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Although it was unclear what the purpose of Onigumo and others was, since someone came looking for trouble, Ikki naturally didn't mind using tactics.
And the effect of Conqueror's Haki was also very good.
Although Ikki was just standing there, Conqueror's Haki was just surrounding him.
But Ikki could clearly feel the seriousness on the expressions of Onigumo and Vergo.
The Marines behind them who were originally shouting also fell silent for an instant.
"Ikki, what are you doing? Put away your Conqueror's Haki!"
Hina frowned, and the hand on Ikki's waist directly twisted the area around his waist.
"Ha, Hina. I'm dealing with them stopping my partners right now. Everything is fine normally, but at this time..."
"Please don't disturb me!"
Ikki smiled and looked at Hina beside him.
The dominating look in his eyes made Hina unconsciously let go of her hand on Ikki's waist.
"I know... I know. There must be some misunderstanding - just don't be impulsive. Think of Vice Admiral Gion, think of your... friends."
Hina pursed her lips. She was shocked by Ikki's dominance, and her tone couldn't help but slow down. She even subconsciously mentioned friends.
At the same time, she also brought up Gion to let Ikki calm down.
Although she wasn't very polite to Ikki, she was really worried that something might happen that would affect the relationship between Ikki and the Marines.
'Friend? Does Hina already consider Ikki a friend?'
Hina glanced at Ikki, feeling a little surprised by the word friends she had subconsciously mentioned.
"Don't worry, if there's any misunderstanding, I naturally won't do anything bad. After all, I don't want to lose my friend."
Ikki glanced at Hina unexpectedly, immediately laughed and put away his Conqueror's Haki.
Now that the shock effect had been achieved, he was also unwilling to continue using Conqueror's Haki while maintaining his Innate Demon Slayer Mark.
"Say it, you two. What are you trying to do by stopping me? I'm very pressed for time."
"If you two don't have anything important to do, leave us. Don't delay us from appreciating the scenery of Fish-Man Island and going to talk to the king of this country."
Ikki put his left hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist. Although his Haki had already been withdrawn, the fierce aura of a great swordsman hadn't weakened.
"Ikki, those two Marines want to take off their masks."
Nojiko walked up to Ikki and pointed at Robin and Kalifa.
"Oh, is that so? Can you give me a reason?"
Ikki raised his eyebrows, his heart skipping a beat.
At this moment, he even thought that Robin and Kalifa's identities had been exposed.
Maybe Aokiji and Tsuru revealed Robin's identity.
As for Gion, Ikki didn't think she'd break her promise.
"We suspect that the two people behind you are Marines' bounty prisoners, so we asked them to take off their masks. Of course, if we guessed wrong, we will apologize."
Vergo said.
"Suspicious? Why do you doubt it? Is it just because they're wearing masks? Vice Admiral Vergo, right? I hope you can give me a more specific reason."
"Is it unilateral suspicion between the two of you, or does Marine Headquarters have suspicions about my partners? Depending on the situation, I will regard it as a provocation from you two against us."
Ikki snorted and said.
"If they're not bounty criminals, why are they wearing masks and hats? Ikki, you can help even Hancock - we have reason to believe that you will also help other pirates and other bounty criminals."
"Ha, that's funny! Is there a problem just by wearing a mask? As far as I know, there are many people among you Marines who like to wear masks - are they also criminals?"
"This is different! Marines are the embodiment of justice, but you... are a free man after all, and you helped the pirate Hancock."
"Hancock is a Warlord, Vice Admiral Vergo. Do you mean that you don't trust the Warlords hired by the Marines themselves? And, as a Marine, are you really the embodiment of justice, Vice Admiral Vergo?"
The corners of Ikki's mouth raised, and his eyes scanned Vergo up and down in front of him.
Vergo frowned slightly. He didn't know why, but he felt as if Ikki had seen through him at this moment.
He didn't have any secrets in front of him.
He shook his head, shook the strange thoughts out of his mind, and said:
"Just look at the face behind the mask - why are you excited? Is there really something wrong with them?"
After saying that, Vergo looked at Onigumo on the side.
Obviously he wanted to drag Onigumo into the water.
Onigumo snorted coldly and stood next to Vergo, as if he agreed with Vergo's idea.
Seeing this scene, Ikki was sure.
This time it was Onigumo encouraged by Vergo who came to cause trouble.
As for the reason, it was probably because Doflamingo was beaten by Hancock, whom he had taught.
As for the identity of Robin and Kalifa, Aokiji and Tsuru most likely hadn't revealed it to the outside world.
Vergo simply wanted to cause trouble and sow discord between himself and the Marines.
As for Onigumo, he really thought that Robin and Kalifa might be wanted criminals.
Of course, the two of them were indeed wanted criminals sought by the Marines and the World Government.
"You are talking to me like I am your prisoner. Your Admirals, Senior Advisors, etc. are all polite and courteous when talking to me."
"You two are quite arrogant. The reason for wearing a mask? I'll give you one - my two friends' faces were injured and they don't want others to see the scars."
"If you're not convinced by this reason, there's nothing I can do. Get out of the way! If you block the road, don't blame me for self-defense."
Ikki waved to his crewmates behind him, and then took Hina to walk past Vergo and Onigumo toward Fish-Man Island square.
"Stop it!"
Onigumo gave a sharp shout and was about to stop Ikki in front of him again.
However, he didn't draw his sword.
Although he had objections to Ikki, Onigumo wasn't an idiot. He understood that he couldn't push Ikki too hard, especially now that Ikki was useful to the Marines.
However, just because he didn't take action didn't mean that others wouldn't.
