Before even reaching the island, a group of scantily clad women, armed with bows and arrows and with snakes wrapped around their bodies, appeared on the coastline.
Amazon Lily!
It was a forbidden land for men; any man who set foot on the island would meet their death!
"Marine! Leave immediately!"
The female warriors shouted fiercely at Esdeath's battleship.
Even the snakes in their hands had transformed into crossbows, ready to fire arrows if the Marine did not retreat.
It is worth mentioning that Armament Haki was as common as eating and drinking in Amazon Lily; any warrior would certainly learn Armament Haki.
Therefore, the arrows would all be imbued with Haki!
Seeing this, Tina frowned and stepped forward, shouting, "We represent the Marine to invite the Pirate Empress Boa Hancock to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"
"Your Queen should have already received our message!"
"Have Boa Hancock come out and speak!"
The warriors on the shore looked at each other, unsure if what this Marine said was true or false.
"You go ask Empress for instructions, we'll keep watch here!"
"Yes, Captain!"
She jogged away from the shore, heading towards Nine Snake Castle.
Swish!
A figure appeared on the shore, and Esdeath spoke, "Is this Amazon Lily?"
"What!"
A figure appeared on the shore, but they hadn't reacted at all; if Empress knew, she would turn them into stone statues!
They looked up and saw Esdeath's figure, and the next second, they were frozen in shock!
"This woman's aura is actually on par with Empress's!"
Their eyes couldn't help but stare at the woman in front of them; one could tell she was a powerful individual!
Not to mention her aura, even her beauty and figure were on par with Empress's, it was just that she didn't possess that impulse-inducing charm that Empress had.
"Who, who are you?"
Their voice involuntarily softened, as if facing another Empress.
"Are you asking me again?"
A cold voice came, with an aura even stronger than Empress's!
"Yes, just, just you."
Listening to Esdeath's words, this combat squad leader didn't even dare to speak loudly; that kind of aura she had only seen on Empress!
What if she was Empress's friend?
Or perhaps only a woman like her was worthy of being Empress's friend, capable of being equal to Empress in both beauty and aura!
"I am Navy Colonel Esdeath! Is there something you need?"
"Yes, no!"
The words she had prepared to use for expulsion were stuck in her stomach; facing Navy Colonel Esdeath, she actually couldn't speak.
Moreover, this Navy Colonel was also a woman, so it shouldn't violate Amazon Lily's rules, right?
Not only was her reaction like this, but the reactions of the other female warriors were not much better.
They had lowered their raised bows, looking at Esdeath with slightly reddened eyes.
"A mere Colonel, that's too disrespectful to Esdeath!"
The female captain even thought to herself how a Colonel's rank could be worthy of Esdeath; to be on par with the Pirate Empress, at least a Marine Admiral would be required!
"Stop, everyone stop!"
A short and elderly figure rushed over, wanting to stop the female warriors from attacking the Marine!
She had seen the news about the Seven Warlords of the Sea in the newspaper, and had initially thought Hancock wouldn't be included, but unexpectedly, she was now.
How could she miss such a good opportunity? Upon hearing the news, she jogged all the way over, fearing that the warriors would harm the Marine, not even leaning on her cane!
But then she saw a scene that greatly shocked her!
Not only did the female warriors not attack, but they also put down their weapons; how could this be possible no matter how she thought about it!
"Elder Gloriosa!"
The squad leader greeted the short woman.
As the former Empress of Amazon Lily, she still held a certain status and position.
Her status was the highest after Hancock!
"It's good that you didn't act!"
Elder Nyon felt relieved; as long as they hadn't acted, everything was fine.
She looked up and saw a woman whose aura and appearance were no less than Hancock's, and a hint of shock appeared in her eyes.
She couldn't believe that there was someone in the world whose beauty was on par with Hancock's, but she quickly realized who the person in front of her was.
Distinctive ice-blue long hair!
But as expected, it was Navy Colonel Esdeath, the one Rayleigh had spoken of, who was extremely ambitious and had now intimidated the Sabaody Archipelago!
Esdeath also looked at the newcomer with some surprise; it was Elder Nyon, but she probably knew her as well.
"Regarding the Seven Warlords of the Sea, on behalf of Daughter Island..."
Elder Nyon was kicked away before she could finish speaking, and a harsh voice came.
"This Empress hasn't agreed yet!"
The world's most beautiful pirate, Boa Hancock!
One arm extended with a finger pointing at Esdeath, while the other hand was on her hip, her body leaning back, eyes gazing at the sky.
Her waterfall-like long hair cascaded down, two golden snake-shaped earrings adorned her ears, and she wore a red skirt paired with a red top.
A red and white striped snake had a bone of an unknown creature on its head.
Beside her were Boa Hancock's two sisters, Boa Sandersonia and Boa Marigold, guarding Hancock's side.
"Hancock! This is not the time for you to be willful, haven't we already discussed this!"
"By becoming one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, our Nine Snake will no longer be attacked by the Marine, and we will no longer be just a pirate nation!"
Elder Nyon ran back over, tirelessly trying to persuade Hancock.
It was as if becoming one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea would bring immense benefits, what great power it was to legally plunder!
"This Empress has changed her mind!"
She straightened up, frowned, glanced at Elder Nyon, and then immediately said, "No matter what this Empress does, she will be forgiven, because this Empress is simply too beautiful!"
Indeed, it was the notoriously willful Hancock.
A powerful energy flashed, and everyone present's eyes became dazed, shouting, "That's right, we forgive you!"
"Ah! Empress!"
"We forgive you, we forgive you!"
Esdeath remained unmoved; the Zanpakuto's enhancement to the soul was no joke.
She then frowned, looking at the reactions on the pirate ship behind her.
The female Marines all had hearts in their eyes, even Tina was like this.
The Sweet Sweet Fruit worked on everyone, regardless of gender or age!
"The lustful hearts tempted by this Empress shall surely harden your bodies!"
She formed a heart shape with her hands, aiming it at the Marine battleship.
"Sweet Sweet..."
"I can't let you succeed."
"Ice Lance!"
An ice spike interrupted Hancock's movement, forcing her to dodge immediately.
She looked at Esdeath in shock, realizing she hadn't been affected by her power!
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