Chapter 414: Empress Hancock |
Time flies, time flies.
In a blink of an eye, another period of time passed.
Luffy finally decided to go to Impel Down first.
So, a group of them crossed Judiciary Island in a golden boat, and then continued to advance along the current to the city.
However, on the way to Impel Down, they encountered a naval warship sailing on the sea which suddenly fired shells at them.
A series of shell attacks were so powerful that the golden boat, which was flying smoothly, couldn't help shaking.
Immediately, all the people on the boat furrowed.
"Again?"
"Why did someone suddenly attack us?"
"Yes!" Miscellaneous No. 1 Enel knelt down on one knee very respectfully: "Reporting to the gods, there is a naval warship below that is using shells to attack our Ark Maxim. May I ask the gods, do you need to us to get rid of the group of ants that offended you?"
"No need, you continue to drive this Ark Maxim! I'll go down and have a look."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zoro said, "Do you need us to be with you?"
Luffy: "No need, I'll just go down by myself."
...
At the same time.
Located on the naval battleship below the golden boat.
This is the naval battleship of Vice Admiral Momonga.
On board the naval battleship, besides a group of sailors, there was also Pirate Empress Boa Hancock. The mission of Momonga this time is to invite Boa Hancock, one of the Seven Warlords, to go to Marineford to participate in the fierce battle against Whitebeard.
Obviously, even without the appearance of Luffy, in order to continue to enjoy the title of Warlord of the Sea to protect the Amazon Lily Kingdom (Maiden Island), the Pirate Empress Boa Hancock finally chose to compromise and followed Momonga to Marineford.
However, during the voyage, they suddenly found a golden boat appeared above their heads.
Momonga originally didn't intend to meddle in other people's business. After all, at present, the most important thing for him is to complete the task.
But Momonga can bear it, but the Pirate Empress Boa Hancock can't bear it.
She despises them to the extreme, pointing her face up to the sea soldiers: "I now orders you to shoot down the ship that offended me!"
Immediately, a group of sea soldiers seemed to have been hit by a "head drop", all eyes were full of love, and they ran to fire with great enthusiasm.
Momongas can't be stopped even if they want to.
Momonga: "Hancock! You...!"
Pirate Empress Boa Hancock looked up at Momonga with her nostrils: "What's wrong? This golden boat doesn't belong to the marine at first glance. As a marine, are you planning to cover it? Your incompetence is something that I can't bear this anger about your matter."
Momonga was too angry to speak.
But looking at his subordinates who were fascinated by each other, he was helpless.
What's more, if you don't attack, I will attack, so what else?
We have to wait and see.
Soon, they saw a little black dot jumping off the golden boat. Not long after, Luffy pressed the straw hat and landed on the deck very handsomely on one knee.
The moment he stood up, Momonga's expression turned extremely ugly.
He recognized Luffy.
For a while, Luffy's bounty has increased at an extremely fast speed.
Moreover, as the news of Monkey D. Garp broke out, there's no way he couldn't even recognize him.
Although he doesn't understand why Luffy and his party appear here, he can at least be sure that they cannot be allies!
"Why did you attack my ship?"
Without waiting for Momonga to say anything, the Pirate Empress Boa Hancock said first: "That's needless to say? Who allowed you to pass above mine's house?"
After all, the Pirate Empress Boa Hancock directly used Love-Love Beam on Luffy without saying a word.
A few heart-shaped circles of light shot towards Luffy.
A moment later...
Luffy tilted his head: "???"
Pirate Empress Boa Hancock: "?!! What's going on?! Why does the ability to mourn your family not work for you?!"
The Pirate Empress, who doesn't believe in evil, once again used sweet sweet wind on Luffy.
Moreover, this time the scope is larger and the power is stronger!
Seeing Momonga frightened: "Hancock!"
But she couldn't stop it even if he wanted to.
Luffy is nothing but shit.
On the contrary, the sailors who surrounded Luffy turned into stone statues.
Luffy picked his nose: "Are you an idiot? Why are you attacking your own people?"
Hancock is surprised!
He...
He actually scolded me...
He actually scolded me!
Hancock suddenly felt numb all over her body!
