One Piece: The Arm of Fate

"No!"

The little girl turned pale instantly, but she still jumped out with gritted teeth, opened her arms, and stood in front of the bear.

Unfortunately, the size difference was too big. She was only 20 cm tall and couldn't even block the bear's face.

"Mr. Bear is a good man, Dover! Let him go! As long as you don't hurt him anymore, I will follow you back obediently and won't run away again!"

"Fufufufufufufu... Let him go?"

Doflamingo tilted his head and looked down at the small figure condescendingly:

"What nonsense are you talking about, Mansherry? You and him are both trophies that I must take back."

He gently hooked his fingers, and invisible silk threads instantly wrapped around Mansherry's limbs, lifting her up and hanging her in the air.

"This man is a rare Bakanni. Although he pretends to obey my orders, his body is valuable and can be used as a bargaining chip with the World Government."

"Besides, this guy is incredibly strong. I set so many traps before I finally caught him. How can I let him go just because of your words?"

"Woo!"

Mansherry struggled, tears welling up in her eyes, but she refused to let them fall stubbornly, "You... you bad guy!"

"Bad guy? Hehehehehehe!"

Doflamingo laughed even more wildly, "Whatever you say, little thing, anyway—"

"Let her go."

A cold voice suddenly interrupted him.

Immediately, a flash of cold light streaked through the air!

Swish!

A sword energy slashed through, and several silk threads broke at the same time. Mansherry's body fell from the air and was caught steadily by a rough big hand.

"Are you okay?" Jack lowered his head and smiled honestly.

"Thank you, I'm fine!" Mansherry was still in shock and hurriedly said, "That guy is very strong, you have to be careful..."

"Don't worry."

Jack laughed and looked up at the figure walking forward step by step, "With Vice Captain Kuina here, this guy can't do anything to you anyway."

"Hey..."

Doflamingo frowned and looked over with some displeasure.

The one who made the move was a very young black-haired girl, who sheathed her sword expressionlessly.

The face looked familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.

"A wanted criminal? The one who can leave a little impression on me should be a supernova with a bounty of over 100 million."

Doflamingo suddenly pushed up his sunglasses, showing an interested look:

"With a sword... Hey, wait... I seem to remember, you little girl, aren't you the vice captain of the End Pirates with a bounty of 200 million Baileys... Kuina, the sword master of the Rain Slasher!"

"It's an adventure group. Don't compare me with you, pirate."

Kuina said coldly.

"What's the difference!"

Doflamingo glanced at the rest of the people, "Then the rest of you are also cadres of the End. I see, after that man died, you didn't scatter like birds and beasts, but hid in places like this..."

"Fufufufufu!"

He spread his arms and grinned exaggeratedly, "Interesting, interesting! There is such an unexpected gain. If I remember correctly, the bounties on all of you seem to be not low. Now that you have no leader, would you consider joining my army..."

"This dead monster, he came up and talked a lot of nonsense. He deserves a beating."

He was interrupted again. Nami crossed her arms unhappily, turned her head and asked, "Who is he?"

"Doflamingo, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea."

Robin smiled slightly and calmly said, "A very famous man, the user of the Paramecia String-String Fruit. His original bounty was as high as 340 million Baileys."

"Paramecia? The bounty is only over 300 million? That's all!"

Nami sneered and looked at the other party with disdain. "You said you wanted to recruit us. I thought you were a powerful guy. In the end, you're so old and only have such a small bounty. Don't you think it's shameful?"

That was the original bounty!

It happened many years ago!

Where did this wild girl come from? Can the bounty of the Seven Warlords be increased?!!

Doflamingo's face darkened, and veins on his forehead bulged. He was about to say something when Nami interrupted again: "Sister Robin, who's the man lying on the ground?"

"It's a bear."

Robin said softly, "I met him once before on Drum Island. The captain had a very good impression of him. We can barely be considered old friends."

"So, on one side is a dead demon with a grumble, and on the other side is my brother's friend."

Nami suddenly realized and clapped her hands with her fists, "Then it seems obvious who we should help."

"Sister Kuina!"

She put her hands in front of her mouth and squeezed them into a trumpet shape, "Then I'll leave it to you. Knock him down, don't show mercy, OVER!"

"Fufufufufufu..."

