Sables of Okama Country

"Ace... I'm here to save you!"

After leaving Whitebeard's shoulder, Jiang Lin shouted at the top of his lungs toward the platform. Dense cracks spread from his hands, shattering the air around him.

"One minute has elapsed. Bird-Bird Fruit, Model: Phoenix copied."

"One minute has elapsed. Tremor-Tremor Fruit copied."

As Jiang Lin unleashed a presence that shook the heavens, two system messages flashed through his mind.

"That's the Tremor-Tremor Fruit! D can actually copy Whitebeard's Devil Fruit power!"

"D's ability is terrifying! He can copy Devil Fruits!"

The Marine Soldiers stared at the vibrations rolling off Jiang Lin's hands, their faces filled with shock and fear.

Jiang Lin could copy Devil Fruit powers—even one as formidable as the Tremor-Tremor Fruit. His ability was enough to make the whole world tremble.

"Jiang Lin... Jiang Lin... you... you really... didn't lie to me!"

Atop the Execution Platform, tears burst from Ace's eyes like water through a broken dam. His body shook as he looked at Jiang Lin, overcome with relief and gratitude.

Ace had been worried about Luffy's safety. Now that he saw Jiang Lin hadn't betrayed him, the weight on his heart finally lifted. If Jiang Lin hadn't turned on him, then Luffy had to be safe.

"Heh... I told you I'd come to Marineford and get you out, and I meant it! Just wait—I'm coming to save you!"

With that, Jiang Lin switched Devil Fruit Cards and jumped off the Moby Dick.

"Multiple Devil Fruit Cards detected. Dual loading access unlocked. The host may place a Devil Fruit Card in each Devil Fruit Loading Device to gain the corresponding abilities."

Just as Jiang Lin pulled out a Devil Fruit Card to load it, a system message appeared. The Devil Fruit Loading Device on the virtual screen before him replicated in an instant, leaving two identical devices in front of him.

"Dual loading... Does that mean I can use two Devil Fruit powers at once from now on?"

Jiang Lin's face lit up as he looked at the two identical devices. Gaining this ability at such a critical moment would be a tremendous help in what came next.

"Stop him!"

The Marine Soldiers saw Jiang Lin move and immediately swung their rifles toward him.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A hail of dark bullets flew straight at Jiang Lin.

"Sand-Sand Fruit (enhanced by Hormone-Hormone Fruit) and Glint-Glint Fruit (enhanced by Ice-Ice Fruit, Venom-Venom Fruit, and Love-Love Fruit) loaded. Duration: ten minutes. Cooldown: thirty seconds."

Facing the wall of gunfire, Jiang Lin swiftly loaded two Devil Fruit Fusion Cards and charged forward with a smile.

With dual loading unlocked, Jiang Lin could clearly feel that his tolerance for Devil Fruit powers had improved.

Previously, loading a single Devil Fruit Card enhanced by three other fruits had already pushed his body to its limit.

This time, the cards in his two devices contained the powers of six Devil Fruits, yet Jiang Lin felt no severe side effects or physical strain.

Clearly, the new access had made using Devil Fruit powers far easier for him than before.

"Sables of Okama Country!"

At Jiang Lin's quiet shout, a small sandstorm formed in his right hand and swept toward the bullets and Marine Soldiers ahead.

Jiang Lin's Sables was distinctly different from Mr. 0's. Mr. 0's filled the air with yellow sand, while Jiang Lin's carried a thick red mist. That strangely alluring mist was Female Hormones.

"What is this sandstorm? Why is it red? Ah... stop it!"

The rough male voices quickly turned into alluring female voices after touching the sandstorm.

When the hundreds of Marine Soldiers caught in it returned to the ground, they had all become beautiful young women in marine uniforms, with curvy figures and lovely voices.

"Ah! What... what happened to me?"

The Marine Soldiers felt the new curves on their bodies and cried out in disbelief. Their combative nature had vanished with the change, replaced by a desire for true Justice—world peace!

"Haha... I can't believe it worked!"

Jiang Lin looked at the group of young women in marine uniforms before him, thoroughly pleased with the result—though not for the reason one might think. Ever since acquiring the Hormone-Hormone Fruit, he had carefully considered how to use it.

Using it directly and becoming like Ivankov was clearly not for him. But when he saw Mr. 0's Sand-Sand Fruit, it struck him that combining the two might produce an unexpected effect.

Fast-moving sand could easily scrape skin. Once the Female Hormones coating the grains entered an enemy's body through those cuts, he could change their sex without touching them.

"Watch out! Don't let D's sandstorm hit you! Otherwise... otherwise, you'll turn into a woman!"

The marines' warning drew mocking smiles from the nearby Whitebeard Pirates.

"Hahaha... Nicely done, D! Turn all the marines into women! Not only will we beat them, we might even end up marrying into the Marines! Hahaha!"

The Whitebeard Pirates' hearty laughter left the Marine Soldiers furious and terrified. They didn't want to become women, much less the Whitebeard Pirates' women.

But ordinary Marine Soldiers had no way to counter Jiang Lin's ability. Dealing with him would require a senior marine officer or one of the Shichibukai.

"Move aside! Let me through."

Just as the Marine Soldiers stood at a loss, a beautiful figure passed through their ranks and stepped onto the front line.

"Lady Boa Hancock! You're here! Thank goodness!"

The marines at the front excitedly cleared a path for her.

The Empress strode up to Jiang Lin in red high heels. With one hand pointing at the ground and her head held high, she struck an imperious pose and pointed at him with the other.

"D! As a member of the Shichibukai, I challenge you! You shall not take another step forward. And why? Because I am breathtakingly beautiful!"

As the Empress spoke, the words "breathtakingly beautiful" seemed to carry an endless magic, echoing across the battlefield.