One Piece: The user of the Nen-Nen Fruit, who overturned the sea.

After Grandma New finished speaking, the bar fell silent for a moment.

Xia Qi put down her wine glass, her brows furrowing.

She glanced at the three girls behind Granny New, then looked at Roy and Shanks.

Then she smiled.

"Grandma New, you've come at just the right time."

She pointed to the two men in front of the bar.

"Roy, the Emperor of Heaven. Shanks, the Red-Haired. These two are right in front of you now."

"Do you think we can't rescue two people with them around?"

Grandma Niu was stunned.

She was in such a hurry that she didn't even notice who was sitting in the bar.

Now, upon closer inspection—

The dark-haired man sitting at the bar, holding a glass of wine, looking at her with a half-smile, who else could it be but Roy?

That red-haired man wearing a straw hat and grinning—who else could it be but Shanks?

Grandma New's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Heavens...the Heavenly Emperor?!"

"Red-haired Shanks?!"

"Yo!"

Shanks grinned, raised his glass, and greeted them.

Grandma New ignored him and stared intently at Roy.

As the previous empress of Amazon Lily, she knew better than anyone else how important this man was.

He wreaked havoc in Mary Geoise, single-handedly battled the Knights of God, and stole the Heavenly Gold...

Every single one of these events is enough to shake the entire world.

And now, he sits here, holding a glass of wine, as if listening to a trivial matter.

"Captain Roy... Captain Roy..." Granny New's voice was a little dry, "You... you'd like to help?"

Roy didn't answer directly, but looked at Shanks instead.

"What did you say?"

Shanks laughed heartily: "Is that even a question? Something this fun is definitely something to help with!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an unusual ripple suddenly appeared on the sea behind the bar.

Roy's Observation Haki sensed things before anyone else.

A smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.

"Well, it seems everything has come together."

Before anyone could react, the back door of the bar was pushed open.

A blue figure walked in.

He was tall and stout, dressed in the traditional clothing of Fishman Island, with a string of prayer beads around his neck.

His honest face was now filled with anxiety.

Jinpei, the Knight of the Sea.

The current Shichibukai, the strongest man on Fishman Island.

He was stunned as soon as he entered the door—why were there so many people in the bar?

When Jinbe saw who was sitting at the bar, his eyes lit up instantly.

"Captain Roy!"

He walked quickly to Roy and bowed deeply.

Roy raised his hand: "Jinbe, what happened?"

Jinbe looked up, his voice urgent: "On Fishman Island, there was a little mermaid girl who, because she was playing, secretly surfaced, and as a result... she was captured by slave traders."

"She is currently in the Sabaody Archipelago, being held captive at an auction house, and will be auctioned off in two days."

"I rushed here immediately after receiving the message, but... but the other side is a major force in the underworld, and I'm all alone..."

He didn't continue.

But the meaning is clear—although he is a Shichibukai, in front of the real big shots in the underworld, the title of Shichibukai is not very useful.

Roy nodded without saying anything more.

"Perfect."

He pointed at Grandma New,

"Two female warriors from Amazon Lily were also captured and auctioned off at the same auction house on the same day."

Jinbe was taken aback and turned to look at Granny Niu.

Grandma New was also looking at him.

The two looked at each other and saw the same anxiety in each other's eyes.

"Captain Roy."

Jinbe took a deep breath.

"Would...would you be willing to help?"

Roy did not answer directly.

He picked up his glass, took a sip, and then looked around.

Granny Newts, Jinbe, Shanks, Rayleigh, Shakky... all eyes were on him.

He smiled.

Why are you all staring at me?

"Since everything has happened at once, let's solve it all at once."

The atmosphere in the bar changed instantly after those words were spoken.

Jinbe bowed deeply: "Thank you, Captain Roy!"

Grandma Niu also lowered her head: "Nine Snake Island owes you a favor."

Shanks laughed heartily: "That's more like it! With Roy involved, those slave traders are no match for us!"

