"Silence!"
Another figure appeared, spoke coldly, and then walked towards the inside of the dock.
Another one came!
Hawkeye!
Doflamingo's eyes became serious for a moment; he could look down on Moriah, but this one still needed to be taken seriously.
Splash!
A wave of seawater was brought up as Jinbe, the Knight of the Sea, also appeared at the dock, saying, "It seems I'm not late."
He scanned around and saw the few who had already arrived; now only one person was missing.
"Gentlemen, this way please!"
A Marine walked up to lead the way, preparing to take them to the meeting as Fleet Admiral Sengoku had instructed.
"Fufufu!"
"The Marine is looking down on people too much, aren't they!"
Watching a small Marine lead the way for them, Doflamingo instantly became angry, but his eyes were looking at Esdeath behind him.
He had long heard of this new star of the Marine!
Now that they had met, how could he not test her strength?
His fingers changed shape, and an invisible thin thread was about to pierce into the body of the Marine in front of him.
"Parasite String!"
Ding!
An incredibly tiny ice needle broke the Parasite String. Doflamingo looked at Esdeath's direction in surprise.
This female Marine actually broke his Parasite String; that level of control had already reached the meticulous level.
"Interesting!"
A smile tugged at his lips. Sure enough, the Navy Queen, who was rumored to be godlike, was no simple character.
"Rude person! Retreat!"
A strong gust of wind struck. Doflamingo raised his right arm, imbued with Armed Color, to block the incoming gust.
"Perfume Femur!"
A snow-white long leg directly kicked Doflamingo's arm.
The immense force even made Doflamingo involuntarily step back two or three meters to dissipate the power.
"Bastard!"
Doflamingo cursed under his breath. Who would have thought that someone would ambush him, and it was the Pirate Empress, also a Shichibukai!
"How dare you lay a hand on Esdeath-sama? I will not spare you, Concubine!"
She pointed a finger at Doflamingo, tilting her head back, not putting this former Celestial Dragons in her eyes at all.
"Pirate Empress!"
Doflamingo, who was attacked for no reason, instinctively wanted to fight. When had he ever been treated like this?
Even if the opponent was the Pirate Empress, it was unacceptable!
"Extreme Cold Spear!"
Icy cold air gushed out, and an icy long spear directly brushed past Doflamingo's cheek!
Even the air showed signs of freezing.
"If you want to fight here, I don't mind expelling you! You are merely pirates!"
With an arrogant gaze, her task today was to oversee the situation, and Sengoku had tacitly approved it. Just fight!
If it didn't work, they would just replace them with another group of pirates.
"Ah~ Esdeath-sama!"
"Esdeath-sama actually challenged a Shichibukai to protect me, Concubine."
Hancock looked at this scene with emotion. It must have been because Doflamingo in front of her wanted to attack her, which was why Esdeath made her move.
"Interesting, truly interesting!"
Since fighting was not allowed, then a show of spirit would surely be permitted!
Conqueror's Haki immediately burst forth!
Buzz!
"Ridiculous!"
Who are you trying to scare by just releasing a Haoshoku?
Buzz!
Esdeath released her Haoshoku, clashing with Doffy's Haoshoku.
"Nani!"
This Navy Queen in front of him also had Haoshoku, and it was even stronger than his!
The other Shichibukai, except for Hancock, were shocked to witness this clash of Haoshoku.
It wasn't that they hadn't seen it before, but they had never seen Haoshoku on a Marine Rear Admiral, and such a proficient Haoshoku at that!
Even Hawkeye was somewhat surprised!
"Marineford is not a place for you to act wildly!"
Esdeath naturally knew Doflamingo very well: arrogant and dismissive of everyone.
However, this attitude was only directed at the Marine or the weak. For such a person, you just needed to be stronger than him!
She fully unleashed her Haoshoku, directly crushing the Haoshoku released by Doflamingo!
"Damn it!"
He hadn't expected to be taught a lesson by a mere Marine Rear Admiral, but!
Doflamingo looked at Esdeath with a meaningful smile. A Marine Rear Admiral possessing Haoshoku was not a good thing at all.
The few of them quieted down and obediently followed the Marine towards the meeting room, with only Hancock trailing behind everyone.
"Esdeath, long time no see!"
Her shy demeanor showed no trace of the domineering attitude she had just moments ago.
"Long time no see… my foot. Didn't we just meet two days ago?"
Looking at Hancock, who was lingering beside her, Esdeath felt helpless.
They had just met the day before yesterday, and today she was telling her "long time no see." Had her memory gone wrong?
"Elder Nyon told me, 'One day apart feels like three autumns!'"
"So we haven't seen each other for many years, Esdeath-sama~"
Hancock, however, paid no attention to Esdeath's words, instead looking at Esdeath shyly.
"Alright, alright, let's go in and attend the meeting first. I'll treat you to a meal after you come out."
Helplessly, she could only say this to Hancock, otherwise, if they kept dawdling, the meeting would start.
"Ah~"
"Is this… a date!~"
A scene appeared in Hancock's mind: Esdeath at a dining table, holding a bouquet of flowers, confessing to her, steam rising from her head.
She quickened her pace, pushed aside the people in front of her, and was the first to sit at the round meeting table.
This left Hawkeye and the others utterly bewildered.
They could sense that the relationship between Hancock and Esdeath was unusual.
When did the Marine and pirates become so close?
And that woman, the world's most beautiful, if not falling in love, then they would bet that this woman was definitely the most beautiful woman they had ever seen!
Now she was infatuated with another woman!
Although that female Marine was also very beautiful, she lacked the indescribable charm of the Empress.
After everyone was seated, Sengoku walked in from the doorway. Before he could even speak, Hancock spoke up, "Hurry up and start the meeting. I still have to go on a date with Esdeath… and return to Amazon Lily!"
Everyone's eyes widened. This was Marineford, and she dared to speak to Sengoku like that. And did she just say something inappropriate?
Sengoku helplessly glanced at Esdeath, his eyes seemingly saying,
"Didn't you say you two had no relationship? What's going on?"
If he considered Esdeath his granddaughter, then wouldn't Hancock be his granddaughter-in-law in some sense?
Esdeath spread her hands at Sengoku. What was going on? Heaven knows, she just said she'd treat Hancock to a meal!
Hancock, however, didn't realize she had misspoken and continued to urge Sengoku to start the meeting quickly.
There was nothing he could do. He couldn't possibly get angry with his "granddaughter-in-law," could he!
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