"Ace… I'm here to save you!"
After leaping down from Whitebeard's shoulder, Mizuchi shouted at the top of his lungs toward the high platform. Cracks spread densely across his hands, continuously shattering the air around his body.
"One minute has passed. Bird-Bird Fruit, Mythical Zoan: Phoenix form, fully replicated."
"One minute has passed. Tremor-Tremor Fruit fully replicated."
As Mizuchi began emanating a terrifying aura, two system messages flashed in his mind and disappeared in an instant.
"This… this is the Tremor-Tremor Fruit? D can actually replicate Whitebeard's Devil Fruit powers!"
"D's ability is way too terrifying… it can replicate Devil Fruits!"
Marine soldiers stared at the vibration radiating from Mizuchi's hands, their faces filled with shock and fear.
To copy Devil Fruit abilities—and on top of that, to replicate powers as godlike as the Tremor-Tremor Fruit—Mizuchi's powers were enough to make the world tremble.
"Mizuchi… Mizuchi… you… really… didn't… lie to me!"
On the execution platform, tears streamed down Ace's face like a dam breaking, surging uncontrollably. His body twitched, and his eyes filled with both relief and deep emotion as he gazed at Mizuchi.
Ace had always worried about Luffy's safety, but seeing that Mizuchi had not "betrayed" him, he finally felt at ease. As long as Mizuchi remained loyal, Luffy would be safe.
"Heh heh… I promised I'd come to Marineford and get you out. I'll make it happen! Just wait, I'm coming for you!"
Mizuchi said this and immediately switched Devil Fruit cards, leaping off the Moby Dick.
"Host detected with multiple Devil Fruit cards. Dual Loading Device permissions now granted. Host may load Devil Fruit cards into two separate Devil Fruit loading devices to acquire their respective abilities."
As Mizuchi drew a Devil Fruit card to insert into the loading device, the system message appeared first. Instantly, on the virtual screen before him, the Devil Fruit loading device replicated itself—two identical devices materialized right in front of him.
"Dual Loading Device… does this mean I can use two Devil Fruit powers at the same time?"
Mizuchi's expression lit up with joy. Gaining such a capability at a critical moment would be an immense advantage for his upcoming actions.
"Stop him!"
Marine soldiers, seeing Mizuchi's move, immediately raised their weapons and aimed.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A hail of black bullets rained down toward him.
"Suna-Suna Fruit (Hormone Fruit amplification), Pika Pika Fruit (Ice-Ice Fruit, Doku Doku Fruit, Mero Mero Fruit amplification) loaded. Duration: 10 minutes. Cooldown: 30 seconds."
Facing the dense barrage, Mizuchi quickly loaded two fusion Devil Fruit cards and charged forward with a smile.
With the "Dual Loading Device" now active, Mizuchi could clearly feel his tolerance for Devil Fruits had improved significantly. Previously, loading a single card amplified with three Devil Fruit effects had already stressed his body.
Now, with two devices loaded with a total of six abilities, Mizuchi felt no severe side effects or strain. This new permission clearly made using Devil Fruits much easier for him.
"Sandstorm of the Newkama Kingdom!"
Mizuchi shouted and a small sandstorm formed rapidly from his right hand, surging toward the incoming gunfire and Marine soldiers.
Mizuchi's sandstorm differed greatly from Mr. 0's. While Mr. 0's sandstorm was just yellow sand swirling, Mizuchi's carried a thick, intoxicating red mist—female hormones.
"What… what is this sandstorm? Why is it red? Ah… gross!"
The rough male voices of Marines struck by the storm quickly transformed into alluring female tones.
At the same time, hundreds of Marines shrouded by the sandstorm returned to the ground transformed—now beautiful, curvaceous, and graceful female Marines with sweet voices.
"Ah! What… what's happening to me?"
The transformed Marines touched their new bodies in disbelief, their previously aggressive personalities completely replaced with true justice—the desire for world peace.
"Haha… I didn't expect it to actually work!"
Mizuchi grinned as he looked at the sudden swarm of uniformed female Marines. Ever since obtaining the Hormone Fruit, he had thought carefully about its use.
Simply transforming into a Newkama like Ivankov wasn't his style. But seeing Mr. 0's Suna-Suna Fruit gave him an idea: combining the two might achieve unexpected effects.
High-speed sand could easily abrade skin. The female hormones attached to the sand would enter the enemy's body through the wounds, achieving a gender transformation without direct contact.
"Watch out! Don't let D's sandstorm hit you… or… you'll turn into a woman!"
The Marines' alarmed shouts drew mocking laughter from the Whitebeard Pirates.
"Hahaha… D! Well done. Turning all the Marines into women—now not only can we defeat them, maybe we can even intermarry with the Marines… hahaha!"
The boisterous laughter of the Whitebeard Pirates filled the battlefield, while the Marines' faces displayed fear and anger—they didn't want to become women, and they certainly didn't want to be Whitebeard Pirates' women.
Yet, ordinary Marines couldn't counter Mizuchi's abilities. To deal with him, only high-ranking Marines or a Shichibukai could intervene.
"Step aside! Let me pass."
Just as the Marines hesitated, a stunning figure glided past them and reached the front line.
"Empress Boa Hancock has arrived! This is wonderful!"
The soldiers quickly made way for her.
Stepping forward in red high heels, the Empress pointed a finger at Mizuchi, head held high in an imposing, unyielding posture.
"D! I, on behalf of the Shichibukai, challenge you. Don't take another step forward. And why? Because I am as beautiful as a goddess!"
The words "as beautiful as a goddess" seemed to carry infinite power, echoing across the entire battlefield.