"So... so strong!"
"As expected of Lady Carina and Lady Nami, that combination technique is too powerful!"
"That golden giant didn't even have the slightest ability to resist! So strong, so beautiful!"
"..."
Looking at the golden giant with a huge hole blasted through its head, and sensing Gild Tesoro's life force had vanished, the Kuja warriors, led by Sandersonia and Marigold, all exclaimed in amazement.
Whether they knew Carina and Nami or not, all the Kuja warriors instantly became their fans.
The Kuja are a warrior tribe. Whether warrior or citizen, their standard for judging beauty is strength.
The stronger one is, the more beautiful they are in their eyes.
This generation of young Kuja warriors was facing an Awakened New World monster for the first time. They originally thought this would be their greatest enemy, perhaps even requiring Lady Snake Princess to intervene personally.
But in the end, such a powerful golden giant was actually instantly killed by Carina and Nami in one blow.
That orange beam of light, which had flown past the Golden City, beyond their range of perception and sight, to an unknown distance, was the most beautiful meteor the Kuja warriors had ever seen.
"ROOM—"
While the Kuja warriors were exclaiming in amazement, Yami's figure appeared out of thin air on the control console. Holding a regular fruit in his hand, he released a dense black fog and began to extract the Devil Fruit.
A moment later, the fruit in Yami's hand turned into the Paramecia-type Goru Goru no Mi.
"Shambles!"
After obtaining the Goru Goru no Mi, Yami didn't teleport away. He swapped the Devil Fruit in his hand with a fruit inside the Pegasus's cabin.
At the same time, he also transferred a certain Devil Fruit user, who had been accidentally turned into a golden statue by Gild Tesoro, into the control console.
This ability user was Mr. Tanaka, one of Gild Tesoro's trusted executives, just like Baccarat.
Mr. Tanaka's fruit ability was the Paramecia-type Nuke Nuke no Mi, an ability that allows one to pass through all non-living objects, a lower-tier version of the Paramecia-type Doa Doa no Mi.
Because the Doa Doa no Mi can also pass through all non-living objects, enter different dimensions, and even create doors on living people.
Although Yami looked down on the Paramecia-type Nuke Nuke no Mi, it didn't stop him from collecting this ability, saving it for a future subordinate or a Kuja warrior suited for this Devil Fruit.
After obtaining the Nuke Nuke no Mi as well, Yami finally set Amazon Lily down from the sky, and then began to clean up the Golden City with Nami.
The Fuwa Fuwa no Mi ability can control all non-living things. It can not only make them float in the air, but also change them into various shapes.
For example, the Golden Lion's snow lions, earth lions, and the seawater surrounding the floating islands, were all controlled by the Fuwa Fuwa power.
Yami could also control the golden giant, turning it back into liquid gold, just not as freely as the Goru Goru no Mi user, nor could he achieve the same level of refinement.
But Nami's electrical heat could make up for this defect.
The Golden City looked like it was made entirely of gold, but in reality, it was only plated with a layer of gold on the outside. The internal structures were still made of other materials.
So Yami and Nami just redecorated the city.
Unfortunately, the Golden Hotel in the center of the city was completely lost. Because Gild Tesoro had used his fruit's Awakening, temporarily assimilating the Golden Hotel and destroying the most valuable building in the Golden City.
While cleaning up the Golden City, Yami was also considering who to give the Paramecia-type Goru Goru no Mi to.
The Goru Goru no Mi wasn't of much help to him, and Yami, who preferred living on the Pegasus, had no intention of turning Gran Tesoro into his main base.
Therefore, Yami was more inclined to support a "tool person" to help him manage this cash cow, Gran Tesoro.
In any case, with the Ope Ope no Mi, Yami wasn't afraid of betrayal from the person who ate the Goru Goru no Mi.
In fact, Yami could have just taken Gild Tesoro's and Mr. Tanaka's hearts and forced them to work for him, but Yami didn't want to.
The Kuja warriors on Amazon Lily almost all possessed a pure heart and were absolutely loyal to Hancock.
Giving the Goru Goru no Mi and the Nuke Nuke no Mi to them, even if they couldn't develop the Devil Fruits to Gild Tesoro's and Mr. Tanaka's level, would still enhance the Kuja Pirates' combat power and give Yami another strong subordinate.
Compared to reluctant time bombs, Yami preferred perfect "tool people".
While Yami was cleaning up his spoils of war, the outside world exploded.
Those who fled the Golden City immediately spread the news of the Yami Pirates declaring war on Gran Tesoro.
Morgans, upon hearing this news, immediately dispatched his News Coos to investigate.
When the intelligent News Coos brought back the photos they had secretly taken.
The next day's headline in the World Economic Journal immediately caused a worldwide sensation.
The headline read—"The Male Master of Amazon Lily, the Man Who Conquered the World's Most Beautiful Woman!"
That's right, the headline didn't mention the Golden City being conquered; it was even more of a gimmick.
The cover photo of the headline showed "Kuja Amazon Lily" and Hancock wearing a maid outfit.
The content of the news was all about the history and glory of Amazon Lily and the Kuja Pirates, letting the world know just how powerful they were.
This generation's Kuja Empress was not only the World's Most Beautiful Woman, but also one of the Warlords of the Sea, who balanced the Marine Headquarters and the Four Emperors.
First, one of his maids defeated Gecko Moria, and now he had taken the youngest Shichibukai as a maid. The prestige of this organization, which the World Government specialized in using to balance the seas, had completely hit rock bottom.
As a result, the World Government announced that very day that they were stripping the Pirate Empress Boa Hancock of her Shichibukai status, and the Marines also issued a new bounty poster on the same day.
[Pirate Empress Boa Hancock, user of the Paramecia-type Mero Mero no Mi, Bounty: 892,000,000 Beri, Dead or Alive.]
The bounty had increased more than tenfold, reflecting the value of the empress of a Haki-powerful nation and the captain of the Kuja Pirates.
Although Hancock had rarely taken action, the Marines did not dare to underestimate her in the slightest.
Because no one knew better than the Marines that every empress of this Haki-powerful nation was one of the strongest women on the sea.
Hancock was no exception.
The 892,000,000 Beri was, on the contrary, because Hancock had taken action too few times.
Otherwise, this bounty would be even higher.
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