Hattori's words made Hancock, whose eyes had been dim, jolt all over.
Amazon Lily.
That was her homeland.
The female warriors of the island only ever died in battle, charging forward.
None ever became slaves of others.
[This Queen Is So Beautiful: Thank you, Group Owner. You've enlightened me. I will never become a slave. Even if I die, I must try to resist.]
[Cat Burglar: …]
[The Archaeologist of Ohara: …]
Nami and Robin felt a pang in their hearts, their moods sinking slightly.
They both carried deep hatred and the expectations of many, living difficult lives.
For Hancock, dying in battle might be a glorious end.
But for them, living was actually the more shameful thing.
[Dark Group Owner: Who said anything about you dying? Use your brain a little, will you? It's just a few slave traders. Are you telling me there's no way to resist them?]
[This Queen Is So Beautiful: But... but we're just a group of girls. There's no way we can deal with them, right?]
Hancock glanced outside the door.
Three or five burly soldiers were drinking and eating.
Behind them were layers of strict security checkpoints.
With just the few of them, escaping was practically impossible.
[Cat Burglar: You could try using seduction. Men all fall for that.]
[This Queen Is So Beautiful: No, we're meant to be sold to the Celestial Dragons. Those guys wouldn't dare lay a finger on us even if they had ten thousand guts.]
[The Archaeologist of Ohara: Then try a diversion tactic. Say you need to use the toilet or something.]
[This Queen Is So Beautiful: There's a toilet inside the prison...]
Nami and Robin were immediately at a loss for words.
[Dark Group Owner: No need for all that trouble. Just fight them head-on.]
[This Queen Is So Beautiful: Group Owner, you still don't understand the situation. What I mean is...]
[Dark Group Owner: This Newcomer Gift Pack is for you, Hancock. Check your messages.]
Before Hancock could finish her sentence,
A golden, shimmering gift pack appeared in the group chat.
[This Queen Is So Beautiful: Group Owner, what is this?]
Hancock suppressed the urge to immediately open the file and asked first.
[Dark Group Owner: Just a small gift. Just open it and see.]
[This Queen Is So Beautiful: Then I'll open it?]
Hancock carefully clicked on the gift pack in her mind.
The next moment, two clear notification sounds rang out.
"Ding, you have opened the Newcomer Gift Pack."
"Ding, you have prematurely awakened Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki."
Instantly…
Hancock felt a red aura spread around her.
A terrifying pressure immediately covered more than half of the prison.
The sisters beside her fainted, foaming at the mouth.
Not only them, but even the guard soldiers outside the prison all fell to the ground unconscious.
"This…"
Hancock's eyes widened.
'Did I do all this with my 'Conqueror's Haki'?'
Having been born on Amazon Lily, Hancock naturally knew the concept of the three types of Haki.
But…
'This Haki, which only appears in one in a million people, why did it manifest in me?'
'Was it because of that mysterious Group Owner?'
[This Queen Is So Beautiful: Group Owner, I cannot thank you enough for this great kindness. One day, if you come to Amazon Lily, I will surely receive you with the highest honors.]
With heart full of gratitude, Hancock's fists turned black, covered in Armament Haki, and with one punch, she shattered the prison bars.
The three slave girls, who originally had tragic fates, escaped to freedom with Hattori's help.
Actually, from a general logic perspective, Hattori helping them like this wasn't conducive to darkening.
Without the experience of slavery, Hancock would lack the hatred for the Celestial Dragons.
But Hattori's thinking wasn't that simple.
What the Darkening Group truly wanted to guide was for these tragic individuals to walk the path of truly mastering their own destinies.
And the path Hattori chose for Hancock was…
[Dark Group Owner: No need to thank me. But, have you ever thought, if other girls from Amazon Lily encountered the same thing as you, would they be so lucky?]
[This Queen Is So Beautiful: …]
A few drops of cold sweat trickled down Hancock's temple.
As a member of the royal family of Amazon Lily, she managed to escape only with the help of a benefactor.
But what about the ordinary warriors of Amazon Lily?
If they were captured by slave traders, their tragic fate would be unimaginable.
[This Queen Is So Beautiful: Please teach me, Group Owner!]
Hancock hurriedly asked.
[Dark Group Owner: Relying on others is not as good as relying on yourself. In the final analysis, the reason you were captured is because Amazon Lily's national power is too weak.]
[Dark Group Owner: If you keep fighting, training desperately, growing to a level that surpasses the Celestial Dragons, then who in the entire sea would dare enslave the residents of Amazon Lily?]
Speaking to this point, a strange curve lifted the corner of Hattori's lips.
The path he was guiding Hancock onto was not the path of darkened revenge.
But the path of a tyrant, leading Amazon Lily to overthrow the Celestial Dragons' royal authority!