Shirahoshi stopped her outputted punch, feeling a bit at a loss.
Although her words were merciless, everything she did was to give Straw Hat a trial, allowing Lia to better integrate with the team.
But what was happening now? Straw Hat chickened out so quickly? He even called me Grandpa!
She got too carried away! Too carried away! What if she didn't hold back her strength properly?
Oh no, did I really mess up His Majesty Nero's plan?
Seeing Luffy's clear eyes after calling her Grandpa, Shirahoshi subconsciously delivered another punch.
Forget about holding back, this time he was completely out of it, collapsing into sleep.
"..."
Since that was the case, she might as well go all out. Knock them all out and lock them in the black cell, then think about the rest slowly.
"Luffy!" Zoro, the second-in-command with three swords, grew anxious and leaped over.
He met Shirahoshi's Four Emperors-level slap, following in Luffy's footsteps.
"That idiot!" The curly-browed man rushed over anxiously, but he didn't hit women.
Shirahoshi raised her palm... "I might lose control next, Luffy and Zoro, I'm counting on you!" At this point, she could only rely on the mascot to unleash its power.
Shirahoshi raised... "Franky General, Super..."
Shirahoshi... [Excali...]
Shirahoshi mechanically repeated... No, why are you coming over to be defeated too?
The remaining few, with Robin, who somewhat guessed the inside story, took the lead in surrendering, saving themselves a beating.
The other crewmates who trusted her didn't have time to think and likewise surrendered.
"Oh, oh oh oh!" xN
"Long live Her Majesty the Queen!"
"Even the Straw Hat Pirates have all been apprehended!"
"How could mere pirates be a match for Her Majesty the Queen?"
"Kill them!!"
"Guillotine! Guillotine!" xN
Shirahoshi was completely numb. Was her acting too convincing? Or were they too idiotic? Lia was here too!
A pirate crew that could mix with Lia, and they wanted to kill them just like that? After a few years of good living, did they forget who they were?
Did she have to put the words'special connection' on her forehead for them to understand?
"Lock these people up!" Shirahoshi winked at her three brothers.
At the same time, a crude plan gradually formed in her mind. It seemed this time, her mother would have to personally intervene... Shirahoshi sat on the throne, her index finger restlessly tapping the table, the air pressure around her terrifyingly low.
A week passed, and she wondered if the previous plan was too hasty, as her mother was now incredibly cautious.
Whether it was the inadvertently dropped shift schedule for the black cell guards, or the sunny inexplicably sent to the Merfolk Special Zone exit... Her mother ignored it all!!!
But it was still alright. A week later, her mother devised a plan full of flaws. Just coincidentally, the guards were all away for a team-building event that day and none were in the black cell, and just coincidentally, all the surveillance systems failed that day.
Otohime finally succeeded in 'rescuing' Straw Hat and his crew.
Then Shirahoshi fell silent, looking at Luffy who stood proudly before her.
"..."
"Hey! Shirahoshi, I'm here to avenge last time. Check out my newly developed move!" Luffy bit his wrist and inflated himself.
[Gear Four · Snake-Man!]
After Luffy transformed, Shirahoshi's Observation Haki sensed that the other Straw Hat Pirates members had gathered on the sunny at the exit, and she understood their intentions.
Planning to show off and then run? This Gear Four form looked more muscular and slender than before, did it enhance speed?
Then... Without pleasantries, Shirahoshi raised her trident, not using the sharp edge, but striking directly with the flat side.
[Sea King · Eight Trigrams!!!]
Aqua-blue lightning, like water waves, gathered on the surface of the trident. When it hit Luffy, Gear Four was immediately broken.
Subconsciously, all of Luffy's Haki converged to a single point, allowing him to survive, but he was sent flying towards the sunny.
After the Straw Hat Pirates' ship left the Merfolk Special Zone, Shirahoshi recalled Nero's words.
"In this world, the Four Emperors can almost be considered the pinnacle of life, but there are still special gifted individuals favored by fate, transcending them."
"I am one, the ruler of the World Government is one, Shirahoshi, you are also one, and finally..."
"Nika, huh..." An invisible wave spread out. Shirahoshi's already blue eyes deepened: "Go destroy them, but do not kill them."
As her voice fell, the sea trembled as if the apocalypse had arrived. Following an ancient covenant, hundreds of strange creatures swam in the ocean outside the Merfolk Special Zone, moving towards the sunny.
Ancient, colossal Sea Kings made the sunny look as tiny as a flea in comparison.
Even without intentionally attacking, their sheer size meant that the mere ripples of their movement could completely destroy the sunny.
"Does so-called destiny truly exist? The person even His Majesty Nero awaits, Straw Hat, let me see if you are worthy of carrying it!"
Shirahoshi was not comparable to Kuina and the others. She was brought to Nicuss by Nero in her childhood.
She had learned almost all the martial arts taught by Nero. Her special status, combined with the refinement of vast resources, made her Haki far surpass ordinary people in both quality and quantity.
At this time, Shirahoshi was the only one in the entire world who could claim a definite victory over her, even Imu would not have a hundred percent chance against her.
"Is that... a White Dragon???"
Suddenly, Shirahoshi's eyes widened. A White Dragon was not a real dragon, but a natural phenomenon, a giant white vortex emerging from the seabed.
Legend has it that if a ship is caught in it, it will reappear in a distant sea, but the ship will be empty, a special ocean marvel.
For super-gigantic Sea Kings, the White Dragon was also a disaster that needed to be avoided.
What shocked Shirahoshi was not the White Dragon itself, but that with her Observation Haki, she only just now discovered its existence.
This White Dragon seemed to appear out of nowhere, and she watched helplessly as the Straw Hat Pirates were carried away by it.
"The final battle is imminent, Straw Hat... no... Nika, His Majesty Nero and I both await your arrival."
Shirahoshi extended her hands, as if to embrace the world.
She was also one of the few who knew who Nero was waiting for. As a Nero devotee, she also eagerly anticipated the fulfillment of Nero's wish, regardless of the outcome.
Also witnessing this scene was the long-missing Admiral Kuzan. He also sensed this special moment from the seabed.
Kuzan swallowed his sigh along with his drink, a somewhat bitter taste. This world was becoming stranger and stranger, and as an Admiral, he felt powerless.
When the Straw Hat Pirates, caught in the White Dragon, reappeared on the open sea, they arrived at a new country.
Dressrosa, the country of love, passion, and toys, and also the territory of Doflamingo, the Heavenly Yaksha, the king who controlled the Underworld.
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