Without wasting a second, Hancock turned around and led Roy toward the palace.
The female soldiers scrambled to make way, their faces screaming, "This world is truly magical!"
The royal council chamber remained unchanged: spacious, bright, and adorned with portraits of past Pirate Empress.
Elder Nyon was already waiting in the hall. When she saw Roy come in, the wrinkles on her old face twitched.
" Roy, you've finally arrived."
"It seems you've already guessed why I'm here." Roy sat down in the guest seat, and Hancock dismissed the servants and personally served him tea.
Elder Nyon, leaning on her cane, walked over and sat down opposite him.
" The Kuja Pirates get some information about what's happening outside. You've come here about our dealings with the World Government, haven't you?"
Roy nodded.
The Five Elders are now focusing all their attention on Straw Hat Luffy.
Once Luffy's situation is resolved, the World Government's next target will be you.
A nation ruled by pirates, still occupying the first half of the Grand Line —no matter who one of the Five Elders was, they couldn't tolerate it indefinitely.
"So you've come to persuade us to leave?" Elder Nyon didn't beat around the bush.
"Move the entire Amazon Lily away." Roy looked at her. "You know better than I do that after the war at Marine Headquarters, the World Government won't let the Amazon Lily go."
"Now is the time to evacuate safely."
Hancock listened for a long time before finally getting a word in:
"Lord Roy means to move the entire island?"
"Yes," Roy said, "It all depends on whether you're willing to part with it."
Hancock paused for a moment, then said in a low voice, "This has been the home of the Amazon Lily for hundreds of years..."
"But it's no longer safe here."
Roy turned to look at her, his tone calm.
"When the Five Elders want to make a move, they won't care how long you've lived here."
You might be able to escape alone, but what about your people?
What about those kids who don't have Haki?
Hancock bit her lower lip and remained silent.
At that moment, Kyros entered from outside the door.
" Captain Roy, I have already surveyed the island."
The total weight on the main island of Amazon Lily, plus the three surrounding training islands, is within my manageable range.
If we set off today, with my current physical strength and Devil Fruit abilities, reaching the New World shouldn't be a problem.
Elder Nyon looked at Kyros, then at Roy, and finally at Hancock.
She knew that ultimately, only one person could make this decision.
The silence lasted for almost the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.
Hancock clenched her fists, her nails digging into her palms. Her usual arrogance and naivety vanished, replaced by a struggle she rarely showed to others.
"This concubine... agrees."
Her voice was low, but her enunciation was clear.
Amazon Lily is moving.
Elder Nyon sighed deeply and nodded, "I'll go make arrangements for the people."
Once the decision was made, orders were quickly relayed throughout the entire Amazon Lily.
Messengers rode flying serpents throughout the island, delivering the Pirate Empress's orders to every village.
Tell everyone to be prepared and not to panic no matter what happens.
Roy and Kyros checked the order of the islands and their flight altitudes again in detail.
The four islands are arranged in a diamond shape with the main island as the center, and the distance between each island is kept between 300 and 400 meters. In this way, Kyros can maintain the stability of the entire island group with minimal physical exertion.
Once everything was ready, Kyros ascended into the sky.
He stopped directly above the four islands, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath.
The next second, the power of the Float-Float Fruit was unleashed at full force.
The ground began to shake.
A dull rumbling sound rose from the depths of the earth, growing louder and louder.
The trees on the island were swaying, and large plumes of bubbles suddenly surged up on the distant sea, like a pot of boiling water.
What happened!?
"An earthquake?!"
The women on the island panicked; some huddled together, while others scattered and fled.
Hancock soared into the air, her long hair whipping wildly in the wind, her voice carrying Conqueror's Haki aura that reverberated throughout the entire island:
"All of you, be quiet! Stand there and don't move!"
Her voice was like a stabilizing force, instantly calming the chaos on the island.
The main island of the Amazon Lily, along with the three training islands, simultaneously rose above the sea.
The massive island rises from the deep sea, and seawater cascades down from its edge, forming a circular waterfall hundreds of meters high.
These waterfalls crash into the sea, creating a mist that blankets the entire ocean in white vapor.
Four huge holes were left in the sea.
Seawater rushed in frantically, forming four huge whirlpools in the original location of the island. The whirlpools collided with each other, producing a roar like an earthquake.
"The island... the island is flying away..."
A young girl, mouth agape, clung to her mother's leg, gazing up at the island she lived on rising higher and higher, forgetting even to cry.
The main island rose above the clouds. Sunlight streamed down without obstruction, shining on the damp soil, making the entire island appear as if it were edged with gold.
Kyros raised his arms and made a slight push in the air, and the four islands, as if held up by an invisible giant hand, began to slowly move westward.
"My ability can last a long time,"
Kyros's voice, transmitted through Roy's Telekinesis, sounded strained.
"But I'll trouble Lord Roy to confirm the flight path!"
Roy's Telekinesis had already been activated.
A map of the sea area controlled by Hachinosu appeared clearly in his mind, and a precisely calculated safe route was sent directly into Kyros's perception.
"Follow this direction."
Roy looked up and said,
"Send a signal when you encounter a patrol fleet."
Tesoro's side is ready to provide support.
The islands began to move towards the New World.
The wind surged in from all directions high above, causing the trees on the island to sway and bend.
The warriors of the Amazon Lily took their positions according to the pre-arranged plan, securing important supplies with ropes and protecting the young children with their bodies.
Roy in mid-air, side by side with Hancock.
"Once we get to the New World, someone will meet us," Roy said. "You don't need to worry about anything else."
"I have no worries at all."
Hancock turned her face away, her voice so soft it was almost inaudible.
"I'm just... just not used to it."
Roy smiled but didn't reply.
He should go.
" Kyros in your hands."
"Lord Roy--!"
Hancock took a step forward, as if she wanted to say something more, but Roy had already flown off in the opposite direction.
Roy's figure grew smaller and smaller until it disappeared into the distant clouds.
Hancock stood in mid-air, looking in the direction he had disappeared, her face filled with frustration.
Elder Nyon appeared behind her without her noticing.
" Snake Princess, you're gone."
Hancock came to her senses and realized that the islands had already been flown far away by Kyros.
She glanced in that direction one last time, then turned away, her expression returning to the pride and aloofness typical of the Pirate Empress of the Amazon Lily.
Let's go.