The world's most beautiful woman, Empress Boa Hancock!

Bring the ship alongside?

Boka froze.

"Wouldn't that be too provocative?"

"They're the ones coming toward us now!"

Feng Lei glanced at Boka.

"I'm in charge here. Follow my orders!"

"Yes, sir!"

Hearing that, Boka had no choice but to comply.

Then.

He gave the others their orders.

"Prepare to meet the Kuja Pirates. Everyone, be ready. The moment the Shichibukai Boa Hancock appears, you must lower your heads. Do not open your eyes and look directly at her."

"Yes, sir!"

The marines saluted in response.

But they were all puzzled. Why couldn't they look directly at her?

Still, those were their orders, so they had no choice but to obey.

The helmsman steered the warship toward the dark red pirate ship sailing in their direction.

Meanwhile.

Boka also had the men prepare for battle.

Approaching so rashly might be seen as a provocation, and the pirates might attack.

However.

As the warship drew closer, the pirates made no move, putting Boka at ease.

Before long.

The dark red pirate ship drew near, crossing alongside the warship until the two vessels were parallel, a little over ten meters apart.

Standing on the deck, Feng Lei swept his gaze over the pirate ship opposite him and took in the scene.

Everyone standing on its deck was a woman, and they wore all kinds of clothes. Every one of them was dressed boldly, with almost everything but their private parts exposed to the air.

It was a feast for the eyes!

But snakes of different colors and sizes coiled and wound around their bodies, inspiring fear in anyone who saw them.

What was more, the women carried bows and arrows on their backs and held all manner of weapons. Their expressions were cold, drawing attention away from their outfits and giving them an unapproachable air instead.

When the two ships came to a stop alongside each other, the women glared at Feng Lei and his companions.

"This is Amazon Lily Island. Men are forbidden to enter!"

"Otherwise, you'll bear the consequences!"

At that moment.

A tall, very beautiful female pirate with short blond hair, dressed in a bikini, stepped forward and coldly warned Feng Lei and the others!

On the warship.

Koby and the others all jolted at her words.

As expected of the Shichibukai.

Were they this rude even to the marines?

Feng Lei's expression remained calm as he stated his purpose.

"I want to see Boa Hancock!"

As soon as he spoke.

The women on the other ship abruptly changed expression.

Then, anger appeared on their faces.

"How dare you call Lady Snake Princess by name!"

"How utterly rude!"

"Little marine, didn't your elders teach you what manners are?"

"Apologize to Lady Snake Princess at once!"

Seeing that Feng Lei's words had angered the members of the Kuja Pirates, Boka was alarmed and hurriedly spoke.

"Everyone, please watch your words!"

"This is Feng Lei, a [Special Recruit] of our Marine Academy! He has come on Fleet Admiral Sengoku's orders to summon the Shichibukai, Empress Boa Hancock!"

"Special Recruit? What Special Recruit?"

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku's orders!"

"They sent a little marine brat like him to summon Lady Snake Princess? Are the marines looking down on her?"

Boka's words did not quell their anger. Instead, they added fuel to the fire, making the women of the pirate crew even angrier.

Seeing this.

Boka's eyes widened.

He knew the empress was eccentric and difficult to approach, but he hadn't expected her subordinates to be the same.

Seeing Boka's expression, Feng Lei silently shook his head.

The women of the Kuja Pirates had always been unreasonable. Whenever the empress was involved, these brainless fans turned into mad dogs.

As for that.

Feng Lei would not stand on ceremony either.

"I'm giving you fifteen minutes. If I still haven't seen Boa Hancock by then, I'll return to Marine Headquarters and report to Fleet Admiral Sengoku that she has refused the summons."

"When that happens..."

Feng Lei's gaze swept over the angry faces of the Kuja Pirates one by one.

"Her Majesty the empress will be stripped of her Shichibukai title, and Amazon Lily will no longer have the marines' recognition!"

