Pirate: This Marine has two Rinnegan.

Moreover, a pink auspicious cloud ribbon appeared around her body, forming a heart shape behind her.

Grandma, who was floating behind Hancock, was completely stunned. She couldn't help but exclaim, which caused all nine little snakes to turn around and stare at her.

When the nine little snakes stared at her with their cold gaze, Grandma Za felt a chill run down her spine. Before she could look away, her body turned into a stone statue once again.

This time, however, her face was filled with fear.

After petrifying Granny, the nine little snakes turned their heads and stared at Chiga, seemingly wanting to repeat their old trick and turn Chiga into a stone statue as well.

However, Chiga merely snorted coldly, and a burst of purple light shone brightly in his Rinnegan eyes. The nine small snakes were instantly struck as if by lightning, their heads drooping, no longer displaying their previous arrogance.

Unlike the nine arrogant snakes, Hancock herself remained blankly dazed, as if she had no idea what had just happened.

Chiga stared into Hancock's eyes and released a faint mental wave with his Rinnegan. Hancock shuddered, and the expression on her face gradually relaxed.

Hancock blinked as she regained consciousness. This time, she finally noticed the abnormality in her body. She caught a glimpse of her hair, which had turned into a snake, and was so frightened that she stood up from the bed.

As she suddenly stood up, she bumped into her grandmother behind her.

Hancock groaned in pain, turned her head, and saw that Granny had turned into a stone statue again.

Although she still didn't understand how Grandma Za had turned into a stone statue again, she knew it must be related to her, so she quickly released Grandma Za from her stone statue state.

Grandma, now recovered, glanced at Hancock with a look of fear, then struggled in the air, trying to return to the ground.

Upon seeing this, Qianhe stopped releasing the power of the Heavenly Dao, and Granny Za sat down on the bed with a thud.

Once on the bed, without saying a word, she grabbed her crutch, jumped off the bed, and disappeared in a flash.

She had been petrified by Hancock twice in one day, and if she stayed here any longer, she was afraid there would be a third time. Her old bones couldn't take this kind of torment!

After Grandma disappeared without a trace, only Chiga and Hancock remained in the room.

Chiga reached out and pinched a snake head formed from Hancock's hair, examined it for a moment, and then looked at Hancock helplessly and said...

"What's wrong with you just now? You told me not to hate you. When did I say I hated you? Stop making up weird things, okay?"

After Chiga said that, Hancock hummed twice in embarrassment. She knew that she had overthought things again, but she couldn't help it. Chiga was just too important to her, and she really couldn't bear the consequences of losing Chiga.

After giving Hancock a little talking-to, Chiga began to focus her attention on the changes in her body.

He had already guessed the reason for Hancock's physical changes; it was most likely the awakening state of the Love-Love Fruit.

Perhaps it shouldn't be called the Sweet-Sweet Fruit anymore. This awakening state is clearly not what a Paramecia-type should be like; it's obviously an awakening of a Zoan-type.

Judging from Hancock's appearance, her real name should be...

Zoan type? Human-Human Fruit? Mythical Zoan type? Medusa form.

Chiga didn't find it strange that a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit could transform into a Zoan-type Devil Fruit. Couldn't the Gum-Gum Fruit also be transformed into something like the Nika-Ki?

When Chiga saw Luffy suddenly transform into Nika form, he wondered if Robin's Hana Hana no Mi (Flower Flower Fruit) could also directly create a Human-Human Fruit? A Mythical Zoan? A Thousand-Armed Guanyin form?

Chiga also recalled the appearance of the Sweet-Sweet Fruit, which was a cherry-shaped Devil Fruit, but strangely, it was made up of two heart-shaped cherries of different colors!

One is pink, and the other is dark purple.

Based on Hancock's demonstrated abilities, the pink cherry should symbolize the petrifying heart-shaped energy of the Sweet Fruit.

That deep purple effect must have given Hancock the ability to transform into Medusa.

No wonder Blackbeard went to great lengths, even clashing head-on with the Navy, to obtain Hancock's Sweet-Sweet Fruit.

So this guy already knew that the Sweet Fruit was not as simple as it looked; it was another god-level fruit.

It must be said that you can doubt Blackbeard's character, but you absolutely cannot doubt his eye for choosing Devil Fruits.

Chapter 171 Erasing the Mark, Rebirth

After Hancock demonstrated the awakened state of the Medusa Fruit, Chiga also gained a general understanding of the fruit's abilities after awakening.

After her Devil Fruit awakens, Hancock no longer needs to touch her target or hit it with her heart beam.

Just like Medusa in mythology, anyone who comes into her sight or into the snakes formed from her hair will be petrified.

And its most amazing feature is that anyone with love in their heart will be petrified, especially those who yearn for love. My mother-in-law was petrified for the first time because of this ability.

The stronger the love, the more petrified one becomes; without ultimate domineering power, this move is basically unsolvable.

In Chiga's eyes, this ability was simply a killer of pure love warriors. He wondered if Obito would still have a chance to enter the Kamui dimension if he encountered Hancock.

Also, Madara and Hashirama, Sasuke and Naruto... um, I'm getting off-topic.

In short, Hancock's strength after awakening her Devil Fruit is definitely close to the level of the Four Emperors. What she lacks now is only training in Haki.

Perhaps if Kaido were to fight Hancock now, her strength could be raised to another level.

Hancock was only slightly surprised by the fruit's awakening, and then she put it out of her mind again.

To her, nothing is bigger than Qianhe's magnanimity; all she wants now is to marry Qianhe! She has even gone through the wedding process with Qianhe no less than ten times, thanks to her powerful imagination.

In her imagination, Ain and Kalifa were both there, but they were in tears.

