Meet Hancock

"Who was it that dared to launch a sneak attack on Amazon Lily?" Hancock’s face was filled with fury as her two younger sisters caught up to her.

"Big Sister… how did this happen?" The tall, obese Marigold looked at the sight of "corpses strewn everywhere" before her and spoke in shock.

Sandersonia, with her green hair and large head, was somewhat calmer. She carefully examined the scene, then breathed a sigh of relief. "They should only be unconscious. They’re still breathing."

"Humph!" Hancock snorted coldly. "Useless fools. The entire Amazon Lily was knocked unconscious so easily."

"Who exactly is the enemy? I don’t see any pirate ship around here," Sandersonia said as she glanced around.

"Let’s go check my palace. The enemy should be there!" Hancock sneered. "My Observation Haki has already sensed some presences."

After hearing Hancock’s words, her two sisters nodded and followed her toward the palace.

Unconscious Amazon Lily warriors lay everywhere along the way. Of course, some were barely still awake, but they had little strength left.

The three Hancock sisters casually questioned a few of them and heard about a ship flying through the sky and trees that had suddenly grown wildly, yet they still could not determine the enemy’s identity.

However, all three of their expressions became much more solemn. Defeating everyone on the entire island in an instant was not something an ordinary person could accomplish.

A moment later, the three arrived at the palace gates. There, they heard voices coming from inside.

"The women of Amazon Lily sure are rich!" a young woman’s voice said. "It’s really unexpected. You couldn’t tell just by looking at their island, but these people are actually this wealthy."

"Of course they are. Just think about it—the entire Amazon Lily is made up of soldiers. They’re essentially a pirate crew, and this band of robbers has existed for centuries."

"On top of that, they live in the Calm Belt and rarely interact with the outside world. Commerce is underdeveloped, so all the gold, silver, and treasures they plundered have basically been hoarded away. After several centuries, naturally they’ve become extremely rich."

"It’s just that Amazon Lily has such a terrible reputation, and it’s located in the Calm Belt, so no one comes here to trade with them. Even if they have money, they often have nowhere to spend it."

Standing at the entrance, Boa Hancock grew more and more furious as she listened. These people were treating Amazon Lily like their own home!

Then, with a boom, Boa Hancock raised her leg and kicked open the palace gates, glaring frostily into the palace.

Inside the palace, Charlotte Pudding smiled as she toyed with a string of jeweled ornaments. Yota sat on Hancock’s throne with a bored expression, while Kyros stood beside him with sword in hand. Violet was discussing the luster of the jewelry with Charlotte Pudding.

As for Gloriosa, the Amazon Empress from two generations ago, a faint red glow shone in her eyes as she introduced box after box of treasure throughout the palace to them.

"You old hag, what are you doing?!" After taking in the scene inside the palace, Boa Hancock nearly exploded with rage and shouted at Gloriosa.

"Be careful. Hancock’s Love-Love Fruit can turn anyone attracted to her beauty into stone! It’s best not to look directly at her face."

Yota’s group showed no reaction to Hancock’s furious shout. Instead, Gloriosa was the first to step in front of everyone.

"Have you been controlled?" Boa Hancock glared angrily at Gloriosa and noticed the strange red patterns in her eyes. She seemed to understand something.

"However… even if you’ve been controlled, showing disrespect toward me is still an unforgivable crime! Love-Love Mellow!"

Pink light swept through the hall, yet to Boa Hancock’s surprise, not a single person present was turned to stone by her Love-Love Mellow!

Yota smiled. When Boa Hancock had first entered, he had indeed been captivated by her feminine charm… then he switched to Byakugan vision.

No matter how breathtakingly beautiful a woman was, if all you could see was a transparent outline of her body, there was no way you could remain that infatuated with her, right?

Still, even as nothing more than an outline, Boa Hancock radiated a strange allure. That was clearly a boost granted by the Love-Love Fruit.

Fortunately, Armament Haki evidently weakened this ability. After using Haki, Yota could feel that both Love-Love Mellow and Boa Hancock’s seductive aura had weakened considerably.

By Yota’s estimation, even without activating Byakugan vision, he should be able to withstand this rule-like Devil Fruit ability through Haki alone.

Among the rest, Pudding possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan and the fused Vampire Fruit, giving her explosively powerful spiritual strength. Violet likewise had Byakugan vision, leaving Kyros as the only one who was slightly worse off.

But Kyros had an unyielding personality, and the buff from his deceased wife. With sheer willpower alone, he could still resist Love-Love Mellow.

As for Gloriosa, she had already been controlled by the Mangekyo Sharingan. Yet even while hypnotized, she had still ignored the effects of Love-Love Mellow. That surprised Yota somewhat.

"They’re all immune to Big Sister’s Love-Love Fruit!"

"Who exactly are these people? Wait, that man’s appearance… could he be the Plunderer?"

Only after her sisters’ reminder did Boa Hancock recognize Yota’s appearance. "Plunderer, did you come for me because you want to plunder my Love-Love Fruit?"

"No, I’m not particularly interested in the Love-Love Fruit…" Yota rolled his eyes. "I’m more interested in the Cobra-Cobra Fruit and the Snake-Snake Fruit."

"You think such words can fool me? Slave Arrow!"

Hancock blew a kiss, forming a heart, then stretched it out and fired countless pink arrows from it.

"Leave it to me!" Before Yota could act, Charlotte Pudding chuckled and pressed her palms together. Countless trees instantly sprouted from the ground, blocking the incoming pink arrows.

The originally lush green trees rapidly turned to stone after being struck by the arrows, but more trees continued growing without pause. The petrified portions were instantly crushed apart, and the trees surged toward Boa Hancock and her two sisters.

Hancock’s expression did not change. She suddenly leaped into the air and descended toward Charlotte Pudding. The branches growing toward her turned to stone and crumbled into powder with a single kick.

After several successive leaps, she had already arrived in front of Charlotte Pudding and brought a kick down at her head.