Pirates: I Can Repel Anything

"Then we can work together more closely."

Chris looked at Hancock, his expression serious. "My goal is to drag the Celestial Dragons down from their pedestal and kill every last one of them."

Hancock was stunned.

This time, she was utterly stunned.

"You..."

"They're the Creators! How dare you... how dare you say that about them?"

At the mention of the Celestial Dragons, Hancock's face went pale, and terror filled her eyes.

The shadow of her past still held enormous power over her.

Even speaking of them frightened her.

"Why wouldn't I dare?"

Chris looked at her with disdain. "Just as I thought. The moment someone mentions the Celestial Dragons, you lose the will to fight and nearly fall apart."

"On the surface, you're proud and cold. You've made quite a show of it."

"But inside, you're riddled with wounds. It would take almost nothing to break you."

"People say there's something hateful about every pitiful person. You're a perfect example."

In his previous life, when Chris had watched Pirate King, he had particularly disliked Hancock's personality.

After the Celestial Dragons hurt her, Hancock buried her true feelings deep inside.

In front of others, she acted forceful and domineering.

Her behavior was downright awful.

So despite her reputation as the most beautiful woman in Pirate King, Chris felt no affection for her.

Otherwise, he could have simply tossed her the clothes earlier. He would never have made her stand up.

He had done it to embarrass her!

(To the readers asking the author not to fawn over Hancock: you've got the wrong idea. Honestly, Hancock's personality at this point is terrible. She's hard to like. Until she changes, Chris will keep disliking her ︿(￣︶￣)︿.)

"You..."

Hancock pointed at the man before her. Her face flushed, then went pale with humiliation and anger.

He had spoken aloud the secret she kept buried deepest in her heart.

How could she bear it?

"Die!"

"Mero Mero Mellow!"

Hancock shaped her hands into a heart. A huge pink heart appeared in an instant and shot toward Chris.

The air trembled, lifting Hancock's hair and making her look even more captivating.

"Mirror Repulsion!"

Chris did not dodge. He slowly raised his right hand and formed a mirror in front of himself.

With a bang, the huge heart bounced away and landed beside the bath.

The spot changed color and instantly turned to stone.

"What?!"

Hancock's beautiful eyes widened, her exquisite face filled with shock.

How was that possible?

Her unbeatable Mero Mero Mellow had been deflected.

"What kind of power is that?"

Hancock knitted her brows. "How can you deflect my attack? How did you do it?"

Chris lowered his right hand and answered calmly.

"I ate the Repel-Repel Fruit. I can repel any attack in the world."

"Your Mero Mero Mellow is unusual, but it's nothing I can't handle."

Chris looked at her. "Doflamingo has already agreed to join the Seven Warlords Alliance. Now it's your turn."

"You want me to join? Do you have the strength to make me?"

With a whoosh, Hancock leaped into the air and swept her right leg toward Chris's head.

"Perfume Femur!"

A fragrant breeze rushed at him, the air trembling faintly with the force of her attack.

"Looks like we'll have to fight after all."

Chris instantly coated his right hand in Armament Haki, spread his fingers, and grabbed for her foot.

With a thud, he caught Hancock's fair-skinned calf.

Whoosh—

At a faint sound, the two vanished from where they stood, as though they had never been there at all.

Less than a second passed.

Before Hancock could react, their surroundings had changed.

Lush greenery surrounded them. Towering trees stood everywhere, and strange flowers and plants covered the ground.

They were clearly on a deserted island.

Hancock froze in astonishment.

She knew this island. It was near Amazon Lily.

Yet he had brought her here in an instant. What terrifying speed.

"Who are you?"

Hancock stared at the man before her, shock written across her flawless face. "What kind of power is this? How are you so fast?"

She suddenly realized that since this man appeared, he had shocked her again and again.

"I'm the man who will change this world."

Chris was as calm as ever. "It's a technique I developed: Repulsion Space."

"This place is big enough. If you want to fight, come at me."

Hancock narrowed her eyes and studied him carefully, trying to figure him out.

He was strikingly handsome, his expression never lost its calm, and he carried the presence of a powerful fighter.

Where had this monster come from?

"You're strong. I acknowledge that."

Hancock stamped the ground. With a bang, she shot toward Chris like lightning.

"But don't underestimate me, you bastard!"

"Perfume Femur!"

Hancock used the same move again, but this time, something was different.

The force behind it had changed completely. It came at him with overwhelming power.

Chris remained composed. He instantly coated his right hand in Armament Haki and slowly raised it to block.

Boom!

An explosion rang out. Dark red lightning flashed into being and danced around them.

The shockwave spread, destroying nearby trees and flowers and sending them crashing down.

"What?!"

Hancock was stunned.

He had shocked her yet again.

Conqueror's Haki.

He possessed that power too.

How could that be?

"You have the makings of a ruler, just like me."

Hancock looked at him, her beautiful face full of conflicting emotions and confusion.

"No. Since when did Conqueror's Haki become so common?"

"You're no ordinary man. Who are you?"

Chris pushed outward with his right hand, forcing Hancock back.

He looked at her and said earnestly, "Boa Hancock, there's something you need to understand."

"You may be a Shichibukai, but you're one of the weakest."

"Don't think having Conqueror's Haki makes you exceptionally strong. You've already fallen far behind."

A mocking look crossed Chris's face. "You became a Shichibukai and thought you could rest easy, as though you were one of the strongest pirates on the seas."

"You hide in the Calm Belt every day, indulging yourself instead of training or trying to improve."

"Honestly, Boa Hancock, if you keep this up, you'll amount to nothing."

(Readers, the author considers Hancock one of the weakest Shichibukai. She doesn't even work hard at training. No matter how talented she is, how strong can she get? (*￣︶￣))

"You..."

Chris had shocked Hancock repeatedly, then kept putting her down.

She was furious and wanted nothing more than to give him a thorough beating.

But she knew perfectly well that she was no match for him.

Then an idea struck her.

"Chris, do you think I'm beautiful?"

Hancock brushed her hair back and gazed at him tenderly, a sweet smile on her exquisite face.

Her voice was clear and lovely, like music from the heavens.

In that moment, Hancock's charm was undeniable. She was utterly captivating.

Her reputation as the most beautiful woman in Pirate King was well deserved.

Unfortunately for her, she had met Chris. Her attempt was doomed to fail.

"Boa Hancock, spare me the little tricks."

Chris slipped his hands into his pockets, his expression as calm as ever. "Now, let's talk about what comes next."

She had failed.

She had actually failed.