At those words.

The Kuja Pirates opposite him instantly changed expression.

Stripped of her Shichibukai title?

Was it that serious?

After all.

The Kuja Pirates had been able to plunder freely and legally and make their home on Amazon Lily Island all this time because Her Majesty the empress had gained the marines' recognition and received the title of Shichibukai.

Once that title was taken away, the Kuja Pirates would be ordinary pirates.

The marines would then very likely launch an attack to wipe out Amazon Lily.

Tap, tap, tap!

Just as the crew members were at a loss, a series of crisp footsteps rang out.

The sound resembled high heels striking wooden boards, approaching the deck little by little from inside the cabin.

At once.

The female pirates on deck turned serious and moved of their own accord to either side, leaving a wide path down the middle.

Then.

Under Feng Lei's gaze, a tall woman in red high heels slowly approached, walking like a model.

The woman had long, straight black hair that fell like a waterfall, and an exceptional figure.

She was shapely and graceful, with a slender waist and ample curves!

In particular, the tight purple qipao she wore showed off her exquisite curves. With every step, her long, flawless legs appeared through the slits at the sides, dazzling the eye.

Her nose was high and delicate, her lips full and vivid, and a pair of gilded snake-shaped earrings hung beside her face, swaying gently as she moved.

Every part of her seemed to have been exquisitely sculpted by the hand of heaven.

Every movement and every glance radiated incomparable charm.

Even though Feng Lei had seen countless beauties.

The moment he laid eyes on Hancock, he was still struck by her flawless beauty.

But soon.

He gathered himself, his heart becoming as still as an ancient well.

The woman before him could strike at any moment and turn people to stone.

She would even kick aside kittens and puppies that got in her way, and if an old woman said the wrong thing, she would pick her up and throw her straight out the window.

Her temperament was willful and overbearing indeed!

The illusion he had about her had long since been shattered!

But unlike Feng Lei.

The moment Boka saw her, he became completely unable to look away. Red hearts even appeared in his eyes.

"Is that the Shichibukai, Empress Boa Hancock?"

"She's so beautiful!"

"I've never seen such a beautiful woman, my god!"

"As expected of the world's most beautiful woman. That face is one of a kind!"

"I'd give anything for her!"

When Boa Hancock appeared before the marines, every one of them turned into a lecher, staring at her with a lovestruck expression.

Even Koby and Helmeppo couldn't resist taking a curious look when they heard the footsteps.

That one look made them the empress's captives.

They were entranced by the empress's charm and beauty, unable to tear themselves away.

Seeing this.

Feng Lei wore a helpless expression.

He had warned Koby and the others not to raise their heads and look when the empress appeared, but they had refused to listen.

If the empress used her Devil Fruit ability now, everyone but him would turn to stone.

Even he would have no way to undo it.

"What a bunch of ill-mannered men!"

Hancock walked slowly forward, and a trace of disgust appeared on her face when she saw Boka and the others ogling her.

Yet even so.

Boka and the others became even more infatuated!

Seeing this.

Hancock slowly raised both hands and formed a heart, aiming it at Boka and the others.

"Mero Mero Mellow!"

In an instant.

A pink heart-shaped beam shot from the heart formed by her hands. It grew enormous in the blink of an eye and swept over Feng Lei and everyone with him like a gentle breeze.

At once!

Boka, Koby, and the others, who had been staring at her in frenzied infatuation, instantly turned to stone!

Only after doing all this did Hancock lift the corners of her mouth in a smug smile.

Turning these men she loathed into stone and making them stand there forever was the method that pleased her most and made her proudest.

As for whether it would offend the marines?

She was the most beautiful woman in the world. No matter what she did, she would be forgiven.

However.

Just as she slowly lowered her hands and prepared to turn around and return to Amazon Lily Island.

A cold voice rang out beside her ear.

"Boa Hancock!"

"Can I take your actions as a refusal of the Shichibukai summons?"