Not long after Momonga left, Hancock summoned her subordinates to discuss the current situation.
"Fire Fist Ace, the captain of Whitebeard's Second Division, who has a bounty of five hundred fifty million Berries, has been captured. Under the World Government's arrangement, he is set to be publicly executed at Marine Headquarters, with the execution broadcast live."
"That monster Whitebeard will absolutely not allow one of his children to be executed. In other words, unless something goes wrong, an earth-shattering war is about to arrive. It will be the ultimate showdown between the Whitebeard Pirates and Marine Headquarters."
"Even the Marines, who are filled with powerful fighters, have no confidence when facing the Whitebeard Pirates. Because of that, the current Marine Fleet Admiral, Sengoku, has ordered the Seven Warlords of the Sea to gather and fight the Whitebeard Pirates together."
"Everyone, what do you think of this coming war? Should I go or not?"
Hancock sat on a throne formed by her pet snake's coils, crossing her long, slender, beautiful legs as she described the coming war.
"Snake Princess, the current situation is unclear and extremely unfavorable to us. However, since this is a mandatory summons from Marine Headquarters, it would be better to go. Right now, it would be unwise for us to clash with the Marines."
Although Granny Nyon was already very old, she was still a woman who had once roamed the seas for love. She saw everything in this world very clearly.
Who was the true ruler of this sea? Was it Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King who conquered the seas over twenty years ago, reached Laugh Tale, an island no one had ever reached before, and was called king by countless pirates and even the Marines?
Or was it Edward Newgate, Whitebeard, the man who once clashed with Roger and currently possessed the strongest pirate crew on the sea? Or perhaps the other Emperors of the Sea?
None of them. The true ruler of this sea, from ancient times to the present, had only ever been one force, the Marines led by the World Government.
The Marines possessed several of the world's top combatants, both from the World Government and from across the world itself. They were the true rulers of this sea.
So…
Even Whitebeard, Edward Newgate, the man who had once rivaled the Pirate King, the man called the strongest in the world, and the man said to possess the power to destroy the world, absolutely could not defeat the Marines.
Although they could indeed choose not to attend the Summit War right now, once…
Once the Marines dealt with Whitebeard and freed up their hands, they would certainly settle accounts for what had happened today. At that time, it would be the end of the Kuja.
Because of that, Boa Hancock, as the Pirate Empress, had to go to the Summit War. It did not matter even if she did not contribute much. Going was absolutely necessary.
"So you believe I should go?"
"Hmph. Then I shall go take a look."
"I naturally have no reason to miss a war of this level."
Boa Hancock crossed her beautiful legs and finally decided to go to the Summit War.
"I'm going with you!"
Just as they were talking, Jovian barged into the hall and declared that he would go with Hancock to Marine Headquarters at Marineford.
"How dare you! This is an important place of the Kuja. How could an outsider like you enter as you please?"
Seeing Jovian appear so casually before everyone, the Kuja warriors drew their bows one after another.
"It's fine."
"If he wants to be here, let him be here."
Just as the Kuja warriors were about to stop Jovian, Hancock gave her order.
"Snake Princess, this is a Kuja matter…"
The Kuja warriors looked at their Empress in confusion. They did not understand why this Empress, who had always been hostile toward men, had suddenly changed her attitude today.
"Hmph."
"Despicable, shameless man. Do not think I will agree just because you cling to me shamelessly and pursue me."
The Pirate Empress, Boa Hancock, looked at Jovian and spoke stubbornly.
"In short, I will go with you to Marine Headquarters. But before that…"
"Hancock, I need you to do me a favor."
Jovian seemed to remember something and spoke to Boa Hancock.
"What is it?"
Hancock looked at Jovian in confusion.
"Help me send this kid to the great deep-sea prison, Impel Down, the legendary prison where, for eight hundred years, no one except the Golden Lion has ever escaped."
As Jovian spoke, he pulled a monkey out from behind him.
"Ace! I have to save Ace!"
The monkey kept muttering about how he had to save Ace.
"This brat is… the idiot from the Monkey family…"
Granny Nyon looked at the "monkey" who kept muttering about saving someone, and her eyelids twitched. She suddenly realized that things might not be as simple as she had imagined.
That captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' Second Division might also have some terrifying background.
"Please, send me to Impel Down. I have to save Ace, because…"
"Ace is my brother!"
That "monkey," also known as Straw Hat Luffy, knelt on the ground and loudly begged the people before him.
"What!?"
The instant Granny Nyon heard this, she was so frightened that she froze on the spot.
That Fire Fist Ace who was about to be executed was this brat's brother?
In other words, Ace was also a member of the Monkey family?
"Has Sengoku lost his mind? What is Garp supposed to do about this?"
"Will Dragon of the Revolutionary Army not go save him?"
"Are the Marines prepared to deal with both the Revolutionary Army and Whitebeard at the same time?"
Granny Nyon suddenly felt that the Marines' victory rate might not be one hundred percent after all. The Revolutionary Army also had quite a few powerful fighters. If Garp, the legendary hero of the Marines, defected at a time like this, then the Marines truly might suffer a severe blow.
And most importantly, the other Emperors of the Sea were not just sitting around doing nothing.
In other words, they had to prepare for the worst-case scenario. The worst-case scenario was that the Emperors of the Sea and the Marines destroyed one another, plunging the entire sea into complete chaos.
"Send this kid to Impel Down."
"We don't need to worry about the rest."
Jovian spoke to Hancock.
"Hmph. Since you said so, it's not like I can't send him there."
"For me, a Warlord, that is still a very simple matter."
Hancock snorted coldly and spoke with prideful reluctance.
"Although sending this kid to Impel Down isn't difficult, the problem is, how are we supposed to get him inside?"
Hancock had some concerns as well. Although she could indeed bring Luffy to Impel Down, getting him down inside would be very difficult. Impel Down's inspections were extremely strict. Of course, that was also why no one had been able to escape until now.
"I have my own way."
As Jovian spoke, he grabbed King Luffy by the neck.
"What are you doing?"
Although King Luffy felt somewhat uncomfortable, this much was still bearable for him. After all, he was made of rubber.
"I'm going to twist you into a ball and turn you into a monkey rubber band. It'll be very uncomfortable, but bear with it."
As Jovian spoke, he twisted Luffy into a lump as if he were wringing a towel, then stretched him out, and stretched him out even farther.
"Huh?"
Luffy soon discovered that he no longer looked human. Jovian had turned him into a monkey rubber band, then stuffed him into his pants.
"Done!"
Jovian took out a needle and thread and sewed for a while, using Luffy to replace the elastic waistband of his pants.
"This…"
Everyone was stunned by Jovian's actions. They had never imagined Jovian could do something like this too.
"Then the rest will be simple."
Hancock nodded. Although Jovian's method was extremely bizarre, it was acceptable, and it should work.
"Is this kid really not going to die?"
Only Granny Nyon was a little worried. She did not care whether Luffy lived or died. She only cared that Luffy did not die on her island, because that would bring trouble to her island.
"Relax."
"With this kid's vitality, he won't die unless he gets knocked down and gets back up at least a hundred times."
Jovian was very calm. This was King Luffy, who had eaten the Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Model: Sit-Up… cough, the Sun God Nika form. Teacher Kaido had hit him with so many Thunder Baguas and still could not kill him. How could Jovian possibly kill him?
He did not think he was capable enough to finish King Luffy off.
"Then let's depart."
Hancock lightly brushed her silk-like black hair, sending waves of black-pearl-like luster rippling through it, along with bursts of fragrance like flowers.
"Good!"
After receiving Hancock's agreement, Jovian also finished preparing to leave.
With the help of the Kuja Pirates, the two soon headed toward Impel Down.
"Who are you people?"
As the Yuda at the bow of the Kuja Pirates' ship swam with all their strength, the Kuja Pirates reached the vicinity of Impel Down at extremely high speed.
Marine warships were stationed there.
"It is I."
Hancock walked to the bow with mesmerizing steps and looked arrogantly at the Marines who had asked the question.
"You…"
"You are…"
"Boa Hancock, the Pirate Empress and one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?"
The Marine looked at the Empress and spoke with excitement.
