Chapter 281: Slapping the Pirate Empress Away
Dressrosa · Central Plaza
Wind and sand rolled, shattered stones flying in the air.
Hancock stood proudly on one side of the battlefield. Her fiery red dress fluttered like flames, her jet-black hair cascading like a waterfall, as she stared coldly at Issho (Fujitora) high in the air.
"Man, in my presence, you actually dare to remain indifferent?!"
She smiled lightly, tracing her picturesque lips. Her fingertips slid down from her red lips, pulling out a massive pink heart!
"Mero Mero Mellow (Love-Love Mellow)!!!"
The pink heart-shaped halo swept upward like a whirlwind of pink mist, petrifying everything in its path, lunging straight for Issho!
But Issho, hovering in the air, stood with his eyes closed, remaining completely unmoving.
His robes fluttered in the wind, floating rubble orbiting beneath his feet. He was like a mountain between heaven and earth, serene and unshakable.
"...What?!"
Hancock's pupils shrank sharply, crying out in shock: "He's completely unaffected?!!"
Issho's voice was steady, like a mountain bell echoing in the ear: "Being unable to see... is also a blessing."
"In this world, there are always some filthy, vulgar scoundrels that one cannot bear to look at."
—The implication of his words left much to the imagination.
Hancock froze, her face rapidly turning red, a mix of shame and rage!
"Bastard!! How dare you ignore my beauty?!!"
As her heart trembled, her anger surged, and just as she was about to launch another attack—
Shakky had already shouted coldly: "Don't let him mess with your head! Attack together!"
"ROAR!!!"
Hanafuda roared, his Tyrannosaurus form suddenly springing up!
His ten-meter-tall giant body shattered the ground. He stomped his dragon claws violently, using the momentum to leap fiercely into the air!
"Dragon Fang!!!"
His dragon head opened wide, fangs shining with pitch-black Armament Haki. Turning into a falling meteor that tore through the sky, he bit toward Issho!
At the same time, Shakky followed like a shadow, closing in on Issho's right side like a phantom. Her palm, coated in Armament Haki and condensed like an iron awl, locked onto Issho's temple!
"SWISH!"
Almost simultaneously, Hancock also arrived like a madly dancing red shadow. Her body spun, her slender, beautiful leg sweeping out like a battle axe:
"Perfume Femur!!!"
The power of petrification coiled around the tip of her leg like a venomous snake, killing intent overflowing!
The attacks of the three were almost perfectly synchronized, completely sealing off all of Issho's escape routes!
However—
Issho remained standing with his eyes closed, saying calmly: "Gravity: Bend."
"BOOM!!!"
The next instant, the invisible gravity field suddenly exploded and expanded!
Space vibrated like distorted water ripples!
Hanafuda's Dragon Fang was forcibly deflected by gravity. His entire dragon head twisted, abruptly tilting downward—
"RUMBLE!"
He actually plummeted to the ground himself, smashing a giant crater and sending mud and stone flying!
Shakky's palm was also disrupted by gravity, merely grazing past Issho's ear!
Hancock's Perfume Femur missed as Issho stepped sideways to evade; her heavy strike only shattered a floating boulder!
The tide of battle turning, Issho finally drew his sword!
The cane sword slipped out lightly. Before the blade even arrived, gravity moved first!
"GRAVITO: MOKO (GRAVITY BLADE: FIERCE TIGER)!!!"
"ROAR!!!"
The phantom of a fierce tiger roared out from the sword's momentum, its force like collapsing mountains and splitting seas!
All three took the impact, looking as if they were being torn by the tiger's sharp claws, simultaneously blasted back dozens of meters!
Hanafuda's giant body crashed awkwardly, his dragon scales shattering as he spat blood!
Shakky rolled several times on the ground before steadying her posture, coughing up a mouthful of blood!
Hancock stumbled to a landing, her eyes turning grave!
"This guy... is simply not human!"
"To think he can fight one against three, and still hold the absolute upper hand?!" Shakky whispered in horror, her arm trembling slightly.
"I refuse to believe he can keep dodging forever!" Hancock gritted her teeth, forcefully suppressing her shame and anger as she prepared to charge again!
In the air, Issho slowly sheathed his sword, standing on the floating stones of gravity like a celestial god.
"If the three of you retreat now, this old man can act as if... nothing happened."
As his words fell, his voice shook the surroundings, like a ruling of heaven's mandate!
"Arrogant!!!" Hanafuda erupted in fury again. Amidst his roar, his chest expanded violently!
"Dragon Roar Wave!!!"
The Tyrannosaurus's roar shattered the air. The shockwave erupted like a volcano, sweeping straight toward Issho!
But Issho merely tapped his cane sword lightly.
"SWISH!!!"
The dragon's breath was actually rebounded by gravity in mid-air, bizarrely turning around!
"RUMBLE-RUMBLE!!!"
The shockwave blasted right back into Hanafuda himself. His giant body was overturned once again, his dragon scales scorched black, blood flowing freely!
"How could this happen?!" Hanafuda spat blood, furious beyond belief yet devoid of any countermeasures!
