"Tch!"
Tina clicked her tongue, abandoning her ability and dodging the sticky candy.
Her ability was truly restrained by him. If only she had the Armament Haki that Zephyr-sensei mentioned, it would be great.
"Since no one is stopping me, I'll be leaving first!"
With Tina no longer blocking him, Gasparde was about to turn into candy and leave the dock, but he felt a hand appear on the back of his head and quickly softened.
However, his entire body hadn't fully softened yet, and he was pressed down onto the ground by the back of his head.
"Where do you think you're going!"
"Ice Coffin!"
A massive chill erupted from Esdeath's palm, instantly engulfing Gasparde's body.
The ice formed by the nearly hundred-degree below zero chill directly froze Gasparde, who was no longer in human form.
The half-candified Gasparde was in disbelief that he was frozen inside and couldn't break through the ice.
He had no way to exert force, he couldn't even liquefy to escape the ice's embrace. If this continued, he would die when his stamina ran out!
As candy, he naturally didn't need to breathe, but his stamina was limited!
The candy struggled to form eyes and looked at Esdeath pleadingly, wanting her to spare his life.
Withdrawing her arm, Esdeath didn't even spare Gasparde a glance.
Although he was troublesome and she couldn't kill him, she could trap him until he died.
"Tina, bring your people to clear the battlefield!"
She twitched the brim of her hat. The pirates were almost all dealt with. There really weren't any pirates that could give her a headache.
"Yes, Esdeath-sama!"
Tina looked at Esdeath excitedly. If this achievement was reported, Esdeath-sama would probably become a Marine Commodore, and even a Rear Admiral wasn't impossible.
Besides, there were plenty of pirates in Shambles, not just these. If this continued, becoming a Rear Admiral was definitely possible!
"If Esdeath becomes a Rear Admiral, can Tina call Esdeath-sama 'General-sama' then!"
Covering her face, Tina began to fantasize beautifully.
Sitting on the rooftop, Esdeath looked at the dilapidated dock. This was the damage caused by the battle.
"I wonder if the World Government will reimburse these losses. It'd be a shame if I had to pay for it myself."
"As for travel, where do you want to go?"
With a sudden backflip, she landed on the roof of another room, drawing the long sword from her waist and looking at the person in front of her.
"Bartholomew Kuma!"
A burly man, holding a book in his hand, wearing a spotted hat, a black outfit, white spotted pants, rimless glasses, and a pair of gloves!
Esdeath looked at the person in front of her with ill intent. The Kuma now was not one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!
And Kuma's nickname was 'The Tyrant'!
Before joining the Revolutionary Army, Kuma was indeed a complete tyrant. It's just unknown what caused him to become like this.
Bounty: Two hundred and ninety million!
He was not someone she could provoke, especially with that bug-level Devil Fruit, which was even more powerful.
"You know me?"
Kuma looked at Esdeath with some surprise, not expecting this female Marine to know him and even seem to know quite a bit about him!
How was this possible?
"I know a little."
She dared not relax her guard, still staring intently at Kuma. This Kuma could teleport instantly!
Kuma slowly stood up, his eyes on Esdeath, and spoke expressionlessly: "You seem to know not just a little, but a lot."
He had originally come to complete Dragon's mission, but he unexpectedly encountered an interesting Marine and decided to take a closer look.
Although the Marine in front of him had some strength, she posed no threat to him. He was only interested in her potential.
"What do you want to do?"
She didn't answer Kuma's words, but instead questioned him.
Appearing in Shambles at this time, could that man also be in Shambles?
Seeing Esdeath's reaction, Kuma was even more certain of his guess. This female Marine indeed knew something about him.
He took off his glove, revealing the paw pad on his hand. This action made Esdeath even more vigilant.
She took a horse stance, then struck out with one hand, creating an air cannon like a bear's paw.
"Pressure Cannon!"
Esdeath, however, dared not show any contempt. A huge block of ice appeared on the rooftop, blocking the air cannon.
The rapidly moving Pressure Cannon collided with the ice layer, penetrating nearly halfway before dissipating into the air.
"So strong!"
She knew her own ice, but the Kuma in front of her, with just a simple one-handed Pressure Cannon, had penetrated half of her ice.
"This Rayleigh is too unreliable!" Esdeath cursed inwardly, not expecting such a big fish to get in.
Unbeknownst to her, Rayleigh was watching this scene with interest from not far away, happily sipping his wine.
Let this little Marine girl try to trick him again. He wouldn't show himself now until she suffered a bit, so she would know he wasn't easy to bully.
Although he didn't understand that Kuma, with the little girl's current strength, she definitely couldn't beat him, and he also had a strange Devil Fruit. This little girl was going to suffer.
"Is it really the same ability as an Admiral?"
Looking at that heavy layer of ice, if this woman grew stronger, the Marines would surely gain another Admiral-level combatant!
At that time, the Revolutionary Army would definitely face even greater pressure.
"Should I eliminate her now!"
Kuma glanced at Esdeath, hesitating. He had just received Dragon's order to join the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and doing something like this now...
"What exactly does this Kuma want to do?"
Esdeath's eyes flickered as she looked at Bartholomew Kuma. If he were a friend, she might be treated gently.
But now, in some ways, she was an enemy.
If it came down to it, she could only reveal Kuma's identity to save herself.
She had no trump cards on her now. Although she didn't know if Kuma would kill her after hearing it, she had to take a gamble!
He took a horse stance, took off both of his gloves, and aimed at Esdeath.
"Ursus Shock!"
Countless pressure bullets shot out!
"Soru!"
Esdeath's figure instantly vanished, appearing in the air using Moonwalk.
Bang!
The Paw-Paw Devil Fruit slapped her, and her figure disappeared, appearing directly behind Esdeath in the air.
"Ice Lion!"
A giant ice lion appeared, lunging towards Kuma behind her.
Kuma calmly raised his hand. The Ice Lion directly hit his paw pad, which slightly indented.
"Oh no!"
Bang!
An incredibly powerful force directly sent Esdeath flying!
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