Double-transformation: I, Sakura Haruno! Will crush the pirates!

Although many people acknowledged Sakura and her pirate crew's strength and potential as potential emperors during the previous Enies Lobby incident.

But that was just a small pirate crew with only five members. Compared to the larger crews mentioned earlier, it was nothing to be considered a powerful force that could dominate the New World.

But only a few days later, she led her people to seize a territory in the battle for Punk Hazard, defeating the World Government and Navy's encroachment on the New World.

At the same time, this battle demonstrated the strength, influence, reputation, connections, wealth, and resources to challenge the world government and navy that rule the seas.

This left everyone—pirates, ambitious individuals, and ordinary citizens alike—utterly astonished.

Amidst the clamor and noise, participants in the Punk Hazard battle also joined the discussion, further fueling the already heated public opinion.

Thus, a brand new name gradually spread across the seas—King of the Other Shore, Sakura Haruno!

The commentary article, written by Morgans himself and published in the newspaper, was then carried by newsbirds and landed on the Red Fosse.

"Boss, come quick and look at the newspaper!"

Lucky Roux, holding the newspaper, ran excitedly to Shanks' side and spread it out for him.

"Ah, I see it!" Shanks scoffed, looking at the girl's smiling face in the newspaper. "King of the Other Shore, what an awful title!"

"Are you just jealous of her?"

Ben Beckman lit a cigarette and flicked the lighter to extinguish the flame.

"Hmph, anyway, she owes me a favor."

Shanks blushed, stood up, stepped on the table, and shouted to the pirates below, "Men, let's go, let's turn back to Punk Hazard!"

Chapter 239 Mother and Daughter and the Banquet

Punk Hazard territory, the day after the war ended.

The first and second research institutes were destroyed due to the rampage of the previous Death Kingdom.

Therefore, Sakura had no choice but to convert the Third Research Institute into a temporary base for the participants of the Punk Hazard battle to rest and recuperate.

During the previous battlefield cleanup, Sakura found a special fruit left behind by Vegapunk on the lowest level of the research institute, as well as two other survivors of the poison gas outbreak.

One of them, now like a big cat, is holding Sakura in its arms, crushing the bed she has just taken over.

Even though she was slashed by herself yesterday and was directly exposed to poison gas, she can move around like a normal person today just by wrapping herself in a bandage. It can only be said that the talent of the Lunaria race is too superhuman.

"So, how exactly did you sneak into my room?"

Sakura, who had just woken up, felt her limbs were being tightly bound. She struggled to get rid of Risaku, but to no avail.

“Tell them I want to sleep with my mother.”

The twenty-meter-tall, emotionless girl blinked her emerald eyes and stared blankly at Sakura.

Then, he hugged Sakura even tighter.

Mothers are truly wondrous beings!

Small, hot, and fierce; if you anger her, she'll chop you to death.

So you should try your best to please her, not provoke her, and spend more time with her, so that you can eat your fill every day.

As Rie recalled the common sense that Vegapunk had instilled in her, she silently wrote it down in her little notebook, preparing to write it into a mother's care guide in the future.

"Sigh, do I have to teach all the common sense stuff again..."

Sakura, who could read Sakura's thoughts with her Observation Haki, sighed and gently pulled away from her embrace.

He placed one foot on her arm, bent down to look her in the eye, and asked, "So, what are your plans next?"

"I don't know, I have nowhere to go! Is my mother going to send me away?"

The girl, who had no income, no job, and no family, tried to widen her eyes as much as possible and feign a pitiful expression with a calm face.

This is a trick she learned from common sense, which is said to only work on reliable adults. Since her mother is so good at fighting, she must be reliable!

"Who wants to kick you out!" Sakura tapped her on the head. "What I mean is, if you stay here, you'll have to become a pirate with me!"

"Anyway, we're just tools wherever we go. Even if we leave here, the World Government will quickly capture and control us, right?"

Riyo shrugged indifferently, her flat words revealing her apathy for the future.

“I can send you to Elbaf, where you can live a normal life.”

Sakura took a deep breath, a hint of heartache in her eyes, "You can't choose to be born, but I hope you can at least choose your own life freely."

"Then I want to stay with my mother. She's so reliable, she'll definitely take good care of me."

Beneath her seemingly emotionless face lies a cunning nature; though she appears dull, she actually possesses a clever and clear mind.

"Alright then, just don't regret it later!"

Sakura jumped off her. "By the way, what's the name of your mythical beast?"

"Dog-Dog Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Behemoth Mode. The Mythical Zoan ability is to manipulate the earth and metal."

Risaku used her power to grow two horns and scales, and proudly opened her mouth wide to show off her sharp teeth to Sakura, while her tail on her back was also raised high and kept swaying.

It looks just like those hounds that the Inuzuka clan let roam freely on the streets of Konoha every day.

It seems that the idea that Zoan-type Devil Fruits choose their own hosts is not unfounded.

"Hmm, not bad ability. Put it away, don't damage the research institute!"

Sakura raised her hand and waved to her, signaling her to follow.

Risakura obediently put away all her abilities and sat quietly in place.

Sakura had already reached the door and turned back to give her a strange look.

"Come on, what are you standing there for?"

Rissaku's eyes lit up. Although her face remained expressionless, a subtle smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

She reached out to the person standing in the light ahead and grasped the warmth she had longed for.

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On the other side, overseas from Punk Hazard, a dragon-headed pirate ship is slowly sailing towards this location.

"Wow, boss, we're blocked by thorns!"

