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The soldiers of the Nation Guard who had surrounded Rikuya Kazama and his group quickly stepped aside, opening a path for them.

"Hmph, at least you know your place. Let's go!"

Rikuya snorted coldly and strode forward toward the palace ahead.

After a short while, Rikuya and the others entered a majestic palace.

At that very moment, seated on a high platform in the center of the grand hall was a woman—so beautiful she looked like a celestial being!

She was tall, had long jet-black hair, wore a pair of golden snake-shaped earrings, and had a massive red python coiled around her body. Her expression was stern as she gazed down at them.

Originally, Rikuya hadn't thought much of Boa Hancock's beauty from the anime.

But now that he was seeing her in person, she completely took his breath away.

"Are you here to see me?"

Boa Hancock casually ran her fingers through her silky black hair and then spoke in a sweet, honeyed tone.

That single moment made not only Rikuya and the others momentarily lose focus, but even the other warriors of Amazon Lily were stunned.

Boa Hancock was simply too alluring. Her long, snow-white legs were completely exposed, and with her naturally seductive aura, it was impossible not to be attracted to her.

"You're much prettier than on TV," Rikuya couldn't help but compliment her.

"Hm? TV?"

Hearing such a strange comment from this unfamiliar man, Boa Hancock blinked in surprise.

"It's nothing, just me saying you look amazing," Rikuya quickly explained.

At that moment, besides Crocodile who had already met her before, this was the first time both Bartolomeo and Douglas Bullet were seeing Boa Hancock in person.

Especially Bartolomeo—being a young man full of raging hormones, he was naturally quite excited to meet such a stunning female pirate.

As for Douglas Bullet, given his age, although he too found Boa Hancock breathtaking, his expression remained calm and unreadable.

"Hello, I'm Bartolomeo, a core member of Rikuya Kazama's pirate crew. Interested in getting to know each other?"

Just as Rikuya was about to speak again, Bartolomeo suddenly stepped forward and beat him to it.

Hearing that, all the warriors of Amazon Lily turned their gazes toward Bartolomeo, their expressions darkening with anger.

"What's with those faces? Did I say something wrong?"

Bartolomeo was confused by their weird reactions.

"You didn't kneel upon seeing our empress—that alone is a crime. And you still dare to speak to her like that, insulting our ruler with such disrespectful words?"

At that moment, Boa Sandersonia couldn't hold herself back and snapped angrily.

Earlier, she had been somewhat afraid of these strangers, but with her elder sister present, her confidence returned.

"That's called an insult? You people really haven't seen the world, have you?"

Bartolomeo sneered with contempt.

"You still dare talk back? Believe it or not, I'll kill you right now!"

"Enough, little sister. Let them be,"

Before Sandersonia could act, Boa Hancock raised her hand and stopped her.

It was obvious that Hancock understood the situation better than anyone—these people were dangerous.

Even Crocodile, who was on the same level as her, had already submitted, so Rikuya Kazama clearly wasn't someone to be underestimated.

Looking at her own side, aside from herself, no one seemed capable of stopping them.

If things came to a real fight, even with her full strength, she might not stand a chance.

Hearing her sister's command, Sandersonia reluctantly backed off with a cold snort, though her eyes still locked angrily on Bartolomeo.

"Have you caused enough trouble? I don't welcome any men in my kingdom. So what exactly are you here for?"

Boa Hancock's tone turned icy as she questioned Rikuya.

"Are you really that clueless, or just pretending not to know why I'm here?"

Rikuya shot back, exposing her lie without hesitation.

Sure enough, her face darkened, and a cold aura radiated from her body.

"Do you think you can defeat Amazon Lily just like that? My kingdom is one of the member states of the World Government. It is protected by the government and the Navy."

"Please. You still don't get it, do you? The old farts in the World Government only care about strength. The weak have never been part of their concern.

Let me tell you a secret. The plan to abolish the Shichibukai system? That was proposed by them.

Which means—they've already decided to cut you off.

And whether Amazon Lily lives or dies, do you really think the World Government cares?

Let me be blunt. This place is in the Calm Belt, surrounded by Sea Kings. It's totally unsuitable for trade or business.

So whether this island exists or not is completely irrelevant to them. You get it now, don't you?"

Rikuya mocked Boa Hancock without mercy in front of everyone.

And everything he said was true. Amazon Lily was practically a closed-off nation, having no contact with the outside world.

Back then, Hancock had accepted the title of Shichibukai only to protect her people from outside threats.

But now the situation was clear: with the rise of the Rikuya Kazama Pirates, who sought to replace the old order, the World Government had stepped in as a referee.

And their actions made it obvious—when the strong appear, they abandon the old.

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