"You guys..."
Catarina looked at the double-digit number of enemies around her, secretly plotting her escape.
It's a pity there are so many beauties here; I really want to cut off their heads... but having many people is actually a good thing; being surrounded is ineffective against me.
Who should be the first target?
Catarina looked at the Pirate Empress, Hancock.
Pink smoke suddenly erupted from her hands, enveloping the entire arena.
As the smoke cleared, two Hancocks appeared before everyone.
Didn't expect that, did you? My transformation ability is perfect—not just the appearance, but even the clothes become identical. I can even disguise the opponent's Devil Fruit Ability, so you won't be able to gang up on me... Catarina watched Hancock's movements, intending to mimic her next action, only to find Hancock trembling uncontrollably.
What's wrong? Is she afraid?
"I... have never been this angry before!!!"
Hancock's eyes turned blood-red. "You ugly old woman, you dare to take on my appearance."
In Hancock's eyes, Catarina was old and ugly, yet she disguised herself as Hancock, leaving an indelible stain on her perfect image. It was a massive insult.
The string of her sanity snapped.
"My beauty is unique! Go to hell!!!!!!"
Conqueror's Haki erupted, wrapping around Hancock's legs, flashing with black and red lightning.
In a state of extreme rage, she directly realized Conqueror's Haki Infusion.
Catarina was stunned; her fruit ability could not mimic Conqueror's Haki.
But the irrational Hancock had already attacked. Catarina scrambled to block her kick, but was nearly shaken to the point of vomiting blood by the power of the Conqueror's Haki Infusion.
She wanted to pull away and change her appearance again, but Hancock gave her no such chance.
"Old woman, die!"
She completely abandoned her Love-Love Fruit ability, relying purely on the power of Haki to face her enemy.
Crucially, in her irrational state, Conqueror's Haki was being generated continuously, as if there were no limit.
Smoothie wandered over and couldn't help but click her tongue at the sight.
She had previously looked down on the Shichibukai, but now it seemed Hancock's strength was truly formidable.
With this level of Conqueror's Haki, just how great was her spirit?
"There's no way to intervene..." Bonney looked at the irrational Hancock; if she went up, she'd likely be attacked as an enemy, too.
"Sorry," Boa Sandersonia said from the side. "Sister's pride is simply too great, making her somewhat arrogant and narcissistic. Regarding her beauty, she believes she is one of a kind."
"Especially since the opponent's appearance is a bit... unpleasant," Marigold spoke euphemistically. "This makes Sister even angrier. Unless she defeats the opponent, Sister's rage will not dissipate."
Can having too much pride also make one stronger?
Bonney felt a bit tempted watching Hancock frantically attack her opponent. Could I do that too?
But she tried and found it impossible; she was just a normal person and couldn't hypnotize herself.
"This level of arrogance can be considered a kind of talent," Bonney lamented.
Just then, a News Coo flew over, pointing a recording transponder snail at the scene.
A fight between beauties was much better to watch than anything else.
"It's Conqueror's Haki Infusion," Shakky noted back at the Ransom Bar. "The powerhouses of the younger generation are getting more and more exaggerated."
However, she turned to find Rayleigh staring intently at the screen and gave him a direct punch.
"Are the legs of young girls that good-looking?"
"Where are your thoughts going..." Rayleigh said, clutching his head. "I just discovered something interesting."
He had stayed on Amazon Lily for a while and knew Hancock fairly well.
"Oh? What's interesting?" Shakky narrowed her eyes.
If he couldn't explain, she would eventually give this old man a good lesson.
"Conqueror's Haki is different from other types of Haki; it's driven by spirit. The greater the spirit, the stronger the Conqueror's Haki. In other words, Conqueror's Haki is actually a spiritual power."
Rayleigh pointed at the screen and said, "But Hancock is different; she took another path. She doesn't have grand ambitions; instead, she uses her beauty as the core to strengthen this conviction. Within the nutshell of her beauty, she is the King of the World."
"If she is provoked in this domain, like right now, extreme arrogance triggers a violent rage, providing a continuous stream of Conqueror's Haki. Even the power of emotion has seeped into the Haki."
Rayleigh pointed at the increasingly bright black and red lightning. "Her opponent must be having a hard time right now."
"Sounds far-fetched. Does that mean as long as one tricks themselves into believing they are the King of the World, they'll have endless power?" Shakky was somewhat skeptical.
"You said 'tricks'; then what's the point? Hancock firmly believes from the bottom of her heart that she is the most beautiful in the world," Rayleigh laughed loudly.
"A powerful talent combined with a paranoid, arrogant mindset is what creates such a monster. Of course, there are weaknesses; as long as you don't provoke her regarding her beauty, nothing will happen."
Catarina was indeed having a hard time; her opponent kept attacking her with Conqueror's Haki Infusion. Not only were the attacks getting stronger, but they were even causing her to hallucinate.
She felt as if she were deep in the fires of hell, while Hancock sat on a high throne, looking down at her.
"Ugly thing, die!"
Just because she changed into her appearance, why such a huge reaction? Is this woman a lunatic?
Catarina canceled the transformation and returned to her original form, hoping it would be better.
Unexpectedly, seeing her original appearance made Hancock even angrier. "So ugly, yet you dared to take on my form. Simply unforgivable!"
The black and red lightning seemed to be ignited by the rage, turning into burning black flames, and her momentum grew even stronger.
"Enough! Let me show you the power of the Animal System · Mythical Zoan type · Dog-Dog Fruit · Nine-Tailed Fox Form."
Catarina couldn't take it anymore. Her face elongated into a fox shape, and nine tails grew behind her, with pale white flames burning above each tail.
"Foxfire: Shiranui Flame Swirl."
The pale white flames formed a fire tornado, burning toward Hancock.
But Hancock, carrying the Conqueror's Fire, kicked and dispersed the fire tornado.
The combination of Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki had too strong a suppression on Devil Fruit abilities.
"Tsk, looks like a wasted trip," Ulti said.
She saw that Catarina's heart was in disarray; defeat was only a matter of time.
What other opponents could she pick?
No opponent was found, but reinforcements arrived... the Red Hair Pirates were charging over grandly.
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