The winged hero Hawks showed his powers by throwing an impressive number of feathers in the direction of Jinbe and Franky. Crossing their arms in front of them, the two pirates withstood the attacks, without seeming to impress.

" Sorry, but it will take more to defeat us. " The cyborg asserted.

In response, threads wrapped around him to immobilize him.

" Huh ? "

" HAWKS ! " Shouted Jeanist.

Immediately, the flying hero disappeared. In truth he moved so fast that Franky had a hard time seeing him.

" He is fast. "

Then, his eyes widened as he saw Hawks appear in front of him, surrounded by his feathers.

" I've got you. "

" GOSENMAIGAWARA SEIKEN !"

Hit by an overpowered punch, which managed to create a shock wave on impact, Hawks spat blood before being ejected away.

"HOW?" Jeanist wondered, his eyes widening.

"I'll take care of him." Jinbe assured, running towards where Hawks had disappeared.

"Okay." Franky assured him.

Then, showing his superhuman strength, he managed to break the threads around him, before joining his arms above him.

" SSSSUUUUUPPPEEEEERRRRR ! "

Seeing his attack fall at the cyborg's feet, the hero stood still, frowning. Best Jeanist looked at Franky with a strange look. The cyborg pirate might as well be the weirdest adversary he's ever faced, and he had been working as a professional hero for over a decade. Nevertheless, he still didn't know if he should be suspicious of Franky because he was a pirate, or if it was because he was acting like a pervert.

Stopping screaming, Franky then cracked the muscles in his neck, before declaring.

"Honestly, why do we have to fight? You don't stand a chance against me and all you'll do is delay me so I can go help my companions! From what I see, this city is under attack! Why don't you go do your hero's job?"

"So you know who I am?"

'' Yeah ! I understand you're a high-ranking hero, aren't you? '' Franky said as he combed his hair. "Are you in the top 10?"

"I'm the number four hero in all of Japan." He said, with suave style.

"Bro, in truth, I don't care about the ranking! Whether you are the last or the first, it makes no difference to me! In veuote, I even wonder if All Might is strong enough to defeat me. "

"Be careful what you say." The hero advised him, frowning further. "It's by being arrogant like you that people hasten their downfall."

"Sorry! Sorry!" Franky replied casually. "But it's just that you heroes make me laugh! I never know if I should take you seriously or not."

This really discouraged Best Jeanist. It was almost like an insult to his hard work and spirit that he has been putting in since the beginning of his career. He wouldn't be mocked by a fashion horror like Franky.

"You should watch your language, you don't want words that can be used against you in court." Said Best Jeanist, as a final act of intimidation.

Nevertheless, it only made Franky laugh.

"HAHAHAHA! Before thinking about any court, you should already manage to capture me. "

"Do you really feel capable of fighting against me?" Jeanist questioned him.

"I'd be amazed if you could get me to be serious."

Best Jeanist started running and, using his threads, he was able to pick up chunks of concrete and throw them at Franky. The cyborg blocked them all with no problem and smirked.

"Are you throwing rocks at me? That's fit for a child."

Franky then felt something pull him. Again many threads wrapped around him, in order to immobilize him. However, having used a large number of very strong threads, Jeanist had ensured that Franky could not use his powerful musculature to free himself again.

"This time, I've got you."

"Huh? So your power is thread control?"

"To be exact, I can control other people's fibers and clothes! You'll be surprised how many times the bad guys lost because of the clothes they were wearing.''

'' OH ? Thank God I only have a shirt and a pair of briefs. '' Franky said with a smile.

''It's not good.'' Said Best Jeanist disgusted by that. "You're dressed like a perv."

"Sorry, bro! You have your style, I have mine. '' Franky said with a smirk. "On top of that, your power is really ridiculous."

" Sorry ? "

"Not long ago our captain was forced to fight against a guy who had powers similar to yours! Nevertheless, he was able to destroy an entire island with his attacks! Do you know how to do the same ?"

"Tssss! Don't mess with me." Jeanist growled. "Destroy an island with threads? It's impossible."

