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Chapter 246"As for the ability to stretch, it's because I ate the Gum-Gum Fruit. Don't you know about Devil Fruits?"Luffy took two more steps closer."Don't come any closer!"Margaret nervously shook her short sword. "Men carry viruses! Is the Devil Fruit a pathogen?"Perona pursed her lips.She felt that these women's common sense was even more lacking than her own, a shut-in who had lived on Thriller Bark for so many years.This country is so isolated."It seems like it'll be troublesome to explain," Luffyscratched his head, but still emphasized seriously, "But I must stress one thing: men do not carry viruses!"Luffy scratched his head, but still seriously emphasized, "But I must stress one thing: men do not carry viruses!""Then what is that thing below you?"Margaret's cheeks flushed slightly.She wasn't sure if she should ask, but she did anyway.Even as a warrior, she was extremely curious, and her gaze unconsciously darted to Luffy's crotch. She had noticed earlier that it was bulging, completely different from theirs.Perona, beside her, instantly covered her mouth, her eyes wide.Are you serious?Chapter 328: You've Forgotten Why This Concubine Is Called a ShichibukaiIs this woman really that naive?How could she possibly ask that directly?Shouldn't this kind of question be... Perona felt her face was about to burn up.This question really stumped Luffy.What is this?To explain it from a medical perspective... does she even understand medicine?To explain it from the simplest male-female difference... she didn't even recognize he was a man at first.He was a bit conflicted.It truly stumped him.Luffy looked down, then explained with a simple and easy-to-understand adjective:"Oh, that's a man's unique Golden Eggie."Golden?Eggie?Metal is also a precious item in Kuja, and it's an eggie. Margaret developed an extra interest in this seemingly valuable name and subconsciously pressed, "Can I see it?"She reached out her hand.Pfft!Perona almost choked on her own saliva. She could no longer resist interrupting their conversation."Stop, hold it! This topic ends here!"One really dared to ask.One really dared to answer.She was deeply afraid that if they continued, these two would discuss something even more shocking.Interrupted by Perona, Margaret also realized her question seemed inappropriate. After scrutinizing Luffy and Perona, she couldn't help but voice her confusion:"How did you two get here?""That's a long story," Luffy saw the atmosphere had eased a bit, so he sat down with a thud and chuckled, "A lot has happened. We encountered some enemies we couldn't defeat for now, and our companions were all sent flying into the sky by a guy with a strange ability."Luffy saw the atmosphere had eased a bit, so he sat down with a thud and chuckled, "A lot has happened. We encountered some enemies we couldn't defeat for now, and our companions were all sent flying into the sky by a guy with a strange ability."Aokiji,Kizaru,Garp!Strictly speaking, it wasn't that they couldn't win a one-on-one fight; it was truly a case of them being many bullying the few.Now, Luffy's goal to become stronger is to be able to fight two against one!"Who exactly are you?" Margaret asked."Us?"Luffy smiled, reached out and pulled Perona, who was still floating in the air trying to distance herself from the awkward topic, down and sat her beside him. He said frankly, "We're pirates. Do you know what pirates are?""Pirates?" Margaret was stunned for a moment. Of course she knew. "The Emperor of this country, Lady Boa Hancock, is also a pirate."Luffy remembered that this country seemed to be entirely made up of women, and they were very resistant to men, so he asked curiously, "So this pirate crew is all women? Are they strong?"As soon as Lady Boa Hancock and her pirate crew were mentioned, Margaret's expression immediately became incredibly serious and proud."What a foolish question!"Margaret said:"The Kuja Pirate Ship carries the country's top elite warriors, chosen from ten thousand; they are extremely strong! And Lady Boa Hancock is the woman everyone in the entire nation looks up to, powerful and noble, with charm that is second to none in the world! She is the Pirate Empress, Boa Hancock!""The Kuja Pirate Ship carries the country's top elite warriors, chosen from ten thousand; they are extremely strong! And Lady Boa Hancock is the woman everyone in the entire nation looks up to, powerful and noble, with charm that is second to none in the world! She is the Pirate Empress, Boa Hancock!"Boa Hancock?This name does sound familiar.Luffy remembered the Seven Warlords of the Seainformation Vivi had shown him before and suddenly recalled this name."I remember now! Isn't she one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea? A Seven Warlord of the Sea just like Moriah."Perona, beside him, pouted, somewhat dismissively.Even Lord Moriah wasn't Luffy's match, so what could the