"But I can't agree that they're the top-tier pirates."
"I asked Chris about this before. He said the gap in strength among the Shichibukai was enormous."
Belo Betty took a drag of her cigarette and planted the great flag in front of her. As calm as ever, she said, "Anyway, the strongest Shichibukai is definitely the World's Greatest Swordsman—Hawk-Eye!"
Alvida swung her massive iron club while practicing Armament Haki. With a gentle, charming smile, she added, "Back then, Boa—Hancock's strength ranked near the bottom. Now, she's already surpassed Crocodile and Gecko—Moria."
"Currently, Moria is the weakest among the Shichibukai."
Nami wiped the sweat from her brow and stopped to rest. "I remember Chris saying that Moria used to be a highly promising newcomer."
"Unfortunately, he was severely injured when he challenged Kaido. After that, he never recovered, and his strength kept declining. He had long since fallen out of the ranks of the Shichibukai."
Carmen held a barbell while training her arms and said with a faint smile, "The second strongest is Bartholomew—Kuma."
"Chris said that Tyrant Kuma's Devil Fruit is the inferior version of the Repel-Repel Fruit, and that it possesses many strange abilities as well."
"Eject fatigue, repel all kinds of attacks..."
"Although Doflamingo possesses Conqueror's Haki, if he fought Tyrant Kuma, he would definitely be the one to lose."
Desaya gently lowered her wooden sword and said with a light smile, "Anyway, the Crocodile we have to deal with ranks second from the bottom. He's pitifully weak."
Reiju crossed her legs and supported her fair chin with one hand. In a gentle, dignified tone, she said, "Dracule—Hawk-Eye, Bartholomew—Kuma, and Doflamingo."
"Then Boa—Hancock, the Fish-Man Jinbe, Crocodile, and Gecko—Moria."
"That's the current ranking of the Shichibukai's strength."
Princess Vivi looked at Reiju with a sweet, warm smile. "Chris