"If you think that, then that means you're much weaker than that guy." Franky stated. "Perfect! So, as I thought, I have nothing to fear from you."

Franky then activated his rocket launcher into his shoulders, which gave the hero an expression of horror on his face. Doing nothing to free himself, Franky targeted the hero who was forced to jump back to avoid the missiles.

However, hitting the ground, the projectiles caused explosions, which ejected him backwards.

"Grrrr!" he roared, trying to maintain his balance. "Don't you understand that's useless? Now that you're trapped in my threads, you won't move an inch."

"Really?" Franky's voice questioned, through the smoke. "Tell me, did you forget that your threads were flammable?"

A jet of flames was suddenly heard. Then, Jeanist heard footsteps rushing in his direction.

"Uuuuuh…SUPER! '' Scream Franky, as he found himself in front of his opponent.

''How did he…?'' Asked Best Jeanist, in shock.

But it was too late as Franky punched him hard in the face.

"ARRGHHHHH!" The hero shouted, being thrown against a wall.

Simply smiling, Franky saw Jeanist's body end up in the center of a crater, in this wall, before collapsing to the ground.

"Hey, hero! I have some advice for you! If you want a chance to defeat me, call your friends! I don't think your threads are going to be enough to win you."

Still, managing to move, Jeanist glared at him as he forced himself to his feet.

"It's far from over." He retorted, despite the fact that blood was pouring down his face.

"Oh? Still standing! Very impressive! I have enough strength to knock out an elephant though."

"I'm a professional hero! I've survived worse attacks than this! If a single punch was enough to make me give up, I would never have become the number 4 hero."

''I must admit that you are impressive. Said Franky. "Tell me, you've been talking about justice lately, but do you really think you're a vigilante?" "

"What do you mean?" Asked the hero.

"I have a question! Concretely, if this allows you to obtain third place in the ranking, would you be ready to sacrifice the lives of certain people, in exchange for this promotion? Do you think that sacrifices are necessary in order to maintain justice?

Hearing this, Jeanist frowned again, while groaning.

"This way of thinking, only a pirate could have such an opinion! I am a hero, and I would never sacrifice a single life in exchange for any promotion! I prefer to be ranked 100th, rather than to become first, while knowing that I have committed bad deeds to obtain this place. "

Hearing this, Franky nodded his head somewhat, while affirming.

"Eventually, maybe I'll start to think of you as a hero! Unfortunately for you, I'm going to have to teach you something! You're not the only one to be defeated against powerful opponents. "

Then, he aimed his fist at the hero, before letting parts of his hand open, to allow firearms to be seen.

" WEAPONS LEFT ! "

Franky started shooting bullets everywhere. Opening his eyes, Jeanist was forced to run to the side to avoid the projectiles. Nevertheless, anticipating this action, Franky moved the palm of his second hand towards him, before concentrating some of his energy there.

" COUP DE VENT ! "

Hit by an overpowering gust of wind, Jeanist felt himself crushed against a wall again. This time, the impact made him cough up blood. Seeing this, Franky rushed towards him, in order to finish him off.

" STRONG RIGHT ! "

However, just as his fist was about to crash into the hero's face, he suddenly stopped, before putting his hands around his neck. Feeling like he couldn't breathe, he felt threads wrap around his neck, cutting off his breath.

still conscious, Jeanist had managed to use his Quirk to control the collar of Franky's shirt. Thus, this part of his garment had turned into several threads, which then wrapped around the cyborg's neck.

Trying in vain to destroy them, Franky's big fingers were of no help to him, as the threads gripped his throat so hard they began to dig into his skin. And because of their position, Franky was unable to use his flames to burn them.

" BLACKOUT BIND ! "

Getting back on his feet, the hero heard Franky choke, before dropping to one knee on the ground.

"You took your luck too far." Affirmed Jeanist. "Victory is mine."

However, Franky's two hands joined together, and the hero couldn't hide his surprise, seeing a source of energy manifest between them.

" What ? "

Having no other ideas, the cyborg concentrated his remaining forces for one last attack, which grew rapidly. And before Jeanist could react, a powerful laser beam slammed into him.

