Empress Boa Hancock was locked in a fierce battle with Bartholomew Kuma.
The two were trading blows on the other side of the street, making quite a commotion. The only fight nearby that could match them for noise and destruction was the clash between Luffy and his own grandfather, Garp, on another street.
When she realized that neither her "Mero Mero Mellow" nor her bewitching abilities worked on the expressionless "Kuma," the empress had no choice but to put aside her initial overconfidence. She continued to counter his powerful air cannons and bizarre space-warping abilities with "Kiss Gun," "Perfume Femur"—which could petrify anything, living or otherwise—and "Slave Arrow."
Fortunately, almost at the same time Annie defeated the three admirals, the empress managed to kick Bartholomew Kuma flying. She also successfully turned the back of his left knee into stone, seriously hampering his movements.
"Ha!"
Seeing that her kick had done the trick, and that her opponent was sprawled on the ground, staggering and unable to get up, the empress stopped attacking. With her arms crossed, she watched the man from a dozen or so meters away: Bartholomew Kuma, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, just like her.
"Bartholomew!"
"I bet you don't know this, do you?"
"That brat over there who just defeated the three admirals—Annie—gave me a very useful little treasure on the way here..."
"Now, neither Hawkeye nor you are any match for me!"
The empress lifted her chin arrogantly, leaned back in her trademark gesture of disdain, and pointed at Bartholomew Kuma, who was crouched in the distance and had only just managed to stand. She mocked him scornfully.
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Berserker's Greaves
Attack Speed +35%
Movement Speed +45
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That's right. Before Annie gave Luffy those two balls of fire, she had also cast a