Chapter 160 - 48

Chapter 250Luffy stared at her with a strange expression: "Did you forget, we are pirates?"Pirates stealing ships from each other, isn't that commonplace?Luffy would still have some psychological burden if he stole from ordinary people.But if everyone is a pirate, then it's different.Perona was stunned, then patted her head, suddenly enlightened: "Ah, it seems to be true!"Having stayed on Thriller Bark for so long, she almost forgot that one of a pirate's main jobs was plunder.After all, she wasn't the one doing the stealing; she was only responsible for scaring people.Soon, Luffy and Perona were led to the huge circular arena on Amazon Lily.Looking up, they found that the surrounding circular stands were already filled with Amazonian warriors who had rushed over after hearing the news, densely packed, almost endless.Deafening roars of sound rushed towards them, full of hostility and scrutiny."Execute the invaders!""Men get out of Kuja!""Long live Boa Hancock!""What's going on here?"Perona had never seen such a scene before; she was so scared her face turned pale, wishing she could shrink into a ball and hide behind Luffy.This was practically like a public execution!That woman really had ill intentions!"It seems the way to show my worth is simple,"Luffy looked around, instead relaxing and stretching his limbs, a clear expression on his face. "Just fight, right?"For him, talking with his fists was much simpler and more direct than scheming.Just then, on the highest throne, Boa Hancock, fully dressed, appeared.She had changed into her Cheongsam-style battle suit, resuming her usual proud and aloof Pirate Empress image.Hancock leaned languidly on the throne, looking down at Luffy below, and asked, "For what purpose have you come to this island? How did you even get in?"The natural barrier of the Calm Belt and Kuja's strict guard made it impossible for her to believe that Luffy had stumbled in by accident.Luffy shrugged and said truthfully, "Would you believe me if I said we flew in?"That was indeed Kuma's ability."Don't think you can get away with such nonsense!"If I tell you, you won't believe it.If I don't tell you, you'll get anxious.Seeing Luffy like this, Hancock was furious.She rested her chin on her hand and asked coldly, "What exactly is your purpose?""Didn't I say it before? Give me a ship!"Luffy couldn't help but retort, "Is your poor memory innate?"He felt that this woman definitely had a problem with her memory.Seeing Luffy directly confronting the Empress, the surrounding Amazonian warriors were dumbfounded.This, this man, how dare he!The whole place was in an uproar!The Amazonian warriors in the stands were furious.How could their supreme Empress be so insulted by a man?"How dare you! Vile man!""How dare you be rude to Boa Hancock!""Men are indeed disease-carrying pathogens!"The denunciations surged like a tsunami.Meanwhile, in the crowd, the national defense warrior Margaret was struggling internally.Their brief time together made her feel that Luffyand Perona were not bad people, but more like victims who had accidentally drifted to Amazon Lily.If it wasn't a malicious invasion, their crime shouldn't be punishable by death, right?Seeing the situation grow increasingly tense, Margaret gritted her teeth, stood up, and loudly said to Hancock on the high platform: "Wait, Boa Hancock! Can you listen to Luffy and them?"In an instant, the noisy arena fell into an eerie silence.Everyone's eyes focused on Margaret.Margaret steeled herself, quickly walked to the center of the arena, stood next to Luffy, and looked up at Hancock, saying, "These two don't seem like people who would lie, Boa Hancock, they might...""Are you a national defense warrior?"Hancock interrupted her calmly, her gaze falling on Margaret as she asked, "Why do you know this man's name?"Margaret took a deep breath and stated her name:"I am a national defense warrior, Margaret."She lowered her head, her voice filled with guilt, "I am very sorry, it was I who allowed this man to enter the country."Hancock's face instantly darkened: "Do you know that a man entering this country is a capital offense?""I know, but..."Margaret still wanted to explain.She had initially thought Luffy and Perona were villagers.Helping the populace was their duty.She had never seen a man before, so how was she to know what a man looked like?Hancock, however, slowly rose from her throne, stepping down the high platform, and walked in front of Margaret.A seemingly gentle smile appeared on her face: "I like honest people, but..."Before she finished speaking, her finger lightly touched her lips again, "Mero Mero Mellow!"A pink ray of light instantly struck Margaret, who was close by!In the latter's astonished gaze, her body rapidly began to petrify from her feet, turning into a stone statue with an astonished expression in the blink of an eye."Margaret!"The smile on Luffy's face vanished instantly.He was grateful for kindness and good intentions; this was a matter of principle.He had received many favors from Margaret.What Hancock did was unforgivable.His aura suddenly deepened, as if an invisible storm began to brew around him, and the temperature of the entire venue seemed to drop a few degrees."Hey! What did you do to my friend?"Hancock clearly felt this pressure. She narrowed her eyes, a slight chill in her heart, but her expression remained indifferent: "She committed a capital crime in this country. Harboring an invader is an even greater offense.""That's too unreasonable!"Luffy's eyes turned completely cold, staring directly at Hancock.That look!Hancock's heart trembled; she had never been looked at with such eyes by anyone."Reasonable?"Hancock forced herself to maintain her arrogance, her voice rising, "In this country, I am the rule! Who do you think you are facing? In this warrior nation, only the strong are beautiful, and I am the most beautiful existence!"Her rule over this island would not be shaken by anyone!It seemed that words could no longer communicate."Perona, Margaret is yours."Luffy took a deep breath and said, "Don't let her body get damaged."A fight was unavoidable."Hey! Don't go too far! We still need a ship!" Perona cried anxiously.She held Margaret's stone statue, full of worry.Luffy nodded, saying nothing more, just walking step by step towards Hancock.With each step, his aura condensed further."You are not qualified to fight me yet,"Hancock tried to maintain the rhythm, "Defeat Bachula first."However, before she finished speaking, the black panther named Bachula had just stepped onto the stage and met Luffy's gaze.Me, fight him?Bachula trembled, bowing her head in submission.Couldn't fight at all.Hancock watched this scene, clenching her hand.This man, that substantial aura!"You're starting to annoy me."Luffy stopped a few meters from Hancock, staring at her.Why?Why would there be a man in this world who wouldn't fall at my feet, and even dared to look at me with such eyes?!Such a man cannot exist!Hancock's killing intent boiled again."Insolent wretch!""How dare you disrespect Boa Hancock!""Kill him!"Angry denunciations erupted again from the stands, the roar almost overturning the arena.Luffy frowned slightly, coldly sweeping his gaze across the noisy stands, and an overwhelmingly domineering aura erupted from him with a bang!"Too noisy."The moment his words fell, the deafening roar from the stands abruptly ceased.As if harvested by an invisible scythe, thousands of female warriors rolled their eyes, falling down in swathes like cut wheat, instantly losing consciousness.Throughout the massive circular stands, only a handful of people could still stand, consisting of a few Kuja Pirates executives and Hancock's two sisters.Inside the arena, a deathly silence fell.Was that Conqueror's Haki?A quality possessed by only one in several million people!The Kuja Pirates executives were drenched in cold sweat."No, no way."Sonia's voice was dry, looking at the scene before her in disbelief, "Why does he have such power?""Conqueror's Haki, just like Sister?!"Marigold was also stunned.