A feeling that she has never had before came to her heart!
This feeling... this feeling... is really amazing~
In an instant, she felt hot and hot all over, and felt weak all over. She used all her strength to suppress it, and only then managed to ease the feeling.
But she had just recovered, and Luffy said again: "Are you sick? My golden boat flies, and if it doesn't pass over your head, where else will it pass over? Or do you want to start a war with me?"
Hancock took a deep breath.
Blush and hot ears.
Here we go again!
That feeling came again!
How dare he say that I is sick?
How dare he start a war with I?
Then... what exactly does he want to fight?
Luffy: "Hey, didn't you hear me talking to you?"
Momonga: "Monkey D. Luffy! Why did you appear here?!"
Luffy's originally silly appearance suddenly became serious: "Oh? Do you recognize me? That is to say, did you target me just now?"
Momonga wanted to say something more, but he was interrupted by Hancock: "I'm sorry, humble man. There are some things that I have to figure out first. Please rest for a while."
After finishing speaking, another burst of Love-Love Beam shot past.
However, the target here is not Luffy, but Momonga.
"Hancock! What the hell are you trying to do?!"
Hancock's Love-Love Beam is only ineffective for two kinds of people.
One, people without lust
Two, people who are not paying attention to her.
When Hancock shoots sweet wind at him, Momonga immediately stabs himself with the blade, trying to divert attention.
The result is valid.
In the original book, when Momonga first came into contact with Hancock, Momonga also used this method to break the beam.
But this time is different.
In the original book, Hancock just wanted to give Momonga a bad start, so after using once, she didn't do it again.
But now Hancock is determined to petrify Momonga.
So she has no intention of stopping the attack.
And Momonga, after several times of self-mutilation, could not resist this ability after all, and was petrified by Hancock and the rest of the sailors on the battleship.
Luffy was puzzled: "Hey, I said you, what are you trying to do?"
When Hancock looked at Luffy again, his eyes became shy: "Are you Monkey D. Luffy?"
Luffy took it for granted: "That's right. What's wrong? You know me too?"
"Fufu... I heard that the leader of the Revolutionary Army is your father. Is your family really planning to rebel against the World Government?"
"What I do has nothing to do with my father. But I do have to deal with those scumbags. What's wrong? You want to stop me?"
"Ah? No, no, I didn't mean to stop you..." Hancock was startled by Luffy's questioning, and then quickly explained, "I just want to know, are you really going to deal with those World Nobles?"
Speaking of the World Nobles, Luffy suddenly became angry: "They are my target! If you intend to prevent me from dealing with them, then I will not be polite to you!"
Hancock's whole body softened again.
She felt hot, blushed, and fell limp to the ground.
She was short of breath, and said with an aggrieved face, "I... I didn't want to stop you... How about this, let me show you something, maybe you will understand my position..."
As he spoke, Hancock suddenly unbuttoned her clothes.
Then turned her face away, not daring to look directly at Luffy.
Luffy tilted his head: "Hey, what are you doing naked?"
"It's still such a rude reaction...forget it." Hancock said resentfully at first, and then parted her hair, showing her back in front of Luffy, "Have you... seen this pattern?"
Luffy bit his lower lip.
Seriously looked at this pattern.
"I have seen similar patterns, but your pattern is still somewhat different from what I have seen. There are many fish-men with patterns similar to yours on my boat."
Hancock was startled, and turned around again: "Fish-men? Do you know those fish-men too?"
Luffy: "Yes! They are all my partners! They will go with me this time to kill those scumbags."
Hancock suddenly burst into tears with excitement: "In this world, there is such a stupid existence...! Desperately challenge the heaven, just like that person..."
Luffy: "Him?"
Hancock: "As long as that person is you, I will tell you everything. I will also tell you about the pattern on your fish-man companion... This is the Claw of the Celestial Dragons, the emblem of the World Noble."
"It is branded on every person raised by the nobles of the world... It is the proof of the lower race that cannot be erased in a lifetime...!"
"My two sisters and I used to be slaves to the nobles of the world!"
Luffy was shocked: "You! You and your sister...slaves?!"
