Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

Therefore, even though Yann had the background of being the son of a Marine Admiral, Doflamingo did not hesitate to eliminate him.

He's just a lackey of the Celestial Dragons!

Doflamingo, who once held the status of a Celestial Dragon, a world noble, was incredibly arrogant and didn't care at all about the possible jealousy and revenge from Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

In fact, if Doflamingo had done it thoroughly and skillfully, and found an unexpected excuse, the World Government would have been able to stop Fleet Admiral Sengoku's irrational act of revenge.

“Fufufu, Inspector General, seeing how hard you’re trying to figure this out, why don’t you just let me make the decision for you?”

As Doflamingo sneered, he raised his palm, and several thin, transparent lines extended from the sky before falling toward Yann.

"Parasite line!"

Once these thin threads are inserted into someone's body, Flamingo can manipulate the threads to control the human's limbs like a puppet.

However, before those thin lines could even get within ten meters of Yann, they were severed by several fluttering cherry blossoms.

Yann glanced up at the sky, then looked at Doflamingo, who had approached within a hundred meters.

"There's no point in playing these little tricks, Doflamingo."

"Fufufu, you're not simple at all. It seems you, the supposedly frail Inspector General of the North Sea, are quite shrewd." Doflamingo said as expected.

"It's not that I'm good at hiding my true self, it's just that no one really understands me." While Yann stalled for time with an unchanged expression, he was still struggling to make a decision in his heart.

Doflamingo said with a smile, "Fufufu, if the Inspector General doesn't mind, I'll peel back your layers one by one to see what secrets you're hiding."

“That won’t do. I’m not particularly interested in men, especially since you look like a clown,” Yann replied.

Doflamingo's face darkened further, veins bulged on his forehead, and his fingers twitched rhythmically as if in spasm.

"That's not necessarily up to you, Sakura Dragon!"

As he finished speaking, Doflamingo stretched out one hand behind him, and dozens of nearly transparent, fine threads gushed out from his palm, quickly intertwining to form a thick column of threads, which he then flung towards Yann.

"Super Strike Whip!"

In terms of power, Doflamingo's attack could easily cut this steel warship in two!

"Swastika: Thousand Sakura Views..."

Just as Arn was about to unleash his Soul-Slaying Blade to block the attack, his movements suddenly stopped.

The next instant, a golden flying slash swept in from the side and crashed into the "Super Strike Whip".

"boom!"

The sea surface was split in the middle by the golden flying slash, and the shock wave generated by the collision with the "Super Whip" created waves tens of meters high, causing the warship and the Donquixote Family pirate ship to shake.

[Chapter 109. One-Sword Style: The Wind of Pira]

"Who?!"

Doflamingo's gaze turned fiercely toward the source of the flying slash, clearly showing his extreme displeasure at someone daring to obstruct his attack.

From the side, a naval warship, resembling a steel behemoth, came cutting through the waves.

A valiant woman stood at the forefront of the deck, the "Famous Sword - Golden Pilo" she held in her hand reflecting golden light in the sunlight, her cloak of justice billowing in the wind behind her, proclaiming loudly.

"Naval Headquarters Captain, Gion!"

"Gion? The previous Inspector General of the South China Sea?"

Clearly, Doflamingo's intelligence network extends beyond the North Blue; he also has some knowledge of Gion, the Navy's rising star.

In fact, not only was Doflamingo puzzled by Gion's appearance, but even Yann's expression was somewhat surprised. He never expected that Gion, whom he hadn't seen for six or seven years, would suddenly appear here.

Noticing Aon's gaze, Gion's lips curled up slightly, exuding an incomparably heroic beauty. As she sheathed the "Famous Sword - Kinpira," she took the initiative to greet him.

"Ya'en, it's been a long time!"

"Yes, it's been a long time."

In any case, the arrival of Gion was nothing short of a long-awaited rain after a drought, a chance encounter with an old friend in a foreign land, a wedding night... cough cough, and other joyous events in life for Aon.

More importantly, the six or seven years of separation have made Gion look completely different from her youthful self, exuding a mature and confident aura, just like a top swordsman of the sea.

This unexpected reinforcement caused Doflamingo's expression to darken considerably, and he hesitated for a moment.

In that brief moment of hesitation, the war behemoth from the Navy Headquarters rapidly approached the ship where Arn was located.

"Oh!"

With a light and agile movement, Gion's long, beautiful legs drew a beautiful arc in the air before she landed steadily beside Aon and spoke.

"Yarn, it seems you desperately need support right now."

"Yes, Gion, if you had arrived any later, I might have been buried at sea."

Knowing his own physical condition very well, Ya'en decided to cling tightly to the beautiful leg in front of him without any psychological burden.

Naturally, playing the victim is also an essential part of the process of currying favor with powerful figures.

For some reason, Gion grew to admire Aon more and more, perhaps because Kake would boast to Gion every day in hopes of gaining her favor.

After a six or seven-year separation, Gion reunited with the handsome, refined, and humble Aon. Especially since Aon had single-handedly defeated thousands of pirates besieging the 323 Marine Base just a few days ago, yet he remained so humble.

This subtly amplified the contrast between the two sides, greatly increasing Gion's favorability and appreciation for Aon, who then spoke with a smile.

“Ya'en, you haven’t changed at all in terms of humility. I’ve heard a lot about the name of Sakura Dragon. It seems that you haven’t slacked off in your training and getting stronger over the past six or seven years.”

