"That is...!!!"
"Could it be...?!"
Everyone's attention was drawn to that sudden entrance. The Black Emperor's underlings wore excited expressions, their mouths forming O-shapes as they stared up at the figure.
As the figure standing at the bow slowly drew his black blade, he took a running leap and plunged straight down from the sky.
(Facial close-up + gilded text introduction)
[Shichibukai]
[Hawk Eyes] Dracule Mihawk!
"Even [Hawk Eyes] is here?!!"
"Well... that only makes sense. After all, he's the King's First Mate!!!"
"That's the ultimate dream of every swordsman—the World's Greatest Swordsman!!!"
Hawk Eyes Mihawk's cold, sudden entrance instantly drove the atmosphere to a climax.
After all, he was the man who had suppressed half the seas with a single black blade over the past two years.
Some newly arrived Supernova pirates with poor access to information even initially believed Mihawk himself was the Black Emperor.
But once they witnessed Hawk Eyes in action and learned that he was merely the King's First Mate, their worldview was repeatedly shattered!
A monster so powerful it inspired despair...
Was actually just that man's first mate??!
When Mihawk landed on the ground and began searching with his sharp eyes, countless underlings and lackeys smiled, waving as they shouted.
"Lord Mihawk, you're here to see Lord Austin, right? I'll lead the way!!!"
"Me, me!!!"
"..."
God knew how despairing Mr. 5 felt when he saw a crowd squeezing together to lead Hawk Eyes over.
It was... it was over...
Though he still looked steady as a rock on the surface, in the portrait of his heart, Mr. 5's tongue and eyeballs had practically popped out, and he had even been scared into a runny nose!
Facing a man like Hawk Eyes, he knew he definitely could not keep this up.
But...
Mr. 5