"Empress" Boa Hancock!

In the first half of the New World, Amazon Lily—an island no one normally dared approach—was now surrounded by more than a dozen warships. The sea had been dyed red, and the corpses of over a dozen Sea Kings floated upon the surface. The Marines had besieged Amazon Lily for more than two months without taking it. On one hand, countless Sea Kings blocked their path; on the other, Hancock's status made the Marines somewhat wary. No matter what, Mirai's strength had already been acknowledged by Marine Headquarters. They had practically placed him on the same level as Whitebeard. Without a carefully laid plan, they would not dare rashly go to war with Mirai.

Even in the original story, the Marines had only gone to war with Whitebeard out of necessity after capturing Ace. After all, they had the pirate in their hands. If they released him because they feared Whitebeard, where would the Marines' dignity be? The Marines might have appeared extremely hardline, but if they had truly acted against Whitebeard without reservations, they would have gone directly after Whitebeard's crew long ago. Why wait until Blackbeard delivered Ace before righteously declaring that they would eliminate the great pirate Whitebeard? Of course, aside from preserving their dignity, there was another reason: Ace's identity meant the Marines had no choice but to execute him.

However, Hancock had no special identity, and she was also Mirai's crewmate. Naturally, the Marines did not dare launch a full-scale attack. They could only maintain the siege, since they were not prepared to go to war with Mirai. Moreover, Amazon Lily was surrounded by the Calm Belt, where countless Sea Kings lurked. This also gave the Marines an excuse, preventing people from saying that they had spent over two months yet still failed to take