The Kuja Pirates were led by Boa Hancock, the Pirate Empress and queen of Amazon Lily.
Every member of the crew was a woman, and each one was an elite warrior carefully selected from the Amazon Lily Kingdom.
As for their captain, who was also their queen, Boa Hancock had already received a bounty of eighty-nine million berries the moment she appeared.
When the sea saw her wanted poster, people were not shocked that a newcomer had such a high bounty from the start.
What shocked them was her beauty.
Morgans' newspaper directly called her the most beautiful woman in the world.
At that time, many, many people went out to sea to search for the Kuja Pirates.
Without exception, they all became stone.
Even with so many examples before them, there were still countless people who wanted to get close to that beauty and stepped onto that path.
Only after there were too many stone statues did people finally calm down.
Over time, the sea began calling her the icy beauty.
On top of that, her strength was terrifying.
If not for the existence of that woman, Big Mom, Morgans would have wanted to write that she was the strongest woman in the world.
Back when White Ghost was still in the Navy, he had brushed past the Kuja Pirates several times.
Although this woman was very beautiful and charming, White Ghost had never touched her.
Because this woman's desire to control was too strong. She wanted to monopolize everything.
For a fine man like White Ghost, he definitely would not touch that kind of woman.
White Ghost and the others discovered that ship.
The Kuja Pirates also discovered them.
A female warrior lowered her telescope and ran into the cabin.
After arriving inside, she dropped to one knee.
"Lady Empress, we've discovered a ship ahead. It looks very luxurious and very rich."
"Oh?"
On a bed inside the cabin lay a woman with an excellent figure.
She had long black hair styled in a princess cut, a slightly wide but smooth forehead, deep blue eyes, and long, delicate eye corners.
Her almond-shaped eyes carried a faint coldness. Her nose bridge was high, her nose was small, and her lips were soft without a single wrinkle.
A pair of golden snake-shaped earrings hung beneath her ears.
Boa Hancock opened those beautiful eyes.
"Let me go out and see whether we've encountered another fat sheep."
"Lady Empress!"
The female warrior's eyes turned into hearts as she looked at Hancock obsessively.
Hancock stood up. The qipao-style dress on her body outlined her perfect figure, and as she walked, one long pale leg was revealed through the slit.
Tap, tap, tap.
Hancock walked outside, followed by her two younger sisters.
Boa Sandersonia had long green hair and a head twice as large as her body. She wore a green bikini, with green stockings and high-heeled boots on her left leg.
Boa Marigold had orange hair and a fat, tall body.
There was also a small old woman with a cane and a head full of white hair.
Four people and one snake walked out of the cabin.
The female warriors outside had already been carefully selected.
Even so, they still could not resist Hancock's beauty. Some of their eyes turned into hearts, their breathing quickening as they fell into a daze.
Sometimes, Hancock herself also found this troublesome.
She was naturally beautiful to begin with, and with the amplification of the Love-Love Fruit, the result was far greater than one plus one.
Wherever she appeared, she caused a commotion. Even her own crew could not avoid it. Those with poor self-control directly gave up thinking.
As for why she had joined the Seven Warlords, that was because she could legally plunder.
Amazon Lily was located in the Calm Belt, where supplies were scarce. Every emperor formed a pirate crew and went to sea to plunder resources for their own people.
The best condition of the Seven Warlords was "legal plunder."
Although a portion was supposed to be handed over to the World Government, who was Hancock?
Would she hand anything over?
Her own people did not have enough. Hand over what?
Relying on her beauty, she had brushed off countless protests from the World Government. If they dared send people, she simply turned them to stone.
Because of that, she was also the most disobedient among the Seven Warlords, and one of the people who least cared about the World Government and the Navy.
To put it simply, she accepted the benefits.
As for the mandatory summons?
Sorry. If she was in a bad mood, she simply would not go.
This gave Sengoku stomachaches from anger. If not for the fact that the World Government had said nothing, he would have sent warships into the Calm Belt long ago to wipe out the Kuja Pirates.
When Hancock and the others saw that ship, they frowned.
That ship seemed somewhat familiar, but they could not remember where they had seen it.
Elder Nyon, standing to the side, saw the ferocious dragon head, and her face changed drastically.
"Hancock, that is Dragon Emperor White Ghost, the strongest creature with a bounty of four billion berries. Leave quickly. We are no match for him."
"Hm?"
Hancock frowned unhappily.
"Shut up, old woman. Isn't he just a man? Over the years, I have turned countless men into stone."
Elder Nyon shook her head.
"It's different. It's different, Hancock. This time is different. That man's strength is on the same level as those Emperors of the Sea."
Hancock's two younger sisters also sensed that something was wrong.
Boa Sandersonia looked worriedly at the ship sailing toward them.
"Big Sister, should we avoid them? After all, that is someone at the peak of the great pirates."
Boa Marigold also nodded.
"That's right, Big Sister. It would be better for us to avoid them."
Elder Nyon was anxious.
"We can't escape anymore. They've already come over. Even if we flee into the Calm Belt, it won't work. Their ship can fly."
Hancock kicked away the muttering Elder Nyon.
"Shut up. Isn't he just a man? With my charm, can I not deal with him?"
"Ow!"
Elder Nyon held her old waist and stood up.
"Hancock, calm down. Think about it. That man is someone on the same level as Rayleigh and the others."
Hancock's disdainful expression began to shift.
Rayleigh had taught her before. The strength of someone like that made her feel suffocated.
Thinking of this, Hancock frowned, her face somewhat stifled.
"Avoid them. We're leaving."
"Phew."
Elder Nyon let out a breath of relief.
Fortunately, this woman with a terrible temper had not gone mad. Otherwise, the Kuja Pirates would be finished, and the Amazon Lily Kingdom would also suffer.
But before Elder Nyon could fully relax, Hancock's voice rang out again.
"How outrageous. I already gave way, yet they still chased after us. Do they truly think I fear them?"
Hearing that, Elder Nyon jumped onto the mast.
She saw that ship speeding toward them.
Elder Nyon's face turned pale.
"It's over, it's over. That man has set his sights on us. Or rather, he has set his sights on you, Snake Princess."
Hancock's brows knitted tightly.
"Hmph. A filthy man, that's all. Watch how I teach him a lesson."
The female warriors on the ship each raised their snake bows and prepared for battle.
Anyone who dared take their queen could die for it.
Elder Nyon took out a Den Den Mushi from her robe and dialed.
"Shakky has some friendship with that man. I hope it works."
"Hmph!"
Hancock tossed her beautiful hair with arrogance.
"They're all filthy men. I'll turn him to stone in a moment and see whether he's really as strong as the sea says."
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