Vergo's eyes narrowed, he took out the bamboo weapon from his back and swung it toward Ikki.
'Does this guy want to try so hard to mess up the relationship between the Marines and me?'
'Isn't he worried that I will really kill him?'
Ikki sighed inwardly.
Now, he really couldn't kill Vergo.
It would be nice if there was evidence to prove that Vergo was a spy, but without evidence, killing Vergo would only bring trouble to himself and his crew.
Ikki thought that this was what Vergo was counting on.
'However, I can't kill you, but that doesn't mean I can't teach you a lesson.'
A cold light flashed in Ikki's eyes. After thinking so much, the outside world had only passed for a moment.
Just when he wanted to attack Vergo, two beautiful figures quickly passed behind Ikki, waving their weapons to block Vergo's attack.
It was Nico Robin and Kalifa.
Boom!
Vergo's powerful attack struck the swords above Robin and Kalifa's heads, and a muffled sound was heard immediately.
The ground beneath Robin and Kalifa's feet also sank instantly.
"Vergo!"
Onigumo frowned and looked at Vergo. He couldn't understand why this character who was usually more moderate than himself was more radical this time.
"Stop it, Vice Admiral Vergo! Ikki, no!"
Hina's beautiful eyes widened, and she immediately wanted to stop Vergo and others.
But as soon as she made a move, Ikki grabbed her.
Even Sadi-chan and Tashigi were caught on the shoulders by Nami and Nojiko respectively at this moment.
"Sorry, Hina. He did it first. I think even if he is a Marine, I can defend myself."
Ikki put his right hand around Hina's waist, and the strong force prevented her from taking a step forward.
Robin and Kalifa, after receiving Ikki's nod, broke out almost at the same moment.
"Beast Breathing - Fifth Form: Crazy Cutting!"
"Flower Breathing - Fifth Form: Fruitless Peony!"
Kalifa and Nico Robin each called out, and the long swords in their hands danced with light blue brilliance and pink slashes as they attacked Vergo.
The fierce wind carried by the swords made Vergo's heart freeze, and he quickly used Armament Haki to wrap his whole body.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Kalifa and Nico Robin's slashes continued to fall on Vergo's body, causing a crisp sound of impacts.
The stronger Nico Robin's slash even penetrated Vergo's Armament Haki defense, forming bloodstains on his body.
Seeing that something was going wrong, Onigumo quickly drew his weapon and wanted to provide support.
And this was what Vergo wanted to see.
He took the lead in launching the attack, just to get Onigumo to join him.
As for Ikki actually killing him, Vergo didn't believe it.
However, as long as Ikki took action, there would be many things that couldn't be justified on the Marines' side.
In this way, Vergo's goal would be achieved.
"Stop it, you two!"
Onigumo roared angrily, used Life Return to control his hair, controlled several long swords, and tried to push away Nico Robin, who could cause damage to Vergo.
In fact, several of the swords he controlled directly attacked Robin's cap and mask.
Obviously he wanted to use violence to reveal Robin's true identity.
However, before he could rush to Robin, a figure wielding a beautiful long sword blocked his path.
"Princess of Alabasta, please get out of the way!"
Onigumo groaned and swung his sword toward Vivi, trying to drive her away.
However, Vivi didn't get out of the way. Instead, a huge chill erupted from her body at that moment.
'Absolute Zero!'
A cold luster flashed in Vivi's eyes, and her body temperature instantly dropped to -273.15°C.
Cold light flashed!
Vivi swung several strikes in succession within a second, attacking the long swords slashed by Onigumo.
Then, Vivi suddenly unlocked the ability of Absolute Zero, allowing her body temperature to begin rising rapidly.
Onigumo, who was hit by Vivi, didn't fare so well.
Because his long swords weren't covered with Armament Haki, the extremely cold temperature of Sode no Shirayuki in Vivi's hand instantly covered the swords that were hit by Onigumo.
The blades instantly turned into ice.
Not only that, the ice was still spreading toward Onigumo, but in just a moment, half of Onigumo's waist-length hair was covered by ice.
'Damn it, what is this!'
Onigumo was shocked. At that moment, his Life Return could no longer control the hair covered by ice.
He could even feel a threat approaching his remaining hair.
In desperation, he could only control his hair to break.
Soon, Onigumo's originally long hair was reduced to shoulder-length short hair.
The severed hair fell to the ground with the long swords that were frozen into ice, and shattered into pieces.
'This... even the swords are frozen like this!'
'Isn't this ability to control ice stronger than Admiral Aokiji's?'
Onigumo's eyes widened and he looked in disbelief at Vivi, who was directly opposite him and seemed to have just become ice itself.
What he didn't know was that the current Vivi could only use 'Absolute Zero' for one second.
In other words, she used Sode no Shirayuki to lower her temperature to -273.15°C for just a moment.
After this period of time, this ability would cause Vivi herself to be harmed.
"Vivi, you did a good job. The time control is just right."
Ikki smiled at Vivi and said.
He was quite satisfied with the effect of Vivi using Absolute Zero's ability for the first time in actual combat.
"Hehe, this is all thanks to your explanation in the bathhouse. Otherwise, I might not be able to make good use of this ability."
Vivi had a playful smile on her face.
Sode no Shirayuki's Bankai gave her a deeper understanding of Sode no Shirayuki's abilities.
She was also finally able to use Absolute Zero in Sode no Shirayuki's Shikai state.
But she understood that without Ikki, if she had used Absolute Zero herself, she might end up in the same bad situation as when she first used Bankai.
"Ikki, tell your partner to stop. Do you want to kill Vergo?"
At this time, Onigumo suddenly yelled at Ikki from a distance.