"Wait... Granny Nyon, you're not kidding us, are you? How could my sister possibly be lovesick?"
After a while, everyone slowly came to their senses. Marigold, still sounding somewhat incredulous, tentatively asked her.
"Hmph, how could I possibly joke about something like this? It's true, Hancock is indeed lovesick, which is why she's behaving that way and suffering so much pain."
Seeing that Marigold and the others didn't seem to believe her, the Granny Nyon also put on a stern face.
"No, how could we not believe you? It's just that it's too unbelievable. My sister, who has always despised men, has actually fallen in love with him. We just don't know who has captured her heart and caused her so much pain. It's truly hateful..."
Seeing that her Granny Nyon seemed somewhat displeased by their incredulous reaction, Marigold quickly spoke up to explain.
"Hmph, that's alright. By the way, do you have anyone to guess? Who exactly is the man who has Hancock suffering from lovesickness?"
Seeing that Marigold was anxiously explaining, Granny Nyon finally calmed down and said again.
"This..."
When their Granny Nyon asked if they had any suspects, the two carefree women couldn't remember who it was for a moment. They even forgot about the person Hancock had told them to keep a close eye on a while ago. They fell into deep thought and couldn't remember who had captured Hancock's heart.
"Eh~ Seeing that you all can't remember who it is, fine, I'll ask Hancock myself and see who it is!!"
The two girls' behavior made Granny Nyon sigh and say helplessly.
Since the two sisters who were with Hancock day and night couldn't tell her who it was, Granny Nyon decided to go to Hancock's bedside herself and ask her, the person who had experienced it firsthand, to find out the person's identity from Hancock. But before Granny Nyon could get there, another series of hurried footsteps sounded in the hallway outside the door.
Click...
Immediately afterwards, the door to Hancock's bedroom was pushed open, and a maid hurriedly entered with a black messenger bat.
"What's wrong? Why are you so flustered? Your sister is still resting!!"
Upon seeing this, Sonia couldn't help but scold her loudly.
"I... I'm sorry, Lady Sonia, Lady Marigold, and Granny Nyon, I just received a message from the World Government and came here specifically to inform you..."
After saying that, the maid handed over the black messenger bat with a letter tied to its foot.
"Hmm!! Is this another summons for the Shichibukai? It just happened a short while ago, and my sister is also..."
Marigold opened the letter and began to read, but as she read further, her brows furrowed.
" The Shichibukai summons, Marigold, please let me see it first. I remember receiving a rare newspaper this morning, which reported a major event. Could it be related to that?!"
Upon hearing the order to summon the Shichibukai again, specifically Hancock and the others, Granny Nyon became tense and spoke in a somewhat hurried tone.
"Hmm... Here you go!!"
It must be said that Marigold and Sonia respected their Granny Nyon very much. After hearing her words, they immediately handed her the letter, without caring whether it was an important letter or not.
"Hmm!! Just as I thought, the summons for the Shichibukai to join forces against the World Destroyer Bandy World... I was right after all. This is going to be difficult. If it really is that guy, it can't be done by just one or two people. At least three or Shichibukai would need to work together to ensure he doesn't escape. Let's see which Shichibukai the World Government has summoned this time!
Hmm... Five invitations were sent out, and only three have replied so far? Dracule Mihawk, Buggy the Two Thousand Clown, and the most popular newcomer Luo Chen— all Shichibukai have replied...
"Luo, Luo Chen?! Is he going too? Then I must go too..."
Just as Granny Nyon was announcing the names of the Shichibukai who participated, when she finally mentioned Luo Chen's name, Hancock, who had been lying in bed in pain and unable to get up, suddenly sat up as if she had recovered from her illness and said happily.
"Hey?? Sister, are you alright now?"
"Sister, weren't you just..."
Marigold and Sonia, who were keeping a close eye on Hancock, were taken aback by her unusual behavior and asked in astonishment.
"Wait a minute, Snake Princess, that name you just mentioned wouldn't happen to be..."
Only Granny Zha noticed the name the Snake Princess mentioned, and when she heard that it matched the name of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Luo Chen, that she had just mentioned, Granny Zha was able to guess who it was.
In the newly built fortress of Marineford, in the Fleet Admiral's Office, Kizaru, carrying his hind leg, sat leisurely on the sofa, flipping through the newly printed news about World.
"That man is terrifying! He's like a mad dog, biting anyone he sees. Marines, Celestial Dragons, pirates—anything that appears before him suffers his devastating attack. He truly deserves the title of ' World Destroyer '!"
Kizaru's signature slow and nonchalant voice echoed through the office.
Bang...
"Although this matter is somewhat troublesome, it shouldn't warrant summoning the Shichibukai to join forces, right? Why would those people bypass me, the Fleet Admiral, and issue a summons directly to the Shichibukai? Do they completely disregard me? Those five old men?"
With a whoosh, the wooden tabletop caught fire, sending up plumes of thick black smoke that quickly died down. The chair opposite turned around, revealing Akainu's resolute face, with a frostbitten scar on his side. He had a cigar in his mouth and spoke with a somewhat angry expression.
More than ten days have passed since the end of the Paramount War. In this short period of time, the headquarters has undergone tremendous adjustments. First, Sengoku stepped down, and then there was the struggle between Akainu and Aokiji for the position of Fleet Admiral. It is clear that Akainu has now ascended to the position of Fleet Admiral, which means that he won the struggle and successfully took over Fleet Admiral position. Aokiji left the Navy and went to the New World.
"That's inevitable. Faced with that man, or rather, that fruit, it's only natural that the government would bypass your authority and issue a summons to the Shichibukai."
Outside the door, upon hearing Akainu's complaints, Tsuru, the strategist of the Marine Headquarters, entered and began to explain to them.
"It's Ms. He!"
Upon seeing her appear, Akainu showed no reaction, but Kizaru greeted her instead.
Do you still remember that incident thirty years ago?
"Thirty years ago? My memory is a bit hazy..."
Kizaru scratched his head, looking somewhat confused.
"That happened not long after you joined the Navy, during the operation to hunt down Bandy World, the Paramecia More-More Devil Fruit User to destroy everything and was known as the World Destroyer."
At the time, the Navy dispatched Garp, Sengoku, a large group of Vice Admiral admirals, and pirates and the Navy's main fleet who had been persuaded by the government to join forces to participate in the battle. However, they were repeatedly able to escape from his powerful and strange abilities. In the end, if it weren't for the betrayal of the people the government had planted around him, he might still have escaped.
Now, he has reappeared. Although his strength hasn't reached its peak after thirty years of being frozen in ice, he is still not to be underestimated, which is why all governments are doing this...
Vice Admiral Tsuru, fearing that Akainu might hold a grudge about what happened today, explained the situation to the two of them, especially Akainu, in detail.
"I see!!"
Upon hearing this explanation, Akainu snorted and stopped complaining, while Kizaru, to save face, gave a look of Satori realization and said...