Imu pondered for a moment, seeming to consider what kind of conditions would be appropriate.
After all, she was the King of the World. Just because she couldn't do anything to York temporarily didn't mean she was truly afraid of him.
After a moment, Imu said in a deep voice: "Mu will no longer make a move against your family. Correspondingly, you cannot actively attack the Holy Land."
"Quite sincere." York looked at Imu, then smiled: "And? Is that the only one?"
Imu asked York calmly: "Is that not enough?!"
"Of course not!!"
York answered as if it were a matter of course. Immediately after, his appearance changed rapidly.
His pure white flame hair quickly turned black and normal, while the pure black flame ribbon was dyed white again.
Taking advantage of the moment when Gunko, possessed by Imu, had one hand grabbed by him and hadn't had time to break free, the power of happiness was injected instantly.
"York!!"
Gunko's body trembled slightly, and Imu's voice became suppressed and angry because of it.
"Don't push your lu—"
York didn't give her a chance to finish, sealing Gunko's lips directly with his own.
Imu's pupils contracted instinctively. She truly hadn't expected York to have the guts to have such thoughts about her.
The incident at God Valley could be considered a crazy act by York in a desperate situation, and she indeed fell for it due to carelessness.
But now, this guy was doing this again...
Could it be that this guy really treated her as a woman?!
Far away in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, Imu instinctively shuddered and felt like dry heaving. But in the next instant...
The pleasure from York's fruit ability was transmitted to her main body through Gunko's connection. Her retching movement froze, and Imu collapsed into the flower bed.
"Y... York!!"
Imu let out another androgynous roar of anger in the Room of Flowers.
However, just like before, before her anger could be vented, a new change occurred on Hachinosu.
Rip!!
Gunko's body had completely recovered under the influence of Imu's ability, so York waved his large hand, tearing apart the clothes that had recovered along with Gunko's body.
"Unngh!!"
Imu, sitting in the flower bed, groaned again. Through the connection with Gunko, she finally felt the touch she feared most.
At this moment, Imu felt exceptionally humiliated, but she dared not maintain the connection with Gunko any longer.
Otherwise, even if her main body had no contact with York whatsoever, it would in fact constitute the reality of being indirectly forced by York.
So Imu forcibly severed the connection with Gunko.
With the disconnection, the touch that made her feel exceptionally uncomfortable also disappeared.
For an instant, she absurdly felt a trace of loss.
But in the next instant, a huge sense of humiliation overwhelmed her heart.
Imu tried to stand up, but her legs were weak due to York's ability, unable to support her at all.
"Ahhhhhhh—!!!"
Successive humiliating blows finally made Imu unable to bear it any longer. She let out an angry, frenzied, and piercing scream in the Room of Flowers.
Fortunately, the soundproofing of the Room of Flowers was perfect, so her scream couldn't be heard outside.
However, the Conqueror's Haki that erupted with her angry scream covered the entire Holy Land in an instant.
Countless Celestial Dragons rolled their eyes and fainted on the spot, as did countless slaves.
Only a few powerful Celestial Dragons like Garling barely maintained their consciousness.
Even so, they knelt on one knee, unable to stand up.
"Master..."
Nameless fear surged in Garling's eyes.
"What exactly... could make you so angry?!"
...
York naturally didn't know about the turmoil in the Holy Land Mary Geoise, but he could more or less guess what Imu was feeling right now.
If it were him, he would definitely rush out of Mary Geoise immediately, disregarding the bigger picture, and come to Hachinosu to kill him personally.
So, to verify with his own eyes whether Imu's main body was as he guessed, York didn't leave Hachinosu.
He raised a wave of seawater to cool a patch of magma, then stood on this cooled clearing, holding Gunko in his arms, waiting patiently.
A day later.
Gunko woke up groggily.
Looking at the man's face close at hand, her memories returned.
Just as she prepared to struggle, her body trembled suddenly, then went completely limp.
