Only moments later, Shirahoshi's injuries vanished completely as if they had been a dream. Only the bedsheets and clothes, utterly stained red with blood, told everyone just how dangerous things had been moments ago.
Shirahoshi, who had originally been at death's door, felt the pain vanish from her body and immediately stood up, curiously touching herself.
She had never lost consciousness. She had merely been too weak, so weak that she could not even speak.
In fact, Shirahoshi had awakened the moment the first weapon pierced her. Unfortunately, as a young princess raised deep within the palace, she had been incapable of resisting at all. She could only sob as weapon after weapon stabbed into her. Within mere seconds, she had suffered grievous injuries and fallen to death's door.
If Doflamingo had arrived any later, Princess Shirahoshi, the future Poseidon, would likely have died on the spot.
Of course, if not for Doflamingo, perhaps she would not have suffered this ordeal in the first place.
Seeing Doflamingo save Shirahoshi, Neptune let out a huge sigh of relief, his face filled with heartfelt gratitude. "Benefactor, I truly don't know how to thank you. This is the second time you've saved one of my family members."
Doflamingo merely waved a hand, then pointed with his lips at the weapons still hammering away at the wall of air. "Don't celebrate too soon. Shirahoshi is still far from safe."
Seeing those meteor-like weapons flying in, refusing to stop until Shirahoshi was dead, Neptune's face showed anger, shock, and fear. "What is going on? Who did this?"
"Doesn't this scene look familiar?" Doflamingo reminded him.
The moment he spoke, Neptune recalled it. "Vander Decken IX is behind this? Damn it! I never expected him to have such an ability. I thought he could only deliver