Chapter 181 Hancock does not deserve the death penalty!
Boa Hancock will be publicly executed in the arena.
As soon as this news came out, the whole country on Daughter Island was shocked!
Women, whether strong or slender, beautiful or average, tall or short, adult or young, all took to the streets for inquiries.
When they talked to each other, they were all shocked and in disbelief.
"How come?"
"Is that Hancock?"
“That’s too much…”
The girls burst into tears in the street, wailing, "How can this be! Don't kill Hancock..."
Especially the young soldiers who often trained together. Although Hancock was not very nice to them and although Hancock was always arrogant, everyone actually liked her very much... Not to mention these girls, most of the national defenders could not believe the news they heard at this moment. They followed the crowd in a daze and walked towards the arena where the execution was about to take place.
For a moment, the crowds on the street were filled with a sad atmosphere.
The whole country was in grief! Between the pairs of slender white legs, a Den Den Mushi that blended in with the environment crawled on the ground, hidden in the crowd, and followed silently forward.
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The national warrior Cosmos staggered among the crowd, feeling panic and grief-stricken, and unwilling to believe that Lady Snake would give the order to execute Hancock.
Suddenly, she heard a familiar voice crying somewhere in the crowd.
Following the sound, I squeezed over and found that it was Hancock's two sisters, Sandasonia and Marigrude. The two girls tried hard to hold back their tears, but the sobs were stuck in their throats and they couldn't be stopped.
“Cosmos…” Green-haired Sandasonia raised her red, tearful eyes.
"Don't cry, don't cry... There must be some misunderstanding. Why would Lady Snake want to execute Hancock..." Cosmos held the two girls in his arms and was pushed into the huge arena by the crowd. Usually, all the citizens and Lady Snake would watch the female warriors compete on stage together, but no one would have thought that one day, the popular Hancock would face the fate of being executed on that stage. "Do you know anything? Why did this happen?"
Sanda rubbed his eyes and cried, "I don't know... I don't know..."
At the other end of the arena, Snake Queen's procession slowly entered.
Snake Princess was tall but expressionless. She walked silently among the crowd, making it impossible to tell her emotions.
The regent, Suzuran, was beside the king. Noticing the crowd filled with mourning, she couldn't help but think of what happened before...
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[One year ago, the Nine Snakes Pirate Ship sailed out of the Calm Belt.]
[On the deck, the girl with long black hair opened her arms for the first time and murmured in ecstasy: "This is the wind... It's more comfortable than what is written in the book..."]
[Lily of the Valley, who was passing by, stopped and looked back at Hancock in confusion, wondering, "Are there any storybooks on the island that describe overseas scenery?"]
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The people of Daughter Island came to the audience area of the arena to watch the execution.
In the crowd, the Boya sisters and Cosmos looked up and saw that on the central arena surrounded by deep pits full of spikes, there was a cross wooden frame.
Hancock, with her long black hair, had her hands and feet tied up with iron chains and was tied to a cross wooden frame.
She lowered her head, her long hair hanging down, as if she had lost all her strength.
On her left and right stood two fully armed members of the Nine Snakes Pirates, each holding a sword, the blades flashing cold light, which made people feel chilled.
Snake Princess and her group slowly climbed onto the high throne in front of the arena.
Linglan stood quietly beside Jun, looking at the girl on the cross wooden frame of the arena below.
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[Hancock encountered a pirate ship in the open sea and rushed over, but the pirates on the pirate ship fled without a fight, which disappointed her.]
[Suzuran observed carefully and found that Hancock's behavior was completely different from that of the citizens who first joined the Nine Snakes Pirates and came to the open sea.]
[She seemed... not surprised by men, a creature she had never seen before.]
[Lily of the Valley was on the lookout. While moving the pirate ship's supplies, she went to look for Hancock. Outside the captain's room window, she saw Hancock taking down two bounty warrants on the wall and mumbling something. Lily of the Valley listened carefully from a distance and only heard a few words...]
[In the Nine Snakes' cabin, when they were alone, Linglan said to Snake Princess: "Snake Princess, there's something wrong with that Hancock kid... It seems that this isn't the first time she's seen a man!"]
[“Linglan, I know you hate men, but aren’t you too suspicious?” Snake Princess smiled indifferently.]
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[Gaya Island, west coast, outside Mogu Town. ]
[Three human traffickers sneaked into the Nine Snakes Pirate Ship and almost kidnapped Hancock, and even poisoned all the female warriors on the ship...]
