บท 266: The Arrival of Kamiki Eiji

"What?!"

Koby couldn't believe what he was seeing.

Previously, Kurohige had been in a dominant position, but now he was screaming in pain as the only remaining hand was severed by a white-haired youth who suddenly appeared out of thin air.

"Slave Arrow!"

Meanwhile, Hancock didn't waste this opportunity. She fired an arrow imbued with the power of the Mera Mera no Mi towards Kurohige.

"Damn bitch!"

Ultimately, Kurohige was still a Yonko. Enduring the pain of losing his hand, he tried to dodge the incoming arrow. Unfortunately, someone took action against him.

The force of the pull prevented Kurohige from dodging the arrow.

"NOOOO!!!"

The next moment, the arrow hit him and turned Kurohige into stone.

All of this happened in just a few seconds.

"Haah… Haah… Haah… Thank you, Kamiki Eiji."

Out of breath, Hancock acknowledged the person who saved her.

"Don't mention it, I was just fulfilling my promise, that's all. Now I don't owe you anything."

"Big sister!"

"Hebihime!"

A group of Kuja warriors rushed around Hancock to check on her condition.

"Amazon Lily is quite damaged."

The previously magnificent and historic buildings were now reduced to rubble, flames and smoke billowed into the sky, the smell of gunpowder and blood hung in the air, and the cries of the injured echoed.

The beautiful Amazon Lily had become a battlefield!

"Hancock-san, please return everyone to normal." Koby requested.

"Do you think I'm stupid? After I undo the petrification, you'll try to capture me." Hancock sneered.

"This…" Koby couldn't argue.

"Let's settle this once and for all."

Uninterested in hearing Koby's arguments, Eiji clenched his fist and punched.

*BAM*

The blow shattered the petrified Kurohige into pieces. If Hancock had undone her power, there was no doubt that Kurohige would have died in a miserable state.

"Next—"

"What are you doing?! You can't do that."

Before Eiji could move to his next target, Koby bravely extended his arm in front of him and blocked his action.

"That's my question, what are you doing?" Eiji asked coldly.

"Kurohige Pirates are no longer able to fight. The Marines will take them to Impel Down, don't commit any more murders." Koby's eyes showed his determination.

"Pfffttt… HA HA HA…"

As if hearing the funniest joke in the world, Eiji burst into laughter, clutching his stomach.

Even after eating the Kanjo Kanjo no Mi, this was the first time he had laughed like this.

"You say interesting things, young Marine. Your statement implies that the Marines defeated Kurohige and the others, so only you have the right to decide their fate."

"Chaosbringer, I know you, but I'm not afraid of you! Marine justice will not waver in the face of any enemy. Let us take the Kurohige Pirates crew and former Shichibukai Boa Hancock."

Not only Eiji was surprised by Koby's unreasonable statement, even Hancock and the others were stunned.

"You're overestimating yourself. Want to capture me? That's impossible!"

Hancock felt something was wrong with Koby's head.

Only a few Marines remained, many of them injured and killed by the Kuja tribe's attacks. Moreover, Kurohige also attacked the Marines on the ship when they arrived.

In short, the Marines failed in this operation.

"Hancock-san, surrender. I promise we'll leave the island soon."

"Enough! I'm tired of hearing your nonsense!"

"Slave Arrow."

"S-Hawk, stop Boa Hancock."

Knowing the negotiation had failed, Koby had no choice but to order the Seraphim nearby. At the same time, he used Soru (Shave) to avoid the arrow.

*WHOOSH*

S-Hawk, a replica of Dracule Mihawk, dashed towards Hancock, swinging his sword.

*CLANK*

The clang of metal echoed followed by a shockwave that spread in all directions.

The one who blocked S-Hawk's attack was Eiji.

"Boa Hancock, destroy all your enemies. As for dealing with me, leave it to me."

"Understood."

Looking at Eiji's back with a complicated expression on her face, Hancock ordered everyone to launch a counterattack.

"Don't think about it!"

Seeing the Kuja tribe destroying the petrified people one by one without mercy, whether pirates or Marines, Koby couldn't just watch.

"S-Snake, stop them!" He shouted loudly.

The next moment, a little girl version of Boa Hancock appeared, firing lasers from her palms towards the Kuja tribe.

"That's me...? No, it's not human, but a Pacifista! So that's it, the Government made a new version of Pacifistas using Shichibukai as models. How dare they!"

Through Kenbunshoku Haki, Hancock could feel the little girl who had her face was not human. Moreover, she observed the young boy who was fighting Eiji, after careful observation, the boy resembled Mihawk.

"Mero Mero Mellow!"

S-Snake formed a heart with her hands and fired a heart-shaped beam from it.

"Ah ❤️"

"No ❤️"

Anyone who was charmed by S-Snake's cuteness and hit by this beam would turn into a stone statue. Many members of the Kuja tribe turned to stone.

"That's Big Sister's power?!" Marigold exclaimed in shock.

"Everyone, stay away from that Pacifista, I'll face it."

Not wanting more people to turn to stone, Hancock fought S-Snake personally.

"Parfum Femur."

The next second, Hancock and S-Snake kicked each other.

Normally, that kick would turn the target to stone if it hit. However, they both had the same power. As a result, the power of the Mero Mero no Mi canceled each other out.

"This must be Dr. Vegapunk's creation. He can even replicate my Devil Fruit power. What a terrifying person…"

Seeing the other side having the same Devil Fruit power as her, Hancock worried that the World Government was misusing Vegapunk's discoveries.

Next, they both continued their confrontation.

*CLANK* *CLANK* *CLANK*

Meanwhile, Eiji, using only Busoshoku Haki, fought S-Hawk.

"Whoa, your swordsmanship is similar to the original. Vegapunk is going overboard for being able to create humanoid weapons like you."

Even so, Eiji had no trouble withstanding the barrage of attacks from S-Hawk.

In his first encounter with Vegapunk, he already knew about the Seraphim from his own creation.

Because there was no information about Seraphim in Lin Fan's memory, Eiji wasn't very interested and didn't ask specifically.

However, after fighting S-Hawk, his impression of Seraphim changed. Even among the Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerers, few could match the Seraphim.

"..."

Although not speaking, S-Hawk's expression seemed annoyed because he couldn't hurt his opponent.

"Oh, you look more human than your original."

Eiji glanced at the fight around him.

Because there weren't many Marines left, the Kuja tribe was in the ascendancy, more petrified Marines were being destroyed, which made Koby's resistance even fiercer.

'After this, let's meet Vegapunk. He might be too engrossed in his research that he forgot to tell me.' Eiji thought.

*BAM*

Eiji punched, sending S-Hawk flying several meters away.

"Let's finish this quickly, I'm very busy."