The silent dock suddenly became noisy.
Faced with such a stunning beauty, the pirates felt their blood boil.
There were plenty of women on this law-of-the-jungle sea.
However, someone like Kozuki Hiyori, a beauty comparable to the Pirate Empress, was not someone one could encounter casually.
"Boss Blood Axe, what do we do now?" a lackey asked eagerly.
"She's an unparalleled beauty. If the others find out, she won't be ours anymore."
"Besides, even if we don't keep her for ourselves, we can capture her and present her to the master behind this port."
"Maybe then we won't have to pay fees in the future and can enter and leave this port freely!"
As soon as those words fell, the burly man in the lead's eyes lit up.
They were pirates active in these waters.
The desert kingdom of Alabasta was the largest kingdom in this sea region.
Nanohana Port was also its largest trading port.
For pirates traveling this route, it was an essential place to resupply.
Not to mention that, whenever pirates caused trouble at the dock during this period—
Whether their bounties were tens of millions or even over a hundred million—
They would be instantly killed by some strange creature.
That level of strength made it seem like the guardian deity of this island.
At the thought that he might be able to establish ties with such a being, Blood Axe's face could not help but reveal wild delight.
"Move! Capture that woman for me!"
"Yes!"
The pirates had long been eyeing her greedily. Now that they had received the order, they immediately roared in unison.
More than a hundred people, like a pack of wolves with savage gleams in their eyes, leaped forward and charged straight at Kozuki Hiyori.
The sudden upheaval alarmed the merchant