"A well-fed man doesn't know the hunger of a starving man!" Shanks and his companion muttered under their breath, still without restraint. They weren't exactly gentlemen, and they didn't care about such empty reputations.
Soon they passed through the alluring streets of the Women's Kingdom and arrived at the palace. Tianqi and Ryūta Ryōma breathed a sigh of relief; such a test for veteran cadres was really too difficult. Shanks and the others, on the other hand, looked like they hadn't had enough.
"By the way, Hancock, where are your two sisters, Sandersonia and Marigold? I haven't seen them at all," Tianqi asked, looking puzzled.
Sonia and Gorud were also embarrassed upon hearing this. It turned out that Lord Tianqi hadn't recognized them after all. They had thought that Lord Tianqi knew them before. The two of them looked helpless.
"Um... Lord Tianqi, look, they've been here the whole time!" Hancock looked at Tianqi with a strange expression and pointed to her two younger sisters beside her.
"Huh?" Following Hancock's pointing finger, Tianqi saw two people, one thin and one fat. He was immediately dumbfounded. Were these the two cute little sisters he knew? He could still recognize Sonia, but he couldn't recognize the fat Gruud at all. If Hancock hadn't said that these were her sisters, Tianqi wouldn't have believed it.
"Gorud, what happened to you? Who beat you up like this? Tell me, and I'll avenge you!" Tianqi excitedly touched Gorud's chubby face. He simply couldn't accept that the adorable girl, who was once second only to Hancock's beauty, had become like this.
"Lord Tianqi, what are you doing? Nobody hit me, I've always looked like this..." Marigold didn't notice the change in herself, but Tianqi, Shanks, and the others simply couldn't believe that this was the same cute little sister they used to know.
"Oh no, this world is so unfair! How could it be like this!" Tianqi exclaimed as he looked at Gruud, who had lost his beauty. This was probably a side effect of the Devil Fruit, otherwise the two of them wouldn't have turned out like this.
"Alright, alright, Gordo and Sonia, you two take the Conqueror Pirates and go rest. I have some personal matters to discuss with Lord Tianqi!" Seeing that Tianqi had shifted his attention to her two younger sisters, Hancock quickly changed the subject and asked them to leave.
"Oh, okay!" The two sisters didn't think much of it and turned to lead Shanks and the others down to rest. They were just that simple-minded and didn't think much of anything.
Shanks and the others gave him knowing looks, and then followed the Groot sisters down the ship. To them, Hancock was the captain, but the others were not necessarily so. It would be a good opportunity to go down and tease the beauties of Amazon Lily.
"Hancock..." Before Tianqi could finish speaking, Hancock took off her cloak, revealing her slit legs, and pounced into Tianqi's arms. It has to be said that Hancock truly deserves to be called the world's number one beauty. Her figure is perfectly proportioned, her face is stunningly beautiful, and her curves are all perfectly proportioned. She is simply a gem. No man can resist her allure, especially an old pervert like Tianqi.
Faced with Hancock's initiative, Tianqi reached out and put his arm around her waist. After not seeing her for several years, Hancock had become bolder and bolder, and her figure had become better and better. Anyone who could resist such temptation would not be a man.
"Hehe, Shanks, I guarantee the captain is definitely doing *that* with Empress Hancock right now!" At the welcome banquet, Yasopp approached Shanks with a lewd grin and gave him a knowing look.
"Yospp, what are you doing? Tell me!" Before Shanks could reply, Tianqi walked in with a blushing Hancock, who was squinting at him from behind Yasopp.
"Huh?" Upon hearing that Tianqi had arrived, Yasopp quickly covered his mouth, but still muttered softly, "No way, the captain is way too fast. Could he be a one-second wonder?"
Hearing Yasopp's mutterings, Tian Qi's face darkened. If Hancock hadn't restrained him, he would have loved to open Yasopp's head to see how it was filled with so much filthy gossip. Calling a man a "second man" was an insult to any man.
Besides, he didn't do anything to Hancock at all. Although he almost couldn't resist the temptation and started doing it, it was daytime. Tianqi wasn't some kind of animal driven by his lower body. Why do it in broad daylight? Wouldn't it be better to save it for nighttime?
"Lord Tianqi, let's take the main seat!" Hancock immediately pulled Tianqi to sit in the main seat. After what had just happened, she had become much bolder, and she already regarded herself as the mistress of Tianqi's side.
Tianqi glared at the gossipy Yasopp and Shanks before taking the seat of honor. As soon as he sat down, the servants looked at him with curiosity and stuffed all sorts of delicious food and drinks into his face. They were unusually enthusiastic, having never had a man in their lives. If it weren't for Empress Hancock being there, they would have stripped Tianqi naked to see what the difference was between a man and a woman.
