Xi Yan's Fury, Are You Kidding Me!

"Within the mouth~"

Borsalino, who appeared in front of Xi Yan and the others, squinted at Xi Yan and said, "To be able to control even Rear Admiral, that's an outrageous ability."

He had witnessed everything Xi Yan had just done.

It has to be said, this Ninja's abilities are truly bizarre.

"Kizaru!"

Upon seeing Kizaru appear in front of him, Ivankov's expression immediately changed.

"So, the Marine Admiral has finally appeared!"

Seeing Xi Yan's eager expression, Borsalino's lips curled into a slight smile. Had he been made a target?

Interesting!

"Marine Admiral?" Luffy looked at Borsalino with a puzzled expression and asked, "Is he also Marine Admiral?"

Borsalino:???

This kid doesn't recognize him?

"Hey, you don't recognize Kizaru?" Ivankov looked at Luffy in shock and said, "That guy is very famous!"

Is there really someone on this vast ocean who doesn't recognize Marine Admiral?

"I've never seen him before, of course I don't know him," Luffy said honestly.

Ivankov:...

Even if he hasn't seen it, he should at least have read the newspaper, right? Does this kid not even read the newspaper?

"What impolite brats," Borsalino said slowly. "Fine, I'll take you down here. That way, I can at least give those Celestial Dragons an explanation."

As soon as he finished speaking, Borsalino raised his foot and activated his Devil Fruit ability.

"Buzz~"

A dazzling light shone from beneath Borsalino's feet, followed by an incredibly terrifying laser beam that shot out from his feet.

"Whoosh~"

"Boom!!!"

A terrifying explosion rose from the ice surface, blasting a huge crater into it!

Not only that, but even Whitebeard's other ship was destroyed and gradually caught fire.

"Whoosh~"

"Click~"

Xi Yan, who had grabbed Luffy and jumped aside, glanced back at the pirate ship behind them and said, "This power... I must say, no wonder he's Marine Admiral."

"I almost died."

Lying on the ground with his tongue sticking out, Luffy said with lingering fear, "Thank you, Xi Yan."

"Why are you being so polite with me?" Xi Yan said speechlessly.

Just then, a light shone from the side again, immediately attracting their attention.

"Is it Kizaru's laser again?!"

"No... that's not right!"

Looking at the figure in the distance with its mouth agape, seemingly preparing to unleash a laser beam, Xi Yan exclaimed, "It's a bear!"

"A bear?!" Luffy was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed with delight, "Then we..."

"Shut up, Luffy!"

Xi Yan grabbed Luffy and whispered, "Don't reveal that he saved us."

"Huh?"

"Oh oh."

At that moment, Luffy remembered what Xi Yan had told him before.

If you encounter a bear, do not easily mention that you saved them, otherwise you may endanger the bear.

"You two idiots, stop spacing out!" Ivankov roared.

Then, the man launched an attack.

"Death Wink!"

"Boom!!"

A powerful shockwave slammed into the ice beneath Xi Yan and his companion's feet, blasting them both away.

The next moment...

"Boom!!"

A terrifying laser explosion struck the spot where Xi Yan and his companion had just been standing, blasting a huge crater into the ice!

Xi Yan:...

Xi Yan, who had fallen to the ground, looked utterly helpless.

How could he not see the bear's attack!

He was fully confident that he could escape the attack with Luffy before the enemy could launch it.

To his surprise, Ivankov made his move.

But he couldn't say anything, after all, this guy was trying to save them, wasn't he?

"Phew~"

"Thank goodness you're alright," Ivankov said with a sigh of relief.

"Thank you so much, Ivan-chan!"

"Don't stand on ceremony with me!" Ivankov laughed and said, "I'm here to protect you!"

"Hip-hop!"

Even if it costs him his life, he will protect Straw Hat's life!

Hearing Ivankov's words, Luffy grinned, showing his teeth.

"Um?"

Where's Kizaru?

After glancing at where Kizaru had just been, a question mark appeared above Xi Yan's head.

What happened to this person?

'What's the meaning of this guy attacking once and then running away? Just putting on a show?'

