Chapter 260

The woman trembled even more violently at the mention of the Celestial Dragons.

"Don't make me repeat myself, you stupid woman,"

Naito said calmly, "I'm only here to get you to respond to the government's orders. As for anything else, I don't know, and I don't care to know."

"What did you say?"

Boa Hancock was momentarily stunned.

As Vice Admiral in the Marine Headquarters, this man couldn't possibly be unaware of the Hoof of the Soaring Dragon! He couldn't possibly be unaware of what this mark meant!

"Don't ask me questions; just give me your answer."

Naito said coldly.

"..."

Boa Hancock paused, then remained silent for a moment before finally saying, "I have no other choice but to agree."

"Very good."

Naito released his grip and took two steps back. "Then hurry up and get ready to return to Marine Headquarters with me."

Boa Hancock slowly got up from the ground, turned around, and looked at Naito with a mixture of fear and confusion.

Naito calmly met her gaze.

It has to be said, it's really white, and it's really big.

"Rude person..."

The Empress blushed slightly; even though she was somewhat naive, she knew that Naito's behavior was very impolite.

She covered her chest with both hands and turned to the side.

"At least lend me a piece of clothing; give me your coat."

"Don't talk nonsense,"

Naito smirked. "You think you're worthy of bearing the burden of justice?"

"You!"

The Pirate Empress, who was always adored by everyone, gritted her teeth and showed a slight anger.

However, she paused for a moment, then asked cautiously,

"My secret... you won't report it to the World Government, will you?"

Naito glanced at her. "To me, you're just a pirate."

Boa Hancock's face suddenly lit up with joy.

Surely the man who beat her so badly wouldn't lie to her about this?

Then Naito added, "I won't feel sorry for you just because you have some tragic past. A pirate is a pirate."

"..."

The Empress was taken aback.

She then couldn't help but smile, "I don't need anyone's sympathy."

Chapter 177 The Empress's Strange Behavior, Return Journey

The coastline of Amazon Lily.

Gloriosa listened to the series of booming sounds coming from inside the island, her anxiety was beyond words.

Snake Princess!

Please make sure nothing happens to you!

Fortunately, as time went by, the effects of Naito's Conqueror's Haki on her gradually faded.

She has regained her strength.

Without any hesitation, the old woman shot off into the depths of the island like a wild rabbit.

The Empress's two younger sisters watched her retreating figure helplessly.

Even if Elder Nyon were to go, given her current condition, she probably wouldn't be able to change the course of the battle.

That young Marine Vice Admiral so strong it's almost unbelievable!

My dear sister, please don't let anything happen to you!

But in the next instant, everyone—whether it was the two younger sisters or the anxiously moving Gloriosa —was stunned.

From the depths of the jungle, a figure strode over.

Gloriosa stopped abruptly, her expression suddenly stiffening.

Naito glanced at the former Rocks Pirates officer, then walked past the old woman without stopping. "Go help Boa Hancock pack her things. I want to see her join us within two hours at the latest."

Gloriosa was stunned for a moment, then looked up at Naito's retreating figure as he walked towards the shore, seemingly oblivious to her surroundings.

After a brief moment of shock, the old woman understood what that moment meant.

"Vice Admiral Naito!"

Gloriosa's voice held a hint of overjoyment, "Could it be that the Snake Princess has agreed to the government's conscription?"

Naito kept walking, too lazy to answer.

But Gloriosa breathed a long sigh of relief.

Thank goodness!

The situation hasn't escalated to the point of being out of control!

But, how could that girl, Snake Princess, have a change of heart?

Was it because Vice Admiral Naito was simply too powerful that the girl realized now was not the time to be willful?

Well.

Gloriosa sighed softly.

That girl, Snake Princess, is still too young.

That girl became famous on her first expedition after becoming the captain of the Kuja Pirates, and was directly invited by the government to become a new Shichibukai.

After that, she never encountered any setbacks.

She had no idea how vast the world truly was, nor how many unimaginable monsters lurked on this vast ocean.

But.

Gloriosa watched as Naito walked briskly towards the shore, having already passed the unconscious Kuja Pirates on the ground.

Of all the monsters she knew, this young Vice Admiral Naito was definitely one of the top tier!

Young Linlin was no match for him, and Kaido was the same age, was far inferior to him.

A new naval hero—that title is truly well-deserved!

But now is not the time to lament these things.

Gloriosa looked at the Empress's two younger sisters.

"Go find my elder sister, Elder Nyon!"

Sandersonia quickly spoke up.

"That's right, don't worry about us."

Marigold also said, "The Navy shouldn't attack us."

Be careful!

After leaving those words, Gloriosa flew back towards the depths of the island.

Meanwhile, Naito had already returned to the warship.

Because of his order, the deck was empty, Naito slowly walked into the cabin.

The marines crammed into the cabin immediately turned their excited gazes toward him.

Binz immediately crowded around, "Naito! What do you think? Is that Pirate Empress as beautiful as the rumors say?"

"Get out of the way!"

Ain rolled her eyes and kicked Binz in the leg, causing him to stumble and fall to the side. "Naito, what happened?"

Naito said calmly, "After I beat her up, she became much more obedient."

"They've gone back to pack their bags and will be joining us soon."

Ultimately, Boa Hancock was a complete shrew.

Arrogant and willful, self-righteous and self-willed.

To deal with such a powerful female demon, one must strike hard.

I knew it.

Ain smiled softly.

As expected of Naito, he showed no mercy even when facing a woman like the Pirate Empress.

In other words,

Binz stood up, clutching his leg, and dared not speak his anger to Ain.

His voice held a hint of excitement, "The Pirate Empress will be traveling with us from now on, right?"

Naito glanced at him sideways. "If you don't want to turn to stone, stay away from that woman."

"Forehead!"

Binz shuddered; the legends about the Empress were indeed quite terrifying.

But then he chuckled again, "Isn't Naito here? Are you just going to watch him turn me to stone?"

Naito stroked his chin. "It's not impossible. We can just have her remove her power when we get back to Marineford, which will save you the trouble of coming out and bothering us."

"Hello!"

Binz gritted his teeth and screamed.

"Ain, report to headquarters."

Naito got down to business.

"Good."

Ain nodded slightly.

Just then, Sanji suddenly asked with some surprise, "Brother Naito, where did your jacket go?"

"Um?"