Regardless of how factions across the world began urgently deploying their forces in response to the Warlords of the Sea tournament hosted by Stephie, let us for now shift our focus back to the bustling, passionate, and challenging arena itself.
Based on the final results of the first round and the established rules, the first match of the second round granted the two victors from the previous round—Mihawk and Fujitora—the priority right to choose their opponents.
However, given that Fujitora had just endured an intense battle, tournament regulations dictated that no participant could fight in two consecutive matches. Therefore, both Fujitora and Doflamingo were able to sit this fourth match out and did not need to take the stage.
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