York smiled, gently placed Gunko flat on the ground, then used his ability to burn a few crude pieces of glass on the spot, and contacted the Mirror World.
"Stussy, can you hear me?"
After calling for about ten minutes, Stussy finally found these newly born pieces of glass, or mirrors, in the Mirror World.
"York!! You're alive?!"
The woman's voice was full of surprise, faintly carrying a sobbing tone.
York chuckled, not explaining much, just replying simply: "I won."
"Wahh!!"
The emotions held back for a long time finally broke the dam. Stussy burst into tears on the spot, her body rushing out of the Mirror World uncontrollably.
She threw herself onto York, tears streaming down her face.
"York! You're alive! It's so good that you're alive!!"
"Kaido came back saying you stayed behind alone like Rocks to cover the retreat. Do you know how worried we were!!"
"We were really scared you died like Rocks!!"
...
Listening to the woman's complaints, York's gaze gradually softened, and he gently patted Stussy's back.
"Alright, it's all over. I won in the end."
After comforting her for a while, Stussy finally stopped crying.
She glanced at Gunko lying nearby, then turned back to stare into York's eyes.
Without any nonsense, she kissed him deeply with her red lips.
York also cut the nonsense, responding with his most passionate love.
Mirror World.
Gloriosa and Shakky, who had just been notified to arrive, saw this scene. They shouted that Stussy was cheating by starting early, then also squeezed out of the Mirror World.
Seeing more people about to gather in the Mirror World, York, not wanting his privacy watched, directly burned the mirror connected to the Mirror World.
Kaido, watching from afar as the mirror Stussy and the other two women went through suddenly spontaneously combusted and melted rapidly, extended his large hand to stop others who wanted to confirm York's situation.
"Stop right there. Our captain is probably enjoying his tender moment. Let's not disturb him tactlessly."
Hearing this, Dragon, Ivankov, Vegapunk, and the others all breathed a sigh of relief. They began to turn around and greet others, telling everyone to return to their posts and announcing that the captain was fine and would return immediately after comforting his three wives.
...
Several days later.
Stussy opened the passage connecting to the Mirror World. York led his three wives and the captive of this battle, Gunko, to officially return.
Seeing the unscathed York, the three radiant wives, and Gunko walking with a limp, everyone broke into knowing smiles and erupted in earth-shaking cheers.
"Victory!!"
A belated victory banquet was held, and the entire Red Flag Empire entered a sea of joy.
This battle wasn't just as simple as York taking out Wang Zhi and dealing a head-on blow to the World Government's Seven Warlords of the Sea plan.
More importantly, York defeated Imu's incarnation head-on.
This meant the Red Flag Pirates had completely surpassed the former Rocks Pirates!
Even if their strength on paper was far inferior to the Rocks Pirates, as long as York was there, they didn't need to worry about a collapse like the Rocks Pirates happening again.
Besides, this also meant the Red Flag Empire officially established itself in the world.
Any country, any force in the world, willing or not, had to acknowledge the Red Flag Empire!
Otherwise, York wouldn't mind letting them experience the cruelty of war.
Of course, one more point must be mentioned.
That is, the policies York enacted in the Red Flag Empire now had the time and space to continue and be passed down.
As long as York didn't die and the Red Flag Pirates didn't fall, York's will would eventually turn into a spark that starts a prairie fire, burning brighter bit by bit.
Amidst this national celebration, Gunko was dressed in a lady's formal gown like a marionette and attended the banquet as York's fourth wife.
Looking at this unfamiliar scene, Gunko felt very disillusioned.
Just a few days ago, she was a lofty Celestial Dragon, the most trusted divine servant beside Lord Imu.
But after just one battle, she became a captive and was forced to become a pirate's wife.
She actually didn't care much about these things. What she truly cared about was her body being defiled by a pirate, implicating Lord Imu in the humiliation.
But...
She couldn't resist York at all right now.
The brand engraved on her lower abdomen gave her a second person besides Imu whom she had to submit to unconditionally.