He activated his Sharinggan and scanned the battlefield on the ice, but indeed found no trace of the enemy.

This means... that man has returned to the plaza at Navy Headquarters.

Thinking of this, Xi Yan's lips twitched; he couldn't quite understand what Kizaru meant.

Just then, Xiong teleported to a spot not far from them and launched another attack on Ivankov.

Ivankov:???

Why are they still chasing and killing them?

"Revolving Beauty!!"

"Whoosh~"

Having dodged one laser attack, Ivankov began to spin wildly in the air, moving back and forth like a bouncy ball to avoid the bear's subsequent laser attacks.

Then, Ivankov, who had fallen to the ground, cursed angrily, "Damn it, what do you mean?!"

Even if he had the standing of Shichibukai, he wouldn't have chased after him to beat him up.

Are they still friends who escaped from God Valley together, you bastard?!

However, the bear did not answer Ivankov's question, but simply stared at Ivankov silently.

"Something feels off to me."

Staring at the bear, Xi Yan subconsciously frowned.

"Something's definitely not right!" Ivankov, who had run to Xi Yan's side, looked at Xiong with displeasure and said, "This bastard is acting like he doesn't recognize me anymore, constantly..."

"Wait, what did you say?"

"I said, something really isn't right."

"No, the next sentence."

"This bastard is acting like he doesn't recognize me..." Ivankov stopped mid-sentence, stunned.

Then, with an incredulous look on his face, he said, "Could it be that this guy really doesn't recognize me anymore?"

No, why?

Surely this guy didn't eject his own memories...

Xi Yan didn't answer, but just frowned and stared at the bear, as if trying to figure something out.

Just then, a man walked over from the side with his hands in his pockets, looking extremely arrogant.

"Fufufufufu~"

"You all look confused," Doflamingo chuckled.

"You are... Doflamingo?!" Ivankov frowned.

"That's right, it's me."

"What, do you know what's going on?" Xi Yan asked.

As he spoke, Xi Yan carefully examined the Shichibukai who was dressed like a Flamingo, wondering if this guy had any special fetishes.

"I do know."

Doflamingo approached Kuma, glanced at the massive creature, and said, "While I don't know the exact nature of your relationship, I can tell you with certainty that the Kuma you knew is dead."

"Fufufufufu~"

"Dead?!" Ivankov exclaimed in disbelief. "How is that possible?!"

The bear is standing right here, perfectly fine. How could it be dead?

He doesn't believe it!

"Dead?"

Luffy turned to look at Kuma, stared at him for a moment, and said, "Wait, he's still alive!"

The man is standing right here, perfectly fine. How could he be dead?

Xi Yan frowned as he looked at Xiong and said, "Could it be... that modification?"

He remembered seeing the other person's body being modified in the Thriller Bark.

Is it possible that the modification process has already progressed to the brain?

This explains why the other party didn't recognize Ivankov.

"Looks like you know quite a bit," Doflamingo chuckled. "That's right. According to the intelligence I've received, this guy has indeed had his consciousness erased and has become Killing machine for the World Government."

"So it's normal that I don't know you."

Upon hearing this, the three members of Xi Yan fell silent.

Was his consciousness erased?

Isn't that the same as being dead?

After a moment of silence, Xi Yan roared, "You bastard, what kind of joke is this?!"

After their last parting, he was thinking of properly thanking their Straw Hat Pirates ' savior, but now this man has had his consciousness erased by the World Government?

What's the difference between this and being dead?!

"Did the bear really go through something like that?!"

Ivankov's face was contorted with rage, his eyes turning red with fury.

This comrade-in-arms who went through life and death with him at God Valley has now become Modified Weapon of the World Government... How could he not be furious?!

"Is there any possibility that he can recover?" Luffy asked, looking up.

If he can regain consciousness, then this bear will be able to come back to life!

Upon hearing Luffy's words, Xi Yan's eyes lit up.

'If I remember correctly, the Pacifista were created by Vegapunk, right?' Xi Yan thought to himself. 'If that's the case, he might also have performed the Kuma modification surgery. Then... is it possible he could restore it?'

