One Piece: The Half-Blood Ninja Who Hides on the Straw Hat Ship

Chapter 175 Hancock, overjoyed and weeping, thank you, Xiyan!

Chapter 175 Hancock, overjoyed and weeping, thank you, Xiyan!

"Alright, you can come in now."

Upon hearing west Yan's voice, the three people sitting on the stairs immediately stood up and ran upstairs as fast as they could.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

As they ran, the three of them wore expressions of both anticipation and determination.

What I'm looking forward to is what Hancock will look like after the mark is removed, while Zhixin is... afraid the surgery will fail.

However, when they went inside and saw Hancock's appearance, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, tears welled up in his eyes.

"Hancock...."

"Big sister."

The mark on my older sister's back has truly disappeared!

"error?!"

Why are you all crying?

Hancock, who was lying on the operating table, panicked when she saw this. Could it be that the surgery had failed?

But that's not right. west Yan said the surgery was successful.

This man shouldn't be lying to her.

"They're happy for you," Xiyan said with a smile, having finished cleaning up the medical waste.

Go look in the mirror.

"Is...is that so...?"

Hearing Xiyan say that, Hancock breathed a sigh of relief, then became somewhat sullen again.

Will the marks on my back disappear, leaving a huge scar?

I hope I won't be disliked...

With these feelings in mind, Hancock stood up from her knees and walked step by step to the side to look at herself in the mirror.

Delicate:

These were the first words that popped into Hancock's mind when she saw herself.

She never imagined that one day she would show such an expression.

Then, Hancock carefully turned around and placed her hand on her hair.

After hesitating for a moment, Hancock gritted her teeth and pulled her hair aside.

"It's...it's really gone!"

Hancock was stunned when she saw her back return to normal.

"Is this...is this really my back?"

With trembling arms, Hancock slowly reached out to touch her back until she touched the undamaged skin.

"This is me...."

Tears slowly streamed from her eyes, gradually blurring Hancock's vision.

"Thank you... thank you, Xiyan!!"

This usually aloof and reserved woman burst into tears at this moment.

The mountain that had weighed on my heart for over a decade has finally... finally been removed!

"Big sister..."

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"You're welcome, I'm glad you're satisfied," west Yan said.

Seeing Hancock slumped to the ground, sobbing uncontrollably, west Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he possessed incredibly powerful Yang Release chakra; otherwise, achieving this level would have been quite difficult.

After Hancock calmed down, Grandma came over, wiped away her tears, and said:

"That's great, Hancock."

"From today onwards, you don't need to care about that kind of thing anymore."

"Maybe... I can finally get a good night's sleep."

"Um!"

Hancock nodded, not surprised that her mother-in-law knew about her situation.

After all... the other party had been paying attention to the three of them from beginning to end.

Even if she doesn't admit it, she knows it in her heart.

Then, Hancock looked at Xiyan, her face slightly flushed, and said, "I'm sorry to have shown you this side of me."

The woman was no longer the arrogant person she had been before; she was now like a shy little woman.

"There's nothing to apologize for," west Yan said with a smile. "I understand how you feel."

This time, Hancock didn't say anything, but simply nodded with a slightly flushed face.

hiss.

Grandma looked at Hancock and sensed something was amiss.

"Could this girl... have fallen for this guy?"

If you think about it carefully, it's not impossible!

After all...: Xiyan not only killed a Celestial Dragon, but also removed the mark from Hancock's back!!!

In this situation, the other party might actually fall for this guy.

Grandma glanced at west Yan, who had a smile on his face, and thought to herself, "What a lucky lad."

He managed to warm up even such a cold iceberg.

Perhaps this is fate's arrangement.

"Alright, after I've cleared up the operating table, we'll move on to the next round of surgeries." west Yan glanced at Sandasonia and Marigold and said, "You two decide who goes first."

After saying that, west Yan began to clean up the marks on the operating table.

Clearly, west Yan did not intend to waste too much time.

Seeing Xiyan intently working on the operating table, Hancock helped Salome to her feet and took the coat she offered, putting it on as well.

Then, Hancock sat on Salome's cross-legged body, resting her chin on her hand as she watched Xiyan busy himself there.

At this moment, in Hancock's eyes, Xiyan's appearance had been filtered, making his already handsome face even more dazzling.

"ah!!"

west Yan: ? ? ?

