"Who are you, sir?" From atop the warship, a mustached middle-aged man with a mohawk, dressed in a crisp striped suit and a white cape draped over his shoulders, held his sword as he shouted a challenge at Ronglin in the distance.
"Hm?" Ronglin had initially been rather casual, but when he caught sight of the busty, beautiful woman behind the middle-aged commander, his eyes lit up and his interest was immediately piqued.
Seeing that Ronglin did not answer, the middle-aged commander spoke again. "The Gate of Justice lies ahead. These are troubled times. If you have no business there, please stop here!"
Ronglin pursed his lips and said, "Vice Admiral Flying Squirrel? Keeping a low profile, huh? Is that beautiful Sister over there Her Majesty the Empress, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?"
Flying Squirrel was a Vice Admiral of Marine Headquarters. He was powerful and fairly well-known throughout this Pirate World.
The Empress behind him, Boa Hancock, was even more famous across the world. It was hardly strange that Ronglin recognized them, but knowing who they were and still speaking of them with such casual disdain meant he was probably no ordinary person.
Flying Squirrel tightened his grip on his sword hilt and watched Ronglin, who sat leisurely atop a Sea King floating on the ocean's surface in the distance, with extreme caution.
However, the Empress behind Flying Squirrel had none of that caution or patience. Her mind was filled entirely with the image of the Straw Hat Kid!
"Mero Mero Mellow!"
Without any hesitation, the Empress formed a heart shape with her hands and aimed it at Ronglin. Fine, glass-like pink beams shot rapidly toward him.
Overbearing, arrogant, and utterly unreasonable—this was the Empress in her truest form.
"Whew! What a temper!" This was the