Chapter 265: The Wisdom of the Empress, Twenty-seven Years Ago
"How dare a dirty man like you pretend to be that gentleman?!"

Kevin raised his hands, but was still pushed by the Amazon warrior behind him.

"The whole ocean knows about that gentleman's abilities. If he wants to come to Nine Snake Island, he can just show up. He doesn't need to use that weird move of stepping on the air that you just used."

A brown snake was spitting out its tongue around the neck of the coolly dressed female warrior.

Kevin said helplessly: "Because I have never been to Nine Snake Island, I naturally cannot show up directly without the coordinates. In addition, that strange move is the Moon Step, one of the six navy moves."

"Navy Six Styles?!"

Amid the exclamations, another female warrior named Longdan immediately pointed the cannon in her hand at Kevin: "Captain, he is a navy?!"

Kikyo on the side said helplessly: "His Majesty the Emperor has been invited to become a Seven Warlords of the Sea. The Navy will not take action against us."

Kikyo pushed Kevin again and said, "Just now he said he was the big shot of the Revolutionary Army, and now he says he is the Navy! This is Nine Snake Island, a country where men are forbidden to enter!"

Several of the Nine Snake Island's national defense warriors also followed suit and shouted angrily.

"In our country, it is a crime for a man to trespass and he needs to be locked up and face criminal justice!"

"Men are full of lies!"

"Lock him up first and let him know the price of lying."

……

A few unlucky guys whose ships were destroyed by giant sea kings by mistake because of the storm were also looking at Kevin.

"He looks like an ordinary guy, but he's just another idiot pretending to be a cloaked man."

"You should call me sir, you idiot! It's a sign of respect for one's reputation!"

"Speaking of which, I heard that there was a big commotion in the Sabaody Archipelago in recent days. The slave traders in the entire Sabaody Archipelago were severely wiped out again."

"It's a pity that the Celestial Dragons haven't come to the Sabaody Archipelago for many years, except for the Golden Casino. Otherwise, that gentleman would have slaughtered a few more world nobles."

"Haha...what are you talking about? The cloaked man is just a cloaked man, a man who doesn't even dare to reveal his name. And he continues to kill world nobles? Didn't you watch the projection broadcast that day?"

"That's right. Maybe before long, this being, the only one who has ever killed a Celestial Dragon, will move to Marijoa and become a new Celestial Dragon..."

"Shh!"

Before he could finish his words, an arrow passed by his cheek, leaving a wound.

"You are not allowed to..."

Gendan's words were blocked by Kikyo who covered his mouth with his hand.

Although His Majesty the Emperor has been quarreling with his mother-in-law every day recently, no decision has been made anyway.

The status of the Shichibukai is that they are affiliated with the World Government, and calling them "sir" is already the limit. If they say something inappropriate, these men who accidentally entered the Nine Snake Island due to a shipwreck will have to be executed.

At this time, the black spell was moving on the ground.

The next moment, Kevin appeared behind Kikyo, and the rope that had bound his hands fell directly to the ground.

Everyone was stunned by this scene.

Teleport?

So he is really the gentleman from the revolutionary army?

"My ability is not teleportation. Because of the World Government, I have never walked around the world with my real face, so this... is the proof of my identity."

Kevin said as he attached himself to the technique that was swimming on the ground and stopped at the back of Kikyo's hand.

"This is the ability to move through space. The World Government and the Navy already know this, so it's not a secret."

After Kikyo woke up, she bowed slightly and whispered, "The Emperor has said that you are a guest of Nine Snake Island and are different from other men. Please follow me."

Kevin nodded, and then left the escort team with him.

This scene was seen by a few unlucky guys, but when they thought of the ability just demonstrated, they were speechless.

So the cloaked man who is about to become a noble in the New World came to Nine Snake Island to select a woman to take Marijoa with him?

This is really... too much to envy, jealousy and hatred! I wish I could take his place!
"Why can't he be arrested?! We are all men, is he any different from us? This is not fair! Ugh..."

As soon as a voice was uttered, it was suppressed collectively by the companions next to him. Six or seven people covered his mouth with their hands and knocked him to the ground.

……

In the palace of Nine Snake Island, Hancock was arguing with Grandma Zha.

"The Revolutionary Army has been completely targeted by the World Government! Do you still know your identity, Hancock?"

"You are too long-winded, old woman! I...I will never stand against you, sir, no matter what!"

"I didn't ask you to really help! Responding to the orders of the World Government was the condition that the Shichibukai agreed to from the beginning."

"So what if I agreed? I regret it now!"

