Teasing the Empress

Doflamingo looked toward the three figures sitting beneath the Execution Platform: bright yellow, dark red, and pure white. Their three brand-new military uniforms were without a single crease, each representing the elemental attributes of the three Admirals.

Coupled with the aura that the three Admirals radiated at every moment.

Each one looked high-spirited and strikingly handsome.

It was clear that Sengoku had put a great deal of thought into this, aiming to use the pretext of annihilating the Whitebeard Pirates to strike awe into the seas and suppress the Great Pirate Era initiated by the Pirate King Roger.

Thus, Doflamingo nodded in agreement, "They certainly look quite flashy."

However, at this moment, a picture Zhu Mang had seen in the past suddenly surfaced in his mind.

It was a gender-bent version of the three Admirals that someone had parodied on the internet back then.

Each of them possessed a magnificent bosom, long and fair legs, and a heroic, dashing temperament...

"Hehehe..." For some reason, as he thought about it, Zhu Mang replaced the images of Akainu and the others nearby, letting out an inexplicable, dark chuckle.

He had thought of something interesting.

If nothing went wrong, Luffy would soon break out of Impel Down with the Okama King and arrive here. If he could get the Okama King to turn the three Admirals into women...

"Tch, you lecherous, filthy man," a disdainful voice came from afar.

Zhu Mang turned his head and saw a beautiful woman dressed in a qipao-style outfit. She had long, jet-black hair and deep blue eyes, with slender, delicate corners to her eyes, but at this moment, she was looking at him with a gaze of slight contempt.

This was... the Pirate Empress Boa Hancock?

As for this woman known as the most beautiful in the sea, Zhu Mang was naturally curious.

He was curious about what kind of woman, and what kind of beauty, could make her the "most beautiful" in a sea already teeming with beauties.

Yet, now that he truly saw her, he felt a bit disappointed.

Simply because...

Admittedly, Hancock was indeed very beautiful.

Even though Zhu Mang had tasted the beauty of many races in this world since arriving in the world of One Piece, he had to admit that her beauty was truly unique.

But that was as far as it went.

To say she was so beautiful that one would fall for her at a single glance was not entirely true.

Perhaps a portion of her "ultimate beauty" came from the enhancement of her Devil Fruit ability.

The Paramecia Mero Mero no Mi she possessed seemed, in terms of effect, to lean toward the mental, perhaps even bordering on a conceptual ability.

In a sense, it was similar to the effect of the Hobby-Hobby Fruit.

It was just that the development direction of Sugar's Hobby-Hobby Fruit was to turn those touched into children's toys that fit the "hobby" theme.

Whereas the Empress's Mero Mero no Mi allowed those who saw her to be captivated by her beauty while simultaneously being ensnared by the fruit's power, causing them to sink even deeper into that enchantment.

However, this enhancement from the fruit's ability was not absolute.

In the face of those with firm wills or "stats" far exceeding her own, it was significantly weakened.

In the original plot, Vice Admiral Momonga had once used the method of inflicting pain upon himself to focus his attention and avoid the influence of the Mero Mero no Mi.

Therefore, it was only natural that he, a monster of stats, remained unaffected in her presence.

"You must be the Pirate Empress, Boa Hancock, right?"

"And what if I am?"

"Heh!" Zhu Mang sneered, "Don't you know that being rude to others can lead to dire consequences?"

"Dire consequences? What consequences could there be? On this sea, no matter what this Concubine says or does, such things do not exist! Because..." Pink light waves began to radiate from the Empress's body. She leaned back slightly and pointed at Zhu Mang in an extremely exaggerated and chuunibyou manner, "...this Concubine is simply too beautiful!"

Zhu Mang: ...

Doflamingo: ...

Hawkeye frowned and quietly shifted a few steps to the side.

However, he still maintained the attitude of a spectator.

After all, Sengoku was giving a lecture over there.

Those naval soldiers had to obediently listen to their Fleet Admiral, but the Shichibukai on their side wouldn't care about that.

Now that there was finally some entertainment to watch, why wouldn't he watch it?

Doflamingo, meanwhile, kept his guard up to avoid falling for Hancock's tricks while quietly observing the reaction of Gebinz, whom he had pegged as a "lecherous ghost."

In truth, he was also curious whether certain bizarre Devil Fruit abilities could work on Gebinz.

If they could...

Clearly, both he and the Empress were destined to be disappointed.

Zhu Mang's expression remained entirely unmoved.

No, a trace of awkwardness even appeared on his face.

It was as if he had just witnessed a scene that was particularly painful to the eyes.

This expression left Hancock not only suspicious but, more than anything, ashamed and angry.

What kind of expression is that!

"I am complimenting your long legs, Empress. Are you posing like this to invite me to explore them myself?" Zhu Mang rubbed his hands together. "Oh my, how could I be so bold? But since you insist, I won't stand on ceremony."

As he spoke, to the utter disbelief of Doflamingo and Hawkeye Mihawk, Zhu Mang's figure instantly appeared beside Empress Hancock. One hand wrapped around her slender waist, while the other rested directly upon her thigh.

He even offered a critique while he touched her.

"Hmm, truly worthy of one of the sea's top powerhouses. You must train quite a bit; it's very firm, the texture is excellent, and your core strength is impressive, tsk tsk."

"You, you, you..." The Empress was so stunned by this sudden assault that she failed to react immediately.

It wasn't until Zhu Mang had thoroughly "soothed" her thigh and waist that she finally snapped out of it. Her fair face flushed a deep, burning red, as if it were literally ablaze.

"You are courting death!"

She pressed both hands against Zhu Mang's chest and unleashed her Devil Fruit ability, intending to turn this disgusting man to stone so she could deal with him slowly and vent her hatred.

However, as the petrification power of the Mero Mero no Mi climbed from her long, slender fingers onto Zhu Mang's solid pectoral muscles, his skin showed no change whatsoever.

"What? How is this possible?!!" The Empress's eyes widened.

"Is it Armament Haki?"

She realized what was happening and, believing she had found the source of the problem, struggled to break free, hoping to put some distance between them and try again.

Yet, the arms wrapped around her were like iron pincers, holding her firmly in place. No matter how she twisted her body, she could not break free.

This, however, made things difficult for Zhu Mang.

Imagine having a top-tier beauty in your arms, in full contact with you, constantly writhing against your body—what kind of sensation do you think that is?

Little Zhu Mang immediately stood at attention, signaling that he knew the answer to this question!

Unfortunately, "Teacher" Zhu Mang declared that this lesson wouldn't be covering that topic, ordering him to remain silent and not answer.

Little Zhu Mang insisted that he was young and full of vigor, and he wanted to stand regardless of whether he was allowed to answer.

Though Zhu Mang was a bit annoyed, he couldn't win against such a stubborn brat, so he let him be, shifting his gaze past him and toward the true culprit.