boyutpedia Chapter 173 The Blushing Empress, the Shy Young Girl
Chapter 173 The Blushing Empress, the Shy Young Girl
Chapter 173 The Blushing Empress, the Shy Young Girl
Grandma looked tenderly at the three little ones who were crying loudly, thinking to herself, "Cry it out... After this experience, perhaps the three of you will be able to let go of your dreams."
In that case... they can finally get a good night's sleep.
Looking at Hancock, who was crying loudly, Xi Yan asked in confusion, "What's wrong with her...?"
He had only killed a Celestial Dragon, so why was she so agitated?
etc..:::
A startling thought flashed through west Yan's mind: ...Could it be that the other party was also captured by the Celestial Dragons before?!
If that's the case, then it explains why the other party reacted so strongly.
"Hancock, tell him," Grandma said with a sigh of relief. "His words... will be fine."
This man not only has impeccable character, but he also killed a Celestial Dragon who was high and mighty!
Therefore, there is nothing wrong with telling the other party the truth.
Once Hancock has told everyone everything, she should be able to put down her burden.
In this way, after west Yan removes the mark on their backs, they can completely get rid of the past.
"This humble servant..."
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Hearing her mother-in-law's words, Hancock wiped away her tears and tried to calm herself down.
Then, she looked at Xi Yan and said, "Alright, I will tell you the secret of this mark."
west Yan opened his mouth, but actually it didn't matter whether he told him or not, after all... he wasn't very interested in other people's secrets.
His main purpose in coming here was to obtain that permanent record pointer.
But seeing Hancock's pitiful state, west Yan swallowed his words.
In any case, it's really not appropriate to say those kinds of things.
His mental state is indeed a bit erratic, but that doesn't mean he's ignorant of human relationships.
Seeing that west Yan had tacitly agreed, Hancock turned around and revealed the mark on her back so that west Yan could see it clearly.
"The hoofprints..." west Yan frowned and asked, "What does this mean?"
"This is the hoof of a dragon..." Hancock said, biting her lip. "It's the emblem of the Celestial Dragons!!!"
"Emblem?"
"Yes.....
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"This is a branding mark on the bodies of those kept by the world's nobles... a slave certificate that can never be erased in their lifetime..."
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At this point, Hancock's body began to tremble violently, and her right hand unconsciously gripped her left arm, tearing it raw!
But Hancock was completely oblivious to this, as if she couldn't feel any pain at all.
Or perhaps... she's using this method to alleviate the pain in her heart.
Then, trembling, she recounted that nightmarish experience.
"I, along with two others...were once slaves of the Celestial Dragons..."
"The Celestial Dragons'..."
Seeing the three sisters' pained expressions, west Yan opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.
Judging from their behavior, they... may have been through hell!
"Is this why they don't want people to see what's behind their actions?" west Yan murmured to himself.
Now west Yan can understand why the other party cares so much about that mark.
If this gets exposed, it might attract a world government crackdown.
At that time... the entire Nine-Shell Island could suffer.
"Nineteen years ago, my two companions and I set sail with the Kuja Pirates to experience... the life of pirates," Hancock said, bowing her head. "But unfortunately, we were kidnapped from the ship by human traffickers."
"After that, the three of us were sent to the Sabaody Archipelago, where we were sold into slavery and eventually became slaves of the Celestial Dragons..."
"After that, it was a nightmarish memory for Bei."
"During that tragic experience, I couldn't find a glimmer of hope; all I could think about every day was how to die."
As if recalling the past, Hancock's face turned pale.
Sandasonia clutched her head and screamed in agony, lying on the bed and crying out in pain, as if she had collapsed!
"Sister Sandersonia!!"
Marigold looked at Sandasonia, trying hard to say something comforting, but with her face full of tears, she couldn't say anything at that moment.
Because at that moment, she was also in great pain.
"Don't force yourself." west Yan glanced at Sandasonia, then looked at Hancock and said, "For you,
That memory...
"Xiyan," Hancock interrupted Xiyan, "the memories will eventually return."
west Yan, who was interrupted, was stunned for a moment. Even in such pain... was she still going to speak?
After west Yan stopped speaking, Hancock continued to recount the past.
"Back then, we thought we might spend the rest of our lives in this hell."
"Until... four years later, a world-shaking event occurred!"
"A man climbed the Red Line with his bare hands and finally arrived at Mary Geoise," Hancock said. "To save his fellow Fish-Men, he single-handedly stormed the Celestial Dragons' territory and successfully freed a large number of slaves!"
Hancock paused for a moment at this point, then continued, "The fish-men are extremely disgusted with humans, but this man didn't care about that and released thousands of people of various races."
"It was precisely because of this that we were able to escape."
"And this fishman is called Fisher Tiger!"
If it weren't for that man, they would never have had the chance to escape from the Celestial Dragons' territory.
After all... that's the World Government's territory!
"There are actually such heroes," west Yan said. "I really want to meet them."
A man who dares to single-handedly storm the Celestial Dragons' territory... such a man deserves his thumbs up!
