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Sorbet Kingdom, Inside the art store:
Large tears fell from Little Bonney's eyes like watery jewels in that moment.
"W-Why..?!"
Seeing Doflamingo in the manga saying that her father had died, Bonney felt her heart shatter.
Those memories she summoned from another future using her Devil Fruit ability at that time when they were reading the Thriller Bark arc were not just illusions, right?
Kuma's heart melted as he saw his precious daughter cry like this, and all he could do was to gently comfort her.
"Don't cry, my dear, it's all not real, just a story on paper-"
The memory that seemed distant and close at the same time, when her mother died in his arms, made Bartholomew Kuma's words catch in his throat.
Just like what happened with the Gorosei a moment ago, it happened to him now. The foggy and incomprehensible memories became completely clear.
Bonney looked exactly like Ginny when she cried because of the sheer wonder of the happy life they lived after escaping from God Valley at the time.
Even Ivankov found Bonney's scene familiar, he knew her mother, didn't he?
"Already dead? What does Doflamingo mean by that?"
Ivankov felt sorrow after seeing this scene.
"Just keep reading, he will surely reveal what he knows in the next chapter."
Dragon said indifferently.
Following his words, they turned the manga page to the next chapter.
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Chapter's Events:
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"I always believed you would survive and make it here."
With a cute smile, Hancock whispered to Luffy, then pulled out a small key and handed it to him. "Take this…!! It's the key to your brother's handcuffs…!!"
Shocked and happy, Luffy embraced Hancock tightly.
"Hancock~!! You're the best!! Thanks!! I owe your debt!!"
Hancock's cheeks turned red after the warm hug surprised her. "O… O-Oh… Oh, no, no, don't mention it… just go… Do what you need to do, Luffy…!!"
…
..
(To think he'd hug me so tightly…!! Is this what they call… Marriage…!!?)
In that moment, Hancock was in waking dreams.
"You're not getting away, Strawhat!!!"
"Perfume Femur!!!"
Smoker tried to chase Luffy again, but Hancock intervened once more.
She raised her hand, gesturing to Smoker with her head tilted upwards in her disdainful manner towards men. "Insolent swine!! Back off, I say!!"
"I won't let you pass!!" she declared.
"I hope you're aware of the consequences if it's revealed you've been obstructing the marine force!" Smoker said angrily at Hancock's rebellious actions.
"No matter what I do, I'll be forgiven!!" she asserted.
…
"That was awesome… she's really helpful!!" While running, Luffy glanced at the key and couldn't help but get excited.
"Kuma is dead!!? What nonsense is this!!?"
"He's right in front of us!"
Luffy arrived to hear Ivankov yelling in response to Doflamingo's words.
"Iva-chan!! Haa… Haa…"
"It's that bear guy again…!!"
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Seeing Hancock's sweet face as she offered the key to Luffy, Garp laughed.
"Buwahahaha!! As expected from my grandson's wife, strength, agility, beauty, then intelligence and wisdom! There's no ideal woman like her in this world!"
"Only Tsuru-chan in her youth could compare to her!"
Garp recalled how Tsuru was in her youth, extremely beautiful, strong, and wise, and he couldn't help but sigh at the rapid flow of time that turns anything beautiful into something ugly.
"Perhaps I should ask Dr. Kureha about the secret of her youthfulness and help Tsuru regain it…"
Speechless, Dragon looked at his father. Was his father still interested in pursuing Tsuru-san, who had rejected him numerous times already?
"As expected, Doflamingo truly knows what happened to Kuma in the manga."
At that moment, both Kuma and Bonney focused on Doflamingo's speech bubbles describing Kuma's condition in detail.
They weren't the only ones; even Crocodile, Ivankov, Inazuma, and others were reading Doflamingo's words with interest.
"What does he mean by just a few days? Hah... This means that the change in Kuma happened shortly before the war…"
"As expected… Vegapunk in the manga is the one who did it… He completed the modification of Kuma's body by removing his consciousness as a final step, isn't that right?" said Dragon.
Hearing this, Kuma felt a chill down his spine… This grim fate, he didn't want it.
He looked towards Little Bonney, who was still crying while reading what Doflamingo said.
'Only for her will I do this…'
In his heart, he already had a clear guess about the reason for his counterpart's end in this state.
The difference between him and the dead if he's just a Cyborg without consciousness…
To be a war weapon controlled by the World Government as they pleased… He couldn't rest even after his death… This fate was worse than death.
"What kind of stone-hearted heart does Vegapunk have in the manga to do such a thing to Kuma…" Ivankov said with hatred.
"Impossible, Ivankov would never do that." Dragon objected.
...
"Hah... What is he trying to do?"
At that moment, Crocodile marveled at how his foolish counterpart still defied the Whitebeard.
"That Diamond Jozu is too strong…"
"One punch from him made me bleed like this?!"
"Hmm? Doflamingo again… No wonder even my counterpart doesn't like him… There's something about him that makes me want to slap his face repeatedly."
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"Crocodile~!!!"
At that moment, many pirates attacked Crocodile, who was still defying Whitebeard.
