One Piece: Starting with Sign-in Naruto Character Cards

What made things worse was that her left arm, which she had just tried to lift, had been completely broken by the opponent's strike. Now, she was utterly paralyzed.

As Douglas Bullet stepped closer, Margaret's face showed a trace of despair. She shouted at him loudly.

"The great Amazon Lily Kingdom will never wither! Even if I die, you will never defeat our Empress!"

Slap!

Douglas Bullet stepped forward and slapped Margaret hard across the face.

"Cut the damn crap and take us to your Empress, now!"

Without waiting for a reply, Douglas Bullet grabbed Margaret by the collar and leapt into the air, landing back on the deck of the Red Force.

"Brought her back," he said as he shoved her toward Rikuya Kazama and the others.

"Y-You're the Rikuya Pirates?"

The moment she laid eyes on him, Margaret recognized Rikuya and asked with a trembling voice.

"Hmph, at least you've got some sense if you know who the boss is."

Before Rikuya could say anything, Bartolomeo cut in proudly.

"W-Who are you?"

Margaret gave Bartolomeo a confused glance.

"The hell?! I'm the Black Boss of Loguetown—Bartolomeo! You really don't know greatness when you see it, you country bumpkin!"

"I only know Rikuya Kazama… and him, Crocodile, who used to be one of the Shichibukai just like our Empress… and Douglas Bullet, who broke out of Impel Down."

That last line hit a nerve. Bartolomeo was fuming.

Meanwhile, two nearby crew members were watching smugly, barely holding back their laughter.

"Boss, how about we just toss her into the sea and let the Sea Kings handle her?"

Rikuya glanced sideways at him and said calmly, "How about you deliver her personally to the Sea King over there?"

"Uhh, Boss, let's just forget it. No need to waste time on a girl like that. Let's just find Boa Hancock already!"

When Rikuya said that, Bartolomeo instantly deflated like a punctured balloon.

"Enough nonsense. Look over at the shore—see what's waiting for us."

At that moment, Douglas Bullet, who had been silently watching the direction of Amazon Lily, spoke in a deep voice.

Following his gaze, everyone turned to look ahead.

At the harbor of Amazon Lily, a large group of female soldiers had gathered, armed with spears and bows.

"This really is Amazon Lily, huh? Not a single man in sight," Bartolomeo said curiously.

"There weren't before. But starting now, there'll be four!"

Rikuya snorted and, just as the ship was about to dock, leapt from the deck and landed on the shore ahead of everyone else.

As soon as he landed, several spear-wielding female soldiers surrounded him.

"Who are you people?! Leave at once, or we'll strike without mercy!"

A cold and commanding voice snapped at Rikuya. It came from a tall, black ponytailed woman with sharp phoenix eyes.

"Captain of the Nation's Guard, Kikyo. I'm not mistaken, am I?"

Rikuya recognized her immediately.

"You know me?"

Kikyo was visibly shocked as she looked Rikuya up and down, suspicion written all over her face.

"I know everything about Amazon Lily's warriors. So if you don't want to die, lead the way.

Otherwise, this entire island will be drenched in blood."

His cold words caused the atmosphere to instantly tighten with tension.

Meanwhile, Margaret was being dragged off the ship.

"Margaret!"

Kikyo's expression turned even more grim upon seeing her comrade captured.

"Captain Kikyo, I'm sorry. I wasn't strong enough…"

Margaret cried out in apology as soon as she saw her.

"Take my advice—don't dig your own graves. Your Empress couldn't defeat me. What makes you think you can?"

"Hmph. If you want to see our Empress, you'll have to step over my dead body first!"

Kikyo's eyes turned icy. In the next moment, her spear was enveloped by a faint red aura—an indication of Armament Haki.

Rikuya knew well that Kikyo was proficient in Haki, so he instantly activated his [Might Guy] avatar.

Ding! Character card 'Might Guy' activated successfully. Usage count: -1.

As Kikyo lunged forward, before Douglas Bullet or the others could react, Rikuya was already on the move.

This time, Rikuya didn't waste words. He immediately opened the Third Gate of the Eight Inner Gates: The Gate of Opening!

A green energy aura burst out from his body.

Just as Kikyo's spear was about to strike, Rikuya vanished.

"What?! He disappeared?"

Kikyo halted mid-strike, stunned.

In that brief moment of shock, Rikuya had already used Body Flicker to appear behind her.

"Game over—Leaf Lotus!"

With a disdainful smirk, Rikuya delivered a powerful kick to her back.

Boom!

His right foot, wrapped in vibrant green energy, struck Kikyo squarely.

Although Kikyo's body was shielded with Armament Haki, it was too weak to stop the blow.

She was sent flying instantly and smashed face-first into the ground.

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