Burst of Energy!

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Doflamingo, standing beside him, broke into a fit of coughing.

Even though he had always been deeply wary of Vice Admiral Tsuru, who frequently hunted him down, he could no longer hold it in at this moment.

After spending two days with Zhu Mang on the Sabaody Archipelago, he had already equated Lord Gebinz with a "lecherous old goat."

And the beauty in the photograph Vice Admiral Tsuru had taken out was, even by Doflamingo's standards of "no women in my heart, only my career," unquestionably a first-rate beauty.

More importantly, this woman was also strong.

Because she was a Marine Headquarters Admiral candidate, "Momousagi"!

It was said that her strength was already close to that of an Admiral. However, since all three current Admirals were still in their prime, and the World Government did not wish to further strengthen the Marines, she had never been promoted.

According to his latest information, Momousagi should currently be stationed at a Marine base in the New World alongside the other Admiral candidate, Chaton, to ensure that the Marines did not lose their foothold in the New World while Marine Headquarters was at war with the Whitebeard Pirates.

He still remembered what Lord Gebinz had told him when he came looking for him early that morning.

"These women are too weak!"

And now, Momousagi was undoubtedly one of the strongest women in this world.

The other formidable woman, one of the Four Emperors, Big Mom, clearly could not possibly suit this lord's tastes.

Unless he had some truly bizarre preferences...

So...

If Lord Gebinz was drawn to Momousagi and even joined the Marines, how was he supposed to recruit him into the Donquixote Family?

No!

Wasn't it just beautiful women?

My family had them too!

Doflamingo hurried over to Zhu Mang's side, bent down, and whispered, "Lord Gebinz, several women in my family have long admired you. For instance... Violet, with her mature charm; the most attentive maid, Baby 5; and Monet, who's half bird. If... if you prefer someone younger, there's also Sugar. She's already in her twenties, but she has a very childlike face."

Zhu Mang: ???

What the hell?

Mature charm, attentive maid, half-human half-bird, and someone in her twenties with a childlike face.

Who the fuck did he take me for?

Zhu Mang glared at Doflamingo, unable to say a word.

This was fucking infuriating.

He was ruining his lifelong reputation!

Did he think he was Master Roshi?

Even Hawkeye, standing nearby, gradually lost control of his expression.

What had he just heard?

Heavenly Yaksha Doflamingo was actually pimping?!!

He seriously suspected that he had hallucinated because he had been too exhausted from using Yoru to paddle on the way here.

It seemed he needed to hide an oar beneath his boat. That way, he could preserve the cool image of a man who dared roam the seas with only a sword and a small boat, while also avoiding getting so tired when no one was watching.

Of course, that was a joke.

But Hawkeye was indeed utterly shocked right now.

Doflamingo's behavior, along with his nearly fawning attitude, was practically the complete opposite of the impression he had always given people.

Hawkeye had nearly thought the man before him was an impostor!

"Shut up!" Zhu Mang snapped angrily.

If he let him keep talking, his reputation would be completely ruined!

Not that he cared about that sort of thing.

But that did not mean he could not have one!

Doflamingo immediately realized his mistake and obediently shut his mouth.

Only then did Zhu Mang look back at Vice Admiral Tsuru.

He took the photograph from her hand. Though the real person differed somewhat from the manga, her clothing, her extraordinary figure, and her connection with Tsuru immediately made him think of the Admiral candidate Momousagi.

He had to admit, the temptation was indeed rather strong.

Of the named female characters in manga, ninety percent were at least somewhat attractive.

And among that ninety percent, it was almost impossible for any of them to have poor figures.

After all, it was manga from Japan.

To boost sales, they always designed female characters with incredibly voluptuous bodies, then dressed them in outfits that showed as much as possible.

And when manga was brought into reality, it created a unique kind of charm.

Zhu Mang had already experienced that on the Sabaody Archipelago.

It was dozens of times more thrilling than any cosplay.

After all, cosplay could not replicate manga figures in real life.

Even if it could, it was either artificial or hopelessly out of reach.

And Momousagi stood among the very best even in the One Piece World, where beauties were everywhere.

Ptooey!

Who did they think he, Zhu, was?

Zhu Mang put away Momousagi's photograph and said righteously, "If I get the chance, I'll certainly get to know this beautiful lady. But, Granny, shouldn't we discuss my proposal first?"

After thinking about it, Zhu Mang took a few steps back and clenched his fists to make his case more convincing.

"Ah—"

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All output came from yelling.

Boom!

With his low roar, a hurricane akin to a Category 20 storm erupted outward from him.

The reinforced ground beneath his feet cracked apart inch by inch.

At that moment, all of Marineford shook once more!

No, not just Marineford!

The tremors instantly swept outward as well.

The seawater around Marineford rapidly receded.

The Marine warships docked in Marineford's harbor, summoned from all over the world, began rocking wildly along with it.

The clouds in the sky scattered frantically outward.

And nearby—

Doflamingo's eyes went wide as he felt himself unable to breathe.

He instinctively covered his entire body in Armament Haki, then unleashed Conqueror's Haki as well. Yet even so, he still struggled to breathe.

Aokiji, Vice Admiral Tsuru, and Hawkeye Mihawk were not in much better shape. All three had pale faces as they desperately resisted the terrifying pressure.

The Sabaody Archipelago Rear Admiral responsible for bringing Zhu Mang and Doflamingo here had already been blown away, landing in the distant sea.

Before this aura, Vice Admirals, Shichibukai, and Admirals alike seemed to have become frail ordinary people.

It was the bone-chilling terror of every cell in one's body trembling before impending annihilation!

"Stop... stop it!" Aokiji, who was in slightly better condition, roared loudly.

Whoosh—

Only then did Zhu Mang stop raising his ki.

"Huh? What's wrong with you all?" he asked knowingly.

What's wrong with us? Do you seriously have no idea?

But none of them dared say that now.

Vice Admiral Tsuru wiped the sweat from her forehead and supported her lower back. "Oh my, young people these days are terrifying, just like monsters. You don't even know how to respect your elders. You've really put this old woman through it~"

However, Zhu Mang remained unmoved.

With no other choice, Vice Admiral Tsuru gave up playing the elder card and turned to Aokiji. "Go calm down those ships at the harbor first. I'll take them to see Sengoku now."

"Alright." Still shaken, Aokiji glanced at Zhu Mang before immediately using Geppo to fly toward the warships that had fallen into turmoil at the harbor.