"Hancock said the other party went to Mary Geoise to save their fellow fish-men..." Xi Yan thought to himself, "Does that mean the other party is currently on Fish-Man Island?"
If that's the case, then you definitely have to get to know them after you go to Fishman Island!
"That's impossible."
"Huh?"
Startled by the interruption, west Yan paused for a moment, then asked in confusion, "Why?"
"Because Fisher Tiger is dead."
"He's already...dead..."
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Upon hearing Hancock's words, west Yan's expression became somewhat complicated.
If that's the case, the World Government must have launched a frenzied retaliation after that.
"Yes, after that incident, this man gathered his fellow fish-men and established the Sun Pirates on the high seas to fight off any potential pursuit," Hancock said. "Then they faced a brutal reprisal from the World Government."
"In the end, this man died."
She didn't know what had happened at the time, nor did she know what kind of forces the World Government had sent to besiege the other side.
All she knew was that the Sun Pirates encountered an insurmountable enemy, and ultimately... Fisher Tiger died in battle.
She learned this information from the newspaper.
Thinking of this, Hancock sighed silently.
"I see..." west Yan said with a complicated expression, "No matter what, this Fisher Tiger is a commendable hero."
Unfortunately, this man didn't live long.
Thinking of this, west Yan sighed.
After suppressing the thought in his mind, west Yan said, "The Sun Pirates... Speaking of which, a friend of mine has a sun symbol on his forehead."
west Yan recalled what Xiao Ba looked like. When this guy made takoyaki for them, he didn't have that thing stuck on his forehead.
So he saw the mark on the other person's head clearly. He was a little curious at the time, wondering if it was a characteristic of the fish-men, something like a tattoo.
Now that I think about it... that was probably the symbol of a pirate flag.
"Is he a fish-man?"
"Yes, that's right." west Yan nodded and said, "He's an octopus fish-man."
After speaking, west Yan paused for a moment, then asked, "Was he... also a slave?"
"That's not necessarily true." Sandasonia, having calmed down, lay on the ground and looked at Xiyan, saying, "This mark was deliberately branded on to make it difficult for people to distinguish between slaves and ordinary people."
"As for whether the other party is a slave... we don't know either."
"But at least we can confirm that he is a member of the Sun Pirates."
They didn't know whether the mark of the Celestial Dragons was on the mark of the Sun Pirates.
"I see... ::::," west Yan said, "I never imagined that Xiao Ba would have such an experience."
If you think about it carefully, it seems that Uncle Rayleigh did mention that Hachi later joined the Sun Pirates.
"The friend you know must be from some kind of fishman pirate crew."
"The Fishman Pirates?"
west Yan looked at Granny Za with a puzzled expression. How did this get involved with the Fishman Pirates again?
"Yes, after Fisher Tiger died, the Sun Pirates split into several Fishman Pirate Crews," Granny Za explained. "Your friend must be from one of them."
Listening to his mother-in-law's words, west Yan fell into deep thought.
Fishman Pirates...
If you think about it carefully, Arlong, who wreaked havoc on Nami's hometown in the East Blue, is probably the captain of the Fishman Pirates.
So, were they also members of the Sun Pirates in the past?
As Fisher Tiger's former subordinate, he did such a thing... This is probably the reason why the Sun Pirates split up.
The fish-men who utterly despise humans:
Forget it, there's no need to think about that guy anymore; he's already been dealt with by the Navy.
After shaking off the thought, west Yan said, "I understand the general situation now. Next, I will help you... remove the marks on your backs."
Although the number of people agreed upon has increased from one to three, it doesn't make much difference to west Yan.
"Um."
"Thank you..." Hancock said, "Now we don't have to continue deceiving this country with the curse."
"curse?"
west Yan was taken aback. What strange thing was this?
"Yes, a curse..." Sandasonia sighed, "because of this thing behind us..."
Therefore, no one can see your back.
"So, my older sister came up with a plan."
"What method?"
"Make up a story," Sandasonia said. "The three of us sisters slew the monster Gorgon at sea."
But before the monster died, it cursed the three of us sisters, leaving eyes on our backs. Anyone who sees our backs will be petrified.
It is precisely because of this fabricated story that the three sisters have been able to live peacefully in this country until now.
Petrochemical:
west Yan immediately looked at Hancock, whose Devil Fruit ability was to petrify others.
In other words... the other party relied on this Devil Fruit ability to cover up this lie, right?
"That's right, petrification," Hancock said with a self-deprecating laugh. "And ironically, this power comes from the Celestial Dragons."
"They forced us to eat the Love-Love Fruit and the Snake-Snake Fruit just for their own amusement..."
"And it is precisely by relying on this power that we have been able to deceive this country and keep this secret."
At this point, Hancock's body began to tremble again, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
"If people discover the marks on our backs, we won't be able to stay in this country any longer."
"Therefore... even if it means deceiving the entire country, we women do not want anyone to know about our past!!!"