If it can be restored, then let the other party bring back the bear's consciousness!

If that still doesn't work... then we'll have to try Ninjutsu.

"I don't know about that," Doflamingo said, shrugging. "But there's a high chance it can't be restored."

Based on his understanding of the World Government, those guys would most likely not give Kuma a chance to resurrect.

After all... those Five Elders are exactly that kind of people!

Hearing Doflamingo's words, the three of them didn't look too happy.

"Alright, let's get down to business," Doflamingo said. "Blood-Eyed Ninja, Xi Yan, would you be willing to join my ranks?"

Xi Yan:???

Luffy:!!!

No, are we trying to undermine him right in front of him?

Don't you treat him like a human being?

"You bastard, what nonsense are you spouting?!" Luffy roared, "Believe me or not, I'll beat you to a pulp!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Luffy threw a punch.

"Don't get so worked up~" Doflamingo, who had dodged Luffy's attack, grinned. "After all, I did give you some decent information, didn't I~"

It would be best to bring this guy under his command, but if not, so be it; he wouldn't force it.

Seeing that Luffy was still about to attack, Doflamingo said, "Aren't you going to save your brother?"

"The navy might be about to take action!"

Upon hearing this, Luffy froze.

"Alright, Ivankov, you take Luffy the Execution platform." Xi Yan stared at Doflamingo and said, "Leave this to me."

"Good."

This time, Ivankov didn't say anything more, just nodded and left with Luffy.

"What, are you planning to fight me?" Doflamingo raised an eyebrow. "Or are you planning to take on both of us by yourself?"

As he spoke, Doflamingo's mind flashed back to the scene where the other party boasted that he would fight three Marine Admiral.

He dared to fight three Admiral, so he probably would dare to fight two of them too.

"If you try to stop me, I won't hesitate to kill you," Xi Yan said with a snort.

Then, ignoring Doflamingo's increasingly grim expression, Xi Yan turned and approached Kuma.

As Xiong looked at Xi Yan approaching, he decisively opened his mouth and began to condense a laser attack.

"Fufufufufu~"

"You don't actually intend to try and wake him up, do you?" Doflamingo sneered. "Give up."

Once consciousness is erased, it's impossible to recover.

Xi Yan ignored the noisy fellow and instead stared at the bear with his Mangekyō Sharingan, saying, "Watch me!"

"Clang!"

"Looking at you?"

Doflamingo, standing to the side, gave a mocking smile upon hearing this.

What good would it do to just look at this guy?

Could it be that he can...?

However, before he could finish this thought, he discovered that the laser in the bear's mouth had gone out.

Doflamingo:???

No, what do you mean?

"So that's how it was..."

Looking at the bear he had subdued, a trace of sadness appeared in Xi Yan's eyes.

Faced with his Illusion, the bear, who had lost consciousness, didn't even try to resist and was directly controlled by him.

Xi Yan knew all too well what this meant.

After a moment of silence, Xi Yan sighed.

'Forget it, now's not the time to think about such things,' Xi Yan murmured to himself. 'Let's finish this war first.'

As for rescuing the bears... we'll talk about that after this war is over!

"Hey, what exactly did you do?"

"Hello!"

"You're so annoying!" Xi Yan glared at Doflamingo and said, "Do I have to kill you before you'll behave?!"

Upon hearing this, Doflamingo's expression immediately darkened. "I've really underestimated you."

"I..."

"Bear, kill him!"

Without giving Doflamingo a chance to waste any more words, Xi Yan ended the call and issued the attack order.

You think he'll listen to you...?

Before Doflamingo could finish speaking, he noticed that Kuma had turned around and opened his mouth to gather his strength.

Then, a terrifying laser beam was fired, heading straight for Doflamingo!

"Whoosh~"

"Boom!!"

Doflamingo, who used his String-String Fruit powers to fly and dodge the attack, was filled with disbelief.

This guy... he actually controlled Kuma, one of the Shichibukai?!

How... how did they do that?!

At this moment, Doflamingo was filled with shock!!!