Chapter 63: Courage

Doflamingo slowly flew through the air in the direction where Rorschach had fallen.

"Fufufufu, boy, didn't you have a sharp tongue? Why aren't you responding now?"

Rorschach's body had collided with a dirt wall, and he was covered in blood.

His Kirin form had been shattered, and despite the incredible regenerative power of the mythical Zoan type, his body was now riddled with Doflamingo's strings, like a leaking water bag.

Every muscle in his body was trembling, and the pain, akin to waves crashing on the shore, was relentlessly assaulting his soul.

Doflamingo descended from the sky and stood in front of Rorschach, looking down on him with disdain.

"Keep talking, won't you?... "

Boom! The building to the left suddenly exploded, and a green-blue dinosaur charged through the rubble, its mouth full of sharp teeth aimed at Doflamingo!

"An Ancient Zoan, hmm. A decent ability wasted on such a useless weakling."

Doflamingo had anticipated this, slowly spreading his fingers.

"Parasite String!"

Dozens of invisible threads fell from the sky, connecting to the dinosaur's body.

The dinosaur's mouth, which was about to close on Doflamingo, suddenly stopped, unable to move any further.

The dinosaur stared at Doflamingo with wide-open eyes, wanting to resist, but its body was no longer under its control, only able to let out a thunderous roar.

"Doflamingo! Get away from him! Go back to Dressrosa! This isn't your place!"

"Annoying."

Doflamingo's expression remained cold, and with a flick of his fingers, X Drake's open mouth suddenly closed.

Doflamingo shifted his gaze back to Rorschach, and a mocking smile appeared on his face.

"I can't believe someone actually cares about you this much!"

He looked at the frozen dinosaur beside him and said, "The secret marine force's captain, Marine Major X Drake, an Ancient Zoan, Ryu Ryu no Mi, Model: Allosaurus. It seems this boy isn't an ordinary person if he has someone like you worried about him."

Doflamingo paid no mind to the shock in Drake's eyes and leaned closer to the now-human Rorschach.

Silver hair, blue eyes, a face that appeared young, but with eyes carrying the fierce gaze of a young wolf.

Doflamingo studied him for a long time, unable to find any resemblance between Rorschach and any of the high-ranking Marine officers.

As a former Celestial Dragon, Doflamingo had close ties with the World Government, allowing him access to many secrets.

Like Sword, where 80% of the mid-to-high-ranking members were the children of top Marine officers or had close connections to important figures in the Marines.

Drake's father had been a Marine officer before becoming a pirate, but Drake chose to join the Marines and was always close to Vice Admiral Tsuru, becoming one of the distinguished members of the new generation.

Due to his unique Devil Fruit, he caught the attention of many.

"Fufufufu, it doesn't matter. I'll kill you first and then see. I can't wait for my Birdcage to close."

Doflamingo spread his fingers towards Rorschach.

Rorschach looked at him coldly, then suddenly clenched his fist and punched towards the nearby Doflamingo.

"Fufufufu, a desperate attempt."

"Parasite String."

Doflamingo raised his fingers again, and the strings fell on Rorschach's body.

His fist stopped just a centimeter away from Doflamingo.

Rorschach felt his body lose control, becoming a puppet in Doflamingo's hands.

His right hand remained in the punching position as Doflamingo extended a stringed finger and began to sever Rorschach's arm.

"Thread Saw."

The serrated threads continued to emerge from Doflamingo's fingers, cutting into Rorschach's arm.

He intended to dismember this resilient boy who showed no fear of death, piece by piece.

As he watched Rorschach's arm being slowly severed, with the white bone beneath the torn skin being exposed, Drake's eyes filled with anger.

Damn it! This feeling of helplessness!

No matter how much his inner voice screamed in rage, his body couldn't escape Doflamingo's string control.

His body, which he prided himself on as an Ancient Zoan, seemed like a joke in Doflamingo's eyes.

The saw continued cutting, and blood was splattering, dripping drop by drop.

Rorschach's face grew paler as his strength gradually faded.

But his eyes became colder and filled with a crimson glow.

Sadistic pleasure filled Doflamingo's face.

Ten seconds, twenty, thirty.

The saw kept cutting, but Rorschach's arm still wasn't severed.

Doflamingo's smile gradually froze.

He looked at the gleaming white bone of Rorschach's arm and found no cutting mark on the surface; it remained perfectly smooth.

Doflamingo's eyes widened in shock.

How is this possible? Doflamingo knew the cutting power of his Thread Saw all too well.

He had severed Law's arm with just a touch of his serrated string.

But this boy before him, after cutting into his arm for seconds, showed no signs of being cut.

Is this boy some kind of modified human?

No, even a modified human made of iron couldn't withstand my Thread Saw.

Doflamingo looked at Rorschach, and Rorschach, despite his weakness, smiled.

"Why don't you keep cutting? Did your thread get tired? It seems you've weakened, clown."

Doflamingo stared at him coldly and reactivated the Thread Saw.

This time, the threads were imbued with Armament Haki.

The string quickly cut into Rorschach's arm again.

Finally, Doflamingo saw a fine thread mark on the bone.

But his expression turned even uglier.

Because the mark it left was so shallow.

To cut off this boy's arm would take at least ten more minutes.

"Boy, what kind of freak are you?"

Doflamingo looked at Rorschach in confusion.

"A freak? No, I'm simply strong. Hehehe... by the way, why don't you look behind you."

Rorschach spoke calmly and mockingly, looking behind Doflamingo.

Doflamingo's attention had been entirely on Rorschach, but he quickly turned around.

He saw Law, with only one arm, plunging his sword into the heart of an unconscious Trebol, his face stern.

"Law!!"

Doflamingo's eyes filled with fury, and he vanished from in front of Rorschach in an instant.

Doflamingo appeared above Law and kicked him forcefully in the head, his leg coated in Haki.

"Hahaha! Hahahahaha! Clown! Doflamingo, you're just a clown!"

Rorschach lay in the rubble, his exposed arm revealing white bone, and his body full of holes and blood, but he laughed fearlessly.

"Have you already grown old? Only old men fear death. We're still in our prime; do you threaten us with death? Do you think we'll cower?! Heh! Drake, Hawkins, Law! Tell me, do you fear death?"

Drake couldn't open his mouth, but his wide eyes clearly showed his thoughts.

"Death? It's the final fate of every life, so why should I fear it?" Hawkins said calmly from atop a distant palace.

Law remained silent, but a sarcastic smile appeared on his lips as he looked at Doflamingo, who was madly kicking him.

Suddenly, the temperature dropped sharply, and a cold wind swept across the entire Brance Kingdom in an instant.

"Ah, those words have fired me up a bit."

"I hope I'm not too late..."

(End of Chapter)

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