Although both sides unleashed their ultimate moves simultaneously, no earth-shattering collision occurred.
This was because...
In the eyes of Sherwin, who had activated Hunter Time, even Doflamingo ultimate move moved at a speed that perhaps couldn't even compare to a pebble thrown by a child.
Therefore, Sherwin simply shifted his direction a few times during his charge, letting those God Thread bullets graze past him.
If he weren't currently under the "Seething Rage" buff, he might have even had the leisure to crack a joke or two, or perhaps proactively clash with one or two of the God Thread bullets to test their power.
But now...
Sherwin only wanted to give Doflamingo a brutal beating!
In the blink of an eye, the Hunter arrived in front of the Heavenly Yaksha. In the next second, a black-tinted, violent sword light submerged Doflamingo, who hadn't even had time to react.
"Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch..."
The sound of the sharp blade tearing into flesh was so rapid it merged into a single, continuous drone, followed immediately by Doflamingo muffled groans of pain.
Although the technique "Thousand Swords" was developed by Sherwin with a philosophy completely opposite to "Crimson Sky End"—sacrificing higher peak damage to push attack frequency to the absolute limit—and while it couldn't pierce Kaido dragon scales, that didn't mean the attack power was lacking...
At any rate, Doflamingo couldn't block it.
So, when Sherwin sheathed his blade, the Heavenly Yaksha had already turned into a man of blood.
In reality, the arms he had used to block his front had long been sliced into several sections by Sherwin it was only because Doflamingo had used his fruit ability to stitch them back together in time that they appeared somewhat intact now.
"D-damn it..."
Doflamingo knew there was a gap between him and Sherwin, but he never expected the gap to be this vast.
"You dare curse at me?!"
The Hunter, his rage yet to subside, felt provoked and once again raised the Longsword in his hand.
The Heavenly Yaksha: "???"
Wait, what did I even say?
Doflamingo, who was usually the one being unreasonable to others, was now completely bewildered.
But in this state, Sherwin clearly had no interest in explaining anything to him...
Let the blade do the talking!
Monster Hunter Style: Crimson Meteor!
"Puh!"
"Gwah!"
Already covered in wounds, Doflamingo had no remaining strength or Haki to block Sherwin strike and was sent flying backward.
"D... Damn it... Since it like this... none of you are getting out of this easily!"
Because he had held onto some hope earlier, Doflamingo had not yet activated the Birdcage shrinking function.
But now...
Everyone can be destroyed along with me!
However, he had forgotten that the current Sherwin was not quite his usual self.
Boom—!
Just as Doflamingo activated the shrinking function—before the threads could even move two centimeters—a massive hammer suddenly descended from the sky, smashing ruthlessly into Doflamingo face.
Monster Hunter Style · Hunter Art: Spinning Meteor!
Even though Sherwin was still under an "unhappy" buff, it didn't mean he had lost all capacity for thought. The moment he sensed Doflamingo movements, he swapped to the "Cerberus," which had been jointly modified by Purah Meow and Suika Meow.
After landing that hammer blow, Sherwin didn't even bother to check if Doflamingo was unconscious. Instead, without a second thought, he followed up with a standard hammer head-breaking combo.
Still trying to cause trouble at a time like this, he really is begging for a beating!
Driven by anger, Sherwin had long since forgotten about his attempt to unlock Adept Style.
A full Hammer combo rained down, cratering the ground beneath Doflamingo by more than ten centimeters. The man himself had completely blacked out back when Sherwin landed the very first strike.
Only now did the effects of the medicine in Sherwin system finally wear off, and the first thing he did was...
"Pah, pah, pah! Haibara potions are tasting weirder and weirder, and the aftertaste lingers for so long!"
Quickly pulling a bottle of water from his bag, he rinsed his mouth several times before the residual flavor finally began to fade.
And...
"Tsk! Suffered for nothing this method really doesn't work well."
Sherwin, who had failed to unlock Adept Style, let out a sigh. Doflamingo was just too underwhelming it looked like he'd have to go find Teacher Kaido after all.
As Sherwin dragged Doflamingo away to regroup with the Felynes, King Riku emotional voice spread across the entire Kingdom of Dressrosa once more following the disappearance of the Birdcage.
At the same time, Morgans and the World Economic Journal headquarters, having re-established contact, moved swiftly. They broadcasted King Riku two speeches to every corner of the globe while rapidly preparing the next extra edition of the newspaper.
As for the non-stop ringing of the Den Den Mushi at headquarters...
Morgans simply acted as if he hadn't heard them.
The callers were either the Navy or the World Government anyway, and there was no way he would give up a world-shaking scoop like this just to help the World Government cover up a scandal.
Back with Sherwin, as soon as he reunited with the Felynes, he immediately made a break for it with his "trophies" in tow.
