One Piece: Hashirama Template

With Shirahoshi now an ability user of the artificial Mythical Zoan, Model: Azure Dragon, the only part of Link's plan remaining was to move Amazon Lily.

This final step was very simple.

Just as Hancock had said, no matter what she did, her subjects would forgive her.

Except for Elder Nyon Gloriosa, the people of the Amazon Lily Kingdom were very simple-minded; they all possessed the hearts of innocent children, which was one of the reasons they could master Haki at a young age.

They believed that strength is beauty and held a blind adoration and loyalty for their Empress.

Whether it was the Kuja Pirates or the kingdom's guards, they were all completely devoted to Hancock.

Therefore, winning over Hancock was equivalent to winning over the Kuja Pirates and the Amazon Lily Kingdom.

As for Gloriosa, she was no trouble at all.

Decades ago, Gloriosa as a member of the Rocks Pirates might have been able to cause Link some minor trouble. After all, she was one of the strongest female pirates on the sea and might have even mastered the highest levels of the three types of Haki.

But now, Gloriosa's strength was not even worth mentioning.

Link wasn't even concerned about her seeking help from Rayleigh and Shakky.

Three remnants of the old era posed no threat to him.

So, after waiting for Shirahoshi to familiarize herself with the artificial Mythical Zoan, Model: Azure Dragon ability and become proficient in using the Flame Clouds, Link's group set off for the Calm Belt, piloting their new ship and the Ark Maxim.

After more than half a month at sea, Hancock finally returned to Amazon Lily.

Two flying ships appeared in the sky above the Amazon Lily Kingdom, immediately causing a commotion.

Just as the warriors were preparing to shoot arrows to bring the ships down, Hancock's voice suddenly echoed from the sky: "My subjects, stand down. I have returned."

"Lady Snake Princess!"

"The Empress has returned, this is wonderful!"

"Are those two flying ships the spoils from the Empress's latest expedition?"

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Hearing Hancock's voice, the Kuja warriors, who had been on high alert, began to cheer excitedly.

Even Boa Sandersonia and Boa Marigold, who had been unable to contact Hancock for some time and were deeply worried about their older sister, breathed a sigh of relief.

Only Gloriosa, who lived in the city, stared intently at the pirate flags on the two flying ships.

The symbol on the flag was very distinctive: a combination of a wooden dragon's head and a skull.

During the Summit War, the Wood Golem Arhat had powerfully killed the World's Strongest Man with a single punch and palm, shocking the entire world.

This also led to the Wood Golem Arhat, with its unknown wood dragon ability, replacing the Impaling Thicket technique as the new symbol of "The Impaler" Link.

If not for the Fleet Admiral's title being "The Great Buddha," the Marines might have even given Link a new epithet.

Although Gloriosa had not watched the live broadcast of the Summit War, she had left the Calm Belt some time ago to contact Shakky and had seen the newspapers after the war ended.

Naturally, she was no stranger to this pirate flag.

Wasn't that the symbol of one of the two main figures of the Summit War, the one who killed Whitebeard, "The Impaler" Link's pirate crew?

Why would the number one of the Worst Generation appear here?

Why was the Snake Princess on that ship?

Could it be that during the half-month she was missing, the Snake Princess was with "The Impaler" Link?

What exactly had the Snake Princess experienced during this time, and what had happened between her and Link?

From the looks of it, it didn't seem like she had been captured and forced to bring him here.

All sorts of thoughts surfaced in her mind. As Gloriosa watched the two ships land behind the royal palace, she suddenly had an ominous premonition.

The premonition was quickly realized. News spread from the palace.

Amazon Lily would be relocated from the Calm Belt, and the Kuja Pirates would become a subordinate force of The Impaler's pirate crew.

This news immediately caused a huge uproar in the Amazon Lily Kingdom.

However, the warriors' focus was not on becoming a subordinate crew. After all, the Empress's decision was absolute and always correct; they only needed to follow Lady Snake Princess.

What they cared about was that Amazon Lily could be moved out of the Calm Belt.

This news immediately excited the residents and warriors of Amazon Lily.

They had long been curious about the outside world.

The reason they trained so hard was to be able to join the Kuja Pirates, to see the outside world while accompanying Lady Snake Princess on her expeditions.

Now, Lady Snake Princess had announced that Amazon Lily would be leaving the Calm Belt, and everyone would be able to go to the outside world.

This was absolutely fantastic news!

Only Gloriosa was in a state of shock. She immediately headed to the palace to find Hancock and ask what was going on.

However, when she arrived at the palace, she fell silent. She instantly understood why Hancock would be willing to lead the Kuja Pirates to become Link's subordinate force.

At that moment, Link was helping Sandersonia and Marigold remove the Hoof of the Celestial Dragon from their backs, causing the two women to weep with emotion.

The Hoof of the Celestial Dragon was a shackle placed on every slave. Even changing it to the Sun Pirates' symbol could not break this shackle.

Only by removing the Hoof of the Celestial Dragon could they truly be free.

Link's action was giving the Boa sisters a new life.

For Hancock, who had been freed from her shackles, it was only natural to develop feelings for Link.

Gloriosa understood that she could not, and should not, stop Hancock's decision.

Having once been afflicted with lovesickness herself, she knew all too well what the look in Hancock's eyes when she gazed at Link truly meant.

The alternatives were to have Hancock abdicate her throne and leave alone with Link, or to let Hancock be consumed by lovesickness and waste away.

Either outcome would cause Amazon Lily to lose a powerful Empress and the protection afforded by her Warlord of the Sea status.

Whether she could even depose Hancock was another question.

If she angered Link, she might very well be killed on the spot.

Amazon Lily leaving the Calm Belt and the Kuja Pirates becoming Link's subordinate force was now a foregone conclusion.

Thus, Gloriosa swallowed the words that had risen to her throat and silently turned to leave.

The Great Pirate Era had entered a new chapter. The Marines now possessed the technology to traverse the Calm Belt. The Snake Princess's choice was perhaps not a bad thing after all.

With the only obstacle having yielded, Amazon Lily officially became Link's second subordinate force.

The next day, Shirahoshi used Flame Clouds to lift the small island of Amazon Lily and began flying towards the New World.

After Amazon Lily had departed, a large number of Sea Kings suddenly surfaced from the water. They stared in the direction Shirahoshi and the island had flown, their eyes filled with a human-like shock and fury.

Clearly, they were shocked and angered by Shirahoshi's transformation. Their king had received the curse of the sea.

Whoever had brought this curse upon their king was simply unforgivable

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