In the end, Hancock hugged her legs and cried, tears streaming down her face.
This feeling of constantly being on guard against others is terrifying... She doesn't even dare to sleep too soundly, for fear that someone will see the marks on her back.
After all... once she's seen, it means her life is completely over.
And that kind of life lasted for more than ten years!
Thinking of this, Hancock cried even harder.
"Big sister....·"
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With tears in their eyes, Marigold and Sandersonia looked at Hancock, and the three sisters eventually burst into tears together.
No one knows how much suffering they have endured over the years.
"I've been tormented by this nightmare for over ten years," Xi Yan thought to himself.
That's true. Even if they made up such a lie, they couldn't be sure if someone would secretly come over to check things out.
Therefore, we must remain vigilant at all times.
But such a lifestyle would be extremely painful, just like...: ...he was back then.
Back then, he was afraid that others would find out that he was a half-Uchiha and half-Senju, so he never dared to easily reveal that he had the Sharingan, for fear of being targeted by that old guy Danzo.
That feeling... was truly awful.
Now he can understand how these three women feel.
After the three women calmed down, Granny Za smiled and stepped forward, saying, "It's been a long time since I've seen Snake Princess reveal her truest emotions."
"I thought Lady Snake had become completely cold and aloof."
These words made Hancock blush. Why would you say something like that?
Doesn't she have any pride?
Thinking of this, Hancock immediately stood up, looking at her grandmother with shame and anger, and said, "Shut up, you traitor who betrayed the country!"
"You're the one who should shut up!" Granny Za, using her snake-shaped cane, climbed to a higher position, level with Hancock, and glared at her, saying, "You little brat, have you forgotten how you got back to Amazon Lily?"
"If I hadn't been living overseas at the time, would you three desperate girls have been able to return to Amazon Lily?"
"You're actually saying this to me now?"
Hancock:
Looking at her mother-in-law's glaring eyes, Hancock felt a little embarrassed, but it was obviously impossible to get her to back down.
Hancock turned her head, snorted, and said, "Hmph, showing off such a small favor."
Mother-in-law: ? ? ?
"What did you say?"
Grandma immediately became displeased, jumping up to grab Hancock, saying, "I've always cared for you like a mother, and now you're talking about such trivial favors?"
"Snake Princess, you brat!!"
"Hey, Sandasonia, Marigold, you two let go of me!" Granny Zha glanced at the two girls clinging to her and said, "I'm going to teach this brat a lesson."
"Grandma, please don't take it to heart by arguing with my sister," Sandasonia said helplessly.
My older sister's personality has been like this for a long time.
Marigold was also somewhat embarrassed; her older sister was really something.
"Hmph, that brat."
Grandma snorted, but didn't struggle anymore, letting the two girls hold her.
Hancock ignored the farce behind her and returned to her previous position.
Then, without turning her head, she said, "west...west Yan..."
"what?"
"Would you... look down on me, a former slave?"
As she spoke, Hancock's face was filled with emotion, and her body began to tremble slightly uncontrollably.
If she doesn't hear the answer she wants, what should she do?
Upon hearing this, Grandma Zha glanced at west Yan's retreating figure, also wondering how he would respond.
"Don't worry, I won't look at you differently, nor will I look down on you."
After saying that, west Yan paused for a moment, then continued, "After all... it's not your fault."
"Ultimately, this is also the Celestial Dragons' problem; those guys deserve to die!!"
At this point, a cold glint flashed in west Yan's eyes.
If given the chance, he wouldn't mind killing a few more Celestial Dragons.
That kind of scum... deserves to die!
"Well... I see..."
Upon hearing this answer, Hancock stopped trembling, and her face gradually regained its color.
No... it should be said that her skin is even more rosy, just like a shy young girl.
"call:
Grandma breathed a sigh of relief. This boy... he really didn't disappoint her.
After this experience, these three girls should be able to let go of their burdens.
Thinking of this, Grandma laughed.
"Alright, don't worry about this too much," west Yan said with a smile. "I'll help you remove the marks from your backs, then you won't have to be afraid anymore."
"Thank you!!"
Sandasonia and Marigold covered their faces and cried, "Thank you...."
After the marks are removed, they can finally get a good night's sleep.
"It's nothing, no need to be so polite," west Yan said with a smile.
Just then, west Yan noticed that Hancock had turned her head, and... the woman's expression looked a little off, like... a shy young girl.
west Yan: ? ? ?
No, is this the same aloof queen from before?
Isn't this contrast a bit too great?
"You want the Permanent Log Pose from Marine Headquarters, right?" Hancock wiped away her tears and said, "I'll give it to you right now."
After saying that, Hancock turned around without hesitation and walked towards the cabinet on the side, and began to rummage through it.
A moment later, Hancock took a box out of it.
After taking out the permanent record pointer, Hancock walked to Xiyan's side.
"Hey~" Hancock looked at Xiyan with a smile in her eyes and said, "This is the permanent Log Pose for going to Marine Headquarters!"
"With this, we can find the location of Marine Headquarters!"