The wind threaded past, weaving between the towering, smooth mountain peaks.
In the past, countless people across the seas had fiercely debated what the world's most beautiful woman ought to look like.
And yet, at this very moment, that very woman—the world's greatest beauty—had laid everything about herself bare.
She even presented it with a humble, aggrieved, ingratiating, indescribably submissive attitude.
It was a method that maximized the filthy desires lurking in a man's heart.
It was a scene no one could refuse.
Blood surged. Desire stirred. It was as though reason itself was about to be boiled away.
She had cast aside her dignity in order to maximize the effect of her Devil Fruit ability and seize a chance at victory that would otherwise be impossible to obtain!
His gaze wandered over her snow-white skin like a magnet, engraving every rise and curve into Ren's mind.
Corresponding to that was the "heart" that seemed ready to burst out of his crimson eyes!
It was about to condense, leap out, and become like all the others before him, displaying his love toward the source of beauty.
Even if the result in the very next instant would be turning into a stone statue.
To be turned into stone by such a beauty would also—
Roar—!
The Blood Demon's roar rang out inside his mind, forcefully snuffing out the heart that was about to form.
Advanced Armament Haki surged through his body, crushing the false desire amplified by her ability.
"!"
Ren's pupils constricted, and his rationality instantly gained the upper hand.
However, he had still lost precious time measured in seconds. That brief delay was enough for Hancock to complete her attack.
Slave Arrow!
Her fingers lightly touched her lips, creating a massive pink, peach-colored heart-shaped substance, which she drew back like a bow.
A barrage of pink arrows rained down on Ren's body, leaving dense patches of gray behind. The color spread at an astonishing speed.
Mero Mero Breeze!
Hancock formed a heart shape with both hands, and the heart-shaped beam she released swallowed Ren whole.
The gray petrification expanded explosively, covering one arm, one leg, and his neck, occupying nearly a third of his body!
Yet she showed not the slightest joy, because the hearts in his eyes were disappearing!
'He saw all of me, yet he can still maintain his reason? What method is he using?'
Hancock's elegant brows knitted tightly. She lifted her leg and wrapped all her Armament Haki around her foot before launching the final strike.
As long as she could shatter part of the petrified area, this man's combat ability would inevitably drop.
After that, victory would belong only to her.
"Great Perfume Femur!"
Boom—!
Terrifying power erupted at the instant of the kick, and for the first time, Ren was sent flying backward like a meteor.
A shrill sonic howl tore through the air along his path before he slammed into the rock wall, triggering a partial mountain collapse.
Hancock chased after him immediately, her legs, each over a meter long, alternating as she swept across the ground at twice the speed of sound, heading straight for where her enemy had landed.
"Now obediently explain your method to me, you lowly man!"
Her Observation Haki locked onto the enemy within the dust and smoke.
Hancock leapt into the air, her long leg twisting with her waist as it transformed into a falling "battle-axe"!
At this point, she no longer cared about whether anything was exposed!
Boom—!
The dust was swept away in an instant. The tyrannical force struck out a vacuum, and the scattered blast of air crushed and overturned the sliding mountain debris.
Ren blocked with one arm, his legs sunk into the ground, looking extremely battered.
The petrified parts had no time to be exempted and were already shattered by violence!
"With one hand and one leg gone, what are you going to use to fight me?!"
Hancock's eyes were icy and vicious as she continued pressing down, intending to crush even the enemy's neck!
Because of this bastard, she had done something she never wanted to do a second time in her life!
She had taken the initiative to pull open her own clothes and seduce him!
If not for that damned method, how could she, the emperor of Kuja, have done such a thing?!
Once she interrogated the secret out of him, she would definitely kill this overstepping wretch to vent the hatred in her heart.
However, although Ren, whom she regarded as prey, looked miserable, the corner of his mouth still curled into a mocking smile.
"How naive."
Ren chuckled softly. He exerted force through his arm, and his Advanced Armament Haki instantly transformed into emission!
Boom—!
Hancock was blasted away in an instant. She landed nimbly, only to suddenly discover that the vegetation around her had begun to wither.
'A Devil Fruit ability?'
The thought had barely arisen in Hancock's heart when her small red lips parted slightly, and her eyes widened in disbelief.
Ren, who should have been crippled, emerged from the dust. He breathed freely and wantonly, drawing life force from nature.
In that span of time measured in seconds, his shattered hand and foot regenerated at high speed!
In the blink of an eye,
Ren, restored to his peak condition, reached out and crooked a finger at Hancock.
The meaning was obvious.
Did she have any more tricks?
If not, then it was his turn to repay her in kind!
"How is that possible?!"
A trace of horror appeared on Hancock's face. She subconsciously shook her head, as though trying to throw off an illusion.
How could a human's regenerative ability be this terrifying?
Even Zoan ability users, who were famous for their tenacious vitality, could not casually regenerate limbs like this.
And yet the truth was just that cruel.
This was how abnormal the stacked effects of an HP-bar setting and combat regeneration were.
If the power of an attack could not keep up with his recovery speed,
then attacking him was pointless!
Boom—!
The ground trembled for an instant, and Ren flickered out of sight.
