"Open the door!!"
The soldiers on the ship stood at the bow and shouted to the guards inside the tightly closed gate.
indistinct!!
As soon as the gates of Kuja opened, the people who had been standing on the shore shouted loudly, calling out the names of the three Snake Princess, and warmly welcoming their return.
Afterwards, Snake Princess entered the city amidst the usual throng of people and cheers.
"Hehehe!! So enthusiastic, just like always..."
"Yes, that's to be expected. Snake Princess is still so popular. Compared to her, we're practically benefiting from the popularity of the three Snake Princess sisters..."
Two soldiers walked down with the people who came to unload the goods and began to chat.
" Ran, do you have today's newspaper?"
Just then, an old woman's voice suddenly rang in their ears and asked them a question.
"Hmm, who's speaking? Where is the person?!"
Suddenly hearing someone call her name, the female warrior Lan immediately turned around and looked around, but saw no one, so she spoke up.
"Down below..."
Then the voice rang out again, causing her to look down involuntarily. There she saw a short, wrinkled old woman leaning on a cane, looking at her.
"Oh, it's Granny Nyon! What brings you here?"
After Lan saw the old woman's face clearly, she suddenly exclaimed with delight.
"Uh, didn't I just say that? I asked you if you had any recent news...?"
Granny Nyon used the cane, which had transformed from a snake, to forcefully tap the ground and began to speak again.
"Uh... there's no recent news, but on the way back, a Marine tossed me a newspaper. Would you like to take a look?"
As she spoke, the female warrior Lan pulled out a newspaper that the Mole had personally given them not long ago.
"Hmm, let me see..."
Granny Nyon Za spoke, she took the newspaper from her hand, opened it, and glanced at it briefly. Upon seeing that Fire Fist Ace was about to be executed and that the government was urgently summoning the Shichibukai, her expression changed drastically, and she immediately rushed to the palace where Snake Princess lived.
Meanwhile, Hancock, exhausted from her voyage, was even more irritable. She carelessly tossed aside the gems the warriors had carefully selected, then smashed the terracotta sculptures the island's children had offered her. Lying on the sofa surrounded by her pet snake Salome, she inquired about the recent situation on the island.
The maid who managed her daily affairs dared not reveal Luffy's involvement for fear of angering her, and only briefly mentioned it.
Would you like something else to drink?
Seeing that the Snake Princess's attention had shifted from Luffy's situation, the attendant took the opportunity to ask her a question.
"Give me a glass of white wine!!"
Hancock said, closing her eyes to rest.
"Give me a drink too!!"
Just then, an old voice rang out in the room, and everyone's eyes turned to that direction, only to see that Granny Nyon had suddenly appeared there at some point.
"It's Granny Nyon, what are you doing here?"
Several soldiers asked in astonishment.
"I should say I'm omnipresent..."
Granny Nyon spoke with a profound and inscrutable expression.
Opposite her Snake Princess Hancock merely opened one eye to glance at her before speaking.
"Get her out of here..."
"Yes..."
The soldier had no choice but to obey and walk over to the Granny Nyon to help her leave.
"Wait, Snake Princess..."
"Granny Nyon so anxious?"
Where is [the sir/madam]?
"Hmm... Snake Princess Hancock, aren't those ships docked outside here to pick you up? To take you to the emergency summons for the Shichibukai..."
"That's right, they've come to take me to the Marineford Power Battle!!"
"Then why don't you go? This country survived only because of your title and status. If you refuse this summons, your title will be stripped away. Besides, with your abilities, as long as you're careful on the battlefield, you shouldn't have any problem surviving!!"
In the past, before the navy developed ships capable of freely navigating the Calm Belt, things might not have been so bad. But now, without the protection of your title, Kuja would cease to exist...
You should be very clear about this matter.
The Granny Nyon gently and earnestly tried to persuade her.
But unsurprisingly, given the Snake Princess's arrogant and conceited attitude, she had no intention of listening to others' opinions. After casually teasing the Granny Nyon, she grabbed her and forcefully threw her out of the palace.
Afterwards Hancock felt tired from the long voyage and the recent incident with her Granny Nyon, so she ordered her maids to prepare for a bath. Amidst a great commotion, a large wad of wallpaper surrounded the palace, and her two sisters guarded the door. She went inside and began to enjoy her bath first.