At night, the banquet ended.
York unsurprisingly came to Gunko's room.
Gunko watched York silently. The rest needed no words.
The next day.
Gunko still lay in York's arms like a doll, but this time she finally spoke.
"Does doing this give you a sense of accomplishment?"
"Of course!"
York spoke frankly.
"You are Imu's incarnation. Conquering you counts as conquering a part of her!"
"How can this not be considered a great achievement for any man in the world?"
Gunko continued to look at York calmly.
"Lord Imu is not a woman!!"
"Oh?" York asked back: "Then is she a man?"
Gunko remained silent, unwilling to answer this question.
York grinned and pressed Gunko under him again.
"I guess Imu has a woman's body and a man's soul now, right?"
Gunko's pupils, calm as water, contracted instantly. She instinctively wanted to shout: "How do you know this secret!"
But the words reached her lips, and she reacted in time. Relying on strong willpower, she kept her mouth shut tight, not uttering a word.
However, her reaction had already implicitly verified York's guess, or at least he thought so.
"So... so what?!"
York lowered his head to Gunko's ear and whispered:
"In the real world, many men even enjoy effeminate boys. A mere female body with a male soul will only make me more excited!!"
Gunko turned her head abruptly, her beautiful eyes widening.
"You... you pervert!!"
"Hahahaha!"
York laughed towards the sky.
"Imu and I have a blood feud for killing my father and mother!!"
"Just killing her is letting her off too easy!!"
"I want her to feel the ultimate humiliation! Regret provoking me, York! Regret killing my parents!!"
With that, York spoke no more, completely sealing Gunko's lips.
...
While York enjoyed his tender moments, the outside world was already surging with waves.
The great pirate Wang Zhi, who dominated the New World, was taken out by York, also from the Rocks Pirates, just after becoming a Warlord of the Sea.
Even the legendary Hachinosu was destroyed into a magma purgatory.
This ruthless suppression method caused an earthquake in the entire pirate world.
Almost all pirates who had thoughts about the title of Warlord of the Sea instantly dismissed their ideas.
The concept that anyone daring to be the World Government's running dog would definitely face retaliation from the remnants of the Rocks Pirates spread almost instantly throughout the pirate world.
Golden Lion sat on his flying flagship, looking at the freshly printed newspaper, a gleam flashing in his eyes.
"That kid York really did something big!!"
"But Wang Zhi deserved to be taken out. I just didn't have time to deal with him, otherwise... Hmph!!"
Then he saw the rumors at the back of the newspaper and sneered again.
"Jihahaha, trying to kill us with excessive praise? Do you think I'll be afraid?! No! I'll do exactly as you wish!!"
Golden Lion put down the newspaper and roared at his subordinates.
"Spread the word!"
"Say that if anyone dares to join the Seven Warlords of the Sea and be the World Government's running dog, I, Golden Lion Shiki, will be the first not to let him off!!"
Coincidentally, Charlotte Linlin also released a similar announcement.
After all, she got plenty of screen time in this battle.
While York and Kaido fought Imu and the Five Elders on Hachinosu.
Sengoku simultaneously led Tsuru to attack York's home base, the current Red Flag Empire.
In this battle, Charlotte Linlin faced Sengoku head-on.
Although she didn't win, the two fought to a draw.
Dispelling all doubts about her strength worldwide.
She also used this to establish her authority to the world.
Even the newly born Totto Land Kingdom, which many pirates had coveted, gained much respect.
At least passing pirates didn't dare to cause trouble in her territory at will.
On the other side, although Whitebeard didn't issue a similar announcement, he practically took action, wiping out a pirate crew negotiating cooperation with the World Government.
And this happened exactly the day after York took out Wang Zhi.
The tacit understanding reached silently by the remnants of the Rocks Pirates once again reminded the world of that once incredibly glorious pirate crew.
This also made everyone in the world who knew of Rocks sigh with emotion.
"Rocks, truly a legend of a generation!!"
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