Looking at the grown-up Hancock.
Hyuga Hinata inexplicably felt a sense of déjà vu, like seeing Kaguya.
Also calls herself "this concubine."
Also jumpy thinking.
"But Teacher doesn't understand worldly wisdom, completely taught by His Majesty, just went astray... cough cough, wrong, Teacher has great wisdom."
"But Hancock."
Hyuga Hinata looked again at the woman who had the arrogance of an Empress in her bones, but her eyes were as clean as seven years ago. Hinata understood.
Before 12, Hancock was a child, her mind full of becoming an Amazon Lily warrior, ignorant of everything.
At 12, she met Hinata.
After that, she didn't experience any hardships or tempering, returned to the island to cultivate hard, buried in bitter cultivation.
At 15, she became the new generation Empress.
Then continued bitter cultivation for four years.
Until she came out of seclusion at 19 this year.
19 years of experience, too simple, plain and waveless, not as much experience as Sasuke and Naruto.
A blank sheet of paper.
"A person's growth is related to their living environment, and cognition is even more related to experience. Her world is basically only cultivation..."
"Experience is not much different from seven years ago."
"An arrogant girl with the identity of an Empress."
Figuring this out, Hyuga Hinata landed on the ship and silently took out a power bank, handing it over: "Play less on the phone, strength is the foundation."
"Mmm, this concubine knows."
Hancock also landed, her eyes glued to the power bank.
Take it.
After plugging in the phone, Hancock gestured proudly: "Look, this concubine is a head taller than you, in the future this concubine will be the... cough."
Noticing Hinata's narrowed eyes, Hancock immediately felt danger, changing her tone instantly, her expression full of worship: "Sister Hinata, so amazing. As soon as you appeared, that Admiral didn't dare to move."
You just wanted to be the elder sister, right?
Hinata's eyelid twitched slightly.
Acting skills, still far off.
"...Is this fake?"
"Lady Snake Princess..."
Seeing Lady Snake Princess lowering her body like a kitten, looking up at the big sister, the Amazon Lily warriors' worldview shattered.
Lady Snake Princess is not usually like this.
Although a bit simple, she is domineering, arrogant, proud, and aloof.
"Hmph!"
Akainu snorted coldly.
Feeling ignored.
Hearing Akainu's cold snort, Hancock instantly became arrogant, one hand on her hip, pointing at Akainu with the other: "Hmph hmph, do you really think you are a puppy? Come at me if you have the ability!"
"Believe it or not, this concubine and Sister Hinata will crush you with one finger, are you scared?!"
Hinata: "..."
Elder Nyon: "..."
Great Eruption!
Akainu was furious. Since when did he suffer such anger? He went up with a sky full of magma fists.
"Time Regression!"
When Akainu attacked, Hinata immediately activated her Schrift, turning the arc of time, reversing Akainu's own time.
In an instant!
Akainu's attack disappeared, his body returned to its original position, the erupted Armament Haki and magma retracted, and his expression returned to calm.
Everything returned to the beginning.
At the same time.
Swish!
Hinata arrived behind Akainu, kicking explosively.
"Armament - Blut Vene!"
Akainu, who had just been turned back, hadn't recovered yet, and was met with Hinata's explosive kick from behind, containing Armament Haki.
"Boom!"
Armament Blut Vene, Hinata's tyrannical power kicked Akainu away directly.
"Damn it!"
After flying backward, Akainu recovered and immediately erupted with Armament Haki, preparing to defend and counterattack.
Hum!
The arc of time turned again.
Akainu's Armament Haki retracted, becoming a defenseless target again.
Boom!
Hinata caught up with the flying Akainu and kicked again.
Bang bang bang bang bang!
The arc of time turned back all of Akainu's defense and attack states. Hinata kicked back and forth in the sky like a phantom.
Roars resounded in the sky one after another.
"Sister Hinata..."
"So powerful."
Everyone below was dumbfounded. Hancock was also seeing Hinata act for the second time. Last time she crushed Vice Admiral Onigumo, this time she crushed... an Admiral!
"Using the Empire's words, bug, simply too buggy, who can withstand it."
Rayleigh was not seeing it for the first time. Every time he saw Hinata's rule-based Arc of Time, he felt his scalp go numb.
Any defense.
Any attack.
All ineffective.
In this world, maybe only Kaido, that guy who basically can't be hacked to death, can withstand it.
But still a target.
Hack the soul to pieces, see if he dies or not.
"F-Fleet Admiral, bad news..." A Marine trembled, looking at the sky in horror, reporting: "Admiral Akainu, is being... beaten violently by the grown-up Hyuga Hinata, completely crushed."
?!
Marine Headquarters was greatly shocked.
Wasn't it about the new little Empress of Amazon Lily? How did it involve Hyuga Hinata?
That is a true monster feared even by Whitebeard.
"Time ability."
Thinking of Hinata's terrifying ability to kill Fleet Admiral Kong, Sengoku immediately ordered: "Quick, order Akainu to abandon the mission and leave there."
Why send him to die for a Celestial Dragon?
Presumably, the people above can also understand. At least currently, there is no way to counter Hinata's ability.
"Damn it, let CP0 withdraw."
At the same time, after receiving the news about Hinata, the Four Elders immediately revoked the order for CP0 to capture Hancock.
Empress Hancock?
Bastard, say it earlier if you have a background!
For seven years, the Four Elders' attitude towards the Empire was not to provoke, not to offend.
Are they afraid?
Well, a little afraid, but more preparing for a big plan.
Before the big plan is ready, they cannot touch the Empire's nerves, otherwise it will be completely chaotic.
