One Piece: Kaido's adopted son, starts with the Eight Gates Formation.

A giant resin bubble traced a lazy arc in the air before finally bursting gently with a soft "pop."

That tiny figure, like a feather, landed silently on the bow of the Kuja Pirates' ship.

"stop!"

"Don't come near Lady Hancock!"

In an instant, dozens of tall, cold-faced Nine Serpent Warriors simultaneously drew their longbows, aimed their poisoned arrows at the uninvited guest before them.

However, Lynn didn't even bother to look at them.

His gaze swept past the hostile female warriors and landed on the woman sitting high on the throne, her posture languid yet undeniably stunning.

Boa Hancock.

Lynn raised her little head and spoke in a childish voice, as if it were the most natural thing in the world and without any hint of pleading.

"Boa Hancock".

"Join my ranks."

Quiet.

Absolute silence.

Immediately following was a surge of overwhelming anger!

"You brat! What nonsense are you spouting!"

"How dare you be so disrespectful to Lady Hancock!"

"Fire arrows! Kill him!"

The warriors of Kuja were utterly enraged!

This brat dares to speak to their supreme emperor in such a commanding tone?!

That's practically suicide!

however.

Just as they were about to release the bowstring.

"All of you, step back."

Hancock's cool voice rang out.

Her voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable authority.

Although the female warriors were indignant, they immediately put away their weapons and respectfully stepped aside.

Hancock slowly stood up.

She looked down at Lynn, her eyes, which always held a hint of disdain, now filled with a deep, undisguised interest.

"Would you allow me to join your ranks?"

She chuckled softly, her voice carrying an innate arrogance.

"Kid, what gives you the right?"

"I only submit to the truly strong."

She stretched out her slender fingers and gently tapped her flawless chin, a playful smile curving her lips.

"You want me to submit?"

"Can."

"Demonstrate the strength that will earn my respect."

"Otherwise, get off my boat."

Upon hearing this, Vice Admiral Momonga slowed his pace aboard the naval warship that was fleeing in panic in the distance.

He glanced back, his eyes filled with surprise and doubt.

This little monster wants to subdue the Empress?

Surprisingly, the Empress didn't petrify him on the spot.

What exactly is going on?

Just when everyone thought Lynn would pull out some earth-shattering weapon or demonstrate some incredible ability,

Lynn simply turned around silently, facing the boundless, calm sea.

He slowly raised his right hand, his index and middle fingers together, pointing towards the distant horizon.

Om-! ! !

A piercing scream, sharp enough to pierce the soul, suddenly resounded across the sky!

A purple beam of destruction, moving at a speed beyond comprehension, tore through the atmosphere and pierced through space!

Boom!

The instant the laser cannon hit the sea surface.

The whole world has fallen silent.

Immediately following was a terrifying giant wave powerful enough to overturn the heavens and the earth!

The sea surface was torn open with a huge, bottomless rift!

The seawater surged back in frantically, then rose into the sky with even greater ferocity!

A massive, sky-covering tsunami has formed!

That terrifying height seemed to swallow the sky completely!

"ah--!!"

"The boat! The boat is capsizing!"

The Kuja Pirates' ship was as small as a toy in the face of this apocalyptic giant wave, being tossed up and slammed down repeatedly!

The female warriors on the ship screamed in terror, clinging desperately to anything they could hold onto, their faces ashen white!

On a distant naval warship.

"Stabilize the ship!!"

The flying squirrel let out a hoarse roar!

He looked at the devastating tsunami, at the sky whose color had been changed by the attack, and felt as if his heart was being squeezed tightly!

He witnessed the terror of the demon child once again!

"Lieutenant General! We..."

"Abort the retreat!" The flying squirrel made a decisive decision. He stared intently at the Kuja in the distance, his eyes filled with an unprecedented solemnity.

"Continue to observe!"

"His target is not us!"

He knew that running away was pointless when facing a monster of this level.

Tsunamis come quickly and go quickly.

When everything returned to calm.

On the Nine Serpents, apart from that small figure who was still standing straight, everyone else was slumped on the deck, panting heavily.

Hancock barely managed to stand steady by supporting herself on her throne.

