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I have launched two new fanfics,
Naruto: I am the Daimyo
Fairy Tail: Wish Magic
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"Doflamingo, why are you here?" Smoker frowned and looked at Doflamingo with obvious displeasure.
Although Doflamingo was a Shichibukai, Smoker didn't like him one bit.
"Fufufu, it seems the Marines like you very much, Ikki," Doflamingo said after arriving at the Marine warship where Ikki was located. He walked over with his characteristic arrogant swagger.
"Whether the Marines like me or not has nothing to do with you, right?" Ikki replied, looking at Doflamingo with a puzzled expression. "It sounds like you came here specifically to find me. I wonder what you want to see me for?"
Logically speaking, he should have no interaction with Doflamingo at this point.
Seeing Doflamingo approaching Ikki, Nami, Nojiko, and the rest of Ikki's crew immediately positioned themselves behind him, watching Doflamingo with wary eyes.
"Fufufu, I'm naturally very curious about someone who can develop swordsmanship that makes Hawkeye interested, but that's not why I came to you this time," Doflamingo said with his sinister smile.
"Then what's it for?"
"Ikki, you attended the auction, didn't you?"
"Auction? I did attend," Ikki replied.
Speaking of this, Ikki remembered that Doflamingo was indeed the owner of the slave auction house.
"Since you were there, you must know how those people ended up unconscious," Doflamingo continued. "My people told me some information. They seemed to have been knocked out by Conqueror's Haki. I can't think of anyone who could do something like that except you. Tell me, what did you do there?"
"So you're here to cause trouble for me because I messed up your business?" Ikki shook his head. "You can't blame me for that. I admit I can use Conqueror's Haki, but there was someone else who did that at the time, not me."
Hearing this, Doflamingo's smile grew even wider.
"Really? Then who are you talking about?"
"If I tell you, will you go cause trouble for him instead?"
"Fufufu, maybe."
"Well, it was Rayleigh who did that. Do you dare go cause trouble for him?" Ikki shrugged nonchalantly.
"Silvers Rayleigh?!" Smoker, Hina, and the other Marines exclaimed. Ikki's words made them feel like they were hallucinating.
"Rayleigh? Ikki, are you kidding me?" Doflamingo frowned deeply.
"Believe it or not," Ikki said, turning to look at Smoker and the others. He took out the sword he had obtained from Rayleigh. "Hina, weren't you just curious about where I went? Actually, I met Rayleigh. As you know, I'm a famous sword hunter. When I meet a skilled swordsman like Rayleigh, I naturally want to see if I can take his sword."
The corner of Ikki's mouth rose as he continued. "I was lucky enough to get this blade from him."
He apologized silently in his heart to Rayleigh, who hadn't yet returned to the Sabaody Archipelago. He didn't want to get involved in the auction house incident, after all, there were many slaves captured by Celestial Dragons involved.
At this moment, Ikki was somewhat grateful that the sword he'd gotten from Rayleigh could still maintain its original appearance.
"Ikki, you mean you defeated Rayleigh?" Hina's eyes widened as she looked at him in disbelief.
"I wouldn't say defeated – that man is incredibly powerful," Ikki replied. "This sword... you could say it was a gift from him to me."
"That man actually appeared in the Sabaody Archipelago?" Hina frowned. She didn't think Ikki would lie about something like this. Rayleigh's appearance made her realize the seriousness of the situation, so she was eager to know more details.
"That's fine, but I don't know why he was in the Sabaody Archipelago," Ikki said. "I can only tell you what I saw. It's really interesting to say – the dignified Rayleigh actually put himself up for auction as an auction item."
He laughed at the absurdity of it.
"Rayleigh? An auction item?" Doflamingo snorted coldly. "Ikki, there has to be a limit to how much you're messing around."
He didn't recognize Rayleigh's sword, and when Ikki mentioned Rayleigh, he only thought it was an attempt to pass the blame.
Just as he was about to press Ikki further about his appearance at the auction house, a strong wind suddenly swept over from nearby.
"Perfume Femur!"
"Hm?" Doflamingo's eyes narrowed as he looked in the direction of the attack with disbelief.
There, his fellow Shichibukai, Empress Hancock, was rapidly approaching his position.
Seeing that Hancock's kick was about to hit him, Doflamingo quickly used his String-String Fruit ability to build a shield of strings in front of himself.
BOOM!
Perfume Femur collided with the string shield, immediately causing a hurricane across the deck of the Marine warship.
"Boa Hancock, what are you doing?" Veins popped up on Doflamingo's forehead. He couldn't understand what the woman in front of him was trying to accomplish.
"Hmph!" Hancock snorted, gracefully flipped her hair, and moved closer to Ikki.
"Ikki, if this monkey wants to cause trouble for you, just tell me," she said with authority. "I'll help you kick him away."