"Alright, Nine-Lord." The burly man nodded helplessly.
Fortunately, Pekoms had been injured all along, and due to the prolonged dragging, his injuries were becoming increasingly severe. He simply didn't have the strength to escape.
As for Charlotte Kanten, this person didn't have much fighting power and could be suppressed even by him, so there wasn't too much worry about the two escaping.
Temporarily dismissing the others, Vladimir sat alone in the private room, pondering whether to directly have Shadow Fiend talk to BIG MOM face-to-face.
After thinking about it, it didn't seem too appropriate.
"The Soul-Soul Fruit is a bit troublesome, and Shadow Fiend might not be immune."
The Four Emperor Charlotte Linlin was a Paramecia-type Soul-Soul Fruit user, possessing the power to freely manipulate the souls of others, even being able to extract their lifespan.
"Phantom, can Shadow Fiend be immune to soul extraction?"
"Yes."
"Hmm?" Vladimir was a bit surprised, "Even attacks on the soul can be immune to?"
"Shadow Fiend has no concept of a soul, it's just an aggregate of shadows, so it can naturally be immune. Not only Shadow Fiend, but Nine-Tailed Fox can also be immune to a portion, but Ibaraki-dōji and Sea Dragon cannot be immune."
"I see."
Vladimir nodded, muttering to himself, "Since that's the case, I'll just send Shadow Fiend."
The forced transformation period was almost over, and he could use Shadow Fiend's abilities at any time.
However, Shadow Fiend couldn't be used for long periods during the day, so he could only wait until night.
Next, Vladimir ordered a lavish lunch.
It wasn't until night that the forced transformation period ended. He stayed in the hotel room, preparing to go to the island where Charlotte Linlin was.
"The BIG MOM sea area is in the southwest direction, quite a distance away... I wonder if it'll be successful."
Thinking this, he slowly closed his eyes. The next moment, his consciousness appeared in the 'Star Chart'.
Countless starlight points, too numerous to count.
Vladimir locked onto a direction, found a very bright light point, and prepared to use space jump.
Just then, another bright starlight point emitted a special feeling.
"That's... the starlight point representing Sengoku?"
Vladimir murmured in surprise. It was usually him actively intruding his consciousness into the starlight points, but it was the first time he had encountered a starlight point emitting some kind of anomaly back.
"Phantom, what's going on?"
"The reason for this is that at this moment, the person represented by the starlight point is saying your name."
The Fantasy Gene explained, "This is one of Shadow Fiend's characteristics. A Shadow Fiend at full star level can sense whenever anyone in the world says the name 'Shadow Fiend'.
However, the host is currently at 2 stars and doesn't have such strong perception, so it can only be detected in the consciousness state."
So there was such a hidden characteristic. Why didn't you say so earlier!
Vladimir couldn't help but slander.
"Interesting, I wonder what Sengoku is discussing?"
Vladimir couldn't help but feel a little curious, so he put BIG MOM aside for the time being and intruded his consciousness into the starlight point representing Sengoku.
The next moment, after a slight dizziness, he arrived at Marineford.
...
Navy Headquarters, the top floor of the ancient building inscribed with the words "Justice".
In a magnificent conference hall, a group of people were sitting around a rectangular table.
On each side of the table, there were 7 high-backed reception chairs, but only 6 people were sitting on one side, while 7 Navy Vice Admirals were sitting on the other side.
As for the main seat, Fleet Admiral Sengoku sat down steadily, his expression not very good, his gaze fixed on the empty chair.
"Hmph, he actually didn't come! That guy...!" He said through gritted teeth, his voice containing annoyance.
"Fufufufu," Doflamingo let out a series of low laughs, "Nine-Tailed Fox is absent..."
Saying this, his gaze swept towards the other five.
Sir Crocodile, Bartholomew Kuma, Dracule Mihawk, Jinbe, Gekko Moriah.
All five were Shichibukai!
At this moment, one of them, a man with a huge figure and a strange appearance, let out a strange laugh, "Heh heh heh, Sengoku, who is this Nine-Tailed Fox? I've never heard of him. He's even more arrogant than me."
To this, Sengoku's face was livid, and he didn't say a word.
It was the first Shichibukai gathering, and one person didn't come. How would the Navy command the Shichibukai in the future?
Doflamingo, on the other hand, grinned and said, "Fufufu, Gekko Moriah, I advise you not to provoke him, or you'll definitely be the one getting beaten up."
"What did you say?" Gekko Moriah frowned, his expression unfriendly.
"Ho? You want to fight me?"
"Enough!"
Sengoku shouted, saying in a deep voice, "Let's not worry about him for now. The situation of the Nine-Tailed Fox is rather special. Next, let's start with the agenda of this gathering. First, it's about Phantom's 'Shadow Fiend'. This person recently infiltrated the Holy Land and killed a Celestial Dragon..."
Just then, under the eyelids of more than a dozen people, a plume of black smoke drifted over. The next moment, from around this plume of black smoke, countless dark forces gathered, turning into a pitch-black figure.
The figure appeared on the rectangular table, and he sat down with a casual posture, his gaze fixed on Sengoku.
"Who is it?" One of the Vice Admirals' expressions changed slightly, and he slammed the table and stood up.
Vladimir glanced at him and said calmly, "Aren't you discussing me? I'm here. Continue."
"Shadow Fiend!?"
Hearing this, several Vice Admirals' expressions were immediately horrified.
Sengoku also widened his eyes, revealing an incredulous expression.
He had just started to speak, and Shadow Fiend had mysteriously appeared. He didn't believe that there was no connection between the two.
Unless he had been hiding in the dark all along, but no matter how he thought about it, it was impossible. Everyone present was an expert, and it was impossible that they wouldn't have noticed anything at all.
"How did you get here?" Sengoku asked solemnly.
"An interesting question." Vladimir chuckled, and in the darkness, only his eyes were clearly visible, "Navy Headquarters, I can come whenever I want, and leave whenever I want."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present, including the six Shichibukai, raised their eyebrows, surprised by Shadow Fiend's arrogance.
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