"Of course... that's not it..."
Upon seeing Mr. 3, he leaned over to ask for his opinion. The two had always worked closely together, so Buggy naturally told him everything without any intention of hiding anything.
"Hey... then why are you still..."
Mr. 3 was taken aback by Buggy's answer and, remembering what Bucky had said before, couldn't help but ask again.
Shh... Keep your voice down, don't let those idiots hear you. Can't you see I'm leading you all around in circles?
"Go find World to duel? I'm not stupid enough to do that thankless task. Besides, you know my strength. Now, just pretend nothing's wrong and help me fool these guys. We'll go out after the battle, understand?"
Seeing Mr. 3's strong reaction, Buggy immediately covered his mouth with his hand and whispered an explanation in his ear.
"I understand, but dragging this out isn't a solution. What will you do if these idiots find out?"
Mr. 3 nodded in understanding, then looked worried and asked him.
"We'll stall for as long as we can. If we really can't stall any longer, we can follow in the footsteps of those two Shichibukai and pick up the pieces from behind. That way, we won't have to take such a risk..."
Now listen to me, pretend you know nothing, and just follow me. I promise I won't go to my death...
Mr. 3, remembering their experience working together in prison, knew that the other was very protective of his life and wouldn't take such a risk so easily. Therefore, he stopped worrying and followed behind Buggy, continuing to trick the pirates behind them.
"Hey, Mohji, isn't something wrong? We think we just passed this spot. Could it be that the captain got it wrong, or maybe he..."
"Shh... keep your voice down. As the animal trainer, I already know about this. The captain is probably leading us in circles. You know the captain's character, right? He wouldn't easily put himself in danger. All we need to do now is pretend we don't know anything, and leave the rest to the captain. We don't need to worry about it..."
"Uh... okay!!"
Behind them, Buggy and Mohji exchanged glances.
Cabaji and Mohji, who had followed Buggy from the East Blue and were his subordinates, knew their captain's character well and were also aware that their group was currently going around in circles. For their own safety, they did not speak up to expose the situation and pretended to be unaware as they followed behind.
Ta-da-ta-da...
Sizzle sizzle sizzle!!
"Huh? Where am I again? Where are you, World? Come out now! I want to fight you one-on-one! Stop hiding... World!!"
After running for a while, the two arrived at an empty room surrounded by steel spikes, but they still couldn't see World. Luo Chen couldn't help but shout loudly into the room, trying to provoke him out with words.
"Luo... Luo Chen, even if you call him that, I don't think World will..."
Hancock followed him in, and seeing him shouting his name in front of her, trying to provoke him with this trick, even Hancock couldn't help but think it was a bit of a fantasy. She was about to say something to persuade him when, before she could finish speaking, World's voice rang out in the room.
"Welcome, Pirate Empress Boa Hancock, Luo Chen the Blasphemer! Welcome to my ship, you two Shichibukai!"
Although it's a bit late to say this, I've prepared quite a welcome gift for you! You two are no ordinary people to have made it this far, so I, B World, will personally entertain you for this final step!
With that, World came down from the upper level and stood in front of Luo Chen and the other person.
"Hmph, I'm not worthy of your welcome gift. Enough with the words, let's get started. I specially took a shortcut from the New World to find a worthy opponent like you, I don't have time to chat with you here..."
The moment Luo Chen saw World appear, he was already prepared for battle and challenged him with high spirits.
"Oh, lol... that's exactly what I was thinking!!"
Buzz...
As soon as World finished speaking, a terrifying aura surged from him, colliding with the aura released by Luo Chen opposite him.
The battle was about to break out, and time travel could happen at any moment. Just then, as the two roared and were about to charge at each other, a melodious voice, like celestial music, interrupted them.
clatter...
"Wait, Luo Chen. Could you please let me settle things with him first before you make your move?"
At that moment, Hancock stepped forward and stood in front of Luo Chen, interrupting the two of them and causing their accumulated momentum to dissipate instantly.
"What's going on? What a domineering woman! Tell me, what are you trying to do by stopping us, Pirate Empress??"
Upon seeing this, World threw his head back and laughed loudly.
"Enough with the nonsense, World. I'm asking you, where are my sisters now? Are they alright?"
Hancock glared at him, her beautiful eyes wide with anger, and questioned him sternly.
"What? You mean that... Byojack?!"
When Hancock asked about her two sisters, World suddenly remembered that he had apparently tied up Marigold and Sonia to lure her over, something he had completely forgotten. So he gave instructions to Byojack on the other end of the Visual Den Den Mushi behind him.
Click click...
Upon hearing World's summons, Byojack pulled the lever, and an iron cage containing Marigold and Sonia slowly rose from the open space between the three of them, eventually towering above their heads.
" Marigold, Sonia..."
Upon seeing her sister safe and sound, Hancock couldn't help but shout out.
"Sister~~"
Marigold and Sonia, inside the cage, responded anxiously.
Ta-da-ta-da...
"Damn it, release Marigold and Sonia at once..."
Seeing that her two sisters seemed to be being treated unfairly, Hancock couldn't hold back her anger and ran towards World with her long legs.
"Hey la la la la... You've come at the perfect time... Byojack!!"
Seeing Hancock running angrily toward him, World was not afraid and called on Byojack, who was in the monitoring room, to take action.
Crack... Boom
In the monitoring room, Byojack heard World's call and flipped another gate. The chain hanging from the top of the iron cage was suddenly opened, and the cage swayed in the air a few times before plummeting down.
Wow...
At the same time, a very strong flame rose from the hole directly below them; one can imagine what would happen to the two of them if they fell in.
"Oh no, Marigold, Sonia..."
Seeing her sister in danger, Hancock abandoned World and leaped toward the falling iron cage, intending to kick it open to prevent them from falling into the crossfire.
brush...
call out!!
"What? A moment of carelessness could cost you your life. You distracted the Pirate Empress... Moa Moa Tenfold Speed!"
Seizing this rare opportunity, World covered his entire body in Armament Haki, activated his ability, and his speed increased dramatically. He arrived in front of Hancock in a flash, raising his right leg, which was wrapped in Armament Haki, and swept it towards her.
"That... that might not be the case!!"
"Shave!!"
call out...
If she were to be kicked, even Hancock probably wouldn't be able to withstand it completely and would likely fall into the sea of fire. Naturally, Luo Chen wouldn't stand idly by. He stomped his heel on the ground at Extreme Speed, activated the Six Powers of Shave, and instantly appeared in front of World. He punched the iron cage with one hand and used his other foot to hook the airflow and connect with World's black leg.
boom...
The cage was overturned and crashed onto the floor beside it, the door was flung open, allowing Marigold and Sonia to walk out.
The two men's feet collided in mid-air, and the resulting powerful gust of air threw Hancock behind him back onto the ground.
The strong cyclone caused the flames below to recede and nearly go out.
Swoosh...
Da!! Da!!
The next moment, the two separated and returned to the floor, their eyes fixed on each other, scrutinizing each other from head to toe.
They attempt to find weaknesses in their opponent and then launch Storm of attacks.