Boom!
A burst of flame exploded out of nowhere beside Marigold. If her Observation Haki had not detected the danger and let her dodge ahead of time, Jinx Meow's "Palico Karate" punch would have blasted her head-on.
"Huh? Huh? Huh? What just happened?"
"That little cat clearly didn't take out a bomb, so why was there an explosion beside Lady Marigold?"
Amazon Lily was every bit as isolated as Wano Country, so most people here had no idea what a Devil Fruit was.
"A Devil Fruit ability?"
Of course, as a Devil Fruit user herself who frequently sailed abroad, Marigold could not possibly have been surprised by this. After dodging Jinx Meow's attack, she activated her own Devil Fruit ability, transforming into a half-human, half-snake form.
"There it is! Gorgon's Curse!"
The surrounding spectators cheered again.
"Wow! What a majestic figure!"
"This is the proof of a warrior who defeated the monster Gorgon!"
"Even cursed, Lady Marigold is still so captivating!"
"Mr. Kaido, what are they talking about? This is clearly a Devil Fruit ability."
Hearing the cheers around her, Shirahoshi turned to Kaido Meow in bewilderment.
"That so-called ruler probably didn't tell her people the truth and used 'Gorgon's Curse' as an excuse instead, meow."
Kaido Meow frowned, looking equally puzzled. "But... why, meow? Was it to stop other people from gaining Devil Fruit abilities and threatening her rule, meow?"
"I don't think so, meow." Although Suika Meow was drunk all day long, she could be very sharp when she needed to be. "With how much the people of this country love Boa Hancock, they'd be unlikely to oppose her even if she weren't strong at all. She wouldn't need to go to all this trouble to secure her rule, meow."
"Then maybe there's some other reason we don't