Yami had no idea that after only two days of his absence, Hancock had fallen ill with lovesickness.
If he knew, he wouldn't know whether to laugh or cry.
However, Yami wouldn't have been surprised that Hancock had developed lovesickness.
After all, Hancock was a woman who was prone to overthinking.
The Hoof of the Soaring Dragon on her back made her constantly imagine what would happen to her and her sisters if their secret was discovered by their subjects.
Yami's departure without leaving any contact information, for the smitten Hancock, felt as long as the saying "a day apart feels like three autumns."
Especially with nothing to do for two days but think about Yami and his attitude when he left, this incredibly innocent woman couldn't help but let her imagination run wild.
What if Yami doesn't come back?
What if those maids find out and don't let Yami come back?
If Yami doesn't come back, does that mean I'll never see him again in my life?
These possibilities made Hancock's heart ache. She lost her appetite and couldn't sleep.
Gradually, Hancock developed lovesickness.
It might seem incredibly absurd, but in the original story, it was even more absurd.
In the original story, from the moment Hancock said the words "quite fond of" to when she fell ill with lovesickness, only a few hours had passed.
Now, Hancock's lovesickness only broke out after two days because she knew Yami would be back soon.
If she didn't have that hope, Hancock would have been bedridden just a few hours after Yami left.
This was the result of an innocent goddess falling in love!
You are the only one in her heart, you are her whole world. Losing you is equivalent to losing the whole world.
Just as Gloriosa was feeling helpless...
Bang!
The door to Hancock's private chambers was suddenly pushed open from the outside without any warning.
"Empress Hebihime, Elder Nyon... This is bad! A sailing ship is flying outside the island!"
A Kuja warrior rushed in and reported anxiously.
"A flying ship?"
Gloriosa was slightly taken aback. Even as a former companion of Shiki, she didn't react immediately.
Sandersonia and Marigold, however, had looks of joy on their faces and said excitedly, "That's great! Lord Yami is back!"
Whoosh—
The moment their words fell, Sandersonia, Marigold, and Gloriosa witnessed an incredible scene.
Hancock, who had been bedridden and at death's door, instantly threw off her blanket and walked towards the door.
Her steps were firm, not at all like a sick person.
The Kuja warrior standing at the door saw something that even Sandersonia, Marigold, and Gloriosa couldn't see.
"Ah... Empress Hebihime is so beautiful!"
Looking at Hancock, whose face was flushed and whose eyes were misty and dazed, yet who wore a smile, the Kuja warrior screamed as if struck by Cupid's arrow, her eyes turning into hearts.
It wasn't until Hancock's figure disappeared that Gloriosa reacted.
Then, the Kuja strategist, as if she had thought of something, abruptly turned her head to look at Sandersonia and Marigold and asked in a deep voice, "The Float-Float Fruit... is that man... Black Hole Yami?"
"Yes."
Sandersonia and Marigold subconsciously nodded.
But Gloriosa's next words made their expressions change drastically.
"But isn't that man a user of the Paramecia-type Op-Op Fruit?"
Gloriosa stared intently into Sandersonia's eyes and said, "But from the newspaper you brought back, I clearly read that Black Hole Yami is a Logia-type Dark-Dark Fruit user. What on earth is going on?"
"Oh no, she found out," Marigold blurted out subconsciously.
Sandersonia, on the other hand, had a conflicted look on her face. She looked at the serious Gloriosa and said ambiguously, "Elder Nyon, Lord Yami's secret... Her Majesty strictly ordered us not to reveal it."
Gloriosa naturally understood the implication of these words.
In an instant, the old woman, who had been a member of the Rocks Pirates in her youth and had seen countless grand scenes, had a look of deep shock on her face. She murmured to herself, "A dual-fruit user... no... a multiple-fruit user... a monster that only exists in fantasy has actually appeared."
"This era is probably going to run wild!"
After getting confirmation from Sandersonia, Gloriosa was certain that Morgans's guess was correct.
The new user of the Float-Float Fruit was not one of the maids with purple or pink hair, but Black Hole Yami himself.
If one could eat multiple Devil Fruits, who could refuse the ability of the Paramecia-type Float-Float Fruit?
At this time, Hancock had walked out of the palace. She dismissed the Kuja warriors who were on high alert and ready to attack the flying ship outside the island at any moment. She met with Yami and Carina's group on the shore of Amazon Lily.
"Hancock, are you alright?"
Looking at Hancock, whose forehead was beaded with fragrant sweat and whose cheeks were flushed, Yami, who was about to greet her, couldn't help but ask with concern.
"I'm fine."
Hancock shook her head and smiled gently. "Yami, welcome back."
In reality, the little person in Hancock's heart was constantly rolling and shouting, "Ahhh... Yami is concerned about me! I'm going to die!"
After the baptism of lovesickness, the cool and aloof goddess had transformed into a dorky goddess.
Of course, Yami had no idea that Hancock would actually fall ill with lovesickness even when she knew he would be back.
He just thought that Hancock, without his company for two days, had gradually come to terms with her feelings.
And so, Yami turned to the side, pointed at Carina and the other girls behind him, and introduced them to Hancock with a smile, "These are my maids and secretary, and also my companions and family."
"The one with orange hair is Nami. You should know her too. She's a Logia-type Rumble-Rumble Fruit user and also my navigator."
"The one with purple hair is called Carina. She's a Mythical Zoan, Dog-Dog Fruit, Model: Nine-Tailed Fox user, a combatant and the songstress of my crew."
"The one with black hair is called Nico Robin. She's a Paramecia-type Flower-Flower Fruit user, the archaeologist of my crew, and also my secretary."
"The one with pink hair is called Perona. She's a Paramecia-type Hollow-Hollow Fruit user, the support of my crew."
"The one with blue hair is called Nojiko. She's a Paramecia-type Castle-Castle Fruit user, Nami's older sister, and also the chef of my crew."
After introducing Carina and the girls to Hancock, Yami then introduced Hancock to them, "This is your Haki teacher from now on, the current empress of the Amazon Lily Kingdom, the captain of the Kuja Pirates, and one of the Warlords of the Sea, the Pirate Empress, Boa Hancock."
As Yami's words fell, Hancock and Carina's group finally met each other, each with different thoughts in their minds.
Hancock, who was initially hostile towards Carina and the girls, had a significant change in her gaze after hearing Yami's introduction.
Although Hancock hadn't seen the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia and didn't understand Devil Fruits as well as Carina and the girls who had, she still knew the common sense about them.
The legendary Logia-type Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and a Mythical Zoan that was even rarer than a Logia, were both Yami's maids.
These maids named Nami and Carina might be her greatest rivals.
Little did she know, her greatest rival was actually Yami's secretary, the woman named Nico Robin.
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