Another...another Sakura Dragon?!

It seems like everyone knows this. Doflamingo knows it, Gion knows it, and maybe even Sengoku knows it?

Feeling inexplicably ashamed, Aon waved his hand nonchalantly and said sincerely, not wanting Gion to misunderstand in the slightest.

"Just telling the truth."

However, Yan's gentlemanly demeanor made Gion, who was overwhelmed by Kaji's flamboyant and arrogant harassment, feel as if she were basking in a gentle breeze.

In Doflamingo's eyes, the conversation between Aon and Gion, which treated the Donquixote Family as nothing and even had a flirtatious tone, made Doflamingo so angry that the veins on his forehead became even more prominent.

"Fufufu, are these your last words before you perished together in the sea?"

Immediately, Doflamingo made up his mind.

Even with the addition of Gion, whose strength seems to far exceed that of a normal Navy Headquarters captain, they still have to take down Aon.

In particular, Doflamingo had a vague premonition that this seemingly handsome and refined marine would bring him immense trouble in the future.

But right now, it seems like a rare opportunity to eliminate the opponent.

"on!"

With Doflamingo's command, almost all the Donquixote Family members, except for Corazon and Pica whose Devil Fruit abilities were not suitable for use at sea, launched an attack simultaneously.

Now, with the support of a massive steel behemoth of a naval warship, the Donquixote family understands that they cannot gain any advantage in a simple artillery duel.

Even though the Don Quixote family is the largest arms dealer in the North Sea's underground forces, nothing unexpected will happen.

Therefore, the Don Quixote family officers were mostly trying to board ships and fight.

As for Doflamingo, he leaped from the pirate ship, hovering in mid-air, and swung out two beams of light from each hand, aiming to cut off Aon's warship and Gion's battleship, attempting to directly eliminate Aon and Gion's possibility of retreat.

This scene made Yann's expression turn serious again, realizing that Doflamingo had completely lost his temper under the influence of anger.

It should be noted that, according to the default rules, naval warships of this size, which can be described as steel behemoths, would require at least a vice admiral of the Navy Headquarters to be personally in command or to lead a fleet before they would be allowed to set sail.

Therefore, with the appearance of this naval warship, Yann thought that Doflamingo would know to retreat, but unexpectedly he still insisted on launching an attack.

This isn't just anger; it's utter desperation.

However, under Arn's slightly expectant gaze, the lieutenant general who should have been on the warship showed no inclination to make a move.

"It can't be Borsalino, or someone like Kuzan, either too lazy to take action or a slacker vice admiral, right?"

As Yann's thoughts raced, he saw the "Super Strike Whip" that could slice a warship in two approaching. He realized that he couldn't avoid being attacked, or it would be too late.

Just then, Gion suddenly drew her "Famous Sword - Kinpira", and a brilliant golden flying slash shot into the sky, striking Doflamingo's two "Super Whip" attacks with lightning speed.

"One-Sword Style: The Wind of Pira!"

"boom!"

A massive shockwave exploded outwards like a ring, and as the golden flying slash dissipated, the two "Super Strike Whip" attacks were also blasted aside, posing no further threat to the warship.

"Ya'en, let me show you the results of my six or seven years of training!" Gion said with high spirits, her heroic demeanor captivating all who beheld her.

[Chapter 110 The Cooperation Between the Dragon and the Rabbit]

Yann gave it his thumbs up without hesitation.

Beautiful lady, if you're willing to take the initiative, that would be wonderful, as it would save me some effort.

After all, Aon knew his own physical condition all too well, so how could he not be satisfied with Gion's proactive and enthusiastic approach?

However, in the recent clash, perhaps due to age, Yann could see that Gion, who was still in her growth stage, was significantly different from Doflamingo, who was about to reach his peak.

To prevent the battle from collapsing, Aon naturally couldn't just stand by and watch Gion be at a disadvantage, since under these circumstances, Aon and Gion were essentially one entity.

Furthermore, it seemed that Gion had come specifically to support him, so Aon couldn't let Gion fight alone while he sat on the sidelines eating melon seeds and watching the show.

Immediately, Yann said in a pleading tone.

"Gion, this isn't something one person can do alone. Let me lend a hand too?"

"Alright, then I'll trouble you, Lord Sakura Ryu." Gion smiled, and that smile was inexplicably full of trust.

"In that case, let's fight side by side and enjoy the thrill of battle!"

Arn raised an eyebrow slightly, somewhat puzzled by Gion's reaction, but his mind was more focused on assessing the strength of both sides.

With the strong support of Gion, a future candidate for Admiral, and especially with the enemy willing to take the lead in the attack, it would be possible for Aon to reduce the amount of power he needs to protect himself, leaving only about 50-60-70% of his energy to protect himself.

Now, even if Arn doesn't unleash the full power of "Soul-Slaying Blade: Senbonzakura", he should be able to easily stop the Donquixote Family's attack, right?

"Scatter, Senbonzakura!"

A few wisps of cherry blossoms, as dreamlike as they were, drifted down from the Zanpakuto held in Aon's hand, slowly swirling around Aon and Gion.

In the next instant, Gion's long legs leaped, and she wielded the "Famous Sword - Kinpira" directly towards Doflamingo in mid-air.

"Five-colored thread!"

Doflamingo created a transparent and extremely sharp and strong thin line from each of his five fingers, which he used to block Gion's "famous sword, Kinpira" in a claw-like manner.

"Ding!"