The banquet was in full swing, and after more than two hours of eating and drinking, everyone gradually became drunk. The pirates and the officials of the Women's Kingdom mingled together, with men and women putting their arms around each other without any barriers, and the officials of the Women's Kingdom did not care at all.
People like Yasopp, who have families, have the desire but not the courage, so they only indulge in their lustful desires. Others, without particularly strong abilities, are not too unrestrained. But Shanks, a powerful and ruthless man, directly unleashes his true nature. Faced with the questions from the women around him, the drunken Shanks immediately wanted to demonstrate his skills at the banquet. Fortunately, just as he was about to take off his pants, he was knocked unconscious by two punches from Tian Qi. He simply couldn't bear to watch such a shameful thing happen.
After the banquet, the pirates who had conquered the sea were carried away by the soldiers of the Amazon Lily and arranged to rest in their respective rooms. Tian Qi, on the other hand, went to the Empress's palace with Hancock and did not come out for three days.
Shanks and the others, who had regained their senses, were filled with envy. She was the world's most beautiful woman. Everyone knew all too well what had happened in the three days she hadn't come out. While they were marveling at Tianqi's fighting prowess, they were living a life of luxury in the Land of Women.
"Shanks, are you really sure about this?"
Three days later, Shanks proposed to take his crew on a sea voyage. The destination was not the New World, but the East Blue, which had the weakest military power. Tianqi, who knew what Shanks was going to do, asked him with a serious expression.
"Yes, I've made up my mind. During my years of training at sea, I met Whitebeard and heard some interesting things from him. There are some things I must do in person!" Shanks had heard some things about Roger from Whitebeard. After all, he was the former captain, and there were some people and things he had to do in person.
Upon hearing this, Tianqi didn't say much. The gears of fate always turn, and this is Shanks' mission. He didn't want to interfere, since some things do indeed require Shanks to unlock.
"Since you've made your decision, then take them with you. I've been cultivating for so many years, so I'll take a good rest here in the Women's Kingdom. I'll wait for you to come back!" Tian Qi nodded and said calmly.
"Okay!" Tianqi agreed, and Shanks was completely relieved. After all, Tianqi was the captain, and he couldn't set off with his men without Tianqi's permission.
In the end, Shanks led Yasopp and the others onto a ship of moderate size and headed towards the East China Sea, Yasopp's hometown and the starting point for the Bronze Saints.
"It seems Shanks' initial goal was to find Ace, but in the end he chose Luffy, that idiot. Heh, what a coincidence! Interesting!" Watching Shanks and the others leave, Tianqi shook his head helplessly. Ace's identity was too important, and Shanks probably didn't reveal it because he wanted as few people as possible to know.
"Lord Tianqi, it's too cold here, let's go back!" Hancock, her face slightly flushed, came to Tianqi's side. After three days of in-depth communication, Hancock and Tianqi had become very close.
"Ahem... well, it's a bit cold outside, and I really can't stand the wind these days!" Tianqi gave himself a plausible excuse, put his arm around Hancock, and walked back. No man could escape this kind of gentle embrace.
After spending another half a month in the Women's Kingdom, Tianqi finally couldn't take it anymore. Half a month was all about fighting except for eating and drinking, and even he was a little overwhelmed.
"Hancock, I'm about to set sail. Do you want to come with me?" Tianqi said casually.
"Aren't we still waiting for Shanks and the others?" Hancock asked, somewhat puzzled.
"I'm not waiting any longer. I don't even know how long they'll be gone. I'll have them come to Sabaody Archipelago to meet me when they get back!"
In the end, Tianqi took Hancock and sailed the Conqueror out of Daughter Island. As for the affairs of the Daughter Kingdom, he left them to Gruud and Sonia. Now, Hancock only wanted to go to sea with Tianqi, and she didn't care so much about the affairs of the country.
Two giant snakes pulled the Conqueror, while Tianqi, Hancock, and Ryoma sat in the cabin, bringing along a dozen or so attendants from the Amazon Lily, since people were needed to tidy up the ship.
The group drifted on the sea aimlessly, but they did not stray from their final destination, the Sabaody Archipelago.
The first half of the Grand Line was not as chaotic as the New World. There were very few powerful pirates here, and no one dared to cause trouble for the Conqueror. Thus, Tianqi and his group drifted peacefully at sea for ten days until today.
"Reporting to Lord Tianqi, dozens of pirate ships have appeared ahead, with an estimated number of over a thousand people!" one of Hancock's attendants said calmly at the door.
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