"Ahchoo!!"
Kaido, sitting alone in his lair, shook his head, feeling that someone must be talking about him.
After gulping down a few more mouthfuls of alcohol, as if remembering something, he shouted towards the door.
"Someone come!"
His underling came crawling in, respectfully awaiting the Governor-General's orders.
"Have King and Queen still not returned?"
"Kaido-sama, King-sama and Queen-sama are still in Dressrosa. It seems Big Mom herself might be attending, so the two lords are setting up defenses."
"Huh? That old hag Linlin is actually making a personal move? How rare—"
After drinking a few more mouthfuls, he slammed the ground, the force causing the underling opposite him to fall on his bottom.
"Hahaha, then I'll get moving for once too! It's a pity we couldn't fight last time we met."
Saying this, he draped his Governor-General's cloak over his shoulders and walked towards the door.
…
Amazon Lily, Imperial Plaza.
The commotion caused by the sudden appearance of that huge creature shook the entire island. Many people thought some reckless fool had attacked the island and rushed out angrily, only learning from others what had actually happened.
Uzumaki Naruto-sama, their 'Amazon Lily's Consort', had returned and brought back many friends.
That sound just now was caused by one of them, rumored to be some powerful Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit user.
Because it had both an ox head and octopus tentacles, everyone couldn't agree on a conclusion and finally categorized it under Mythical Zoan.
Naruto couldn't be bothered to explain to the local One Piece World's people what a Jinchuriki or Tailed Beast was… it didn't really matter letting them think that.
Fortunately, there was only one guy like B who was missing a few screws. The other Jinchuriki didn't recklessly transform.
Otherwise, this plaza really wouldn't be big enough to stand on.
By the time Hancock and Stussy arrived at the plaza with other high-ranking members, B had already transformed back.
Some of those warrior women seemed quite attracted to B's rugged appearance. Seeing him transform back, they immediately surrounded him, their hands rather improperly exploring up and down his body.
Considering the more unrestrained style of the Amazon Lily's warriors, this was actually normal.
To be honest, if Naruto weren't already taken, these girls would have made a move on him long ago.
And B, this dark-skinned blonde, was unexpectedly 'pure', which surprised Naruto a bit.
When one or two female warriors curiously asked him questions, he could maintain his social butterfly nature and chat freely.
But when over a dozen female warriors very deliberately rubbed against him to take advantage, this 36-year-old lifelong bachelor couldn't help but blush.
Especially since some of them had quite explosive figures, making B even start to stammer.
Seeing this, Naruto very disloyally abandoned him and walked with the others towards Hancock and the group.
Naruto and Konohamaru, familiar with Amazon Lily, walked in front, while Iruka and Kakashi followed behind them with Jiraiya.
The others seemed somewhat overwhelmed by Amazon Lily's customs and were a bit reserved.
"Hancock, Stussy, I'm back."
Naruto smiled, walking towards the two ladies, then, under Kakashi's envious, Iruka's shocked, and Jiraiya's complex gaze of relief mixed with gritted teeth, he gave each of them a hug.
"Nar… Naruto, these two are…"
Unlike the other two, Iruka hesitated as he looked at the two ladies with extraordinary appearances and then at Naruto.
'Could it be that the local customs were like this?'
'Well, that's obviously impossible.'
'These two ladies with outstanding bearing clearly had a deep relationship with Naruto.' Even though Iruka was meeting them for the first time, he could easily draw this conclusion.
After all, the look of love in one's eyes couldn't be hidden.
So, an exaggerated guess appeared in his mind.
"Let me introduce you. This is Boa Hancock, and this is Stussy."
Naruto reached out and took his precious son from Stussy's arms, then gently touched Hancock's belly, confirming Iruka's guess.
"Both are my beloved."
"Huh?"
"As expected…"
"You brat Naruto…"
"Such beautiful big sisters…"
Exclamations of shock came one after another. Most of the men were lamenting Naruto's shamelessness, while the women were amazed by Hancock and Stussy's beauty.
Jiraiya, having been informed in advance, had some psychological preparation, but Naruto's friends were quite astonished.
Although she wanted to roll her eyes at Naruto, Hancock was, after all, an Empress and knew what attitude to adopt on what occasion.
Her usual indifference was only because the people she dealt with weren't worth her attention.
But these people present were all Naruto's relatives and friends, invited to participate in their wedding. Naturally, she wouldn't act as haughty as she did towards others.
Yet even while restraining her inherent pride as much as possible, that kind of calmness and elegance belonging to a strong person still gave everyone a faint sense of oppression.
This wasn't intentional on Hancock's part.
It was because of her pregnancy, making it difficult to control her Haki from leaking out.
Those who have had children should probably understand this… pregnant women's moods aren't entirely under their control.
Haki was similar.
"Welcome everyone, to Amazon Lily. Please follow me."
After speaking, Hancock subtly twisted Naruto's waist before being supported by him towards the palace interior.
Stussy, on the other hand, showed a very gentle smile to everyone.
"Welcome, everyone. Thank you for coming."
"Don't mind Hancock's tone… she's just not very good at receiving others."
"The welcome party has long been prepared. Please don't stand on ceremony."
Her temperament was completely different from Hancock's, her voice as soft as a spring breeze.
Hancock, walking ahead, also heard Stussy deliberately whispering about her, but she seemed used to it and didn't retort, just silently rolled her eyes.
'Fine, you be the good guy.'
Seeing this, Naruto could only comfort her quietly.
'It's okay, it's okay. Next time, she can be last…'
…
Just as Stussy said, the welcome party for them had actually been prepared long ago.
But originally, it was said that only the witnesses were coming, yet here they were with such a large group.
So the original party scale definitely wouldn't do.
Of course, for a ruler, this was nothing.
Soon, a group of people from the Ninja World, who had at most eaten barbecue feasts, truly saw what 'luxury' meant.
Exquisite dishes were quickly served continuously by attendants, and various aromatic wines stirred the alcohol cravings of a few old drinkers in the group.
Not only food, but the hall also had dedicated musicians playing.
This was obviously not an arrangement Hancock would make.
"You're so thoughtful, Stussy."
Holding the child, Naruto gently squeezed Stussy's little hand.
And Stussy responded with a gentle smile.
"Hey, you two, enough."
Hancock dissatisfiedly poked Naruto, indicating she was still here.
Seeing this, Naruto could only place the child beside the waiting Salome and then open his arms to hug both women.
Adam: ???
This scene made Jiraiya cover his forehead.
"…It's fortunate Minato and Kushina aren't here to see this."