I, the great swordsman, am definitely not a bootlicker

Amazon Lily Island, Nine Snake City.

The three women were crying together, so touching that even someone as intelligent as Lu Dong was at a loss, let alone the straight man Sauron, who was sweating profusely while leaning against the pillar.

A short old woman performed a balancing act and stood on a cane, looking pleased. "It's been a long time since I've seen you express your true feelings like this. In recent years, I thought Lady Snake had become cold and aloof..."

"Shut up! You traitor!" Hancock seemed to have been hit in a sore spot and became extremely angry. "And you! Bastard, how long are you going to close your eyes? I'm already dressed."

"Huh?" Zoro squinted, sweating profusely. "Do you have a misunderstanding about what it means to be well dressed? You're just wearing a coat, okay?"

"Just shut up! How did you get back to this island after escaping the clutches of the Celestial Dragons? Who brought you back to this island, three sad little girls, bewildered and helpless on the roadside?" Granny New was also furious: "Luckily I live overseas, otherwise you wouldn't be here today!"

Hancock turned away proudly: "Hmm! You can't forget even the smallest favor!"

"What did you say? I've always treated you like my own children!"

"Grandma New..." The second and third sons hurriedly pulled the angry Grandma New.

"Will you... look down on me, a former slave?"

Luffy frowned: "Didn't I tell you, I hate Celestial Dragons!"

Zoro grinned: "Only those who have gone through all kinds of hardships and become strong can be called strong. I never look down on the strong!"

Hancock wiped the tears from her eyes and said, "I like you guys very much. Where are you going? I'll lend you a boat!"

"Really?!?" Luffy's eyes were full of stars.

Hancock chuckled at this.

Then Hancock said that the Nine Snakes Pirates would send the two of them back to the Sabaody Archipelago early tomorrow morning. Luffy was overjoyed, but his stomach growled at the same time.

So, Hancock asked Luffy and Zoro to participate in the Nine Snakes Pirates' banquet together. Of course, the three Hancock sisters did not attend the banquet.

Luffy successfully livened up the atmosphere of the party and started singing and dancing, while Zoro seemed to have entered heaven, holding a glass of wine and looking for girls to drink with.

Ding! The binding of Goddess No. 29, Ryoudan (Sniper of the Nine Snakes Pirates), has been successful. Please start interacting with the goddess as soon as possible!

Ding! Cosmos No. 30 (member of the Nine Snakes Pirates)...

Ding! Daisy No. 31 (member of the Nine Snakes Pirates)...

Ding! No. 32 Blue Fan Flower (member of the Nine Snakes Pirates)...

Ding! No. 33 Goldbroom (Maid of Nine Snakes City)...

In the Kowloon Pirates, he has bound all the girls whose names appeared in the original plot. However, these girls are not easy to fool. They have seen a little bit of the world, but not much. He will slowly think of a way later.

However, just by drinking with these girls and four national defenders, he had already accumulated 325 love points. When he thought about staying here for two years...his face flushed slightly, blaming happiness for coming too suddenly...

Then, this group of citizens who had never seen the world began to line up to pinch Luffy, and Zoro hid behind the national defenders early. In the end, Kikyo and Margaret took the two of them away from the banquet and expressed their gratitude to them.

Finally, in order to avoid the fanatical women, the three of them hid in New Mother-in-law's residence, and it was here that they heard the shocking news - the Four Emperors Whitebeard and the navy were about to go to war.

Luffy was eating a melon, but ended up eating the watermelon on his head.

"The World Government is about to take action... Knowing Whitebeard would never sit idly by and watch his comrades die, he still... announced the public execution of Whitebeard's outstanding subordinate, Portgas D. Ace..."

"...To whom?" Luffy couldn't believe his ears.

Zoro was not surprised, but sighed secretly, as he still remembered this scene clearly...

"Ace...Fire Fist Ace!"

"What's wrong with you?" Margaret saw Luffy's face change drastically.

"Is Ace going to be executed?"

Granny New was still talking to herself, "I heard that the pirate named Blackbeard ascended to the throne of the Seven Warlords of the Sea because of his meritorious service in capturing Ace."

"Blackbeard..." Luffy muttered blankly.

"The Navy suddenly got such a big trump card, they will definitely make good use of Ace's identity and launch this..." Granny New was interrupted by Luffy.

Luffy grabbed her shoulders, as if he couldn't believe it was real: "Granny! That's my brother, Ace! It's my brother!!"

"What..." Granny New was shocked: "Really? He is your brother!"

"I didn't even know he was arrested, so how could he be executed? Is there no hope for him?" Luffy was emotional.

"...Well! If Whitebeard wins this war, maybe he still has hope." Granny New looked hopeless.

"Then what shall we do? Where shall we carry out the public execution?"

"Oh, in the square of Marineford, the naval headquarters. They said it would be a week later, but now there are only six days left!"

"How long does it take to get to the Sabaody Archipelago from here?"

"Well, at least a week!"

"It took so long, wouldn't that mean Ace would be dead before he even saw his companions?" Luffy continued to ask, unwilling to give in. "Then how long would it take from here to where Ace is being held captive?"

"He's being held in Impel Prison. A pirate ship would take a week, but a navy ship would only take four days..."

Then Granny New explained that Judicial Island, Impel Prison, and the Naval Headquarters formed a triangle, with a massive counterclockwise current running between them. Each had a Gate of Justice. When the Gate of Justice was open, ships could ride the current and enter. If the Gate of Justice was closed, the ships would be trapped in the triangle's current, unable to enter.

This means that only navy ships can ride this current, and other ships can only avoid the current and take a detour to enter the prison.

Luffy took out Ace's life card and saw that it had burned to the point where only a small corner was left. He turned to look at Zoro with a firm look in his eyes: "Zoro, you go meet up with the others first. I have to take a detour!"

Zoro grinned and said, "Let them wait a few days. Ace still owes me a beating!"

"Zoro..." Luffy understood what Zoro meant: "This is very dangerous, you might lose your life..."

It's dangerous! Half of the strong men are your backers.

"That only proves that I'm only at this level. Ace taught me Armament Haki after all, how could you just stand by and watch me die?"

"What a reckless decision! Do you realize the scale of this war?" Granny New said gravely, "You are like a tiny ant caught in a storm."

"I must go no matter what! I can't just turn a blind eye, I can't do it!" Luffy was rarely serious.

Finally, Granny New came up with a plan. If they really had to rescue Ace, they could ask Snake Princess to respond to the world government's mandatory call and take a warship to Impel Prison. Then there would be a one in ten thousand chance of rescuing Ace in advance.

This is a win-win situation for Granny New. She has always hoped that Hancock would respond to the call. After all, Nine Snake Island was able to be stabilized because of her title as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Otherwise, as a country with a pirate group, it would face the crisis of being liquidated at any time.

So Luffy decided to ask Hancock for help.

Then Zoro and Luffy followed Granny New to Kujaku Castle again. However, Gorse, who opened the door, did not panic.

Zoro's heart skipped a beat. It was over. It seemed Hancock wasn't lovesick. What happened to the saying "love comes too fast, like a tornado"? Was Jay Chou no longer popular in the East China Sea?