One Piece: Starting from Awakening the Cosmo at Marineford

A few seconds later, Doflamingo's body flew up, like a withered leaf in the wind, and fell to the street.

Aaron beckoned: "Give him Shanghai stone shackles."

A new recruit grinned, took out a pair of shackles, and stepped forward without a care in the world.

"Whoosh!"

Doflamingo lay on the ground, unable to move his body, but he could still move his fingers.

In the blink of an eye, Aaron had already stood in front of the marines, raising his hand to grab at the air.

The new recruits were confused, but they could tell from Aaron's performance that they had almost died.

"Thank you, instructor!"

Aaron opened his hand and blew a thin, transparent thread from his palm into the wind.

"Fufufufufu..."

Doflamingo smiled resentfully, then began to threaten, "Marine, do you dare kill me? Even if I'm not a Celestial Dragon now, I used to be. Killing me will only bring endless trouble."

Aaron chuckled: "Doflamingo, I don't need to kill you. I'll send you to Impel Down and let you have some fun."

Doflamingo grinned: "Enjoy? Magellan and Hannibal wouldn't dare torture me."

Aaron shook his head: "To you, torture is like a tickle. Doflamingo, do you know what's more terrifying than death?"

"Fufufufu! I've lost too much already, what does death matter?"

Aaron wasn't surprised: "So, you're not afraid? Then you can just wait to die."

Doflamingo lay on his back, his gaze seemingly unfocused: "Waiting to die is nothing more than a little loneliness."

Aaron said, "You're involved in too many interests, and you know too many secrets. There are people who want to kill you. Especially..."

As Aaron spoke, he pointed his right index finger at the sky.

Doflamingo's expression changed, and he muttered, "That's right. Now that I've fallen from power, how could they possibly let me live a leisurely life in Impel Down?"

Aaron said, "You never know who will come to kill you, or how they will do it. It could be a jailer, a fellow inmate, or even just barging in openly. They might use a gun, a knife, or even poison your food..."

Aaron shook his head and didn't continue.

Doflamingo stared blankly, offering no rebuttal, looking rather forlorn.

When the new recruits stepped forward, Doflamingo no longer resisted and obediently put on the Seastone shackles.

The birdcage, which had already shrunk to half its original size, stopped immediately and quickly disappeared into the air from bottom to top.

"oh!"

Cheers erupted throughout the island; everyone was overjoyed.

Civilians, Marines, Pirates...

Just then, Luffy appeared on one side of the street, panting and shouting, "Where's Doflamingo! Doflamingo, come out here!"

Aaron said, "You're too late."

Luffy clenched his fist: "Give me back Traverse!"

Aaron said, "Forget it. Law doesn't want to be a pirate anymore."

Luffy's eyes widened: "If I don't become a pirate, am I supposed to be a marine?"

"almost."

Luffy shouted, "He can't possibly be a Marine! He's already my ally, and we're going to defeat Kaido together!"

"hiss..."

The surrounding marines and pirates were horrified when they heard this.

Luo, dragging his weary body, appeared from the other side of the street, the knife slung over his shoulder.

"Straw Hat Master, as I said, our alliance will be over when we set foot in Dressrosa."

"It can be rebuilt even after it's over! Besides, I haven't agreed to it yet!"

"I don't need your consent. In short, it's over."

Luffy glared at Aaron: "If I knock him away, will you become my ally?"

Luo rolled his eyes helplessly: "You'd better leave. Once General Fujitora arrives, you won't be able to leave."

Luffy's eyes widened even more, still wanting to fight Aaron.

Zoro and Kin'emon had already appeared, shouting from afar, "Luffy, let's go! Fujitora is coming!"

Luffy still wanted to fight and was already thinking about how to make his move.

Kin'emon, with his sharp eyes, spotted Akisui at Aaron's waist from afar.

"Shusui, the black sword once used by the swordsman Ryuma, a national treasure of Wano Country!"

Kin'emon had already sprinted towards Aaron, and from a few meters away, he suddenly drew his sword.

Then, with a sudden thrust, flames erupted from the blade as it pierced straight towards Aaron.

"Foxfire Style: Flash of Fire Willow!"

"Playing with fire in front of me?"

Before the blade could get close, Aaron threw out his right fist, sending a pillar of fire crashing into the burning blade.

"call!"

The flames crackled in the wind, and the flames on Kin'emon's sword receded, almost going out.

"I'm least afraid of fire!"

Kin'emon roared, abruptly halting his attack, his blade shifting in the process: "Foxfire Style: Flame Slash!"

Aaron's flames were not split apart by the shockwave from the blade as Kin'emon had expected.

The flames split and then rejoined, and the battle was already imminent.

A burnt smell filled the air. Kin'emon's eyebrows and hair were mostly burned away, and his face was covered with more than a dozen blisters of various sizes.

"What powerful flames!"

Aaron said, "You're least afraid of fire? Try this trick again!"

"Phoenix Wings Soaring Through the Sky!"

Flames rose from Aaron's body, and with a phoenix cry, a fire phoenix seemed to appear from the void, rushing straight towards Kin'emon.

"You burned my hair bun, a great disgrace to me! I am a samurai, I am not afraid to die! Kill!"

Kin'emon originally intended to seize the sword, but now it has become a battle to defend the dignity of a samurai.

He was courageous, but unfortunately, he was too weak.

The fiery phoenix swept past, and Kin'emon was instantly turned into charcoal, not even having time to let out a scream.

"Kin'emon!"

Luffy roared, "Gear Third!"

"It seems I can no longer stand idly by. Gravity Blade - Hell Journey!"

Luffy's body suddenly sank down, his knees bent, and he almost sat on the ground with a thud.

With a crackling sound, the ground beneath Luffy's feet disappeared, leaving a large crater in which Luffy fell.

"Luffy!"

Zoro exclaimed in surprise, only to breathe a sigh of relief when he saw Luffy's hand gripping the edge of the crater.

He suddenly turned his head, his gaze sharp as a hawk's, the knife already in his hand.

"Three-Sword Style: Extreme Tiger Hunt!"

"Ding!"

Fujitora moved, blocking Zoro's attack with his sword.

Luffy jumped out of the pit with a shout and was about to rush forward.

Zoro quickly retreated, blocking Luffy's path: "Don't forget what happened two years ago!"

Luffy was taken aback and stopped in his tracks.

He knew what Zoro was talking about.

The strength of the Marine Headquarters Admiral is naturally above that of Bartholomew Kuma.

If they go against him, the Straw Hat crew will likely be scattered again as soon as they reunite.

Moreover, Aaron was there too.

Luffy gritted his teeth, glanced again at the barely human-like "Kurozumi" Kin'emon on the ground, and shouted unwillingly, "Retreat!"

The two turned and ran, disappearing at the end of the street in the blink of an eye.