Chapter 113

A foot was coming towards my face, but I just dodged to the right.

"Why are you so aggressive, Empress? I'm coming in peace."

"How dare a lowly man to enter my island and my palace! I don't care who you are!"

She, her sisters, and her snake got ready to fight while the old lady backed away. The guards came rushing in. I got surrounded and smiled.

"Are you sure that you can make an enemy out of me while the marines are waiting for their chance to attack? If we'd fight, the marines will definitely use that chance to attack."

She glared at me.

"What do you want?"

I looked around.

"Before that, tell your guards to leave the room."

"Do you think we're that stupid!" screamed Sandersonia (Her sister with green hair)

"You better leave before we make you!" screamed Marigold (Her sister with orange hair)

"Alright, whatever, I'll leave. But don't get mad at me when the whole world suddenly knows the truth behind the Gorgon Curse."

I started walking away, and I could feel that they're freaking out.

"Wait!" screamed Boa Hancock

But I just ignored her and kept walking. And with just one glare, the guards didn't dare stand in my way.

"Everyone leave right now! Leave us alone!" screamed Boa Hancock

The guards looked reluctant to leave, but all of them ended leaving when she glared at them. I smirked and walked back to her.

"What do you know about that?"

I could feel bloodlust emanating like crazy from her and her sisters. I put my hand inside my jacket, and they put their guard up. I grabbed 3 files and gave them to Boa Hancock and her sisters. Their eyes were about to bulge out.

"How… how did you get your hand on these?"

"That's a secret. As you might know, there are only one of those documents in the world. And I'll give those to you for free. I don't need anything in return for it. And you don't have to worry about me revealing your secret since there is absolutely no benefit for me."

She and her sister suddenly bowed to me.

"I don't know how to thank you for this. I was always afraid that this would resurface again. So thank you so much for giving this to us." said Boa Hancock

"Thank you!" her sisters said

'I would've never thought that there would be a day that the Empress herself would bow down to me. But no one would have thought that she'd fall in love with Luffy, either.'

"Raise your head. It's not appropriate for the Empress and her sisters to bow down to someone."

They raised their heads, and Boa Hancock sat down on her throne.

"So, what can I help you with?"

"Well, I heard about the Warlord system being abolished, which means that you won't be protected anymore. So I came here to take advantage of you at your low point. I want you and the Kuja's to become my subordinate crew."

"We aren't that defenseless. We can take care of ourselves."

'Good, she is calm. I can work with this. If she always has a big ego, I wouldn't even want her to join me.'

"If you weren't that defenseless, you would have never become a Warlord. And a little birdy told me that they're coming for your head soon. They won't let you go since you're a pirate. Sengoku completely snapped. Maybe he'll even send a Buster Call. But I'm sure you're already aware of this."

"And how will us being under you protect us? Do you really think that you can keep the marines at bay?"

"Hm? Believe me, they wouldn't want to piss me off after what I've done. But Sengoku is planing something to take me down. So, for the time being, he wouldn't dare make a move against me. And after he is done planning, he will come with something big."

"Isn't that even more dangerous for us?"

"Sure, it's a big gamble. Will you refuse and fight on your own till they eventually overwhelm you, or join me and trust that we'll become strong enough to push the Marines back."

She looked at me and seem to be deeply in thought.

"I won't push you for an answer right now. If you give me a comfortable room, I'll give you a week to make a decision."

"Since you gave us a present I'll definitely consider it. Marigold, take him to the guest room."

"Yes, sister."

Marigold took me to a pretty big room, and I lay down after she left.

'I think it went pretty well. At least she didn't fall in love with me. That would be such a bother. Having a relationship just takes too much time. Why would I start one when I barely have any time left for myself after training.'

I smiled.

'I fooled them good. Those documents were fakes made by Laffitte and Devon. Devon transformed into the three girls as they look now and made herself look younger. Laffitte took pictures and placed them on the documents. But Fisher Tiger burned all the documents, so I wasn't lying when I said that it's one of one."

[2 days later]

I'm sitting in the dining hall eating with all the Kuja tribe members. They acted like I was some extinct creature that has come back to life. But the food is delicious, so I didn't mind it that much. Who would mind beautiful women touching them anyway?

When I was finished eating, one of the guards said that Boa Hancock wanted to meet me. So I went to the throne room, wondering what she has decided. When I arrived at the throne room, I saw Boa Hancock with the snake around her neck and her sisters standing beside her. But the old lady isn't here for some reason.

'She looked like she has decided on something. I'd better not have wasted my time coming here.'

I stood in front of her, and she stood up from her throne.

"We'll join you under one condition."

"Hm? What is it?"

"I won't follow someone who isn't stronger than me."

"Sigh. It always comes down to strength."

<Haoshoku Haki>

Her sisters fell on their knees, and her legs started shaking. But for some reason, Boa Hancock started smiling.

"You have the qualities of a king. So that is why you're so arrogant. Those with the qualities of a king will always strive to be better than the rest."

She suddenly released her own Haoshoku Haki. I smiled. We kicked towards each other at the same time. Our legs collide, which sent shockwaves around us. Her sisters flew back. You could clearly see Haoshoku Haki flying off of us. We didn't move an inch.

"You're pretty strong, Boa Hancock. I expected nothing less from you."

"You're also pretty strong for a man."

I put more power on my leg, and I started pushing back her leg, but she also started using more strength.

'Like I thought, she is really strong. But this is the end!'

I used all my power, and I pushed her leg away, making her off balance. She tripped over her dress and was about to fall on her back.

'This is the part where I should catch her and bring our faces really close.'

She fell on her back, and I put Shusui against her throne.

'Yeah, right. I'm not in some romance story.'

"Is this strong enough for you?"

She looked like she wanted to fight more, but she just sighed.

"You win."

I put Shusui back in its sheat and gave her my hand. She grabbed it, and I helped her stand up.

"You're just as strong as I imagined. But like you saw, I'm still stronger."

"Tsk, if I used my powers, you'd be turned to stone in a second."

I smirked.

"You sure? Something like that would never work on me."

She smiled.

"You look confident that you can ignore my beauty. Do you mind if we test it out then?"

"Sure, go ahead."

She aimed her hand in towards me in the shape of a heart and winked at me.

"Mero Mero Mellow."

She shot a heart towards me, and when it impacted me, nothing happened.

"Impossible!"

She shot three more, but nothing happened. She fell down on her knees, not believing her eyes. Her sisters and the snakes were also in shock.

"Well, now that it's proven that I'm stronger than you, I presume that you'll be under me now."

"Y… yes. You win. We will be under your protection from now on. And you can call us whenever you want. We'll be there to help."

She looked at me, still not believing that I withstood her beauty.

"Well, I'll go and make sure that the marines know about this so they won't make a move. I'll be back for diner."

I disappeared. I immediately ran out of the palace, over the wall, and into the forest.

"Sigh. I was almost done for." I said out loud

I looked at my hands that are bleeding.

'How am I supposed to resist her beauty? My Kenbunshoku Haki still isn't at the level where I can completely hide my feelings. I need to be careful when I'm around her.'

I disappeared towards the marine spies.

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[I wonder how many people thought that this would end in Boa Hancock falling in love with him.]

Quotes:

"Treat me like a king, and I'll treat you like a Queen. But if you treat me like a game, I will show you how it's played."

"Don't break anyone's heart. They only have one. Break their bones. They have 206."

"So, tell me, where should I go? To the left, where nothing is right… Or to the right, where nothing is left…"