After Hancock demonstrated the Awakening state of the Medusa Fruit, Senga also gained a general understanding of the Devil Fruit Awakening.
After her Devil Fruit Awakening, Hancock no longer needs to touch her target or hit it with her heart-shaped beam.
Just like Medusa in mythology, anyone who comes into her sight or becomes a snake formed from her hair will be petrified.
And its most buggy aspect is that anyone with love in their heart will be petrified, especially those who yearn for love. My Elder Nyon was petrified for the first time because of this ability.
The stronger the love, the more petrified one becomes; without ultimate Haki, this move is basically unsolvable.
In Senga's eyes, this ability was simply a killer of Pure Love Warrior. He wondered if Obito would still have a chance to enter the Kamui Space if he encountered Hancock.
Also, Madara and Hashirama, Sasuke and Naruto... um, I'm getting off-topic.
In short, Hancock's strength after Devil Fruit Awakening her Devil Fruit is definitely close to the level of the Four Emperors. What she lacks now is only training in Haki.
Perhaps if Kaido were to fight Hancock now, her strength could be raised to another level.
Hancock was only slightly surprised by the Devil Fruit Awakening, and then quickly put it out of her mind.
For her, nothing is bigger than Senga's magnanimity; all she wants now is to marry Senga! In fact, through her vivid imagination, she has already gone through the wedding ceremony with Senga no less than ten times.
In her imagination, Ain and Kalifa were both there, but they were in tears.
Inside the room, Hancock nestled quietly in Senga's arms. Because of the loose clothing she was wearing, a lot of her skin was exposed, especially the back of her collar.
Senga caught a glimpse of the pink mark known as the "Celestial Dragon's Hoof" through her open collar, but only saw a small triangle at the top half of the tattoo.
Senga reached out and gently tugged at the back of Hancock's collar, revealing most of the mark.
Hancock was struck dumb. She was so engrossed in Senga's embrace that she forgot to cover the mark on her back that caused her so much pain.
That was an experience she never wanted to recall, but the more she tried to escape it, the more she would inadvertently remember it.
Hancock did not stop Senga's actions. At this moment, she was completely despondent. She felt that Senga must know her secret and perhaps already loathed her.
Thinking of this, Hancock's eyes were already filled with tears. This imprint had already tormented her for so long, wasn't that enough? Now they were going to take Senga away from her too?
At this moment, she was truly ruthless; she hated the Celestial Dragons of Mary Geoise who treated people like pigs and dogs.
She vowed that after Senga left, she would no longer run away; she would storm Mary Geoise and wreak havoc, just like the Fisher Tiger had done years ago.
The difference is that she was prepared to die, but now she sees Senga as someone more important than her own life. Now that Senga is leaving her, what is there left for her to cherish?
A gloomy, deathly aura enveloped Hancock. Her head drooped lower and lower. Her secret had been discovered, and she felt as worthless as dust, no longer worthy of even dreaming of staying by Senga's side.
Senga noticed that Hancock suddenly became extremely dejected, realizing that seeing the tattoo had been too much of a shock to her, and she started to use her imagination again.
With a helpless sigh, Senga placed his hand on the tattoo. Feeling Senga's hand on the spot, Hancock's body began to tremble violently again, as if she were enduring extreme pain.
Senga then carefully examined the so-called "Celestial Dragon's Hoof".
According to Hancock's memories in the anime, this tattoo was applied with a scorching hot iron, and she says that the mark cannot be removed.
Senga, this kind of mark was just a burn. It was indeed difficult to recover, but it wasn't impossible.
Senga has his own way of dealing with this.
A green energy enveloped Senga's hand that was pressed onto the mark, and then slowly spread to the entire mark.
Hancock felt a sudden warmth and a ticklish, yet incredibly comfortable, sensation on her back.
Gradually, under the influence of that green energy, the pink mark began to melt away, turning into a healthy skin tone that matched the surrounding skin, even becoming whiter and smoother.
A moment later, the "Celestial Dragon's Hoof," which was said to be impossible to erase in a lifetime, completely dissipated. Senga dispersed the green energy and removed his hand from Hancock's back.
After the mark disappeared, Hancock's back was completely flawless, looking like a work of art.
Senga admired his work, feeling satisfied with the skill he had learned from Kabuto back then.
The Medical Ninjutsu he just used is from Hokage, called the Mystical Palm Technique.
Its function is to heal injuries and help heal wounds. Using it requires extremely precise control of Chakra, as well as knowledge of how to use Yang Release Chakra.
The stronger the Yang Release, the stronger its healing effect. For Senga, who possesses Hashirama Cells, this is a piece of cake.
His Healing Mystical Palm Technique could completely heal even a burn on Hancock's back that had existed for countless years.
After doing all this, Senga gently patted Hancock's back and whispered,
"Hancock, the mark on your back has been removed by me. Forget all of this."
Upon hearing this news, Hancock could hardly believe her ears. She abruptly looked up at Senga, her face filled with disbelief.
Senga gave a relieved smile and casually waved her hand, causing a water mirror to appear behind Hancock.
Hancock tilted her head to look at the mirror formed by the water, and in it she saw her flawless white back skin; the mark that she had found so ugly had completely disappeared.
Tears welled up in Hancock's eyes again, and she covered her mouth tightly with her hands. Everything that was happening before her eyes seemed so unreal.
She doesn't know how many times she's cried today, but this is definitely the most intense emotional outburst she's ever experienced.
Hancock could no longer hold back. She threw herself into Senga's arms and burst into tears. Senga didn't say anything, but simply stroked Hancock's long, black hair.
He knew that saying anything now would be too weak, so he might as well let Hancock have a good cry and let out the resentment that had been building up in her heart for years.
I believe that she, having emerged from the shadows, will be reborn.
Only someone like her deserves the title of Empress!