In short, the whole mood had changed. The icy, aloof queen from before was nowhere to be found. Now Hancock was nothing more than a young girl lost in romantic fantasies, leaving even the Amazon Lily warriors aboard, long accustomed to their willful queen, clicking their tongues in disbelief...
The door to Barn's room opened again. The kitten Hancock had kicked away earlier was now huddled obediently in her arms, still terrified and not daring to move. As though afraid she might lose her mind again and throw it away, it could only endure the reckless strokes of her hand, which had no sense of how much pressure to use...
"Lord Barn! Achoo! The servants... Achoo! Just killed a Sea King. Would you like it-achoo!-steamed or braised?"
Blushing furiously and sneezing nonstop, Hancock had once again found an excuse to appear before Barn, looking so delectable as she spoke that she seemed to be tempting him.
Seeing her like this, Barn finally understood why Hancock had shown no affection for cute little animals in the manga from his previous life. Perhaps no one would ever have imagined that the queen of Amazon Lily, the renowned Pirate Empress, was allergic to small animals. Perhaps she wanted to leave a good impression on him, because she kept enduring the irritation in her nose and pretending to be a delicate, fragile woman...
By now, Barn was almost buried beneath all sorts of food. Come on, he wasn't Luffy, that guy who thought of nothing but eating. He had no interest whatsoever in the food piled so high before him that it was nearly blocking his view.
Barn wasn't quite used to Hancock's extraordinary enthusiasm. Watching her approach him yet again with eager questions, he awkwardly rubbed his nose.
"That's enough. Really, that's enough,