Feeling the size of Sandersonia and Marigold, Lin Yuan was momentarily stunned, because the Kuja Pirates at this moment were completely different from what he remembered.
"Could it be because of my own actions that their fates have taken completely different paths?"
Just as Lin Yuan was thinking silently, Sandersonia and Marigold heard Lin Yuan's words and immediately laughed excitedly.
"I knew it! Lord Lin Yuan remembers us."
"Hehehe, Lord Lin Yuan, how are you? You promised to visit Amazon Lily, and we haven't heard from you in all these years."
"Yes, yes, you have no idea how much your sister misses you. In all these years, I've only smiled when I hear news of you. The rest of the time I'm either cultivating or spacing out."
Upon hearing this, both Lin Yuan and Hancock felt somewhat embarrassed. A blush appeared on Hancock's stunning face, shocking all the other Kuja women.
As for Lin Yuan, he is still blind, so he did not see this scene.
Neither of them spoke, only smiled. Lin Yuan didn't know how to respond, while Hancock didn't want to explain.
"Ahem, Sandersonia and Marigold, please don't be rude! Greetings, His Majesty Lin Yuan!"
Just then, an aged voice rang out, and sensing the short figure in front of him, Lin Yuan naturally knew who it was!
" Granny Nyon. These three have benefited greatly from your care over the years."
Upon hearing this, the three Hancock sisters and Gloriosa all looked at Lin Yuan.
"Your Majesty Lin Yuan knows me!"
"Hehe, of course I know. Raizo and Shakky are my friends too. I heard it from them!"
Hearing Lin Yuan's explanation, they finally understood. After all, Gloriosa had only taken the Hancock sisters back after receiving a notification from Shakky.
"I see. I didn't know Your Majesty knew Shakky and the others."
"Ahem, well, we're all old friends, just call me by my name, no need to address me as 'Your Majesty'! By the way, may I ask what brings you here today?"
"Nothing much, I just heard about you, so I came to check on you. What, aren't you happy to see me?"
Hancock's cool voice rang out again, leaving Lin Yuan feeling both embarrassed and surprised; something was definitely off about the Hancock in front of him.
"Ahem, of course you're welcome, but I didn't expect you to come. Now that you're here, let me show you around headquarters!"
After giving a hand signal to the merchant ship in front, Lin Yuan led the entire Kuja Pirate Ship into the air.
"Wow, Lord Lin Yuan, you're amazing!"
The other members of the Kuja Pirates stared at Lin Yuan in shock, realizing that the title of "Emperor" seemed to carry even more weight than their own Empress.
" Hancock, can I ask you a question?"
"Um!"
Upon hearing Hancock's voice, Lin Yuan felt a strange sensation once again.
"Ahem, well, how have you all been these years? And judging from your strength, it seems you've broken through!"
Hancock's gaze hadn't left Lin Yuan's face since they started, and she smiled slightly.
"Yeah, I broke through a barrier a while ago, but I haven't fought against other powerful Admiral, so I don't know who's stronger or weaker. How about you spar with me later?"
"Hmm, sure, I'm ready to wait anytime. By the way, how's your Devil Fruit ability development coming along?"
Since Hancock was more powerful than he had imagined, Lin Yuan had no intention of giving her any pointers and simply asked a question casually.
"You were the one who gave me the Love-Love Fruit back then, didn't you know? It was an incredibly powerful Devil Fruit!"
As she spoke, Hancock extended a sleek white finger and pointed it toward the stool beside her.
A pink heart-shaped energy suddenly flew over, and then the stool turned from wood into stone.
Although he couldn't see it, Lin Yuan had been using Observation Haki the whole time, and when he sensed this scene, he was completely stunned.
"You can petrify inanimate objects? That's incredible!"
Hearing Lin Yuan's praise, Hancock smiled slightly, a smile that was truly captivating.
"What's the big deal? My sister has many more abilities to offer!"
When Sandersonia and Marigold saw Hancock activate her power, they immediately took a few steps back, but praised her.
"That's amazing!"
What could Lin Yuan say? He could only give a thumbs-up and praise him.
" Lin Yuan, although you've become an emperor, you're also being targeted by the World Government and the Navy. Do you need my help? I have several thousand Haki soldiers under my command!"
Although Lin Yuan knew that the women of Amazon Lily had a unique and Haki cultivation method, he was still taken aback by the number Hancock mentioned.
Several thousand Awakening Ones of Haki —that's no small number. You have to understand that the entire " Abyss " Merchant Guild has fewer than a thousand, maybe even less than five hundred, who possess Haki.
Those who can Awakening Haki will be quite powerful if they cultivate diligently. Several thousand Haki Awakening constitute a considerable force.
"Several thousand Haki Awakening!"
Seemingly sensing Lin Yuan's shock, Gloriosa spoke up.
"Mian, Lin Yuan, Amazon Lily has a unique Haki cultivation method. Although many people Awakening, very few can cultivate it to an extremely deep level."
Seemingly annoyed that Gloriosa had stolen her words, Hancock glared at her Granny Nyon with displeasure. If they weren't in the air, she probably would have kicked her away.
"That's pretty impressive. I think the members of your Kuja Pirates are no weaker than members of a Yonko-level pirate crew!"
After sensing the strength of everyone on the ship once more, Lin Yuan became serious. This was essentially a simplified Red Hair Pirates!
Not only has Hancock reached the level of Admiral, but several others have also reached the level of Vice Admiral, and the strength of the others should not be underestimated.
"Hehe, they were personally selected by my older sister, each one in a hundred, aren't they amazing!"
Marigold also said proudly.
As for Hancock, she just smiled and didn't say anything.
Lin Yuan didn't hold back his praise and quickly chatted with the group about their experiences over the years, which is how he learned some things about Hancock.
According to Lin Yuan's guess, Hancock may have been affected by the Devil Fruit, which may have caused her to become different, but it doesn't seem to be a bad thing.
Soon, the headquarters of " The Abyss " appeared before everyone's eyes. Upon hearing of Hancock's arrival, Erza, Emile, Tesoro, and Stella, who were familiar with her, all came.
"Little Hancock, it's been a long time!"
Emile had been Hancock's closest friend, immediately came over. Although it had only been a little over ten days, they had formed a very good friendship.
Hancock was naturally delighted to see Emile, and the chill emanating from her seemed to dissipate considerably.
"Greetings, sister. It's been a long time."
Hearing this, not only Lin Yuan, but also everyone in the " Abyss " Merchant Guild was surprised. Robin and Yamato looked at Lin Yuan and Hancock with strange expressions.
Robin walked up to Lin Yuan, gently stretched out her hand, twisted it around Lin Yuan's waist, and asked with a smile.
What's going on?