"No!"
The little girl's face turned pale in an instant, but she still gritted her teeth and jumped out, spreading her arms wide to shield Kuma.
Unfortunately, the size difference was too great; she was only 20 centimeters tall and couldn't even block Kuma's face.
"Mr. Kuma is a good person, Doflamingo! Let him go! As long as you don't hurt him anymore, I'll obediently go back with you and won't run away again!"
"Fuhuhuhuhu... let him go?"
Doflamingo tilted his head, looking down at the small figure:
"What nonsense are you talking, Mansherry? You and he are both trophies I must take back."
He gently hooked his finger, and invisible threads instantly wrapped around Mansherry's limbs, lifting her into the air.
"This man is a rare specimen of the Bakania Race. Though he feigns compliance and refuses to follow my orders, even his corpse is valuable and can be used as a bargaining chip with the World Government."
"Besides, this guy is incredibly strong. I set so many traps just to finally catch him. How could I let all that effort go to waste because of what you said..."
"Ugh!"
Mansherry struggled, tears welling up in her eyes, but stubbornly refusing to fall. "You... you bad guy!"
"Bad guy? Fuhuhuhuhu!"
Doflamingo laughed even more wildly. "Say what you want, little thing. In any case, today..."
"Let her go."
A cold voice suddenly interrupted him.
Then, a flash of cold light!
Swish!
A Sword Qi slice cut through, severing several threads at once, and Mansherry's body dropped from the air, caught steadily by a rough hand.
"Are you okay?" Jack looked down, smiling honestly.
"Thank you, I'm okay!" Mansherry was still in shock but quickly added, "That guy is really, really strong. Be careful..."
"Don't worry."
Jack laughed heartily, lifting his head to look at the figure stepping forward. "With Deputy Captain Kuina here, that guy can't do anything to you."
"Hey..."
Doflamingo furrowed his brow, looking over displeased.
The one who attacked was a young black-haired girl, expressionlessly sheathing her sword.
Her appearance seemed familiar, like he'd seen her somewhere before.
"A wanted criminal? If I can remember you, it must be that you are a Super Rookie with a bounty over a billion."
Doflamingo suddenly pushed his sunglasses, showing an interested look:
"Using a sword... wait a minute... I think I remember, you're that girl with a two billion Belly bounty, the deputy captain of the Endgame Pirates... Rain-Slaying Sword Master Kuina!"
"It's the Adventurer's Guild, don't compare me with you, pirate."
Kuina said coldly.
"What's the difference!"
Doflamingo's eyes swept over the others, "The rest of you must be the Endgame officers, I see. After that man's death, you didn't scatter, but hid in a place like this instead..."
"Fuhuhuhuhu!"
He spread his arms, grinning exaggeratedly, "Interesting, interesting! Such an unexpected gain, if I remember correctly, your bounties are quite high, now that you have no leader, would you consider joining me instead of roaming..."
"This dead transvestite, rambling on about nonsense, seriously needs a beating."
His words were interrupted again, as Nami, arms crossed and annoyed, asked, "Just who is he?"
"He's Doflamingo of the Seven Warlords of the Sea."
Robin smiled slightly, calmly adding, "A very famous man, a Paramecia-type String-String Fruit User, with a former bounty of 340 million Belly."
"Paramecia-type? Only over 300 million in bounty? That's it?"
Nami sneered, disdainfully glancing at him. "And he talks about recruiting us. I thought he was someone really impressive, but he's just an old guy with that kind of bounty. It's embarrassing."
That was his old bounty!
It happened many years ago!
Where did this wild girl come from, does a Warlord's bounty increase?!
Doflamingo's face darkened, veins visibly pulsing on his forehead. Just as he wanted to speak, Nami interrupted again: "So, Sister Robin, what about the man lying on the ground?"
"That's Kuma."
Robin said softly, "We crossed paths on Drum Island before, and the captain had a good impression of him, so barely an old friend."
"So, on one hand, we have a nagging transvestite, and on the other, an old friend's buddy."
Nami realized, knocking her fist into her palm. "Then it's pretty obvious who we should help."
"Sister Kuina!"
She cupped her hands around her mouth, forming a megaphone, "He's yours to take down. Don't hold back, OVER!"
"Fuhuhuhuhu..."
Doflamingo was almost laughing in anger. "What do you take me for... a bunch of cocky kids!"
If Shano himself were still alive...
These people would have the capital to speak like that before him, tolerating it out of respect for Shano's name and strength.
But Shano is dead! Taken down by the Four Emperors and the Navy Grand Admiral, dead beyond dead!
Without the captain's protection, facing a New World powerhouse like him, they still dare to be so arrogant?
Whoosh—
A sharp Sword Qi suddenly attacked from the side. Doflamingo dodged hurriedly, but a corner of his feather coat was sliced off.
Kuina gripped the Wado Ichimonji and said coldly:
"Enough talk. If you want to fight, then fight. If you don't dare, then get out. These two, I'll protect!"
"Very well... very well!"
Doflamingo laughed out of extreme anger, "Since you insist on courting death, let me fulfill that wish! Endgame remnants!"