[Snake Princess rushed back to the ship in time, and instantly suppressed the enemy with her Conqueror's Haki. ]
[After Snake Princess comforted the frightened Hancock, Lily of the Valley, after the toxins in her body were removed and she regained her mobility, found Snake Princess and said in a deep voice with a grim expression: "This may not sound nice, but Snake Princess! Tulip! If it was the Hancock I remembered, she would have been easily deceived by those three people..."]
[Snake Princess had no expression on her face and did not speak.]
[Lily of the Valley said: "You must know what kind of personality Hancock has. She has never encountered any setbacks since she was a child. Everyone she meets complies with her wishes, coaxes her, and protects her. Even if she makes mistakes and acts willfully and bossily, no one will blame her, but will just go along with her temper... With her personality, those three bastards can easily trick her into getting off the boat..."]
["What do you want to say?" Snake Princess glanced at her. ]
[“There are outsiders on Nine Snake Island! Most likely, they are men.” Lily of the Valley said word by word, “And Hancock has seen them before, and even colluded with them! She has seen men before, so she is not surprised to come to the open sea. She may have even been deceived and bullied before, so she is so wary of those three people! Tulip, you also saw that Hancock’s body was not normal just now! She must have some secret!”]
[Snake Princess listened to the whole thing without saying a word, and then said softly: "So, the regent of the previous emperor, how do you want me to deal with our Nine Snakes' 'crown prince'?"]
[Feeling a slight chill, Lily of the Valley's pupils shrank.]
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“Wow~~!!”
Seeing this scene on the ring, the sister who used to be so beautiful and full of energy was tied to a cross wooden frame and was "dying"...
The orange-haired third sister, Marigold, immediately collapsed and cried loudly, "My sister is going to be killed--!!"
Her crying seemed to have lit a fuse. The entire crowded audience area began to cry one after another, one group infected another, and the air was filled with cries of grief.
On the high throne, Snake Princess listened to all this calmly, staring at the girl who was tied to the cross wooden frame on the ring.
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[Two giant snakes dragged the red ship and sailed in the sea of the Grand Route. ]
[After landing, we arrived in town. Suzuran entered a shop that specialized in selling Den Den Mushi and selected a few Den Den Mushi for special purposes.]
[Lily of the Valley returns to the ship and comes to Snake Princess's cabin. She sees the window is open and the curtains are swaying in the wind.]
[“You’re pregnant, so don’t let the wind blow.” Linglan said, walked over to close the window, and said in surprise, “There’s no wind…”]
[Snake Princess lies on her side on the step, her beloved snake spitting out its tongue, and like the mistress, she has a lazy look.]
[Lily of the Valley said with a gloomy face: "Are you still not going to do the 'snake kiss'?"]
[Snake kissing is a secret technique passed down for hundreds of years on the Nine Snake Island. With the help of the Nine Snakes they raise, they can tell the gender of the fetus after pregnancy. If it is a boy, the pet snake will hiss and spit out its tongue. If it is a girl, the pet snake will gently rub the belly of the mistress, showing great love.]
[Snake Princess said calmly: "What if I do it? What if I don't do it?"]
[Lily of the Valley immediately shouted: "If it's a boy——"]
[“If it’s a boy…” Snake Queen raised her eyelids and moved her fingers slightly. A terrifying aura came crashing down, and the doors and windows of the cabin were actually shaking. She stroked her still flat belly, smiled slightly, and asked softly, “Are you going to kill my child?”]
[“This…you…” Linglan was shocked and angry, stiffening her neck and said angrily, “Men are not allowed in! No men are allowed to stay! This has been our Nine Snakes’ tradition for many years! It’s an iron rule!!”]
[Snake Princess flicked her nails and said coldly: "Linglan, I know better than you what is going on in this country. What do you think?"]
[Although she no longer felt the oppressive feeling of the Conqueror's Haki, Suzuran was sweating profusely and was even more nervous than before.]
[Lily of the Valley stammered a few times, and did not continue to argue with the soon-to-be mother on this topic. After a brief thought, she took out the special Den Den Mushi from her arms...]
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There is no one who doesn't like Boa Hancock.
Including the members of the Nine Snakes Pirates who served as executioners.
After all, Hancock was also on the pirate ship, but they sailed together for more than half a year and he was just their short-term companion.
Moreover, everyone thought that the next time they went out to sea, Lady Snake would formally agree to let Hancock join the Nine Snakes Pirates and become their true companion.
But now, they had to kill their companion, the girl they loved from the bottom of their hearts, with their own hands.
The whole place was filled with wailing and misery. The national warriors and members of the Nine Snakes Pirates all shed tears. They couldn't bear to turn their faces away. They took one more look at Hancock tied to the cross wooden frame. Their hearts were broken.
"..." The tied Hancock looked haggard and silent.
