Hancock looked at the approaching Kuja ship. Her eyes watered; her sisters were already crying in relief. She looked at the sky.
The memory of Ragnar leaving without talking to her made her angry and sad. Why? she wondered in anger and confusion.
"Hancock, Sonia, Mari." Toritoma looked at them in relief from the Perfume Yuda. Her eyes lingered on Hancock.
"Ready to go back, girls?" Shakky asked, smiling. Her eyes were fixed on Hancock with a knowing smile.
"Yes," Sonia and Mari said excitedly. Hancock looked at the Devil Fruit in her hand.
"You know it would make you stronger," Shakky said to Hancock.
Hancock looked at her. "Stronger than Yamato?"
Shakky smiled. "Nope. That girl is a monster. She has the bloodline of an Oni, a Mythical Zoan, and extraordinary mastery of Conqueror's Haki for her age."
"Her strength will be something a Paramecia like Mero Mero can't help you with. It's one of the strongest fruits with beauty like yours, but not enough to match Yamato—and obviously not him." Shakky observed Hancock.
Hancock stiffened at the mention of Ragnar. Shakky's smile grew brighter.
"What would I have to do to be as strong as them?" Hancock asked.
"Only a top-tier Mythical Zoan can help you. But those are rarer than Logia, so you can just forget about it. Your best option is to eat the Mero Mero no Mi and awaken it." Shakky leaned into Hancock's ear.
"You know you won't be meeting him soon. He is the Shogun of Wano, the prince of the Beast Pirates. Beautiful girls will be chasing him everywhere sooner or later. Who knows, he might even have a few already chasing him."
Hancock stiffened hearing Shakky.
"Wh-what does this have to do with me?" Hancock asked, her cheeks flushed.
Shakky smiled. "Nothing, just telling you. But with Yamato around, not many girls are qualified to be with him. The girl doesn't show it, obviously, but she is also like Ragnar."
"If I had made any move against him or her, both would have fought me till they died—or killed me. Both are very protective of each other. Yamato may be kind and easy to get along with, but every time it's about Ragnar, the air around her changes."
Hancock listened in silence.
"If she had sensed any bad intentions from you, you wouldn't even be here. You would have been a frozen statue long ago," Shakky said.
Hancock turned as Toritoma and the Kuja arrived, the Perfume Yuda docking at the port. Soon Hancock and her sisters boarded the ship.
Hancock clutched the Mero Mero no Mi.
"So what? Who said I can't be as strong as them? I will become the strongest empress in Kuja history."
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Over at Green Bit, Ragnar and Yamato jumped down.
"So this is the place where the Tontatta people live?" Yamato looked around curiously.
"Well yeah, they should be," Ragnar said. "Let's go search for them."
Yamato raised her hands, her eyes sparkling.
Both started exploring the small island.
"Ragnar, after meeting them, let's go to Dressrosa," Yamato said, searching the forest.
"Well, we can. All we have to do is cross the bridge connecting Green Bit and Dressrosa. And Dressrosa is also called the land of love, passion, and fairies. Of course, the fairies are the Tontatta people. But it would be fun."
Yamato giggled, already deciding how much she would eat and buy.
Just then, both stopped.
"Yo, you all must be Tontatta," Ragnar waved at the empty forest.
Soon, people barely 10 to 20 cm tall walked out, looking at them curiously.
"Human kids? With horns?"
"Wooww, they are super tiny!" Yamato's eyes sparkled.
"Hey, I'm Yamato. This is my stupid brother Ragnar. Nice to meet you."
The Tontatta nodded. "We are Tontatta tribe people. Nice to meet you too, Yamato-land, Ragnar-land."
One stepped forward. "But why and how are you here?" They were really curious. Green Bit was surrounded by many aggressive fishes.
And the only bridge connecting Dressrosa to Green Bit—if anyone tried to cross, they would be attacked by those fishes.
"We flew here, of course," Yamato said matter-of-factly.
The Tontatta thought and nodded. "Yeah, that makes sense."
"So they flew from the sky. No wonder the fishes don't attack them."
Ragnar looked at the one who seemed like the leader.
"We came to see the chief of your tribe. Can we see him?"
"You want to see old man chief? Follow us. And my name is Dio," the one in front said, as he and the others led Yamato and Ragnar to their hidden village.
"Hello, young kids. I'm Gancho, the king of the Tontatta tribe. I heard you want to meet me?" A man walked out of a castle.
Ragnar pointed at him. "Weren't you the tribe chief? And wasn't this a village?"
"Yeah, he said he would take us to his village. But this is a damn small kingdom," Yamato pointed at the castle.
"Anyways, I'm here to ask if any Tontatta people are interested in coming to live in Wano. I'm the Shogun of Wano, and this is my dumb sister Yamato," Ragnar said.
"Wano, you say? The land of samurai? But wasn't the ruling family the Kozuki?" Gancho asked, looking at them with suspicion.
"Well, our old man went and conquered it. Now Raggy is the Shogun of Wano," Yamato explained.
Ragnar glared at her. "Stop calling me that. I'm Ragnar, not Raggy."
Yamato stuck her tongue out. "Blagh, what are you gonna do—"
Ragnar bonked her on the head. "Owww, my tongue!" Yamato shouted as she bit it.
She glared at Ragnar and jumped on him. Soon both were fighting. Some Tontatta were cheering Ragnar, and some were cheering Yamato.
Soon both stopped. Their faces were blue and red.
"Ahem, so back to the main topic. Does the Tontatta want to move to Wano?"
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In Wano, Hiyori practiced her swordsmanship. Near her, Ulti and Page One were being trained by Jack along with Maria.
After training, Hiyori freshened up and went to the Shogun's room. There lay a mountain of documents.
A vein popped on her cute face. "Damn it, why do I have to do this?"
She took a deep breath and started doing paperwork.
Maria arrived with food at noon. "Lady Hiyori, your food is here."
"Hey, why are you so busy?" Ulti burst in through the door.
Hiyori yawned. "Can you not cause chaos here, Ulti? Thanks for the food, Maria," Hiyori said.