chapter 26

"Marines! Amazon Lily does not allow any man to enter. What's the matter? You can just say it here." The ship of the Nine Snake Pirates intercepted Mu Feng's battleship.

"Where is the empress!?" Mu Feng asked bluntly.

The woman in front of him, Boya Mariglud, knew Mu Feng. She is Boa's third sister, and Mu Feng finds her unattractive, challenging his perception of women.

"Is it your eldest sister..." Boya Mariglud began to speak.

Suddenly, a terrifying aura overwhelmed Boya Mariglud, preventing her from speaking further.

Mu Feng had unleashed his Conqueror's Haki.

"Who dares to disturb my concubine's lunch break!" A voice angrily emerged from the cabin of the Nine Snake Pirate Ship.

Then, someone with Conqueror's Haki, equal to Mu Feng's, appeared.

A woman stepped out onto the deck of the Nine Snake Pirate Ship. She was tall, with delicate fair skin, long black hair, and an extremely beautiful face. Her beauty surpassed all others, like a celestial being.

"Sister, it's the Marines," Hancock's Haki countered Mu Feng's. Boya Mariglud was finally able to speak.

"Marines!?" Hancock frowned.

She raised her head high and pointed a finger at Mu Feng. With Haki, she said, "Marine, what can you do to disturb your concubine!? You have seriously interrupted her lunch break. If you can't give your concubine a reason, she will turn you into stone. But since she is so beautiful, the Marine will be forgiven." Hancock fell into narcissism again.

Mu Feng was not angered by Hancock's threat.

In Mu Feng's eyes, beautiful women should have privileges. And Hancock, the most beautiful woman in the world, possessed a voluptuous figure, a slender waist, ample bosom, and long, fair legs. Her cheongsam teased the imagination, making her irresistible to others. All of this aligned with Mu Feng's aesthetics.

"The Empress, my name is Mu Feng. I have come to Nine Snake Island to recruit you to participate in the Seven Warlords of the Sea meeting at Naval Headquarters in ten days. If you refuse to participate, I will be very disappointed. So, please, you must participate," Mu Feng said with a smile.

"The Shichibukai's meeting? I'm not interested," Hancock refused directly.

Mu Feng frowned. This posed a challenge.

Suddenly, an idea struck Mu Feng, and his eyes lit up. He reached into his backpack and pulled out a bottle. He threw it to Hancock on the Hydra Pirate ship, nearly a hundred meters away. Hancock caught it, confused, and asked, "Marine, what is this? Are you trying to bribe me? Don't be foolish." As she spoke, she considered smashing the small bottle in her hand.

"This skin repair liquid can fix any skin damage," Mu Feng's voice reached Hancock's ears.

Hancock's hands froze, and she trembled slightly.

Clutching the skin repair solution tightly, Hancock stared at Mu Feng intently. After a while, she said, "Marine... you... you know!?" As she asked this question, Hancock seemed to have exhausted all her energy, appearing defeated.

"Know what? I don't know," Mu Feng replied nonchalantly.

The hoof mark left by the Celestial Dragon on Hancock's back was her biggest nightmare, and she didn't want anyone to know about it. Mu Feng understood that as the empress, Hancock had a strong sense of pride. Though they knew each other well, Mu Feng would not breach that trust. This move was sure to win Hancock's favor. Mu Feng had gone to great lengths to capture the empress.

He glanced at Hancock meaningfully and said, "I simply know that women love beauty and would naturally use this. Don't they? Rest assured, there's enough skin repair liquid for three people to use. The empress can repay it, right?"

At that moment, Hancock realized that Mu Feng knew about her three sisters.

A mix of killing intent, gratitude, fear, and despair filled Hancock's eyes as she looked at Mu Feng. Finally, she closed her eyes. After a long while, she reopened them, her gaze returning to normal. She said, "The concubine thanks Major General Mu Feng. The meeting for the Seven Warlords of the Sea will be held at Naval Headquarters in ten days. The concubine will attend on time. The concubine is tired, so please leave, Major General."

Hancock commanded the Pirate Ship to return to Hydra Island.

Watching Hancock leave, Mu Feng rested his chin, thinking, "Progress is good, but there's still some way to go to achieve my goal. How did Luffy do it in the original story? Well... maybe the easiest way is to find Celestial Dragons and give them a beating."

Would he try it himself?

Fortunately, the Chambord Islands near Hydra Island happened to have Celestial Dragons.

"Major General, Marshal Sengoku is looking for you," a guy approached Mu Feng with a Den Den Mushi.

Without asking, Mu Feng knew what it was about. He cursed under his breath and picked up the Den Den Mushi. Pretending to be puzzled, he asked, "Marshal Sengoku, if there's something you need from me, please tell me."

"Lieutenant General Mu Feng, why didn't you return directly to Naval Headquarters after returning from the New World? What happened with the Shichibukai?" Sengoku inquired. It was clear that Sengoku already knew about Mu Feng's private recruitment of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

After Mu Feng killed Jack, Sengoku promoted him to lieutenant general.

No one at Naval Headquarters objected. Even the red dog had to hold back. Defeating the seventeen great pirates of the New World! Killing "Drought" Jack! Such a record, not even the veteran lieutenant generals at Naval Headquarters could boast of. How could Mu Feng not be promoted to lieutenant general?

"Hey hey hey... Marshal Sengoku, the signal is bad here. We can discuss it when I return. I'll be back at Naval Headquarters tomorrow." With that, Mu Feng hung up the Den Den Mushi.