Chapter 112: A Substitution

"Vuvuvu..."

"My 'Platinum Star' was destroyed."

On the deck of the sailing ship, facing the self-destructing identities of the five CP9 members, Rosinante smirked as he pushed his red-tinted shades and turned to look at Doflamingo.

"Just as you said, they are utterly defenseless."

"It seems CP0 has acted."

Rosinante nodded. To deal with Dragon, CP0 would undoubtedly have to be involved. CP0, as the shield of the Celestial Dragons, couldn't possibly be unaware of their true identities as Doflamingo and Rosinante.

So, there's a good chance that CP0 would take care of Dragon themselves, leaving the uninformed CP9 members to deal with Doflamingo and Rosinante.

This is an opportunity!

"Let's take care of these CP9 guys first and then go back to handle CP0."

Rosinante spoke with confidence, not solely relying on himself and Doflamingo.

With their current strength, they could barely hold their ground in the New World, let alone face CP9, which required a considerable effort on their part.

"Such confidence!"

Rosinante's complete disregard for them infuriated several CP9 agents. Wherever CP9 went, they were a feared presence...

Whoosh...

A gentle breeze blew by, and a plump figure had somehow appeared in front of the most powerful CP9 member.

When did this happen?!

"Iron—"

Bang...

Before he could utter CP9's "signature" defeat cry, the plump and good-natured sailor's fist had already pounded into his abdomen.

Boom!

A powerful gust of wind erupted from the back of the CP9 member, who had abruptly bent backward into a shrimp-like shape, his eyes rolling back, mouth agape, as he crashed onto the deck.

One punch, one kill!

?!

"Be careful,"

"That guy is Dragon!"

The other four CP9 members instinctively flew backward in retreat while one of them loudly alerted his colleagues.

Actually, even if he hadn't said anything, everyone present could have guessed. The person capable of knocking down the strongest CP9 agent among them with a single punch could only be the Navy defector "Dragon"!

But... wasn't Dragon supposed to be an Admiral? Is this his Admiral-level strength?!

If all Navy Admirals had this kind of power, the seas would have been peaceful a long time ago...

Swish...

As the plump sailor's punch shattered the Iron Body, Doflamingo hooked his finger beside him, causing the plump sailor to immediately "disassemble" into strands of thread, revealing Dragon inside.

"The power of super creations is quite convenient."

Rosinante couldn't help feeling envious of this.

Most superhumans with creation abilities could develop various puppet techniques. However, superhumans with superpowers tended to be more limited and could only develop within a specific ability.

Dragon removed his disguise and looked in the direction the ship was heading. With the fruit's power enhancing his senses, he could clearly hear chaos and screams carried by the wind—a sign that CP0 was wreaking havoc in Hope Harbor!

"Dragon, you should go first."

Rosinante could see Dragon's hesitation and drew the Third Generation Kurikara from his waist.

"We'll handle these CP9 members."

...

"Very well,"

A gust of wind blew, and Dragon's figure vanished from the deck.

Given CP0's destructive power, if Dragon didn't hurry back, the entire Hope Harbor would be decimated within minutes.

With every passing second, lives were being extinguished.

"Next, it's up to us, brothers—"

With the Third Generation Kurikara drawn, Rosinante stood shoulder to shoulder with Doflamingo, who had transparent threads hanging from his fingertips. On the other side were the four shaken CP9 members.

"We'll deal with you four."

...

"Ha, if Dragon were here, we would certainly have no chance."

Among the remaining four, the most burly man of CP9 roared. His already robust body began to swell intensely, with a mass of hair rapidly growing and covering his entire body.

Following that, his hands transformed into claw-like blades the size of millstones, and his face protruded forward, resembling a dog's head with a large mouth.

"Roar—"

Amidst a furious roar, this man completed his transformation, turning into a towering bear that stood five meters tall.

Zo Zo Fruit: Grizzly Bear Form

"Iron Body: Crushing Mountain!"

After the transformation, the bear-man charged toward Rosinante and Doflamingo, his bulging gray fur gleaming with a metallic sheen. With each footfall of the bear, the entire ship shook as if the deck could crumble into debris at any moment!

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Strengthening his whole-body defense with 'Iron Body' technique and combining it with the Devil Fruit ability, he turned his flesh into a steel war machine! This collision was enough to bring down even a stone fortress.

At the same time, another lean man leaped off the deck, seemingly attempting to escape by jumping into the sea.

"Squawk—"

Amidst a high-pitched call, massive wings abruptly spread open, casting vast shadows on the deck.

Zo Zo Fruit: Eagle Form

With a wingspan of three meters, the giant eagle soared into the sky. The immense pressure generated by the flapping wings created gusts of wind on the deck. Even deadlier, the combination of his Devil Fruit ability and his skills:

"Mist Foot: Eagle Strike!"

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

As the giant eagle flapped its wings, numerous crescent-like, two to three-meter-long vacuum slashes descended one after another, cleanly slicing through sails and masts!

"This doesn't even look like 'Mist Foot', does it?"

It's more like 'Mist Wing'.

If these attacks landed unchecked, it might not necessarily hurt people, but the ship would certainly sustain significant damage! As the large-scale attacks rained down from above, Rosinante griped while swinging his sword upward.

"Demon Slash: Flight Cutter!"

With a sound of pu, the rising blade light transformed into a massive flying slash over ten meters long, tearing apart the descending crescent slashes! He then proceeded to dart toward the man who had turned into a giant eagle, startling him into a mid-air somersault.