"That happened when I was twelve years old... My two sisters and I were on the pirate ship of Kusnake, and fell into the hands of traffickers. After that... is the dark past that I don't want to touch at all! The men we see for the first time since we were born are all disrespectful horrors..."
This time, Hancock cried even more painfully.
Luffy quickly comforted: "Enough is enough, don't force it! You don't need to say anything anymore! I won't attack you!"
"No, memories are always indelible...Those feelings of utter misery and hopelessness...the only thing in my head is the thought of getting out of death!"
Luffy: "Hey!"
"However, one night after four years, an event that shocked the World Government happened. No one in the World Nobles could disobey this matter, and it was regarded as an iron rule by the world. But there was such a man who landed on the Red Line with bare hands, sneaked into Mary Geoise, the holy land where the World Nobles lived... He is... Fisher Tiger who led the Fish-man Pirates after that..."
Luffy exclaimed: "Fisher Tiger? Uncle Tiger?!"
Hancock was also surprised: "You know him?"
Luffy nodded: "Although I haven't met him in person, I have heard a lot about him from Arlong. This time, brother Arlong followed me to fight against the World Government. One of the purposes is to revive Uncle Tiger."
Hancock: "Wait...wait! What did you say? Revive?!"
Luffy nodded: "I have a big brother, he is very powerful. There is almost nothing he can't do in this world. He once promised me that as long as I solve the root cause of all dangers, he will help me resurrect the people I care. This of course includes Uncle Tiger. Moreover, I also had a brother who was killed by the World Nobles (Sabo). So, whether it is for selfishness or for revenge, I will definitely kill all these World Nobles!"
Having said that, Hancock is even more convinced of Luffy's determination.
At the same time, I also had a faint admiration for Luffy in my heart.
In the original book, she and Luffy went through a series of events before she finally fell in love. But in this life, even though she did not meet Luffy in advance, it does not prevent her from paying attention to everything about Luffy in advance through Luffy's reputation.
Coupled with this meeting, she felt an unprecedented feeling...
As a result, it has become the current situation.
"Then...then is there anything I can do to help you? Oh, by the way, I am Boa Hancock, the Pirate Empress of one of the Seven Warlord of the Sea... you can call me Hancock..." Having said that, Hancock blushed again.
In the past, everyone only called her Pirate Empress.
She didn't know what was going on, so she asked Luffy to call her by her real name.
"Okay, then I will call you Hancock from now on. There is no need to help me. You are not strong enough, and you will only die if you go. Just wait for our good news."
From Luffy's point of view, Hancock will completely miss her attacks, so she must be very weak.
"No, I... My strength is still very strong... But, it seems that it doesn't work only to you... I must have something to help you... By the way, why did you appear here?"
"Fire Fist Ace, who is about to be executed, is my sworn brother. The World Government captured him just to lure me to rob the execution ground, and then try to capture alive to threaten my father Monkey D. Dragon."
Hearing this, Hancock immediately understood what was going on, and she smiled and said, "Then I will definitely be able to help you. I was invited by them this time to help fight against Whitebeard. I just didn't expect to secretly find their real purpose here, that is you..."
After a while.
Hancock is taken to the golden boat.
Luffy took it for granted: "That's the way it is! Next, Hancock will help us sneak into the marine's camp. She still has a whole country to shoulder behind her, and she can't help us on the bright side. But if the war starts, if When we both meet, she can assist us as good."
There was an extra helper from one of the Seven Warlords for no reason, and everyone on board was at a loss.
See Hancock looking at Luffy affectionately.
Sanji couldn't help but rushed up to grab Luffy, and said with a devilish face, "What did you do to Ms. Hancock?! Why is she like this?!"
Luffy: "???"
Hancock looked up and pointed at Sanji: "Who are you, ant? Who allows you to call mine by name? Also, I order you now, let go of Luffy immediately!"
Treated so differently by Hancock.
Sanji was so hurt on the spot that he huddled in a corner and cried.
So, Luffy's team fighting against the World Government has Hancock as a hidden strength...
TL note: While referring to herself, Hancock uses "warawa" —an antiquated pronoun that signifies nobility—instead of the more common "watashi".
