"Spit it out, spit it out right now!"
Sakura grabbed Law's legs, holding him upside down and shaking him vigorously.
But as she shook, a semi-transparent bubble fell from between Law's hands, enveloping both of them.
Sakura: "..."
"Whoa, what is this? What's happening to me?"
As Law waved his hands wildly, a slash shot out, cleanly cutting Sakura in half at the waist.
Witnessing the girl before him being severed in two by something that flew out of his own body, the light completely drained from Law's eyes.
"..."
The unlucky child finally couldn't withstand the shock, twitched, and fainted.
"What a hassle. But the Ope Ope no Mi is really something else!"
Also a doctor, Sakura assessed her condition. Her lower half then somersaulted and stood up.
After getting lost a few times, she stumbled her way to her upper half.
"Ahhhh, a ghost!!!"
Right at that moment, Marines who had landed on the island in large numbers for rescue and cleanup operations saw Sakura's state.
"Idiot, that's the effect of the Ope Ope no Mi's ability!"
A Marine officer in a Commander's uniform knocked the screaming Marine on the head, then without hesitation, he pulled out a blue-and-white shelled Den Den Mushi from his chest and pressed it hard.
"Surveillance ship, the Ope Ope no Mi has been consumed. The ability user is a young boy, accompanied by..."
Hum-!
Sakura, with only half her body present, unleashed her Conqueror's Haki. Surging dark thunder crackled, and emerald-green eyes opened within their minds!
The clash of wills rendered these Marines, who couldn't even muster Armament Haki, unconscious. With a clatter of weapons and equipment, they collapsed in a heap.
"Hello… Major Coin, accompanied by what?"
Ignoring the Den Den Mushi's voice, Sakura quickly reattached her upper and lower body.
"You little brat, if you don't bring me plenty of treasure to show your gratitude in the future, I'll come to beat you every few days!"
She hoisted the unconscious Law onto her shoulder and ran toward where the Leviathan was docked.
Gacha!
As she ran, a visual Den Den Mushi behind her, before completely losing consciousness, managed to capture a photo of Sakura and transmit it to the intelligence division on the surveillance ship.
"The image, we have an image!"
The Marine at the surveillance station quickly compared the figure in the photo, finally pulling up Sakura's wanted poster.
"Confirmed! The person taking the ability user is… the Witch, Haruno Sakura! Bounty 440,000,000 Berry!"
The soldier responsible for intelligence handed the compiled documents to the officer above.
"Good work. Inform the entire fleet!"
The officer standing high up swished his Justice Coat. Under his orders, the intelligence was disseminated to all Marines on the island.
Marines across the entire island began rushing toward the northern side. Doflamingo, who had also received the message from spies within the Marines, clutched his head, his shoulders shaking.
His shoulders twitched.
"Heh heh heh, hahahaha... Corazon, Law, the Witch Haruno Sakura... so that's how it is!"
"Doffy, what do we do now?"
Trebol, leaning on his cane, oozed mucus as he squirmed over to Doflamingo's side.
"Fufufu, chase them down and take back our family!"
He unleashed his Conqueror's Haki at full power. Those who possessed this kind of spirit were inherently fearless outlaws.
Sakura, who has the same spirit as him, merely earned a bit of his respect, and it didn't mean he would concede his goals for her.
Upon receiving their captain's order, the Donquixote Pirates swiftly sprang into action.
At the edge of the coast, the oblivious Sakura, carrying Law, leaped onto the Leviathan.
She channeled her heat-control ability into the ship's engine room. The speedboat, as if sprouting wings, shot rapidly out to sea.
Boom!!!
A loud roar came from the distance. Dozens of searing hot cannonballs traversed the sea, rolling toward them.
Sakura raised a finger, unleashing a slash imbued with blazing high temperature. It easily sliced through the cannonballs, causing them to explode in a chain of smoke in the sky.
Her Observation Haki expanded. A battleship with the character [Tsuru] written on its sail, leading dozens of pursuit ships, slowly emerged from the northeast of the island.
