I Like Mislanda!

Soon, news about the slave prison was published in the newspapers!

For a time, this news caused a huge uproar across the world!

No one could have imagined that someone would actually dare to directly challenge the authority of the World Government and the Celestial Dragons, and slap them right across the face!

After the shock, people wanted to know who had done it!

And the World Government truly lived up to its name, as they quickly gathered intelligence!

The Fish-Man explorer Fisher Tiger, along with a man in black!

These details were extracted from the mouths of the slaves who had been dragged back!

After all, with so many slaves having escaped, a few unlucky souls were bound to get caught and hauled back.

On the Sabaody Archipelago, inside Shakky's Rip-off Bar, Rayleigh sat in a chair, drinking sullen cup after cup of heavy liquor while Shakky kept him company at his side.

And resting right on the table was the latest issue of the newspaper!

Others might not know, but how could Rayleigh possibly fail to guess?

Aside from Mislanda, who else would do something like this?

"Alright, stop looking so gloomy. Don't you understand Mislanda by now?"

Shakky lit a cigarette and said with a smile.

"We should have guessed from the very beginning. How could a guy like him wait around for all those days just for a Fish-Man? Turns out he was planning to pull off a stunt like this!"

Rayleigh couldn't help letting out a sigh.

"I'm worried about his safety!"

"Mislanda isn't my match just yet, yet he went and did something this huge—sigh, it's tough!"

If Mislanda were strong enough, Rayleigh wouldn't be this worried.

But right now, his strength was formidable, yet still not enough!

And right at that moment, the door of the bar was pushed open.

"Don't worry, old man. Though I can't beat you right now, you won't be my match for much longer!"

Mislanda walked in, and right behind him were the three Hancock sisters.

Hearing Mislanda's voice, Rayleigh hurriedly stood up.

"You brat, you actually know how to come back!"

Rayleigh immediately scolded.

Yet when he laid eyes on the three Hancock sisters, he froze in place.

"Alright, as long as he's back, it's fine!"

Shakky pressed Rayleigh back down into his chair, and then looked smilingly at Mislanda and the people behind him!

Upon seeing Shakky, the eyes of the three Hancock sisters lit up.

"Your Majesty the Queen! Is it really you?"

Hancock looked at Shakky and said with extreme emotion.

They had been secretly abducted while aboard the Kuja, and back then the ruler of Amazon Lily was still Shakky, who also served as the captain of the Kuja Pirates!

Hearing the title Hancock used for her, Shakky was momentarily taken aback.

It had been a very long time since she last heard the title of Queen.

For Rayleigh's sake, Shakky had abdicated the throne and spent several years searching for him midway, only finally settling down to live with him over the past two years or so!

Come to think of it, nearly ten years had passed!

Subsequently, Mislanda gave a general account of the situation concerning the three Hancocks.

After listening, Shakky experienced a sudden flash of understanding!

"I did hear rumors back then that three children had gone missing from the Kuja, but I never expected...!"

As she spoke, Shakky reached out and pulled Hancock into an embrace.

"You poor child!"

Shakky had seen her fair share of Celestial Dragon slaves, and those experiences could no longer be described as merely tragic!

With the three Hancocks having been seized at such a young age, one could easily imagine the hardships they had endured all these years.

"Don't you worry. Although I am no longer the queen, I can still ensure you all make it home safely!"

Home?!

Hearing Shakky's words, Hancock turned her head to look at Mislanda, who was standing beside Rayleigh.

"Your Majesty, I...!"

"Don't call me Queen anymore. I'm no longer the ruler of Amazon Lily, so just call me Aunt Shakky!"

"Mm, Aunt Shakky!"

"Can I stay?"

Huh? Stay?

Shakky looked at Hancock with some puzzlement, but to her surprise, she discovered that Hancock's gaze was lingering right on Mislanda!

With her sharp intellect, a brief moment of thought was all it took to figure out what was going on!

A hero saving the damsel in distress—that was precisely how she had fallen for Rayleigh in the first place.

She never expected history to repeat itself!

Someone from Amazon Lily had fallen in love with a man for this exact same reason, and this man happened to be Rayleigh's son to boot!

For a moment, Shakky didn't even know what she ought to say!

"Mislanda, the shop is running low on a few things. Could you run an errand for me?"

Shakky handed a list over to Mislanda, promptly dispatching him out of the room!

Once Mislanda left, Shakky noticed that Hancock actually wanted to tag along with him.

She directly grabbed hold of Hancock, and then cast a knowing look at Rayleigh.

"Spit it out, what do you plan to do?"

Since Rayleigh was Mislanda's father after all, Shakky had no choice but to ask him!

Faced with this, Rayleigh had no idea what to do either.

"Perhaps... it's possible that you're misreading the situation!"

"The incident happened just last night, and the two of them only just met not long ago, so they shouldn't...!"

"Oh, is that so?"

Shakky stubbed her cigarette out in the ashtray and then turned her gaze back to Hancock.

"Take a look at the clothes Hancock is wearing. No matter how I look at them, they appear to be men's apparel, and the sizing seems identical to Mislanda's, down to the very same color!"

Mislanda favored wearing black clothing; both Shakky and Rayleigh knew that point well.

Furthermore, anyone who wasn't a fool could tell at a glance that Hancock's entire outfit belonged to a man.

Precisely because of this, the garment appeared quite tight across two particular areas!

Sandersonia and Marigold were a different story, as their builds were quite large, which was why they were still wearing their prison uniforms.

As for whatever Mislanda might have given them, they simply couldn't fit into it at all!

"Hancock, do you like Mislanda?"

Shakky asked directly.

Rayleigh, sitting nearby, almost tumbled out of his seat.

Did she really have to ask so bluntly?

Yet, faced with that question, Hancock blinked her eyes in confusion.

"Aunt Shakky, what is 'liking'?"

Shakky and Rayleigh: ...

After lingering in a daze for a few seconds, Shakky burst out into loud laughter.

"Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, Hancock, it would truly be a miracle if you weren't from Amazon Lily!"

Knowing nothing whatsoever of affairs between men and women—that was the women of Amazon Lily for you!

Because Amazon Lily was inhabited solely by women, coupled with the fact that Hancock had been captured at a young age, she certainly wouldn't understand these concepts.

"Come, come, come, Hancock. Put your hand over your heart!"

Shakky took Hancock's hand and placed it against Hancock's chest.

"Now, close your eyes and picture Mislanda's appearance in your mind!"

Hancock immediately complied.

"Let me ask you, is your heartbeat faster right now than it was just a moment ago?"

"Mm!"

"Do you want to see Mislanda right away?"

"I do!"

"Do you want to stay with him forever and never be separated?"

"Mm, I do!"

Hancock nodded, her face flushing red!

Seeing this, Shakky smiled.

"Alright, you can open your eyes now!"

"I'll ask you once more: do you like Mislanda?"

Faced with the question this time, Hancock already had her answer ready!

"I like Mislanda!"