One Piece: Groudon the Beasts

Chapter 195 Hancock: I'm not leaving

Night falls, in the fortress's tavern.

To provide entertainment for the laborers, a living area was built inside the fortress, complete with facilities such as taverns.

A corner spot in the tavern.

"Lady Shakky has arrived too!"

Seeing Rayleigh and Shakky, the two sisters were almost moved to tears. This was the territory of the Beasts Pirates, where a large number of troops were stationed.

“Mr. Rayleigh, Lady Shakky, thank you for coming to save us.”

"I didn't expect it to go so smoothly."

Rayleigh sipped his drink, shook his head, and smiled.

This trip went very smoothly.

Contrary to his expectations, the Kuja Pirates were not imprisoned or tortured, and were treated no differently from ordinary laborers.

In the evening, you can even come to the pub for a drink.

Next, as long as we find an opportunity to rescue Hancock and her crew, we can return to Kuja via the Calm Belt.

This wasn't difficult for him.

Rayleigh lowered his voice and asked, "Sandasonia, is Hancock imprisoned on the Disaster's ship?"

"It wouldn't really be called imprisonment."

Sandasonia was quite embarrassed: "That calamity, Goode, disliked that my sister was causing trouble, so he sent her to live on the ship."

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Rayleigh was speechless.

"Pfft!"

Shakky laughed: "That's just like Hancock's personality."

Rayleigh rubbed his forehead, exasperated: "I remember the ship that caused the cataclysm was called the Groudon, but I didn't see it in the port."

"Mr. Goode will be back this afternoon."

Marigold responded from the side, having just seen the Groudon return with a bunch of Minks.

"Oh, that makes things easier."

Rayleigh glanced at the sky.

"I'll go find her later."

“Mr. Raleigh, there’s no need for that.”

Sandasonia whispered, "If you want to see my sister, I can go and call her. That Mr. Disaster won't interfere."

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Rayleigh's face darkened.

Are you even prisoners?!

Do you know how hard it was for him to travel all this way? He disguised himself as a carpenter and did a lot of work along the way!

I feel like I'm the prisoner!

Sandasonia was also embarrassed. Rayleigh had come specifically to rescue them, but they hadn't suffered much; they had only done some work.

This was far too easy for the Kuja warriors.

"Mr. Rayleigh, shall we go find my sister together?"

"it is good."

A moment later, the four arrived at Groudon.

The antelope in charge of watching the ship glanced at the two sisters, too lazy to ask any questions, and let the two sisters lead Rayleigh and his companion into the cabin.

Lord Good doesn't care. Why should he meddle in other people's business? As long as it doesn't interfere with work, everything is negotiable.

"That old man looks familiar."

The antelope couldn't remember, so it pulled out a cool photo of Hancock from its pocket.

Hey!

He took the photo secretly.

He spent a fortune bribing his colleagues to get closer to Lady Hancock in order to keep watch on the ship.

Cabin bar.

It wasn't bedtime yet, and Hancock was drinking alone out of boredom. She seemed to have drunk quite a lot, as her face was flushed.

"Chikara, won't that Goode really look down on you?"

"No, the adult is very gentle."

Chikara stayed behind the bar, serving Hancock while wiping down the barware and chairs, never idle for a moment.

The girl's happy explanation.

"Even slaves and prisoners will not be discriminated against by Lord Goode as long as they are willing to work hard. In Lord Goode's eyes, status is not a standard for measuring high and low status."

"What a strange man."

Hancock slumped over the bar, her mood growing increasingly depressed.

Although it's strange, she feels that her life is pretty good now, except that a certain man makes her clean the toilet.

The bar door was pushed open.

Hancock turned around and tilted her head in confusion. "Rayleigh?"

"Hancock, you look like you've had quite a bit to drink."

Rayleigh sat down next to Hancock.

Seeing this, Chikara leaned closer and asked with a smile, "Are you Hancock's friend? Would you like something to drink?"

"Oh, a cute little girl, give me a glass of vodka."

Rayleigh smiled, feeling a mix of emotions.

Upon arriving in the territory of the beasts, he was truly amazed. In the land of laborers, the people were incredibly enthusiastic, showing no signs of being enslaved by the beasts, which was completely different from the rumors.

Upon arriving at the fortress, the laborers and giants were equally enthusiastic, and even the warriors of the Nine Serpents were doing quite well.

I can hardly imagine that this place is now a territory ruled by all beasts.

All of this was caused by a geological disaster.

It made him want to meet the geological disaster.

I'm really curious, what kind of man is that guy?

Chikara handed the wine to Rayleigh.

"The vodka you wanted."

"Thank you."

Rayleigh took a sip, and his eyes lit up.

"Hey, this wine is pretty good."

"Of course, Lord Goode has very high standards for the quality of wine, and not only wine, but everything on this ship is the best!"

Chika answered happily.

Rayleigh chuckled.

"Little girl, you admire him a lot."

"Ok!"

Chika blushed and nodded vigorously.

Rayleigh chuckled, stopping teasing Chikara, and turned to look at Hancock: "Hancock, I'm here to take you back to Kuja."

"Back to Nine Serpents?"

Hancock, feeling the effects of the alcohol, thought for a full three seconds before taking another swig of her drink, then slumped down, her pretty face pressed against the bar.

He looks like a decadent drunkard.

"I will not go back."

"Ok?"

Rayleigh frowned slightly.

You're drunk!

Why don't you want to go back?

"I am no longer a Shichibukai and cannot return to Kuja. This place is perfect; food and drink are provided, and I don't have to worry about anything."

Hancock slumped in her glass.

Being stripped of her Shichibukai title means the Navy will arrest her. Although she is not afraid, she does not want to bring disaster to Kuja.

She didn't know where to go.

My life is pretty good right now. Although there's no one to take care of me, I don't have any worries. It's a rare moment of peace and quiet.

Except for that bastard man who always orders her to mop the floor and scrub the toilet.

Rayleigh was speechless.

He knew Hancock's concerns, and the Disaster deliberately leaked the news of Hancock's capture in order to prevent her from returning.

But how long has it been, less than two months? How come this girl has been raised like a lazy, good-for-nothing?

That's incredibly demoralizing!

Rayleigh drank his drink helplessly, glancing at Shakky beside him.

"Isn't this a good thing?"

Shakky and Rayleigh have different ideas.

Back then, as the Nine Serpents Empress, she fell ill with lovesickness and had no choice but to leave the Nine Serpents, which is how she survived.

Since little Hancock isn't suffering, what's wrong with her staying here? It might even save her.

All the emperors of the Nine Serpents dynasty were unable to escape the fate of lovesickness.

with no exceptions.

The next empress after her departure died of lovesickness.

“I don’t think that Mr. Disaster has much ill intentions. It might not be a bad thing for Hancock to stay by his side.”

"Whatever."

Riley downed the drink in one gulp.

What on earth is he here for?

Working for geological disaster relief?
"Little girl, another cup, please!"

(End of this chapter)