"...Uh, could you pretend you didn't see any of this and just walk away?"
The moment Doflamingo laid eyes on the world-renowned Hancock, his thoughts scattered into chaos.
He never expected that while everyone's attention was fixed on Kaido, Bullet, and the Beasts Pirates—while all combat forces were tied up on the frontlines—the supposedly secure outskirts of the Flower Capital...
Would suddenly have a Marine show up!
And not just any Marine... the worst possible kind!
This woman, Hancock, was the same one who had kicked Kaido in front of them and still managed to escape unscathed!
Though Doflamingo had spared no effort—even pushing himself to the brink—to strengthen his power over the years in Dressrosa...
Facing Hancock, who also wielded all three types of Haki, he wasn't exactly brimming with confidence...
"Hm? Aren't you Doflamingo?" Hancock blinked in surprise. "Shouldn't you be on the frontlines... attacking Wano alongside Kaido's Beasts Pirates? I remember very clearly—you betrayed Father, didn't you?"
"Fufufufufu! You're wrong, this was all part of my scheme! It took me great effort to convince Kaido to trust me and join me in attacking Wano Country... when in truth, I wanted to help Wano and the Marines completely take down Kaido!"
"Is that so? Then this queen has truly misjudged you!" Hancock's face showed sudden understanding as she walked toward Doflamingo without any defenses.
"By the way, Doflamingo, let me ask you something..."
"What?"
"Do I... look like a complete fool to you?"
The moment the words left her mouth, Hancock's figure vanished from sight.
"Soru!"
Doflamingo's eyes behind his exaggerated sunglasses widened abruptly, his pupils shrinking to pinpricks.
An intensely dangerous premonition stabbed at his brain like thousands of needles.
In the next instant, Hancock appeared behind Doflamingo...
"Perfume Femur!"
The power of the Love-Love Fruit surged through her body, combining with an impossibly powerful kick aimed straight at Doflamingo's head.
But Doflamingo's power boost was remarkably effective.
If this had been the original Doflamingo, he might have already had his head kicked off by Hancock.
Now, however, Doflamingo detected Hancock's presence the moment she attacked.
Countless threads erupted from his body, weaving into multiple spiderwebs that barely managed to block the Perfume Femur!
Hancock frowned.
These resilient threads were also infused with a considerable amount of Armament Haki.
The petrification effect of Perfume Femur couldn't affect the spiderwebs.
But under Michael's meticulous training and as one of Garp's prized disciples, Hancock's martial arts and physical prowess far surpassed her original counterpart.
Thus, even a purely powerful kick alone shattered the spiderwebs after barely a second of resistance.
Unfortunately...
That one second was enough for Doflamingo to create distance again.
By the time Hancock and Doflamingo had exchanged this lightning-fast exchange, Trebol had only just managed to react.
He immediately flung sticky mucus from his body toward Hancock.
"Sticky Lock!"
The attack was swift and launched from a blind spot—it should have been unavoidable.
The mucus produced by his Sticky-Sticky Fruit was so durable that even Doflamingo's sharp strings couldn't sever it in one strike.
But Hancock...
Simply sidestepped slightly, effortlessly dodging the ambush.
Her face twisted in disgust.
"Ugh... what kind of revolting Devil Fruit power is this?! Doflamingo, can your underling possibly make this queen any more displeased?!"
"My body reacted before my brain could, purely out of sheer disgust for this repulsive thing!"
Trebol was utterly shocked.
"W-What?! She dodged purely because she found it disgusting?!" Trebol turned to Doflamingo.
"D-Doffy! My Devil Fruit power isn't that gross, right?!"
"...Sure."
"Why are you looking away?! Don't despise your own subordinate as a captain!"
"I told you not to suddenly come close! Even your tears are mucus! Disgusting!"
As Trebol wailed at Doflamingo, the other executives of the Donquixote Family gradually closed in from a distance, each preoccupied with their own tasks.
"It seems... this time, we're facing another formidable enemy... Even the Young Master might not win easily!"
The trembling old man stepped forward, veins bulging on his forehead as he bent his hands into two "G" shapes.
"So, it's time for me, Lao G, to prove my loyalty once more!"
"Hey, old man, watch your back."
The man wearing a pink baby bonnet, sucking on a pacifier, and sporting star-patterned yellow briefs spoke softly to Lao G.
He was the most out-of-place man in the entire Donquixote Family—a stark contrast to the natural-born villains and perverts around him.
Senor Pink, the user of the Swim-Swim Fruit, a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit.
Nicknamed...
"The Most Hard Boiled in Dressrosa."
"If you're old, don't force yourself onto the battlefield..." Another man, wearing a mask with circular lenses and sporting spiky white hair that shot skyward like a Super Saiyan, chimed in.
"Once you're on the battlefield... age doesn't matter... The only thing that matters is fighting for the Young Master, never retreating!"
"Ho-ho-ho, you're such a tough man, Gladius! Even I'm getting fired up, nya!"
"Shut up... Your speech tic annoys me, Machvise!"
Gladius, the user of the Bomb-Bomb Fruit.
Machvise, the user of the Ton-Ton Fruit.
Both were Paramecia users with highly developed abilities.
But...
Anyone who read the manga knew these two were clearly characters Oda created during a creative dry spell to fill the roster!
Because their setups... were identical to the explosive booger guy and the arrogant gravity girl from the Alabasta arc!
Just with slightly upgraded specs!
Hancock swept her gaze across the surroundings, her eyes filled with...
Complete indifference.
"Are you done talking?"
"If you're done, then prepare to accept your fate!"
"Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral 'Empress' Boa Hancock now declares..."
"You are to be arrested by me! Surrender quietly! I will spare your lives... for now!"
"After all... this is Tsuru's request."