On Gawain's boat, Shirahoshi lay sideways in the makeshift pool on the deck, her head submerged in the water, blowing bubbles one by one.
Is she bored?
No, how could Shirahoshi, who had spent five consecutive years confined to the Hard-Shell Tower without ever leaving the house, possibly find a two-day boat trip boring?
The reason Shirahoshi blew bubbles was because Shirahoshi wanted to see a rainbow, so Gawain casually said, "Just blow some bubbles and you'll see one."
Then...
Just as Shirahoshi was earnestly blowing bubbles, Jinbe, who was sunbathing on the ship's mast, Jinbe threw off his pajamas and shouted.
"Prepare to slow down. I can already see Amazon Lily. We're tilting twenty degrees to the left. The Pirate Empress's serpent ship and a warship are stopped in that direction!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jinbe jumped down from the watchtower, went to the drinks area, and took a glass of chilled liquor from Kalifa.
While he was drinking, Lucci, who was at the helm, took control of the direction, steering the ship toward the two ships Jinbe had mentioned.
In the center of the deck, Gawain struggled to put down the dumbbells. He glanced at Gion then reached out her hand to him.
"My lord, please rest for a while. We'll be arriving at the Amazon Lily soon, and there will be plenty of time for training once we get there."
"Phew, yeah, the real training is yet to come, right?"
Gawain chuckled, then pulled Gion's hand and sat up from the bench press. Nearby, Kalifa quickly brought Gawain some specially prepared iced liquor.
Don't suggest that Gawain should be drinking sports drinks at this time. For a man who sails the high seas, the only thing that can quench his thirst is strong liquor!
After downing a mouthful of strong liquor, Gawain took his glass and walked towards Shirahoshi. He was only wearing athletic shorts at the time, so he went straight into Shirahoshi's pool.
Sensing Gawain's approach, Shirahoshi blinked and gently moved her tail, scratching Gawain's calf with her flapping tail fin.
Gawain leisurely enjoyed Shirahoshi's mischievousness, while also enjoying the slightly warm pool water from the sun. Three minutes later, he slowly walked out of the pool.
Kalifa brought Gawain a towel and then carefully dried him off. After Gawain was dry, Gawain went back to his room to change his clothes.
When he reappeared, he was once again dressed smartly in a suit and tie, but before he could even look smart for a minute, Gion stuffed a handful of Aqua Meat into his hand.
"Don't forget to eat more, sir," Gion gently reminded her.
And so, a dozen minutes later, after Gawain's ship temporarily docked alongside the Perfume Serpent and the Momonga warship.
The Momonga and the Kuja Pirates' officers saw Gawain, dressed in a suit and long trench coat, with his hair slicked back, and constantly chewing on Gawain.
As soon as he received the bowstring, Gawain recognized the uniquely designed Momonga and greeted it with a smile.
"So it's Vice Admiral Momonga. What are you doing here? Did you have a conflict with the Kuja Pirates?"
"Gawain!"
Upon hearing Gawain's question, Momonga abandoned his confrontation with the Kuja Pirates and came to his side, bowing as he spoke.
"No, the Kuja Pirates have always been law-abiding. As for the Shichibukai Empress, we in the Navy know her very well. I wouldn't go so far as to clash with her."
The reason we're here is because I just delivered Tyrant Kuma to Amazon Lily. Perhaps our approach caused a misunderstanding among the Kuja Pirates."
Seeing this, Gawain smiled and said, "You guys are fast! Where's Xiong? Is he on the boat?"
"No, sir, the bear has already flown to Amazon Lily before me!"
"Oh well."
Gawain nodded.
"Let's talk on Amazon Lily."
"Yes, sir, but the Kuja Pirates are still blocking this way..."
"Gawain, the women of Amazon Lily rarely go to sea. Even the members of the Kuja Pirates rarely interact with the outside world, so... they probably don't understand your identity."
The Momonga carefully explained to Gawain.
After hearing the Momonga's explanation, Gawain smiled and patted the Momonga's forearm.
"It's alright, I'll talk to them. You guys focus on speeding up the boat. Once I'm done talking, we'll go ashore."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gawain, with Jinbe by his side, headed straight for the Perfume Cruise Ship.
Standing on the edge of the warship's deck, Gawain waved to the girls on the Serpent, which was two meters away.
"You guys are Hancock's subordinates, right? Where's Hancock? She's not here?"
So, Rayleigh has already arrived in your country?
Faced with Gawain's question, the Kuja executives standing in the front row frowned. Was this man from outside the house the friend of that great-looking old man?
Celestial Dragon?
A man with a very high social standing?
Thinking of this, the cadres looked behind Gawain, and a series of people, including Gion, who looked very imposing, came into their view.
His status is indeed very high; his subordinates seem incredibly capable!
Behind the officers, the Kuja Pirates' sailors and the Amazon Lily's Kuja Warrior were all incredibly excited.
Because they were hiding behind the female cadres, they were much more relaxed than the cadres, so they simply started chatting excitedly.
"So many men!"
"Those guys who are about the same height are probably just regular marines, drooling over us!"
"I'm so happy, hehe, so the men outside like us so much~."
"Stop laughing! Snake Princess forbids us from giving men the time of day!"
"But that man is so handsome. For some reason, I suddenly want to see him naked like Uncle Rayleigh."
"Is that Fish-Man next to him? What a plump Fish-Man! Look at his belly!"
"Wow, what a huge Merfolk! This is amazing! I could talk about this with my future daughter for a year!"
"That female navy woman is quite tall, and she looks fierce. She must be very strong. I really want to fight her!"
"Yeah, I really want to fight!"
Hearing the girls' whispers, Jinbe's forehead creased with a frown.