Standing atop the mast, Yasopp, gazing into the distance, sent a warning to Shanks below.

With his super-long-range Observation Haki, Punk Hazard was now a complete fortress, surrounded by a blood-red thorn wall more than ten meters high. Purple liquid flowed from the huge spikes, making a hissing sound when it dripped onto the ground, and it was visibly extremely poisonous.

"She's become so cautious after just taking over the territory? Her behavior is nothing like her when she's in battle!" Shanks shook his head with a smile.

Just as they were about to take out their Den Den Mushi to contact Sakura, thunderclouds suddenly descended from the sky, forming a cloud bridge in front of their ship, leading directly to the island.

"Wow!"

On the Red Fosse, many of the members who had joined in recent years were leaning on the bulwark, making ignorant shouts.

"Hahaha, interesting." Shanks reached out to grab Liuyun with curiosity. "Hey, Beckman, let's get one of these when we have our own territory, shall we?"

"Ugh!"

Shanks' external brain let out a sigh, walked over to the helmsman, and ordered him to steer the ship onto the cloud bridge.

A few minutes later, Shanks entered the devastated Punk Hazard.

The two abandoned research institutes were leveled, and the foundations beneath them seemed to have been shoveled away, now transformed into a huge and open plaza.

The square, where some ruins still remain, is now bustling with noise.

The air was filled with the sounds of laughter, the sweetness of wine, and the aroma of food.

The mermaids sang songs, the giants kept time, and the young soldiers of the revolutionary army danced joyfully.

Racial boundaries seem to become blurred at this moment.

Shanks spotted the person he cared about in the crowd at a glance, along with the four or five giants who were passed out drunk behind her.

"Cassie, are you sure you can handle it? If you can't drink anymore, go to my daughter's table, hahaha!"

Sakura, holding a wine cup as large as the giants', fiercely battles a giant with a livid face.

"That's outrageous! They started the banquet before we even arrived!"

With a powerful push off the edge of the island, Shanks crashed onto the platform like a cannonball, crouching down and looking at Sakura with resentment.

"Who told you to arrive so slowly!"

Sakura casually put her arm around Shanks' shoulder and shoved a small bucket of sake into his arms. "Don't worry about anything else, just drink it!"

Snapped!

After clinking his glass against Sakura's, Shanks tilted his head back and downed a full ten pints of sake.

"Phew, this wine tastes good. Is it from Sihai?"

Shanks, having set down the barrel, exhaled a breath of alcohol, his face turning red.

Sakura didn't say anything, but she raised her eyebrows at him triumphantly and made a Ren character seal with her finger.

Then, a vine sprouted from the ground beneath his feet, its tip reaching into Shanks' glass, from which sap, exuding the aroma of wine, flowed and filled his glass.

Shanks' eyes widened immediately: "Wow, what a convenient ability! We'll never have to worry about drinks at banquets again!"

"Hahaha, I knew it!" Sakura laughed.

He raised his glass to Kuina and Tiger in the distance, only to be met with their unanimous disdain.

—Drink up, drink up, I'll drink you to death, you little bastard!

Ben Beckman, who arrived later, hesitated to speak. Such a world-changing ability, fallen into the hands of these two, and their first thought was to throw a banquet.

"Alright, Beckman, stop looking so gloomy all the time, come and try Sakura's wine!"

Shanks staggered to his feet, grabbed his wine glass, and shoved it into Beckman's face. The Red-Haired Pirates members who arrived later were also chased around by him.

Their presence made the banquet even more lively.

Sakura held up her wine glass, which was then lifted into the air by Ryou.

"Ladies and gentlemen, drinks are unlimited today, so enjoy the moment! Cheers to victory!"

Everyone present joined Sakura in raising their wine glasses high.

"To victory!" *N

Chapter 240 Carrera Pharmaceutical Company

A grand celebration that lasted for five days has come to an end.

Shanks and his crew arrived healthy and well, but left in a daze.

Sakura tossed them onto the boat and launched them in a random direction. I imagine her friend will be very grateful when he wakes up and finds himself thoughtfully returned to the sea!

The Revolutionary Army and the guards of Ryugu Palace also left Punk Hazard one after another, while the Fishman Pirates and the Giant Mercenary Group led by Oimo and Kashi stayed behind.

After handing these people over to Tiger and Sakura to settle in, Sakura herself began to deal with the most important matter since taking office—meeting the demons and monsters of the underworld.

King of Dressrosa - Donquixote Doflamingo, King of Germa - Vinsmoke Judge.

Warehousing industry - Concealer - Gibson, Loan shark - Fortune - Du Feld, Transportation industry - Deep Current - Yumit, Funeral industry - Top Funeral Home - Dorrag Piecrow, Sex industry - Queen of the Pleasure Street - Stussy...

And finally, journalism—the big news—Morgans!!!

"You bastard, I'm going to kill you!"

Inside the research institute lobby, which had been converted into a reception room, Sakura spotted Morgans the moment he appeared.

Immediately, a time-space illusion flashed, far exceeding all speeds, and the girl was already riding on the birdman's back, preparing to boil water, pluck feathers, and cook the bird.

"Wait, beautiful Miss Sakura, we shouldn't have any grudges against each other!"

Sensing the increasingly surging aura emanating from Sakura, Morgans repeatedly begged for mercy.

Although... he probably knows for sure why he offended this newly crowned emperor of the sea.

But he still wanted to make one more excuse! It was all for the sake of the news!

"You bastard, think about how many times you've spread rumors about me!"