RNP Chapter 177 Hancock's Thoughts, West Flame's Promise
Chapter 177 Hancock's Thoughts, West Flame's Promise
Chapter 177 Hancock's Thoughts, West Flame's Promise
"Phew~"
Looking at Mary Gorud's repaired back, west Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
After several hours of surgery, the marks on the backs of these three guys were finally completely removed.
It must be said that this is indeed a delicate and demanding task, and anyone with even a little less chakra would not be able to perform such an operation.
"Is it ready?" Marigold asked cautiously.
"Alright," west Yan nodded and said, "Let's go take a look."
Upon hearing this, Marigold's eyes lit up with excitement, and then, with Sandasonia's help, she walked step by step toward the mirror.
She only shed tears after seeing what was behind her.
"Finally... thank you, thank you so much!"
Looking at Mary Gorud, who was also crying, west Yan smiled and nodded, saying, "From today onwards, the three of you won't need to worry about being seen behind your backs anymore."
"Um!"
Sandasonia wiped away her tears and nodded gratefully to Xiyan.
This man... has done them a great favor!
"I wonder how Hancock is doing."
west Yan glanced towards the door, and seeing no movement there, shook his head and turned to start tidying up the operating table.
"Let's—we'll help."
"No need, you all should rest," west Yan said.
We're not tired...
"You wouldn't understand these things anyway, and it wouldn't be good if you got hurt."
Seeing that west Yan had said so, Sandasonia had no choice but to give up the idea.
Soon, under west Yan's manipulation, these surgical tools were restored to their original state and then put back into the sealing scroll.
Wiping the sweat from his forehead, west Yan pulled over a chair and sat down.
"You look tired, do you want to rest?" Marigold asked.
Looking at the now calmed-down Marygorud, west Yan shook his head and said, "I don't have time to rest right now."
"Sorry, performing three surgeries in a row must be exhausting."
"what?"
"Haha, it's not entirely because of that," west Yan waved his hand and said, "The main reason is that I haven't slept for three days."
Even counting from the moment he set foot in the Sabaody Archipelago, he hadn't slept for three days.
Although his Mangekyou Sharingan allows him to maintain peak physical condition, he still needs rest to alleviate mental fatigue.
Unfortunately... I don't have the time right now.
Both Mary and Gruud looked surprised after hearing west Yan's words.
"Haven't slept for three days?"
"Yes."
"This is too much..."
What does this mean?
Even back in Mary Geoise, they never went three days without sleep!
I really don't know how this man managed to persevere.
"It's nothing, at least it is to me," west Yan said.
"Maybe we should rest for a while," Sandasonia said. "If we don't keep our energy up, we won't be able to handle the battle ahead."
This man is about to embark on a voyage with his captain to the underwater prison to rescue Fire Fist Ace, but during the process...
They will definitely experience unimaginable battles.
If you can't maintain full health... you'll easily die there!
"There's no need for that, I..."
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"What's wrong?"
Grandma Za, who was walking over from a distance, asked curiously, "What do you mean it's unnecessary?"
"Grandma, Xiyan hasn't slept for three days."
"Three days...?"
Grandma looked west Yan up and down, then nodded and said, "Looks like you're a monster too."
"What's wrong, Grandma?"
"Don't worry, for a strong person, fighting for days and nights is possible, and there's no risk to their life," Grandma Za explained.
Having spent decades sailing the seas, Grandma Za knew this very well.
"How many days and nights will the battle last?"
Sandasonia was stunned. Could anyone else do something like that?
"Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean it doesn't exist." After saying that, Granny Za looked at Xi Yan and said, "However, if you have time, I hope you'll rest first."
"After all... you're going to the underwater prison!"
That place is, after all, an important location where the World Government imprisons pirates, and the defenses there are definitely not weak!
It's even possible that... there are combatants at the general level!
If you don't maintain sufficient energy, fighting against a general-level combatant is tantamount to suicide.
Most importantly, if these two guys can't rescue Fire Fist Ace, they might have to go to Marine Headquarters to forcibly take him away.
The battles there were even more brutal!
So she figured it would be better for Xiyan to take a nap first.
"That makes sense," west Yan said after a moment's thought. "However, I don't plan to rest here."
Seeing that his mother-in-law still looked worried, west Yan smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll find a chance to rest."
Seeing that west Yan had said so, the mother-in-law couldn't say anything more and could only nod and accept it.
"By the way, what about Hancock?" west Yan asked. "Haven't we heard from her yet?"
"I don't know," Grandma said, shaking her head.
After explaining some things to Hancock, the girl took the Den Den Mushi and went out.
She didn't know whether she had received a reply yet.
"I see. Then let's start with..."
Before he could finish speaking, Hancock came running from a distance, holding a Den Den Mushi in her hand.
Seeing this, Grandma quickly asked, "Hancock, how is it?"
"The Navy has accepted my terms!" Hancock said happily.
