Although Esdeath did not appear angry now, there was no emotional component within her.
"How do you plan to handle this?"
Dorag naturally knew his actions were useless. Could an apology alone earn forgiveness?
According to Kuma, his initial plan was to eliminate Esdeath to resolve the Revolutionary Army's future troubles.
"Very simple. Let me kill him."
Esdeath, smiling, looked at Dorag. She could spare him, but Kuma had to stay today.
"Impossible!"
Dorag glanced back at Kuma, who instantly understood his leader's meaning. He raised his hand, preparing to instantly teleport them away.
Seeing their movements, Esdeath did not stop them. Instead, she just watched, calmly uttering four words: "Baltigo."
Just four words instantly stopped Kuma's movements.
Dorag also looked at Esdeath in disbelief. When had their Revolutionary Army's headquarters been exposed?!
And it was known by a Marine!
However...
It was just a headquarters, merely an important contact point. Its impact on them was far less significant than Kuma's importance.
"Kamabakka Kingdom."
Another six words were spoken. At this point, Dorag could no longer remain calm. He frowned, looking at Esdeath.
This Marine in front of him even knew about their other location!
Had there been a traitor in the Revolutionary Army?
"Do you think that after you leave, a document will be placed on Sengoku's desk tomorrow?"
Dorag hesitated, but quickly calmed down and said, "They are merely two outposts. What does it matter if we give them to you?"
He was naturally pained by the loss of two outposts, but now he needed to probe how much Esdeath truly knew about him.
"As you wish."
Esdeath naturally guessed Dorag's thoughts and calmly said, "Ivankov, Inazuma, Belo Betty, Lindbergh..."
"Enough!"
The names were all high-ranking officers of the Revolutionary Army!
Dorag immediately stopped Esdeath, looking at her warily and asking, "What exactly do you want?"
Kill Esdeath?
That was simply not realistic!
Not to mention whether he dared to gamble, if the news reports were true, Esdeath's true strength could rival Whitebeard!
Then, it wouldn't be long before an Admiral was drawn here. At that point, not only Kuma but he himself wouldn't be able to escape!
The Marine could choose not to kill Whitebeard, because no matter how strong Whitebeard was, he was just a pirate with not much ambition.
But he was different. He intended to overthrow the World Government. His danger was far greater than Whitebeard's!
So, if he was surrounded, he would surely die!
"Very simple. Kill Kuma, and I'll let you go."
She raised an eyebrow, naturally confident and unhurried.
Just like the last time Kuma tried to kill her, she wanted to use this information to scare Kuma, just waiting for someone to come and save her.
This was the importance of information!
"Impossible!"
Dorag refused without thinking. Kuma's importance was self-evident; he could not hand Kuma over!
"Then there's nothing more to discuss!"
She raised Hyōrinmaru, its tip pointing at both Dorag and Kuma, her gaze like a sword!
"Wait, we can still negotiate!"
Dorag called a halt to Esdeath, who was about to act, speaking out again.
It wasn't that he was cowardly, but that this battle couldn't be fought. If it started, they would be the ones to suffer losses!
"Alright then, it wouldn't be too much for me to ask for someone from your Revolutionary Army, would it?"
"Who?"
Dorag glanced at Esdeath. No wonder she had been talking for so long without acting; she was planning to ask him for someone.
That made things easier. As long as it wasn't an important person, it wasn't impossible to hand them over.
"Very simple. For you, it's just a nod, and she's far less important than Kuma."
"Belo Betty, hand this woman over to me!"
Lowering Hyōrinmaru, Esdeath looked at Dorag, as if discussing an insignificant matter.
"What?"
Belo Betty!
His Commander!
The user of the Empower-Empower Fruit. It was with her help that he could easily take over those countries.
After all, to fully take over a country, the most important thing was the populace. High-level combat power was just that—combat power.
Didn't Doflamingo also primarily utilize the people of Dressrosa rather than directly seizing it with violence?
So, Betty's importance was no less than Kuma's.
And why would this Marine need the Empower-Empower Fruit?
Instantly, Dorag's gaze became friendly. This female Marine wasn't someone he couldn't deal with. It seemed her ambitions were not small.
As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend!
Having made up his mind, Dorag, holding Kuma who wanted to act, agreed, "Alright, I can hand her over to you, but on the condition that she is not harmed in any way!"
"And you cannot force her to do anything she doesn't like. Otherwise, even if it means sacrificing the Revolutionary Army, I will act against you!"
Esdeath nodded in satisfaction, then placed her hands on her chest and shouted, "Maha Padma!"
World Freeze!
Her Esdeath's heart wasn't that big. Someone inexplicably wanted to kill her, and she was supposed to let him go.
She slowly moved her feet to Dorag's side, raised Hyōrinmaru, and struck down with a single slash.
Swish!
An arm fell to the ground. Then, Esdeath voluntarily released Maha Padma, and time and space returned to normal.
"I agree. Deal."
"This arm will serve as Kuma's apology!"
She stepped on the arm beneath her foot, and the paw pad on the arm slowly disappeared into her palm.
"When?!"
Dorag looked back. Kuma was covering his severed arm, sweating profusely, blood gushing out, yet he made no sound.
He hadn't even reacted to what had just happened!
Dorag also breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he hadn't acted just now, otherwise, he might have truly been stuck there.
Rayleigh watched this scene in shock. It was the same technique as last time, yet he saw nothing.
Observation Haki didn't react either!
This move was truly invincible!
"Just an arm. It's yours."
"Let's go!"
Before leaving, Dorag and Kuma gave Esdeath a deep look.
They would have to be extra careful with this woman in the future. Even after everything was agreed upon, she still attacked Kuma. But at least it was just an arm.
"Don't let the door hit you on the way out!"
Cold air surged from her feet, instantly freezing the arm on the ground. Then, she kicked it, directly crushing the arm in front of the two of them.
Swish!
The two also disappeared from Shakky's bar.
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