One Piece: Trainers on the Straw Hat Pirates

"And also..."

"Usopp should come over again later to bring you some high-quality corpses and shadow candidates."

"But I have a meeting to attend, so I won't be able to come for now."

"You and Hogback will have to work a little harder to dispose of these bodies as soon as possible, so as not to cause any unnecessary losses due to delays."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chi Hong acted like an irresponsible and domineering CEO.

With a single step, he vanished from Moria's sight.

Moria and a stunned zombie were left standing on the breezy shore, staring at each other in disbelief.

"I remember... weren't we partners?"

"Why do I have this strange feeling that he seems to regard me as his subordinate?"

Moria was bewildered, yet dared not speak out against his anger.

In the end, all they could do was take the zombie Blackbeard back to the operating room where they started, and have Hogback install the seastone arm on him, as Red had requested.

Chapter 264 The Nine-Snake Clan's Loyalty

"So..."

"You agree to lead Amazon Lily to join the Straw Hat Pirates, making the Kuja Pirates a member of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet!?"

In the early morning, a gentle sea breeze swept over the dilapidated Amazon Reef.

The flames still burning in the wreckage swayed gently in the breeze, like the Nine-Eyed Island after its catastrophe, radiating its own light and heat under the new light.

A side hall of the Amazon Lily Palace.

Having not slept all night, Crimson had just returned and hadn't had much rest when he was immediately awakened by several bikini-clad female guards who barged into the side hall and invited him to a temporary meeting room for talks.

And naturally, all the Straw Hat crew members shared the same fate as him.

Upon hearing that Hancock would make such a huge decision overnight, many members of the Straw Hat crew immediately showed expressions of surprise.

Sanji, in particular, upon hearing that the Amazon Lily would establish a close relationship with the Straw Hat Pirates, even began to fantasize about leading a female team to conquer the world.

However, at that moment, Hancock, who was sitting in a high position, suddenly spoke up:

No! You've misunderstood me!

Having worked through the night without sleep, Hancock, exhausted, exuded a pitiful aura that evoked a strange sense of sympathy.

But her tone remained condescending, showing no sign of relaxation:

"The Kuja Island is not loyal to the Straw Hat Pirates!"

"But it's you..."

"Red, the vice-captain of the Straw Hat Pirates!"

"Um!?"

Hancock's words startled the Straw Hat crew present.

Nami, standing to the side, grumbled in dissatisfaction:

"What do you mean? Loyalty is loyalty, and disloyalty is disloyalty..."

"Let's just consider it helping an ungrateful wretch!"

What does it mean to be loyal only to Crimson?

"Is this an attempt to divide our pirate crew?!"

The person named, Crimson, couldn't help but frown.

"Hancock, I don't quite understand what you mean."

"It's very simple..."

As if she had anticipated the Straw Hat crew's reaction, Hancock's beautiful eyes sparkled as she earnestly explained:

"I admit that without your help, Amazon Lily might not have survived yesterday's disaster, and might even have fallen into an abyss of no return!"

"I admit it too..."

"The Straw Hat Pirates' strength far exceeds my expectations!"

"The bounties that the World Government and the Navy have placed on your group are completely inconsistent with the strength you have demonstrated."

"but……"

Hancock's tone slowed slightly.

Just then, a hoarse voice suddenly came from outside the door, taking over Hancock's words.

"Let me say the next thing, Snake Princess."

"What, Grandma!?"

The Sandasonia sisters, who were guarding the door of the reception room, stared in astonishment at the small figure who was covered in bandages and leaning on a cane as he walked into the reception room.

Upon seeing the newcomer, Hancock's tone immediately became more animated:

What are you doing here!?

"Who allowed you to come in?!"

"Sandasonia, Marigold, get this old bastard out of here!"

"Don't be nervous, Hancock!"

Faced with Hancock's aggressive demeanor, Grandma Za gently swung her cane and shook her head, saying:

"I'm not here to stop you!"

