Pirates: Trainer on the Straw Hat Ship.

"Shiki!"

"It's really you!"

Looking at the figure that suddenly appeared in front of her, the protected Zha Po Po gently pushed away the guard members, took a few steps forward with a heavy face, and looked into the eyes of the Golden Lion.

Although she had already guessed it when she saw the island in the sky, when the figure of the golden lion really appeared in front of her, Grandma Zha still felt extremely complicated.

A trace of reminiscence flashed across the Golden Lion's eyes, and he sighed:

"I never thought that after not seeing her for so many years, the Flame Flower that was once sought after by countless pirates would become like this."

"Time really is unforgiving!"

"You've changed a lot, Shiji!" The mother-in-law also sighed.

After seeing her old friend, perhaps because she remembered the glorious past, the panic on her face disappeared.

Instead, there was an expression of unusual calm.

"Why did you attack Nine Snake Island? There shouldn't be anything you want here!"

After all, they were her partners back then. After discovering that the attacker was Golden Lion, she also had the idea of ​​persuading him to retreat.

However, what Grandma Zha didn't expect was...

At this moment, another laugh suddenly came from the other end of the palace.

"Hahahahahaha, that's not necessarily true, old woman!"

"How do you know that there won't be anything here that we think of?!"

A figure wearing a navy-style black cloak and with an extremely rough appearance suddenly emerged from the shadows.

He walked to the side of the golden lion.

"You are... Blackbeard Teach!?"

The mother-in-law's expression froze, and a look of shock suddenly appeared on her face.

Although both the underground world and the information published in the World Economic News Agency indicate that Golden Lion is cooperating with Blackbeard.

Even their pirate alliance announced to the outside world that it was named "Black Lion" with Blackbeard's name first.

However, as a legendary pirate, the Golden Lion's name is too famous in this ocean.

So much so that many people thought that Blackbeard was just a vassal of the Golden Lion.

however……

Looking at Blackbeard standing with the Golden Lion in front of her, whose aura had not diminished in the slightest, Granny Zha instantly realized that the situation might not be what she thought.

Blackbeard appeared and laughed fiercely, and directly stated the purpose of their trip:

"Old woman, since you and Lord Shiki are old acquaintances, as long as you hand over the Pirate Queen Hancock, we can leave this country immediately!"

"On the contrary..."

"If you continue to resist, I cannot guarantee that your country will continue to exist after today!"

"do not forget!"

"That island in the sky is at risk of falling down at any time!"

Blackbeard stared at the old lady opposite with a threatening look.

Since the establishment of the Black Lion Alliance, Blackbeard has successfully used the Dark-Dark Fruit to plunder no less than ten fruit abilities!

In order to continue to use the power of the Golden Lion Floating Fruit, ensure his own safety, and secretly develop his own power...

Blackbeard also gave most of the Devil Fruit quotas to the pirates loyal to Golden Lion with great sincerity.

His request also made Grandma Zha stunned:

"Your target... is Hancock!?"

She was stunned for a moment, and then immediately realized that the force that stopped them mentioned in the Den Den Mushi should not be from the Black Lion Alliance.

However, the situation did not seem to improve at all, but became even more critical.

Thousands of thoughts flashed through my mind.

Why did the mother-in-law raise her head directly:

"Nine Snake Island never fears any enemy!"

"The Amazon Lily Kingdom can't possibly survive by betraying their queen!"

"If you think you can threaten us like this, you are totally wrong!!!"

Peng!

The snake-shaped scepter suddenly hit the ground with a deafening sound.

Suddenly, a strong aura burst out from the mother-in-law's body, which did not belong to her current state.

Although this aura was not that strong, the determination in her eyes made Golden Lion glance at her a few more times, his expression slightly changing.

On the other hand, Blackbeard, who only cared about his own goal and would do anything to achieve it, grinned with a cruel smile:

"As expected of a former member of the Rocks Pirates!"

"The momentum is indeed extraordinary!"

"only……"

"My words are not just talk!!!"

Blackbeard suddenly stretched out his hand, and a swirling dark mist suddenly appeared in his palm.

In an instant, the mother-in-law who was standing there suddenly felt an incredibly strong suction force.

She was already old, so she flew out from her original position without any resistance and fell into Blackbeard's palm, who clamped her throat.

"What the hell, mother-in-law!"

Upon seeing this, the members of the Leopard Guard shouted in panic.

But she was already injured and had just been hit by a falling wall, so it was difficult for her to move on her own, let alone save her mother-in-law from Blackbeard's hands.

"Thief hahahaha..."

