body.
Leo looked away, ignoring her. Now, on the vast port, only two battlefields remained:
Doflamingo vs. Hancock!
Pica vs. Tashigi!
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