Doflamingo was so angry that he almost laughed, "What do you think I am... a bunch of ignorant brats!"

If Shano himself were still alive...

These people would have the capital to talk like this in front of him. Due to Shano's reputation and strength, he could just bear it.

But Shano is dead! Attacked from both sides by the Four Emperors and the Navy Admirals, he couldn't be more dead!

Without the captain's protection, how dare they be so arrogant in front of a powerful man from the New World like him?

Swish—

A sharp sword energy suddenly attacked from the side. Doflamingo dodged hastily, but a corner of his feather coat was still cut off.

Kuina held the Wado Ichimonji and said coldly:

"You talk too much. If you want to fight, fight. If you don't dare, get out. I'll protect these two people!"

"Very good... very good!"

Doflamingo laughed in anger, "Since you insist on seeking death, let me fulfill your wish! Remnants of Shano!"

Five-Colored Strings!

He suddenly opened his right hand, and five sharp silk threads shot out like venomous snakes!

Kuina narrowed her eyes slightly, and her Observation Haki activated fully.

In her perception, time seemed to slow down. Each of the deadly silk thread trajectories was clearly visible.

Step Forward Slash!

Her figure flashed and dodged continuously like teleporting, even faster than "Shave."

When she appeared again, she had evaded all the threads and was already behind Doflamingo, slashing down with a cold gleam in her eyes.

Not good!

Doflamingo's pupils shrank, and he quickly dodged, but his cheek and shoulder were still scratched, bleeding.

Can it break my defense?

Has she mastered Armament Haki too...

Doflamingo wiped the blood on his cheek and narrowed his eyes.

She had mastered both forms of Haki and also had good swordsmanship...

He had underestimated her.

But this level is still not enough to challenge him!

Doflamingo shot a thread into the sky and attached himself to the clouds, lifting off.

"Hey!" Nami stomped her foot, frustrated. "What are you doing? Running away?"

"Running away?"

Doflamingo sneered from above.

No, he wasn't running.

He just wanted to fight without being approached. Up here, he could unleash his powers without restraint!

"Now let me show you... my true strength!"

He raised his right hand high, then slammed down:

"Lower the Rogue Line!"

Five thick threads shot down with a piercing sound toward Kuina's head!

Swish—

Sensing danger, Kuina dodged just in time.

Boom!

The threads embedded deep in the ground, carving out a gully more than ten meters deep.

In the rising dust, Kuina stood firm, sword in hand, eyes gleaming coldly.

"Steel Flash!"

A raging tornado burst forth, sweeping toward Doflamingo!

Swordsmanship that controls wind? Devil Fruit user?

Doflamingo raised an eyebrow but didn't panic.

He quickly weaved a massive spider web in the air:

"Spider Web Wall!"

The tornado clashed with the silk web, and for a moment they were locked. Then—

Boom!

The web snapped, and the tornado struck Doflamingo directly.

What?!

His web had been broken?

I can't block this head-on!

In a split second, Doflamingo shot higher into the air to avoid the blow.

Below, Kuina frowned. She knew her tornado couldn't threaten aerial foes like Doflamingo for long.

So she shifted tactics.

Moon Step!

She launched herself into the air, closed the gap, and slashed again.

Doflamingo tried to dodge, but—

Slash!

Blood burst out from his shoulder. A deep wound down to the bone!

"You're the first newcomer to make me go all out!"

With a roar, Doflamingo released—

Conqueror's Haki!

The sky darkened. The clouds formed a vortex. Lightning crackled.

He looked down like a god, eyes glowing with red light.

"Are you ready to bear the wrath of Tenyaksha, little girl?"

Kuina's face turned serious.

But at that moment—

Crack!

Black and red lightning exploded from the edge of the island and shot into the sky!

"Fu..."

Doflamingo's laughter stopped.

The sky he had dominated was split apart by an even more terrifying aura!

His Conqueror's Haki recoiled!

Who is it?!

Then—

Boom!!!

A thousand-meter-high water pillar exploded. A figure surrounded by black and red lightning soared into the sky.

Wet black hair clung to his forehead.

The man took a breath, then slowly turned.

A handsome, familiar face came into view.

Doflamingo's pupils shrank. His body froze. Cold sweat poured down his face.