"So you came after all?" Looking at the beautiful woman in kimono before him, Leo could not help but feel a headache coming on. He agreed that Hiyori was indeed a rare beauty in the world of pirates.
There were many standards for beauty, but they ultimately came down to a few essentials: exquisite features, an excellent figure, and soft, delicate skin.
That last point alone was enough to eliminate most female pirates, because they had no way to avoid the sea winds. The salty, corrosive wind was enough to turn any seductive woman into a sallow-faced hag.
Coupled with the fierce, unrelenting ultraviolet rays at sea, no woman could withstand nature's ravages—except Logia users, of course.
The Love-Love Fruit, Smooth-Smooth Fruit, Bubble-Bubble Fruit, and Flower-Flower Fruit all had beautifying and whitening effects.
The exact reason for the Love-Love Fruit was unclear, but the Smooth-Smooth Fruit could even slip ultraviolet rays away, leaving one's skin smooth and slick.
The Bubble-Bubble Fruit could wash away keratin, dead skin, and grime from the skin, so it could beautify one's appearance as well.
The Flower-Flower Fruit could absorb ultraviolet rays and even had a certain resistance to, and neutralizing effect on, the salt in sea winds.
So if someone in One Piece were to choose the Three Great Beauties, these four women who had eaten Devil Fruits would certainly make the cut.
But Shirahoshi and Hiyori were entirely different.
Shirahoshi's advantages lay in her race, her size, and her exceptionally special status. As Poseidon, the help she had provided during Luffy's struggle for supremacy had been anything but insignificant.
Naturally, that gave her far more points.
Hiyori, on the other hand, relied entirely on the pampered upbringing of a noble young lady.
No matter how poor Denjiro had been, he was still one