Hancock's Gratitude: Xi Yan, This Is the Best Gift I've Ever Received!

"Phew~"

After sitting down on the sofa, Xi Yan let out a long sigh and said, "It really feels best to be at home!!"

To avoid being seen along the way, he rarely crawled out of the mouths of hippos Sea Kings; the experience was incredibly unpleasant.

Grandma Za was sitting on the sofa with Merry in her arms, turned to look at Xi Yan upon hearing this and said, "Have you been up for days and nights without sleep again?"

"More or less."

If he were to sleep, the Sea Kings might be eaten by the larger Sea Kings, so he had no choice but to stay awake.

"Why don't you rest for a bit?" Hancock said with concern.

There's no rush to chat; let Xi Yan rest first.

"There's no need for that," Xi Yan waved his hand and said, "I'm not that sleepy."

It's not like I ran straight back after the battle ended, so I wasn't unbearably sleepy.

Seeing that Xi Yan had already said so, Hancock didn't say anything more.

"Aren't you going to rest?" Grandma Za nodded and said, "Then let's chat first."

Then, Grandma Za asked, "How did you escape the World Government's pursuit?"

"Suspended animation."

"Suspended animation?"

The Grandma Za was stunned for a moment. Xi Yan actually had the ability to fake death?

"Hmm." Xi Yan nodded and said, "I faked my death to make the World Government think I was really dead, and then the Sea Kings who were prepared in advance appeared beside me and swallowed my body whole."

"And that's how I successfully fooled the World Government."

Grandma Za paused for a moment upon hearing this, then said with some emotion, "No wonder you were so confident that you could deceive the World Government before; so that's how you did it."

First, he faked his death, then had the Sea Kings devour his corpse. That way, even if the World Government suspected that Xi Yan wasn't dead, they couldn't confirm it, since... the corpse was gone!

"So, Brother-in-law Lord, what were you doing in Mary Geoise?" Sander Sonia asked curiously.

Xi Yan didn't mention it immediately, but instead turned and glanced at the end of the corridor.

Seeing this, Hancock said, "Don't worry, they won't hear you unless you shout."

She knew that what Xi Yan was about to say might be related to the Celestial Dragons, so she had everyone leave when she came in.

Xi Yan nodded upon hearing this, and then said, "It's nothing much. I just got some good stuff in Mary Geoise, and incidentally released the slaves there and killed a few Celestial Dragons."

"Sky..."

Upon hearing Xi Yan's words, the three Hancock sisters' eyes widened in surprise.

"You actually went ahead and killed him?" Grandma Za swallowed hard.

"Of course," Xi Yan said. "Didn't I say before I left that I was going to kill a few Celestial Dragons to avenge Hancock? That's not just empty talk."

If the circumstances hadn't been so special, he would have killed more than just those seven people!

Upon hearing Xi Yan's words, Hancock's eyes immediately filled with deep emotion.

Finally, tears began to well up in her eyes.

"Thank you, Xi Yan..."

Upon hearing this, Xi Yan smiled gently and said, "There's no need for such formalities between us."

Feeling Xi Yan's gentleness, Hancock's eyes were filled with even more emotion.

Seeing this, Xi Yan smiled, then took out the photos of the seven Celestial Dragons who had been killed and placed them on the table.

Then, Xi Yan asked, "Do you like this gift?"

After glancing at the photos in her hand, Hancock couldn't stop the tears from flowing. She then hugged Xi Yan and said, "I love it!"

"This is the best gift I have ever received!"

Xi Yan smiled upon hearing this, then gently patted Hancock on the back and said, "I'm glad you like it."

"Um!"

Seeing the two people embracing each other, tears welled up in the eyes of both Marguerite and Gruud.

"That's great!"

Seeing the two people's reactions, Grandma Za's eyes.

This is what love is all about!

It's a pity I've never experienced the taste of love in my life.

Thinking of this, Grandma Za sighed silently.

After shaking her head to dismiss the thoughts in her mind, Grandma Za asked, "Xi Yan, have you sent out your newspaper?"

If the newspaper isn't delivered, the Straw Hat Pirates will try everything to get back to Sabaody Archipelago, and at that point... they might be caught in a trap!

At that moment, Hancock raised her head and said, "Xi Yan, you..."