"That is correct."
The Empress nodded lightly, confirming her identity.
"Empress, instead of staying in your own territory, what are you doing here?"
The owner of the Marine warship, a Marine rear admiral, furrowed his brow. He forcibly endured his desire, stopping himself from losing himself in the peerless beauty before him.
"I wish to go to Impel Down and check on the great criminal Ace."
Empress Hancock openly stated what she wanted to do.
"You…"
"Absolutely not. The Fleet Admiral has given orders that before the execution, absolutely no one is allowed to check on Ace's condition!"
The rear admiral angrily rebuked the Empress's actions.
"Is that so? Not even I may do so?"
Empress Hancock narrowed her eyes slightly, then revealed a shy expression.
"Isn't that obvious?"
"Of course you can!"
"Who gives a damn what the Fleet Admiral said?"
The rear admiral looked at the Pirate Empress's shy expression and spoke with complete confidence.
"I knew it. Since I am this beautiful, I can do whatever I want…"
Empress Hancock smiled slightly at the rear admiral. In an instant, it was as if countless flowers had bloomed.
"Please, you must come aboard my warship. I will personally escort you there!"
The rear admiral had already forgotten what he was supposed to be doing. He spoke humbly to Empress Hancock before him, acting exactly like a lovestruck dog.
"Then let me go alone from here."
"You all return."
Hancock also decided to take the Marine warship, because this would lower suspicion toward the Kuja.
"We leave it in your hands…"
The Kuja crew members bowed respectfully to their great Empress.
"Hmm."
Hancock nodded lightly and boarded the Marine rear admiral's ship with Jovian beside her.
"Wait…"
"That man is not allowed aboard!"
The rear admiral looked at Jovian beside Hancock and shouted angrily.
"He is my servant. Is that not allowed?"
"Are you saying that even a woman as beautiful as I am is not allowed to have a servant?"
"I am so heartbroken… sob, sob…"
It had to be said that Hancock's acting skills were truly exceptional.
"What kind of nonsense are you spouting?"
"Do you not understand that rules are rules, and that without rules, there can be no order?"
"Even a woman as beautiful as you must obediently follow the rules!"
"So… isn't it only proper for the Pirate Empress to have a servant attending her? Isn't that the rule?"
The rear admiral looked at Hancock with an incomparably resolute face. What stupid rules? What use were rules?
"If you do not mind…"
"Everyone on this entire warship is your servant!"
The rear admiral knelt on one knee. Behind him were five commissioned officers and hundreds of Marine soldiers.
"This…"
Jovian looked at the soldiers before him and sighed at the Empress's incredible power. If the Empress's Haki cultivation ever reached the level of an Emperor or Admiral, what would happen then?
"Men, depart!"
"Do not keep our Empress waiting!"
The rear admiral drew his command saber and shouted loudly.
"Depart! Depart! Depart!"
The soldiers echoed him nonstop.
And just like that, a Marine warship defected.
Before the gates of Impel Down…
"Without the Fleet Admiral's order, no one, no matter who they are, is allowed inside!"
Impel Down's vice warden, Hannyabal, held a Transponder Snail and spoke coldly. Who did these Marines think he was? He was the famous Hannyabal. He would not let people in so easily.
"Is that so? Not even me?"
An incomparably pleasant female voice suddenly rang out from the Transponder Snail.
"Who are you?"
Hannyabal asked in displeasure.
"I am Hancock."
Empress Hancock gave her name.
"Hancock?"
Disdain appeared in Hannyabal's eyes, and contempt tugged at the corners of his mouth.
"As expected of Lord Hannyabal. Even after hearing the Empress's name, he does not waver in the slightest!"
The jailers looked at Hannyabal's extremely calm appearance and praised him one after another.
However, before they could finish speaking, they saw Hannyabal turn into stone.
"You turned to stone just from hearing her voice?"
The jailers looked at Hannyabal and shouted in shock.
Crack.
The next second, Hannyabal finally recovered.
"What are you standing around for? Why are you opening the gate?"
Hannyabal waved the staff in his hand and struck the jailers beside him. As for Impel Down's rules, those were not important.
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