On the pirate island of Hachinosu, with Shiki absent, Oak called a meeting of the alliance's entire leadership. Those present included its three core members, Newgate, Kaido, and Linlin, along with the All-Stars, Four Sweet Commanders, top-ranking division commanders, and others serving under them.
Oh!
And Hancock!
Oak looked at Hancock, who was pressed tightly against him, and felt a headache coming on.
Although he had managed to "soothe" her last time and made her swallow her jealousy long enough to undo the other women's petrification, that had not been the end of it. Ever since that day, Hancock had followed him practically twenty-four hours a day, whether he was eating, sleeping, or even using the bathroom, giving him no chance to get near any other woman.
Only after Oak used every trick he knew to "coax" her to sleep did he have the slightest chance of visiting the other women.
That life brought him both pain and pleasure. The pain came from being tied to one tree and losing the entire forest. The pleasure came from Hancock agreeing to any request he made in her efforts to keep him tied down, letting him experience the ultimate indulgence!
But I'm a playboy!
How could a playboy let himself be tied down?
While thinking about how to make Hancock less clingy, Oak tapped his fingers against the long conference table and began the day's meeting.
There was one main item on the agenda. Although they had essentially unified the New World and consolidated all the forces in those waters, there were still a few places they had yet to reach.
One was Elbaf.
As the world's strongest nation, populated by the Giant Tribe, it possessed formidable national strength. It had also shared considerable ties with the Rocks Pirates many years ago,