"Don't worry, the newspaper has been sent out," Xi Yan said. "It was sent out the morning after the incident."

Hancock breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. It was good that it had been sent; this way, Xi Yan's goal could be achieved.

Seeing this, Xi Yan smiled and then said, "So many days have passed... Haven't you received the newspaper here?"

Grandma Za looked helpless upon hearing this and said, "News Bird rarely come to places like the Calm Belt, so it's very difficult for us to get newspapers."

That's true.

Marguerite wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, then continued, "News Bird rarely come to the Calm Belt, so most of the time our Kuja Pirates buy them from outside and bring them back."

"I see..." Xi Yan frowned and said, "That is indeed a troublesome matter."

If that's the case, then obtaining information from the outside world won't have been easy for him in the past two years.

After thinking for a moment, Xi Yan thought to himself, "Never mind, we don't plan to go out for the next two years anyway, so it doesn't matter whether we buy newspapers or not."

"It's alright, we're used to it anyway," Marguerite said.

This time, Xi Yan nodded and said nothing more.

"Luckily, you faked your death and fooled the World Government, otherwise those guys would never have let it go!" Grandma Za said.

Not only did he do the same thing as Fisher Tiger, but he also killed Seven Celestial Dragons... To the World Government, such a person is a heinous criminal!

Therefore, the World Government will absolutely not let such a person go!

Fortunately, Xi Yan is currently considered dead by the World Government, so there's no need to worry about what the World Government might do.

"I also considered this point, which is why I chose to solve this problem by faking my death," Xi Yan nodded.

Otherwise... a crazed World Government would definitely go looking for its other allies!

To avoid this happening, he has no choice but to 'die' once first.

"What did you do with the slaves you released?" Grandma Za asked.

"I sent them to the front of Mary Geoise, where some ships are anchored," Xi Yan said. "If they're lucky enough, they might escape Mary Geoise alive."

"Brother-in-law Lord, you didn't go with them?" Marguerite asked curiously.

No.

Xi Yan shook his head and said, "I haven't achieved my goal, how could I possibly go with them directly?"

He had already given those slaves a chance to gain their freedom by releasing them; whether they could escape was up to their own luck.

"Purpose?"

The Grandma Za raised an eyebrow and asked, "What's your purpose? To kill Celestial Dragons?"

"No, that's not true."

Following Grandma Za's gaze, he glanced at the photo of Xi Yan on the table, smiled, and said, "The Celestial Dragons were already killed by me before I released the slaves."

He didn't know exactly how many high-level combatants the World Government had, so to avoid any unforeseen circumstances, he had to act in advance.

"So, you're going to take photos for Morgans?"

"This was also completed when the chaos broke out," Xi Yan said.

What is that?

Grandma Za confused? If it's not for these reasons, then what is it for?

"Of course, it's to make my fake death look more realistic," Xi Yan said, shrugging. "To achieve this, I fought them for almost a whole day and night."

After speaking, Xi Yan explained to the group the enemies and events they had encountered, which helped them understand why Xi Yan had done what he did.

"Immortality..." Hancock frowned. "Why would anyone possess such an ability?"

Shouldn't this ability be exclusive to Xi Yan? Why do these Celestial Dragons scum have it too?

These guys don't even deserve it!

"To be precise, it's Super Regeneration with immortality," Xi Yan said.

Hancock paused for a moment upon hearing this, then fell into deep thought.

At this moment, Merry spoke up, "What's the difference?"

"Of course there's a difference," Xi Yan said. "My immortality allows me to instantly revive my body, so I'm not worried about anyone doing anything to my body at this time."

"But those guys are different."

Recalling the God's Knights' Super Regeneration, Xi Yan said, "Their Super Regeneration allows their damaged bodies to heal rapidly. Even though the speed is extremely fast, it can still leave an opening for others to exploit."

Take that Kirin Man for example; didn't I teach him a lesson once with my own Seastone Handcuffs?

And that Arrow Woman...

If it weren't for that guy who played with thorns, this woman wouldn't have had a chance to break free from the Sealing Technique!

Recalling the woman's immense anger at being sealed away, Xi Yan found it somewhat amusing.

"Super Regeneration..." Grandma Za said, head down, "Why does it feel so familiar?"

