"Stopi!!"
Just as the group of female warriors watched with grave vigilance as the sea lion and the Traveler being pulled behind it gradually came into view, with battle about to break out at any moment, Avelandra—who had been observing the sea from the mountaintop—suddenly dashed over at high speed and shouted urgently,
"Everyone, don't act rashly! That's not a pirate ship!"
"Avelandra?"
Seeing her arrive so quickly, Stopi froze for a moment before asking in surprise,
"Not a pirate ship?"
"That's right."
Avelandra handed her binoculars to Stopi, then turned toward the tense female warriors.
"Everyone, don't act recklessly. Let's observe first."
Although the tall Avelandra was one of Amazon Lily's national guardian warriors, she possessed a level-headed calmness rarely seen in others.
No matter who the newcomers were, as long as they did not set foot on the island or threaten their safety, there was no need to start a war.
If they attacked at the slightest disagreement and the other party happened to be powerful, the resulting conflict would inevitably engulf the entire island.
If that happened, the peace of Amazon Lily would be destroyed.
And from her observations, anyone capable of commanding sea beasts to pull a ship through the Calm Belt was undoubtedly strong.
That was why she had to stop Stopi and the others from attacking recklessly.
"The Traveler?"
Using the binoculars, Stopi finally saw the large words painted on the ship being dragged forward by the sea lion.
Lowering the binoculars, she looked at Avelandra in confusion.
"Avelandra, there's a man on that ship! Should we report this to Lady Snake?"
Avelandra remained silent.
She had already spotted Kairo's figure standing on the deck while observing from the mountaintop.
Although many women on Amazon Lily didn't even know what a man was, Avelandra had sailed with their Empress numerous times as a member of the Kuja Pirates.
Naturally, she recognized at a glance that the figure on the deck was a man.
After a moment of silence, she nodded.
"You all stay here. I'll go see Lady Snake!"
With that, she turned and ran off at full speed.
Meanwhile—
Under the sea lion's pull, the Traveler completely entered Amazon Lily's waters and rapidly approached the shoreline.
Standing on the deck, Kairo could clearly see the warriors of Amazon Lily as the distance between them steadily shrank.
"Well then..."
Looking at the warriors standing on high alert with weapons drawn, Kairo rubbed his forehead helplessly.
"Judging by this atmosphere, some conflict is unavoidable if I want to set foot on the island."
Just then, the sea beast swimming ahead suddenly stopped.
It then turned its head and looked at Kairo with a pitiful expression.
Before Kairo could react, the system's notification sounded in his mind right on cue.
"Notification: Congratulations, Host, for arriving at a new travel destination: Amazon Lily of Kuja Island. Reward obtained: 5,000 Travel Points and the ability [Sacred Healing Art]."
"Notification: Travel Points have been deposited successfully. Current balance: 6,000 Travel Points."
"Notification: New mission activated!"
"Mission: Use [Sacred Healing Art] to remove the Celestial Dragon slave mark from the back of the Emperor of Amazon Lily."
"Mission Reward: 10,000 Travel Points."
"Holy shit!!!!"
Hearing the notifications, Kairo couldn't help cursing inwardly.
Remove the Celestial Dragon slave mark from the Emperor of Amazon Lily?
This mission was asking for trouble!
Kairo was certain that the current ruler of Amazon Lily was Boa Hancock.
And to remove the mark on Hancock's back, he would have to get that smiling tyrant to take off her clothes.
For Hancock, the slave mark was her greatest taboo.
Getting her to expose it in front of Kairo was practically impossible.
What now?
Turn around and leave?
Or accept the mission?
Kairo hesitated.
A reward of ten thousand Travel Points was honestly hard to give up.
But taking the mission meant he only had two ways to complete it.
The first was to knock Hancock unconscious, forcibly remove her clothes, and erase the mark.
If he did that, he would undoubtedly become the enemy of every guardian warrior on Amazon Lily.
Making an enemy of an entire nation for ten thousand Travel Points wasn't worth it.
The second option was to win Hancock's heart—or earn her absolute trust.
But whether it was the first or second option, both were incredibly difficult.
What kind of ridiculous mission was this?!
Maybe... I should just give it a try?
Failing the mission wouldn't really matter anyway.
At worst, he'd simply miss out on the ten thousand Travel Points.
Just as Kairo made his decision, the female warriors on the shore suddenly turned around and shouted in unison,
"Lady Snake!"
Hearing them, Kairo withdrew his thoughts and looked toward the source of the commotion.
There, on the shoreline, Hancock walked forward with an indifferent expression.
She was tall and graceful, with long black hair, snake-shaped earrings, and a traditional hime-style hairstyle.
Passing through the ranks of warriors, she stopped at the coast and fixed her beautiful eyes on the Traveler without blinking.
As a transmigrator, Kairo had already seen Hancock countless times in the original story.
Yet now that he was standing in this world face-to-face with a Hancock eight or nine years younger than her canon appearance, he still couldn't help taking a second look.
There was no denying it.
Hancock was truly beautiful.
Especially the Hancock before him now—her beauty was simply breathtaking.
Kairo had never denied that he was a man who appreciated beautiful women.
As the saying went, a graceful lady was the pursuit of every gentleman.
And Hancock was recognized as the world's most beautiful woman.
Of course, Kairo's appreciation of beauty only went as far as admiration.
If things were to develop beyond that, a person needed an interesting soul as well.
"Traveler?"
After observing the ship for a moment, Hancock shifted her gaze toward Kairo and spoke coldly,
"You've come to the wrong place. This is a nation of women. Men are not welcome here."
"I will give you a chance to leave."
"But if you attempt to land on this island, you will be eliminated."
"So... so domineering!"
"Lady Snake looks so beautiful when she's being domineering!!!"
The moment Hancock finished speaking, the surrounding female warriors immediately erupted into screams, their eyes sparkling as they fawned over her.
Meanwhile—
Kairo suddenly leaped into the air from the deck of the Traveler.
Stepping through the sky with Geppo, he steadily descended and landed directly opposite Hancock.
"What was that?!"
"That man can fly!!!"
"Everyone, be careful! Prepare for battle!"
"Men are such strange creatures—aaaaah!"
No one had expected Kairo not only to ignore Hancock's warning but to literally fly to the shore.
The female warriors who had been fangirling a moment ago instantly scattered and surrounded him from all sides.
Even Hancock hadn't expected Kairo to walk through the air and appear before her.
While she was still momentarily stunned, Kairo smiled and spoke first.
"My name is Kairo D. Arashi. I'm a traveler!"
He paused briefly before adding,
"Well... I'm also a man."
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