After finishing his food, Vic chatted with Aokiji and Smoker before leaving the private room. As he stepped outside, he saw a tall, stunningly beautiful figure walking towards him, accompanied by Vice Admiral Momonga.
Vic recognized Boa Hancock, the Pirate Empress. Upon seeing this woman, he knew that Luffy must already be causing trouble in Impel Down.
Vic assumed the Pirate Empress was there to eat at the restaurant and didn't pay much attention. He was about to go up and tell her that there was no more food left, but he didn't expect that this woman had come specifically for him.
" Mero Mero Mellow!"
Before Vic could even speak as he approached, the Pirate Empress cupped her hands together, forming a heart shape with her four fingers.
Vic felt a warm, pink breeze blowing towards him, carrying a sweet scent. As the pink substance entered his nostrils, it instantly transformed into two streams of energy.
A force was acting on his brain, prompting his subconscious to frantically issue commands to synthesize dopamine, endorphins, oxytocin, and other substances that produce special feelings such as lust, excitement, happiness, pleasure, and ecstasy!
The other part of the energy, carrying the Power of Law, invaded every cell in Vic's body. This is a Power of Law. Although this Power of Law is still very weak, it can already affect powerful beings of the caliber of Admiral Four Emperors. Anyone who is careless in the hands of this Pirate Empress will definitely be caught off guard and suffer a crushing defeat!
However, the prerequisite for being affected is that the brain is controlled by various feelings that erode willpower. For example, if a powerful person is caught in a continuous wave of pleasure, their willpower is at its weakest. Coupled with that weak Power of Law, even the strongest person can be affected!
Because that powerful being no longer had the willpower to mobilize the Haki within his body to defend against the Power of Law of the law, his body was at its most ordinary state at this time. Even if the Power of Law was very weak, it was not something such a body could withstand. The carbon-based body would soon be transformed into the silicon-based body, that is, turn into stone!
Furthermore, Boa Hancock's stunningly beautiful face greatly amplifies this energy. Even without the influence of this energy, ordinary people would be driven to fantasies and their will would crumble just by seeing her face; how could they possibly resist anything else?
As for Luffy, who is completely ignorant about matters of the heart, he is entirely unaffected by the energy that invades his brain, making it difficult for that other weak Power of Law to work.
After all, Luffy, having arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago, was only one step away from Awakening Armament Haki. However, since no one was guiding him, although he hadn't Awakening yet, his cells already had many activated Haki Particles, making it easy for him to block this weak Power of Law. This is also why Luffy was completely unaffected by the Mero Mero Mellow.
This is also why Hancock developed feelings for Luffy and treated him differently. In the end, she fell in love with this clueless guy. However, since Luffy was clueless about relationships, he could never love Hancock back. In the end, Hancock could only suffer unrequited love!
Once Luffy finally understands matters of the heart, will he still be able to withstand Hancock's powers? Luffy can't withstand them, will Hancock still treat him differently and show him affection?
Therefore, Hancock's abilities combined with her mindset destined her to only have unrequited love, just like the love between Zhizunbao and Fairy Zixia: with the golden headband on, she couldn't love him, and without it, she couldn't save him!
Aside from Luffy, everyone else was affected to some extent. Only Vic, with his strength as the God of Law and his professional expertise, was able to analyze this pink energy; anyone else would have no idea what it was.
Although the Pirate Empress's attack was quite sudden, Vic was no ordinary person. With a slight activation of the Law of Lightning, the chaotic thoughts running through his mind returned to normal.
Vic is an expert at manipulating the brain to issue all sorts of commands, so how could he let a woman who only knows the "what" but not the "why" influence his mind? Therefore, Vic neutralized this energy without even changing his expression.
Meanwhile, the other energy, carrying a faint Laws, was torn apart, split, besieged, and devoured by the endless Haki Particles within Vic's cells. So, although Vic appeared to have done nothing, he was completely unaffected by this " Mero Mero Mellow " attack.
" Mero Mero Mellow!"
" Mero Mero Mellow!"
" Mero Mero Mellow!"
Seeing that Mero Mero Mellow had no effect on Vic, Hancock assumed that Vic hadn't been affected, so she sent three more big pink hearts at Vic. But the result was the same; Vic remained standing there unharmed, which made Hancock's eyes look guilty.
She had originally come here to vent her anger after hearing that Vic was here. She had come every time the World Government summoned her, just to see Vic and express her admiration!
This is not in the original work. In the original work, Hancock rarely accepted the conscription, but here she came every time, but left disappointed every time, until Luffy appeared and she wanted to refuse the conscription!
This time, however, the matter was of great importance; the warships had already sailed to her doorstep, and she couldn't refuse even if she wanted to. One can imagine how much resentment Hancock harbored. Now that she could finally see Vic, she naturally wanted to vent her anger. But when she found that Vic was completely unaffected, she regained her composure.
All of this is her one-sided effort and wishful thinking; Vic knows nothing about it, so why should he cooperate with you?
Think about it, Vic defeated even Big Mom, one of the Four Emperors, and he killed Celestial Dragons without hesitation. You come up here and immediately unleash a few shots of Mero Mero Mellow? Isn't that just courting death? Not only are you asking for it, but you might also endanger the entire population of Amazon Lily. That would be a real disaster!
What grudge do I have against you?
Even if Vic were truly angry, he wouldn't attack Hancock, given his relationship with Shakky, Shakky was the former Empress of Amazon Lily. Vic is simply confused as to why he's suddenly unleashing a powerful attack on him.
The two of them had never met before. Could it be that she resented him for not going to Mary Geoise to rescue the three sisters? But why should he? They were complete strangers. Vic quickly dismissed this absurd idea. Boa Hancock couldn't be that kind of fairy; there must be another reason.
Why didn't you come when the World Government summoned you? Do you know I've been waiting for you all this time?
Having already unleashed her ultimate attack, Hancock now has no choice but to bite the bullet and preemptively provoke Vic. After calming down and regaining her composure, she is genuinely afraid of a top-tier powerhouse like Vic. This is something akin to Ancient Weapon, capable of destroying an entire island in a single blow.
Why did I come? And why were you waiting for me? Did you need something from me?
Hancock's words reminded Vic of his past life, but he wasn't angry. Hancock hadn't hurt him, and she had various relationships with many acquaintances, so it was impossible for her to lay a hand on him. He genuinely believed that Hancock had something important to discuss with him.
"There are too many people around here, let's find a place to talk privately!"
Hancock could only reveal her past admiration for Vic, but she couldn't say it in front of so many Marines. Boa Hancock was proud and concerned about her image. Losing face in front of a powerful figure like Vic was fine, but she absolutely couldn't lose face in front of the Marines. She was the Pirate Empress, the most beautiful woman in the world!
"Alright! Hey you, Kuzan! Get us a private place, we have something important to discuss."
As one of the main forces in Shichibukai. The Navy is not short of such a small matter, especially since there are two of Shichibukai.
Aokiji didn't say much. He arranged for someone to find a well-soundproofed conference room, and then left with Smoker and Momonga. The Navy was going to hold a final meeting before the big battle tomorrow, which all officers of the rank of colonel and above were required to attend.