A few feathers fell as the giant eagle had to quickly flap its wings and spiral away.

"Vuvuvu, relying solely on brute strength won't be enough against us."

While Rosinante dealt with the avian Devil Fruit user above, the charging bear was naturally taken care of by Doflamingo.

The charging bear's strength and defense were both top-notch. But, as Doflamingo had said, having strength and defense alone without matching speed and skill was futile against the 'Thread-Thread Fruit'.

"Damn, I've been entangled by his ability!"

The massive bear was suspended mid-air, no matter how it struggled, numerous resilient threads firmly bound it, extending and retracting with its movements.

Next, all Doflamingo had to do was to cover its mouth, and simply suffocating the user would kill them.

Clang, clang, clang...

"Mist Foot!"

As the third unremarkable-looking male CP9 member executed a kick, the crescent-shaped vacuum slashes swiftly crossed the deck, accompanied by a continuous series of thread-snapping sounds.

"Be careful, his ability is similar to Granny Mountain Witch's."

Cutting through the threads of Mist Foot, the bound bear was released back onto the deck.

"Exactly,"

The final female CP9 member stepped forward, her voluminous pink hair rapidly lengthening and wriggling, almost as if it had a life of its own as it swept toward Doflamingo.

"I'll take care of this guy!"

"You guys take care of the swordsman first—"

"Vuvuvu,"

Facing the surging pink hair, Doflamingo sneered.

"Merely hair, and you think you can compare it to my 'Thread-Thread Ability'?"

With a wave of his hands, the imposing 'Five-Colored Threads' entwined and spiraled toward the opponent's hair, intending to strangle it!

"Shave!" x2

Having saved the bear, the plain-looking CP9 male with an ordinary face, along with his colleague who had transformed into a half-human, half-eagle hybrid, both vanished from the deck and mid-air.

In the next second, the two reappeared in front of and behind Rosinante, simultaneously launching kicks!

The swirling vacuum turned into slashes, intersecting and converging on Rosinante in the center.

"Mist Foot: Cross Slash!"

Swish—

?!

In the blink of an eye, Rosinante, who should have been in the middle of their attacks, suddenly 'disappeared'; what was originally a confident joint attack fell flat, and the legs of the two, now without a target, collided harshly.

Crack!

Fierce winds erupted, cracks radiated across the deck like radioactive fissures, as if countless blades had haphazardly slashed through!

"Ugh... you bastard!"

Surprisingly, the half-human, half-eagle CP9 was the one to let out a cry of pain.

His body, covered in feathers, had transformed into a right leg that had turned into eagle talons, directly snapped at an awkward angle. Even though he belonged to the resilient Animal-type, his face twitched involuntarily.

"Be cautious, the opponent has also mastered 'Shave'!"

"Wrong—"

A voice came from behind the plain and unremarkable CP9, gently reminding his colleague. The third generation Wado Ichimonji had already descended without a sound.

At first, just like Rosinante's appearance, the strike was silent, almost imperceptible; but when it was about to reach the turning CP9, a surge of black and red aura abruptly erupted!

The tyrant air circulated through the blade, merging Rosinante and the third generation Wado Ichimonji into an indivisible, cohesive whole.

"Demon Slash: Steel Break!"

Facing Rosinante's supersonic assault, the CP9 member was actually able to twist his waist and turn around instantaneously, cRosinanteng his arms in front of him to block the third generation Wado Ichimonji! Amidst flying sparks, his clothing was torn by the tyrant aura, revealing muscles that exuded a rigid metallic texture.

"Iron Body: Steel!"

Although he managed to block the strike, there was now a dark-red wound on the CP9 member's crossed arms.

It was evident that his 'Iron Body' wasn't enough to withstand Rosinante's strike!

"Paper Art: Defense!"

With a change in momentum, the unremarkable CP9 agent relaxed his whole body. In an instant, his body transformed from steel to soft paper, then became light as a feather. He rotated through the air along the path of the strike Rosinante had made, somehow nullifying the attack altogether.

As the strike missed, it felt as if it had struck an extremely slippery liquid, leaving Rosinante momentarily dazed.

Could Paper Art really be manipulated in such a manner?

Just then, as the CP9 member spun through the air to dissipate the attack, he quickly discharged energy from his hands into fists, sending a seemingly light and floating punch towards Rosinante.

"Paper Art: Attack!"

?

Faced with this seemingly light punch, Rosinante's figure disappeared from its original position.

Boom!

As the CP9 member's fist landed where Rosinante had stood, an unbelievable force burst forth, causing the ship to tremble violently as if struck by an earthquake.

Amidst a continuous series of muffled sounds, the entire deck erupted, forming a colossal crack that extended for a depth of twenty meters, disappearing into the unfathomable depths! Sailors and cannons on the deck fell downward, and even the sturdy masts trembled, almost snapping in half.

?!

"He actually absorbed the force of my previous strike,"

On the ship's railing nearby, Rosinante, dressed in a black feathered coat and holding the third generation Wado Ichimonji, observed the deck that had been pierced by the CP9's seemingly light punch. His gaze flickered.

"And then incorporated it into his own attack... What kind of ability is this?"

Facing Rosinante's question, the CP9 member who had delivered the punch stood on the opposite side of the shattered deck, assuming a stance and earnestly explaining:

"This isn't a Devil Fruit ability. Rather, it's a skill I developed from 'Paper Art'. It uses an extremely flexible body to nullify and absorb an opponent's attack. I call this technique:"

"Paper Art: Absorb Force!"

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