One Piece: My Crew Uses Zanpakuto

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"Fufufu, isn't this Vice Admiral Momousagi Gion?" Doflamingo smiled. "So Vice Admiral Tsuru was waiting for you."

Doflamingo took his hands out of his pockets and looked at Gion with a grin on his face.

Before he became a Shichibukai, apart from Tsuru, Gion had caused him a lot of trouble. He remembered her well.

"I'm back, Vice Admiral Tsuru," Gion said, walking past Doflamingo without even looking at him.

Seeing how Gion ignored him, veins popped out on Doflamingo's forehead.

If he didn't know how strong she was, he would have attacked her right then.

"Vice Admiral Gion, since Hina has brought you here, Hina will head back now," Hina said, lighting a cigarette. She glanced at the Shichibukai and turned to leave.

"Thanks, Hina. Good luck with your mission," Gion smiled at Hina, preparing to follow Tsuru to the Shichibukai meeting room.

But when she saw Mihawk, she couldn't help touching the sword at her waist.

'The world's greatest swordsman?' she thought. 'I wonder how far away I am from his level.'

Learning Moon Breathing hadn't moved her up in swordsmanship rank, but it had made her much stronger.

As a swordswoman, Gion was curious about the gap between herself and Mihawk.

"Hmph, what an arrogant bunch," Doflamingo snorted, watching Hina as she was about to leave.

With a flick of his fingers, several nearly invisible strings shot from his hand toward Hina.

Gion felt Doflamingo move and pushed her thumb against her sword handle, ready to draw it and stop him.

Though she hadn't known Hina long, they'd bonded while training in Ikki's swordsmanship styles. Gion didn't want to see Doflamingo using his String-String Fruit powers to mess with Hina.

But before Gion could fully draw her sword, Hina, under attack from Doflamingo, narrowed her eyes, pulled out her own sword and swung it with flames covering the blade.

"Flame Breathing, Fourth Form: Blooming Flame Undulation!"

Hina created a circle of rotating flames around herself, blocking the strings that Doflamingo had shot at her from all directions.

"Huh?!" Doflamingo raised his eyebrows, staring at Hina in shock.

Nearby, Mihawk, who had planned to go straight to the meeting room, stopped walking.

Looking at Hina's flame-covered slash, his eyes showed a flicker of interest.

"What do you think you're doing, Doflamingo?" Hina put away her sword and frowned at him.

"Fufufu, interesting," Doflamingo grinned. "So you defeated Crocodile using Armament Haki with these flames? Armament Haki can hurt a Logia like Crocodile, but at your level, beating him seems impossible."

Doflamingo looked with interest at the black energy coating Hina's sword. With his experience, he easily recognized it as Armament Haki.

Hina frowned, watching Doflamingo cautiously. Though confident in her abilities, she knew she was no match for someone who ruled part of the New World.

"That's enough, Heavenly Demon," came a cold voice behind Doflamingo. "If you still want to fight, I'll be your opponent."

Several slashes of sword energy followed, making Doflamingo feel uneasy.

"Moon Breathing, Sixth Form: Perpetual Night, Lonely Moon - Incessant!"

Gion had drawn her sword. To stop Doflamingo from attacking Hina, she used one of the more powerful Moon Breathing techniques.

She swung her sword several times in quick succession toward Doflamingo, each slash turning into a fierce wind blade accompanied by countless crescent moon shapes.

Doflamingo quickly turned and used his String-String Fruit powers to create a shield in front of him.

But his hastily-made shield only blocked Gion's attack for a moment before being cut through by her sharp slashes.

Doflamingo focused, quickly coating his arms with Armament Haki to block the attack with his hands.

BOOM!

With a loud crash, Doflamingo was thrown several meters back, hitting a wall and raising clouds of dust.

"Thank you, Vice Admiral Gion," Hina said, putting her sword back in its sheath.

"Of course. We're fellow disciples after all," Gion nodded to Hina with a smile, then turned to look where Doflamingo had landed.

"You'll pay for that!" With a roar, Doflamingo burst out of the dust cloud, landing a few meters from Gion.

Though he wasn't injured, his clothes had been shredded by the attack. He looked like he was wearing rags.

This situation wasn't something the proud Doflamingo could accept calmly.

"Doflamingo, let me remind you," Gion said, raising her sword to point at him. "This is the Holy Land Mariejois, not your Dressrosa. If you want to cause trouble, I don't mind being your opponent."

Under the influence of Moon Breathing, several crescent-shaped currents of air wrapped around her sword. Her powerful aura pressed directly toward Doflamingo.

Doflamingo clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and stared at Gion.

He could play games with Hina, but facing Gion, he knew he was outmatched.

If he really fought here, he'd likely be taken down by Gion and Tsuru.

Though he wasn't worried about actual punishment, being defeated in front of the other Shichibukai would ruin his fearsome reputation as the Heavenly Demon.

"Hmph... As expected of a Marine Admiral candidate," he said. "Your swordsmanship has really improved since I last saw you."

"But I'm curious - where's your previous sword? Why would you choose to use an ordinary blade instead of your famous one?"

Doflamingo took a deep breath, looking at the sword in Gion's hand.

"That's none of your business, Doflamingo," Gion smiled, clearly not wanting to tell him what had happened to her famous sword.

But even though she didn't want to answer, someone else did.

"Did your sword fall into the hands of the man named Ikki?" Mihawk asked in a deep voice.