"Hey! You there, woman! Are you a pirate too? Here to join my Golden Thief's Old Geezers Pirates?" Black laughed arrogantly.
"Show me your face! If you're pretty, I might even make you my woman."
Hearing the obese man's idiotic bravado, the woman sighed.
Sometimes, she truly struggled to understand...
How could some people be this stupid?
How could someone of this caliber even survive long enough to reach Sabaody Archipelago?
Just how ridiculously lucky must he be?
The woman ignored Black, but he took it as fear.
Black pushed aside his underlings—who were pretending to be officers of the Old Geezers Pirates—and approached the woman.
A two-meter-tall, massive man did seem somewhat intimidating...
At least, at first glance.
"Hey, woman, I'm talking to you. Didn't you hear me?"
As he spoke, Black reached out to tear off the woman's robe.
But just as his hand was about to touch her, the woman, who had been keeping her head down, suddenly looked up.
Black finally saw her breathtakingly beautiful face—and the unfathomable intensity in her eyes...
Then he lost consciousness.
As Black crashed heavily to the ground, the woman slowly pulled back the hood of her robe.
She then turned around, sweeping her gaze across the area.
In the next moment, a torrent of Conqueror's Haki surged like a tidal wave, engulfing the entirety of Island 46.
Those with insufficient strength instantly rolled their eyes back, foamed at the mouth, and collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
The remaining pirates, however, were those with some real skill.
Among them, the more well-informed ones paled under the terrifying pressure of the Conqueror's Haki, but they also managed to catch a glimpse of the woman's true appearance.
"Boa Hancock! It's Boa Hancock!"
"Angel Alliance Admiral, the most beautiful woman in the world… Boa Hancock!"
The man's frantic words sent a cold sweat pouring down the backs of every pirate present.
An Angel Alliance Admiral!?
Shouldn't someone like that be in the New World, confronting the World Government!?
Why would she come to Sabaody Archipelago!?
But they no longer had the luxury of pondering such questions.
For those still conscious, only one word remained in their minds—
Run!
In the next instant, their survival instincts kicked in like never before, and they scattered in all directions.
After all, Boa Hancock was just one person…
No matter how strong she was, she couldn't possibly catch all of them, right?
Everyone was gambling…
Betting that they wouldn't be the unlucky one.
But unfortunately…
They all lost.
Boa Hancock didn't even move from her spot—she couldn't even be bothered to spare them a glance.
Just as they began to feel relieved…
Something unexpected happened.
The first to be caught was "Waiter" Lip Doughty.
Thick smoke and black iron barriers sealed off all escape routes.
"Tch, this has to be the weakest bunch we've dealt with in years, right?"
"Smoker, no matter what, this is a joint operation. You could at least show a little enthusiasm… Otherwise, when Michael gets back, you're in for it."
"Tch, you always use Michael to pressure me… Fine, Hina, I really am scared of him."
Lip Doughty's face turned ashen.
Angel Alliance Vice Admirals, the infamous "White Chase" Smoker and "Black Cage" Hina.
Facing such figures, there was only one chance to survive!
"I surrender! Please, take me to Enies Lobby for Judgement!"
He dropped to his knees without hesitation.
As for the other one, "Heavy Wound" Albertaon, he didn't fare any better.
He was slightly more stubborn than Lip Doughty—
Stubborn enough to hold out until his subordinates were nearly wiped out by two women before collapsing to his knees in terror.
"Sandersonia, these people… are really weak," Marigold said boredly, slinging her massive hammer back over her shoulder.
"You'll get used to it, Marigold… After all, what we face on the frontlines are Celestial Dragons, each with combat strength on par with a Vice Admiral," a streak of green light halted in front of Marigold—her sister, Sandersonia.
"The real pity is Big Sister, having to deal with this trash herself."
Sandersonia, Angel Alliance Vice Admiral, codename "Swift."
Marigold, Angel Alliance Vice Admiral, codename "Heavy Hammer."
Albertaon knelt obediently on the ground, his legs trembling uncontrollably.
These two beautiful women had carried out what could only be described as a bloody massacre within his pirate crew.
At this moment, the fact that surrender could barely spare their lives...
Had already made him inwardly marvel at heaven's mercy for all living things.
But among these pirates, the worst off had to be the Caribou brothers.
Even Caribou couldn't muster a smile now.
Surrounding the two brothers were four people.
"These two... how do you plan to deal with them? Should I just strike them dead with lightning? After all, this Logia user seems pretty useless," Enel lazily lifted his eyes and said.
"I don't want to kill them... they're not worthy of dying by Yoru," Hawkeye shook his head, even sheathing his sword outright.
"Fine, fine. You two are the high-ranking Admirals of the Angel Alliance, so I'll handle them, alright? Honestly, all three of you became Admirals, yet you're acting more childish than ever... Desert..." Crocodile rolled her eyes, already gathering Yellow Sand into a blade in her hand, only to be stopped by Stella beside her.
"Wait, Crocodile, let's spare them for now... Isn't Vivi still on Sabaody Archipelago? Publicly executing pirates like this... might scare the poor girl," Stella said with a smile.
"Even though she's traveled far and wide, her experiences have all been diplomatic settings."
"Tch, then let's just throw them into Sabaody's prison for now..." Crocodile ruffled her hair in frustration. "I thought we'd finally catch the bastard who killed Shu and T-Bone... Turns out it's all just a farce."
"Consider it a favor for Robin." Stella chuckled.
"So... what should we do now?"
Hawkeye's gaze turned toward Stella.
Though Stella was only a Vice Admiral, and the three of them had become the new Three Admirals...
In the SWORD Classified Special Forces, Stella and Rosinante still called the shots.
"Of course, we take them back—wait, someone's approaching."
Truthfully, Stella didn't even need to remind them. In combat mode, none of them had deactivated their Observation Haki.
They all sensed it—footsteps.
Footsteps approaching them.
Everyone turned in unison toward the source.
There, walking toward them, was a man whose figure, mask, and red fox-fur scarf matched his wanted poster perfectly.
"My, my... the legendary SWORD Special Forces."
"Truly, seeing is believing."
"I wonder... will you be stronger than those two from Enies Lobby?"
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