New World, island.
In a laboratory filled with various test tubes.
The owner, Buckin Stussy, furiously threw a freshly developed potion on the floor.
The liquid immediately reacted with the floor, releasing a cloud of green smoke.
"Damn it! Another failure!"
"I can't delay my youth!"
"Give me more time!"
Stussy is only 16 years old in actual age.
But as a woman who loves beauty, she has long learned to take care of herself.
In addition, she is passionate about science, and her research focuses on methods to maintain eternal youth.
There's no denying that this experiment failed!
At this time, Stussy, with her short, soft, and slightly curly blonde hair, a slender and graceful figure, and a beautiful face, felt her confidence fully explode.
The beauty reflected in the test tube made Stussy feel envy.
"Oh, how wonderful!"
"Listen to me, I won't let you age anymore, alright!"
If Kazan saw this, he wouldn't believe it.
The ugly old woman Miss buckin actually had such a enchanting appearance in her youth.
But what can you do!
The sea is just like that.
People on the sea route have faced various extreme weather conditions, warm and humid sea breezes for many years.
Everyone's skin has long been affected by the seeds of irreversible decay.
And so, the aging of many people differs from their youthful appearance.
Stussy glanced at the wanted notice for the blond brothers.
She muttered, "Who will give me the truth?"
"The sea corrodes everything!"
"Is there an antidote for time at sea?"
"Otherwise, why do so many people strive for the sea?"
New World, Amazon Pirates.
Pirate ships slowly sailed across the sea's surface.
"Report! Madam Empress!!!"
"We have collected a new bounty order!!!"
A woman with an energetic build and wearing very modest clothing, holding two wanted notices, ran towards the cabin.
The Kuja Pirates group is unique; it's a crew consisting solely of women.
This ship has become a true gathering of women on the sea.
As all these women came from the Amazon Lily.
There, too, only women reside.
Amazon Lily is located in a windless zone in the first half of the grandline , but since there is a large amount of subsoil water resources between the main island and several auxiliary islands, they create a small air pocket where ocean currents circulate.(??)
If you look at the whole world, such geographic conditions are extremely rare!
At this moment, the kuja Pirates had arrived in the New World from the first half of the Great Voyage.
And their captain is the next Empress of the Amazon Kingdom.
Shakky!
Empress!
Although there was no inheritance, her status remained the same.
Shakky is a woman of stunning beauty, with short black hair, a smooth and even forehead, her dark eyes deep like black pearls, and the outer corners of her eyes are elegant and beautiful, her almond-shaped eyes exude a hint of coolness, her nose is high, and her lips are soft and wrinkle-free.(T/N: I'm not sure if the person the author is describing is Shakky or gloriosa all that's written is a Chinese name, but the way the author is describing her I believe it's Shakky, if not then I'll return to change it)
Such a woman can certainly be described as a sparkling pearl of the sea!
Shakky was raised as a woman-emperor; she possesses extensive knowledge, as a leader, she is well-versed in coordination and situation analysis, and the bounty order is part of the sea, containing much hidden information.
"It's them again!" Shakky said.
The knife-throwing woman nodded: "Yes, Madam Empress, their bounties change so often!"
"And then there's Kazan, he's so handsome! Oh, so handsome!"
Hearing this, Shakky blushed slightly.
Can men be described as beautiful?
Ah, the geographic location of the Amazon has caused too closed-minded thinking, and adjectives don't fit.
It's called attractive!
It seems the sea is truly important!
Without this experience, the prosperity of the Amazon nation would have stalled!
"There must be something strange about this!"
Shakky looked at the bounty notice and her thoughts began to unfold gradually.
She knew that some time ago, news had spread at the underground intelligence station about the joint attack of the newest admirals, Sengoku and Garp.
All the pirates of the New World were trembling.
According to the information at that moment, both were in the nearby seas and faced an admiral with a grim face.
Initially, it was thought that using the information would help avoid encountering these two madmen.
It seems they themselves have encountered huge problems...
"It seems the kuja Pirates are safe."
"Kazan, the rewards for these two brothers, Shiki, change so quickly, and the return of Sengoku and Garp, the update timing matches!"
"So, is it related to you...?"
"The leader has a bounty of 740 million Berries, what an intriguing person!"
Boom—
Bang bang—
In her cabin, Shakky, sitting on the throne of the Empress, suddenly heard the cannon blasts from outside the ship.
Coming out onto the deck, every female warrior stood tall and ready for action.
Drawing swords, taking up arrows.
Preparing for battle.
"Madam Empress, we've been attacked by a pirate group!"
"We await your command at any moment!!!"
Shakky looked around and saw a sailing ship with a pirate flag, from whose deck cannons were constantly firing.
Boom boom—
Upon seeing the pirate flag, Shakky immediately gave the command: "It's Wang Zhi's pirates!"
"The captain is a sea thief with a bounty exceeding 100 million Berries!"
"Everyone be on alert, begin the battle!!!"
Although the Amazon is closed off to the outside world, the island practices the methods of mastering dominance, akin to their ancestors. Additionally, inhabited by powerful creatures on the auxiliary islands, the history of the island has fostered warrior women skilled in the flexible use of dominance.
This is truly not a weak group of women!
Moreover, possibly because the island has always been populated by women, their minds are more astute. The method of mastering haki has been optimized over hundreds of years, and the spirit of the Amazon's haki continually evolves in a more "refined" direction.
It was visible as an archer directly transferred haki to the arrows.
The arrowhead!
Suddenly turned black!
Poof—
In the next second, an arrow released from the bow instantly pierced Wang Zhi's pirate ship.
Boom—
The next moment, a meter-wide hole appeared in the hull!
Wang Zhi's pirates.
Captain Wang, with a displeased expression, looked at the hole in the hull, squinting and becoming a bit irritated.
"What are those projectiles! Don't spare expenses for me!"
"Hit harder!"
"What do you imagine yourselves to be?" Bring me a ship!!!
Meanwhile.
High above.
"It's so difficult! Haki is too complicated!"
"Damn it! Tame it like a lamb! I, golden Lion, am going to eat them!"
Kazan, sitting in the wind dragon, heard the dissatisfaction.
And with the constant sound of cannons, the two brothers, initially in a predicament because of the sword, looked down at the sound of artillery fire.
"Hooray! Finally saw a ship!"
At last, they saw other living people.
Shiki immediately rubbed his hands together: "Brother, look, the ship's broken! How about we capture another one!"
Since the two brothers lost their warship on the Hurricane Island, they relied on their famous swords and the wind dragon , using them instead of ships, sleeping on those renowned knives, with the air serving as their room.
Such cramped sleeping conditions, of course, made the brothers feel tired, and each looked somewhat haggard.
But, alas!
Today they finally encountered a ship beneath their feet.
They're ready to take it right now! Of course! And let's make a good capture!
With ships, we've got beds.
This is the seafaring life!
Kazan laughed: "Let's go! Shiki!"
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