"Hmm!" Ronglin shook his head. "Not yet. After all, Princess Shirahoshi is still in my hands. You haven't had the chance to possess her yet!"
"You think a lowly human like you can stop me?" The voice echoed back and forth. "With Jinbe here, I was somewhat wary. Now that Jinbe is gone, do you think I'd still be afraid of you?"
"Your partner, Hody Jones, has been brought to justice. Without an insider, you won't have many chances to seize Princess Shirahoshi." Ronglin smiled. "I knew you wouldn't be able to hold back and would come to abduct Princess Shirahoshi."
"Hody, that useless fool who ruins everything, deserved to be caught!" Vander Decken IX's voice remained elusive. "Still, thanks to your carelessness in bringing Princess Shirahoshi to the Sea Forest, I was given an opportunity!"
"Then what are you hesitating for? Hurry up and come take her!" Ronglin looked utterly relaxed as he reached out and kneaded Shirahoshi's soft, fair cheek.
"Haha! Fool! Do you think I'd casually give you the chance to catch me?"
Vander Decken IX burst into wild laughter. "I love to toy with fools like you! Come catch me!"
Shirahoshi was furious and anxious at hearing someone insult Ronglin like that, her face turning red from holding it in, yet she did not dare curse back.
"Heh. A frog at the bottom of a well like you probably has no idea just how far Observation Haki can reach, does it?" Ronglin chuckled lightly. He stepped off Shirahoshi's shoulder, then soared into the air with Moonwalk.
Tempest Kick!
Ronglin spun and kicked. A whirling slash tore through the air from his foot and shot toward a raised corner of the Sea Forest.
"Ah!" Vander Decken IX screamed. Several enormous boulders suddenly floated up from that raised