Chapter 245"Is it the existence that defeated the Gorgon Medusa?""Boa Hancock-sama?"Luffy frowned, finding the title somewhat familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.Did Shanks mention it?Or Rayleigh?During their conversation, the group had already crossed the river and entered the depths of the dense forest.Then they gradually started walking uphill.Here, one could see that the jungles and mountains surrounding the island encircled it like a fortress, with the village and castle built on the cliffs and in the central valley.Margaret and Stderr enthusiastically led the way, occasionally turning back to chat with Luffy and Perona.Margaret, however, couldn't help but secretly observe Luffy with curious eyes, seemingly particularly interested in him.Because his chest was flat!Completely different from her own.And beneath his pants, it was as if there was some kind of mushroom, vaguely visible when he walked.Margaret's face flushed again.Is this called peeping?She only dared to secretly look at Boa Hancock-sama like this before.Entering Kuja City, there were women coming and going everywhere.Many women warmly greeted Margaret and her companions, as they were the Guardian Warrior, the elite warriors of Amazon Lily, who had the hope of boarding the Kuja Pirate Ship."Hey, Luffy, have we come to some incredible place?" Perona whispered into Luffy's ear.This place seemed too eerie.Why were they all women?And strangely shaped, strong women at that."Probably?"Luffy also noticed many gazes scrutinizing him, and he reassured her, "But it's okay, they don't have any ill intentions."What if it's only for now?Perona hugged her small umbrella."Luffy, which direction is your home? We can take you back," Margaret asked.She still thought Luffy and Perona were residents of the island, perhaps from a more remote village.Luffy pressed down on his Straw Hat. He only belatedly realized that these two girls seemed to have misunderstood something from the beginning.He stopped, looked at Margaret and Stderr, and said, "We don't have a home here."Margaret froze for a moment, not understanding his meaning: "What do you mean?"Just then, an old and hurried scream suddenly came from not far away, interrupting their conversation."Margaret! Stderr! What are you doing?! Get away from that person quickly!"Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, only to see a short old woman leaning on a snake-headed cane running towards them with a look of terror.It was the empress before the empress before the empress of Amazon Lily, Gloriosa, known as Granny Nyu."Granny Nyu? Why?"Margaret looked at the flustered Granny Nyurunning towards them, puzzled.Granny Nyu rushed closer, panting, and pointed her cane at Luffy, her voice trembling: "Why? Because that's a man! A man!""A man?"What's so strange about a man?Perona blinked, looking at the Kuja Island female warriors who had instantly become tense, all picking up their weapons and pointing them at her and Luffy, with a bewildered expression, "Haven't you ever seen a man?"She had lived for over a decade, and this was the first time she had seen anyone react so strongly to the identity of a man.She wouldn't have been surprised if they were afraid of zombies.However, as more and more women gathered, all pointing weapons at her, Perona also panicked."Ah, it seems we really have come to an incredible place."Luffy also glanced around at the suddenly hostile gazes and grinned, "Hostility filled the air instantly."His Observation Haki swept around, and everyone was full of aggression."Is this a time to laugh? We're being treated as enemies!" Perona was almost in tears.How could these people's attitudes change so quickly?They were just friendly, but as soon as they heard Luffy was a man, they immediately drew their swords!"Are you ready?" Luffy suddenly asked.Perona was startled and asked blankly, "Ready for what?"That's why anyone who just joined and didn't understand Luffy would suffer greatly.If it were Nami, she would have already clung to him like an octopus.Sure enough, the next second, Luffy's hand quickly stretched out, like a Rubber cable, wrapping around Perona's waist, who was floating beside him. His other hand also stretched out, wrapping around Margaret, who was closest to him and hadn't fully reacted yet."Let's hide first and ask Margaret what's going on with this country!"Luffy grinned and pushed off with his feet.Then the Kuja Island female warriors watched Luffy leap up and directly jump down from the hundreds-of-meters-high wall.Below was hell!Jumping down from hundreds of meters, anyone would be smashed into a pulp!"Why the long faces? You have to smile when you play these kinds of games!"Luffy laughed loudly, with a sense of excitement that completely disregarded the lives of others.These words made Perona's scream almost pierce her eardrums, "Play