The nonchalant tone made Grandma Zha so angry that she jumped up and down, but it still had no effect on Hancock.

"You unreasonable woman!"

"Do you know what would happen if the World Government targeted Nine Snake Island? The Calm Belt has long ceased to be a barrier for the Amazon Lily!"

Granny Zha glared and scolded: "If the navy that can shuttle through the Calm Belt comes to attack, how can Nine Snake Island, which has lost its natural barrier, resist the invasion? Do you know how many people will die in that way?"

"For the sake of a man, do you want to bury the entire Nine Snake Island? That's the World Government! The World Government that has ruled this world for eight hundred years!"

Santasonia and Marigrude were standing by with a panic in their hearts. The situation between their sister and their mother-in-law looked like they were about to get into a fight.

Hancock lowered his head and clenched his hands with a gloomy face. Veins on his forehead bulged: "Old woman! Are you saying that the gentleman will lose and have no chance of winning?!"

There was anger in the voice, but it didn't scare the mother-in-law.

"You are still young, and you know very few secrets of this world. If the Celestial Dragons were all those idiots from the Sabaody Archipelago, how could they have ruled the world for eight hundred years?"

Hancock: "So you, a guy who takes advantage of your age, can speak so arrogantly here!"

A finger was pointing at the mother-in-law, which further caused the emotions of the two to explode.

Even though the grandma is old, she reached Hancock's height with one jump and was unable to dodge the blow from the cane in her hand.

But Hancock, who had been hit by the stick, kicked it and stomped it to the ground, rubbing it continuously.

"You old man don't understand what the gentleman means to me!"

"Wake up, Hancock. He's just a man who has forgotten you long ago."

"Do you want to die, you old asshole?"

"A sick woman is unreasonable!"

In the dispute where both sides refused to give in, the picture that emerged was Hancock stepping on a stubborn old man with a dark face and even constantly trampling on him.

At this time, a voice appeared at the door.

“What… are you doing?”

After bringing Kevin to report, there was no response, so Kikyo, who could only come in to take a look, was not surprised at all.

And Kevin asked.

As soon as the words fell, Hancock, who was originally torturing her mother-in-law, suddenly changed her expression, and her whole temperament changed from irritable to well-behaved, shy and surprised.

"First... sir?"

This title made Kevin stunned at first.

The lovesick man from Nine Snake Island can actually see through the transformation technique?

Nearly six years have passed, and the face Kevin uses now is completely different from the one six years ago.

The transformation technique changes more than just the face. After the ability is numerically materialized, the voice will also change with the changes in the face.

But even so, it was just a voice, but it was still recognized.

"Shh!"

A fragrant breeze blew over. Kevin thought for a moment and patted Hancock on the shoulder: "Don't be like this, Hancock. You have become the empress. You can't cry anymore."

"gentlemen……"

Hancock, who was already exhausted and limp, lost her strength after being pushed by Kevin. Fortunately, Marigrude beside her helped her up.

And he bowed to Kevin: "Sir."

Kevin looked at her and smiled, "I haven't seen you two in five or six years. You two have grown a lot stronger."

Santasonia smiled and said, "It is also thanks to you that the three of us sisters are able to survive. I hope you don't mind what my mother-in-law said just now."

As soon as she finished speaking, the mother-in-law who had just been stepped on and unable to move also stood up and looked at Kevin.

"In that country, did anyone actually survive in the end..."

Kevin replied: "After eating the meat ball fruit as a prize, more than 800 slaves and indigenous people who were still alive at that time had their lives saved by Uncle Bear."

Granny Zha seemed to be recalling something: "Lingling is a very smart woman. When Rocks went crazy, she had already withdrawn from the battlefield and headed for the center of the square. Kaido, who is now known as one of the Four Emperors, was given the devil fruit that allows him to transform into a dragon by Lingling."

She paused, leaned on her cane and raised her head slightly, her eyes met Kevin's: "But do you know how the Valley of the Gods disappeared?"

Kevin replied: "It is precisely because you know this that you choose to take the path you are on now, Guroliosa."

Calling him by his name made the grandmother's eyes widen: "How do you know my name?"

Kevin: "I didn't recognize you at first. After all, you look a lot different now than when you were young. But the only woman from Nine Snake Island who could call BiGMOM Lingling and know the events of the Valley of the Gods well is the previous emperor."

Didn't recognize it?
Because it is located in the doldrums, Nine Snake Island has always been short of information, so Guloliosa attaches great importance to every newspaper and information source.

Even though it was expensive, she still bought the Den Den Mushi that could receive radio waves and display images.

