The pink feather coat was partially destroyed. Doflamingo, looking somewhat ferocious, laughed wildly in the sky, displaying his inner fury.
His index finger pointed at Fujitora, other fingers clenched.
"String Shot!"
Sharp threads continuously shot from his fingertips, bursting out like bullets.
At the same time, his entire body maneuvered like a swimming fish. While dodging the terrifying gravity, he also rapidly approached Fujitora.
"Fufufu..."
His black blade was held horizontally in front of him, blocking the sharp thread-bullets.
"Fierce Tiger!"
The force field twisted. Terrifying gravity, like a destructive force, surged upwards.
While pulverizing the several thread-bullets, he did not relent, pressing closer to Doflamingo.
But Doflamingo had already experienced that terrifying power. Sensing the Conqueror's Haki, he instantly dodged this attack.
At the same time, in the blink of an eye, he had already moved from another direction and charged in front of Fujitora.
"Five-Colored String!"
His five fingers spread, then clamped down fiercely like claws.
Fine threads shot from his fingertips, entwined with Haki, and fiercely lashed towards Fujitora.
"Hmph!!" The sharp threads were blocked by the sword's edge entwined with Haki.
The atmosphere seemed to directly condense. Terrifying gravity was instantly applied to Doflamingo, pressing him towards the sea below.
A single strike, then retreat!
Doflamingo, pressed down, narrowly retreated and dodged out of the gravity range.
"Overheat String!"
Dozens of threads shot from his palm, intertwining to form thread-pillars, and lashed upwards at Fujitora.
The power of this strike was smaller than the previous one that sliced the warship, but it could be flexibly controlled.
"Gravity Reversal!"
A purple halo of gravity shot directly from his blade.
The striking thread-pillars bounced back, returning towards Doflamingo's main body.
"It can actually bounce back..." Doflamingo's face sank. With a flick of his right hand, the thread-pillars that had bounced back lashed towards the sea below.
"Splish..."
Water splashed, waves rippled.
"Fufufufu! So he's strong even as a subordinate, and even more terrifying than the leader..." Caesar Clown, watching from afar, floating like a hot air balloon, grinned excitedly, unable to suppress his inner agitation, and said with a grimace.
He had already witnessed Fujitora's power, and he was already leaning towards him.
Poor Doflamingo, perhaps he wouldn't necessarily lose to Fujitora in a land battle, and might even be able to suppress him. However, due to his poor "performance," he had already been marked with a "cross."
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was attentive.
Doflamingo's ear twitched. As he retreated, he somewhat suspiciously scrutinized Fujitora and Cavendish.
"Fufufufu, I'm really curious. Who is the one behind you two?" A strong sense of alarm had already risen in his heart.
Obtaining Moonlight Moria, that super-Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user, was one thing. But being able to recruit someone like Fujitora, who was absolutely monstrously strong, was another. He didn't want to get involved in some real mess just for a scientist he didn't even know could bring him any surprises.
"You guess..."
Fujitora grinned, saying with a playful tone.
"Fufufufufu~~~ Do you think you can control me now? Bastard..."
Blue veins bulged on his forehead. Doflamingo grimly stared at Fujitora, then laughed in anger.
"If it were on land, I truly wouldn't have the confidence to finish you..."
Fujitora showed no weakness, pointing at the cloud layers in the sky and saying somewhat mockingly, "But this is the vast ocean, and you rely on the cloud layers in the sky to float, don't you?"
"Hmph, I didn't expect you bastard to see through it..."
Doflamingo snorted coldly. He indeed relied on the cloud layers in the sky to float.
But even so, could the other party still...
Trafalgar Law's heart suddenly tightened. His face was filled with horror.
"If those cloud layers are dispersed, I really want to know if you can still float? Heh heh..."
Before Fujitora's voice could fall, his black blade reversed in his hand, and purple-black gravity gathered. His entire body fiercely swung his blade, directly lashing at the somewhat sparse cloud layers in the night sky: "Gravity Blade: Fierce Tiger!!!"
"Roar!!!"
Invisible gravity instantly shot towards the sky.
A patch of cloud layers disappeared without a trace, directly shattering into pieces.
"You fellow..."
Streaks of blue veins popped out. Doflamingo's face was extremely grim.
But he knew that in a situation where he couldn't fully exert his power, he simply couldn't stop the opponent's frantic attacks. He was afraid that after a few more hits, the sparse cloud layers in the sky would all disappear.
"If you want to keep fighting, I'll accompany you anytime!" The deck flew towards Caesar Clown and Cavendish. Fujitora had no intention of continuing to disperse the cloud layers. He just watched Doflamingo, who looked somewhat bewildered, with a slight smile.
"Whew—"
In an instant, the giant meteor that had been suspended on the sea surface earlier instantly floated up.
The intent of the Scarlet Fruit's power was fully displayed.
Trafalgar Law, even before he completely destroyed the cloud layers in the sky, might not be able to retreat unscathed. Fujitora also didn't want to directly retain the other party.
...Please give fresh flowers...
...
"Fufufu~~~ You cunning fellow, you're quite cunning!"
His grim gaze fixed intently on Fujitora. Doflamingo laughed mockingly, completely unmasking his terrifying killing intent.
Being tricked by an unknown grunt who appeared out of nowhere—how could he, who had always been so arrogant, not be enraged?
...
Not long after.
In the middle section of the New World, on a desolate island.
"Sizzle, sizzle..."
Golden fat dripped from the beast legs suspended over a roaring fire.
An enticing aroma filled the air, making people involuntarily swallow their saliva.
Two figures sat casually there. They were Perona and Urouge, who were passing through this island and resting here.
Not far away, in the somewhat dense forest, pairs of eerie green or fiery red eyes flickered between the trees.
...
They were watching the two, but whether it was natural instinct of wild beasts or not, they were somewhat timid and dared not approach.
"Trafalgar Law?"
Sanji held a Transponder Snail. The Transponder Snail even mimicked Law's appearance.
Doflamingo actually happened to clash with Fujitora and them. This surprised him a little.
"Yes, but he doesn't know our identities. I've already repelled him. Now Caesar Clown is taking Cavendish away from the incident's sea area..."
"Repelled Doflamingo?"
The voice coming from the Transponder Snail startled Smoothie, who was sitting lazily by the side. She had just taken off that well-used fruit power, a giant glove specifically designed for her. She couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, her heart filled with surprise.
Smoothie had some understanding of Trafalgar Law's strength.
Although she hadn't directly fought him herself, she knew that Stussy had fought him before. Although there was no clear winner or loser in the end, it was said that Stussy hadn't gained any advantage at all.
Even "Trafalgar Law" Doflamingo could be repelled. This proved that this subordinate of Vegapunk's strength was definitely not weak.
Geralma was probably not as simple as the intelligence gathered by the Big Mom Pirates suggested. It was likely that Vinsmoke Sanji, this "King," was only a cover, and they might still be hiding considerable trump cards.
"Fufufufu~~~"
On the other side of the Transponder Snail, sitting on a plank floating on the sea, Caesar Clown let out a strange laugh: "I never expected Geralma to save me! I guess Doflamingo never even imagined it, did he? That stubborn guy would let you do this?"
Between his words, he seemed very familiar with Geralma's previous generation's ruler, Vinsmoke Sanji.
...Wide...
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