She... can finally help west Yan!
"Really?" Grandma breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good."
Now that the navy has accepted their terms, there's no need to resort to force.
In this way, Hancock's title of Shichibukai can be firmly preserved, which is the best outcome.
"So they accepted it?" west Yan stroked his chin and said, "It seems they really need the strength of the Seven Warlords of the Sea."
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After speaking, west Yan paused for a moment, then asked with some curiosity, "What did you tell them?"
"Do they have any conditions?"
"Well..."
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"You actually agreed to the Navy's other conditions?" Grandma asked, dumbfounded.
Could this girl have made some great sacrifice for Xiyan?
"It's nothing special," Hancock said. "It's just that the Navy requires me to wear Seastone gloves after entering Impel Down."
"Big sister, Seastone is the nemesis of Devil Fruit users!" Sandasonia exclaimed, dumbfounded.
Once someone wears this, they will lose the ability to resist, even if my sister is very strong.
"I know," Hancock said.
"So you agreed?"
"Um."
Sandasonia: ...
Is your older sister really not afraid that the World Government might take advantage of this time to do something to her?
Grandma thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry, as long as the Navy isn't an idiot, they won't lay a hand on Hancock."
First, there's the issue of the Seven Warlords' combat strength. The Navy currently needs Hancock's power to deal with the Whitebeard Pirates, so they can't do anything unnecessary.
Secondly, if they were to attack Hancock, what would the other Seven Warlords of the Sea think?
The Navy understands better than anyone what it means to take the initiative to attack the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
Therefore, she concluded that Hancock would not have any problems this time.
Grandma's words made a lot of sense, but the worry on Sandasonia's face did not disappear.
"Don't worry," west Yan said. "If they really want to capture Hancock from Impel Down, I can rescue her."
After saying that, west Yan paused for a moment, then continued, "This is my promise to you!"
Since the other party is willing to take the risk for him, he cannot allow the other party to be captured.
Upon hearing west Yan's words, Hancock's face immediately broke into a smile, and her complexion turned slightly red.
"I believe you."
Sandasonia glanced at her sister's expression and sighed silently.
What's wrong with my older sister?
"west Yan, then I'll leave it to you," Marigold said.
Don't worry.
After west Yan finished speaking, he glanced at Hancock and said, "Hancock, after I've taken care of things here..."
Go find that navy officer.
"I'll have the Sea Kings follow behind."
With their enormous size, sea kings could easily keep up with a warship.
"Yes, I understand."
"Um."
west Yan nodded, then looked at Granny Za and said, "Granny Za, let's go, let's go back and find Mei Li and the others first."
"it is good."
Without saying a word, Grandma took her snake-shaped cane and walked away with west Yan into the distance.
"west Yan, I will also make preparations for departure!"
"it is good."
west Yan waved his hand without turning his head, and then left with Granny Zha.
After watching the other person leave, Hancock gradually lowered her hand.
"Big sister, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing," Hancock shook her head and said, "Go and get ready."
In any case, she needs to change her clothes before setting sail, since... her previous clothes were already ruined.
"Let's take a shower before we put on our new clothes," said Marigold. "We've been sweating quite a bit."
Hearing Marigold's words, Hancock glanced at herself.
Because of the fight with west Yan before, I was indeed a bit dirty.
Considering the issue of the surgery, Hancock said, "Then let's go."
"Going for a shower would be good," Sandasonia said with a grin. "It's also a good opportunity to announce that the curse on us has been lifted!"
Hancock paused for a moment, then smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay."
In this way, the people of this country will understand what Xiyan has done for them.
With that thought in mind, Hancock walked to the changing room next door, grabbed a few clothes, and then turned and walked outside.
"Why is Xiyan so slow?"
Sitting on the sofa, Luffy glanced at the sky outside and said, "It's already dark outside, is it still not over?"
No, what exactly is west Yan trying to do for that woman that takes so long?
"Even so, Luffy, don't run out again," Merry said, hands on her hips. "Don't forget what happened this afternoon."
If it weren't for west Yan, Luffy might have been killed by that big woman!
Thinking about this, Mei felt a little scared.
Looking at Merry, who was standing on the sofa with her hands on her hips and watching him, Luffy scratched his head and said, "I know, that's why we didn't go out."
Even if he were an idiot, he wouldn't go out and cause trouble for Xiyan at a time like this.
After all... west Yan said that as long as the task is completed, he can get his hands on the permanent record pointer.
Of course, if that woman dares to deceive west Yan, then she will have to face his wrath.
"There's no use in you being anxious now," Margaret said helplessly. "It's already dark outside, and we'll probably have to wait until tomorrow to go out to sea."
"Why don't we take a nap now and recharge our energy first?"
Only by fully resting and recuperating can one possess the strongest fighting power.
"How can I possibly sleep?" Luffy shook his head.