Blackbeard let out his signature villain laugh, causing his ally Golden Lion to look a little strange.

His collaboration with Blackbeard was just a whim at first.

But ever since they broke through Impel Down and the special effects of Blackbeard's fruit ability were exposed, Golden Lion has gained too many benefits from Blackbeard.

As time went by, he even began to not want to break up with this partner.

As for Blackbeard...

Although what he really wants to do is kill the Golden Lion and gain his Float-Float Fruit powers.

But after not finding a good opportunity for a long time, he could only settle for the next best thing...

Whitebeard——Red——Golden Lion——

After some compromise, he finally set his target on Empress Hancock!

Having read the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia in detail, he knows more about the special abilities of some Devil Fruits than anyone else!

The Sweet-Sweet Fruit is a devil fruit that had appeared on his hunting list long ago!

Although it is far less powerful than the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, nor as agile as the Floating Fruit, nor as magical as the power possessed by the red imp...

But the Sweet-Sweet Fruit is a rare special superhuman devil fruit comparable to the mythical beast species in the world, which possesses multiple fruit abilities!

The ability of the Sweet-Sweet Fruit can be divided into two stages...

The first stage is as Hancock usually shows, which makes people gain extremely strong charm, emitting strong mental fluctuations all the time and affecting others.

The second stage is that all people affected by the fruit ability user will be turned into stone statues by the power of the Sweet-Sweet Fruit!

Moreover, this stone statue can only be removed by those with special abilities today.

Even other users of the Sweet-Sweet Fruit do not have the ability to remove the stone statue.

In other words, once a person is turned into a stone statue, it is equivalent to completely controlling a person's life and death!

Although from the perspective of deterrence, the effect of the Sweet-Sweet Fruit is far lower than that of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and the Floating Fruit.

but!

What Blackbeard really values...is not the combat ability of the Sweet-Sweet Fruit that can turn people into stone.

Although the effect of petrification ability sounds very powerful and has a lot of room for operation...

But the real reason why Blackbeard fell in love with the Sweet-Sweet Fruit was the effect of the fruit that could increase his personal charm!

After all, in the world of pirates, there has never been a method to cultivate mental power!

Mental strength is an extremely important attribute for people with fruit abilities.

Whether it is the use of fruit abilities, the awakening of fruit abilities, or even the strength of the domineering domineering, they are all closely related to mental strength.

To Blackbeard, Hancock's use of the Sweet-Sweet Fruit is simply a waste of resources!

From her simple and rough fighting style, it can be seen that Hancock merely uses the Sweet-Sweet Fruit as an amplifier of her beauty.

This fruit ability has never been seriously cultivated!

Blackbeard had already thought about it. Once he obtained the power of the Sweet-Sweet Fruit, the first step would be to vigorously develop the fruit and increase his mental power.

Then, he would take this opportunity and use the power of the Sweet-Sweet Fruit to make the pirates in the Black Lion Pirate Alliance more inclined towards him!

In fact, this is also an important reason why Blackbeard dare not separate from Golden Lion now.

The title of the legendary pirate is really too loud!

In the Black Lion Pirate Alliance, the vast majority of grassroots pirates came here because of the name of the Golden Lion and are loyal to him.

In comparison, apart from a few powerful pirates from Impel Down who had a more unique vision and could see that Blackbeard had extraordinary potential, and chose to stand on his side...

Blackbeard's position in the Black Lion Alliance is indeed a bit weird at the moment, neither up nor down!

That's why he asked Golden Lion to help him gain the ability of the Sweet-Sweet Fruit on the pretext of helping him create more people with special abilities.

however……

Just as Blackbeard was imagining the future he had planned, the old lady in his hand suddenly coughed up blood.

The bright red blood fell on Blackbeard's palm, reflecting a pair of extremely determined eyes.

"Even if you kill me, I won't tell you the whereabouts of Snake Princess!"

"What a stubborn old woman!"

"If that's the case, then go to hell!!!"

"I don't believe that all the women on the island are as stubborn as you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a hint of anger instantly appeared on Blackbeard's face.

Endless darkness spun wildly in his hands, as if it was going to suck Grandma Zha’s flesh and blood into the terrifying abyss.

At this moment, even the Golden Lion couldn't help but be moved when he saw this scene.

No matter what, he and Grandma Zha were once companions.

Now, seeing his former companion about to die at the hands of Blackbeard, he couldn't help but glance sideways.

however……

It’s just like the protagonist in anime who always appears to save the day at the critical moment.

Just before Blackbeard's throat was about to be crushed by the old lady, a delicate cry suddenly came from the outskirts of the palace.

"stop!!!"