Looking at his Elder Nyon's boisterous manner and then at the women around him laughing and joking, Gawain pursed his lips.
This is truly a pirate-style mutiny! Amazon Lily, in a way, is indeed a pristine paradise.
After all, even in the world of Amazon Lily, any uprisings elsewhere would never be as peaceful as they are now...
He shook his head slightly, and seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Gawain patted Gion's leg.
"Gion, Sea-Severing."
"Yes, sir."
Gion smiled and nodded at Gawain, then casually drew her Kompira.
Just as all the women's attention was focused on Elder Nyon, a sharp sword aura emanated from Kompira and rushed towards the waters near Amazon Lily.
In the next instant, the sword energy tore through the beach near the sea, and the soft, smooth sand surged up and rushed to both sides in the blink of an eye.
Immediately afterwards, the sword energy rushed into the sea, and faintly, the tearing sound spread rapidly, from soft to loud.
Gion's sword energy shot out for more than two thousand meters, and within those two thousand meters, the near sea was completely cleaved in two. When the tearing sound finally stopped, the two separating water walls exposed the seabed of the near sea!
Whoosh!!!
The seawater, which had been perfectly calm just moments before, suddenly seemed to boil over, with waves crashing against each other as the two walls of water spread out.
As for the Amazon Lily near the beach, they had no interest in continuing their game-like mutiny.
They stared wide-eyed, unable to comprehend the miracle that resembled Moses parting the sea.
As they watched, their gazes gradually shifted, eventually focusing on Gion's slender hands.
Lost in confusion, a woman couldn't help but mutter to herself.
"She's a woman too, but how can she be so strong?!"
"The sea was... was split apart!"
"What a powerful navy!"
"This is a true Sea-Severing, while I can't even cut a cup of water!"
Amidst the gasps of shock, Elder Nyon was put down by the women. At this moment, their own Snake Princess was absent, while the men's side had such a terrifying creature.
Therefore, women today desperately hope that someone will stand in front of them.
It doesn't matter who that person is!
For some reason, people made a considerable amount of space for Elder Nyon, and they looked at Elder Nyon with confusion.
In this atmosphere, Elder Nyon coughed lightly twice, then gave a loud command.
"Our island certainly has its own rules, but for the Celestial Dragon who has come to visit our country at this time..."
They themselves are the rules of the world!
As soon as she finished speaking, Elder Nyon took dozens of steps, stepped out of the crowd, and knelt down in front of Gawain.
Seeing that Elder Nyon had already knelt down, the women around her remained silent for a moment before silently following her and kneeling down as well.
At this point, Gawain nodded slightly.
"Get up quickly, old man. You're so old, take care of your health."
And everyone, you're too kind. Let's just do it this once. From now on, you won't need to bend your knees when you see me."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gawain walked over to Elder Nyon with a gentle smile on his face and personally helped the astonished Elder Nyon up.
Seeing Gawain's actions, Elder Nyon was so shocked that her eyes almost popped out of their sockets. Even after she was helped up, she remained silent in astonishment for a long time.
Seeing that his Elder Nyon remained silent, Gawain narrowed his eyes helplessly. Although the old woman in front of him had experienced more than the women around him who lived in seclusion, even so, she couldn't catch his act.
If the actor playing opposite him were Iceburg, Sengoku, or Neptune...
Then this play will surely continue harmoniously!
After all, this act of treating people with respect and courtesy can reassure both the islanders and oneself, which is a good thing for both sides.
However, being able to take on acting roles has its advantages, and so does the simplicity of avoiding the world.
Gawain gently patted the sand off Elder Nyon's skirt, then looked around and smiled.
"Everyone, please get up. I brought some gifts for you. They're not very valuable; they're just some local specialties from the islands outside of Amazon Lily."
There are armor, weapons, and lots of unique foods, but I didn't bring many people with me, so you'll have to help with the moving yourself.
Where is your queen? Hancock isn't here. Someone please arrange for someone to unload the stuff from my ship.