Shakky seized the opening to advance, her figure appearing behind Issho like lightning. Her leg techniques erupted, airwaves roaring like thunder!
"BANG!" A kick blasted straight into Issho's spine!
At the same time, Hancock flashed in from the flank, spreading her arms—
"Slave Arrow (Toriko no Ya)!!!"
Her lips parted slightly, drawing the bow of the red heart. Thousands of pink arrows rained down, completely sealing off all of Issho's evasion routes!
Issho's expression, however, remained as usual. The cane sword beneath him was suddenly plunged into the ground!
"Gravity: Heavenly Curtain!!!"
"VROOM!!!"
With him as the core, the space within a hundred-meter radius twisted and collapsed! Gravity fluctuations surged like planetary attraction!
Shakky's shockwave was pulled askew, completely missing its target!
Hancock's pink arrows fell into the canopy, slowing down abruptly as if sinking into a quagmire!
"SWISH!"
The next instant, Issho appeared behind Shakky!
The cane sword landed lightly on her shoulder: "Gravity: Press!"
"BANG!!!"
Shakky was struck as if by tens of thousands of tons of thunder, smashing heavily into the ground. Stone slabs exploded, and dust flew into the air!
Hancock was shocked and angered, eager to rescue her, but Issho had already pointed his cane sword at her from afar: "Pirate Empress, stand down."
"In your dreams!!!" Hancock roared, her Perfume Femur rising again, bringing the might of petrification straight at Issho!
Issho sighed softly, waving his right hand—
"BOOM—!!!"
A heavy pressure, like a collapsing sky canopy, fell with a boom!
Hancock's entire body was like an out-of-control meteor, smashing from the air into the ground with a massive bang!
Dust flew, her red dress stained with dirt, the stone slabs cracking like a spiderweb!
...
At the edge of the plaza
King Riku, Viola, Rebecca, Leo, Mansherry, and the others witnessed everything, so shocked they couldn't speak for a long time!
"One man... actually suppressed three top-tier powerhouses..."
Viola's pupils trembled as she muttered aloud.
"And he's handling it with ease!"
Leo clenched his fists tightly, his breathing rapid. "It's simply like... a god descending!!!"
The tiny Mansherry hid behind Rebecca, her eyes full of worship, speaking softly: "That old man... is really amazing..."
Shakky's heart, meanwhile, was filled with intense anxiety. The three of them joining forces actually had zero chance of winning. Every offensive was effortlessly neutralized by Issho, making even breathing difficult.
"Damn it... what kind of monster is this guy?!"
Sweeping her peripheral vision, she caught sight of Princess Mansherry in the central defensive ring, who was "hopping" around excitedly observing the battle, seemingly completely unaware of the approaching danger.
Her eyes turned cold, and she suddenly shouted: "Hancock! The target is the Heal-Heal Fruit user! Take that Tontatta princess away!! We two will hold him off!!!"
Hearing this, Hancock froze for a moment, then her beautiful eyes sharpened, and she turned to charge!
Hearing this, Issho's brow instantly sank.
A trace of anger finally appeared on his calm face, his voice deep as thunder: "Don't even think about it!"
"SWISH!!"
The cane sword was unsheathed abruptly. Before the blade arrived, gravity had already converged like a mountain!
However, Hanafuda roared and lunged forward, his dragon body forcibly blocking the shockwave. Shakky also erupted without fear, desperately blocking the trajectory of his sword draw from the front!
"BOOM!!!"
The two of them forcibly suppressed Issho's sword draw!
"HURRY!!!"
Hancock swept toward the royal high platform like a red shadow!
The escorting guards and Tontatta warriors along the way were petrified and frozen by her beauty before they could even react!
"Perfume Femur!"
Hancock's figure soared into the air, her red dress flying like fire. Her sharp leg, carrying the deadly power of petrification, lunged straight for Mansherry!
Viola and Rebecca cried out in alarm, while Mansherry crouched down, terrified, holding her head, her eyes full of helplessness and despair!
Just as her toe, containing the power of petrification, was about to touch Mansherry—
A soft sigh floated in as if from the edge of the sky: "It's one thing if three of you can't beat one person, but to pull these kind of cheap tricks... that's just too embarrassing..."
"SMACK!!!"
An afterimage suddenly flashed into existence!
Before Hancock could even react, her cheek was struck heavily by a slap!
That slap was like tens of thousands of thunderbolts, instantly swatting her flying!
She flew through the air like a kite with a broken string, crashing through a building before finally plummeting into the ground of the plaza with a boom!
"RUMBLE!!!"
The ground exploded, shattered stones shooting out, dust soaring to the sky!
Shakky's pupils shook violently, and she roared in a mix of shock and rage: "HANCOCK!!!"
She looked abruptly at the person who had suddenly appeared, her face full of disbelief and terror!
That person stood quietly in front of Mansherry, Viola, and Rebecca. His figure was tall and straight, like an insurmountable barrier.
The Justice coat snapped in the wind behind him. He slowly raised his head, his expression cold and stern, his eyes as sharp as blades.
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