Could it be that...
At this moment, in her mind, a scene had already appeared—
Surrounded by a backdrop full of flowers, Orin wrapped his arm around Namira, his face completely cold.
"Go away, Hancock, I already have Namira."
Thinking of this, Hancock held her cheek, terror filling her expression.
Fortunately, Orin didn't talk to her much and instead walked straight toward the place prepared by the Shichibukai at Marine Headquarters.
At the harbor, Marines from all over the world were arriving one after another—
All elites of the navy.
A pink-haired and a blond rookie trembled nonstop the moment they saw that great figure's silhouette.
Smoker stood beside a female Marine wearing a purple suit, both of them coldly watching Orin—an inky black contrast to everything around him—walk into the interior of Marineford.
"Watch your eyes, Smoker. This isn't the time to cause trouble... especially not in front of that man..."
Tina knocked Smoker once, then pulled him toward their assigned station.
On the other side, with a spiked collar, short hair, long legs, and beauty—Vice Admiral Doll led her subordinates. She had actually noticed Orin the moment he appeared.
But when she saw Hancock walking behind him, her expression changed.
Even so, she couldn't say anything. She simply steadied herself, lit a cigarette, and maintained authority in front of her subordinates.
Amid continuous salutes along the way, Orin, bringing Hancock, headed straight toward the meeting room for the Shichibukai.
Inside the conference hall, several figures of varying appearances were already sitting at the table—
Some eating, some toying with Marines,
Some leaning back with their legs on the table, resting with eyes closed.
Until footsteps sounded...
"Tap... tap..."
Everyone stiffened, stopping what they were doing. Even Mihawk, who had been resting with legs crossed, opened his razor-sharp eyes.
"Fufufufufu... finally here~"
"It's been a long time since we gathered. Too bad that Crocodile bastard isn't here~"
Doflamingo grinned wickedly as he released the threads in his hand—the Marines who had been fighting each other immediately collapsed.
Sitting in her seat, Vice Admiral Tsuru also put down her newspaper, her calm eyes turning toward the doorway.
In her heart, she silently sighed—
He really came!!!
In this war,
The greatest, most unpredictable variable—
"Black Gun" Dotor Orin!!!
"Orin-san, a main seat has been saved for you."
The gentle voice came from Kuma.
"Shishishishi... as expected of a big shot, coming in last?"
Moria, arms folded, bandages wrapped around his head, laughed cheerfully.
Hawk Eyes was extremely brief—he simply spoke in a low tone:
"You're here."
"Yeah~ luckily I didn't arrive late."
As for Hancock behind Orin, she was naturally ignored.
Even the world's greatest beauty couldn't compete with the attention stolen by the man before them.
"However... looks like not all the Shichibukai have arrived."
After sitting down, Orin easily noticed that two Shichibukai were absent.
One was Jinbe, who voluntarily allowed himself to be captured since he couldn't attack Whitebeard.
The other was Blackbeard.
That guy was probably deliberately avoiding him—after showing his face at Marine Headquarters, he quietly took his subordinates to invade Impel Down.
After they sat, Vice Admiral Tsuru lightly cleared her throat.
"Isn't this Vice Admiral Tsuru? Long time no see~"
"Orin-sama, to protect yours dignity from being offended, Marine Headquarters would like to request that you oversee the rear lines. What do you think?"
Ignoring the strange looks from the Shichibukai, Tsuru forced a calm tone.
Even though she knew everyone could clearly see this was the navy's distrust of Orin's position, she still had to say it—
Using a very official excuse.
"The rear?"
Orin propped his chin up, amusement in his eyes.
"That sounds far too boring... or should I take it as the Marines wanting to interfere with my actions?"
"Never..."
Tsuru sighed inwardly.
As expected, it wasn't going to be simple. This was also a form of probing.
But the result was exactly as Sengoku predicted—Orin was not here merely to help the navy.
"No need to make it troublesome. Just add a seat for me next to the Admirals~"
Orin clasped his fingers, smiling warmly.
"I'm very approachable after all. Put me next to Kuzan."
...
Just as tensions rose higher and higher,
As the world's top monsters were about to unleash a grand spectacle at Marine Headquarters—
Impel Down, Lv.6,
Infinite Hell!!!
"Zehahahaha!!! Magellan was lured away by Luffy and the others. We finally made it to Level 6!!!"
Blackbeard stood before countless cells.
"Greetings, dreamless prisoners rotting in your cages! Let's kill each other! Whoever survives can become my companion and escape from here!!!"
Teach laughed wildly, giving the inmates of Infinite Hell a sliver of hope.
Countless faces showed murderous intent.
Many immediately began fighting each other.
Watching the disorderly prisoners in black-and-white stripes, Hades couldn't help but sigh—Infinite Hell wasn't only filled with real monsters.
Among them were an extremely ugly woman, a muscular man with two huge horns, and a bald man whose nose sat between his eyes...
These people were fighting the fiercest, as if they were extremely vicious criminals.
They looked tough, but in Hades' view, they were all just trash.
Especially that one called Big Barrel—barely stronger than an elite mob. Hades had no idea how he became an officer-level figure.
All he could do was drink, talk big, and win by pure luck.
Ignoring the cheering and battling prisoners, Hades instead looked toward the extremely quiet cells—
The ones even Blackbeard didn't dare to recruit.
Seeing Hades approach one of those cells, Blackbeard also looked over.
His eyes immediately met a pair filled with killing intent and violence. Blackbeard flinched, quickly averting his gaze toward other prisoners.
"Forget that guy..."
"He's still alive!!!"
"The man called the Devil's Heir—Bullet!!!"
A tall, massive figure slowly stood up like a devil descending upon the world.
Stepping out from the shadows was none other than Orin's former crewmate—
Douglas Bullet!!!
He also noticed Hades' silhouette and was momentarily stunned.
"You are... Gaban???"
Hades didn't answer. Instead, his aura surged to match Bullet's as he stared directly into him.
At that moment, a frail, elderly voice came from another cell, drawing both their attention.
"I can hear his heart. He is not Gaban..."
"He seems to be an old acquaintance of yours—or rather..."
Inside the cell, crimson eyes snapped open.
"A monster born with Observation... He is the same kind as me."
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