In her words, intelligence gathering is sometimes far more effective than the use of force.

And at this moment, she also grasped the key point.

This gentleman from the revolutionary army...is born with knowledge!
"Sir...are you really the survivors of the Valley of the Gods?"

"Indeed." After the result of innate knowledge was analyzed, Guroliosa's address was changed to Mr., just like Hancock.

At this moment, a figure flashed over and kicked the mother-in-law away.

"What are you doubting, old woman?"

Looking back again, Hancock's expression quickly turned gentle again.

Kevin sighed and said, "Power and beauty are not reasons to be willful, Hancock. Now that you have become the emperor of Nine Snake Island, you should take responsibility, right?"

Hancock was stunned, and scenes from when she was fifteen years old flashed through her mind.

A familiar voice and a promise.

"That's why I want to give up the throne to help you. I... I'm already very powerful now. I'm very good at using my abilities and being domineering."

Hancock, who was already twenty years old, had her hair rubbed by Kevin just like he did five years ago.

"Don't act on impulse. And don't worry, I have ways to deal with both the World Government and the Navy. Otherwise... how could I wander around so leisurely?"

"really?"

Kevin smiled and nodded.

The Seven Warlords of the Sea, the smartest people living on this sea, and also the emperor of Nine Snake Island.

Perhaps it's because of lovesickness. Only when facing the person with the disease will one appear like this, unable to think and only able to imagine.

Kevin stayed on Nine Snake Island for a day, during which time the Empress was always with him.

"You must be very tired, sir?"

“If a person strives for his ideal, he will not feel tired.”

"I don't actually want to be the emperor, but at that time..."

"They trust you, and you need to live up to that trust, Hancock. Just like that time, you trusted me, so I was able to save you all."

……

"Sir, can you tell me about your travels?"

"You, who have truly faced darkness, probably don't want to know these things. Traveling is just my decision to understand the world."

"I want to hear it."

"Huh... okay then."

Kevin began to narrate what happened after his conversation with Roger in the East China Sea Windmill Village.

From the East China Sea to several other sea areas, those who asked that question included ordinary people, merchant caravans, pirates, and even nobles and royal families representing the upper echelons of the country.

But surprisingly, the answers he got were all the same.

It seems that no one cares what the world will be like a thousand years from now.

But Kevin knew that the same answer represented completely different things.

For ordinary people, it is already a luxury to just stay alive, so how can they think about the future a thousand years later?

Pirates live for the moment and don't care. The reason they became pirates in the beginning was not to take risks but to do whatever they want.

As for the nobility and the royal family, it was because of selfishness.

Kevin shared what he saw and heard along the way, but he inevitably included his own understanding of it.

A day passed quickly and Kevin left Nine Snake Island.

The promise made five years ago was also decided to be continued. I hope that when we meet again at sea in the future, the world will have been changed.

……

In the palace of Nine Snake Island, Grandma Zha was called over by Hancock to the council hall.

"I want to know how the country called God's Valley disappeared in the past twenty-seven years."

Hancock's voice sounded, looking down from the throne.

Love sickness makes her mind confused when facing Kevin, but it doesn't mean that she is just a fool who only thinks about men.

The Seven Warlords of the Sea are the smartest people on this ocean.

However, when faced with the current emperor's questions, Zha Po Po paused for a moment, unwilling to tell the information she knew.

As the previous emperor of Nine Snake Island, he also suffered from lovesickness when he was young, and only saved his life by going out to sea.

When he returns to his hometown in old age, nothing is more important to him than the safety of his hometown.

Hancock asks how the Valley of the Gods was erased, and the answer must correspond to her concerns about the revolutionary gentleman.

Under the influence of the disease, even Nine Snake Island is not as important as that person in his heart.

"You should know that very well."

Hancock rested her hand on her forehead and lazily lay on the throne: "Even if I accept the invitation of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the Nine Snake Island is still the Nine Snake Island, and the pirates are still pirates."

"Because of the technology of the seastone at the bottom of the warship, the natural barrier of the Nine Snake Island, the doldrums, has been rendered ineffective. So I accepted the invitation of the World Government. I did this for all the people in this country who trust me."

"But the World Government's so-called Shichibukai system was analyzed in detail in the Revolutionary Army's New Era Newspaper long ago."

"To temporarily use pirates to counteract pirates and achieve a relatively balanced situation in this ocean. This is the goal of the World Government, but perhaps this goal is no longer important to them now."

Not important anymore?

