Peeping

Calm Belt.

On the sea, a Sea King over twenty meters long was held high above the water.

Swain slightly curled his palm.

The surrounding seawater immediately acted like a compressor, gradually contracting in a circle.

"Moo!"

With a miserable cry, the Sea King exploded like a ball.

Flesh and blood flew everywhere, dyeing the sea red as they fell.

The people aboard the Polar Tang had already grown numb to this sight.

Every danger they encountered along the way had been dealt with by the handsome youth before them.

Swain's injuries had completely healed, and the bandages on his body had been replaced by a casual tank top and shorts.

While others regarded the Calm Belt as a ferocious beast, they were traveling through it as if on vacation, completely at ease!

"Bepo, how much longer until we arrive?" Swain asked.

In just a few days, Swain had also formed friendly relationships with Luo's crew.

Naturally, the person he got along with best was Bepo, the navigator.

"At this speed, we'll arrive in another two days," Bepo replied.

"Then let's make it faster!"

Swain kicked a surfboard on the ship into the air.

He leaped up, landing both feet on the board.

Then—

A sudden small wave lifted him up.

As Swain's surfing speed increased, the Polar Tang's speed increased as well.

The sudden acceleration threw everyone off balance from the ship's momentum.

Even Luo nearly fell over.

"Swain, could you give us a warning before speeding up next time?" Luo complained.

Swain merely laughed heartily and pulled the glasses on his forehead down onto his face.

He continued accelerating, riding the wind and breaking through the waves!

Before two days had even passed, they reached their destination: Amazon Lily.

"Swain, this is where we part ways."

Seeing that they had reached their destination, Luo prepared to leave. He truly did not want anything more to do with this scoundrel.

"Don't be like that, little brother! Aren't you going ashore to stock up on supplies first?" Swain said anxiously.

Luo's face darkened at that bizarre form of address. Who was he calling little brother? Couldn't he see that Luo wanted to stay far away from him? (┳Д┳)

Still, he could only complain inwardly.

But Swain had a point. There was not much food left on Luo's ship.

Seventy percent of it had been eaten by Swain.

A small body with a huge appetite.

As the center of the Amazon Lily Kingdom, Amazon Lily had beautiful scenery and abundant resources.

From above, one could see a towering pavilion, the palace where generations of Empresses had resided.

Around the island's perimeter, there were also many scantily clad female warriors carrying spears or rapiers, looking exceptionally valiant.

They docked the ship by the shore, where there happened to be no patrols.

"Be careful when gathering supplies. Don't let the soldiers here spot you!" Luo instructed the crew behind him.

After all, this was the territory of the Pirate Empress, one of the Shichibukai. It was only natural for Luo to be cautious.

After hearing this, everyone dispersed, leaving only Luo and Swain behind.

Seeing that Swain was not moving, Luo asked, "Why aren't you taking action?"

Swain had been the one who wanted to come here in the first place, yet now he made no further move. Luo found that very strange.

Swain was also thinking about how he should request an audience with Hancock.

But before that, he decided to observe the situation first.

"I have my own plans," Swain replied.

Luo stopped paying attention to him, since he needed to secretly protect his own crew.

The two parted ways.

Swain moved stealthily, heading first toward the Empress's residence.

If he flew directly into the air, the scouts below would naturally notice him. That would only alert the enemy and make the Empress dislike him.

Sneaking in was the best approach.

Rustling sounded from the grass as Swain neared the residence.

Even though his movements were minimal, he was still discovered.

"Who's there?" a female soldier holding a bow shouted.

She fired an arrow into the grass.

"Whoosh!"

The arrow pierced the spot in the grass where movement had just come from.

The soldier hurried over to inspect it, only to find a puddle of water on the ground.

She breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed there was no intruder.

Then she left the area.

The hidden Swain also sighed in relief.

Just before the arrow hit him, he had turned his body into water in advance, preventing the soldier from becoming suspicious.

Swain then successfully flew from a blind spot in the palace's defenses to the top of the pavilion.

At nearly fifty meters high, he had avoided every line of sight.

Swain carefully rubbed open a small hole.

He lay prone and peered inside.

He saw Hancock talking to that short old woman.

Swain remembered that she seemed to be called Granny Nyon.

She had once been a great beauty too, but time was a merciless blade! Now she had turned into a wrinkled old prune.

"Hancock, Sengoku has ordered the Shichibukai from every region to attend a meeting at headquarters."

"It seems they're going to capture that pirate named Swain."

After hearing this, Hancock sat on the throne behind her and said coldly, "How could I let that old man order me around? I'm not going!"

"You should probably go."

"After all, you're one of the Shichibukai now. At least in name, you still have to obey the Marines' orders," Granny Nyon advised.

When it came to Hancock's personality, she truly had no solution.

As her steward, all she could do was offer some advice.

"I am tired. You may leave," Hancock refused.

Granny Nyon could only withdraw helplessly.

After watching from the rooftop for a while, Swain had not gathered any useful information.

Just as he was about to leave—

Something utterly shocking happened: Hancock was about to bathe?!

In that instant, his blood began to boil!

The little tent in his pants immediately sprang up.

Hancock slowly removed her top, revealing her snow-white back, though there was a conspicuous tattoo on it.

It was unmistakably the Hoof of the Soaring Dragon!

When she turned around, her incomparable figure came fully into view.

Her two full breasts heaved magnificently, above a slender waist and long, shapely legs.

Swain stared with his eyes wide open!

She was completely bare down there?! ⊙︿⊙

He was not some innocent little virgin like Luffy. How could such a sight not leave his mouth dry and his tongue parched?

The peerless beauty stood there and stepped into the rising steam of the hot spring.

She was like a fairy who had descended from heaven.

His imagination ran wild, and he could not help but feel the urge to cherish her.

After watching her finish undressing, Swain silently encouraged himself to hold on!

He began reciting a Buddhist calming mantra in his heart...