Hancock and lavish rewards

"..."

The man choked, at a loss for words. With the scar-faced woman putting it that way, what else could he say?

Exhaling a cloud of smoke, he was about to head outside to clear his head.

Then he noticed that, among the three sisters in the iron cage, the prettiest black-haired girl was also peering cautiously through the bars at the newspaper on the table.

When she saw him looking, her face instantly went pale. She shuddered and shrank back into the corner.

"Another fan of that guy? I thought the women of Amazon Lily had never even seen a man."

The man sneered and spat on the floor. Not bothering with the three girls, he pushed open the cabin door and left with his cigarette between his lips.

What the hell? They're about to be sold into slavery, and they still have the heart to follow news about their idol?

Still...

The cold sea breeze blew against him. Remembering the scar-faced woman's reaction, the man felt bitter, with a touch of envy and jealousy.

Romanov Noah.

If only I could look like that guy... No, even half as handsome would be enough. Then I wouldn't have spent years pursuing that scar-faced woman only to still be rejected, would I?

There were plenty of people in this world who were unwelcome, and the male trafficker was certainly not the only one.

Take Marine Headquarters in Marineford at that very moment, for example.

Tokikake was pleading desperately outside a fourth-floor hospital room. Unfortunately, the pretty face of Martha, the adjutant guarding the door, was frosty. She stood in his way, refusing to let him in no matter what he said.

"Please, Martha!"

Tokikake pressed his palms together, looking as aggrieved as a thirty-year-old child. "I heard Gion was badly