The Amazon Lily Warriors present were instantly silenced.
Looking at the newspaper in Sandersonia's hand, they all hesitated, wanting to speak but holding back.
"Silence! I don't want to hear any of your opinions. I am the most beautiful woman in the world, and I can do whatever I please without being blamed."
Boa Hancock, who hadn't spoken, let out a cold snort, then haughtily bent over and looked up.
"I will make that guy give me a satisfactory answer, or I will never leave!"
"Sister..." Sandersonia opened her mouth, but couldn't say what she'd planned to.
The Amazon Lily Warriors on the deck also fell silent.
Only Elder Nyon's cane slammed heavily on the deck several times. Angrily, she said, "Hancock, you're still so willful, you don't understand the bigger picture at all."
"Don't forget that we of Amazon Lily value loyalty above all else. You can make your own trouble, but we have our own choices, and we won't be as foolish as you."
"Throw her out!" Boa Hancock suddenly blurted out, looking up.
Everyone present was already accustomed to this unique form of respect for the elderly.
Sandersonia, who was about to change the subject, revealed a hint of surprise, saying, "Sister, look quickly, isn't that an Admiral Candidate from Marine Headquarters? They chased us that day."
Admiral Candidate?
Boa Hancock frowned, turning her head to look towards the entrance to the sea.
Standing on the bow deck was Admiral Candidate Momousagi.
Trailing behind her was another Admiral Candidate, Chaton, with a leering expression.
Seeing these two Admiral Candidates, hailed as the highest combat power second only to the Admirals, appearing here simultaneously, Sandersonia and the others were quite surprised.
"Sister, aren't these two Admiral Candidates always active on the front lines, monitoring the movements of the Four Emperors? Why did they suddenly return? Has something major happened at sea?"
Sandersonia couldn't help but ask first.
"Or, is it that the appearance of the fourth Admiral has made them eager to come back and oppose it? This probably isn't a good thing."
The faces of the Amazon Lily Warriors present also subtly changed.
The Celestial Dragons were currently plastered all over the front page of the newspaper, beaten to a pulp.
The World Government and Marine Headquarters' stance was still unknown.
If two more Admiral Candidates were to strongly oppose it, it probably wouldn't be a good thing.
"Hmph, two useless pieces of trash. They weren't even a match for this one back then, and it's even less likely now," Boa Hancock scoffed, her voice laced with disdain.
"It would be a joke if they became Admirals."
"Prepare to go ashore. This one will make the Marine Headquarters give an explanation!"
Sandersonia and the others wore grim expressions. Watching Hancock, who didn't look back and coldly observed the Gate of Justice, they found themselves unable to immediately offer any words of persuasion.
On the other hand, within the harbor entrance, on a warship a thousand meters away, Momousagi and Chaton also noticed the only pirate ship in the harbor entrance.
A subordinate quickly stepped forward, lowering their head and speaking in a hurried voice.
"Vice Admiral Gion, the pirate ship ahead belongs to the Amazon Lily Pirate Ship, captained by the Shichibukai, Boa Hancock."
"Are we at a dangerous distance now? Should we move away immediately?"
Dangerous line?
Some bewildered new recruits on the ship were taken aback at first, subconsciously glancing towards the Amazon Lily Pirate Ship.
This glance instantly bewitched these new recruits.
Their eyes turned into hearts as they all began to clamor.
In an instant, half of the hundreds of people on the ship were ensnared.
This scene immediately turned Chaton's face ashen. Looking at Boa Hancock in the distance, he said coldly, "Damn pirates, daring to act so blatantly on our Marine territory! If it weren't for her Shichibukai title, I definitely wouldn't let her off."
"Vice Admiral Gion, please don't worry, in my eyes, that Pirate Empress is absolutely not worth even half of your beauty."
"Will you accept my proposal?"
Watching Chaton, who was about to kneel down, the adjutants and veterans, who were already used to it, couldn't help but smile wryly.
This was probably the 999th failed proposal!
"Hehe, Vice Admiral Chaton, you're as humorous as ever. Boa Hancock is now a Shichibukai, we can't make a move against her," Gion said with a light laugh, withdrawing her gaze.
"However, I heard that she was directly blasted away by our new Admiral yesterday."
"That's a very rare occurrence."
"The fact that she's staying here and unwilling to leave, I'm afraid she's planning to cause trouble for the new Admiral!"
"For now, let's not get too involved with her. Let's finish our important business first."
"Give the order. Stay away from the Amazon Lily Pirate Ship. Also, tell those with weak minds not to look in the direction of the Amazon Lily Pirate Ship. If anyone is affected, knock them out first to avoid Petrification."
"It won't be pleasant having to negotiate with that arrogant woman later, because of this."
A string of orders quickly followed.
Most of the Marines on the ship were veterans who had followed Momousagi in pursuit of Boa Hancock, the Pirate Empress, and were already familiar with how to handle the situation.
While enduring the urge to look, they quickly moved to knock out the new recruits who had fallen into a daze.
Their methods were indeed a bit brutal.
However, it was the only way they could deal with the dazed state.
Seeing that Momousagi had directly ignored his marriage proposal, Chaton didn't take it to heart at all. After putting the flowers back in his pocket, he said dismissively, "Hmph, Vice Admiral Gion, the front page of the World Economic Journal this morning was about the bloody Celestial Dragons."
"As an Admiral, he should have protected the world nobles, but instead, he attacked the Celestial Dragons. This is simply a joke. Does he really think the World Government and Fleet Admiral Sengoku won't pursue this?"
"And this whole story about standing still and blasting a Shichibukai away, instantly Defeating CP0, and even shredding Admiral Kizaru to pieces? I don't buy it for a second."
"What could a little twerp, barely out of his twenties, possibly be capable of?"
"I suspect this is Vice Admiral Tsuru, spreading false information to help that brat reduce his sentence, and avoid tarnishing the Marines' reputation."
"I reckon that brat is just conceited, pissed off at the Celestial Dragons, and simply lashed out at them!"
The grumbling echoed across the deck.
The veteran soldiers and adjutants present all nodded in agreement.
After all, in their eyes, their superiors had served as vice admirals for so long, only to get the title of Admiral Candidate.
It was a shame that a newcomer, who'd appeared out of nowhere, had taken the fourth Admiral position.
Of course, they couldn't swallow that.
However, as the warship approached the Gate of Justice, the sight of the shattered, ruined platform and docks ahead of them immediately stiffened their expressions.