Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 249 Hancock: I said I didn't want it, but they insisted on giving it to me!

On the deck of the warship, Bane looked at Moria, whose eyes had rolled back, blood was flowing from the corner of his mouth, and he had a huge stab wound on his body. The guy had obviously passed out, but fortunately he was still breathing.

Then, Bane looked at Dr. Hogback, who was standing nervously next to Weber.

Then, with a puzzled expression, he asked, "Where's that invisible person? Did he run away? Can the Invisibility Fruit really make someone undetectable even with Observation Haki? And if I remember correctly, wasn't there a little girl playing with ghosts? Where is she?"

Upon hearing this, Webber said with a somewhat embarrassed expression, "The Invisible Man is really no match for me. I just used the Repel on a whim, and he immediately fell apart into pieces. Sorry."

"So my invisibility fruit is gone?" Bane asked in surprise. "I was originally planning to study it."

"What are you researching? How to use it to get into the women's bathhouse?" Nami retorted bluntly.

"Hahahaha." Bane laughed awkwardly twice and said, "How could that be? Would I do such a thing? I was just curious. You wouldn't understand about the Invisible Man stuff. Anyway, he's just an ordinary Paramecia, it doesn't matter."

His heart was bleeding, but Bane maintained a righteous demeanor on the surface, magnanimously ignoring the amazing Devil Fruit.

"As for the ghost girl mentioned in the intelligence report, we didn't see her," Fubuki reported back.

As soon as she finished speaking, Bane turned his gaze to Hogback, raised an eyebrow, and said, "You tell me what happened?"

"Ah," Hogback rubbed his hands in fear and said, "Admiral Bane, as soon as the news of the abolition of the Seven Warlords of the Sea Act came, Lord Moria drove Perona away the very next day. Now we don't know where she is."

"Is that so?" Bane glanced at Zoro upon hearing this.

Zoro looked at Bane with some confusion and asked, "Why are you looking at me? There really isn't anything. Even with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit enhancing my Observation Haki, I searched the ship but couldn't find anything."

"No." Bane shook his head and didn't say anything more.

He had originally thought that Zoro might meet Perona here and spark some romance, since they were quite compatible in the original story.

It seems that Moria knew the Navy would definitely come looking for trouble, so he sent Perona away beforehand.

Hogback quickly went on to explain some more things. Sure enough, Thriller Bark wasn't originally in this area deep in the sea fog, but after Moria learned that the Seven Warlords of the Sea Act had been abolished, he deliberately hid in the depths of the sea fog, hoping to use this method to evade the Navy.

As it turned out, it was of little use, but it did cause some trouble for Bane and his team.

"If you have any further questions, I will answer them to the best of my ability. I hope you can help me," Hogback said, rubbing his hands nervously and offering some ingratiating words.

Bane, however, was too lazy to listen and waved his hand, saying, "Desecrating a corpse and trying to break the taboo of life and death, do you think you are Tobirama Senju? You were just calling Moria 'Lord', it's obvious you're still up to no good. Men, take him away and execute him, he's an eyesore here."

"Spare me! Spare me!" Hogback was terrified and collapsed, crying out for mercy.

Unfortunately, no one on the ship sympathized with him, especially Fubuki. Seeing those disgusting zombies, she felt like she couldn't eat for three days, so how could she let this guy off the hook?

Two naval soldiers came aboard, one on each side, and dragged Hogback to the bow of the ship. They then shot him in the head and shoved his body into the sea.

After the two naval soldiers executed Hogback, they turned around and saw that Moria had become a corpse, while Bane was holding a brand new Devil Fruit.

"It's clearly a very powerful ability, but this guy has completely wasted it." Bane smacked his lips as he looked at the Paramecia-type Shadow-Shadow Fruit in his hand.

Without further delay, the navy personnel on the warship soon began searching for spoils on the now 'desertified' three-masted sailing ship.

It took about two days to completely clear the island. Somewhat unexpectedly, Charlotte Linlin's daughter, Loki's sweetheart Lola, was not there. Perhaps she had some new experiences and had escaped Moria's ship in the past two years?

Or perhaps it's already long gone?

The treasure haul was plentiful. Every year, so many ships go missing here. Some are plundered by Moria, and some are lost for various reasons. But Moria has been hiding in the Devil's Triangle for so many years, only taking in and not giving out. The amount of treasure he has amassed is still astonishing, causing the waterline of several warships to drop considerably.

At the same time, they also found Moria's signal amplification device, so the warship no longer needs to worry about losing signal here.

Without lingering any longer, Bane reported the situation to headquarters, took a few pictures of Moria's dead body, faxed them back, and then the warship began to head away from the Devil's Triangle.

Nami was slightly disappointed. She felt that if she had more time, she could have mapped out the entire Devil's Triangle area, which would have been a new breakthrough in the history of the Grand Line.

However, considering that the sea level might submerge this place in a few years, and the environment would definitely change drastically at that time, the current mapping would not be of much practical significance, Nami convinced herself.

A few days later, just as Benn's fleet broke through the fog and saw the light of day again, contact came from the Navy Headquarters.

It wasn't Sakazuki; he probably wouldn't have dared to contact Bane, so the Chief of Staff was responsible for communicating with Bane.

On the deck, Bane was holding a fish-killing knife and gutting a sea fish that was about five meters long. His body was covered in blood, but his expression was very excited.

