Sengoku saw Garp's clenched fists and hurriedly said to Blackbeard, "We will convey your request to the World Government. Leave Ace here and depart."
Blackbeard left with his Pirate Crew. Ace was taken to prison by the Marines, prepared to be escorted to Impel Down.
Garp's hands were tightly clenched. When no one was around, tears burst from his eyes. "Ace, why didn't you become a Marine?"
Hera, still unaware that Ace had been sent to Marineford by Blackbeard, was strolling through the streets of Sabaody Archipelago. At Theseus's strong insistence, Hera had not stored the argo into the City of Devouring Time.
A blue light emitted from Theseus's body as the argo transformed into parts that assembled into a mechanical dragon. The argo's Railgun directly became the barrel inside the dragon's mouth.
The mechanical dragon circled around Theseus's body. Beneath the mechanical parts were mechanical blood vessels shimmering with blue light.
Hera's jaw dropped at the sight. "Is this... is this a Ship Girl?"
Theseus's unique mechanical voice sounded. "I reviewed the Captain's records and found something called a 'Mental Cube' in the Captain's memories, so I used spiritual energy to shape one."
Hera touched the circling mechanical dragon, her eyes even sparkling. "So cool! Can the argo actually transform like this?"
Then Hera thought of something and asked, "What if you need to upgrade in the future? Do I modify the argo directly?"
Theseus shook her head and said, "Just give me the blueprints and the corresponding materials to consume. Precious metals can also enhance my hull's strength."
"Of course, the fastest way to grow stronger is to absorb the Spirit Power from the Captain's body. I hope the Captain can actively cooperate with the argo's reinforcement work."
Everyone else's gaze turned toward Hera. She quickly waved her hands. "The argo's current strength is enough. You should just eat more precious metals."
After saying that, she took out a piece of gold from the City of Devouring Time and handed it to Theseus.
The people of Sabaody Archipelago soon noticed a magical scene on the street: a young girl holding a piece of gold, strolling while munching on it.
Hera sensed a commotion ahead and found two people in a restaurant competing to see who could eat more.
Hera smiled. "Alright, our targets have been found."
Bonney sat on a chair with both feet on the table. Her eating manner was extremely unrefined, with food scraps scattered everywhere.
The surrounding mess detracted from her good looks, but Hera knew that Bonney was actually just a child of a few years old. It was normal for a child to be messy while eating.
On the other side, Luffy ate very cleanly. Any food seemed to disappear into his mouth; a plate of meat was swallowed in a single gulp.
Beside them, Capone Bege looked at the two with disgust and said to his subordinates:
"What a crude woman. She's ruined my appetite. Gag her mouth for me."
A subordinate quickly reminded his boss:
"Godfather, she's not someone to mess with. She's one of the Eleven Supernovas, the 'Big Eater' Bonney with a bounty of over a hundred million. Besides, this is near a Marine Base."
Capone Bege stabbed the fork he was using for noodles into the subordinate's leg, but he didn't say anything more about taking down Bonney. He slowly blew a smoke ring.
Hawkins blocked a crew member who had noodles splashed on them and said, "This is the fate of this garment. Today, it will be bad luck to take a life."
Hera, wearing a Marine uniform, slowly walked into the restaurant. Looking at the group gathered there, she smiled. "Everyone, what a coincidence."
Luffy looked up and saw it was Hera. While his stretching hand continued to grab plates, he greeted her, "Ah, it's Hera. Long time no see!"
Hera nodded and said, "Yeah, long time no see. How's the meal, Luffy?"
Luffy didn't understand her meaning and said casually, "It's alright, I'm basically full."
Hera drew 'saikū' as the City of Devouring Time slowly spread beneath her feet.
"If you eat this much, you can't go without some exercise."
The waiters present were first swallowed into the City of Devouring Time and then spat out, sent outside the restaurant, where they were evacuated by the Marines waiting outside.
Sensing the threat, the group of pirates stopped eating and drinking, taking out their weapons to face Hera.
Capone Bege stood up from his chair, while Hawkins instead sat down and began to manipulate his tarot cards. As the tarot divination progressed, his originally calm face turned to despair.
"Probability of victory: 0%. Probability of escape: 0%. Probability of death: 100%. How is this possible?"
Hawkins' face contorted slightly as he suddenly grew larger, transforming into a scarecrow.
"Quickly break her domain, otherwise none of us will escape!"
Hawkins, having turned into a scarecrow, shouted urgently, wanting the four people present to work together.
In his previous divinations, there had never been a situation where there wasn't even a glimmer of life. This left Hawkins with a sliver of despair in his heart amidst his terror.
Several openings appeared on Capone Bege's body. Various miniature people and weapons were moved to the openings, and a troop of cavalry even charged out from within.
Luffy and Bonney felt the threat. 'Distorted Future: Future of Becoming a Giant' and 'Gear Third: Gomu Gomu no Gigant Stamp'—both of their arms became giant and punched toward Hera.
Hawkins' body completely turned into straw as his 'Goma no So' was revealed. However, he didn't attack Hera, but instead attacked the City of Devouring Time that trapped them.
Hera remarked, "You pirates with bounties over a hundred million are all strong like monsters. It's truly terrifying."
Black Armament Haki covered Hera's hands. Her delicate-looking hands blocked the seemingly overwhelming strikes; Luffy's giant black arm and Bonney's giant hand were intercepted.
A troop of cavalry emerged from Capone Bege's body, and gunfire erupted from his body in all directions, trying to break through the barrier.
Luffy looked at Hera and asked, "Sister Hera, why have you come here to stop us?"
'Forging Sky' appeared in Hera's empty left hand. Several bullets coated with Armament Haki intercepted Capone Bege's cannonballs.
"Is that even a question? I'm a Marine, and you're a pirate. Since we've met, do I need a reason to capture you? If you don't even have the ability to escape from my hands, then stay here."
Hera spoke in a calm tone. Seeing that his attack had no effect, Hawkins also turned his head, wanting to prioritize dealing with Hera's main body.
Capone Bege, biting his cigar, saw that Hera had blocked Bonney and Luffy's attacks without any effort.
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