Doflamingo had only taken a few steps into Fish-Man Street when he sensed that something was off.
There were far too few fish-men here, and the few that remained looked at him with eyes full of hatred.
Doflamingo frowned slightly as Observation Haki surged out in every direction. Before long, he sensed the place where the crowd was most densely gathered.
"Who are you?"
An ethereal voice sounded by his ear. Doflamingo turned his head, though in truth, he was merely focusing his Observation Haki in that direction.
She was a petite mermaid woman with blonde hair. In a world where women were generally voluptuous, this mermaid stood out with her utterly flat chest. Her face was pale, her breath weak, and she looked like she was not far from death.
Though her body was already nearing death, her soul power seemed to be steadily growing under the support of her will. Even Doflamingo, who had seen much of the world, had to admit that among all the people he knew, this woman's soul power ranked in the top ten.
Top ten might not sound particularly impressive, but Doflamingo could tell from the state of her blood and vitality that this woman had never trained before. In other words, she was a monster born with an exceptionally powerful soul.
So this is Otohime? This has already surpassed the limits of Observation Haki that can sense others' emotions. It's practically close to large-scale mental hypnosis.
She doesn't have any Illusion Fruit ability. Sure enough, the sea has every kind of monster.
It was only because Otohime had never considered making use of her Observation Haki. Otherwise, with even a little training in practical techniques, sensing emotions could have become inciting emotions, or even outright brainwashing.
Yet even without any training, her