"No. If you had Haki, then even if ice was still ineffective against me, the outcome of this battle would remain uncertain based solely on the physical abilities you possessed after changing forms. All I can say is that I benefited from the fact that ice doesn't work on me."
However, Aokiji clearly disagreed with Hitsugaya Tōshirō's words. He glanced toward the execution platform, a bitter smile tugging at the corner of his lips.
"At the very least, I'm still far from being qualified to freeze flames of that level, let alone from such a great distance."
"Wow, those breasts are really perky!"
"This butt is so bouncy."
"Mmm, this skin is so smooth. It feels so nice to touch."
"Oh my, these little cheeks are so soft and tender!"
"..."
On another part of the battlefield, an odd battle with the largest crowd of spectators was underway.
Or rather, it could not even be called a battle...
No, no, no!
It absolutely could not be called a battle...
This was a one-sided teasing.
The kind of teasing that made every man wish he could take her place.
What a waste of resources, damn it!
How could the teaser be a woman? The one being teased was the world's most beautiful woman, the lofty Pirate Empress! What did those two factors combined mean?
She was completely and utterly the target every man dreamed of conquering.
Yet, at this very moment...
On this battlefield of tens of thousands, that target was being teased into blushing furiously by a woman.
Especially with that bashful expression, coupled with towering fury and utter helplessness, she was simply impossible to look away from.
"Black shorty, you're courting death!"
Boa Hancock's furious roar rang across the battlefield. She was already enraged to the extreme.
But...