Normally, the joyful times Kenji enjoyed were always fleeting.
Either he was bogged down with various affairs, or his wallet was empty of gold coins...
This time, however, landing on Maiden Island was completely different. There were no distractions, and he didn't have to worry about spending.
Mentioning money would be somewhat insulting to the women of Maiden Island. They were passionate, seeking only the most primal pleasures.
These days, Kenji freely indulged in his regained youth, quite content to forget about returning home, even entertaining thoughts of retiring on this island.
It wasn't until the fifth day that Empress Monika sent someone to invite him to the Palace.
"Phew... I can't pull myself out, I'm completely stuck." On the way to the palace, Kenji gradually sobered up.
"A land of beauties is a hero's grave... The ancients truly didn't deceive me."
He shook his head, dispelling the decadent aura he had cultivated in the land of tenderness these past few days, secretly marveling at its potency.
In just a few short days, he had become immersed in pleasure, which made him realize that primal wildness was much more potent than the refined atmosphere of a brothel, emphasizing a direct approach.
"Hmm, no wonder the system specifically warned that the mission carried significant risk."
At this moment, Kenji once again brought up the system mission interface, looking at the last line of red text warning about the risk, and couldn't help but sigh.
"It even uses 'risk' instead of 'danger.' This system is quite precise with its wording!"
He thought carefully, 'If I had undertaken this system mission in my youth, a youth lacking extensive brothel experience, I would most likely have been truly enchanted."
However, he was not an ignorant youth, and his years of brothel entertainment had helped him form a very mature outlook.
"Heh, I've always been one to pass through a myriad of flowers, yet not a single petal sticks!"
Kenji turned to look back at the town below, then waved his sleeve, not taking a single wild flower with him.
However, on the way to the Palace, Kenji felt that the two female warriors leading the way had something off about their gazes.
The two leading the way would occasionally turn back and scrutinize him, their eyes like they were looking at some rare animal, subtly filled with eagerness.
In reality, Kenji's behavior during his days in the town below had already spread throughout the entire Amazon Lily.
His name was now known to everyone on Amazon Lily.
Kenji was oblivious to this, and after finding that the two female warriors made no further excessive moves, he simply let them be.
Before long, the three of them arrived at the palace gates.
This palace was built at the highest point of the entire island and served as the exclusive residence for the successive expresses of the Amazon Lily Kingdom, named: Kuja Castle.
Within this palace, aside from the Empress herself, the other servants and guards were selected from elite female warriors, serving as the Empress's personal guard unit.
At this moment, Kenji, led by the two Imperial Guards, walked through halls and entered rooms, going directly into the bedchamber.
Monika sat on a fragrant wooden red chair, her back to the palace door, wearing a loose robe.
"Tell me, how do you want to cooperate?" Monika's voice came from behind the wooden chair, she herself did not turn around.
"Well..."
Kenji sat down in the guest seat and, without beating around the bush, laid everything out directly.
"The so-called cooperation is actually only cooperation with me alone."
"Simply put, you only need to obey me."
Kenji smiled as he spoke words that made the faces of the female personal guards present change drastically.
However, Monika showed no reaction, listening silently.
"Of course, you, and your Amazon Lily, will also receive due benefits." Kenji continued.
"I will strive to obtain for you... hmm, let's call it: a Letter of Marque!"
"Or it can also be called: Legal Plunder Authorization!"
Kenji was essentially giving the future 'Shichibukai' privilege a different name.
In reality, the prototype of the Shichibukai system originated from the 'Letters of Marque' that existed in Earth's history.
In common terms, it was an official document authorizing private armed merchant ships to attack, capture, and plunder enemy merchant ships.
Pirate ships that obtained a Letter of Marque were called privateers.
Of course, in this world, the World Government established the Shichibukai system.
More precisely, it was the Five Elders, who held the highest power in the World Government.
Kenji was essentially pre-empting the 'Shichibukai' privilege. He couldn't and didn't want to prevent the advancement of the Shichibukai system anyway.
Moreover, whether or not they had the Shichibukai privilege, the female warriors of Amazon Lily would still go out to plunder.
But actually, almost all ships daring and capable enough to sail the Grand Line were pirate ships or armed privateer merchant ships, there were no civilians.
However, the privilege of the Letter of Marque was not entirely useless to Amazon Lily. At least it provided legality on the surface.
"Your proposal... This Empress needs to consider it." Monika did not give a direct affirmative answer.
This did not come as a surprise to Kenji.
After all, he was not representing the Marine to cooperate this time. Without the Marine's name, doing these things could easily make people distrust him.
Fortunately, he was mentally prepared and had already planned for continuous negotiations. There was no other way. To subdue a proud Empress, simply being forceful wouldn't work. It wasn't as simple as fighting and killing.
"Oh, and regarding the targets for Amazon Lily's future plundering, I need to set a range." Kenji considered, deciding to add some restrictions to the Amazon Lily female warrior group based on the previous negotiation content.
"Understood." Monika lowered her head slightly, her tone somewhat weak.
From beginning to end, she did not turn around.
That night, Kenji stayed overnight at the Empress's Palace.
Seven days later.
In front of the stone window of the bedchamber, Kenji examined himself in the full-length mirror.
In the mirror was a vibrant, young body.
"Indeed..." Kenji stroked his chin, his expression filled with emotion.
At this moment, his face had already returned to the appearance of a young man in his twenties.
"Hmm, although it doesn't quite match my actual age, but..."
Kenji raised his hand and clenched his fist, feeling the blood flowing within him, his eyes sparkling.
"My Giant bloodline has awakened!"
"As long as I continue to upgrade and evolve, one day I will reach a true Giant physique..."
"The Giant race generally lives for over three hundred years, so calculated this way..."
"At 66 years old, it's roughly the adolescent stage for Giants. Heh, doesn't that line up?!"
Kenji himself was amused by this thought.
Although the entire deduction process was very reasonable, it just made one inexplicably laugh, perhaps due to this unique evolution.
"What are you laughing about?" A voice, gentle as water yet carrying a bone-deep allure, suddenly came from behind him.
Then, a tall, graceful figure approached softly, her soft body leaning against Kenji's arm, her full red lips pressing close as she whispered.
"I want to hear it too~!"