"Endure, we endure!"
"But after the plan is completed, no amount of people will do."
The Four Elders were both cowardly and confident.
Bang bang bang bang bang!
After kicking Akainu dozens of times again, Hinata was somewhat surprised by the opponent's vitality. An Admiral is indeed hard to kick to death.
"Reverse Gravity - Shinra Tensei!"
Boom!
Hinata gave up kicking, terrifying repulsive force erupted, directly blasting Akainu into magma fragments, blasting him dozens of miles away.
As for whether he will fall into the sea.
Not within Hinata's consideration.
Done fighting, call it a day.
"Ahhh, Sister Hinata, so cool, really so cool..."
Under the stunned gazes of the Amazon Lily warriors again, the Empress ran to Hinata dancing with joy like a little girl meeting her idol, incoherent.
"Be colder for me!"
Hinata was somewhat helpless. Little sister, you are really the same as me, a little sister.
"Mmm mmm..."
After nodding, Hancock returned to her arrogant look, saying faintly: "Hinata, tell this concubine, why didn't you kill him?"
Hinata had black lines all over her head.
Told you to be cold, not arrogant, didn't even call me sister.
"Do you think an Admiral is so easy to kill?"
Hinata chose to ignore it and said calmly: "His Majesty once commented on the three Admirals. Kizaru is too smooth, Aokiji is too lazy, only Akainu is like a real soldier."
"Iron-blooded and selfless, firm stance!"
Hmm?
His Majesty?
Hancock's eyes suddenly shone brightly, somewhat distracted.
"If I have a good relationship with His Majesty, then I can make Hinata call this concubine sister..."
Hancock muttered subconsciously, making Hinata's head full of black lines again.
Okay.
Who said she was simple?
Perfect idea.
On the way.
"No need for coating, I'll take you."
Hinata's gravity bloomed, sweeping the entire Amazon Lily ship and all Amazon Lily women, flying into the air.
"Rayleigh, Shakky, I'm leaving!"
"Mmm, bon voyage."
Greeting Hinata, Rayleigh and Shakky were somewhat silent.
After a long time.
Rayleigh sighed with emotion: "Did you hear that? I don't understand why His Majesty has this evaluation of Akainu. His style of doing things is more pirate-like than pirates, right?"
"Stance!"
Shakky said one word.
Stance?
Rayleigh realized.
In a world where strength is everything, it is hard to distinguish good from evil, hard to say good or bad. Or rather, one shouldn't define a person by good or evil in the Blue Sea Realm.
Only through stance can one see clearly.
Akainu serves the Marines, serves the World Government, so he must think for the Marines and the higher-ups.
Anyone unfavorable to the Marines and the World Government deserves to die.
Like Lucian, never treating people outside the Empire as human; there are too many worlds.
Akainu's greatest advantage is his firm stance, never letting go of anyone outside the Marines and the World Government, and even less showing mercy to people of hostile forces.
In Lucian's view, Akainu is an excellent general with extremely strong execution and iron-faced selflessness.
Unlike Garp, being a Marine on one hand, and colluding with pirates on the other.
What's the difference between this and a general of one country colluding with a general of an enemy country? In the Empire, it would be simply treacherous.
But Akainu also has a huge flaw.
That is ruthlessness, killing even his own people.
"You can kill everyone outside the Empire, but you cannot kill a single Empire person."
Lucian set rules for all subordinates.
Violating Empire laws, and people outside the Empire, can be cruel, ruthless, tyrannical, bloodthirsty, kill like crazy.
But Empire citizens, if they haven't broken the law, not a single hair can be touched.
Like Obito letting Enel destroy Birka, but remaining waveless, because Birka people are not his own people.
Obviously.
Akainu's firm stance is appreciated by Lucian. Such a subordinate is reassuring.
But killing his own people too ruthlessly.
That Lucian cannot accept.
At the same time.
East Blue.
Sea Restaurant Baratie.
Lucian, Mikoto, and Hanabi arrived here.
"Hello, what would you like to order?"
A yellow-haired child trotted over holding a menu, looked at Mikoto and Hanabi, and looked at Lucian seriously.
Never seen these three people.
"...How old are you?"
Lucian didn't order, looked at the yellow-haired child and asked a question.
"I am nine years old."
The yellow-haired child spoke subconsciously, then explained: "But the people here don't use child labor. I am a very amazing chef, don't look down on me because of my age."
"Is that so?"
Lucian was noncommittal.
Just felt somewhat novel.
Little Sanji finally arrived at the Sea Restaurant.
Glancing at little Sanji, Lucian knew all his experiences.
Nothing more than applying for a sailing pass in the Empire at 8 years old. With the help of Law, Hawkins, Drake, and Reiju's blessings, he went to sea with a merchant ship to learn skills.
After leaving the North Blue, little Sanji got off the ship and became an apprentice chef on the passenger ship Orbit.
Red-Leg Zeff led the Cook Pirates to rob treasures on the ship. Sanji was washed into the sea by a storm.
Zeff went to save him, and the two were stranded on a deserted island.
To let both survive, Zeff hid it from Sanji, gave him all the food, and cut off his right leg for food.
"Why did you do that?"
"Because you and I... have the same dream."
When Sanji learned that Zeff had been eating his right leg, he was deeply moved.
A full 48 days.
The two were finally saved.
Little Sanji truly understood the importance of food and followed Zeff to learn skills.
"Experience..."
Lucian didn't care about little Sanji's pursuit. He was still a citizen of the Empire, just went to sea to learn skills.
Not being a pirate or a villain is fine.
(Note: Zeff eating his leg is in the manga, the anime changed it.)
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