[Forty Minutes Ago, on the Ark Maxim]
Hancock looked down on everything, gazing coldly at Nezuko, and asked indifferently, "You protect him like this, could it be that this man is your lover?"
On Nezuko's snow-white face bloomed a rosy blush, she whispered shyly, "Not… not yet…"
Hancock, "…"
"How foolish, to actually fall for a man!"
The most beautiful scenery in the world is none other than a bashful maiden.
Nezuko was already born stunningly beautiful, and now with her perfect face tinged in shy red, her charm surpassed even before.
Seeing this, Hancock unexpectedly felt a trace of fondness for her, and at the same time an almost unnoticeable thread of jealousy.
Love of beauty is human nature.
Every woman hopes she is the most beautiful, not someone else.
"After he sees me, that man will inevitably fall in love with me. By then, I'll use my Devil Fruit to turn him into a cold stone statue!" Hancock was extremely confident in her looks, speaking proudly.
She was hailed as the "most beautiful woman in the world." No matter where she went, she was surrounded by countless men, so this confidence was not strange.
Nezuko pouted angrily, "No way, Jotaro-san would never like a vicious woman like you!"
She admitted Hancock's looks were indeed outstanding, but Jotaro wasn't that shallow. He would never fall for someone just because of her beauty.
She had faith in Jotaro.
"Hmph! Naïve!" Hancock snorted coldly.
"No man can resist the temptation of my beauty, and your Jotaro is no exception!"
"If you don't believe me, just watch. My Sweet Sweet Wind can instantly petrify any man who harbors lustful thoughts toward me."
"When you see him turn to stone right in front of you, you'll realize this man's hypocritical face!"
Nezuko turned her head away, no longer paying her any attention.
Anyway, she would never believe Jotaro would feel lust toward this woman.
Hancock lifted her face, still full of pride.
"I ask you, where is that man now?"
So it turned out Jotaro wasn't here. She hadn't wanted to go find him.
But now she wanted to prove to Nezuko that she was right.
Shattering Jotaro's image in Nezuko's heart would also be something amusing.
Hancock thought with a bit of malicious delight.
Suddenly, a strong figure descended from the sky, crashing down onto the Ark Maxim like a mountain collapsing.
The Ark Maxim shook slightly.
Akainu Sakazuki bit down on his cigar, indifferent to everything, and suddenly unleashed the overwhelming aura of his Observation Haki.
"Hm? Kujo Jotaro, that guy isn't on this ship?"
His sharp gaze fell on Hancock for a moment, then slowly shifted as if she didn't exist, finally locking onto Nezuko.
Nezuko's eyes also fixed on this uninvited guest.
The overwhelming pressure coming off Akainu was even more aggressive than that of Empress Hancock.
Nezuko could sense the crushing weight radiating from him, and knew how terrifying this man was.
Akainu strode toward Nezuko, his voice cold and unquestionable.
"Where is Kujo Jotaro? Tell me now!"
Nezuko bit her lip, her face pale, without answering.
"Not speaking?" Akainu's eyes flickered with violent light.
"You're his crew, aren't you? Since he's not here, killing you all is the same."
The last time he led the navy to besiege Jotaro, that man escaped.
Akainu had always been brooding over it.
The World Government thought he was incompetent, so they summoned the Seven Warlords to deal with Jotaro.
In the eyes of the Government, Jotaro was no ordinary pirate, but a revolutionary, a rebel.
With such people, there is no room for negotiation.
The only option was elimination.
Akainu wanted to personally end Jotaro, to uphold the Navy's dignity before the World Government.
And moreover, he himself could not tolerate such evil existing.
Boiling magma surged, his arm began to turn into lava. Without giving Nezuko time to react, he attacked at once.
He showed no mercy for beauty, striking to kill from the start.
Nezuko instantly transformed, rolling to the side, her movements smooth and swift.
Akainu's strike missed, burning a huge hole in the Ark Maxim.
He glanced sideways.
"Oh? You dodged? Looks like you're not so weak."
Akainu had thought Nezuko was just trash he could crush at will. He hadn't even gone all out, yet she still had some strength.
He noticed something unusual about her.
"What is this ability? Never mind. In the end you'll die anyway, I don't need to ask."
Nezuko could feel the murderous intent pouring from him, knowing well he would never let them go.
So from the beginning, she held no naïve hopes.
She didn't wait to be captured, instead launched an attack first.
"Mr.9, run! This guy is a monster!"
Mr.9 stared hard at Akainu.
How could he not recognize a Navy Admiral...
This was one of the Navy's top forces.
Hearing Nezuko's shout, he didn't waste a single word, turned resolutely, supporting his injured body, and gritted his teeth as he ran into the cabin.
"I must deliver this to the boss!"
In his palm, he clutched tightly the hard drive containing critical information.
"Overestimating yourself!"
To Akainu, Nezuko's attacks were completely harmless.
He grabbed her raised ankle, magma engulfing it.
Sss~
Under the high heat, Nezuko's flesh was instantly charred and carbonized.
Cold sweat dripped down her fair forehead, her teeth clenched tight, yet she didn't let out a sound.
Even Hancock, watching coldly from the side, couldn't help but be moved by Nezuko's toughness.
But Akainu had no respect for opponents at all.
He suddenly tightened his grip.
The carbonized ankle was crushed in his hand.
"Your leg is broken!"
"I'll give you one last chance. Tell me, where is Kujo Jotaro?"
Nezuko stayed silent, her beautiful eyes coldly locked on him.
"So that's your answer?" Akainu didn't waste words, his magma fruit power fused with Haki, preparing to give Nezuko the final blow.
"Hellhound!"
His magma arm shot out, extending with terrifying speed. Nezuko had no chance to dodge.
"Perfume Kick!"
At that moment, Hancock struck, her long beautiful leg wrapped in Haki, kicking Akainu's arm and knocking the Hellhound aside.
The magma attack blasted into the side, piercing half the Ark Maxim's deck.
Akainu radiated a chilling aura.
"Boa Hancock! What are you doing! Know your place!"
If not for the fact that the Warlords were under the World Government, he would never have swallowed this humiliation.
"Whatever I do, the whole world will forgive me."
"Do you know why?" Hancock said arrogantly. "That's right, because I'm too beautiful!"
Akainu stared coldly, unusually silent.
"And!" Hancock's voice turned icy. "From the start, the one questioning her was me."
"Who do you think you are, daring to put yourself ahead of the Empress!"
She pointed at Nezuko, her tone and bearing still lofty.
"She is now my captive. Without my permission, no one can touch her!"
"Hmph!" Akainu brushed past Hancock, no longer caring about the wounded Nezuko, only saying in a deep voice, "One day, I will kill all you pirates!"
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