She glanced at the crowd, listening to the heartbroken sobs, and was speechless. Why did it seem like they were the ones to be executed? Hancock was tied up and couldn't move. She reluctantly turned her head and looked at the blurred face of Snake Queen on the throne.
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[Inside the palace, Hancock played with Lady Snake's round belly, blinked his eyes and asked, "What name do you plan to give the little princess, Lady Snake?"]
[Snake Princess smiled gently and stroked Hancock's black hair. "How about letting you name it?"]
[“Really? Don’t regret it!” Hancock’s eyes sparkled, as if she had planned it all along. She said with a smile, “How about calling me ‘Luffy’?”]
[Linglan couldn't help herself and shouted, "That doesn't sound like a girl's name!"]
[“What’s it got to do with you?” Hancock turned around and made a face with her eyelids lowered and her tongue stuck out.]
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Sitting on the high throne, Snake Princess subconsciously stroked her abdomen - her abdomen which had become as flat as before.
She was slightly startled.
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[After more than half a year, the Nine Snake Pirate Ship slowly sailed into the Nine Snake Island. ]
[Behind the cheering crowd, Suzuran took out a miniature Den Den Mushi from her arms and quietly put it into the corner of Hancock's clothes when she got off the boat.]
[The pregnant Snake Princess glanced at him and ignored him. She lifted the curtain and entered the Monkey Girl's sedan chair and returned to the palace.]
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Inside the arena, there was a lot of wailing, and no one understood why Lady Snake wanted to execute Hancock.
At this moment, Snake Princess stood up from the throne and stepped forward.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
An invisible aura swept the entire place in an instant.
It was like a mute button was pressed, and the weeping in the audience stopped abruptly.
Including the two Boa sisters whose eyes were red and swollen from crying, everyone stared blankly at Lady Snake who was sitting in front of the throne on the high platform.
"I know you don't understand why I want to execute Boa Hancock. In fact, I don't want to do this... But Hancock broke the law that must not be violated in this country!"
Snake Princess waved her hand, and the beloved snake lingering beside her sent a miniature Den Den Mushi and another amplified Den Den Mushi to Lily of the Valley's palm.
"..." On the ring, Hancock, who was tied to the cross wooden frame, lowered her eyes.
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[“Hancock! The evidence is irrefutable. Are you still trying to argue?”]
[Amidst Suzuran's angry curses, Hancock opened her mouth and looked at the miniature Den Den Mushi in her hand, speechless and silent.]
[This happened the day before yesterday. Hancock, as usual, didn't follow the rules and rushed to the palace. When he entered the bedroom of the Snake Princess, he was surprised to see that the Snake Princess' figure was no longer bloated and had returned to its former appearance.]
[“Hey, where’s Luffy?” Hancock touched Snake’s flat belly in disbelief, “I haven’t had my period for only half a month, how come she’s gone?”]
[Snake Princess stroked her black hair, and Suzuran beside her jumped out and took out a miniature Den Den Mushi...]
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Lily of the Valley walked forward with a sullen face, holding two Den Den Mushi in her hands.
"Hancock's crime was allowing a man to enter this country!" Suzuran raised two Den Den Mushi and roared, "This is the most unforgivable and hateful crime in our country!!!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place became even more silent and dead silent.
No one thought that they would hear such an answer.
Cosmos covered his mouth, "How could it be..."
The second sister, Sandasonia, and the third sister, Marigrude, felt their hearts sank and could not help but clench their fists.
They thought about the period more than a year ago, and about the two months after their sister came back... When did it start? Their sister became more absent-minded during her daily training. She would disappear after training and would not come home until the evening or later. Sometimes she even looked exhausted...
"Could it be..." "Sister..."
The two sisters burst into tears and looked at their sister who was tied to the cross wooden frame on the ring, feeling very distressed.
The miniature Den Den Mushi spoke in human language and played a recording: "You've gotten taller?" This was Hancock's voice, echoing in the arena.
"You've become weaker! Or... I've become stronger!" This was another unfamiliar voice. This voice, childish but with a hint of roughness, was very different from a woman's voice.
Is this the man's voice?
It was the first time that most of the Nine Snake Island residents in the arena's audience area heard a man's voice.
... "While you were traveling, I was practicing hard!"
... "While you were away, Giorno was training on the island of Ruskaina, fighting those extraordinary beasts..."
... "Jollen, you have also mastered Observation Haki and Armament Haki... You are really amazing! No wonder so many bounties are offered for the two of you..."
One conversation after another, some sounded like a man's, some sounded like Hancock's, or another voice that sounded like a girl, echoed throughout the arena through the loudspeaker Den Den Mushi.
