"Perfect coordination!"
The surrounding crowd exclaimed as they watched the two cooperate in perfect sync.
"Thank you!"
She turned to look at Hancock beside her, realizing only now that Hancock had been sitting right next to her.
As for Bak of Blazing Flame, he would have returned to his original state once the explosion had vented, causing no harm to himself.
Unfortunately, he didn't get that chance now; he died on the spot.
"I was only protecting Amazon Lily, nothing else."
Hancock blushed. Esdeath had actually thanked her. Was this what they called a confession?!
"Ah~ This Empress agrees~"
"What? Agree to what?"
Looking at Hancock, who was inexplicably covering her face and wriggling her body, muttering words Esdeath couldn't understand.
Could she be imagining something inappropriate in her mind?
For example, Hancock wearing a wedding dress, with her arm linked through Esdeath's, holding a bouquet of flowers, her face full of happiness.
"Ah! It's nothing, nothing."
Hancock quickly shook off the jumbled thoughts in her mind, looking at Esdeath with some embarrassment.
Suddenly, she felt that Esdeath was so handsome!
"Snake Princess, let's go back!"
Elder Nyon came to Hancock's side, leaning on her cane, and pulled at Hancock's clothes, trying to drag her back to Amazon Lily.
"Ah!"
Hancock looked at Elder Nyon with dissatisfaction. She even wanted to kick Elder Nyon away, but Esdeath was still watching, so she had to maintain her image.
And it seemed she really had no reason to stay here any longer.
What should I do to stay with the person I like? Online, waiting, urgent! — Boa Hancock!
Of course, it was no use. Hancock was led away by Elder Nyon, turning her head three times with every step, back to Amazon Lily.
"Clean the deck. Tina, come with me to the opposite deck to check."
Watching Hancock leave, Esdeath gave the order, then took Tina to the enemy's deck.
As a great pirate of the New World, he must be quite rich!
Pirate corpses were everywhere, and the ship looked somewhat dirty, as if it had fled back from the New World.
It had set off directly for Amazon Lily without proper tidying.
"Hmm?"
As soon as she opened the treasure chest, besides gold, silver, and Berries, a fruit caught Esdeath's attention.
"A Devil Fruit?"
She examined the fruit in front of her with interest, not knowing what kind it was, as she hadn't seen a Devil Fruit encyclopedia.
"Oh, this fruit!"
Tina followed Esdeath over, looking at the Devil Fruit in Esdeath's hand.
"Tina seems to recognize this Devil Fruit."
"You recognize it?"
One shouldn't judge a book by its cover. She didn't expect Tina, despite her low rank, to have seen a Devil Fruit encyclopedia.
"Yes! Tina seems to have seen it. This fruit should be a Zoan-type Mythical Beast — the Elf-Elf Fruit!"
Tina looked at the fruit in front of her with certainty. In the past six months in Shambles, she had confiscated a Devil Fruit encyclopedia.
Unfortunately, it seemed to be incomplete. She had reported it to Lady Esdeath at the time, but Lady Esdeath wasn't interested, so she didn't elaborate.
"Elf-Elf Fruit!"
Almost reflexively, an image appeared in Esdeath's mind: an elf with wings, green hair, pointy ears, and a bow and arrow in its hand.
"Then let's leave it for that little girl, Carina."
She flipped her hand and put the Devil Fruit away. Whether to report such confiscated items or not is a matter of opinion, a wise choice.
If you want to, you report it. If you don't…
dddd!
"Find someone to move the items, then sink the ship."
Esdeath had no sympathy for pirates and would not believe that a ship spirit existed on this pirate ship.
"Yes, Lady Esdeath!"
Tina saluted and then called people in. A rough estimate of the treasure in front of them exceeded one hundred million. Who knew how much this pirate had plundered?
As for the past six months, the profits obtained in Shambles were countless, even exceeding two to three billion and more.
This was still the profit generated by Esdeath specifically targeting pirates.
A night without words!
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"Shocking! The Untold Story of the Pirate Empress and the Marine 'Queen'"
A news article with this title instantly spread throughout the world. Not only the New World, but all Four Seas and the Grand Line were dominated by this news!
The Pirate Empress was actually sitting with a Marine rookie!
What on earth happened in between?
Slap!
A newspaper was slapped onto the office desk.
Sengoku's face was full of black lines. How did the world become unrecognizable after he woke up? What on earth happened?
He had only asked Esdeath to find Boa Hancock and invite her to become a Shichibukai. How did it turn out like this?
Bang!
The office door was pushed open!
Zephyr, full of rage, looked at Sengoku with an angry face!
He slapped the office desk, and Sengoku was bewildered. What on earth was going on?
"Sengoku! I need an explanation! What on earth is going on?!"
"Puhahaha!"
A burly figure entered again. As soon as he walked in, he saw this scene, clutching a newspaper in his hand and laughing loudly.
"What's going on, I don't know either."
"Look, Esdeath is so cool, I'm even envious."
Completely oblivious to the slightly off atmosphere, he slapped the newspaper onto the office desk, one hand pointing at the picture of Esdeath sitting on the Ice Throne.
"You shut up! *2"
Sengoku and Zephyr spoke at the same time, stopping Garp, who was still laughing loudly. This person really didn't know how to read the room before speaking!
"I didn't do anything…"
He looked at the angry Sengoku and Zephyr with dissatisfaction.
"She's clearly very cool…"
"I'll call Esdeath immediately to clarify the situation. We'll discuss this later."
This was no small matter. A pirate and a Marine together, and they looked so well-matched.
"Lady Esdeath!"
Esdeath, who was washing up, was still a bit groggy. Why was someone knocking on her room door so early in the morning?
The tone sounded quite urgent.
"Come in."
Tina, holding a newspaper, rushed in through the door, her face still a bit flustered, as if she was shocked by something.
"What's wrong, this early in the morning?"
Esdeath looked at Tina curiously. She had never seen Tina so flustered before.
"Lady Esdeath, something terrible has happened!"
She quickly handed the newspaper to Esdeath, pointing at the photo on it and saying, "Lady Esdeath, look! You're in the news!"
"Why are you panicking? Isn't this a good thing?"
"The photo is well-taken!"
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