Four years ago, when Hancock was only twelve years old, she was already a famous genius girl on Amazon Lily. Even Ross was amazed by her, so he made an exception and let her join the Amazon Pirates ahead of schedule.

But that voyage that took her ahead of schedule plunged the three Hancock sisters into hell.

Rose felt guilty, but thankfully, Rayleigh and Shakky brought them back.

Although they returned, Ross could see that the three sisters had been left with severe psychological trauma, and they even resisted contact with other members of the pirate crew.

This won't do. Hancock is the one she believes can inherit the throne of the Kuja Emperor.

She needs to have the demeanor of a queen.

Ross also hopes that Hancock can be as cheerful as a normal Kuja girl.

However, she also knew the chances were slim, after all, the child was always very aloof.

"May I?"

The stunningly beautiful girl suddenly turned her head, her face flushed with an unusual blush. "I can touch, touch, touch Lord Ian too—ah!!"

Seemingly embarrassed by her own words, the girl covered her face with her hands and screamed, "This is... marriage?"

Ross's lips twitched slightly. "I don't think so."

The good news is that Hancock is indeed a traditional Kuja girl.

The bad news is that it's too traditional.

"Hey hey hey."

Ross heard snickers coming from beside him.

She turned her head and saw Gloria Osa smirking. "Love is like a storm! I told you, this is our Kuja tradition! Ross, you're the odd one out!"

Dog shit tradition.

Captain Ross's lips twitched.

but.

Could it be that I, who have been dutifully holding onto my positions as emperor and captain, am truly the one who doesn't fit in?

"Wow, it's so lively!"

A somewhat languid voice suddenly came from behind.

Ross turned around in surprise, "Shakky!"

"Yo, Ross."

The woman, Xia Qi, leaned against a large tree, lazily smoking a cigarette. "Looks like Ian did a good job, huh?"

"Yes, he made his entrance like a hero from a story."

Ross smiled and turned his head, "That's why the young women in the pirate crew all like him."

But now, the poor Nine-Headed Serpent Girls have all been thrown away by the enraged white-haired girl.

A disheveled Ian was held in Princess Yamato's arms. "All of you, stay away from Ian!"

After warning the Kuja girls, Yamato, who had been bristling with anger, looked at the dejected Ian in his arms with pity. "Are you alright, Ian?"

"Fortunately."

Ian nodded slowly.

I just encountered the biggest crisis of my life, in the sense of my chastity.

He looked up at Yamato's worried little face.

But you, my Yamato, are the true hero who has entered the scene.

Ian couldn't help but reach out and pat Yamato's head. "Well done."

"hey-hey."

Yamato grinned foolishly for a moment.

And at the same time.

Hancock, who witnessed this scene, turned pale instantly, then ashen, and finally blushed with an unhealthy redness.

"Well--"

The girl let out a soft moan, and her tall body slumped to the ground.

"elder sister!"

Her two younger sisters reacted quickly and rushed to catch her.

Rose's eyes twitched wildly as she witnessed this. She looked at Shakky and asked, "Is it that one?"

"That's right!"

Shaki and Gloria nodded emphatically in unison, "It's lovesickness!"

Nothing carries more weight than the testimony of someone who has previously suffered from the disease.

Snapped.

Ross slapped himself on the forehead.

It’s over.

The ex and the ex-ex ran away, and now the successor is going to run away too.

Or should I run first?

A hot air balloon is slowly drifting away in the sky.

"he he he he he!"

The birdman, perched in the hanging basket, was writing furiously. "I've seen something very interesting again."

Then he sighed, "It's just a pity that today's news probably can't be reported casually."

Otherwise, neither the Navy nor the Beasts Pirates would let him go.

If it gets to that point, then it's all over.

While chaos reigned on Amazon Lily, in Mary Geoise...

Fleet Admiral Kong immediately rushed to the Five Elders' office and was given a furious scolding by his superior.

You've completely disgraced the government!

The most common criticism was, "How could he have fallen so low as to be held hostage and threatened by pirates! Is someone who was about to become an admiral really this useless? Go back and let that idiot Sakazuki reflect on his actions!"

He dared not utter a single word in rebuttal, letting the Five Elders rant and rave.

There's no way around it, Sakazuki really embarrassed himself this time.

He was about to become a general, but he was driven crazy by a thirteen-year-old kid. If that kid hadn't been concerned about the government, he probably wouldn't have made it back.

The five elders finally had enough of their scolding.

The bearded Elder Maz calmed himself down and said, "That kid Ian has been making a lot of moves lately. In Dressrosa, he took away the dwarves there and learned the King's Fist from King Elizabello of Prodens. Sakazuki was injured by this move."

"On Fishman Island, he signed a relocation agreement with Neptune and formed a Fishman army. And now, he has even taken over the Kuja Pirates."

Kong gasped, genuinely unaware that Ian had accomplished so much recently. "So the Beasts Pirates are developing very quickly?"

Although neither the dwarfs, the fish-men, nor the Kuja Pirates seem particularly powerful to Sora, adding three forces at once is still too fast, isn't it?

"So what exactly is your navy doing?"

Satan, the bearded man, glared at the empty space. The pirates' enemy is the Navy, not the World Government; this has been the convention for eight hundred years.

Then he added, "However, we really should take the development of the Beasts Pirates seriously."

"Let's keep an eye on the Beasts Pirates for now. They're still under control, but things will probably be different in a few years."

The Five Elders looked at the Fleet Admiral and said, "Kong, pay attention, don't let us down."

He was all talk and no action.

But I was also complaining inside.

The Navy's adversaries are pirates from all over the world.

With the Great Pirate Era intensifying, it won't be easy for the Navy to spare enough power to defeat the Beasts Pirates.

Sigh, let's just hope the Beasts Pirates will calm down a bit from now on.

We should hurry up and hand over the position of marshal to that guy Sengoku.

Nine Snake Island.

Ian and Yamato, as the most honored guests, entered the interior of the Kuja Kingdom with the Kuja Pirates.

After passing through the narrow passage, the space suddenly opens up.

It has a feeling of the Peach Blossom Spring, with flat land, neat houses, fertile fields, beautiful ponds, mulberry trees and bamboo groves.

However, the area inside the mountains is not very large, and there is not even a bustling city. Ian only saw a few villages.

A rough calculation suggests that the total population of this country is probably only around one or two hundred thousand, which is less than one-twentieth of Fishman Island's population, let alone compared to Wano Country.

Ian looked up at the distant mountain wall, where rows of buildings suspended on the cliff face were quite unique.

However, because Akainu destroyed one side of the mountain wall, the suspended buildings on that side collapsed.

As he surveyed the scenery of the country, Ian casually remarked, "Why didn't Senior Rayleigh come?"

Xia Qi, who was a few steps ahead of him, said casually while smoking, "Old Lei said it wouldn't be convenient for him to come over."

Ian nodded slightly.

He is now Kuja's great benefactor, and by a large margin, Shakky's benefactor as well, but to Rayleigh, he is the enemy who killed his friend.

Therefore, the best way to deal with it is to not appear in front of him.

This is the composure of an adult.

"Congratulations, young man,"

Xia Qi said slowly.

Now Amazon Lily has indeed become the territory of the Beasts Pirates.

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