When Sengoku saw the Shichibukai, his eyes lit up.
It hadn't reached the point of despair yet.
"Shichibukai, I, as the Fleet Admiral, now conscript you to participate in the battle and besiege the Sun and Moon Pirates with me!" Fleet Admiral Sengoku issued the order to the Shichibukai.
Your responsibility is to cooperate with the Navy and deter other pirates together.
Now it's your turn to play your part.
"Huh?"
The Shichibukai looked at Sengoku silently.
Do we look like idiots to you?
"I'm going to kill him!" Only Edward Weevil agreed.
However, his legs were broken.
He was crawling on the ground.
He had no fighting power; he was a cripple.
"We are the Shichibukai; we cooperate with the World Government, but we will not be conscripted by your Navy. You are not qualified!" Tyrant Kuma coldly refused.
Then he quietly observed the other Shichibukai.
Whoever dares to cause trouble, I won't agree.
Sengoku's face darkened, and his tone softened: "I believe the Five Elders will certainly agree to my current conscription. If you refuse now, do you still think the World Government will agree to you remaining Shichibukai?"
Sengoku half-pleaded, half-threatened.
But the Shichibukai remained unmoved.
Sengoku quickly looked at Hawkeye Mihawk: "Mihawk, you are the Strongest Swordsman. Haven't you always wanted to fight other swordsmen? Haven't you always regretted not being able to defeat Kevin? Today is your chance, the best time to prove that you are the rightful Strongest Swordsman!"
Sengoku tried to entice Hawkeye Mihawk.
His tone was urgent.
Although Kevin hadn't made a move yet and was on the telephone transponder snail with someone, Sengoku was sure that Kevin would act soon.
Hearing Sengoku's words, Hawkeye Mihawk couldn't help but look at Kevin.
His eyes vaguely burned with intense fighting spirit.
Red-Haired Shanks had lost an arm.
If he defeated Kevin here, Hawkeye Mihawk believed he would truly be the Strongest Swordsman.
His life's dream was right before his eyes.
Kevin, at this moment, held a telephone transponder snail in his hand.
"Is it done?" Kevin inquired.
Nico Robin's reply came from the other side: "Everything is ready."
The situation in Dressrosa was settled.
"What about Marine Headquarters and the Holy Land?"
After a few seconds, Violet's voice came: "The Holy Land has already formed a large army, led by Fleet Admiral Former Fleet Admiral Kong, and is about to depart... Uh, Marine Headquarters, the Navy just found Aokiji and Karp, so it will probably take a few more minutes for them to depart."
Kevin was surprised.
The most important support from Marine Headquarters, and they only just found Aokiji and Karp now?
It added more than ten minutes.
Not bad.
The success rate of killing Sengoku was even higher.
Kevin put down the telephone transponder snail with satisfaction.
Suddenly feeling Hawkeye Mihawk's gaze, his eyes narrowed. The biggest surprise today was this group of Shichibukai.
But he had no interest in dividing his fighting power among the Shichibukai.
Kevin and Hawkeye Mihawk stared at each other, and at that instant, sparks shot through the air between their eyes, with faint Conqueror's Haki permeating around their bodies.
"Hawkeye, don't cause trouble. I'm not interested today. If you want to fight, I'll be ready anytime later. If you cause trouble today, Tomorrow I will definitely bring the entire fighting force of the Sun and Moon Pirates to besiege you."
For someone like Hawkeye Mihawk, a normal death threat was useless.
Hawkeye Mihawk frowned.
He glanced at Gion and the others.
They were all strong.
If he were besieged, Hawkeye Mihawk believed he would surely die. Death was not terrible, but dying not in a one-on-one swordsman's duel was not worth it.
Hawkeye Mihawk calmly said, "Alright, today isn't a good opportunity for us to fight. You won't go all out against me now. I'll find you later."
Kevin nodded.
Hawkeye Mihawk was sensible.
Kevin was also willing to humor him.