"I hereby declare that the Devil's Triangle will henceforth be my fishing paradise! Look, I caught such a big fish! What does that mean? It means it wasn't that my skills were lacking, but that the environment wasn't right before!" Bane pulled out the fish's intestines, threw them into the sea, and said with great satisfaction.

For a fleeting moment, he even considered switching places with Borsalino. He could take over the first half of the Grand Line, since it wasn't far from Marineford anyway. He could fish around and complete Nami's mapping at the same time. No, the main purpose was to complete Nami's mapping and fish around on the side!

Everything was for the sake of nautical charts! Everything was for the sake of science!

"Stop fiddling with your fish. Are you going to answer the Chief of Staff's call or not?" Ain complained from a distance, somewhat helplessly.

She was afraid that Bane might accidentally stain her body with the stench of fish blood.

Bane hastily washed his hands in the bucket, then shook the water out of his mouth: "Get it, get it now."

When Ain answered the Den Den Mushi, Chief Advisor Azuru asked curiously, "Why did it take so long? Are you busy with something important?"

"How did you know I just caught a five-meter-long fish?" Bane asked, his voice slightly excited.

Chief of Staff?

Who asked you that?!

"Don't worry, how could I forget you, Chief of Staff? I'll marinate this fish later and send you some," Bane said to himself.

The chief strategist was completely bewildered. "I didn't say I wanted it!?"

Seeing that Bane was about to go on and on about the fish, Chief Advisor A-He couldn't stand it anymore and quickly interrupted him, saying, "Stop talking about your fish. The matter of Amazon Lily has been settled. Headquarters has made a new decision."

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

"How so?" Bane asked, now perking up.

"Given that Boa Hancock has consistently fulfilled her duties as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea since setting sail, and has cooperated fully with our Navy's operations, and has not engaged in any egregious acts of pirate raiding in the past ten years, the Navy Headquarters has decided, after deliberation, to no longer recognize Amazon Lily as a pirate nation, to cancel the arrest warrant and bounty on Boa Hancock, and to recommend her as a member of the World Government's affiliated nations. Furthermore, Amazon Lily will be provided with a 60 billion Berry interest-free loan, to be paid to Mary Geoise in three years in the form of 'Heavenly Gold.' From this point forward, both parties will abide by the membership regulations and establish a mutually supportive and friendly bilateral relationship," said Chief Advisor Tsuru.

Bane?

This battle actually turned Amazon Lily into a member state?

"No, Amazon Lily is located in the Calm Belt, which is extremely remote and has very poor domestic resources. Hancock conducts four or five large-scale raids almost every year. These are all confirmed by intelligence. How can you say that they do not engage in pirate raids? Isn't that just lying through your teeth?" Bane couldn't help but complain.

"Actually, this matter is indeed debatable in terms of facts. You could say it was pirate raiding, and yes, they were flying the Kuja Pirates' flag. However, the problem is that the victims don't think so. In previous interviews, the victims all said with certainty that they voluntarily and willingly gave away those expensive goods and various supplies to the charming Pirate Empress. It's just that at that time, because of the Seven Warlords of the Sea Act, we didn't investigate in too much detail. After making such records, we categorized it as pirate behavior," Chief Advisor A-He argued.

"Ah, this..." Bane was speechless for a moment.

Thinking about it carefully, it wasn't just these merchant ships; Hancock had also encountered a naval warship before. Apparently, after the investigation, the officers on that warship voluntarily gave Hancock military supplies.

Of course, their ending was also very pleasing; they were all laid off and found new jobs.

When others robbed and plundered, the victims fought back desperately, and afterwards were filled with unbearable pain, cursing the pirates for their cruelty and brutality.

Hancock robbed and plundered, and the other party cooperated fully. Afterwards, she regretted it deeply, feeling that she hadn't given enough and hadn't been able to make the pirate empress smile.

It has to be said that sometimes reality is just this absurd!

Can you say that Hancock was robbing people?

That was clearly a bunch of simps doing it voluntarily, okay?

Hancock said no, but they insisted on giving it to her!

Bane could even imagine that if the World Government survived until the next World Conference, Hancock, as a member of the royal family of the World Government's member states, would go to Mary Geoise for the conference. At the conference, she could casually mention the plight and poverty of Amazon Lily and lament a little. The royal families of the other member states would probably sell their possessions to provide noble internationalist support, even if it meant going bankrupt themselves, just to ensure that everyone in Amazon Lily could live a prosperous and comfortable life!

What does it mean to escape poverty and become wealthy? What does it mean to be a virtuous king?

Depend on!

"According to you, if Hancock had become the Empress of Amazon Lily earlier, would the country have needed to become pirated? There would have been plenty of people willing to support her," Bane retorted.

"Who says otherwise? Perhaps we'll actually witness this dramatic scene someday. Alright, enough of this nonsense. Since you're the closest to there, you and Borsalino will be jointly responsible for reaching an agreement with Amazon Lily. Just set off for Amazon Lily immediately," Chief Advisor A-He added.

Bane thought to himself, "I don't have to do anything this time, so it's a good thing to see the charm of the number one beauty. That way, I'll have a better idea of ​​what to expect in the future." So he agreed.

As for what happens after that, once things are settled in the New World, will Sakazuki bring up old grudges with Amazon Lily? Bane thinks it's very likely.

(End of this chapter)