Above the harbor.
The wind shrieked like blades.
Hancock shattered the incoming Wind Scythe with a kick, not slowing in the slightest as she sprang off a broken wall.
"Perfume Femur!"
Her long leg swept out.
Shiryu raised his blade to block.
Clang—!
Armament Haki collided head-on. Raiu shuddered violently, its blade humming.
Shiryu did not resist the blow head-on. Borrowing the force of her kick, he slid several meters back, and the instant his toes touched down, his hand was already back on his sword hilt.
"Scythe Rain!"
Whoosh—!
The draw took only an instant; all the naked eye could see was a flash of steel.
Then, the air in front of Hancock twisted across a wide area.
Dozens of invisible Wind Scythes flew out with the slash, pouring densely toward her.
Hancock's gaze sharpened as her Observation Haki rapidly spread.
She leaned aside, ducked her head, and pushed off with her toes, slipping between two Wind Scythes.
Slash!
One Wind Scythe that slipped through grazed her arm. Her clothes tore instantly, and blood seeped out.
Before she could steady herself, another whistle of wind came from behind her.
Hancock spun sharply.
"Perfume Spiral Shattering Dance!"
Bang! Bang! Bang—!
Her long legs swept out in succession.
Every kick carried Armament Haki and petrification power, forcefully shattering several Wind Scythes.
Shiryu narrowed his eyes, Raiu whipping rapidly through the air in his hand.
"Twisting Scythe!"
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—!
A mass of invisible slashes spiraled around the area. Nothing could be seen with the naked eye, save for faint ripples occasionally spreading through the air.
Hancock had only just landed when the paving stones at her feet silently split apart.
She snapped her head aside. A Wind Scythe skimmed past her cheek, followed at once by the sound of wind tearing