After saying that, she bypassed the stunned and bewildered Sandersonia sisters and looked up to meet Hancock's gaze directly:

"I'm just old, not dead!"

"As the former emperor of the Amazon Lily Kingdom, the land of women, I believe I am qualified to attend this meeting today!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Granny Zha sat down on the high seat to Hancock's other side and then scanned the Straw Hat crew with her old but bright eyes.

Finally, her gaze settled on the crimson figure.

"This must be Crimson Bro, right!?"

"Thank you so much for the special medicine you sent. Otherwise, I really don't know if my old bones could have made it through last night."

"You're too kind, Grandma." Chi Hong smiled calmly in response to Grandma's thanks.

At the same time, he was well aware that although this old lady looked like she was in her twilight years, in fact, even at this age, her fighting power was still among the best of the female warriors on Amazon Lily.

It's just that yesterday she encountered two world-class players.

After nodding to Red and the Straw Hat crew, Granny immediately became serious:

"Please don't misunderstand Hancock."

"In fact, her decision already violates the ancestral teachings of the Nine Serpent Clan!"

"The Nine-Serpent Clan!?"

With a raised eyebrow, he couldn't help but reveal an expression of great interest.

Although he was very interested in Hancock and Amazon Lily when he watched One Piece in his previous life, he didn't seem to have any impression of the Kuja tribe.

Grandma Za was not surprised to notice Chi Hong and the others' doubts.

After all, compared to races like the Fish-Men, Giants, and Long-Armed Tribe who enjoy a certain reputation in the world, the Kuja Clan is indeed just a nobody in the world of One Piece.

Moreover, compared to other races with obvious racial characteristics, the racial characteristics of the Nine Serpents are rather secretive.

Grandma raised her head and continued:

"That's right!"

"The Nine Serpent Clan are actually the native inhabitants of Nine Serpent Island."

"Compared to the fish-men who can swim underwater and the giants who are enormous, the Nine-Headed Serpent Clan has very strange characteristics..."

"That means a woman with some Nine Serpent Clan blood will definitely give birth to a girl!"

"However... because many changes of power and wealth will only fall to the men of the family, and women also have an innate weakness in terms of strength."

"So long ago, the ancestors of the Nine Serpent Clan chose to leave their community and settle on this island that ordinary people could not reach."

"And based on the name of the Nine Serpents Clan, the island was named Nine Serpent Island."

"After an unknown period of time, the Nine Serpents Clan came up with the ancestral precepts of forbidding men from setting foot on Nine Serpents Island and never pledging allegiance to any external force."

"Euphorbia Island has such a history..."

After listening to Granny's story, Robin, who was the most curious about history among the Straw Hat crew, was immediately moved.

After all, just like the indifference of the Nine Serpents Clan's name, this is knowledge that could not possibly appear in historical records.

Moreover, because of her similar experiences, she was able to empathize with the plight of the Kuja tribe more than Nami.

"Of course, nothing is absolute."

Grandma didn't stop talking despite everyone's sighs.

"In order not to be completely isolated from the outside world, every once in a while, some powerful members of the Nine Serpent Clan would board ships at sea to explore the outside world."

"At the same time, the Nine Serpent Clan and the Amazon Lily Kingdom will not obstruct individual choices in any way."

"Just like how Hancock became a Shichibukai in her own name to protect Amazon Lily."

"So... what does this have to do with Amazon Lily's disloyalty to the Straw Hat Pirates?"

At this moment, Crimson suddenly interrupted Grandma's little history lesson and went straight to the point.

"Whoo~"

Grandma took a deep breath, and her gaze suddenly became profound:

"In fact, throughout history, the Nine Serpent Clan has not never been loyal to any other power or individual."

"After all, in addition to being able to give birth to only female offspring, the Nine Serpent Clan also possesses an aura of dominance and affability far exceeding that of ordinary humans."