During the day, Empress Hancock's expression was as usual as she walked amidst the cheering women lining the streets… At night, Hancock's face was flushed with a sickly redness as she panted and writhed on the bed...
Leading the team to Rusukaina Island, Hancock shot an enormous brown bear, huge as a small mountain, with a single arrow, blasting it apart. The Kuja warriors cheerfully dealt with the prey.
Bonney frowned and bit her lip when she heard faint, hurried breaths coming from deep within the forest guarded by the two sisters, Sander and Mari...
Days passed. Sander, Mari, and Bonney watched helplessly as Hancock's forced composure faded, her face growing paler day by day, abnormal crimson patches often blooming on her skin, like a flower that bursts into full bloom just before it withers…
…
By evening, Marines passed through the bustling streets of the resort island, bathed in sunset light, when suddenly there was a loud crash ahead!
BAM!
Tiger was blasted away, crashing through the wall of a roadside building.
Passersby screamed and scattered as Liam stood blocking Jinbe's fist.
"There!" Marine Commodore and swordswoman Gion gripped her sword hilt and quickened her pace, "They've crossed the line; this time we can't let them get away!"
Onigumo, carrying eight swords, said in a low voice, "Surround them!"
"Yes!" the Marines responded in unison.
Rear Admiral Kaki, holding his sword at his waist, chuckled, "I wonder if this Giorno really lives up to the rumors?"
Beneath Liam and Jinbe, the ground cracked and collapsed, creating a large pit.
Around them, many Fish-Men were already knocked out, unable to continue fighting, forced to watch helplessly as Jinbe Nii San and Tiger Oyabun joined forces to confront that terrifying and wicked human pirate.
What was even more despairing...
That Giorno had a companion!
All the Fish-Men's eyes turned to the rooftop, where the captain named Jolyne Kujo stood. So far, she had not taken any action but calmly watched as her crew member Giorno was surrounded by the entire Sun Pirate crew.
What was she thinking?
Was she laughing at them?
Naturally, Robin wasn't laughing. She glanced back once; B.I.B. hadn't immediately followed.
Jinbe was a future Shichibukai who could fight the Whitebeard Pirates' Second Division Commander for days on land without a clear winner, and Tiger was a Fish-Man powerhouse who had single-handedly rampaged through Mariejois...
Liam didn't want to kill Tiger or Jinbe outright, which meant he couldn't easily get rid of them before exhausting their stamina.
"Hey, isn't this enough?" Liam snapped, wounded but breathing steadily and unharmed overall.
Jinbe was panting, glaring fiercely at him.
Nearby, Tiger slid down a wall, also battered but with eyes still fierce and determined.
"The Marines are here. You guys really not leaving?" Liam glanced at the approaching Marine squad.
Oh? Wasn't that the popular and beautiful Marine sword hero Momousagi?
And the sleazy guy next to her, also with a special title like hers, an "Admiral candidate"? What was his name again…? Chaton, not Tea Pig.
"Marine Vice Admiral Onigumo shouted loudly:
"Capture the ruthless criminal Fisher Tiger and the Sun Pirates! All civilians, clear the area!"
The crowd erupted and dispersed.
"Fisher Tiger! So that's the top criminal!"
"Quick, catch him!"
"Ugh, Fish-Man…"
"What are the Marines doing? Such a disturbance... Isn't it better if that Giorno just beats up all these Fish-Men?"
The onlookers murmured among themselves.
"Chopper Giorno!"
The future "Momousagi" Gion drew her sword with a clatter and glanced at the green-haired woman on the roof.
"And his Captain... Jolyne Kujo!"
Kaki was the first to charge forward, drawing his sword and slashing at the slowly rising Tiger near the wall.
The future Admiral candidate truly had impressive strength. His sword technique was sharp and intense, completely contradicting his usually laid-back demeanor, as he slashed out a streak of white light.
Tiger, panting heavily, looked at the incoming blade, too exhausted to dodge quickly.
"Kaki! Watch out!" Gion shouted.
Kaki's hair stood on end as he dodged, then swung his sword back to slash at the side, clang!
"Flying slash?"
Kaki gripped his sword tightly, eyes fixed on Giorno, who was locked in a stalemate with Jinbe.
Liam slowly lowered his raised long leg.
"Huff... huff..." The tired Fish-Men, including Jinbe and Tiger, stared in surprise at Giorno who had just stepped in to assist.
His move not only shocked the Fish-Men but also caught the bystanders completely off guard.
"What's he doing? Why is he helping those Fish-Men?"
"Is this guy crazy?"
"Wasn't he supposed to be fighting against those Fish-Men?"
"Shouldn't he be running away instead?"
Liam pushed Jinbe aside, dusted off his shoulders, and strode toward the Marines blocking the street.
Robin jumped down from the rooftop and stood among the Marines on the other side, also blocking the road.
Vice Admiral Onigumo's wild black hair morphed into six arms, drawing six swords from his waist. Adding to his own two hands, the astonishing Hattoryu technique was revealed to everyone.
He coldly stared at the approaching Liam. "Rankyaku? I heard you mastered Rokushiki. It's true!"
"Wanna try me?" Liam smiled.
"Tiger Oyabun... Jinbe Nii San..." The Fish-Men clustered around Tiger and Jinbe, exhausted and tense. Surrounded by Marines and the stares of the nearby humans, everything made them uncomfortable.
Tiger took several heavy breaths, then after a moment of silence said, "Move out!"
"Aim!"
The Marines opposite raised their guns, targeting the Fish-Men who rushed into the crowd, trying to escape.
But soon, all their faces paled or twisted in pain.
"Ah!!"
The Marines' guns clattered to the ground one by one, and they collapsed weakly.
"Heh heh..."
Robin smiled gently at the suspicious Fish-Men. Inside her backpack, little green Paulie was busily assembling petals into Marine body parts on a machine that looked like the Shambles or an operation room, continuously cutting, tearing, and crushing them... Meanwhile, the Marines outside writhed in pain on the ground, some with weak will fainting outright.
On each Marine's clothing, a petal quietly fell.
"Ugh..."
Meanwhile, on the Sun Pirate ship,
Arlong, head bloodied and nose crooked, slowly woke up, feeling the world unusually quiet. He asked in confusion, "What happened?"
Jinbe's long face leaned close with surprise, "Arlong, you're awake!"
Arlong remained dazed, his head aching badly. When he looked up, he saw with horror that red fur was continuously growing on his hands...
"What the hell is going on?!!"
(End Of This Chapter)
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