Pirate Empress, also one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, do?Luffy roughly understood. This place was another territory of a Seven Warlord of the Sea, similar to Thriller Bark.He didn't want to conflict with a Seven Warlord of the Sea again now; lack of time was one reason, and seeing Margaret's reverence for that Empressalso made him unable to act against her.So he asked Margaret:"Margaret, can you give me a ship? We want to leave here."Margaret shook her head and said, "There are no ships. This is the Calm Belt.""Calm Belt?"Luffy had learned relevant navigation knowledge from Nami, so he naturally knew what the Calm Belt meant.Margaret further explained:"This Amazon Lily, Amazon Lily, is surrounded by a large Sea Kings' nest called the Calm Belt. No normal navigators approach here. Even if someone miraculously drifted here, they almost all became corpses."Hearing this, Perona, beside him, showed a hint of relief.Fortunately, Kuma sent them flying here.Otherwise, encountering those giant Sea Kings, she'd really be scared to death.The problem arose again: how to leave?"What about this country's pirate crew? How do they set sail?" Luffy asked, grasping the key point.Margaret said, "Lady Boa Hancock's ship is pulled by fierce venomous sea snakes called Yu She, and even Sea Kings dare not easily attack them. However, there is only one such ship in all of Amazon Lily."Luffy had a headache.Does that mean he has to steal it?He's a pirate, so stealing things doesn't bother him much.But looking at Margaret, she clearly respected Lady Boa Hancock a lot, and she had just given him so much information and given Perona clothes, so they were friends.Stealing something from someone a friend respects wasn't his style.He had principles."Then I can only talk to this person called Boa Hancock?"Luffy stroked his chin, lost in thought.If sailing had to involve snakes, his animal language skills would allow him to communicate with snakes.It's really a headache; there's no wind here.Thinking of this, Luffy couldn't help but think of Vivi again.It would be great if Vivi were here; the Wind-Wind Fruit might have a solution.Margaret watched Luffy fall into contemplation, her face showing several shifts between hesitation and struggle.As a national warrior, her duty was to uphold the country's rules, and one of the country's iron laws was to forbid men!She suddenly stood up, the snake on her body coiling up her arm and eventually forming a bow."This cannot continue!"Margaret's eyes became firm. She drew her bow, nocked an arrow, and aimed at Luffy. "Surrender now!""Hey, hey, hey, are the people of your country masters of changing faces?" Perona couldn't help but complain, "We were just talking nicely, and now it's starting again?!"Perona couldn't help but complain, "We were just talking nicely, and now it's starting again?!"This emotional shift is too fast!This emotional shift is too fast!However, Luffy's focus was clearly elsewhere. He looked at the arrow wrapped in Haki in Margaret's hand, his eyes lighting up: "This arrow has great power! Why do all of you have Haki?"Zoro and Sanji had both undergone his fist training to learn Haki.If there was a shortcut, Luffy really wanted to learn this method to teach Nami and the others.Luffy had no psychological burden hitting Zoro and Sanji, but he couldn't bring himself to hit Nami or Robin. As for Vivi...She would probably like it.Zoro: "??"Sanji: "??""Luffy," Perona looked at the gleaming arrow tip and quickly floated over, pinching Luffy's cheek and shouting, "This woman is trying to kill you!"Perona looked at the gleaming arrow tip and quickly floated over, pinching Luffy's cheek and shouting, "This woman is trying to kill you!"Luffy's mouth was distorted from the pinch, and he chuckled indistinctly, saying, "Well, well, there's a reason for it."He understood Margaret's position.At present, Margaret was clearly not his opponent. Even with an arrow imbued with Haki, its trajectory was clearly visible under his powerful Observation Haki, and he was confident enough to dodge it.Indeed, after several rounds of archery, Margaretwas surprised to find that no matter how she aimed, Luffy always subtly adjusted his position a step ahead, making her feel as if all her movements were within this man's grasp.A sense of powerlessness welled up."Ah, I don't want to attack you either."Luffy sighed, then suddenly turned to Perona and asked, "Perona, are you ready?"Perona heard this familiar, nightmarish opening line and immediately felt all the hairs on her body stand up, screaming, "Can you please stop saying that next time?!"She knew immediately that it meant trouble!Sure enough, the next second, her waist was once again wrapped by Luffy's Rubber arm, and she was violently pulled aside.Almost simultaneously, several arrows imbued with Haki whizzed and shot into the spot where Luffy had just been standing.Kikyo arrived with the other national warriors!...