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"Mero Mero Mellow!"
Heart-shaped light beams shot out, instantly sweeping over Law's body.
One second passed. Two seconds passed. Three seconds passed. No petrification. The air seemed eerily silent. The beautiful eyes of the three Hancock sisters widened involuntarily as they stared, confused, at Law, who was not petrified.
"It works, after all." Law let out a long sigh of relief.
"Mero Mero Mellow!"
Heart-shaped light beams swept over Law again. Still ineffective.
"?" A big question mark appeared in the three sisters' minds.
"Why isn't he petrified? Even seeing this empress's bathing figure, he wasn't moved in the slightest?" Hancock's expression changed dramatically, unable to comprehend or believe that Law could be unmoved by her.
"Such an absurd thing cannot happen! Big Sister's beauty, no matter the gender or age, no one can remain unmoved!"
"It must be that the fear of death overwhelms his wicked thoughts. What a pathetic, useless man." Hancock's two younger sisters also refused to believe it.
"Excuse me, though I don't know why you're so agitated, I was merely looking for the captain of the Kuja Pirates. I only wish for her to release us," Law said, feigning confusion.
"Deal with him." Hancock commanded.
"No matter what, he absolutely cannot be allowed to live." Marigold, wielding a giant axe, charged swiftly, her axe cleaving down.
"Clang!"
Law blocked with his sword, but the immense force sent him flying backward, smashing through a window, and falling outside the palace.
"The second step is to tear open their wounds."
As he fell, Law stepped into the air, instantly controlling his body, then vanished at extreme speed, landing perfectly on the ground in an instant. Being sent flying was part of Law's plan all along; otherwise, with his current strength, he would never have been sent flying by a single blow. He wasn't that weak yet.
"Man? Marine?"
The commotion in the palace had long attracted the attention of the guards outside the formation, but without orders, they dared not enter the palace at this moment.
"That man is an intruder! Capture him, Kuja Pirates!" Standing at the window, Hancock issued commands to everyone.
"A man? How can there be a man in the palace??"
"Just capture him first." Dozens of female warriors surrounded Law, and more strong individuals rushed from a distance.
"Clang, clang, clang!" Haki-infused arrows rained down on Law.
"ROOM! Command Stick!"
The ROOM space instantly expanded, covering a hundred meters. When dozens of arrows approached Law, he pointed a finger, and all the arrows froze in mid-air. With another wave of his hand, all the arrows changed direction, shooting off in all directions.
"Not good!" The surrounding pirates frantically dodged the arrows.
"ROOM! Slaughterhouse!"
The blade in his hand was covered by an eerie laser. As Law instantly vanished, the blade swept across. One person was cut in half, then vanished again. Law became the reaper. In about ten seconds, all the surrounding pirates were cut in two.
"We were killed? But why aren't we dead?" Not only the dismembered female pirates were confused, but even the newly arrived pirates were baffled. Being cut in two, dismembered, or even decapitated should mean death. But they were indeed not dead.
"An ability user? And a strange one?" The surrounding pirates looked at Law with some fear. Such an ability was too bizarre.
"So he's a Devil Fruit user! No wonder he escaped the cage. It seems you have a Paramecia-type ability?" The three Hancock sisters approached.
"They're fine; I can restore them. What if you let us go and allow us to leave this island?" Law said to the Pirate Empress Hancock. But clearly, Hancock had no intention of negotiating with Law.
"Sandersonia, Marigold, deal with him."
"Yes, Elder Sister."
The two, with their robust physiques, instantly charged forward, exuding immense intimidation. The pirates all retreated, standing on the four sides. They knew they didn't need to intervene; this young man was definitely no match for the two sisters.
"Just as I intended." Law had been waiting for this moment. As for the negotiation, that was merely a pretext, a legitimate excuse for his actions.
"Clang, clang, clang!"
Marigold assumed her King Cobra form, resembling a giant snake woman. Her snake tail whipped around, rapidly slithering around Law, her giant axe, imbued with Haki, cleaving down furiously.
"Soru!"
Vanishing instantly, Law swiftly changed positions.
"Rankyaku!" Appearing as if teleporting forward, a kick unleashed a sharp blade of air that tore through the sky.
"Clang!" Although it blocked and shattered the blade of air, Marigold also retreated several meters.
"ROOM! Command Stick!" A huge space manifested. A house within the space floated into the air and, controlled by Law remotely, was flung towards Marigold.
"Rumble!" Undamaged, but Marigold was disheveled.
"I'll help you." Sandersonia, in her python form, swept her gigantic snake tail towards Law.
Whoosh!
He vanished instantly. The snake tails whipped furiously, and Sandersonia, in her King Cobra form, continuously spewed highly corrosive purple venom. But without exception, Law's speed easily dodged them.
"This level of intensity won't take me down," Law appeared beneath the rooftop, looking down at the two women. They were strong, but still no match for Law.
"Sandersonia, Marigold, what are you doing? Take him down!"
"Yes, Elder Sister."
"Eight-Headed Serpent!"
"Flame Snake God!"
The two assumed their strongest forms. Sandersonia's hair transformed into eight giant snakes, and Marigold's hair, wreathed in flames, also took on a giant snake form.
"Now!" Law had been waiting for them to take these forms. Only by burning their clothes with flames could the secret on their backs be revealed. Merely resisting the Pirate Empress's beauty would certainly not be enough to conquer her. Conquering the Pirate Empress required exposing her deepest, most painful wound, and then healing it. And the nightmare in the hearts of the three Pirate Empress sisters was undoubtedly their past as slaves.
Analyzing the original plot, Law deduced that conquering the Pirate Empress required four conditions.
One: Resisting her beauty, only then would she hold him in high regard.
Two: Exposing their greatest wound and showing mercy to protect them, only then would the Pirate Empress's resolve waver.
Three: Seizing the opportunity to display his magnanimity, only then could he enter her heart.
Four: Fearlessness towards the Celestial Dragons, only then could he truly conquer her.