"Stop!!!"
A voice echoed from afar.
Then, a dark figure appeared before Ryuya, stopping the current Empress of Amazon Lily.
"Gloriosa-sama?"
The current Empress of Amazon Lily looked at Gloriosa in disbelief.
Gloriosa was the former-former-former Empress of Amazon Lily. Although she had abdicated, her influence far surpassed that of the current Empress.
Only the future Hancock could surpass Gloriosa.
Gloriosa looked at the Empress of Amazon Lily and said, "You cannot attack this person!"
Seeing this, Ryuya's eyes, hidden beneath his cloak, narrowed slightly.
He simply watched everything unfold.
The current Empress of Amazon Lily: "But Gloriosa-sama, this person is a man!!! Amazon Lily forbids any man from setting foot on this land!"
Gloriosa: "He saved our people of Amazon Lily!"
The current Empress: "But even so, according to the ancestral tradition, men are absolutely forbidden from leaving alive!"
Hearing the Empress's resolute words, Hancock, feeling a little uneasy, tugged at Ryuya's sleeve.
At this moment, Gloriosa said, "What if I told you that this man killed the legendary deep-sea serpent of Amazon Lily? According to the ancestral tradition, anyone who kills the deep-sea serpent must be treated with the utmost respect, as a guest of honor, regardless of gender!"
As Gloriosa's words fell, all the Amazon Lily warriors present, including the current Empress, were shocked!
"How is that possible? That terrifying serpent Sea King was killed by this man?"
"That's too exaggerated! It was a Sea King thousands of meters long!"
"Amazing! Our ancestors' revenge is finally taken!"
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The Amazon Lily warriors around them were all incredibly shocked, but they were all very happy after hearing this news!
The current Empress confirmed to Gloriosa, "Did this person really kill the deep-sea serpent?!"
The deep-sea serpent had always been the nightmare of the successive Empresses of Amazon Lily.
Because Amazon Lily, since its founding, had been a pirate nation, needing to go out to sea to obtain supplies.
But whenever they went out to sea, there was a certain risk.
The biggest risk was the existence of the deep-sea serpent.
Many Empresses had never returned because of this terrifying Sea King!
Because this Sea King's lifespan was so long, they could only watch as its strength and size continued to grow!
They couldn't do anything about it!
So, the sixth Empress of Amazon Lily had established this rule: Anyone who killed the deep-sea serpent must be treated with the utmost respect, as a guest of honor, regardless of gender!
This rule had been passed down, becoming an ancestral tradition.
After hearing Gloriosa's words, Ryuya looked at Hancock beside him and said, "Hancock, you only know that the deep-sea serpent is a legendary creature of Amazon Lily, but you don't know this ancestral tradition?"
Hancock blushed and nodded.
If she had known, she would have said it immediately.
And those things wouldn't have happened.
After getting Gloriosa's confirmation, the current Empress of Amazon Lily came before Ryuya and said, "I apologize for our rudeness. Please attend our royal palace banquet!"
Hearing her words, Ryuya shook his head and said calmly, "As I said before, I was just sending them back to this island. If you want to thank me, just treat them well!"
Gloriosa, at this time, took over the current Empress's words and said, "Don't worry, we will devote all our island's resources to training them well!"
Amazon Lily valued strength above all else!
Gloriosa had just witnessed Hancock's abilities. If she was trained properly, Gloriosa even thought that Hancock would become the strongest Empress since the founding of Amazon Lily!
Of course, what Gloriosa valued most was the relationship between Hancock and Ryuya.
She had been traveling the seas, but recently, all she had heard about was this mysterious man.
So, she had deliberately investigated him.
But as her investigation deepened, Gloriosa discovered that Ryuya was like someone who had appeared out of thin air, his origins incredibly mysterious.
That was why Gloriosa had assured Ryuya that she would devote all the island's resources to making Hancock stronger!
Ryuya was very satisfied with Gloriosa's answer.
"Hancock, even if I'm not here, you have to keep training your abilities, understand?"
Hancock nodded vigorously, then looked at Ryuya and said, "Ryuya, if I become Empress, I will make you my Queen!"
Seeing Hancock's serious expression, Ryuya burst into laughter.
This was the first time he had laughed so happily since coming to this world!
"You're the Queen."
After saying that, Ryuya paused. Was he saying that he would make Hancock his Queen?
Realizing this, he immediately flicked Hancock's forehead.
"You're such a mischievous one." Ryuya continued, "Hancock, let's meet again on the sea in the future!"
Ryuya turned and walked towards the warship.
The night wind blew gently, the jungle rustled softly.
The stars twinkled, reflecting on the sea, shimmering.
Hancock watched Ryuya's retreating figure, tears finally spilling from her eyes.
"Ryuya, in, in the future! Can I go and find you?!"
Ryuya heard Hancock's words, stopped, replying softly, "Yeah, of course."
Although Ryuya's voice was soft, it felt heavy and powerful to Hancock's heart.
"Ryuya, then you must wait for me, wait for the day I go to find you!!!"
As Hancock said these words, her voice was tinged with a hint of crying.
Ryuya didn't say anything more. He just waved his hand, activating the charm's power, and returned to the warship.
Because he knew that if he stayed any longer, Hancock would become even more reluctant to let him go.
Hancock watched Ryuya leave, and she made up her mind: She would train hard, striving to reach the Devil Fruit Awakening level that Ryuya had mentioned as soon as possible!
"A New Power"
It had been a day since they left Amazon Lily.
Ryuya had left the Calm Belt.
In his room on the warship, Ryuya took the Devil Fruit he had obtained earlier from his system space – the Bijo Bijo no Mi Fruit.
This fruit could create illusions, and the illusions had a certain degree of strength. They could be used for camouflage, combat, and group battles. It was a fruit that could be used in various ways!
Now, Ryuya decided to eat this fruit...
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