Long Time No See, Gloriosa

"Big Sister, what should we do? Where is this place?"

The groggy Boa Hancock slowly woke up, only to discover that the three sisters had been locked inside a dark, damp cage.

Their faces, hands, and feet were shackled, and strange collars had even been fitted around their necks.

"Big Sister, I want to go back to Amazon Lily. I want to go home..."

Sandersonia trembled. The damp cage and sunless darkness made her feel miserable all over, while the hunger in her stomach left the eleven-year-old completely weak.

"Sonia, how can you be so spineless? Once we escape, we have to show those damn traffickers what we're made of!"

Marigold, the youngest yet tallest of the three, spoke viciously, her eyes blazing with rage.

"They must be worried sick and trying everything they can to find us. It's all right—our Empress will definitely save us!"

Boa Hancock spoke confidently when a deep, hoarse voice suddenly sounded from the neighboring cage.

"What? So they're just little brats from Amazon Lily. Let me give you some advice: if you don't want to suffer too much, you'd be better off killing yourselves."

At those words, the three sisters turned their heads. In the cell next to theirs, a frail man, little more than skin and bones and dressed in rags, leaned against the wall as he spoke weakly.

"What are you talking about? Why should we kill ourselves? Suicide is something only cowards do. On Amazon Lily, people would look down on you for it!"

Marigold retorted, but the man merely laughed, so weak that he barely had any strength left.

"Heh... heh... You girls are pretty enough. Someone will definitely take an interest in you. In the backstage holding area of this slave auction house, people treated as merchandise usually don't