Her face, which was always brimming with arrogance, now held only shocking disbelief!

Her gaze was fixed intently on that small figure from behind.

for a long time.

She then spoke slowly in a slightly hoarse voice.

"This power..."

"That's enough."

However, she changed the subject.

"However, if you want me to join you, you must do one thing for me."

Her eyes suddenly turned icy cold, filled with deep-seated hatred.

"I want you to kill someone."

"A Celestial Dragon."

boom!

These words sent a thunderbolt through the minds of everyone who had just recovered from their shock!

Kill a Celestial Dragon?!

Has Lady Hancock gone mad?!

Hancock ignored her subordinates' shock; she simply stared intently at Lynn and spoke, word by word.

"His name is Saint Charles."

"He is one of the Five Elders and an important member of the family of Jaigollucia Satan Saint."

"Back then..."

She stopped speaking halfway through her sentence.

But the pain and hatred in his eyes sent chills down everyone's spine.

Her two younger sisters, Sandasonia and Marigold, were even more pale and their bodies trembled uncontrollably.

They knew what that name meant.

That was a nightmare they could never escape for the rest of their lives!

"Kill him."

Hancock's voice was as cold as ice from the deepest hell.

"If you kill him, I, this woman, this ship, this country, will all be at your command!"

"I can't do it..."

"Take your strength and leave Daughter Island!"

On a naval warship, a flying squirrel who saw this scene through binoculars and vaguely heard the conversation nearly dropped the binoculars into the sea because his hand trembled.

Saint Charmaco?!

That guy who's known for his brutality and perversion even among the Celestial Dragons?!

Crucially, he is also an important member of the Satan Saint Family, holding a very high position!

If this... if this person is killed, the consequences will be a hundred times more serious than those two good-for-nothings who died before!

This is no longer just a provocation!

This is a direct slap in the face to the Five Elders!

Under the tense gaze of everyone.

Lynn turned around and looked at Hancock. For the first time, a look of embarrassment appeared on his small face.

Seeing his expression.

The glimmer of hope in Hancock's eyes vanished instantly.

She gave a self-deprecating laugh, regained her extremely arrogant demeanor, and slowly turned around.

"What's wrong?"

"Can't you do it?"

"That's true, after all, that's..."

She hadn't finished speaking.

Lynn's childish, yet chillingly calm voice rang out.

"Kill those small fry."

"It's not very substantial."

Hancock's steps froze instantly.

She turned around abruptly, looking at Lynn in disbelief.

Everyone present was stunned.

Mixed fish?

An important member of the Five Elders' family, and you're calling him a nobody?!

That's a bit too much of a boast for you!

Lynn tilted his head, looked at Hancock's shocked face, and made a suggestion in a consultative tone that would make the whole world tremble.

How about this?

"How about I help you kill one of the Five Elders?"

"Coincidentally, I also have a personal grudge against that guy named Satan."

Quiet.

Silence as death.

The wind stopped.

The sound of the waves disappeared.

Everyone present, whether they were warriors from Kuja or naval personnel on distant warships, felt a problem with their hearing.

What did he say?

kill……

Kill the Five Elders and one star?!

The flying squirrel's mind went completely blank with a buzz.

He felt like he wasn't at sea.

He felt like he was dreaming.

A dream so absurd it's utterly insane!

however.

Lynn's next words, however, were even more impactful than the previous one.

He looked at Hancock, her pure, blood-red eyes seeming to see right through him.

"Oh, right."

"besides."

"I can also help you clean that unsightly thing off your back. Think about it."

hum-

The warriors of Kuja were filled with confusion.

"On your back?"

"What's on Lady Hancock's back?"

however.

The moment Boa Hancock and her two sisters heard those words, all the color drained from their faces!

For the first time, Hancock's face, which was always etched with arrogance and disdain, showed an expression of undisguised horror!

Her deep eyes narrowed sharply!

She stared intently at the small figure before her, her voice sharp and trembling with extreme shock.

"you……"

"How did you know?!"

"elder sister!"

Sandersonia and Marigold, equally pale, rushed to Hancock's side and shielded her with their bodies, as if that could block out the all-seeing gaze.

