One Piece : Winged Dragons of the Beast Pirates

"Conqueror's Haki?"

Black Maria, who was watching the battle, couldn't help but exclaim, "She has it too?"

That was the rarest trait of a king, only found in one in a million people!

And now, there were three people on this ship who possessed it?

Yamato could no longer hold back and launched herself forward. "Thunder Eight Trigrams!"

"Perfume Femur!"

Hancock moved without any hesitation, leaping forward and delivering a flying kick.

The iron club and Hancock's toes suddenly collided.

The difference was that Yamato's iron club was pure white, while Hancock's toes were completely pitch black.

With a loud crash, a strong gust of wind howled as Yamato was forced to fly backward in a disheveled manner.

"Yamato was knocked back?"

Law's mouth, which had been zipped shut, opened again. "This woman!!"

Law was very clear about Yamato's strength. Even with someone like Ian, who was an anomaly, Yamato's power was monstrous.

Aside from Ian, no one aboard the Golden Dragon could match her in a one-on-one battle.

But now, Yamato had been kicked back by just one strike?

Ian, however, was not surprised in the slightest.

Hancock was strong.

During the previous battle at Amazon Lily, she had effortlessly overpowered the Marine Headquarters' Rear Admirals.

This strength, of course, was not developed after returning to Amazon Lily.

When in Mariejois, she was likely used as a battle slave, right?

Her strength was forged in fear and despair.

"You're pretty strong!"

Yamato landed but wasn't angry. Instead, her eyes lit up.

If Hancock had a romantic mindset, then Yamato had a battle-oriented one. She could be said to be in the same lineage as Kaido-sensei—she loved facing opponents with such strong abilities!

"Then I'll go all out too!"

A cold wind immediately spread across the deck, and the white werewolf appeared with great elegance.

"Samurai Ice Fang!"

Yamato opened her mouth and exhaled. Under the influence of the Life-Return, the breath, which should have been like mist, now condensed into a beam of laser-like precision.

A Mythical Zoan type, huh?

Hancock took a deep breath. "Then let's do this!"

The black-haired girl leapt into the air, dodging Yamato's breath attack while lightly tapping her lips with her left hand. She then drew out a large heart shape.

With a gentle pull from her right hand on the heart, it instantly transformed into a bow and crossbow ready to fire.

"Slave Arrow!"

Countless pink arrows rained down from the sky, storming toward Yamato.

"Phantom Blade!"

Yamato swung her club, and an icy slash shot upwards.

However, the white slash was immediately turned into stone upon contact with the falling arrows, helplessly falling to the ground.

"Eh! It turned to stone!"

Yamato, surprised, swiftly retreated to avoid Hancock's shots. During the battle on Amazon Lily, she arrived late and hadn't witnessed Hancock using her abilities.

But her retreat caused a large area of the deck to turn into stone.

Ian twitched his mouth.

Of course, Yamato wasn't just retreating. She used Soru, her body flickering like a phantom on the deck.

Hancock couldn't aim properly anymore.

"Mahoroba!"

With a mighty swing of her club, Yamato released a sharp shockwave toward Hancock in the sky.

"Perfume Femur!"

As Hancock landed, she casually kicked and exploded the incoming shockwave.

But before she could touch the ground…

"God's Foot: White Serpent Strike!"

Yamato had already dashed toward her like lightning.

"Great Slave Arrow!"

The heart in Hancock's hand expanded, and she shot a massive arrow with a backward pull. It shot through the air like a missile.

Yamato had to change her tactics mid-air, leaping up, spinning her iron club. "Inaba!"

"Slave Ballista."

Hancock pushed the heart-like bow and arrow upward, and to her surprise, the heart ballooned as it flew, turning into a massive heart crashing toward Yamato.

Ian raised an eyebrow. "Is this possible?"

But after a moment's thought, he realized that if the Love Fruit's ability could turn into arrows, then what was wrong with sending a heart-shaped attack?

Boom!

The heart was instantly shattered by Yamato's iron rod, but at the same time, Yamato had already stepped through the air and dashed away, fearing being petrified.

"Perfume Femur Magna!"

At that moment, Hancock launched herself from below, sending a flying kick towards Yamato.

Ian shook his head.

"Careless, Hancock."

Yamato was just waiting for you to get close.

You excel at close combat, but Yamato is even better.

As expected, Yamato's eyes lit up instantly. "Thunder Bagua!!"

The iron rod and Hancock's toes collided once again.

But this time, it was different.

Hancock was instantly sent crashing downward like a meteor, her face pale.

Such immense strength!

"Don't think you can escape!"

Yamato surged forward like a relentless pest, shouting, "Gandhari: Dragon's Strike!!"

The iron rod transformed into a violent downpour.

Hancock gritted her teeth. "Perfume Femur!"

Her toes met the iron rod, and the clash between the two caused the entire ship to tremble slightly. The resulting gust of wind even made Ian squint his eyes.

Hancock had already fallen below.

A simple kick wasn't enough to petrify Yamato's Conqueror's Haki. Although Yamato couldn't freeze her, Yamato's strength was much greater.

And although Yamato hadn't fully mastered Observation Haki yet, she was nearly there. With her beast-like instincts, she had no fear of competing with Hancock in a fast-paced attack.

It came very suddenly.

"Oh! So that's it! I finally understand!"

Yamato suddenly let out a laugh.

Ian's eyes widened.

He saw that the iron rod in Yamato's hand was already stained with a streak of black.

So you're going for a last-minute breakthrough, huh?

You're the protagonist, or I'm the protagonist?

Ian remembered that when he mastered the Armament haki hardening, it was after a fight with Marco, and he hadn't even mastered it during the fight.

As the Armament haki progressed further, the power of Yamato's iron rod suddenly increased.

"It's over!"

The white-haired girl smiled proudly. "Thunderous Bagua!"

So now that you've mastered Armament haki hardening, you're daring to use Thunderous Bagua, huh?

If you learned Emission Armament haki, wouldn't that be the Great Thunderclap Bagua?

Ian stared blankly.

Although it was a downgraded version of Thunderous Bagua, Yamato's attack was indeed powerful enough to send Hancock flying.

Even worse, Hancock's right foot was directly frozen!

The black-haired girl landed, but before she could get up, the deck was instantly frozen with ice, trapping her on the ground.

Just as she was about to break free from the ice, Yamato had already landed beside her, the gleaming iron rod pressed against her forehead.

"You've lost!"

Yamato grinned.

Hancock's body stiffened instantly, and her face turned pale.

Ian sighed upon seeing this. He needed to do something, or Hancock would really die right here.

So, Ian said,

"After this, those matters should end here, Hancock."

Hancock's body trembled, and the girl blankly turned to look at Ian.

Ian said meaningfully,

"Admiration is the most distant emotion from understanding."

A famous line!

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