Thinking back to her experiences in Water Seven, Nojiko felt a bit angry. At that moment, a familiar voice rang out from behind her.
"Ah, are you still angry about that? Didn't I already apologize?"
Luffy had drifted over from a small boat at some point. Seeing the barbecue on the beach, he couldn't wait to leave Rayleigh's side and came ashore.
Ain, who was nearby, wasn't surprised by Luffy's over-familiarity. She simply controlled her grilled meat to float into the air, dodging Luffy's hand.
"This is for Hera. If you want to eat something, grill it yourself."
Luffy didn't get angry upon hearing this. He adjusted his straw hat and smiled: "Alright, since it's for Sister Hera, there's nothing I can do. It's okay if I eat the stuff over there, right?"
Rayleigh also pulled up to the shore, looking at the group and sighing: "The world is truly small. I seem to run into you people everywhere."
Hera, holding some grilled meat, also perked up. She jumped down from Reiju's embrace and reached out to grab the meat floating in the air.
While eating the meat Ain had prepared for her, Hera asked Rayleigh: "Why did you bring him here? Men aren't allowed in this place."
Shakky also stepped off the small boat. After Rayleigh participated in the Marineford War, he had quickly brought Shakky over as well.
Shakky said while smoking a cigarette: "Don't worry, these two will only stay here on the shore. I will persuade them."
Hera wasn't surprised to see Shakky: "The Empress from two generations ago? Indeed, you have the qualifications."
Rayleigh chuckled: "I knew I couldn't hide it from you. Sometimes I'm really curious how a child your age knows so much about the past."
"Besides, I gave up my retirement life just to save your brother. Won't the 'Nightmare' Admiral give me some preferential treatment?"
Hera had actually just mentioned it in passing. After all, this place would be a New Navy branch in the future, so there would definitely be men on the island. Therefore, she wouldn't oppose it.
"Then you'll have to find a more remote spot. This port has already been reserved for the Marine branch. You can train elsewhere."
Luffy's eyes lit up when he heard this: "A New Navy branch? Will Sabo come here then? I saw him at Marine Headquarters."
Hera thought for a moment and said: "I don't know, he probably will. I'll tell him you're here. When he comes, I'll have him look for you."
Luffy immediately became happy: "That's great! I really hope Sabo comes soon. I haven't had enough of sparring with him yet."
Shakky, on the other hand, was a bit worried. She still had some concerns about Hera's proposal for the Amazon Lily Kingdom to join the New Navy. As the Empress from two generations ago, she was still concerned about her country's development.
Hera saw Shakky's concern: "Don't worry, there won't be any problems. You should know that being a pirate isn't a long-term solution. This Calm Belt won't be able to stop the Marine's latest warships for much longer."
Hancock nodded: "Rest assured, with this concubine here, the Amazon Lily Kingdom will not have any problems. Moreover, there is Hera's guarantee."
Shakky nodded. The current Empress's attitude was clear—she wanted to join the New Navy. What could she, a person from two generations ago, say? Besides, Hera's credibility was quite high in her eyes.
Hancock's two sisters also learned of the return of Hancock and the Empress. They broke away from their busy affairs and rushed over.
Seeing the two of them, Hera thought for a moment and took out three fruits: "These are the Mythical Zoan Nine-Tailed Fox Fruit, the Mythical Zoan Pegasus Fruit, and a suspected Mythical Zoan Angel Fruit."
"However, I'm not sure about this one. I only know that the person who eats it will grow a pair of white wings. It could also be something like the Zoan Swan Fruit."
"These three Mythical Zoans should suit you two quite well. You can choose freely, or if you don't want a Mythical Zoan, I have some Paramecia fruits here."
Next, Hera looked at Hancock. She was a bit hesitant. Although the Mythical Zoan Nine-Tailed Fox Fruit might be stronger than Hancock's current Love-Love Fruit, Hancock's mastery of the Love-Love Fruit was already very high.
Moreover, the effects of the Love-Love Fruit suited Hancock better; few people could resist being moved by her charm.
While Hera was struggling with the decision, two watch dials suddenly appeared on the Nine-Tailed Fox Fruit and the uncertain fruit. The Nine-Tailed Fox Fruit merged directly into Hancock's body.
As for that fruit which was already pure white, after the modification by the dial, six small wings were added to its exterior, embracing the fruit itself.
Immediately following that, a golden dial appeared on the exterior of the Pegasus Fruit, transforming it into the same appearance as the Angel Fruit, except this fruit emitted a dark black light.
A voice from the future echoed in Hera's mind: "No need to thank me. After some persuasion, I borrowed a bit of power from those angels. It's fine now."
The names of the two transformed fruits appeared in Hera's mind: 'Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Model: Michael' and 'Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Model: Lucifer'.
Hancock instinctively wanted to dodge the Dog-Dog Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Model: Nine-Tailed Fox flying towards her, but she was pinned in place by a mysterious force.
It wasn't until the fruit merged into her body that this force vanished from Hancock.
Hancock hurriedly hugged Hera: "This concubine... this concubine actually absorbed two devil fruits! What should I do now?"
A pair of fox ears sprouted on her head, and nine tails suddenly grew from her back, wrapping around Hera's body.
Hera quickly comforted her: "Don't worry, you'll be fine with me here. Feel your own power; it should have increased."
Only then did Hancock discover that after absorbing this fruit, her physical constitution and Haki had both increased significantly. More direct were the changes to her body.
"As expected, this concubine's beauty allowed me to directly overcome the limitations of Devil Fruits."
Hera broke free from Hancock's tails and gave them a few strokes. The fluffy feeling was indeed quite nice. Then, the other two fruits flew out.
The fruits automatically chose her two sisters. Without waiting for them to reach out, the fruits flew into their bodies.
At the end of time and space, a divine temple stood tall. Two watch dials beside the temple manifested the identity of the person living there.
A smaller figure sat in the center of the hall, seemingly talking to someone: "It was just plucking two feathers, is it really worth coming to my door? Besides, I plucked one from each side, I didn't favor either."
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