Hearing Gawain's words, Elder Nyon's brows furrowed.
"My Lord Celestial Dragon, I'll make the arrangements. I am the current Queen of Amazon Lily. Our previous Queen temporarily relinquished the throne to focus on recuperating due to health reasons. I hope you won't mind."
"Guards! Members of the Kuja Pirates and the Kuja Warrior of Amazon Lily, all of you, follow Celestial Dragon's men and bring West City down!"
After she finished speaking, Elder Nyon bowed to Gawain and continued.
"Lord Celestial Dragon, is this alright?"
"Nothing is impossible, you've worked hard, and..."
Since you are the king, I'm afraid I'm going to cause you trouble.
Rayleigh must have told you, right? I plan to stay on Amazon Lily for a few months, so would you mind if my neighbor invited everyone to a party?
"Moon... neighbor... banquet...?!?"
The Elder Nyon looked completely bewildered, but in the end, she could only nod.
"Good!"
She smiled wryly and took Gawain's hand.
"Then I'll trouble you, Celestial Dragon!"
"Just call me Gawain. And what's your name, sir?"
"Gloriosa".
"Alright, Granny Gloriosa, once your people have unloaded the things from my ship, your chefs and the chefs I brought can work together to prepare the feast."
Gawain gently patted his Elder Nyon's shoulder.
"The banquet is scheduled for tonight. If I haven't brought enough ingredients, I would appreciate it if you could help me get some more. I will pay for it."
Elder Nyon was flattered. "No, no, no, Lord Celestial Dragon, you don't need to be so polite. It's a banquet, and we're neighbors, so of course we should contribute some food and wine."
That would be wonderful.
Gawain smiled and released Elder Nyon. Then, he left the people from Amazon Lily and headed towards Rayleigh and Kuma, who were waiting there.
Seeing Gawain approach, Rayleigh chuckled.
"Saint Gawain, you've really kept this old man waiting."
"Isn't it nice, Rayleigh? You must really like it here, it's so pleasing to the eye."
Gawain pointed jokingly to the dazzling array of girls around him and laughed.
Looking at those, don't you feel so much younger?
"No, looking at them, I feel truly old; I've lost all my thoughts! Hahaha!"
Rayleigh laughed and patted Gawain on the shoulder, then Gawain paused slightly in surprise.
"Not bad, you've become much stronger. It seems you haven't stopped exercising lately."
That's great. If you have that kind of perseverance, you might be able to endure my training.
Let me make this clear beforehand: since you've decided to let me teach you how to use Conqueror's Haki, then I'm really going to consider myself your mentor.
If you don't do a good enough job, I might really yell at you!
"What ever."
Gawain smiled nonchalantly and said.
"Don't even mention cursing, you can even hit me. It's not like I haven't been beaten before."
"Gion has been training me lately. Do you know how much it hurts when her scabbard hits someone?"
"It definitely won't hurt as much as my fist imbued with Conqueror's Haki, hahaha!"
Rayleigh laughed and punched Gawain in the chest, then opened his arms and gently hugged Gawain.
After they let go, they both smiled and looked at the bear not far away.
For a moment, Kuma swallowed hard.
Half an hour later, at the intersection between the Amazon Lily and the Amazon Lily jungle of Amazon Lily.
Gawain and his group spread out a beautiful tablecloth on the ground and had lunch there.
In the distance, countless eyes peeked out from numerous buildings, their furtive gazes filled with the curiosity of the Amazon Lily girls.
Of course, there was also a group of navy personnel nearby. Momonga wasn't one of Gawain's men, so he certainly wasn't qualified to sit with Gawain.
So he and his men were conscripted by Gawain and worked with Amazon Lily to prepare for the evening's banquet.
As for Gawain, he had already changed into beach shorts, was shirtless and wearing flip-flops, and was sitting on the edge of the tablecloth, eating his food bit by bit.
While they were eating, Rayleigh tossed a large jug of wine to Gawain.