Grandma Zha suddenly looked up, met Hancock's gaze, and involuntarily took a step back.

"Hancock, you..."

Hancock lifted the hair beside her ear and said, "Do you think I'm a brainless idiot? Sir, your New Era newspaper has been published for so long, and the analysis and explanation of each story goes straight to the core. When I look at many things again, they are no longer as complicated as before."

Why did the mother-in-law's eyes become solemn for a moment?

There are few information channels on Nine Snake Island, but because of the gentleman from the Revolutionary Army, every issue of the New Era Newspaper contains it.

She also read the real-life examples published in the book and the revolutionary army's analysis of the events.

"So what you said before..."

Hancock shook her head slightly: "No matter what, I will stand with you, sir. This is my own position. As the Queen of Nine Snake Island, I think it's time to make a choice."

"The Revolutionary Army has grown to the point where they need to be treated with caution. In order to deal with you, they even risked their own prestige of ruling the world for 800 years to slander you, saying that you will become the new Celestial Dragon in Marijoa."

"Old woman, do you think the Seven Warlords of the Sea still need to exist after the Revolutionary Army is completely defeated?"

Once again, under Hancock's sharp gaze, the mother-in-law stepped back repeatedly and fell to the ground.

Her impulsiveness in her youth made her feel guilty towards her country when she was old, so she always cared about the safety of Nine Snake Island.

But because of this, she was blinded and failed to think about what Hancock said.

The Seven Warlords of the Sea... have always been nothing more than a transitional role.

The current Queen of Nine Snake Island was once a slave on Marijoa. The former Queen now lives in seclusion in the Sabaody Archipelago with the Vice Captain Rayleigh of the Pirate King...

Also, the former former empress, Guroliosa, was also a serious criminal who had attacked the Celestial Dragons in God Valley together with the Rocks Pirates.

The positions of Nine Snake Island and Amazon Lily were determined from the beginning.

This is not something that can be eliminated by just being a Shichibukai.

The Revolutionary Army and the World Government have begun to form a situation of confrontation. Although she believes that the Revolutionary Army will not have any chance of winning in half a month, this does not mean that Nine Snake Island can avoid being liquidated later if it conscientiously fulfills its duties as a Seven Warlord of the Sea.

"call……"

After sighing, Granny Zha looked at Hancock and said, "You are indeed fulfilling your duties as an emperor seriously. It is I who did not take this into consideration."

"But Hancock..."

"The World Government that has been able to rule this world for eight hundred years is not simple. Whether it is the Four Emperors who rule the New World or all the pirates across this sea... they are not a threat to them."

"Don't you want to know the outcome of the God Valley incident? The hometown of the Revolutionary Army's Fire Seed Mentor has ceased to exist since 27 years ago."

Hancock sat up, his eyes fixed slightly: "It doesn't exist?"

Granny Zha nodded, "Yes, it no longer exists. The entire island was wiped off the sea level. The impact of the attack on that sea area lasted for a long, long time, a bottomless pit, and even the entire world was affected."

"It was also at that time that the Rocks Pirates fell apart and everyone left. Linlin, John, Wang Zhi, Newgate, Kaido, Stussy, and me..."

"They stole that thing, the most important thing to a pirate."

"Hancock, Nine Snake Island is nothing to the World Government. From that time on, I knew that even all the pirates were nothing to worry about for the World Government."

When she said this, the mother-in-law paused.

"From the results, it can be seen that the Revolutionary Army is indeed the biggest enemy of the World Government. The New Era has only been around for two or three years, but it has provided endless inspiration to the intelligent life in this world."

"Why is there Tenjojin? Why are there so many pirates in this world? Why did the justice of the navy end up serving power?"

"The New Era newspaper raises questions and guides people to analyze them one by one to get the most truthful answers. The revolutionary army calls this process enlightenment, which is also the awakening and liberation of thought."

"And thoughts... are what the world government fears the most."

As soon as the words fell, the palace, which was filled with only two people, fell silent.

Hancock was shocked by the hidden power of the World Government, and was worried about her husband's future.

At the same time, as the new generation of empress of Nine Snake Island, she is also worried about the future of the country.

With her eyes closed, Hancock's mind flashed back to the two years before she was fifteen, and the scenes she had seen in Marijoa were recalled again.

So is this the pressure you have been facing?
Five years ago, or even earlier, when the revolutionary army was just established.

At that time, Mr. did not have the power he has now, and the revolutionary army consisted of only a few leaders and a few big and small cats and dogs.

But even with such a huge disparity in power, Mr. has still made it to where he is today.

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(End of this chapter)