Hancock unleashed her Observation Haki in horror. She saw him—but that hand was already clamped around her snow-white neck!
Ren took a step forward, lifted her up, and smashed her down with a thunderous crash!
Dong—!
Dust splashed high into the air.
Hancock's back of the head once again had intimate contact with the ground, and her upper body was buried in the earth.
Ren took advantage of the momentum to straddle her, his knees pressing down against the inner sides of her thighs, forming a clamp.
At the same time, one of his hands grabbed both of Hancock's hands and pinned them above her.
With his other hand, he took Seastone Handcuffs from his inventory and snapped them around Hancock's wrists!
'This man! How can he touch Seastone with his hands?!'
Hancock sensed her own weakness and widened her beautiful eyes in disbelief.
Today's "surprises" had already exceeded her expectations.
However, the development of the situation became even more severe.
Ren did not stop. His freed fingers seized the collar of her pink coat!
"You seem to like letting me look. In that case—why not let me look even more carefully?"
Rip.
The tanned animal-hide coat tore like paper.
The violent force formed an absolute suppression, preventing the struggling "prey" from stopping him.
An A-rank standard in strength, agility, and stamina was merely Ren's base stats.
Although at this current stage, he had not used any of his ultimate moves, nor had he even used his lightning system.
Just the enhancement of Haki alone was enough to push his strength to an exaggerated degree.
Before him, the Empress Boa Hancock, who was also one of the Warlords of the Sea, was as weak as a little puppy!
"Ngh—"
Hancock let out a mournful cry, instantly realizing what the other party intended to do.
She did not have enough strength to counterattack. She could only desperately block him while pressing down hard on the cloth at her back.
Amid the wails of her clothing, every strip of pink-white fabric that disappeared exposed the corresponding expanse of snow-white skin!
This was practically an XXX-taming AV scene!
Ren tore off strip after strip of fabric in an orderly manner, compressing the "space" of this struggling beauty.
But if anyone thought he had lost himself in the moment, that desire had overwhelmed his rationality,
then they were severely underestimating the man who had broken free from her seduction!
'Hancock may indeed have some issues in the head, but those were fundamentally shaped by her past experiences.
Because of her beauty, she was abducted and branded with a slave mark. Also because of her beauty, she has been favored by the world.
She was even able to summarize the experiential conclusion that because she is too beautiful, she will be forgiven no matter what she does.
True, part of that is because of the power of the Mero Mero no Mi, but even more than that, she genuinely possesses that level of beauty.
However, that does not mean Hancock is an idiot. This woman is simply excessively arrogant, but she has never been stupid!'
Ren tore off another piece of cloth, completely opening up his prey's chest.
The action made Hancock let out a sorrowful cry, wanting to move her hands and cover the missing concealment over her chest.
As she struggled, she shifted her gaze to look at Ren's eyes. The moment she discovered that those crimson eyes were filled only with coldness, her entire body stiffened.
The feedback that followed was weaker resistance, and her posture looked even more like a defeated "female beast."
Hancock bit her red lip tightly, her eyes carrying a faint trace of shame and anger.
It gave off the feeling of someone refusing yet yielding at the same time, something that could maximally stir up a man's desire to torment.
Ren took all of this in, and his rational thoughts once again confirmed the facts above.
'She was never stupid. She understands how to use the advantage of her looks, and she also possesses the intelligence to judge the situation.
In the original storyline, when Blackbeard attacked Kuja Island, it was also when the Marines brought Seraphim to encircle and suppress Kuja.
Facing unprecedented pressure, Hancock immediately petrified most of the Marines and the officers of the Blackbeard Pirates.
She used that to restrict the frequency with which the Seraphim could attack, since they had to consider the safety of the petrified Marines.
Immediately afterward, she aimed at the Seraphim's commander—Koby.
She almost captured Koby in the shortest possible time, even though Teach just happened to seize the opportunity to ambush her.
After realizing how the Yami Yami no Mi restrained Devil Fruit users, she found a way to counter Teach in just a few seconds.
Using the petrified officers as bargaining chips, combined with Rayleigh's timely reinforcement, even after being grabbed by the neck at close range by a user of the darkness ability,
she was still able to force Blackbeard to retreat, allowing herself to escape unscathed.
As for now, she is probably only pretending to be weak and helpless, and has even silently covered up her true weak point.
Then there is only one thing to do—crush her psychological defenses!'
Ren tore away the final strip of cloth, leaving her creamy, snow-white skin and rising curves fully exposed.
Pinned down by his knees, Hancock bit her red lip tightly. Her eyes were filled with sorrow and fear, and the pitiful helplessness on her peerlessly beautiful face was unmistakable.
After the abusive actions from before, anyone with a heart would have a protective instinct stirred within them.
'Calm down... Calm down. There is still a chance. As long as that is not exposed, there is still a chance.'
Hancock desperately restrained her every action, trying to find an opportunity to regain her freedom.
However... Ren's hand landed on her snow-white shoulder and pressed down on the cloth trapped beneath her back.
"It isn't over yet. I'm very curious what the real whole picture looks like."
Ren spoke in an ice-cold voice, his crimson eyes filled with mockery!
(End of Chapter)