"Gawain, you really do keep your word. Before we went to Fish-Man Island, you told me you were going to unify the Shichibukai, and in just a few days, Jinbe has already been tricked onto our ship?"
"Hehe..."
Gawain smiled, opened the bottle, took a sip, and then muttered something to Rayleigh in an annoyed tone.
"When you board my ship in the future, I will have Jinbe repeat what you said today to you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gawain tossed the sake bottle into Jinbe's hand.
"Jinbe, tell me, was I lying?"
"Give me a break! If scammers could do so much for Fish-Man Island, I'd be happy to be scammed every single day!"
Jinbe grinned, then took a big gulp of sake and tossed it to Lucci not far away.
Looking at the bottle in his hand, Lucci was genuinely a little apprehensive. He cautiously glanced at Gawain, and seeing Gawain nod encouragingly at him, he excitedly took a big gulp.
Then, he looked around and threw the bottle to Kuma.
Kuma was a little confused. He pondered for a long time with a serious face, and then finally opened the bottle and poured all the remaining wine into his stomach.
Upon seeing this, even Shirahoshi, who had been excitedly watching, stopped in her tracks.
"Hey? You drank it all! People are still waiting!"
"Ha?!"
Seeing Shirahoshi so upset she was almost in tears, Kuma was completely stunned. He first looked at the bottle in his hand, then at the tears welling up in Shirahoshi's eyes, and for a moment, he didn't even know where to put his hands...
Fortunately Gion to his rescue, picking up a bucket of sweet sake that had been specially prepared for Shirahoshi.
"Shirahoshi, you're a girl, don't try to drink the wine that the men have already drunk."
This is for you!
"Sister Rabbit is the best~".
Shirahoshi picked up the little barrel and smiled happily, and Kuma finally felt relieved.
Looking at Shirahoshi, who was both beautiful and adorable, Rayleigh sighed with emotion.
"I can't even be bothered to explain to you that I'm not getting on your ship, because my mind is just filled with disbelief!"
He stared at Shirahoshi and said to Gawain.
"That's the Mermaid Princess. I remember when Roger and we passed by Fish-Man Island, we specifically sought out that little girl who was skilled in divination to Shirahoshi's identity."
"Speaking of which, Gawain, you... should know Shirahoshi's identity, right?"
At this point, Rayleigh looked at Gawain meaningfully.
Gawain gave Rayleigh a nonchalant smile as he looked at Raleigh's gleaming glasses.
Are you referring to Poseidon?
If so, then that's right, I do know the little girl's identity!
As soon as he finished speaking, Gawain's brows furrowed. He looked at Rayleigh with a half-smile and continued.
"But Rayleigh, you only know about Shirahoshi's past identity. Do you know what her current identity is?"
"Now?!!"
One second Rayleigh was shocked by Gawain's composure, the next he was even more bewildered.
"Does she have another identity? Mermaid Princess? Or something else?"
She is my fiancée!
Gawain smiled and said to Rayleigh with absolute certainty.
Upon hearing Gawain's words, Rayleigh frowned.
"You're so cruel, Gawain, how could you do something like this?"
How old is she? Eleven?
"So she's still just his fiancée."
Gawain smiled noncommittally, and his smile made Shirahoshi was not far away, blush shyly.
"Gawain!" Shirahoshi shook her body in protest, "Don't say it so proudly, I... I'm not used to it yet."
"Haha, you'll get used to it eventually. How does the sweet wine taste?"
"Great! But even the sweetest drink isn't as sweet as your mouth. It's almost sickeningly sweet, ugh~."
At this point, Shirahoshi curled up like a little Totoro, lying on the sand and placing the wine barrel in front of her head to cover her face.
Because her view was blocked, she didn't see the way everyone was looking at her.
The others were alright; they already knew about Poseidon's whereabouts.
As for the remaining Lucci, Kalifa, and Kuma...
When they heard Shirahoshi's identity, the pigeon on Lucci's shoulder immediately fell off in fright.
Kalifa even lost her glasses.
Kuma, in particular, was so agitated that he slammed his Bible shut.