"Hey, stop messing around, you Kuja Pirates, where's your captain?"
Hancock and I are both Shichibukai, and we're friends in private. Don't stop us here, let us go to the island!
Furthermore, I am Whale Shark Fish-Man, this is my natural physique, I am not voluptuous at all!!!
"Ahhh, he heard it!!!"
The female warriors were filled with shame and indignation. They quickly stopped talking, grabbed their weapons, and resumed their menacing stance.
The Kuja Pirates' officers looked at each other and nodded emphatically.
"I understand. Her Majesty Queen Gloriosa has indeed given the order that we should immediately allow the Celestial Dragon to pass once they arrive."
Furthermore, it seems we need to kneel before the Celestial Dragon!
Although I really don't want to kneel down to you stinking men, since it's Her Majesty the Queen's order, we'll reluctantly obey!
After shouting, Rindo, the sniper of the Kuja Pirates, knelt down before Gawain with a look of unease on his face.
On the distant beach, three ships, after a brief pause, sailed together toward the Kuja Pirates' dock.
Empress Hancock's mental state was on the verge of collapse...
As the World Government symbol, representing the Celestial Dragon, drew ever closer, Hancock regretted ever leaving the room!
Even though she had already relinquished the throne of Queen and decided to hide away, her pride still compelled her to climb out of her room upon learning that the arrival of the Shichibukai!
Why, even after deciding to flee, can't I tolerate that damned man invading my country?!
Why do you want to prove you're superior to Shichibukai the moment you hear that one is coming?
Why am I so... proud?
Hmph, that's just how proud I am!!!
The Empress suddenly raised her right hand, pointing fiercely at the distant ships, while simultaneously tilting her head back.
As she pointed her perfectly sculpted jawline toward the sky, Hancock shouted in a cold voice.
"Gloriosa, haven't you always wanted to overthrow me? Then prove that you have the capacity to become queen again!"
They're all in your hands now!
Go prove you're qualified to be an Amazon Lily!
Old woman!
"Hey, that's going too far, Snake Princess!"
It's a shadow, all shadows! This is what they call psychological trauma!
You've thrown me off Amazon Lily three times already, and yet you still leave me to clean up this mess. It's driving me crazy."
Elder Nyon looked at Hancock with a mixture of amusement and exasperation. Faced with Elder Nyon's accusation, Hancock suddenly lowered her head.
The next instant, her chin almost touched the skin of her fair neck, and tears welled in her eyes as she clutched her heart.
"But my body is really in pain. Even a perfect woman like me can hardly escape the fate of women. We all have those few days every month."
As for my mistake of abandoning Amazon Lily, well, I'm so beautiful, of course everyone will forgive me~."
At this point, Hancock pretended to wipe away tears from the corners of her eyes, and her resemblance to Daiyu burying flowers made 99% of the viewers howl in disbelief.
Even though they were all girls, the Amazon Warrior around them still excitedly raised their hands.
"I surrender! Snake Princess is so beautiful!"
"With such beauty, anything she does will be forgiven!"
"I forgive you, Snake Princess!"
"I love you, Snake Princess!!!"
Hearing the calls coming one after another, Hancock gently touched her forehead.
"I knew it. No matter what I do wrong, I will be forgiven in the end."
I'm leaving this place to you; my heart aches so much!
As she spoke, Hancock rushed back to her palace at a speed far exceeding her arrival speed.
On the way from the palace to the beach, Boa Family's Second Sister and Third Sister were excitedly moving their snake tails to hurry along.
"My eldest sister has finally cheered up! That's wonderful!"
"Yes, they're just Celestial Dragon. Big Sister should have gotten rid of that past a long time ago."
"That's great. From now on, my older sister should be much more normal."
"Definitely, she... um?"
A fragrant breeze swept past the two of them, followed by water droplets hitting the Second Sister's face.
The Third Sister, who was speaking, paused for a moment, then couldn't help but murmur.
"Did she rush back to the palace again...?"
"It seems so, she was going extremely fast around the corner, I didn't even see her clearly..."
However, she seems to be crying.
On the beach, Bear and Rayleigh exchanged a glance and then sighed in unison.
All around them, countless women covered their faces with their hands, their cheeks flushed, and many even clenched their legs together.
That's the charm of Snake Princess; even as a woman, she can't resist it.
Meanwhile, the distant ships, after approaching steadily, finally came to rest in the dock.
Gawain didn't stop. After the ship stabilized, he led his men off the deck and onto the beach.
Stepping on the soft sand and looking at the women around him who were clearly acting strangely, Gawain frowned.
Without Hancock, without her two sisters, would those three former Celestial Dragon slaves still dare not stand before him?
Opposite, at the very front of the group of women, Granny Gloriosa coughed twice heavily.
After bringing the female warriors back to their senses, she roared.
"Calm down, everyone! The Celestial Dragon has arrived. Now, kneel down with me!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the women around who had never left Amazon Lily went mad.
They are different from the women of the Kuja Pirates. In their worldview, men are indeed rare, but their status is definitely lower than that of women.
An uproar erupted on the beach.
"They actually want us to kneel before men!"
"Elder Nyon is so cowardly. If it were Snake Princess, she would never make us kneel."
"Damn it, it's so unfortunate that Snake Princess is feeling unwell; that despicable Elder Nyon has seized the opportunity."
"Overthrow her! The Snake Princess is far more deserving of the queen's title!!!"
"Yes, let's all overthrow her! Let's start protecting the traditions of the Amazon Lily from this moment on!"
Beside her, Elder Nyon was becoming increasingly isolated, rolled her Byakugan in exasperation.
"Oh my god, my people have mutinied again!"
However, I will not be sad, because I am the former Former Queen.
Being overthrown is something that...
I'm used to it already!