"There's no end of them…" shouted Crocodile.
"We still have a long way to go…"
"You're not coming near our old man!!!" the pirates yelled before collectively attacking him.
A sandstorm formed in Crocodile's hand.
"I suggest you don't get in my way!!!"
The sandstorm in Crocodile's hand transformed into a larger tornado that swept away all those who attacked him.
Seeing this scene, Whitebeard sighed in annoyance.
"What a troublesome man. Causing a scene like this…"
Before Crocodile could react, he was punched with great force, sending him flying and bleeding from his nose.
"Ngh…!! That immense size, and that speed… What a fighter you are… Diamond Jozu!!"
At that moment, Diamond Jozu felt his movements stiffen. He looked back with difficulty to hear a mocking laugh.
"Fuffuffuffu!!"
"Nice to see you made it, Croc-man!! How were the Impel Down bloodbaths?"
"Doflamingo…!!!" Crocodile said with clear annoyance.
"Don't stick your nose in where it isn't wanted, do you want me to kill you?"
"You always were a sweet-talker… Fufu!! What do you say to joining forces with me?" Doflamingo suggested with his devilish smile.
…
"My apologies, Red Hair… But I will not be merciful with my power…"
Mihawk withdrew his massive black sword before saying that.
In front of him, Luffy was running with all his might towards him.
"HAWKEYE!!!" which he finally noticed.
"Now, fate… Let us see how you favor this shining star of the next generation."
"Will his life end here…? Or will you save it from my black blade!!?"
Mihawk wanted to test the extent of this boy's excellence, even though he might earn the enmity of Red Hair in this gamble.
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Ohara:
"T-This..." Vegapunk's long tongue constantly swirled as a sign of his tension.
"What happened... Why would this happen..."
"Doflamingo said you erased Bartholomew Kuma's consciousness completely, meaning you killed him, right?" Clover sighed sadly.
"Why would your counterpart do such a thing?" Homing also wondered.
"It's clear that Dr. Vegapunk cannot defy the orders of the World Government..." Saul said with a sad expression.
"And it must be Kuma-san's final wish..." Even Brook felt that it was not Vegapunk's doing.
"I have an insatiable desire to know the details... I can't deduce anything from Doflamingo's words alone..." Vegapunk said.
…
"Fufufu~ It seems like what my counterpart said has put Vegapunk in a predicament."
Not far from Vegapunk's group, Doflamingo chuckled lightly.
"Hmm..." Returning to the manga page, Doffy was annoyed by how Crocodile was dealing with his counterpart.
"Even though he's as weak as a chicken, he has a very high ego, Fufu~ I like that..."
"That's right, this idiot still tries to fight Whitebeard. What's wrong with his mind?" Enel mocked.
"Hehe~ Fool... Jozu already crushed him."
Even Rosinante found Crocodile's actions in the manga extremely foolish.
…
"Fate, huh?"
"I bet he'll survive... No need to apologize to Red Hair..."
Mihawk's eyes gleamed at the last scene.
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Chapter 718: The Appearance of Pacifistas!
Chapter 719: Call Admiral Kizaru Here, I Want to Kick Him in the Face!
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"Haa… This is no time for me to be fighting a guy as strong as that!!!"
"I'm here to save Ace!!! Haa…"
Luffy was forced to stop in his tracks by an extremely powerful figure, but he changed course and ran away from Mihawk.
Before he could rush away, he was targeted by a slashing sword strike. "Ungh…!"
"You remain within my range," said Mihawk.
"U… Ughh… He cut me…!!"
Mihawk didn't allow him rest as he targeted him again, then plunged his sword into the ground instead of Luffy's body.
"Out of the way Strawhat!! We'll stop him for you!!!"
At this moment, two random okamas intervened and ran toward Mihawk.
"Hawkeye! Do you remember us!!?"
"We once faced you in battle! But we are newkamas now, far stronger than we once were!!!"
"Ungh!!"
"Aahh!!"
Immediately after that, they were cut down by Mihawk.
"I do not recall the face of every insect I crush!!!"
"Why you…!! Gomu Gomu… Jet Baz—"
Before Luffy could unleash his attack, in a fraction of a second, he felt that his arms would be cut off if he attacked at that moment.
He quickly pulled back and struck his hands on the ground.
"Haa… that was close…!!! Just now… if I'd stuck my arm out… It would've been sliced off!!"
"You seem unusually calm…"
Mihawk said as he cut with unusual force.
Luffy dodged the sword that would have cut him in half, but instead, the attack sliced through the entire iceberg.
Seeing this widened Luffy's eyes in awe.
"The glacier is falling this way!!!"
Marines nearby retreated so the sliced iceberg wouldn't fall on them.
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Seeing this scene in the manga widened the eyes of readers worldwide and intensified their breaths.
Mihawk was at a completely different level of strength than expected!
"This power…!!!"
"Insane! Oh my god, Luffy was almost cut in half!!"
"Why the hell is this monster targeting Luffy!?"
"Mihawk is terrifying! Is this what the world's strongest swordsman means!?"
"Oh my god, he cut the iceberg like it was butter!"
