Hancock had only just returned to Amazon Lily from the Traveler.
The female warriors who had been waiting anxiously on the shore immediately swarmed around her.
"Lady Snake!!!"
Sandersonia and Marigold, who had long since recovered from Perona's ability, quickly stepped forward as well.
"Elder Sister!"
"Are you alright?!"
"Return to the palace with me."
With a single command from Hancock, the two sisters and the warriors of Amazon Lily obediently turned around and followed her.
The massive group headed straight for the royal palace.
"Snake Princess! Snake Princess!!"
Elder Nyon, whose reactions were always a little slow, finally snapped out of her daze after everyone had already started leaving.
She hurried after Hancock and asked worriedly,
"That man... didn't do anything to you, did he?"
The moment Elder Nyon finished speaking, Hancock abruptly stopped.
Then she turned around, grabbed Elder Nyon, and threw her away.
After tossing the old woman aside, Hancock didn't stop again.
She quickly returned to Kuja City and immediately brought her two sisters back to her private chambers.
As soon as Sandersonia closed the door behind them, Hancock stripped off her clothes and turned her back toward her sisters.
Neither Sandersonia nor Marigold had any idea what their sister was doing.
They simply stood there silently, watching Hancock undress the moment she returned.
"Hm?"
Suddenly, Sandersonia's eyes widened.
Then she exclaimed in shock and delight,
"Elder Sister! The brand on your back..."
"Is it still there?"
Hancock asked nervously.
"Look carefully."
"N-No... it's gone!"
The two sisters hurried over behind Hancock.
After confirming that the slave brand had completely disappeared without leaving a trace, they began trembling with excitement.
"Elder Sister... this... this is..."
"He didn't lie to me..."
After receiving confirmation from her sisters, Hancock slowly put her clothes back on.
Then she turned toward the door and stood there motionless for a long time.
"Elder Sister?"
Noticing that something seemed off, Sandersonia walked over and waved a hand in front of Hancock's face.
Carefully, she asked,
"Elder Sister... what's wrong?"
"Why is your face so red?"
"He saw it..."
As if she couldn't even feel Sandersonia waving her hand before her eyes, Hancock muttered absentmindedly,
"He saw everything..."
"I... I..."
Before she could finish speaking, Hancock suddenly collapsed straight backward.
Seeing this, Sandersonia quickly rushed forward and caught her.
The moment she touched Hancock's body, she frowned.
"S-So hot!"
"Elder Sister!"
"Are you sick?!"
Meanwhile, aboard the Traveler—
Perona was still anxiously searching for the missing sea lion.
Since it had somehow slipped away without anyone noticing, she continuously used her Devil Fruit powers to bombard the sea with ghost bombs.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Unfortunately, after all that effort, she hadn't managed to attract a single Sea King.
In fact, she hadn't even blasted out a small fish.
"What is wrong with this sea?!"
Perona returned to Kairo's side looking utterly defeated.
"Kairo, didn't you say Sea Kings were concentrated in the Calm Belt?"
After all that futile effort, she drooped her shoulders.
"Kairo, I can't do it anymore. Let me rest for a while."
Without waiting for a response, the little ghost princess immediately retreated into the cabin.
"Mr. Kairo..."
As soon as Perona left, Robin walked over hesitantly.
"I..."
"Looks like we'll have to wait a bit."
Before Robin could finish speaking, Kairo suddenly stood up.
"We'll have to wait until some sea beasts or Sea Kings show up before we can leave."
"I refuse to believe that such a massive Calm Belt doesn't have a single sea beast we can catch!"
Then he blinked.
"Hm? Robin, what were you about to say?"
Seeing that Kairo was still completely focused on catching sea beasts, Robin suddenly didn't know how to continue.
Earlier, when she had seen him carrying Hancock into his room, she had mistakenly thought he was doing something inappropriate.
After Hancock left, however, she realized she had misunderstood him.
She had originally come to apologize.
But now that Kairo had interrupted her, she no longer had the courage.
For someone with little experience in such matters, admitting that kind of misunderstanding was still incredibly embarrassing.
"N-Nothing."
After a brief silence, Robin smiled brightly.
"I'll go keep Perona company."
Of course, Kairo knew exactly what Robin had been thinking.
He also knew she had gotten jealous after seeing him carry Hancock away.
But there was no way he could bring that up himself.
The correct response was to pretend to be completely clueless.
Watching Robin hurry back into the cabin, Kairo blinked.
Then a rather mischievous smile gradually appeared on his face.
Perona was still being raised.
But Robin was already fully grown.
Maybe if there was a beautiful night and the right atmosphere...
Just as Kairo's thoughts started drifting in an increasingly dangerous direction, the system notification suddenly sounded in his mind.
"Notification: The Empress of Amazon Lily, Boa Hancock, has suddenly fallen ill. Hidden mission activated!"
"Mission: Discover the cause of Boa Hancock's illness and cure her."
"Reward: 5,000 Travel Points."
Hearing the notification, Kairo's mouth twitched.
Hancock had only returned from the Traveler a short while ago and was already sick.
He didn't need to investigate the cause at all.
He could already guess exactly what was happening.
This was basically a free reward.
At that moment, Perona suddenly popped back out of the cabin.
"Kairo, I'm rested!"
Rolling up her sleeves enthusiastically, she floated into the air.
"I'm going back to bomb Sea Kings and sea beasts!"
"Wait!"
Seeing that she had regained her energy after such a short rest, Kairo quickly stopped her.
"No need for that right now, Loli."
"I've been thinking."
"Since we've already come all this way, we shouldn't leave just yet."
"At the very least, we should go ashore and experience the local customs of the Land of Women, right?"
"Mm-hmm!"
Perona, who had already been curious about Amazon Lily, immediately floated back excitedly.
"I think we should stay and play here for a few days too!"
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