One Piece: The World King Who Emerged from the White Town

A beautiful blonde woman, dressed plainly but with a bright smile, stepped off the ship, having abandoned her aristocratic attire.

She was the slave Abel had released, and she had once been the ruler of a nation.

After several twists and turns, she was first sold to a Celestial Dragon by human traffickers, and then rescued by Fisher Tiger.

Yvette, who was rescued, wanted to follow Fisher Tiger but was refused because she was human and the Sun Pirates did not need humans.

After that, with nowhere else to go, Yvette followed the three Hancock sisters to Amazon Lily and took on the role of head steward.

She helped Hancock, who had just become empress, to manage the country very well.

In fact, she was partly to blame for this conflict.

After the Perfume Serpent docked at the port, Hancock and the others disembarked one after another. They then happened to overhear several drunken crew members boasting about how hot the slaves on board were.

Her experience in Mary Geoise has always been a painful memory for Hancock.

In addition, Yvette would inadvertently promote her lofty ideals of liberating slaves.

This led to Hancock's immense hatred for slave traders.

Any slave-hunting ship that the Kuja Pirates encountered on the high seas never fared well.

This time was no different.

Hancock immediately ordered the female warriors of Kuja to tie up everyone on the ship, and then confirmed that all three ships were carrying slaves.

Even when someone secretly released a signal flare during the process, she didn't take it to heart, and even thought it was a good thing, as it would allow her to catch them all in one fell swoop.

As for the Don Quixote family flag on the ship, she simply ignored it.

At first I didn't know, and later I didn't want to know.

Just like she said, "It doesn't matter, no matter what I do, I'll be forgiven in the end, because I'm just... too beautiful~"

However, she never expected that things would develop in a way that suddenly got out of her control.

"Yvette, you two know each other?"

"Yes, do you remember the savior I told you about? By the way, why are you fighting? And what happened to Mary and Sanda?!"

Yvette was a little confused. She had only stayed on the ship for a little longer than usual, so many things had happened.

Hancock frowned slightly, finding it impossible to reconcile the image of the scoundrel escorting slaves before her with that of the savior who liberated an entire nation of slaves in Yvette's story.

At this point, Yvette, who was very perceptive, probably guessed what was going on and quickly said, "There must be some misunderstanding here. Everyone, please stop fighting and let's find a place to sit down and talk things over, okay?"

"Hmph! Since you've spoken up, I'll give you that face."

Hancock, with an air of superiority, used this opportunity to back down, and despite her inner anxiety, she refrained from uttering any further rude words.

She doesn't have low emotional intelligence; it's just that under normal circumstances, she doesn't need to have high emotional intelligence.

Hancock backed down, and Abel stopped being aggressive. After all, the other party had only tied him up at first, and he had been careful not to go too far, so it wasn't a fight to the death.

So he immediately sheathed his sword.

The black flames throughout the arena were extinguished instantly.

Hancock immediately ripped off the white cloaks from the people around her and covered her two sisters with them.

Her two younger sisters and several unfortunate Nine-Snake Warriors were badly burned. Although they were lucky enough to survive, their injuries would not heal for several months.

Especially those two sisters, if it weren't for the super-strong vitality granted by their Zoan-type Devil Fruits and their constant use of Armament Haki to resist the black flames, they would probably be dead by now.

Seeing the miserable state of her two younger sisters, Hancock's anger, which she had been forcibly suppressing, began to surge again.

"If the Empress wants to fight again, I'd be happy to oblige."

despair!

Abel had already drawn one inch of the Onimaru sword from its sheath, ready to be drawn at any moment.

Yvette quickly went over to comfort Hancock and ordered that the injured be taken to the ship for treatment.

With the tenacious vitality and regenerative abilities of Zoan-type Devil Fruit users, as long as they don't die, they will always recover.

At Yvette's urging, the two boarded the Perfume Serpent together in an attempt to clear up the misunderstanding.

Abel was both highly skilled and daring, but he never stopped smoking his cigarette.

Before going up, however, he called Baby-5 and asked her to untie his men's ropes and lead them back to the ship, ready to leave at any time.

Once the three of them were alone in the room, Yvette immediately asked about what had happened earlier.