Inside the room, Hancock nestled quietly in Chiga's arms. Because of the loose clothing she was wearing, a lot of her skin was exposed, especially around the back of her collar.

Chiga could see a glimpse of the pink mark known as the "Celestial Dragon's Hoof" through her open collar, but she could only see a small triangle in the upper half of the tattoo.

Chiga reached out and gently tugged at the back of Hancock's collar, revealing most of the mark.

Hancock was struck dumb. She was so engrossed in Chiga's embrace that she forgot to cover the mark on her back that caused her so much pain.

That was an experience she never wanted to recall again, but the more she tried to escape it, the more she would inadvertently remember it.

Hancock did not stop Chiga's actions. At this moment, she was completely despondent. She felt that Chiga must know her secret and perhaps already loathed her.

Thinking of this, Hancock's eyes were already filled with tears. She had already tormented herself for so long, and now she was going to take Chika away from her?

At this moment, she was truly ruthless; she hated the Celestial Dragons of Mary Geoise who treated people like pigs and dogs.

She vowed that after Chiga left, she would no longer run away; she would storm Mary Geoise and wreak havoc, just like the fishman Tiger had done back then.

The difference is that she was prepared to die without ever returning, but now she regards Chiga as something more important than her own life. Now that Chiga is leaving her, what else is there for her to cherish?

A gloomy, deathly aura enveloped Hancock's body. Her head drooped lower and lower. Her secret had been discovered, and she felt as worthless as dust, no longer worthy of dreaming of staying by Chiga's side.

Chiga noticed that Hancock suddenly became extremely dejected, realizing that seeing the tattoo had been too much of a shock to her, and she started to use her imagination again.

With a helpless sigh, Chiga placed his hand on the tattoo. Feeling the spot where Chiga's hand was pressing, Hancock's body began to tremble violently again, as if she were enduring extreme pain.

Chiga then carefully observed the so-called "Celestial Dragon's Hoof".

According to Hancock's memories in the anime, this tattoo was applied by a scorching hot iron, and she said that the mark could not be removed.

Chiga, however, didn't think it was that mysterious. To put it bluntly, this kind of mark was just a burn. It was indeed not easy to recover, but it wasn't impossible.

Chiga has his own way of dealing with this.

A green energy covered Chika's hand that was pressed on the mark, and then slowly spread to the entire mark.

Hancock felt the skin on her back suddenly become incredibly warm and itchy, yet also very comfortable.

Gradually, under the influence of that green energy, the pink mark began to melt away, turning into a healthy skin tone that matched the surrounding skin, and even became smoother.

A moment later, the "Celestial Dragon's Hoof," which was said to be impossible to erase in a lifetime, completely dissipated. Chiga dispersed the green energy and removed his hand from Hancock's back.

After the mark disappeared, Hancock's back was completely flawless, looking like a work of art.

Chiga admired his work, feeling satisfied with the skill he had learned from Kabuto back then.

The medical ninjutsu he just used is from Naruto, called the Palm Healing Technique.

Its function is to heal injuries and help heal wounds. Using it requires extremely precise control of chakra, as well as knowing how to use Yang Release chakra.

The stronger the Yang Release technique, the stronger its healing effect. For Chiga, who possesses Hashirama cells, this is a piece of cake.

His Healing Palm Technique could completely heal even a burn on Hancock's back that had existed for countless years.

After doing all this, Chika gently patted Hancock's back and whispered,

"Hancock, the mark on your back has been removed by me. Forget all of this."

Upon hearing this news, Hancock could hardly believe her ears. She abruptly looked up at Chiga, her face filled with disbelief.

Chiga gave a relieved smile and casually waved his hand, and a water mirror appeared behind Hancock.

Hancock tilted her head to look at the mirror formed by the water, and in it she saw her flawless white back skin; the mark that she had found so ugly had completely disappeared.

Tears welled up in Hancock's eyes again, and she covered her mouth tightly with her hands. Everything that was happening before her eyes seemed so unreal.

She doesn't know how many times she's cried today, but this is definitely the most intense emotional outburst she's ever experienced.

Hancock could no longer hold back. She threw herself into Chiga's arms and burst into tears. Chiga didn't say anything, but simply stroked Hancock's long, black hair.

He knew that saying anything now would seem too weak, so he might as well let Hancock have a good cry and let out the resentment that had been building up in her heart for years.

I believe that she will be reborn after emerging from the shadows.

Only someone like her deserves the title of Empress!

Chapter 172 Hancock's Past

Hancock's crying lasted for a long time. Chiga only knew that she cried until she had no strength left and fell asleep in his arms.

Once asleep, Hancock resembled a kitten curled up in his arms. Chiga, seeing her tear-streaked face, couldn't bear to wake her, so he held her and drifted off to sleep together.

The next morning, Hancock woke up and the first thing she saw was Chika smiling at her.

This feeling filled her heart with sweetness. Suddenly, she remembered what happened yesterday. She seemed to have fallen asleep in Chiga-sama's arms while crying.

Does that mean I ended up letting Lord Chiga hold me all night?!

Imagining this scene, Hancock's face turned as red as a ripe apple, and steam began to rise from her head, making Chiga think that she was still recovering from her illness.

Although this sleeping position is a bit awkward, it doesn't affect Chiga much.

With his body evolving in the direction of the Otsutsuki clan, he wouldn't suffer any damage even if he didn't sleep for a year. Moreover, with Hancock as his best body pillow in his arms, Chiga's sleep quality last night was even better than usual.

Reaching out, Chiga playfully hooked Hancock's nose and asked with a smile,

"Are you awake? How did you sleep last night?"

Hancock quickly propped herself up from Chiga's embrace, placing her hands on her knees in a kneeling position as she spoke to Chiga.

"I slept very well, I'm just sorry to have troubled Lord Chiga!"