Immediately losing consciousness, while his clothes were found burned, the body of the hero completely broke through the wall, before flying through the whole city. Finally, he broke through the window of a building and stopped in the middle of the building.

Seeing him stop, as his body went through several walls, pulverizing them, Franky felt the threads around his neck stop strangling him, and fall to the ground. Able to breathe again, he let himself fall on his buttocks, taking a deep breath.

"DAMN IT! I have to admit that I was overconfident! Finally, thankfully he and his buddy didn't fight me together! I might have been in a bad situation."

Then, looking in the direction of where Jeanist had disappeared, he said.

"You don't have to feel embarrassed! After all, you forced me to fight you seriously.

Lying on the ground, Hawks barely had time to regain his senses when he heard footsteps coming towards him.

"What now?" Jinbe asked. "Are you going to let us help our friends? "

In response, Hawks stood up. Trying to hide his pain, he still felt the effects of Jinbe's attack, in his abdomen, while the attack had nearly crushed his eyes.

" This guy...I feel like he just hit me with a titanium hammer. "

"Why do you want to become enemies of the government? " Asked the flying hero.

"That's not our goal." Jinbe retorted. "We just want to know if our captain and our friends are all right! I don't see what's wrong with making sure his mates are healthy."

"You're only hindering our work." Hawks retorted.

"Is that your hero spirit talking...or just your ego?" Jinbe questioned. "Look at things for yourself, you know very well that our force is superior to yours! Admit that you are looking for the slightest pretext to stop us."

"Tssss! Because you think you have a choice?" Hawks asked. "You must have known that this kind of situation was going to happen! You are pirates! It is impossible for us to forget this! We gave you a chance to live freely! But, from the beginning, it was out of the question to letting you fight alongside the heroes! It's impossible to let the people know that pirates are keeping them safe."

"And so, because of that, you let this city be destroyed, so you can fight against me?" Jinbe questioned. "I've never heard anything more stupid."

"Say what you want, but know that you are declaring war on the justice of this country! So how are you going to get out of this? If I win, you will go to prison! if you beat me, you you'll go to jail. Alongside all your friends, there's no point in beating us, you're all in a dead end place."

''We'll find something! And if that doesn't work, we can always escape and start fighting whatever heroes your government will send to capture us. " Jinbe retorted.

"Are you crazy? Do you understand what you're saying? Do you really want your band to become the target of an entire country?"

"I think you're the one who doesn't understand the situation! In our world, Luffy didn't hesitate for a single moment to declare war on the world government, just to save one of our comrades! So do you really think we have any reason to be afraid of your army?"

"You are all quite confident. '' Hawks said. "Are you the kind of person who believes your captain is capable of achieving the impossible?"

''Of course ! Luffy is the man who will become the next Pirate King! And nothing and no one will be able to prevent him from achieving this goal. "

"In that case, I see that I have no choice! I'll show you the power of a top 10 hero. "

Hawks then decided to have his feathers blur Jinbei's vision. Seeing hundreds of feathers around him, the fish-man just closed his eyes and remained calm.

Seeing him stay still, Hawks brought his feathers closer to Jinbe, and saw them begin to slash his clothes, without the fish-man executing the slightest movement to defend himself.

" I have no desire to kill you. " Affirmed the hero. "But if you make me do it, I'll neutralize you to make sure you can't cause us any more trouble."

Seizing two feathers, he let them grow and take the form of two red sabers. Then, spreading its wings, it flew at full speed towards its adversary, passing between its feathers, without the slightest problem.

"It doesn't matter whether you are pirates or not, I will show the power of the number 2 hero of this country."

In response, Jinbe opened his eyes, as he covered his fists with Busoshoku haki.

"As I said, you don't understand anything! We are not ordinary pirates."

Standing still, he let Hawks find himself in front of him, before aiming his weapons at his face. It was only then that Jinbe positioned his fist, before roaring.

"I'M GOING PART OF THE CREW OF THE FUTURE KING OF THE PIRATES! ONIGAWARA SEIKEN!"

