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The Snake Princess touched the shattered skull of the buffalo and found several overlapping fist imprints.
The fist prints were not large, almost like a child’s— it looked like Hancock had pounded this buffalo’s head to death with a flurry of punches…
“Impossible! We haven’t come to Rusukaina Island for warrior trials in a long time,” A middle-aged woman beside Snake Princess refuted. “If it was killed during a trial one or two years ago, the corpse should have decomposed by now.”
“Someone else has been on this island, and they shouldn’t be too old,” Snake Princess withdrew her hand and gently remarked. “Additionally, these injuries don’t seem to have been caused by Haki.”
“Not Haki?” The female warriors were shocked and confused. “How could such a massive buffalo be killed without Haki… Its skull is incredibly hard!”
“And if you say the person isn’t very old… Does that mean they are stronger than Hancock?”
“Could they be more beautiful than Hancock too…? I’d love to see them…”
The middle-aged woman, however, focused on the first part. “Someone else? In this sea of the Calm Belt? Impossible… In the past, when anyone drifted to Kujaisland, all that remained were corpses and the wreckage of their ships.”
“Never underestimate anyone in this world,” Snake Princess gently advised. “You’ve been to the Grand Line and South Blue, so you should know that the Calm Belt is not an insurmountable barrier for some powerful people.”
“But you said the person might be young…”
“If they have eaten a special Devil Fruit, they could be a strong person despite being young,” Snake Princess smiled warmly. “Let’s keep moving forward. If we encounter them, we’ll see for ourselves who they are.”
The middle-aged woman respectfully responded, “Understood.”
The female warriors followed along, whispering excitedly among themselves.
“I wonder what kind of person they are?”
“I want to know who’s more beautiful— her or Hancock…”
“Idiot, there’s no girl more beautiful or cute than Hancock!”
“But she’s clearly stronger than Hancock…”
“Maybe it’s a man? Oh, should we call him a boy? If I remember correctly…” One of the warriors doubted there could be a girl stronger or prettier than Hancock.
“Eek?!” Another female warrior exclaimed as a beast suddenly leaped out from the jungle.
She quickly drew her bow, and with a powerful shot infused with Haki, the arrow whistled through the air. *Bang!* The beast was blown apart, collapsing to the ground with a bloodcurdling wail.
“I’ve never seen what a man looks like… They say men look like gorillas, is that true?” The other warriors lowered their arrows, ready to fire.
“Maybe they look like trees?”
“Why trees?”
“My grandmother said only men can provide the seeds, and women give birth to babies…”
“That makes sense!” The innocent female warriors imagined a tree with legs and a face, complete with a floating thought bubble above their heads…
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Hancock ventured deeper into the island, skillfully fending off any wild beasts that attacked her with precise, lethal arrows.
Infused with Busoshoku Haki (Armament Haki), her arrows could shatter rocks and pierce through steel, let alone the flesh and bones of animals.
As for the carcasses of the beasts she killed, she had no interest in taking them with her.
Along the way, Hancock noticed many other beasts that had already been dead for some time.
Without exception, they had either been killed by some kind of blunt weapon or beaten to death with a flurry of punches.
As she discovered more and more beast corpses, Hancock grew increasingly astonished at the strength of the mysterious person who might be somewhere on this island.
Had this person single-handedly defeated so many fearsome beasts?
Even with her pride, Hancock couldn’t help but feel some admiration for this individual.
Such a powerful person must also be quite beautiful. Naturally, they wouldn’t be as beautiful as her, though. Maybe just a little less so.
Hmm… Let’s say two “little lesses”…
As she thought this, Hancock suddenly noticed a massive shadow looming in front of her like a small mountain.
Startled, she quickly raised her bow and leaped aside.
The massive shadow came crashing to the ground with a deafening bang, shaking the earth and making Hancock’s ears ring.
“Dead as well?”
This time, Hancock was truly shocked.
This wasn’t just an ordinary beast— this was a monstrous creature!
She cautiously approached, gulping nervously. The closer she got to the massive corpse, the more insignificant she felt in comparison.
What kind of power could kill such a terrifying monster?
Hancock couldn’t help but clench her fists. Only then did she realize that her palms were damp with cold sweat.