my xxx."She felt that scaring people on Thriller Bark was already exciting enough, but it turned out she hadn't met Luffy yet.If she had met Luffy earlier, she definitely wouldn't have gone around scaring people!Luffy directly stirred up Perona's remorse, at least that's what Perona thought now.She felt like a tied-up rag doll, tightly clasped around the waist by Luffy's Rubber arm, plummeting towards the ground at freefall speed.Everything in front of her turned into blurry color blocks and lines."Let, let go of me! I'll die! I'll really die!"Margaret, next to her, shared the same plight, her face already pale with fright.Although she was a national defense warrior of Amazon Lily and had undergone rigorous training, none of the training involved jumping down from a hundreds-of-meters-high city wall without any tools!The wind pressure made it almost impossible for Margaret to breathe, her blonde hair flying wildly backward. She could only instinctively grab Luffy's arm with her backhand.Accompanied by the intertwined screams of the two women in the air."Woah oh oh~"Luffy chuckled happily. He was also in pain now, feeling like small knives were scraping his body, but people who were used to finding joy in hardship had a different mindset.In terms of willpower and perseverance.He wasn't boasting.Perona felt as if her soul was about to be scared out of her body. Several translucent little Negative Hollows really floated out of her mouth but were immediately blown away by the downward airflow.A few seconds later.Boom!With a dull thud, a shallow pit was created in the ground, and dust flew everywhere.Luffy landed steadily with slightly bent knees, his Rubber physique perfectly absorbing all the impact, not even swaying.He released his arms, but the two women he had been holding were not so lucky.Perona plopped to the ground, her eyes spiraling, and a mini, swirling white ghost floated out of her mouth, looking completely knocked out.After a long while, the mini ghost disappeared with a 'pop,' and she suddenly gasped for air, struggling to get up and grabbing Luffy's collar, tearfully accusing him:"You, you, you! Couldn't you have warned me beforehand! My heart almost jumped out of my chest!""I did warn you.".Luffy covered his Straw Hat, which was almost torn off, with an innocent expression, and blinked: "Didn't I just tell you?"Was that what you call a warning?Perona almost cried from anger.She suddenly felt an indescribable sense of empathy for the members of the Straw Hat Crewshe had only met once on Thriller Bark.How strong a heart and adaptability would one need to follow a Captain who could not be judged by common sense?If that fierce Navigator she mentioned were here, she would surely pat Perona's shoulder with a weathered look and remind her:"When it's safe, being near the Captain is the most dangerous."Luffy looked at Margaret, who was slumped on the ground not far away, and asked concernedly, "Are you alright?""What do you think?!" Margaret's legs were still trembling.Does this man even know how high that was?Even a Sea King with its tough body would die if it fell from that height.Margaret looked at Luffy with the eyes of someone seeing a monster, "How can you ask such a question without batting an eye?"She really thought she was going to die just now!She touched her arms and legs, confirming they were still perfectly attached to her body; it was a miracle."Well, well, this kind of thing is very common," Luffy said with a chuckle.He wasn't lying.Zoro and the others have a lot to say about this kind of thing.If there's time, they could introduce each other, and maybe they'd have some common topics."Let's get down to business,"Luffy slowly approached Margaret, "I actually have something I want to ask you.""Don't come over here!"Seeing Luffy approach, Margaret flinched, suddenly drew the short knife she carried, and pointed the tip at him, saying sharply, "Don't come near me!"She stared intently at Luffy, recalling the incredible scene from earlier, her mouth opening as if a switch had been flipped,"Your hand stretched out just now!And you jumped down from such a high place without a scratch, what exactly is going on.No! Are you crazy?! To actually jump down from such a height!"She only belatedly realized that the last sentence was practically screamed.Perona, next to her, nodded vigorously in agreement, finally someone understood how she felt!"After all, the people of your country seem to have some misunderstandings about us,".Luffy spread his hands and explained, "If we didn't escape, your casualties would be too great if we fought.""Our casualties?"Luffy's words struck Margaret as absurd. They were the guards of this country, elite warriors.Seeing the man's confident demeanor and the result of him jumping from such a height without a scratch, she suddenly didn't know how to refute him.