Did she hear about this somewhere before?

"You must have seen it in the God Valley," Xi Yan said.

"God Valley?"

Grandma Za paused for a moment, then gave a look of Satori realization and said, "I remember now, when Shiki left, he did mention that he had encountered an indestructible guy."

So they had encountered the God's Knights back then?

"Isn't there any way to counter these guys' immortality?" Sander Sonia said.

"I don't know then," Xi Yan said, shaking his head.

At least his Eight Trigrams Sealing couldn't kill the opponent, as for the Reaper Death Seal...

Forget it, I can't even try this technique.

"Perhaps Rayleigh knows something," Grandma Za said.

Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Grandma Za continued, "That guy has been there too, so he might know how to deal with that kind of enemy. You can find a chance to ask him."

"Yes, that's what I'm planning to do too," Xi Yan nodded.

But there's no rush. We can go find them on that island after we've rested enough.

"So you fought those guys for a whole day and night, and then faked your death to escape?" Merry said.

"Yes."

Xi Yan nodded and said, "After all, if the fight doesn't last a long time, they won't believe I'm exhausted."

Only in this way can the World Government believe that they have truly been 'killed' by them, and only then can they completely relax.

"As expected of you," Grandma Za exclaimed.

He even came up with this method, it's really...

"By the way, Brother-in-law Lord, what's in that bag you brought in?" Sander Sonia asked. "Is it a gift for us?"

My Brother-in-law Lord said he'd bring them gifts next time he comes back, so... that should be this time!

At this moment, Marguerite also raised her head, her eyes filled with anticipation, clearly also looking forward to Xi Yan's gift.

"You mean that?" Xi Yan glanced at the snakeskin bag not far away and said, "No, I put your gifts inside Sealing Scroll."

There are too many things to store in this container.

"Sealing Scroll, huh...?"

After recalling the Sealing Scroll that Xi Yan had used before, Sander Sonia nodded and then asked, "What is this?"

"Oh, this contains Devil Fruit!!"

Xi Yan stood up from the sofa, walked over, took the boxes out of the snakeskin bag, and placed them on the table.

Looking at the boxes, Sander Sonia exclaimed in shock, "These... these four boxes are all Devil Fruit?"

"Right!"

Sander Sonia:...

My Brother-in-law Lord is amazing! He managed to get four Devil Fruit at once!

"That's quite surprising," Marguerite said, swallowing hard.

They'd never encountered Devil Fruit in all their years at sea, and her Brother-in-law Lord had gotten four of them all at once... That's absolutely astonishing!

Grandma Za looked at Xi Yan, then at the box on the table, and said, "You didn't rob Celestial Dragons, did you?!"

She recalled what Xi Yan had said before and felt that this possibility was very high.

"That's right, I did rob a few Celestial Dragons, and I got these Devil Fruit from them." Xi Yan nodded and said, "I got seven at the time, but I gave the other three to Shakky-jie to deal with."

"Shakky Qi...?"

Reflecting on Shakky's ability to handle things, Grandma Za nodded and said, "Leaving it to her is indeed a good choice."

That girl has been an information broker for so many years, and her ability to handle smuggled goods is quite impressive, so it's very suitable to entrust her with this task.

Hancock glanced at the several boxes on the table, then opened one and looked inside, asking, "What kind of abilities are in these?"

"Only one is the ability to know; the others are unclear."

"Only one out of seven knows?" Grandma Za asked in surprise.

Shakky had seen the Devil Fruit Illustrated Handbook before, so how come she only recognized one?

"No, the three I gave to Shakky-jie are clear," Xi Yan said. "They are: Zoan -type Insect Insect Fruit - Mantis Mode, Zoan -type Pig Pig Fruit - Wild Boar Mode, Paramecia Brick Brick Fruit..."

"I don't think those three abilities will improve much, so I've left them to Shakky-jie to handle."

"As for these four on this table..."

Xi Yan casually took out the Cloud Cloud Fruit and said, "This is the only one we know about; the rest are all unknown abilities."

Upon hearing this, Grandma Za glanced at the Devil Fruit in Xi Yan's hand and asked, "What kind of ability is this?"

"Logia - Cloud Cloud Fruit!"

"What?!"