Fine, just one “little less” than me…
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“Snake Princess, we haven’t found any wounds!”
In the forest, next to the corpse of a colossal mammoth-like beast, the female warriors covered their noses and mouths, examining the long-dead giant mammoth. Despite checking for some time, they found no wounds similar to those seen earlier.
Snake Princess was silent for a moment. She approached the corpse, her foot enveloped in the dark Busoshoku Haki (Armament Haki). With one powerful kick, she flipped the mammoth’s massive body over with a loud crash.
“Snake Princess is amazing…” The female warriors were in awe of her display of strength. But then they thought, how terrifying must the power of the person who killed this monstrous mammoth be?
Unconsciously, the image of this person in their minds transformed into a short, muscular… tree person… or perhaps a tree stump person…
“Could it have died of natural causes?” The middle-aged woman speculated.
“Look at this,” Snake Princess pointed to the congealed blood beneath the mammoth’s overturned body, revealing a jagged wound. “This is an explosion injury…”
The middle-aged woman was startled but still confused. “But a wound of this size wouldn’t be fatal…”
How could such a massive mammoth have such fragile vitality?
Snake Princess frowned and gave a serious order, “The person responsible is likely a special Devil Fruit user… Everyone, be cautious. If you find Hancock, we may consider retreating.”
The Empress’s Kenbunshoku Haki (Observation Haki) swept across the island briefly.
The presence of animals had decreased significantly from usual…
However, there was no sign of the mysterious person…
Upon hearing Snake Princess’s orders, the female warriors responded in unison with respect, “Yes, Snake Princess.”
Meanwhile, high above them, in the invisible dark armor hovering silently in the sky, Liam and Robin sat together, observing from within the open chest cavity.
“They really are an all-female warrior group…” Robin found it fascinating. Along the way, she had seen the power of their bows and arrows, and only now realized that this was the Haki Liam had been wanting to learn. It was indeed quite formidable…
Soon, aboard the dark armor fortress, Robin and Liam saw the group of Kuja Island female warriors arriving at the island’s only safe spot— a giant, radish-like tree.
Robin said, “It seems like they know the way, they headed directly there.”
Liam replied, “They’ve probably been here before. It’s not surprising they know the place.”
“They’re heading over from the other side too…” Robin raised her hand, peering into the distance.
On the other side of the island, a female giant dressed in a Marine-like white cape, accompanied by a dissatisfied-looking black-haired girl in floral attire, was also heading toward the island’s safe zone, the giant radish tree.
“Why are you rushing me? I haven’t finished having fun yet!” Hancock walked out of the forest with obvious displeasure, while the tall female warrior Everlandra smiled apologetically beside her, “Don’t be angry, Hancock, everyone’s waiting for you.”
In the clearing ahead, in front of the giant radish-like tree, Snake Princess and the other female warriors were already there.
“What is Snake Princess looking at?” Hancock noticed that Snake Princess seemed to be staring at the trunk of the giant radish tree. When she approached, Hancock saw a line of square, strange symbols carved into the trunk that she couldn’t decipher.
Snake Princess, however, was fixated on the ancient text. After a long pause, she decisively said, “Let’s return to Kuja Island.”
The female warriors were confused but followed the Empress without question, quickly falling in line.
“Huh?” Hancock was bewildered. She had finally managed to join this trip, and now they were leaving so soon?
Hancock grew angry and ran up to complain, “Why are we leaving so soon—” But when she looked up, she saw that Snake Princess’s expression was serious, deep in thought.
Hancock swallowed her stubbornness and kept her complaints to herself.
She turned back to glance at the giant radish tree that was receding in the distance. It was so strange…
High in the sky, Liam sat at the opening of the fortress, puzzled. “What does it mean? Could this current Empress recognize the writing you carved?”
“I doubt it…” Robin was equally perplexed, muttering to herself nervously, “If she recognized the writing, she wouldn’t just leave like this… Maybe she’s seen similar symbols before and knows what they represent…”
Liam quickly dismissed the small details, joking, “Does this mean that one line of writing from you scared off an entire nation? That sounds impressive!”
Robin: “…”
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The red sailing ship, dragged by two enormous snakes, slowly departed from Rusukaina Island.
Unbeknownst to them, the dark armor silently followed behind…
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