Kevin wanted the title of Strongest Swordsman.
As soon as he finished speaking, Hawkeye Mihawk turned and walked into the distance.
Sengoku was dumbfounded.
He just left?
You're the combat power I value most, and you just walked away like that?
Damn it.
Yet he didn't dare to reprimand Hawkeye Mihawk. What if Hawkeye Mihawk turned on him?
Sengoku gritted his teeth, making one last effort: "Are you unwilling to be a Shichibukai anymore?"
"I haven't signed yet."
Sengoku nearly coughed up another mouthful of old blood.
Then he looked at the other Shichibukai.
He looked at Tyrant Kuma.
In Sengoku's eyes, the entire Shichibukai had a hierarchy based on combat power. He valued Hawkeye Mihawk the most, but he couldn't rely on him now.
Second, he valued Tyrant Kuma.
Given the current situation, Tyrant Kuma's importance was even higher than Hawkeye Mihawk's.
With Tyrant Kuma's ability, Sengoku felt there was at least a ninety percent chance he could safely retreat.
"Kuma, I..." Sengoku lowered his stance.
"Mr. Kevin, count me in for today's events." Tyrant Kuma walked towards Kevin.
Sengoku: "...?"
Sengoku's large face turned a liver-red color.
He just betrayed me?
Damn it!
He shifted his gaze.
He looked at Jinbe.
"Mr. Kevin, I follow Boss Tiger."
"Pfft..."
Sengoku was going crazy.
How did the World Government choose these Shichibukai? They're supposed to be our allies, but they're helping Kevin instead, right?
This is too much!
Sengoku no longer dared to look at Crocodile and the others.
Crocodile and Gekko Moriah exchanged glances, both smiling bitterly.
It seemed they had no choice.
If the Shichibukai all helped the Marines, or most of them did, they would be willing to act. But now, not only was no one helping Sengoku, but two were helping Kevin instead.
How could they choose now?
Even a three-year-old child would know.
Crocodile and Gekko Moriah silently retreated, pretending they knew nothing. 'We minor characters won't participate,' they seemed to say.
Crocodile even dropped the same line as Hawkeye Mihawk: "I haven't signed yet."
If there was a turning point later,
He could still become a Shichibukai.
Only Doflamingo was left.
He was willing to team up with Sengoku.
When Sengoku's gaze fell upon him.
Doflamingo had already started to step forward.
But when Hawkeye Mihawk chose to stay out of it, and when Tyrant Kuma and Jinbe betrayed him, Doflamingo was stunned.
"I was just taking a stroll."
Doflamingo chuckled dryly as he looked at Kevin.
Seriously.
I have no other intentions, believe me.
He was almost crying.
What the hell did I do?
"Since you've stepped forward, don't leave. What happens next concerns you." Kevin looked at Doflamingo.
Doflamingo stared blankly at Kevin.
What concerns me?
Don't scare me.
My courage, Doflamingo's courage, isn't that big!
"Sengoku, are you satisfied with the formation of the Shichibukai?" Kevin looked at Sengoku playfully.
Sengoku's face alternated between red and green.
Satisfied my ass.
The Shichibukai are a bunch of beasts.
But this was the will of the World Government, and he dared not criticize it without authorization.
"Whether you're satisfied or not, there's no need for the Shichibukai to appear."
Sengoku couldn't hold back and snorted, "Ridiculous! Whether the Shichibukai are established or not isn't up to you, Kevin. At worst, we'll just replace the members; the Shichibukai will definitely be established."
"Is that so?"
Kevin's gaze made Sengoku increasingly uneasy.
"It seems Sengoku is still in good spirits. Gion, you all go engage him first and let him experience what it's like to be ganged up on."
"Whoosh!"
Gion, Shaki, and Stussy, the three women, charged towards Sengoku simultaneously.
Kevin, meanwhile, looked at the visible telephone transponder snail in Belo Betty's hand.
The show was about to begin.
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