One Piece: Groudon the Beasts

Chapter 196 The Deal with Hancock

As time passed and the new world grew increasingly peaceful, the grand feast of the beasts drew near, and all factions turned their attention to the beasts.

Groudon, the bar.

A beautiful woman got drunk again.

"Rayleigh?"

Goode sat at the bar, listening to Chikara recount what happened that night, glancing at the drunkard beside him.

Nothing to do + feeling lost + homeless + secrets exposed.

A classic period of decadence.

People tend to overthink when they have free time.

I haven't been doing enough work.

Goode was quite dissatisfied.

Not only does he not work, but he also steals his wine every day. He gets all his wine from Stussy, and it's all high-end brands.

It's expensive!
No, I have to find a way to make this woman earn back the money he lost!

There's also "Pluto" Rayleigh.

What's with this old geezer getting involved?

"antelope!"

"Lord Goode, what are your orders?"

"Go and give that old man named Lao Lei more work, and have someone keep an eye on him. Don't spoil him just because he's old!"

"Okay!"

The antelope slowly left.

Having finally arrived at Lady Hancock's room, he found the air incredibly sweet and inhalable.

"Get out of here!"

Good cursed in annoyance.

Really useless.

Out of the corner of his eye, he subconsciously glanced at the woman; her languid demeanor exuded an incomprehensible charm.

"Huh? Goddess?"

"Snapped!"

He slapped himself, and his mind instantly cleared.

"This woman doesn't want to leave?"

Goode chuckled.

This is exactly what prompted the World Government to strip Hancock of her title of Shichibukai, and Hancock's reaction was exactly what he expected.

The Navy wouldn't let a dangerous woman like her go easily, and the end result was that the Kuja Pirates would have to stay in the New World.

However, in the fiercely competitive New World, there is conflict everywhere, and now pirates are almost insane in their pursuit of the Four Emperors' positions.

Once you step into this vortex, you can't get out. With the Kuja Pirates' strength, it's impossible for them to become Yonko (Emperors of the Sea).

The consequences of failure are self-evident.

Unless Hancock is willing to use her beauty to recruit a large number of lecherous pirates, it is indeed possible for her to seize the throne of one of the Four Emperors.

But based on his understanding of Hancock, this narcissistic woman utterly despises men and would never do such a thing.

Good nudged Hankku.

"Wake up, don't sleep anymore."

"Um~"

Hancock opened her eyes in a daze, drool still dripping from the corner of her mouth, and stared at Goode for a long while.

Shiny and bright.

"spiced corned egg?"

"It's my head!"

Good broke down and started cursing.

After a long while, Hancock finally sobered up from her hangover, looking as haughty as if she were facing a subject who had come to pay her respects.

"What business do you have with me?"

"I heard you don't want to leave?"

Goode smiled broadly.

Hancock snorted coldly: "I'm only staying for a few days. I'll leave when I get bored."

"."

Goode pursed his lips.

Look at you, thinking you're so capable!
Have they forgotten that they are still prisoners?

"Hancock, I need to talk to you about something."

"Permission granted. Speak."

Hancock spoke calmly, then waved to Chikara and ordered a glass of strong liquor.

Goode's eyelids twitched.

He was just being polite. Couldn't this woman speak properly? If she got too angry, he'd use a fire poker on her!
"Hancock, I can move Kuja to the Calm Belt over here."

"."

Hancock stiffened.

Goode squinted.

"You should know my abilities. I can create a new island of daughters for you in this windless zone. All you need to do is transport your people here." "Whoosh..."

Hancock's breathing quickened considerably.

This is what she cares about most.

Relocating an entire nation is no easy task, with the most difficult part being finding a suitable island to live on.

The lack of wind in the doldrums means that the weather is difficult to change normally, resulting in harsh climates on most islands within the doldrums, making them uninhabited islands where survival is impossible.

As for the islands in the New World, without the Calm Belt as a natural barrier, Kuja, a land inhabited entirely by women, will inevitably become a target for plunder by various forces.

Therefore, she had no choice.

With the power Goode has demonstrated, he is indeed capable of artificially creating a new Daughter Island. Even if resources are scarce, they can be easily transported by land and sea using the technology Goode has created.

She was moved.

"What conditions?"

"Pay me the rent."

Goode only realized what he meant after he finished speaking.

Sacks, my occupational hazard kicked in.

"pay rent?"

Hancock's thin eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Does it mean paying protection money?

"Well, I was just saying."

"Very well, I agree."

"what?"

Goode was speechless.

You agreed so easily?
Hancock didn't think anything was wrong.

When she served as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, she had to share a portion of the loot with the World Government, which was no different from paying rent.

"Only this?"

"And one more thing."

Goode chuckled and rubbed his hands together.

"In about a month, we, the Beasts, will be holding a grand banquet here, and we will invite forces from all sides of the New World!"

"I need you to come out with me!"

"."

Hancock's eyes were full of disdain.

Shameless!
"This matter is not negotiable."

Goode remained unfazed.

Appearing alongside him implies that the Pirate Empress is one of his people, at least from the outside perspective.

She was formerly one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and also the most beautiful woman in the world.

It's quite a large portion!
If you have resources, you should make good use of them.

Otherwise, you can keep it as a decorative vase.

Once Nine Serpents is tied to his chariot, it won't be so easy for her to break free, as the situation will force her to remain inseparable from him.

If you want to survive in the New World, siding with one of the Four Emperors is the easiest way.

Good said calmly, "Hancock, I won't force you to do anything, but this is good for both of us. Of course, you can refuse this deal."

"I understand."

Hancock's gaze dimmed slightly.

Rejection means having nowhere to go.

Arriving in the new world, one must adapt to its fierce competition, and Goode's demands are indeed not detrimental to Kuja.

Now that the beasts are at their zenith, Nine Serpents will find peace by joining their chariot, but what she cannot accept most is being controlled by others again.

"Will you be able to control me?"

"I only use harsh methods when dealing with enemies."

Goode answered calmly.

Even when dealing with prisoners, he disliked using violence to control them, as that was too low-level and yielded the least benefit.

Not to mention how they treat their own people.

After thinking for a long time, Hancock raised her hands.

He wore sea stone shackles on his wrists.

"Help me untie this."

"it is good."

Goode raised the corners of his mouth and took out the key.

Deal done!

Goode, still worried, added, "Let me make this clear beforehand: you can do whatever you want here, but don't turn people into stone!"

"Humph!"

Hancock gave a disgruntled snort.

He said he didn't want to control her, but now he's bossing her around!
Bastard!

(End of this chapter)