Big Mom Takes on Garp and Sengoku

Of course.

Dracule Mihawk and the other Shichibukai joined the fight as well.

They might not have considered themselves lackeys of the Celestial Dragons, but they were Shichibukai in name. The people above had summoned them here for their strength. Why else would they have called them?

They weren't fools, either. Even if they were only putting on a show, they had to make a move. At least then, the people above couldn't claim the Shichibukai had done nothing and strip them of their titles.

Mihawk and even Gecko Moria might not have cared.

But it was different for Empress Boa Hancock. She needed the Shichibukai title to protect Amazon Lily.

Besides,

Hancock needed to help Straw Hat Kid Luffy escape.

So of course she had to act!

Without another word!

Hancock charged straight into the battlefield. After trading a few blows with Smoothie, one of the Big Mom Pirates' Three Sweet Commanders, she headed toward Jinbe, who had Luffy with him.

Likewise,

When the remaining Shichibukai saw Hancock make her move, they joined the fight.

But none of them could hold back Big Mom. At most, Katakuri and the others kept them occupied.

Even Mihawk was no exception.

Of course.

Mihawk, the World's Greatest Swordsman, had been holding back the whole time. For all his talk of wanting to test himself against this person or that, he had never truly shown his strength. He had spent almost the entire battle going through the motions.

Perhaps,

If anyone deserved an award for best actor, it was Mihawk. His performance was certainly convincing enough to win one.

Even if the Celestial Dragons blamed the Shichibukai for failing to fight, they couldn't lay that charge on Mihawk.

After all, he could simply say, "I fought. What was I supposed to do if