Obstacles

Amazon Lily is an island inhabited entirely by women. Occasionally, a woman leaves the island and returns with a child. For some reason, women always give birth to daughters and never sons.

In the dense forest surrounding the island's high mountain, there is a large hole where the village is located. The village is built like a large fortress and functions as a city-state.

The island's architecture and decorations resemble ancient China.

Currently, the villagers are all walking in the streets, buying food from the market, such as Sea King meat, wild boar meat, bear meat, and so on, chatting amiably, cooking, harvesting rice, and... fighting.

There is also an arena on the island where female warriors fight to see who is the strongest.

In Amazon Lily, all the work is done by women. From birth, they are raised to be strong and tough warriors, and they possess their own unique elegance.

Kuja Castle resembles the Hanging Temple. In the empress's chamber, Hancock rolls around hugging a pillow with Monkey D. Luffy's face on it.

"Ah~... Luffy, I miss you... Are you eating regularly? I hope you are always healthy and safe."

When she is alone, her dignity and arrogance disappear, replaced by the appearance of an innocent girl who has just fallen in love for the first time.

After two years with Luffy, Hancock has completely fallen for him; it is impossible for her to love any other man in her life besides Luffy.

"Luffy, you are so handsome~, I'm worried that there are many cheap women who want to take you from me. No, Luffy is not someone who would be swayed by a woman's charms. I have to trust him."

"Ah~, I feel like a wife worrying about her husband at work..."

A blush appears on her cheeks, and Hancock smiles shyly as she imagines herself marrying Luffy.

"I wonder if Luffy occasionally thinks of me."

Taking a small doll shaped like Luffy, Hancock gently pokes it.

*KNOCK* *KNOCK*

Hearing the knock on the door, Hancock puts on her usual serious expression.

"Come in."

"Excuse me."

The door opens, and the person behind it walks in.

It is a young woman with a short skirt, disheveled blonde hair, slim legs, and a sexy body.

The woman's name is Marguerite.

She was assigned to deliver food to Eiji and Rayleigh. Previously, she also delivered food to Luffy when he was training with Rayleigh.

"What is it, Marguerite? Did that man do anything suspicious?"

Sitting on the edge of the bed, crossing her smooth white legs, Hancock asks.

Besides delivering food, she assigned Marguerite to monitor Eiji and report to her immediately if he did anything suspicious.

"No, that man has been very obedient on the island. That's not what I wanted to tell you, Empress."

"..."

Hancock felt relieved hearing this. Honestly, she didn't feel confident facing Eiji.

"Eiji has completed basic Busoshoku Haki training. Now Rayleigh is teaching him Kenbunshoku Haki."

There was admiration in Marguerite's voice as she said this.

"That's all? I thought it was something important. You don't need to report trivial matters... Hmm... Wait a minute, how long has he been training?"

Initially, Hancock didn't care much about this. However, she suddenly realized something odd.

"Seven days. That man mastered Busoshoku Haki skillfully in just a week. Moreover, his Busoshoku Haki is not black but blue. I saw it myself when he sparred with Rayleigh."

Marguerite herself would have found it hard to believe if she had heard this from someone else. Even so, she had to believe what she saw.

It's important to note that Haki training is a mandatory lesson for the Kuja Tribe. Marguerite knew how difficult it was to master Busoshoku Haki; it took her a whole year to fully master it.

So what about Eiji?

Seven days!

Comparing their talents, Marguerite could only be amazed.

"Kamiki Eiji... Without Haki, his strength was already so powerful that he managed to escape from Mary Geoise after causing great chaos. He might be equal to a Yonko." Hancock speculated.

"Equal to a Yonko? Isn't the Empress exaggerating?" Marguerite exclaimed in disbelief.

What is a Yonko?

They are the four emperors of the sea, pirates so powerful that they dominate the New World; they also have feared fleets. The Yonko is one of the Three Great Powers in the world, along with the Shichibukai and the Marines.

"Marguerite, you've never been to Mary Geoise, so it's understandable that you don't know how terrifying that place is. Since Mary Geoise is the residence of the Tenryuubito, don't you think there are strong people guarding it? Kong is just one of them. I'm sure the World Government silenced the World Economy News Paper to prevent the full publication of what happened at Mary Geoise."

Hancock and her two sisters were once slaves of the Tenryuubito for several years before being rescued by Fisher Tiger. Therefore, she had seen many powerful individuals in Mary Geoise.

CP-0 are just the standard bodyguards for the Tenryuubito. The people who protect Mary Geoise are Admirals, God Knights, and others.

"Keep an eye on Kamiki Eiji."

"Understood, Empress."

Following Hancock's orders, Marguerite left the room.

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*WHOOSH* *WHOOSH* *WHOOSH*

A blue gorilla the size of King Kong in the movies launched an attack on Eiji, whose eyes were covered with a white cloth.

Even without using his sight, Eiji avoided the incoming attacks with a very thin and agile margin. His movements were smooth and unhesitant, as if he could see the gorilla's punches.

"Enough."

Rayleigh, who had been observing from the side, finally spoke.

Although the gorilla couldn't speak human language, it understood the meaning. So, it stopped its punches and caught a bunch of bananas thrown at it.

"Eiji, you can avoid attacks even without seeing, but that's not because of Kenbunshoku Haki, right?"

"Mm."

Lowering his blindfold, Eiji nodded, confirming Rayleigh's guess.

"My eyes are somewhat special. They are called Six Eyes. Among its many abilities, Six Eyes give me 360-degree vision, long-range sight, and I can still see even if my eyes are closed."

"I see. So your eyes are unusual."

Rubbing his chin, Rayleigh wasn't surprised to hear this; he had already suspected it.

"Because of your eyes, training in Kenbunshoku Haki is several times more challenging than Busoshoku Haki."

Thinking about this, he was troubled by having to think of a new training method specifically for Eiji.

"Sorry."

"Alright, let's end today's training. Until we find a suitable training method for you, just hone your Busoshoku Haki skills."

"Mm."

Eiji never imagined that the extraordinary abilities of his Six Eyes would hinder him one day, and that day had come.

There was no other choice; he could only repeatedly train Busoshoku Haki against the large animals living on the island. Of course, he held back to avoid killing them.