Suzuran took out two bounty warrants, which were from Lynch and Robin, or to be more precise, from Giovanna Giorno and Kujo Jolyne.
"Boa Hancock hid the two men on our island. They are wanted pirates in the outer seas!" Suzuran shouted, "Pirates are irrelevant. We are also a pirate country - but the one named Giorno is a real boy! A man! The evidence is irrefutable. Hancock has violated the biggest law of the country!!!"
Her roar, also transmitted through the loudspeaker Den Den Mushi, echoed throughout the venue, causing an uproar of astonishment.
The women couldn't believe it, but in the face of such clear evidence, they had no choice but to believe it.
That girl who was loved by everyone had actually violated the most unbreakable law in the country! "Hancock..." Cosmos covered his forehead with his hands in a headache.
"Sister..." Sandasonia and Marigrud didn't know what to do and could only cry. Even if it was against the law, it shouldn't mean that their sister should be killed, right?
That's my older sister! She's Boa Hancock, the one that everyone loves! ………………
[“Execution?” Linglan looked at Snake Princess in astonishment.]
[Snake Princess gently stroked her bulging belly and said calmly: "Those who violated the fundamental laws of the country must be punished with capital punishment to serve as a warning to others."]
[Lily of the Valley said in disbelief: "But that's Hancock! She..."]
[Even though Suzuran hated men, even after she got back the miniature wiretap Den Den Mushi and obtained evidence of Hancock's crime, she never thought of executing Hancock.]
[That’s Hancock after all! ]
[Even if you have committed a crime, no matter what, you should at least have a chance to repent, right? ]
[It is not impossible to reduce the severity of a serious crime and eliminate the minor crime... Suzuran hesitated and said, "As long as Hancock can tell us the whereabouts of Giorno and the other two, that will be enough, right? There is no need..."]
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"No matter how hard we questioned her, Hancock refused to reveal any information about the two pirates..."
On the arena podium, Snake Princess said to all the citizens calmly, "Since she protects men and pirates from the outer seas, she is obviously ready..."
In the stands, many people had cried until they collapsed and fainted.
The women who loved and even doted on Hancock couldn't bear to watch any longer and covered their eyes and ears while crying.
The two sisters of the Boya family cried bitterly, looking at their sister who was tied to the cross wooden frame in the middle of the ring. She was in the most miserable state she had ever been. They shouted hoarsely, "Sister... don't leave us..."
"..."Hancock, who was tied to the wooden frame, remained silent.
The pirates holding swords on both sides were sad and couldn't help but said, "Hancock, just tell Lady Snake where that pirate is. Lady Snake will definitely let you go!"
Hancock glanced at them and curled the corners of his mouth in disdain.
"I just don't know if the person she is protecting is worth risking her life for."
The Snake Princess in front of the throne on the high platform smiled gently and waved her hand gently.
"Let's execute him."
A faint sentence echoed throughout the arena.
Everyone fell silent again, some were nervous, some were sad, and large groups of women just rolled their eyes and fainted.
Cosmos hugged the two sisters, Boya Sandersonia and Boya Marigrude, tightly. They were crying so hard that they couldn't make a sound.
On the ring, two Nine Snakes Pirates warriors drew their swords, bit their lips, and walked towards Hancock.
On the cross wooden frame, there was no fear on Hancock's face. She just glanced longingly at the audience stands in the direction of her two sisters.
Snake Princess's face seemed to be covered with a shadow, and she turned around and walked towards the throne.
The blade with a cold glow was raised high.
The cold light alone seemed to blow off a strand of Hancock's black hair.
Lily of the Valley couldn't bear to watch any longer and closed her eyes in pain.
"What a pity..." Hancock lowered her head, closed her eyes, and thought to herself, "I still don't know how to have a baby... Where is Luffy? What does she look like? I also prepared a gift for her..."
Just when the skin on the back of Hancock's neck could feel the chill of the falling blade.
A gust of wind blew over Hancock's head.
Dangdang! Two crisp sounds, followed by two clangs, the sound of swords falling to the ground.
Hancock's eyes snapped open.
On the high throne, Snake Princess, who had been staring at the execution on the stage and even pinched her finger bones until they turned white, suddenly stood up.
Just now, two arcs of light suddenly flew in from outside the ring and cut off the swords of the Nine Snakes Pirates warriors that were slashing towards Hancock! "Ah..."
A cloud of mist appeared out of nowhere and hovered over Hancock's head.
A sigh also floated gently out from the cloud.
"You, you are so stupid..."
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PS: 6,000 words, almost three chapters, so I won't break it up. I tried to imitate the storyboard of a comic, I wonder if it has the same feel?
(End of this chapter)