One Piece : Strongest Vice-Captain Mr. 3!

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! 

As soon as Sandersonia and Marigold launched their attack, the members of the Kuja Pirates swiftly retreated, leaving a wide, open space in the center. 

The instant they regained their footing, a deafening roar erupted from the middle of the hall, making the ground tremble violently! 

Leading the charge was Marigold, transformed into her fearsome cobra form. 

She brandished her massive guandao with deadly precision, swinging it mercilessly toward Mr. 3's neck! 

Mr. 3, calm and composed, raised a hand with a slight flick, instantly gathering the fluid wax surrounding him into a thick, solid wall directly in front of him. 

Clang! 

The blade, gleaming coldly, slammed into the wax wall with a powerful jolt, sending shockwaves rippling through the air. 

'The wax looked so soft, but to harden it in an instant—such durability is incredible!' 

Marigold's serpentine pupils shrank sharply. Her combat instincts kicked in as she adjusted her stance. Holding the guandao steady with one hand, she clenched her other fist tightly. 

With a low hum, "Woom," her fist became coated in Armament Haki. 

The now jet-black fist, brimming with force, shot forward like a cannonball, smashing into Mr. 3's wax wall. 

Boom!! 

The once-impenetrable wax shattered into fragments, scattering in all directions under Marigold's simple yet devastating punch! 

Caught off-guard by the impact, Mr. 3 stumbled backward, retreating several steps to avoid any follow-up attacks from Marigold. 

However, this unplanned retreat dropped him directly into the trap of another giant snake! 

A massive shadow loomed overhead as a thick, black-patterned tail whipped toward him, wrapping tightly around Mr. 3's waist mid-retreat. 

Zzzzt! 

The powerful muscles in the tail contracted fiercely, the crushing force of a wild beast's constriction threatening to grind its prey into dust! 

"Heh heh, Mr. 3, you're not just facing one opponent!" 

Sandersonia, her green hair flowing wildly, sneered coldly. The forked tongue slipping between her lips, along with her barbed fangs, gave her an eerie and chilling presence. 

"Let's see how easily I can twist your pathetic body into a rag!" 

She tightened her grip, her vertical pupils locked on Mr. 3's back. "If you can't take it, just surrender. It wouldn't be easy explaining your death to my sister." 

Before she could crush him entirely, Mr. 3 slowly turned his head, revealing a face devoid of emotion: (._.) 

"Before that," he said coolly, "would you mind telling me—do I look like someone on the verge of death?" 

Without giving Sandersonia a chance to react, the power of the Wax-Wax Fruit was instantly activated! 

Countless streams of molten wax poured out from Mr. 3's body, spreading rapidly and engulfing Sandersonia's massive snake tail and body in an instant. 

Feeling the warm, viscous wax coating her skin, Sandersonia sensed danger. She immediately released Mr. 3, attempting to retreat. 

However, under Mr. 3's precise control, the wax solidified far faster than she had anticipated. 

With the intense heat radiating from the hardening wax, a colossal wax sculpture—over ten meters tall—emerged in the center of the hall. 

Upon closer inspection, one could still see the panic and shock frozen on Sandersonia's enormous snake-like face, preserved perfectly within the wax statue. 

From the moment Sandersonia launched her surprise attack to the instant she was encased in wax, the entire process had taken only a matter of seconds. 

"This... Is this really the power of the second-in-command of the Buggy Pirates, a fellow Warlord of the Sea like Lady Boa Hancock?" 

"In a single exchange, he managed to immobilize Lady Sandersonia, known for her monstrous strength…" 

The Kuja Pirates observing from the sidelines were stunned. As they shifted their gaze back to Mr. 3, their wariness grew. The seemingly unimpressive man now radiated a dangerous aura that made them reconsider his abilities. 

However, sitting above them all, Boa Hancock rested her head lazily on one hand. Her exquisite features remained calm, showing neither surprise nor concern. 

She casually accepted a cup of tea from a servant and took a small sip. 

"My sisters aren't exactly weak," Hancock mused to herself, "but they shouldn't have been defeated so quickly, not by someone like Mr. 3." 

Indeed, based on Mr. 3's abilities thus far, this outcome was far from convincing. 

"Sandersonia!" 

Seeing her sister trapped in the wax, Marigold roared in fury. With both hands gripping her sword, she charged straight at Mr. 3 to provide support. 

This time, unlike her initial attack, Marigold held nothing back—her blade gleamed with Armament Haki, coating the edge with a powerful black sheen. 

As her massive figure bore down upon him, Mr. 3 didn't advance but instead stepped back. With a swift motion, the wax in his hands transformed into a massive double-edged axe, almost as large as his own body. 

The axe, though made of wax, gleamed with a faint, ominous black hue. 

Although Mr. 3 could have used a wax wall to block her, he decided to meet Marigold's strength head-on—intent on testing his Armament Haki against hers. 

Boom! 

The wax axe collided with the blackened blade in mid-air, sending sparks flying in every direction. 

The fierce clash filled the air with a deafening sound, as both combatants locked weapons in a contest of sheer power.

Amidst the clash of sparks, two weapons pressed against each other, both striving to shatter their opponent. 

Crack! 

After a few seconds of stalemate, Mr. 3, whose Armament Haki was only at a beginner level, could no longer hold out. His twin-bladed wax axe was crushed by the brute force of the guandao, splintering into countless wax fragments scattered across the air. 

"Even with the inherent hardness of wax, is this really the extent of my Armament Haki?" 

"Barely competent with both types of Haki, and even my Devil Fruit ability is mediocre… Mr. 3 really was slacking off hard, huh?" 

Despite the destruction of his weapon, Mr. 3 remained unfazed. He even found time to sarcastically criticize the laziness of the original Mr. 3 within his mind. 

"Kizaru may act lazy, but he gets the job done—even taking on a Yonko if needed. But real laziness? That's gotta be Mr. 3-level laziness." 

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