Jinbe's fist hit Hawks' weapons and the impact created shock waves that kicked up all the dust in the area. Yet, as they seemed evenly matched, Hawks' eyes widened, seeing his weapons crack, before being smashed to pieces.

Unable to do anything, he then felt Jinbe's fist hit his face. And as his glasses shattered, as blood began to flow from his crushed nose, the hero's body eventually performed a backward flight, which surpassed his speed record.

Just like Jeanist, Hawks slammed into several buildings, while the many shocks were enough to knock him out.

With his fist still outstretched, Jinbe remained motionless again, until he heard the last sound of impact, announcing the end of Hawks' flight. In one attack, the fight was over.

"You're still young." Jinbe affirmed. "So take advantage of this advantage to practice more and then come back to see me."

Feeling Sebas' fist hit him again, Luffy collapsed to the ground. For his part, lightly patting his clothes to remove dust, Sebas kept a stoic face, while not the slightest scratch could be seen on him. The Butler largely dominated the fight, despite Luffy being in Gear Second.

" Mugiwara... your level is between 75 and 80! It's amazing for a human! But sorry to tell you that it's not enough! Only your friend with green hair has demonstrated enough strength to be considered a real threat. "

Groaning, Luffy rose to his feet, as blood ran down his face.

"Give up, Mugiwara."

Getting ready to retort something, Luffy was surprised to see a figure falling from the sky and crashing between the duo.

"Huh?" Sebas wondered.

Standing still for a few seconds, the two fights waited for the dust to clear and both eventually saw Hawks' body, covered in wounds, while his irises were perfectly white.

"A hero?" Sebas wondered.

" HAWKS !" Shouted Luffy.

Hearing numerous impacts from different parts of the city, Shoto didn't know where to look, let alone where to go.

"What are all these noises? I feel like the city is going to explode any minute."

Simply lighting a cigarette, Sanji looked perfectly serene as he affirmed.

"It looks like my companions have come to help us."

"Your companions?"

Suddenly, Sanji let his eyes turn into hearts, as he declared.

"Nami-swan and Robin-chwan were worried about me! I was sure my irresistible charm couldn't leave them indifferent."

"Asshole!" Shoto growled. "Instead of talking bullshit, what should we do?"

Suddenly resuming his seriousness, Sanji remained thoughtful for a few moments. Then, suddenly, he turned his gaze in one direction.

"Over there." He asserted, pointing his finger at the area where Shalltear was. "I hear a woman who needs my help."

"Reassure me! Are you being stupid on purpose or is it a trick?"

"You're the stupid one." Sanji retorted. "Every man should be able to feel the need to rescue a woman when she needs help."

" Only a macho could say those kinds of sentences. " Shoto retorted.

However, looking at the direction Sanji was pointing, he declared.

"But if a villain is out there, then I have to fight him."

However, as he was about to take a step forward, a figure appeared in front of him, before passing him without him being able to realize it.

" That ... ? "

Feeling a large wound open in his abdomen, Todoroki spat blood, before collapsing to the ground. Having also been taken by surprise, Sanji turned around and saw a person in black armor. Shaking the blade of her halberd a little to remove the blood that covered it, Albedo looked at the body of Shoto, who remained lying on the ground.

Albedo knew that Galadriel didn't want to kill any of the humans in her class. As a result, she had injured him, while obviously hitting his vital organs. Her target wasn't Shoto. Raising her gaze to Sanji, she declared.

"Mugiwara's crew... until now I just considered you a slight threat! But now I think it's high time to get rid of you."

Trying to look serious, however, Sanji couldn't hide his anxiety while he quickly realized that his opponent was a woman.

"What do you want from me?"

Starting to chuckle sadistically, Albedo declared.

"I hope Mugiwara won't die too soon! I know how rude he was to my lady! So I hope he will still be alive when I come to him, to present your head to him."

Twirling her halberd between her hands, she assured.

"According to our intelligence, you are the weakest member of your group! In truth, I should have let Yuri or someone else kill you! Nevertheless, I will make sure to exterminate you quickly, before doing the same with the rest of your companions."

Then, she spread her wings, before heading towards Sanji.