"Unbelievable… Luffy would have lost both arms if not for his exceptional intuition…"
"What is this…! This excitement… this adrenaline… I feel my blood boiling watching this battle from one side!"
"Is this how that young man will become in the future!? What immense power! That's why he's a legendary hunter despite his young age…"
"I do not recall the face of every insect I crush!!! What a powerful line!!"
In Ohara's art store, readers of all genders and ages were shocked by Mihawk's strength in the manga.
Upon hearing the stunned reactions of readers to his performance in the manga, Mihawk's lips curved into a slight smile.
"Fufu~ It seems your popularity is going through the roof again, Hawkeye."
Doffy laughed before looking at Mihawk and saying,
"That's right, the enemies Luffy faces with despair in front of them are few and far between, you are one of them," added Enel.
"I feel like your counterpart truly wants to kill Luffy… Doesn't Garp see this? Why doesn't he intervene and show you the fate you wonder about, fufufufu~"
No one knows if Doffy is mocking Mihawk or Garp or both.
"I see your tongue has grown longer, boy."
Mihawk's eyes, which resembled hawk's, narrowed as he stared at Doffy.
Hearing that, Doffy took out a small knife and handed it to Mihawk, whose eyes narrowed further upon seeing the short knife.
"Here, I don't have anything longer than this knife, but it'll do the job, fufu~"
Doffy stuck out his tongue and said, "Cut my tongue to make it shorter~"
Seeing this, Rosinante, Enel, and even Issho held their breaths so they wouldn't laugh at this moment.
Everyone knows that Mihawk hates short knives ever since any opponent he fought pulled out a knife and told him he didn't have anything longer.
"You're flirting with death…" Mihawk's lashes trembled as he tried to remain calm.
…
"Sigh~"
Seeing this scene from afar, Rob shook his head and could only sigh.
Doffy was truly a loose cannon.
Even though he's been beaten repeatedly, he still repeats what he always does; you can undermine iron and Kairouseki but not Doflamingo.
"Why does big brother Doffy bully big brother Mihawk again even though big brother Mihawk always defeats him?!"
Rob laughed after hearing Robin's puzzled question.
"Haha! Your big brother Doffy is a quirky lunatic, don't mind him."
Upon hearing that, Robin with her big blue eyes shifted her gaze to the next scene in the chapter where a battle erupted between Doflamingo and Crocodile.
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Baterilla Island:
Inside the art store, Buggy felt reluctant as he saw the catastrophic scene in the manga that he was literally dragged into. "Damn it, Strawhat!!!" He cursed loudly.
"Hahahahaha! What a man, this Hawkeye is merciless!"
Shanks repeatedly struck his hand on his knee while laughing heartily.
Shanks wasn't the only one laughing heartily at the moment; the entire Roger crew and ordinary people in Baterilla were.
Luffy grabbing Buggy, who was caught in Crocodile's sandstorm, and pulling him towards him to use him as a shield against Mihawk's sword made readers give a thumbs up to Luffy, who used his wit for the first time!
The best shield against Mihawk that can be used is a man who can be cut repeatedly without dying!
Buggy was perfectly suited to be Luffy's flesh shield in this tough battle against the world's strongest swordsman.
"Whether the world's strongest swordsman or the weakest swordsman, as long as they use a sword, both are equal in the eyes of the legendary Buggy… Hahaha!"
"Of course! Hahahahaha! No one can cut our Buggy…"
Upon hearing this astounding praise from Rayleigh, Buggy began to smile unconsciously, but his face turned blue when Rayleigh continued his words.
"… as long as he doesn't use Haki… Hahaha!"
"That's right, it seems Mihawk is just playing with Luffy and Buggy."
"Hahahah! Muggy ball again! Look at the look on Buggy's face when it's returned to him."
"Hahahahaha! Boom! It exploded in his face, Buggy really makes me laugh hard in this arc!"
Gaban held his stomach, unable to bear any more laughter.
Not just him, but most readers in this art store were laughing every time Buggy appeared in a scene.
…
At Rouge and Roger's house deep in Baterilla's forest:
"Why is Mihawk standing in front of Luffy, I wonder…"
Rouge wondered with concern, the Mihawk she knew and the Mihawk in the manga were like completely different characters.
"Perhaps he's just testing his curiosity, he's not serious to that extent, this man is extremely strong."
Roger answered with admiration in his eyes.
Seeing this skilled swordsman in the manga who doesn't exist in their era made him look forward to fighting him in the future when his real counterpart grows up.
"Oh, is that Newgate's son, Vista? It seems this skilled swordsman will intervene to stop Mihawk."
Roger sighed with relief at seeing one of Whitebeard's sons he knew intervening to save Luffy's butt from a crushing monster like Mihawk.
After all, even if the other party didn't really want to kill him, fighting Mihawk was still an unfair thing for Luffy and still out of reach.
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Chapter 718: The Appearance of Pacifistas!
Chapter 719: Call Admiral Kizaru Here, I Want to Kick Him in the Face!
Chapter 720: Yes, Indeed, I'm the Legendary Buggy!
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