They learned the situation from Hancock and Abel respectively.

Then she couldn't help but frown, "Lord Abel..."

“Just call me Abel. You’re not my subordinate, there’s no need to keep calling me ‘sir.’” Abel interrupted her with a wave of his hand.

“Then… Abel, can you release these slaves? Just like you freed us back then, we are all very grateful to you.”

Under Yvette's expectant gaze, Abel shook his head. "That's two different things. I released you then because my mission had nothing to do with you. But now my mission is to escort these slaves. If I release them, how am I supposed to explain this to my family when I get back?"

"So don't say such things anymore. At least until I deliver these slaves to the designated location, no one should even think about taking them."

Hancock's expression turned cold, her eyes filled with contempt and disgust.

Instead, Yvette wore a thoughtful expression, as if she had understood his unspoken meaning.

"Alright, I won't say that again. So, can you tell me where your mission is to send these slaves?"

Abel gave her a deep look, but didn't hide anything, "Lot 1 of the Sabaody Archipelago, the largest auction house."

Chapter 457 Don't be fooled!

"Yvette, were you fooled by this kid back then?"

"He doesn't seem like a good person at all."

"And you've heard of the Don Quixote family, too. They smuggle arms, trade slaves, run the black market... basically they do whatever makes money."

"Being in such a family, even the white will be stained black."

"You can't keep romanticizing his image in your mind just because he once saved your life."

"I say this only because I don't want you to be deceived by him again, not because he injured Marigold and Sandasonia, nor because he is indifferent to my beauty..."

After Abel left, Hancock couldn't help but start trying to persuade her best friend.

Yvette listened with a helpless expression, nodding frequently.

In reality, he was thinking to himself, "You've already given me the biggest reason."

"Yes, yes, don't worry, I'm not the same person I used to be."

"However, I still want to believe in Abel, to believe that even though he was not in control of his own destiny, he still retained the last bit of purity in his heart."

"Otherwise, he wouldn't have deliberately reminded me what to do and told me where to complete the transaction."

Hancock sighed, "How do you know that's not a trap? And do you know how dangerous it is to take action in the Sabaody Archipelago? One wrong move and the whole Amazon Lily will be implicated."

"Even if I were a Shichibukai, I wouldn't play along with your nonsense."

Yvette smiled. "I know all that, so I can go by myself this time. After you've bought the supplies, hurry back to Amazon Lily."

"Go by yourself? What can you do by yourself?"

"Don't underestimate my abilities, Hancock! If I find an opportunity, I might just pull off a big heist."

"Tch, your ability is very useful, but it's also difficult to find a suitable opportunity to use it."

How will you know if you don't try?

Hancock continued to pour cold water on the idea, but no one could change Yvette's decision.

After all, Yvette had told her from the beginning that she wouldn't stay in Kuja forever.

When the right opportunity arises, she will leave to pursue her ideals.

For some reason, Hancock felt that this day was coming soon.

"I changed my mind."

"I will go with you."

"what?"

Yvette was a little confused.

Hancock stepped forward, pinched her chin, and said haughtily, "Now that you are still mine, your safety will naturally be protected by me."

It must be admitted that Hancock's beauty is universally appealing, appealing to both men and women.

Especially when she said those words in such a domineering CEO tone, it's hard for anyone not to be moved or go crazy for her.

Even Yvette almost lost control and blushed.

"And I don't trust you to stay with that guy. I'll definitely find a chance to expose his true colors."

Hancock's sudden change of tone left Yvette both amused and exasperated.

"Alright, then you'd better keep an eye on me. With you here, I have more confidence in this operation."

"Hmph, of course. Before me, everyone will bow down at my feet!"

Here it comes, here it comes again!

The Empress's excessive contempt turned into a 'super backward contemptuous waist-bending kill'!

That kind of action is really embarrassing.

Yvette couldn't help but cover her face with her hands, thankfully no one else in the room could see.

……

"So this is why you boarded my ship?"

Abel stared at the two uninvited guests with a dark expression.

"Don't worry, you won't be shortchanged on the boat fare. Let's set sail, I need to go inside and rest."

I'm crazy...