The Ring Finger

As the former empress of Amazon Lily three times over, Gloriosa had lived to this age and seen plenty of men.

Among them were two exceptional men who had caused the previous two empresses of Amazon Lily to waste away and die from lovesickness.

Yet not one of those men could compare with Maud.

Too dangerous. Truly too dangerous...

From Maud, Gloriosa felt a sense of crisis unlike anything she had ever experienced.

She believed—

Maud's existence might destroy the entire nation of Amazon Lily.

That intense sense of crisis brought Gloriosa even greater unease.

If not for her lack of power, Gloriosa would never want to see Maud set foot on Amazon Lily again.

Maud's Observation Haki was no mere decoration. He could clearly sense Gloriosa's hostility and wariness toward him.

He did not know what Gloriosa was thinking, nor was he interested in finding out.

She was merely an old woman past seventy, and he could not be bothered to investigate further.

"Big Sis!!!"

Sondasonia and Marigold surrounded Hancock, their faces full of helplessness.

Even in their dreams, they never would have imagined that the sister they had always revered would one day be turned to stone by her own ability.

"What do we do...?"

The two had never encountered such a situation and had no idea what to do.

They had only ever seen Hancock turn others to stone. Even when she occasionally released someone from petrification, Hancock herself had to use her ability.

But now Hancock had been turned to stone by her own ability...

How could they undo it?

"One of you should get some seawater. It might work."

Maud glanced at the two flustered sisters and gave the order.

Most Devil Fruit abilities were nullified by seawater or Seastone.

There was a good chance