One Piece: I Can Repel Everything

Jora rolled her eyes at the two of them and laughed.

"You two putting on a show over here?"

"It's making me sick, ohohoho..."

Gladius nodded and said evenly, "That's how I see it too. It's no fun."

Suddenly, Doflamingo leaned back, covered his face, and burst out laughing with utter arrogance.

"Here it is. The Marines finally have their eye on that guy. Fuffuffuffu..."

At Doflamingo's words, everyone froze for a moment, then hurried to read the newspaper on the table.

Chris the Man in Black—bounty: 100 million Beli!

Now they all understood.

Wasn't this the young man Doflamingo had mentioned? His name was Chris, all right.

"Chris!"

Viola's eyes lit up. A sweet smile spread across her face as she said, "The young master mentioned him a while ago."

"He said he ran into an interesting young man while hunting the traitor Trafalgar Luo. I remember his name was Chris."

Jora shook her plump body and laughed. "What an impressive young man."

"His very first bounty shot straight up to 100 million Beli, ohohoho..."

Pica nodded and said in his usual shrill voice, "No wonder Doffy said that. This guy really is strong."

Diamante agreed.

"He hasn't even entered the Grand Line, yet he's already caused such a stir. He's something else."

Trebol sidled up to Doflamingo, snot dangling from his nose, and spoke quickly. "Hey, hey..."

"Doffy, are we really going to work with this brat?"

"You're our king. How could a brat like him deserve to be your partner?"

Gladius nodded. "That brat doesn't measure up to the Donquixote Family."

Lao G said with perfect calm, "Put simply, he's not worthy. GG..."

Then Doflamingo spoke.

"That's what I thought at first."

"But after I calmed down and thought about it, I had to admit his strength is terrifying."

Doflamingo flexed his fingers lightly and grinned. "When we fought, he pushed me right to the brink."

"I didn't use my ultimate move, but even so, I could see how frighteningly strong the brat was."

"If we'd fought to the death, it's hard to say how it would've ended. Fuffuffuffu..."

Doflamingo's words left everyone stunned.

They had followed Doflamingo for a long time and knew him well.

He looked down on everyone and never took anyone seriously.

Yet here he was, speaking so highly of Chris.

They knew exactly what that meant.

"If the young master says so, then Chris must be terrifying indeed."

Diamante studied the young man in the newspaper and said seriously, "Earning the young master's respect is no easy feat."

Gladius nodded with a smile. "I'd like to meet him right now and see what makes him so special."

"He's so young, yet so powerful. It's unbelievable."

Jora twisted her body and covered her face. "What do you think of catching him and making him my man? Ohohoho..."

"He's so handsome! Chris is really, really handsome. I like him so much."

Pica looked at Doflamingo and frowned, still unable to believe what he had said.

"Doffy, he's no match for you. I'm sure you could kill him if you used your ultimate move."

"How could some brat possibly beat you?"

Trebol sniffled and laughed. "Hey, hey..."

"Doffy is the strongest man alive, destined to become king! No one can beat him. Behehehe..."

Viola said nothing as she listened. Her eyes stayed on the newspaper, as though she meant to see the man in it through and through.

Doflamingo is an arrogant bastard who looks down on everyone. He doesn't take a single person in this world seriously.

If he's saying that, then the fight couldn't have gone the way he claims.

He must have given it everything he had, but he still couldn't do anything to Chris. He couldn't beat him.

In other words, Doflamingo is no match for Chris.

Viola pieced together everything she had heard and carefully analyzed the fight between Doflamingo and Chris.

She was certain her conclusion was right.

She studied Chris's photograph once more, then made up her mind.

I have to find a way to contact Chris. If I can reach him, my country can be saved.

Then Father can rule the country again, and the people can live happily and in peace, free from exploitation and bullying.

Mother, please watch over me from heaven and help me succeed.

If I can restore peace to the country and give its people happy lives, it won't matter if I have to sacrifice myself.

Mother, please watch over me from heaven...

(Bosses, that's Viola's picture above. No need to say more about it. As for why I wrote so much this chapter, and why I spent so long on Viola's thoughts—well, I just like her too much. Her figure really is amazing. What do you think? ︿(￣︶￣)︿.)

Chapter 80

Somewhere in the first half of the Grand Line.

A woman of breathtaking beauty stood by the window of an elegant room.

"Chris, I miss you so much. I really do!"

A gentle breeze stirred Hancock's glossy black hair.

It lifted her red clothes slightly too, making her look even more beautiful.

"What are you doing right now? Are you thinking of me? You must be."

"Should I call Chris now?"

"No, no. Chris must be training. I can't disturb him."

Hancock gazed out at the sparkling, clear-blue sea.

Lost in a daydream, she had no idea what she was saying as she talked to herself.

To be honest, if any other woman had done this, people would have thought she was crazy.

But Hancock's peerless beauty made even this look lovely. Anyone who saw her would be captivated.

Their hearts would be swept away!!

The world's most beautiful woman was irresistible no matter what she did.

Knock, knock, knock...

Marigold's voice came from outside the door. "Sister, we have news of Lord Chris."

"What?!"

Shock.

Utter shock.

Then came wild delight.

Hancock spun around, her eyes shining. "Come in, quickly..."

With a creak, Marigold and Sandersonia hurried inside.

They knew how badly Hancock wanted news of Chris. Neither dared delay.

"Tell me..."

Before either could speak, Hancock asked urgently, "What news? Tell me at once."

Sandersonia strode up to Hancock with a smile. "Sister, we bought a newspaper just now. There's news of Lord Chris in it."

"Here, Sister. Take a look."

She handed Hancock the newspaper rather than explaining further, letting her read it herself.

After all, Hancock wanted to know every detail concerning Chris. A quick account from the two of them would never satisfy her.

Hancock opened the newspaper at once and scanned it.

"Ah..."

The moment she saw Chris's photograph, her eyes lit up and delight filled her exquisite face.

"Chris really is in the newspaper! Hooray! This is wonderful."

Marigold and Sandersonia nodded and smiled. "Yes, Lord Chris is in the newspaper. What wonderful news."

Both of them thought the world of Chris.

Simply put, they already regarded him as their brother-in-law and accepted him as such.

Hancock paid no attention to them. Smiling to herself, she murmured,

"So handsome. He's so handsome..."

She studied his photograph carefully, from top to bottom and left to right, taking in every detail.

"That's the man I've fallen for. He looks wonderful no matter when I see him."

"Oh, I adore him so much..."

Marigold and Sandersonia exchanged a look and shrugged helplessly.

Their sister wasn't reading the article at all. She was staring at Chris's photograph.

She looked utterly lovestruck!!

They knew that unless they reminded her, Hancock would keep gazing at the photograph forever.

Marigold had no choice but to speak up. With a small smile, she asked, "Sister, won't you read the news about Lord Chris?"

Sandersonia added, "Yes, Sister. It has the latest news about him."

Their reminder snapped Hancock out of her lovestruck daze.

"That's right. How could I forget?"

After murmuring to herself, she began reading the article intently.

Marigold and Sandersonia exchanged another look, both smiling wryly.

Their sister was wonderful in every way, but she was far too consumed by love.

She was utterly bewitched!!

Most of the time, she was fine. But the moment someone mentioned Chris, their sister drifted into a daydream.

She forgot everything else and went on murmuring about Chris without stopping.

The two of them had reported it to Elder Nyon and asked her to think of a solution.