On the other side, to escape the warriors' encirclement, Luffy around in the jungle. He was dragged into the water by a big fish and almost drowned, but luckily he survived and returned to the shore. Afterwards, he jumped off a cliff and climbed to the top, doing whatever he wanted. In the end, he even broke into a town to escape and get away from the warriors' pursuit.
Bang...
Luffy analyzed the situation from the mountaintop, reasoning that Queen Hancock should reside in the highest roof. After scanning the area, he chose the highest building, the Kuja Palace, and jumped down.
This jump caused him a great deal of trouble.
Thump...
Luffy jumped into the Snake Princess's bath, and the waves that instantly created startled the Snake Princess and her two companions. Perhaps it was Luo Chen's intervention that Luffy arrive at Kuja a little late, and it was this little bit that prevented him from seeing the Snake Princess's back, the secret that they had hidden so deeply.
"A man?! What's he doing here? Is he an intruder?"
After getting dressed, Snake Princess stood with her two sisters and looked at Luffy had suddenly appeared there, in surprise.
"Oh... it's nothing, just bathwater? Oh, by the way, you're the king here, right? I heard you have a ship that can go out to sea, could you give me a ride?"
After a brief struggle, Luffy regained his senses and realized he was in a bathhouse. Upon seeing the three women, including Snake Princess were standing in front of him, and unaware of his identity as an intruder, he single-mindedly asked Hancock a question.
As expected, Luffy's impolite request was rejected. Then, Snake Princess issued a nationwide manhunt order against Luffy, who was about to escape after jumping out of the window, forcing him to flee in a sorry state once again.
"Hmm... there are quite a few major events reported in the newspapers this time. The new Shichibukai, Luo Chen, made a name for himself by defeating the combined attack of Katakuri and Jack, subordinates of the Four Emperors. He also defeated three Supernovas in the Sabaody Archipelago, severely damaging the hottest newcomers, the Straw Hat Pirates."
Hmm, that Straw Hat he defeated actually dared to offend the Celestial Dragons and directly injure Celestial Dragons. This is quite a significant incident. I'm sure the Marines were all shocked. A descendant of the world's creator actually has a fool who dares to defy them...
Here, after being thrown down from the city wall by Snake Princess, Granny Nyon went to a restaurant and casually ordered a meal. Then she picked up a newspaper she hadn't read in detail before and began to read it carefully. After glancing at it, she was suddenly shocked by the contents. Neither the new Shichibukai Luo Chen nor the Straw Hat crew who offended the Celestial Dragons could alarm her as much as the execution of Fire Fist Ace.
clatter...
clatter...
clatter...
Just then, she used a newspaper to shield her vision, and Luffy to walk by on the street outside. He saw a piece of meat with bone in her mouth on the plate in front of her, chuckled, and reached out to grab the piece of meat and put it in his mouth.
Clang...
Just as Luffy put the food in his mouth, Granny Nyon, who had been reading the newspaper and was feeling a bit hungry, reached out with her fork and stabbed at the meat. Instead of making a slurping sound as she expected, she heard a tapping sound.
"Um..."
Granny Nyon looked at the plate with a puzzled expression. Sure enough, there was no meat left on the plate. The person who had eaten her meat was a boy who looked exactly like the boy in the Straw Hat photo published in the newspaper. This made Granny Nyon Za pick up the newspaper again and compare the photos.
"Yes, he's here... I see him, you guys come over quickly..."
Just then, a female warrior who was as tall as a small Giant suddenly exclaimed and pointed at Luffy.
"Oh no... we've been discovered, I have to get out of here right now..."
Luffy heard the female warriors' voices behind him again, he trembled and quickly sped up to leave.
"Wait, wait a moment, let me see your face more clearly..."
Seeing that Luffy was about to leave, Granny Nyon hurriedly stood up and called out to him.
"Hmm... I don't have time to wait any longer. Goodbye, Grandma. I'll eat your meat without hesitation..."
Seeing the pursuers Luffy, Luffy casually responded and then tried to run away.
But now, anxious to confirm if he was the person listed in the newspaper, how could her Granny Nyon let him leave so easily?
Suddenly, she delivered a flying kick, slamming Luffy against the wall. As he tried to get up and continue his escape, a barrage of gleaming arrows were aimed at him, Luffy to give up and be bound by black snakes before being sent to the Execution Platform to face the judgment of the Snake Princess.