One Piece: Hashirama Template

While Link easily recruited Shirahoshi, the wood clone on the other side also easily took care of Vander Decken IX.

By the time the wood clone brought Vander Decken IX's body before Neptune, Link also came out of the Hard-Shell Tower with Shirahoshi.

Looking at Vander Decken IX's body on the ground, Neptune fell silent.

Was this the gap between the strong and the supremely strong?

For eight years, the Ryugu Kingdom had been searching for Vander Decken IX relentlessly. Even the Warlord Jinbe had entered the dark deep-sea regions multiple times, only to return empty-handed.

Link had been on Fish-Man Island for less than two hours and had already solved a problem they couldn't handle in eight years.

This speed was both astonishing and it completely put Neptune's mind at ease.

With Shirahoshi following such a powerful individual to the surface world, he no longer had to worry about his daughter's safety.

After coming out of the Hard-Shell Tower, Shirahoshi first reunited with her father and brothers, then couldn't wait to go to the Sea Forest to pay respects to her mother.

Neptune was just about to have the three princes take Shirahoshi when Link spoke up, "My companions are also going there to see the Poneglyph. It's fine if I take Shirahoshi."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Lord Link."

Neptune immediately nodded.

Shirahoshi, meanwhile, asked with a look of anticipation, "Lord Link, do you have other companions?"

"Mhm."

Link smiled. "They are all good people. Shirahoshi, you must get along well with them."

"Mhm, mhm..."

Shirahoshi nodded repeatedly, her anticipation growing. "Where are they now?"

"They were fiddling with my flag earlier. They should be shopping now." Link suddenly looked up and said, "Did you hear that, Nami? My new crew member wants to meet you."

"Heehee... Right away."

Nami, who was shopping with Hancock and the other girls amidst petrified statues everywhere, immediately replied with a giggle.

Before long, Nami and the other girls appeared before Link and Shirahoshi, holding a large handful of strings, with numerous balloons filled with goods floating above their heads.

"Is this the legendary Mermaid Princess? So cute!"

"So beautiful! Truly a peerless beauty whose rumored looks don't lose to Sister Hancock!"

"Hello, Princess Shirahoshi."

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Without needing an introduction from Link, Nami, Kalina, and the other girls proactively showed their goodwill towards Shirahoshi.

Just as they couldn't get angry at Hancock, they couldn't feel any ill will or rejection towards the cute mermaid princess before them.

If it weren't for the fact that the fourteen-year-old Shirahoshi was nearly ten meters tall, they probably would have pulled her into a hug and squeezed her relentlessly, just like a human child of the same age.

"...Hello, I am Shirahoshi."

Looking at the six girls, Kalina and the others, who were all radiating a dazzling golden light except for Hancock, Shirahoshi greeted them timidly. Her beautiful eyes, however, sparkled with a brilliant light, her heart already blooming with joy.

Just like Lord Link, his companions were all good people too.

Even that beautiful and aloof older sister, although the light from her was not as dazzling as the others, was also emitting a light of goodwill.

Thinking about getting along with this group of good people in the future and heading to the surface world, Shirahoshi's heart was filled with longing and anticipation.

Looking at the beautiful sight of one big and seven small beauties, Link smiled, a trace of contemplation flashing in his eyes.

Once Shirahoshi eats the Artificial Mythical Zoan, Model: Azure Dragon, and completes the final part of the plan, his subordinates will only increase. It will be time to get a bigger ship.

Previously, with seven women and one man on a small single-masted sloop, it was already getting very crowded.

Now with the addition of Shirahoshi, who was nearly ten meters tall, they had to change ships before leaving Fish-Man Island.

"The Pirate Empress, Boa Hancock!"

Neptune, who was discreetly observing Link's crew from behind, also recognized Hancock.

Seeing that one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the Pirate Empress, was also Link's subordinate, Neptune was even more convinced of what the newspapers said.

Behind "The Impaler," there is a mysterious force.

Or perhaps, besides these beautiful crew members, Impaler Link had other affiliated pirate crews.

If the Pirate Empress was truly Link's subordinate, that meant Amazon Lily, the Kuja Kingdom, was one of his subordinate powers.

Now, Fish-Man Island and the Ryugu Kingdom will also become one of Link's subordinate powers.

It seems this figure, one of the two main protagonists of the Summit War, is about to rule the seas and compete for the vacant Emperor's throne.

After the round of self-introductions ended, Link's group flew directly towards the Sea Forest.

That's right, flew!

Not using a bubble coating, but flying towards the Sea Forest on a Flame Cloud carrying their ship.

Kalina entered her Human-Beast form, using her cloud power to lift the ship, which was full of people on deck, and controlled the Flame Cloud to fly in the direction Nami pointed.

The Door-Door Fruit plus cloud flight was the reason Link's group could easily navigate Fish-Man Island without needing a coating.

After arriving at the Sea Forest, Link's group split up. Kalina and the other girls accompanied Shirahoshi to pay respects to Queen Otohime.

Meanwhile, Link took Robin and Hancock to the location of the Poneglyph.

While Robin was engrossed in the ancient text, Link and Hancock chatted not far away.

"Hancock, are you willing to have the Kuja Kingdom of Amazon Lily become my subordinate power?"

Link's words confirmed Neptune's guess.

"Of course. Since this one is your subordinate, then everything this one has is yours."

Hancock, whose affection and loyalty were at their maximum, nodded without hesitation.

If she hadn't yet recognized her own heart and realized her affection for Link was love, Hancock would have long since revealed her simp-like behavior.

Even so, Hancock's face was now flushed, her body emitting a soft, special-effect-like glow, and her beautiful eyes sparkled as she looked at Link.

This appearance was an extreme contrast to the arrogance and coldness she showed others, and even the dignified "big sister" image she maintained in front of Nami and the girls.

One had to admit, this kind of exclusive privilege and benefit, especially from the world's most beautiful woman, truly made one's heart flutter.

Link, who was at his core also a common man who would be instantly defeated by a Negative Hollow or Mero Mero Mellow, was thoroughly enjoying this moment in his heart.

On the surface, however, he spoke with feigned innocence, "Deciding on your own to make your country a subordinate power of mine... won't the high-ranking officials of your country object? Won't they be unhappy?"

"They won't, because..." Hancock shook her head, habitually flipping her hair back and said domineeringly, "No matter what this one does, they will forgive this one."

Her charm, magnified to the extreme by the Mero Mero no Mi, made the special effects around Hancock even more exaggerated.

An intangible force of rules made Link's mind go blank for a moment, and his blood rushed.

If it weren't for the fact that their relationship wasn't official yet, Link was afraid he wouldn't be able to hold back and would want to study the profound and intricate specifics of writing with Hancock right now.

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