Rayleigh pushed up his glasses, smiled, and didn't say anything.

Xia Qi, a cigarette dangling from her lips, smiled – she knew Roy wouldn't refuse.

Yamato gripped his spiked club, his eyes gleaming: "Another fight's about to break out!"

Savi clasped his fists together: "An auction house? Interesting."

Bagesway laughed heartily: "Rob him!"

Enel floated in mid-air, his golden staff held horizontally in front of him: "Yehahaha! My lightning is thirsting for more!"

Pea clenched her little fists, looking very serious: "Save people, fight bad guys."

Kazami's hand rested on the hilt of his sword, his face expressionless, but his eyes sharp.

Barr scratched his head sheepishly: "I'll shoot wherever the captain tells me to."

Lafayette, Van Auger-Auguste, and Charon stood in the back row, silent but focused.

In the entire bar, only one person did not respond.

Boa Hancock.

The twelve-year-old girl stared intently at Roy from the moment she entered the room.

Her eyes held admiration, excitement, anticipation, and a hint of something else that was hard to define.

She took a deep breath, mustered her courage, and walked up to Roy.

"Lord Roy... Lord Roy."

Roy looked down at her.

Hancock blushed.

But she gritted her teeth and asked, "You...you remember me?"

Roy looked at her and smiled.

"Of course I remember Boa Hancock."

"I was the one who rescued you in Mary Geoise years ago."

Hancock's eyes lit up instantly.

Her hands were clasped to her chest, her voice trembling: "I... I've been working hard to become stronger! Now, many female warriors on Amazon Lily can't beat me!"

"So...so..."

She took a deep breath and mustered all her courage—

"Lord Roy! Please let me join your pirate crew!"

The room fell silent for a moment after he said that.

Grandma Niu's expression changed instantly.

"Hancock! What nonsense are you spouting?!"

Hancock, without turning her head, declared, "I'm not lying! I want to join Lord Roy's pirate crew!"

"you--!"

Grandma Niu was so angry she was trembling all over.

"You are the next empress of Amazon Lily!"

How could you join someone else's pirate crew!

"Amazon Island has so many warriors, they don't need me!"

Hancock stubbornly held her head high.

"But Lord Roy's pirate crew is the kind of crew I've always dreamed of joining!"

Grandma Niu almost choked on her breath.

She turned her head and glared fiercely at Roy.

That look was like looking at a human trafficker who had abducted a minor girl.

Roy touched his nose, feeling a little embarrassed.

He truly hadn't expected that the little girl he had casually saved years ago would idolize him to this extent.

"Hancock," he said gently, "you're still young."

"I'm not a little kid anymore!" Hancock retorted immediately. "I'm twelve years old!"

Roy was both amused and exasperated: "Isn't twelve years old a little kid?"

"The warriors of Amazon Lily can go to the battlefield at the age of twelve!"

Roy shook his head helplessly and changed his approach.

"Hancock, listen to me."

Hancock immediately quieted down, staring at him with her big eyes without blinking.

"I'm glad you want to help me. But helping me doesn't necessarily mean joining my pirate crew."

Hancock was stunned.

"Imagine if you were to become the Empress of Amazon Lily in the future, the entire Amazon Lily would be under your control."

"Wouldn't it be better for you to bring the warriors of Amazon Lily to help me then, rather than joining my pirate crew alone now?"

Hancock frowned.

She was thinking.

Roy continued, "And I can promise you—after this is over, I'll take you and your two sisters to see Beehive Island."

Hancock's eyes lit up again: "Really?!"

"real."

"Well... okay then."

Hancock lowered her head and muttered softly.

"Then I'll become the empress first, and then I'll help you..."

Grandma New breathed a sigh of relief and was about to thank Roy—

"but!"

Hancock suddenly looked up.

"If my mother-in-law doesn't let me go to Beehive Island, I'm quitting the Kuja Pirates right now!"

Grandma New: "..."

She glared fiercely at Roy.

Roy shrugged, looking completely innocent—this really has nothing to do with me.