Hancock's Arrogance

"Then, let's take our leave."

"Please go slowly, Lord Carl."

After Robin and the three sisters came out, Kahn also bid farewell to Shinobu.

With Shinobu's respect, Kahn and his group left the bamboo forest.

When they arrived, Kahn's group consisted of two adults and three children: Kahn and Sonia, along with Robin, Hancock, and Mary. 

When they left, there was one adult and four children. The adult, Sonia, stood at 2.5 meters tall. 

The fourth child was Kahn himself. Because Robin and Hancock, now eighteen years old, could no longer fit into their clogs, they borrowed Sonia's high heels from the castle, making them appear taller than Kahn. Even Mary, who is two centimetres shorter than Kahn, appeared taller in high heels.

In other words, Kahn had become the shortest in the group.

Because of this, Hancock, Mary, and even Robin wanted to reach out and pat Kahn's head several times. 

However, just as they stretched out their hands, they felt a slight pain on the backs of their hands.

Kahn, who was born with Observation Haki, sensed all their inner thoughts and did not give them any chance to show their dominance.

The three girls could only cover their hands and look at Kahn with resentful eyes.

Not only did Kahn show no pity, but he also warned, "If anyone dares to reach out again, I'll take off her pants and spank her."

Hearing this, the three girls were immediately frightened, especially Robin and Hancock. They were no longer little girls. If Kahn stripped them and spanked them in front of Sonia and Mary, it would be a real loss of dignity.

So, the three girls immediately dismissed the idea of touching Kahn's head.

At the same time, Robin was amused by Kahn's machismo. Seriously, the Master cared too much about saving face! But it was also true that without such strong machismo, her Master wouldn't have such a hopeless maid fetish.

Back to the story...

After leaving the bamboo forest, Kahn's group did not leave Wano Country immediately, nor did they return to Bakura Town.

Kahn took the four girls to the area where Amigasa Village was located, planning to spend some time looking for the Paramecia fruit that Tama had eaten in the original story.

The Paramecia Millet-Millet Fruit is one of the top fruits of the Paramecia type. A person with this ability can produce edible glutinous rice dumplings by consuming physical energy. 

All animals that eat these dumplings, no matter how fierce, will become docile and obedient, viewing the person with the dumplings as their master. Even if ordered to die, they would scramble to commit suicide. This effect also works for artificial Devil Fruit users of later generations.

If it weren't for the validity period of the dumplings' effect, which only lasts one month, the Millet-Millet Fruit would definitely be one of the most formidable Paramecia fruits, even competing with the Shock Shock Fruit for the title of the strongest Paramecia.

Because if the effect lasted indefinitely, this Devil Fruit would be equivalent to "Poseidon" among Devil Fruits.

Just imagine... Tame a small sea beast with the dumpling fruit, let it carry a bag of glutinous rice balls in its mouth, and deliver them to the Sea Kings, thereby taming a Sea King, and so on.

As long as sea beasts are sent into the Calm Belt with glutinous rice dumplings in their mouths, it won't take long for the Sea Kings there to forget about "Poseidon" and recognize the Paramecia Dumpling Fruit user as their master.

Imagine the terrifying scene when the Dumpling Fruit user commands all the Sea Kings. If you didn't know better, you'd think "Poseidon," one of the three ancient weapons, had reappeared in the world.

Therefore, even though the dumplings' effect only lasts one month, this is still a top-tier Paramecia Devil Fruit. After all, in a month's time, a strong person like Kahn can accomplish a lot.

In 1522, Tama was only eight years old. That means she was born in Sea Circle Calendar 1514. Knowing that the Paramecia Dumpling Fruit is probably hidden somewhere in the Kuri area, Kahn has no time to wait for Tama to be born and grow up.

So, he plans to spend some time searching the entire Kuri area for the Dumpling Fruit. If he finds it, there's no need to wait another ten years. If he doesn't, it means this Devil Fruit is destined to be with Tama and hasn't yet appeared in Wano.

Kahn decides to start looking in Amigasa Village. If the Dumpling Fruit isn't there, there's even less hope of finding it elsewhere in the Kuri area.

"Hancock, how much has your strength improved?" Kahn asked as they headed to Amigasa Village, looking at the now taller Hancock.

"I don't know..." Hancock first shook her head, then a confident smile appeared on her beautiful face. "But now I feel like I can do anything."

After speaking, Hancock's beautiful dark blue eyes stared intently at Kahn. "Master, don't do everything by yourself anymore. Just order me as much as you want."

Twelve-year-old Hancock had limited physical ability but was still confident and proud. At eighteen, she was even more so.

In the original timeline, Hancock's arrogance was a mask for her lack of self-confidence, a way to cover up her inferiority complex from being a former slave. Now, Hancock's arrogance was pure because she had earned it.

She hadn't yet seen the highest peaks of the world or fought against the superpowers, nor did she know about the advanced uses of Conqueror's Haki. But Hancock felt like she was second in the world, with Kahn being the first.

Kahn didn't dampen Hancock's confidence. Such self-confidence and arrogance could help her Haki progress rapidly. As long as she wasn't as fragile-hearted as Gekko Moria, who lost his will after one defeat, Hancock would recognize her limitations, overcome them, and elevate her Haki to new heights.

Kahn smiled and nodded. "Then I'll rely on you to help share the burden, Hancock."

"Uh-huh..." Hancock responded eagerly.

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