Chapter 204: Empress vs Queen (Part 1)
Hancock lowered her head, clutching her chest, and with a rare vulnerable tone, she asked tremulously, "Eric , do you look down on us, who were once slaves?"
"..." Eric looked at the girl in front of him, who seemed as if she had done something wrong, and chuckled softly, "What are you talking about? I hate the Celestial Dragons."
"It's to overthrow this corrupt World Government, abolish the unjust Celestial Gold system, and clean up the garbage that is the Celestial Dragons that I went to sea!"
Carla and Kana, the two sisters, looked at Eric with admiring eyes, confirming they had followed the right person.
Eric raised his fists high, motivated, "To save the oppressed slaves and those common people exploited by kings and nobles. For this, I need your strength, Hancock! Can you lend me your power?"
Hancock suddenly looked up, a shocked expression on her beautiful face, which was soon replaced by joy. She nodded deeply.
She brought her hands together, enveloping Eric 's right hand, "I will give all my strength to Eric !"
"Wait, Snake Empress!" Grandma New interrupted again, throwing cold water on the situation, "You are the Empress of Amazon Lily! If the World Government finds out you're involved with Eric , your title as a Warlord of the Sea will definitely be revoked..."
"The Navy has already developed warships that can sail in the calm belts. If you lose your title as a Warlord, Amazon Lily will return to being an ordinary pirate country, and the Navy will destroy this country!"
After several doses of cold water, Hancock turned her head, not wanting Eric to see the fierce expression on her face.
"The current Nine Snake Empress is me! You, the emperor from ages ago, have no right to meddle with my thoughts!"
Hancock grabbed Gloriosa's hair and pulled it up.
Gloriosa's face twisted in pain, her eyes lifted.
Even Eric felt a twinge in his scalp.
Eric , displaying his respect for the elderly and young, quickly intervened, "Don't be so rough with the elderly."
"Hi, Eric !" Hancock loosened her grip, and Gloriosa fell to the ground with an "Ouch."
"Just as expected from Eric , you're so kind-hearted." Hancock's eyes sparkled like stars.
Being admired by such a beautiful woman, under the effect of the Sweet Fruit, Eric felt a little shy.
The only thing that made Eric a bit unhappy was that his gaze was slightly lower than Hancock's, who was 1.91 meters tall, giving him a slight feeling of being looked down upon...
Eric turned to Grandma New, who was near his leg, and explained, "I won't expose my relationship with Hancock. I'll need a lot of preparation before I can execute my plan, so there's no need for you to worry."
"Is that so... then that's good." Grandma New now put the safety of Amazon Lily above everything else.
"And our... relationship..." Hancock covered her mouth with one hand, her face full of joy. "Could it be a marriage relationship?"
Eric and Gloriosa both responded immediately, "Of course not!"
Gloriosa narrowed her eyes, 'I saw the news about Darren Eric massacring Celestial Dragons, and I thought he was another Rocks D. Xebec. But it turns out that although Eric 's actions are eccentric, he's somewhat different from ambitious men like Xebec...'
She glanced at Eric , 'What does this guy really want to do...'
Eric also reminded Carla and Kana, "Don't tell anyone about what happened here."
Carla and Kana nodded solemnly, "Yes!"
...
After calming down in their bedroom, the three sisters of Boa Hancock led Eric and the Kana sisters to a large lounge where the others were resting.
Akame was stuffing herself with food, while Porche and Perona were playfully messing around the table. Scáthach and Esdeath were whispering to each other.
When Eric returned, Kurumi visibly sighed in relief.
Esdeath stood up, puffing out her chest, and from a distance, stretched out her right hand towards Hancock, "Pirate Empress, let me see if your strength is truly as legendary as they say."
"Hmph~" Hancock swept her slender right hand across her neck, flicking a lock of her hair, "Not just anyone is worthy of fighting with me."
"What?! How dare you speak to the Snake Empress like that!" The Nine Snake warriors in the lounge started to show their displeasure, and the atmosphere immediately became tense.
Some even rolled up their sleeves, ready to teach Esdeath a lesson in defense of their revered Snake Empress.
Esdeath gently turned her neck, her sharp eyes carrying a murderous aura from having slaughtered millions of outsiders, and glared at the Nine Snake warriors who were shouting.
"Ugh!" As Esdeath's killing intent washed over them, many of the Nine Snake warriors immediately collapsed to the ground in weakness.
Some of them were so captivated by Esdeath's heroic and beautiful appearance, as well as her terrifying killing aura, that they immediately started shouting "Queen!"
This led to another group of Nine Snake warriors immediately yelling "Traitor!"
The two sides began to argue fiercely, with the situation almost escalating to a full-blown fight.
Esdeath spoke up, "I'm the one who interrogated that... what's his name?"
Scáthach reminded her from the side, "Carlamag Saint."
"Right," Esdeath nodded, "The person who interrogated Carlamag Saint. If you fight me, I'll tell you all about how it felt to interrogate him and his crying expressions. How does that sound?"
Eric glanced at Scáthach , 'Did Scáthach see the future? But since they're not ones to carelessly speak about things, it should be fine.'
"..." Hancock fell silent for a moment, then made up her mind, "If we're going to fight, then follow me."
...
The group followed Hancock to the shore of Daughter Island.
"Aren't we going to fight in the arena?" Esdeath asked curiously. "There's an arena on the way to the palace."
"With two Warlords of the Sea fighting, that arena is far too small." Hancock turned around, "To have someone who defeated Moonlight Moria, the 'Ice Queen', fight in such a small arena would be disrespectful."
"Is that so..." Esdeath's lips curled into a crescent shape, "I thought you were afraid to show your defeat in front of your citizens."
She slowly drew the famous sword from her waist and pointed it at Hancock, "Come, let's have a good fight!"
Hancock once again struck a pose full of contempt, her valley-shaped figure revealed to the crowd.
'Looking from the front, it forms a ridge; from the side, it's a peak, with different heights and perspectives...'
Her pants shifted slightly, and Little Eric spoke, "Are you calling me?"
Eric thought, 'I didn't call you!'
Perona, whose chest was flat, muttered angrily, "Is this to purposely annoy me?"
Hancock, pointing her pale white index finger at Esdeath, said, "Impudent one, I'll make you kneel before my strength!"
"Only if you can."
"Also," Hancock raised her body and asked seriously, "What is your relationship with Eric ?"
"He's my man."
"What?!" Hancock's eyes went wide, "You two are married?!"
Kurumi shouted from outside, "Of course not! And Esdeath, stop spreading rumors about your relationship with Eric !"
"Hmph, so you're just claiming it, huh?" Hancock breathed a sigh of relief, "So you're trying to mess with my fighting spirit?"
"It's not like that." Esdeath also grasped Hancock's mindset, "If you beat me, you can marry Eric ."
"Hey, don't just make me a bet."
Hancock's only focus was marriage, and her battle intent surged immediately, "Come on, I won't let anyone else take Eric 's spot as his bride!"
(END CHAPTER)
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