The Nine Serpent Warriors around them looked completely bewildered.

They couldn't understand why the emperor and her sisters were reacting so violently.

On his back?

What exactly is on Lady Hancock's back?

Isn't that the legendary Eye of Gorgon, the one that petrifies you with just one glance?

However, when confronted with her horrified question, Lynn simply tilted her head.

He did not answer.

No answer is needed.

Hancock took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the surging emotions within her. She knew this was not the place to talk.

She slowly turned around, her proud back now appearing incredibly stiff.

"You, come with me."

Her voice was still clear and cold, but now it had an undeniable hoarseness.

After saying that, she walked straight toward the Nine Serpents City in the center of Daughter Island, with Sandasonia and Marigold following closely behind her.

Lynn put his hands in his pockets, took his short legs, and slowly followed.

All that remained were the ship full of Kuja warriors and the dumbfounded flying squirrel on a distant naval warship.

"Lieutenant General... what... what's going on?"

A naval soldier stammered.

The flying squirrel didn't answer; he just gripped the Den Den Mushi tightly in his hand, feeling his palms covered in cold sweat.

He immediately dialed the marshal's office.

……

Marine Headquarters, Marineford.

Marshal's office.

"Marshal! The situation is extremely urgent!"

From the other end of the Den Den Mushi came the extremely panicked voice of the flying squirrel.

"Lynn the Demon Child... he... he went to Amazon Lily with Empress Hancock!"

"What is he planning now?! That bastard, is he trying to poach all the Seven Warlords of the Sea?!"

The Warring States period was practically a roar.

One Tyrant Kuma was already giving him a huge headache, and now he's got his eye on Empress Hancock?!

At this critical juncture when the war at Marineford is about to break out, what exactly is he planning to do?!

The flying squirrel recounted everything that had just happened, including the tsunami that Lynn had created with a casual strike and his boast that he would kill the Five Elders.

The Warring States' face grew increasingly dark.

When he heard Hancock offer the condition of "slaying the Celestial Dragons and then submitting," his vision went black again.

How did this get involved with the Celestial Dragons again?!

Did the Celestial Dragons desecrate his ancestral graves, or did they somehow offend this little devil?!

The key point is this little devil's goal this time...

He's actually one of the Five Elders!!

"Marshal... what should we do now?" the flying squirrel asked solemnly.

"What should we do?"

The Warring States period gave a self-deprecating snort.

"What can I do?!"

"Stay put and keep watch! Don't make any sudden moves! Await my orders!"

After hanging up the phone, Zhan Guo slumped into a chair, feeling an unprecedented sense of powerlessness.

That brat, like an intractable poisonous thorn, has deeply pierced the heart of the World Government.

We can't win.

We can't control it.

He was like a chess piece that jumped off the board, turning the whole game upside down in the most unreasonable way!

"Damn it..."

Zhan Guo rubbed his temples hard, feeling like his head was about to explode.

Nine Serpents City, the Imperial Palace.

Inside Hancock's bedroom.

The luxurious room had a suffocatingly oppressive atmosphere.

Besides Lynn, the three Hancock sisters, and the short, former Empress of Amazon Lily, there is only Granny Osa.

"You all get out."

Hancock dismissed all the maids, leaving only the five of them in the room.

She took a deep breath, slowly turned around, and faced away from Lynn.

Those hands, which were always full of pride, were now trembling slightly.

She unfastened the magnificent robe at the back of her dress.

Her robes slid down her smooth shoulders.

A hideous, ugly mark appeared starkly on her flawless back!

Flying Dragon's Hoof!

That is an indelible mark on those who are slaves of the Celestial Dragons!

It was the darkest and most painful memory of their lives!

Sandasonia and Marigold turned their heads away, unable to bear watching any longer.

Grandma sighed deeply, her cloudy eyes filled with helplessness and sympathy.

"It's no use, Hancock."

Her voice was old and hoarse.

"This 'Flying Dragon Hoof' was branded by a special branding iron used by the world's nobles, representing absolute enslavement."

"In all my years of life, I've traveled the world and never heard of any way to get rid of it."