Calm Belt, Amazon Lily.
"Onee-sama, here is today's newspaper." A very tall woman with long, grass-green hair entered the great hall, holding a newspaper. She was dressed only in a green bikini top and bottom and boots, and her tongue was forked, like a snake's.
"Is there anything important, Sandersonia?"
The speaker was a woman with long, black, Hime-cut hair, deep blue eyes, and an exquisite, captivating face. She wore snake-shaped earrings on her pearl-like earlobes. Her tall figure was draped in a cheongsam emblazoned with a skull logo enveloped by nine snakes, resembling a sun.
She was incredibly beautiful, every movement mesmerizing, as if exuding an irresistible charm that captivated all gazes, making others utterly infatuated. She was, simply put, a peerless beauty.
This peerless beauty sat upon a red and white spotted python, its head adorned with a three-horned skull.
This was none other than the only female Warlord of the Sea, the current Empress of Amazon Lily, captain of the Kuja Pirates, the legendary Pirate Empress, Boa Hancock, whose former bounty was 80,000,000 Berries.
"The Clifford Kingdom in the New World has been conquered by pirates. It was the doing of that new Warlord of the Sea, Golden Ring Aeridar, and he was even ceded the throne by the Dasco Royal Family, crowned king." A voice echoed.
Boa Hancock froze, then scanned the empty hall. She turned to her sister, Sandersonia, a hint of confusion in her deep blue eyes. "Was that you speaking just now?"
Sandersonia also paused, then shook her head, indicating it wasn't her.
"I'm here, nyo~!"
The voice sounded again, this time from below.
Hancock and Sandersonia looked down to see an old woman, much shorter than an average person, standing before Hancock. She had wavy white hair with a flower tucked behind her left ear and held a blue snake coiled into a staff.
"Nyon-ba."
Sandersonia spoke with a hint of respect and surprise.
"This is my room, why are you here?" Hancock's mouth twitched as she asked irritably.
"Nyon-ba, how did you get in?"
A tall, rather plump, orange-haired woman in a bikini top and bottom entered the hall, asking in surprise.
"I can get in from anywhere, nyo~!" This Nyon-ba looked directly at Hancock, speaking calmly.
"Marigold, throw her out," Hancock's face darkened as she ordered her sister, who had just entered.
"Onee-sama!" Marigold showed a trace of amusement, then looked down at Nyon-ba.
"Wait, Snake Princess, I have something important to say." Nyon-ba quickly extended a hand to stop them.
As her words fell, the great hall fell silent.
"Hmph! Where's the honorific then?" Hancock scoffed, staring at Nyon-ba: "Hmm?"
Gulp!
Nyon-ba swallowed, looking at Hancock, cold sweat pouring down her face.
"Cough, cough~" Nyon-ba retracted her hand, coughed twice, and said, "My apologies, Snake Princess-sama."
"Hmph~ Then hurry up and speak," Hancock huffed again, tsundere-like, turning her head away.
"This is today's newspaper, nyo~!" Nyon-ba pointed to the newspaper in Sandersonia's hand.
"You already said that. What does it have to do with the Kuja?" Hancock took the newspaper, glancing at it with disinterest.
"Among the current Warlords of the Sea, three hold the title of king: you, Doflamingo, and Aeridar. While I don't know why Doflamingo became the king of Dressrosa as a 'hero,' Aeridar completely conquered the Clifford Kingdom through his own strength," Nyon-ba said gravely. "This shows that this man possesses formidable power and ambition."
"So what?" Hancock cupped her face, yawning boredly.
"So cute, just like a little cat, nyo~!"
Nyon-ba's eyes turned into hearts, but she immediately realized something was wrong, reacting instantly and shouting, pulling at her hair: "Now is not the time for this! Nyo, nyo, nyo~!"
"The Clifford Kingdom, located on Brady Island, is a large island rich in resources, with abundant mineral deposits. Although we Kuja primarily live by plunder, if we can reach a deal with this man, we will have sufficient resources," Nyon-ba declared loudly, raising her snake staff.
"Tch, is that all it is? How boring. Marigold, throw her out." Hancock pouted, waving her jade-like hand dismissively.
"Wait, Snake Princess, wait...!"
"Nyon-ba, I'm sorry."
Nyon-ba screamed as Marigold grabbed her. Despite Nyon-ba's violent struggles, she was carried out of the great hall.
"Hmph~ Whatever I do, I will be forgiven, because I am simply too beautiful!" Hancock flicked her hair, one hand cupping her face. At this moment, she exuded an unparalleled charm.
...
Grand Line (First Half), Florian Triangle.
This area was a sea perpetually shrouded in dense fog, where sunlight rarely reached. Many dilapidated shipwrecks drifted here, making it eerie and terrifying.
A gigantic, eerie three-masted ship, like an island itself.
"Damn it! You damnable bastard! Stealing my position! I'll butcher that scoundrel!"
Inside the gloomy castle hall, a tall, monstrous figure, resembling a demon with two horns on his forehead, pointed ears, and sharp teeth, roared as he tore the newspaper in his hand. His furious bellow echoed throughout the castle, sending countless purplish-black bats scattering.
This monster was the former Warlord of the Sea, the great pirate Gecko Moria, who had vanished from a Marine battleship.
"M-Moria-sama, a new group of pirates has boarded the ship again," Absalom, clad in a high-collared trench coat and long boots, entered with a bow, cold sweat trickling down his forehead, fearing his master's rage might turn on him.
"Kill them! Slaughter them!" Moria suddenly spun around, his bloodshot eyes glaring.
"Uh... Understood. I-I'll go now," Absalom startled, hastily replying.
"No, I'll kill them!"
Moria's eyes blazed with intense fury, as if he wanted to burn everything to ash. Defeated by a rookie pirate, even having his position as a Warlord of the Sea stolen—how could Moria, who believed he could contend with Kaido, accept this?
Moreover, the opponent had achieved something so world-shaking, already making a name for himself globally, driving Moria almost insane.
Outside the Castle.
"Spiky Shadow Lizard!"
Rumble!
"Mo-Monster!"
"Help!"
"Damn it! How can such a monster exist in this world!"
"..."
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