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

Barrett raised an eyebrow upon hearing Roy's arrangement:

"You want to hold special training on Amazon Lily too?"

"It depends."

Roy's tone was flat.

"Snake Island is our ally, and the stronger our ally is, the more advantageous it is for us."

But the prerequisite is to handle the immediate crisis first.

Crocodile, with a cigar in his mouth, exhaled a puff of smoke and slowly said:

"Those women on Snake Island are very stubborn."

"Take your men up there for training, just make sure they don't see it as a provocation."

Roy smiled but didn't reply.

Half an hour later, in the square in front of the Beehive Palace, the three Hancock sisters had changed into casual clothes, each carrying a simple bag on their back.

Hancock's eyes were still a little red, but her expression had returned to its usual calm.

But there was a heavier look in those deep purple eyes than usual.

Vera personally delivered the storage bag, filled with various emergency medicines, surgical instruments, and a batch of potent nutrient solutions produced on Beehive Island.

That's a great thing for recovery after a blood transplant, and it also has excellent nourishing effects for ordinary people.

Tesoro hovered behind Roy and asked in a low voice:

"Boss, are you sure you don't need me to go with you?"

"You stay behind."

Roy took the storage bag and hung it on his waist.

"I'm a little worried about Barrett being alone on the island."

If he's conspired with Kaido to fight Whitebeard again, someone has to step in and break it up.

Tesoro's lips twitched.

He imagined himself trying to persuade Barrett and Kaido not to fight Whitebeard, and thought the scene was too beautiful, but he still nodded.

Roy turned around and looked at the three Hancock sisters.

His telekinetic power silently unfolded from his body, and the invisible force gently enveloped the three girls.

"Hold on tight. Let's go."

The next second, the four of them took off from the square, passed through the thin layer of clouds above the Beehive Island, and sped off toward the doldrums.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on the four people, casting four long shadows behind them.

Hancock glanced back at the ever-shrinking Beehive Island, clenched her fist, and a determined glint flashed in her eyes.

Grandma Torch Lotus, I'm back.

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The sea surface in the doldrums was as calm as a giant black mirror.

From the air, those giant sea monsters lurking beneath the surface of the sea appear as blurry shadows.

They occasionally surface to breathe, creating ripples on the mirror-like surface.

For an ordinary person, just seeing this scene would be enough to make their legs go weak.

But this wasn't Roy's first time crossing the Calm Belt.

His psychic field enveloped the three Boa sisters, completely shielding their presence, making them completely undetectable to the giant, highly perceptive sea monsters.

As the clouds passed through, the island silhouette of Amazon Lily gradually emerged from the morning mist.

It was an island surrounded by a massive wall, built by ancient craftsmen from countless years ago using giant stones, each stone larger than a house.

The city walls are carved with serpentine totems of the Nine Serpent Clan, which gleam with a cold, eerie light in the morning glow.

Hancock looked at the familiar island, her fingers unconsciously clenching into a fist.

Her expression was complex—a mixture of trepidation at returning home, worry about the torch lotus, and the weight of the responsibility she was about to shoulder.

Three years ago, when she left the island, she was just a little girl who only admired Lord Roy.

Now that she has returned, she is the successor on whom high hopes are placed.

Roy glanced down at Daughter Island, which was shrouded in a somber atmosphere.

His Observation Haki covered the entire Amazon Lily—

The female soldiers patrolled listlessly in the harbor, the flags in front of the palace were flown at half-mast, and a suffocating, almost tangible, sorrow permeated the island.

"Conceal your aura."

Roy's voice rang in the ears of the three of them.

"Don't disturb the people on the island."

The four landed silently in the plaza in front of the palace on Amazon Lily.

Before they could even get their bearings, the palace gates burst open, and Granny New, leaning on her snake staff, led a dozen or so high-ranking warriors from Nine Snake Island to greet them.

The previous empress of Amazon Lily, an old woman who had lived for over a hundred years, now looked at least ten years older than she had three years ago.

The wrinkles on his face looked like they were carved by a knife, and his eyes were dark-rimmed, clearly indicating that he hadn't slept for a long time.

The moment Granny Newt saw the three Hancock sisters, her tense face finally relaxed.

She strode forward, extended her hand covered in age spots, and grasped Hancock's hand tightly:

"I'm back... I'm finally back..."

Hancock grasped Granny New's hand in return, her voice trembling slightly with suppressed emotion: "Where's Granny Torch Lotus?"

Granny New's eyes darkened for a moment, she lowered her head, and turned to walk deeper into the palace.

The three Hancock sisters followed in her footsteps, with Roy bringing up the rear, his gaze sweeping over the expressions on the faces of the Nine-Snake Warriors on both sides of the palace.

Heavy, uneasy, and with a touch of fear.

As they walked through the palace corridor, Granny New lowered her voice and began to tell Roy and Hancock about the current situation on the island.

"Huobalian has been in a coma for several days. Recently, she has only woken up two or three times a day, and the time she is awake each time is getting shorter and shorter."

We've seen all the doctors on the island, and they all say it's lovesickness, but there's no cure for it.

Hancock bit her lip and remained silent.

Lovesickness – a unique and incurable disease of Amazon Lily.

Many of the female emperors throughout history fell ill due to lovesickness and eventually died young.

This disease is not an ordinary physical ailment, but a curse that deeply intertwines the mind and body. The more powerful the empress, the more dangerous it is when it flares up.

Grandma New's voice lowered even further:

"What's more troublesome is that several factions have emerged on the island vying for power."

Fire Lotus has no direct bloodline. According to the tradition of Nine-Eyed Fox Island, the position of Empress should be inherited by you.

But some people disagreed. They said you spent three years outside the island and weren't qualified to succeed to the throne, and some even said you—"

She glanced at Roy but didn't continue.

Hancock's face turned cold: "What did you say?"

"The person who says you are the Pirate Emperor is not from Amazon Lily."

They said that after you ascend to the throne, you will turn Amazon Lily into a vassal state of Beehive Island.

Hancock stopped walking.

But she simply took a deep breath, then continued walking, her tone eerily calm:

"We'll talk about these things after Granny Torch Lotus wakes up."

Grandma Niu nodded, a hint of relief flashing in her eyes.

Three years have passed, and this little girl is no longer the impulsive and reckless girl she once was.

The group passed through the last palace gate, and Torch Lotus's bedroom came into view.

Pushing open the door, a strong smell of medicine hit me.

The bedchamber was dimly lit, with the windows completely covered by heavy curtains, and only a candlestick by the bedside emitting a faint light.

Huo Balian lay on the bed, covered with a traditional snake-patterned brocade quilt from Nine Serpent Island. Her once heroic face was now completely devoid of color.

His cheekbones were high and prominent, his eye sockets were deep and sunken, and he was so thin that he was almost just skin and bones.

Hancock stood in the doorway, her steps heavy as if filled with lead.

The Torch Lotus seemed to sense something, and its cloudy eyes slowly opened.

His gaze lingered for a moment in the dimly lit room before finally settling on Hancock.

A glimmer of light appeared in her eyes.