Chapter 14: Sneaking Shadows and Sudden changes

"I know, It will be only me and Salome" Says Boa Hancock, maintaining the demeanor of a Warlord and empress.

"Then Big sis, please return safely" Says Sandersonia. "Please return home alive big sis." Says Marigold.

"Bye bye, snake empress sama." Cheered all of the Kuja crew," Take care of yourself Luf-" one of the Kuja pirate almost slips up, nearly revealing that Luffy is also sneaking onboard.

"I am leaving now, I will leave the country in your hands while I am gone." After declaring so, Boa Hancock Rode one of the snake's head to get on the Battleship.

"It was worth the wait. It seems like I can fullfill my duty now."Says Momonga. Boa Hancock starts to walk on the deck of the ship as she head inside.

"Anyways, you were so adamant about not wanting to assemble, what made you change your....?" A loud growl is heard from Boa Hancock which was surprising enough for Momonga to forget what he was saying.

Momonga giggled and smirked,"People may fear you as a pirate empress but after all you are a human, when you are hungry, your stomach growls."

"Shut up your mouth, As an empress I have better manners than that...." Refuted Boa Hancock.

"Then what was that.....?" Momonga tried to question but was instantly cut off.

"It was me." Says Hancock as she proceeded to walk, blushing really hard. "Luffy?" Hancock whispers.

"I am sorry but I wasn't able to eat properly at the banquet. Those girls were pulling my skin all the time." Luffy whispers an apology as he replied, Clinging onto Hancock under her coat, which helped him hide.

"If we get caught now, it is all over. Just wait a bit, I will ask for food once we depart." Says Boa Hancock in a whisper. "Alright." Luffy answered.

"And it is hard to walk like this, can you climb higher?" Ask Boa Hancock, blush on her face Luffy obliged and climbs a bit higher, hugging on Hancock's Belly,"Like this?"

Boa Hancock squeaked at the moment out, revealing how sensitive her skin is to touch of Luffy.

"What is it? Do you have a fever? Your face is flushed." Ask Momonga as he walked near Boa Hancock.

Boa refuted that it is nothing and Momonga ask her to revert his crew back to normal from stone statues, which was done by Boa Hancock earlier.

"Acchoooo" Luffy suddenly sneezed due to Boa Hancock's hair around his nose.

"Is that a Man's voice?" Ask Momonga in shock.

"It was me. Achooo." Boa Hancock refuted instantly, blushing. "Night wind is not good for your body I may have caught a cold.

"I am not so sure but you are up to something arn't you?" Ask Momonga.

"What do you mean by that?" Asks Boa Hancock, her blush disappeared.

"You seem different than when I saw you a few hours ago." Exclaimed Momonga.

"My Body and Soul, both are pure, if you don't believe me you can check with your own hands." Boa Hancock with the demeanor and confidence declared.

"I will allow it....I will let you." Says Boa Hancock with not an ounce of hesitation or nervousness, truly deserving of the title Pirate empress.

"What are you doing? We will get caught." Says Luffy in a whisper.

Boa Hancock smirked but Momonga fell in an intense turmoil. Feeling wary, he didn't dare to continue to state his doubts.

But while this was happening where is Yash?

**Flashback to a while ago.**

"We will do as Grandma Nyon said, Luffy you will climb on me to sneak in the Navy battleship but What should we do about your friend." Ask Boa Hancock.

"Man! I am not good at thinking, only if Robin was here." Says Luffy.

"Robin? You had women on your crew?" Ask Hancock.

"Yeah Two actually, Nami and Robin. They are great, you will get along with them." Says Luffy with a smile. Boa Hancock grits her teeth as she start to imagine some things I don't want to narrate.

"If there is a problem I will just stay behi--" before Yash completed his sentence, Thanatos took over his body again," Behind the Battleship. I will sit under the cannon or hide around the ship." Yash got the control of his body back.

"That's a great idea. But are you sure you are okay with that? Won't it be tough to get there without being noticed?" Ask Luffy.

"Don't worry. I am not alone with this one. The one who started this mess for me will have to deal with it." Exclaims Yash with an irritated expression.

"I don't really got what you said but best of luck." Luffy says.

**Skip to the scene where Boa Hancock walked onboard of Marine Battleship.**

'Hey Thanatos. It is time, You were the one who proposed this idea after all.' Says Yash to Thanatos in his consciousness.

'Why should I? Didn't I hand over all the abilities to your body?' Asks Thanatos.

Yash grits his teeth,'What are you talking about I am not able to do any of the cool stuff that you did in the Gladiatorial arena.'

'Just try to use the skills I gave you. You will figure it out.' Says Thanatos before vanishing.

'This BASTARD ' Yash thought before looking down at the sea from the Perfume Yuda.

As Yash prepares to jump, he feel a rush of adrenaline mixed with nervousness, his heart racing with anticipation.

As he leap into the ocean, he feel a brief sense of weightlessness before the cool water envelopes him. Initially, the shock of the water's temperature startle him, causing a gasp and a moment of panic.

Once submerged, he felt disoriented, with the water obscuring his vision and sounds muffled. He struggle to find his bearings, thrashing or kicking instinctively in an attempt to stay afloat.

But soon as he was about to drown, he managed to paddle to stay at a single place in the water, he already knew how to do simple stroke and swim but he wasn't at the level of swiming in deep ocean.

Although he has Devil fruit powers, he hasn't eaten the devil fruit, Devils fruit can float but those who have eaten it can't.

Yash swim towards the edge of the ship, surprisingly for him, his stamina has increased, he didn't notice before but most of the fat on his body was gone as well. When did these changes took place?