Even though those three CP0 agents had already been driven away, heaven only knew if they would come buzzing back because of Doflamingo status as a former Celestial Dragon... So, to prevent any complications from a long delay, Sherwin decisively brought Kuma and the others back to the Dodo Advance.
Incidentally, Pica—who had been taken down by Shermie Meow railgun—as well as Diamante and Dellinger—who had just managed to be healed by Mansherry only to run straight into the Tontattas and Kyros coming to the rescue—were all sent to the Dodo Advance together. This spared Sherwin from having to make an extra trip.
After packing up the entire Donquixote Family, Sherwin immediately had the Dodo Advance take off again, flying directly into the clouds to hide...
Anyway, as long as CP0 didn't say it, I don't know Doflamingo is a former Celestial Dragon.
Although he wasn't sure if this would actually work, he, the Hunter, lived by a single word: "Steady!"
Actually, Sherwin had considered turning Doflamingo into a toy after obtaining the Hobby-Hobby Fruit, which would save a lot of trouble, but...
There was still the issue of the Hunter Knife drop rate, and he had promised to let Law take his revenge personally.
Most importantly, despite already having Dodo Advance, Sherwin still had a bit of an eye for the String-String Fruit.
"...What exactly do you want to do?"
Doflamingo asked doubtfully, looking at his subordinates who had been captured along with him.
At first, he thought Sherwin wanted to recruit him and the Donquixote Family, but Sherwin kept them bound in Sea Prism Stone chains and showed no intention of recruitment whatsoever. Furthermore, he had brought Law—who shared a deep-seated hatred with him—into the cabin.
In addition, Sherwin had specifically dismissed Baby-5 and the younger Felynes just now it didn't look like he was planning to have a civil conversation at all.
But if Sherwin intended to kill them, why bother going out of his way to capture them all and even provide medical treatment to those who were particularly severely injured?
Consequently, Doflamingo was temporarily unable to grasp what Sherwin was trying to do.
To be precise... it seemed he had never been able to keep up with Sherwin train of thought.
"Don't be in a hurry you'll find out soon enough."
Sherwin toyed with the Hunter knife in his hand, flashing a malicious smile at Doflamingo. His gaze swept across the group one by one.
A Logia-type fruit and Klee Meow "trophy" was, no matter how one looked at it, the most suitable subject to go under the knife first.
Snapping the neck, inserting the knife, obtaining "materials."
Sherwin was already long accustomed to this process, showing not a hint of hesitation just because the subject was a beautiful woman.
When a white, snowflake-patterned Devil Fruit appeared out of thin air on Monet body, everyone, including Law, was terrified.
"Sherwin, what are you doing?!!"
"What the big deal?" While tucking the Snow-Snow Fruit into his bag, Sherwin spoke without looking back. "Didn't I tell you? I'm very interested in Doflamingo String-String Fruit."
"You actually intend to kill me?!"
Doflamingo could no longer remain calm at this point. "I am a—"
"A Celestial Dragon, but only an 'ex' one."
Sherwin curled his lip disdainfully, yet his hands did not stop. He proceeded to open the "blind boxes" of Machvise, Jora, and Buffalo in succession. Unfortunately, the Hunter knife was as "reliable" as ever, yielding a bottle of wine, an abstract painting, and a stack of Berries, respectively.
"Tch! Such rotten luck!"
Sherwin spat fiercely, then jerked his thumb toward Law behind him, mocking, "To make your death fitting for your status, I even specially brought someone with a 'D' in his name to see you off for the final leg. How that? Thoughtful enough, right?"
Next, Sherwin turned back and said to Law, "I've softened him up just about enough. You can take him out now."
Although the fact that Sherwin could extract items from a corpse was astonishing, to Trafalgar Law, nothing was more important than taking down Doflamingo.
He drew his blade and aimed it at Doflamingo, but he didn't stab down immediately. Instead, he began to ramble on about the events of years ago.
Sherwin: "..."
It a good thing I'm here to back you up. Otherwise, with this kind of play, the Heavenly Yaksha would turn the tables on you in a heartbeat!
Recalling the original plot, Sherwin couldn't help but complain internally.
The final development wasn't much different from the manga. Law, who originally wanted to make Doflamingo feel regret, ended up having his own emotions provoked by the other man goading. Roaring, he lunged to stab the Heavenly Yaksha...
Only to be stopped by Sherwin.
"Doflamingo used a gun to shoot his father and brother, so I think it would be more interesting if you used a gun to shoot him too. After all, that the Donquixote family tradition."
Doflamingo, who had previously been able to face death with composure, underwent a massive change in expression.
He could accept failure and death, but he could not accept being looked down upon and toyed with in such a manner...
Because that was something he had always been the one doing to others.
Seeing Doflamingo obvious change in expression, Law readily swapped his blade for a gun.
"Die! You damned demon!"
"Bang!"