If he weren't afraid of causing trouble for west Yan, he would have gone to west Yan's side right now to ask about the situation.
In this situation, how could he possibly be in the mood to sleep?
Margaret felt somewhat helpless at the sight, but she didn't say anything more, after all, it was the other party's choice.
Just then, the voices of other people came from inside the courtyard.
"What, Mother-in-law?!"
"Why are you all still gathered here?" Grandma looked at the girls speechlessly and said, "Aren't you going to the victory celebration banquet today?"
Every time a pirate crew returns, the village holds a celebration banquet.
As a result... instead of attending the celebration banquet, these young girls are here watching men?
"It's because everyone's never seen a man before, so they're all curious."
As she spoke, the woman glanced at west Yan, scrutinizing him carefully from head to toe.
He looked like he was about to take matters into his own hands.
west Yan: ...
Grandma Zha glanced at Xi Yan, whose lips were twitching, and shook her head helplessly, saying, "Fine, whatever you want."
"west Yan, come in with me."
When people saw that Grandma was going back to the courtyard, they made way for her so she could enter.
After the two men entered the courtyard, they blocked the opening again and then stared at the man inside without saying a word.
"west Yan!"
Seeing west Yan return, Luffy dashed out of the house and stood before him, asking, "Did you get that Log Pose?"
"Got it!"
"Great! Let's set off now!" Luffy exclaimed excitedly.
They finally got their hands on the thing that would allow them to go to Marine Headquarters, so they can rescue Ace!
Even though he might get a scolding from Ace after rescuing the person, but... even so,
He wants to go too!!!
Seeing Luffy's excited expression, west Yan patted him on the shoulder and said, "I know you're excited, but we can't leave yet."
"Huh?"
Why?
Luffy looked at Xiyan with a puzzled expression, not understanding why they couldn't set off immediately.
"Let's go inside and talk first."
Looking at west Yan walking into the house, Luffy was full of doubt, wondering what west Yan was up to.
However, trusting Xiyan, Luffy didn't say anything more and turned to follow the two back into the house. "Xiyan!"
Seeing west Yan return, Mei Li's face lit up with a happy smile.
"Yes, I'm back."
west Yan reached out and ruffled the little guy's hair, then pointed to the sofa and said, "Luffy, sit down first."
After Luffy sat down, west Yan said, "First of all, I've already obtained the Permanent Log Pose for Marine Headquarters, but this time we need to change our objective."
"Why?!"
Luffy immediately stood up and said, "Xiyan, I'm going to save Ace!"
"I know I have to save Ace," west Yan said. "Changing our target is also for the sake of saving Ace."
Luffy: ? ? ?
Luffy looked at Xiyan with a puzzled expression, completely unable to understand what he meant.
"Grandma and Sister Xiaqi guessed that Ace should be in Impel Down right now," west Yan explained. "So this time, our target is Impel Down."
"If we can rescue them there, we won't need to go to Marine Headquarters."
"I see..."
Seeing that their goal was still to save Ace, Luffy gradually relaxed and then said, "Let's set off now, to that... Impel Down."
"It's an underwater prison," west Yan corrected.
"It doesn't matter what happens," Luffy said. "Anyway... let's go save Ace!"
Luffy doesn't care where he's going this time; all he cares about is rescuing Ace.
"Going to rescue Ace is no problem, going to Impel Down is no problem either," west Yan said. "But... Luffy, do you think it's appropriate to bring Merry along on such a dangerous mission?"
Upon hearing this, the smile on Mei Li's face froze instantly.
Luffy frowned and turned to look at little Merry.
Having observed their reactions, Xi Yan continued, "The place we're going to this time is extremely dangerous. We're very likely to encounter enemies at the level of a Marine Admiral, which is even more terrifying than a bear."
"You... should understand what this means, right?"
Upon hearing west Yan's words, Luffy's pupils constricted, and he unconsciously recalled the bear he had encountered in the Sabaody Archipelago.
Even when facing that guy, they were powerless to fight back. So, if they encountered an even more powerful admiral... could the two of them protect Merry?
Thinking about this, Luffy fell silent.
Seeing Luffy remain silent, west Yan could only continue, "If they encounter an enemy of that level, Merry might be in a life-or-death situation."
"So I think it's better to leave Meili with Grandma for the time being."
After saying that, west Yan paused for a moment, then continued, "At least with Grandma Za, Mei Li is not in any danger."
"so..
Before west Yan could finish speaking, he heard a series of sobs, which made him immediately stop talking.
Xi Yan turned and glanced at Mei Li, who was crying with her head down, then fell silent and sighed.
"It's...it's like this again..." Merry cried, "Back in the Sabaody Archipelago, Nami said something similar, and then she put me in the tree hollow."
But when I went outside, I found they were all gone...
"And now... are you going to leave me here too?"
At this point, the little guy couldn't hold back anymore and burst into tears.
That feeling of being separated by life and death... she never wants to experience it again!