Liu Qing paid no mind to what the people around him thought. He went over to the Execution Platform and sat down, watching Annie, Luffy, and the others fight the Blackbeard Pirates below.
Back on Drum Island, while training Annie, Liu Qing had mischievously thought of Kyo Kusanagi's skills from The King of Fighters. When changing Annie's fighting style, he had simply copied all of Kyo Kusanagi's moves.
These included Goufu You, Hundred Style: Oniyaki, Kotsuki You, Shichijuugo Shiki Kai, Orochinagi, Mu Shiki, Hyaku Nijuu Hachi Shiki: Kyu Shou, Hyaku Nijuu Go Shiki: Nanase, Hyaku Nijuu Nana Shiki: Yatsukane, Hyaku Nijuu Yon Shiki: Rokutsui, Hyaku Juu Go Shiki: Togikami, Yonhyaku Ichi Shiki: Tsumi Yomi, Yonhyaku Ni Shiki: Batsu Yomi... and so on.
Annie's current fighting style was the polar opposite of her old one. Before, she had been little more than a squishy mage-and an underdeveloped one who dealt hardly any damage at that. Now she was a battle mage, tough enough to take hits thanks to learning Haki, with high damage and decent close-combat attacks.
"Zehahaha! You're pretty strong, little lady! Why not join my crew? Whitebeard's old. He can't dominate the seas anymore. This is our era now! Follow me and become a ruler of this world. Wouldn't that be great?" Even as Blackbeard fought fiercely against Annie, he did not forget to try recruiting her.
Annie remained completely unmoved. Her heart held only hatred for Blackbeard and loyalty to Whitebeard. She shouted furiously, "Dream on, Teach! Pops is the World's Strongest Man! Orochinagi!"
With Annie's furious shout, the blue flames around her suddenly surged like a raging tide, as though they would swallow the entire world. A huge mass of flames began gathering in her palm, compressing again and again under her control.
Under this extreme compression,