"Hey, hey, why are you everywhere I go, Tsuru-san?"
Sakura hid the gradually awakening Law behind her and shouted at the distant battleship.
"Ara, if you two were willing to be good children, perhaps things wouldn't have to be so difficult."
Faced with Sakura's provocation, Tsuru's face remained as calm as an ancient lake, showing no emotional fluctuation whatsoever.
"Haruno Sakura…! Give me back my family!"
Just as the two were locked in a standoff, a third voice cut in.
A pirate ship with a flamingo-shaped hull emerged from the northwest side of the island. Doflamingo stood on the bird's head, glaring fixedly at Law behind Sakura.
"The situation is really complicated, huh? Why don't you two fight it out first?"
With one hand resting on the Leviathan's mast, her hair tousled by the wind, Sakura turned her head, attempting to sow discord between the two behind her.
Doflamingo and Tsuru exchanged a glance. Without any prior agreement, they simultaneously attacked Sakura.
An interwoven, superheated Overheat String shot forth!
An invisible cleansing wave also emitted a soft glow, flowing downward!
'What are you muttering? You troublemaking witch, die first!'
"Hahaha, excellent! I like straightforward people like you!"
Amidst hysterical laughter, Sakura hefted a giant ice axe and swung it with all her might.
Boiling chakra flowed over the axe's blade, mixed with dark lightning.
[Eighty Tribal Leaders!]
A magnificent slash roared out, layer upon layer, cutting through all the strings and waves, grazing their ships before plunging into the sea.
Boom!
The sea was directly torn open in multiple gaps, waves soaring into the sky!
The chaotic currents caused several large ships to toss and turn on the surface, colliding with each other, making pursuit difficult.
"So cool! Sakura-san, can I learn this?"
Clutching the Leviathan's gunwale tightly, Law watched the axe-wielding girl casually slash through the storm, his eyes shining.
"That depends on my mood!"
Sakura turned her head, pressed down on Law's spotted hat, and blocked his view.
Just as the two were playing around, a low roar chased after them from behind the ship.
"Stop, Witch! Give me back my family!"
Doflamingo used his ability to fly through the sky, speeding toward the Leviathan.
Sakura tightened her grip on the axe, coldly raising her head, her free hand shielding Law.
"Fufufu, Law, don't you also want to destroy everything?"
"Come now, return to the family. Be my right hand for the next ten years!"
A massive amount of strings burst from Doflamingo's body, tangling together to form a giant net cast toward the Leviathan.
[Spider's Web!]
Bang!
Sakura suddenly felt her wrist being grabbed. Law pressed her hand down.
Those eyes, which were no longer lifeless, stared directly at Doflamingo in the sky.
He took a deep breath, and the boy's youthful voice echoed over the sea.
"Doflamingo, I will absolutely never use this life, entrusted with Cora-san's beliefs, for meaningless destruction!"
Hearing his words, Doflamingo in the sky was stunned. More veins throbbed on his face and forehead.
"Witch! You and that fool have together ruined the family member I valued most!"
Dazzling dark lightning ran rampant. Accompanied by his roar, the Conqueror's Haki charged straight toward Law and Sakura.
Doflamingo took the opportunity to pull the giant net, blocking all escape routes for the Leviathan.
"Well said!"
Sakura stepped forward, intercepting all the Conqueror's Haki Doflamingo directed at Law.
A will far exceeding Doflamingo's by several times burned within her, her Conqueror's Haki raging violently.
"The child has finally developed his own ideas. This parent should stop always ordering him around!"
More cold air gathered on the axe, causing it to expand and expand again!
A heart yearning for freedom throbbed incessantly. The great spear that would carve out the future had already ignited its fighting spirit for its enemy.
'Spear of Elbaf: Ikoku Sovereignty!'
Hundreds of meters apart, a great spear carrying a cold current powerful enough to freeze the sea rolled forth!
Stirring all phenomena, covering everything.
The bitterly cold wind froze and shattered the strings, rushing toward Doflamingo.
"Not good..!"
Boom!!!