Hearing the commotion, west Yan turned his head in confusion to look at Hancock, only to find that the woman was covering her face, seemingly lost in thought.

Why are your ears all red?

Is this woman thinking something strange?

"What's wrong, Sister?" Sandasonia asked, puzzled.

"I don't know, it looks like something I've never seen before."

Sandasonia and Marigold both tilted their heads and looked at their older sister, neither of them understanding why the other was behaving this way.

"west Yan, do you need to rest for a while?" Grandma Za asked.

She didn't know how west Yan dealt with the mark, but... if too much physical exertion was involved, it could easily affect the surgery.

So she wondered if she should let Xiyan rest for a while.

Even if you're in a hurry to get to Marine Headquarters, there's no need to be in such a rush.

"No need," west Yan shook his head and said, "I'm not so exhausted as to be worn out by a few surgeries."

Having the Sharingan eye technique of the square shape, he doesn't need to worry about the consumption of energy.

"I see."

Seeing that west Yan had said that, Grandma didn't try to persuade him any further.

Seeing that west Yan would need some time to clean the operating table, Grandma Zha said, "west Yan, have you thought about how to get to Marine Headquarters?"

"You should know that this is the calm zone."

Without a special ship, it would be impossible to leave this place.

Upon hearing this, west Yan paused, his brows furrowing slightly.

While it's possible to control a sea king by force, it would be even better if we could get a ship.

Thinking of this, west Yan asked, "Do you have any spare ships?"

"I can buy it with money."

"It's not about money," Sandasonia said helplessly. "We only have one ship on the entire Amazon Lily."

To prevent anyone from sneaking out, Amazon Lily has established a rule prohibiting the construction of ships for seafaring. Of course, this is also to protect its own citizens.

After all... without the protection of fierce sea serpents, the ship would be attacked by sea kings if it left the vicinity of Amazon Lily.

"That...

"Use my ship," Hancock said.

"Huh?!?!"

Marigold stared in shock at her sister. The ship had just been lent out like that?

However, after considering that Xiyan could help them remove the marks on their backs, Marigold felt relieved.

They must repay this kindness.

Would you be willing to lend us your boat?

"Yes." Hancock nodded and said, "As one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, I also received a summons from the World Government."

"So sailing to the Navy Headquarters shouldn't be a problem."

"Big sister, don't you hate the World Government?" Sandersonia said.

You know, not long ago, my sister petrified an entire ship of sailors!

"I do indeed despise the World Government, but... if it can help Xiyan..."

Sandasonia:

Seeing Hancock's shy expression, Sandersonia was completely speechless.

What's wrong with my older sister?

west Yan also looked at Hancock with a face full of question marks. Why was this woman acting more and more strange?

What's with that shy look?

Could it be that she's taken a liking to him?

Thinking of the question Hancock had asked earlier, west Yan fell into deep thought.

"The Seven Warlords' summons..." Granny Zha said, frowning.

"Yes."

Marigold explained, "Just recently, the Navy gave us a final notice: if we don't accept the conscription by tomorrow, they will revoke my sister's title of Shichibukai."

"That's a really bad thing."

Grandma knows all too well what would happen if the title of Shichibukai were removed.

If that's the case, then Hancock really wants to keep her title of Shichibukai and has to participate in this war. But will the Navy really allow their Amazon Lily ships to get close to the Navy Headquarters?

this is a problem.

Thinking of this, Granny Za said, "Your ideas are all good, but I don't think the Navy will let our Amazon Lily ships get close to the Navy Headquarters."

"Especially... during this sensitive period."

Upon hearing this, Hancock's expression immediately darkened.

If that's the case, does it mean she can't help Xiyan anymore?

"Hmm...that's possible." After regaining his senses, Xi Yan thought for a moment and said, "I guess the Navy is also afraid that pirates might sneak in and cause trouble."

A war between four emperors is bound to contain many secrets, such as battle plans.

If the Navy is smart enough, it will never allow ships from Amazon Lily to approach the Navy Headquarters.

In that case, we can't use the pirate ships from Amazon Lily.

"Looks like we'll have to use sea kings," west Yan thought with a headache. "But that means Meryl will..."

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Suddenly, an idea popped into west Yan's mind, and he said, "I know what to do."

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Turning to look at Granny Zha, west Yan said, "Granny Zha, could I trouble you to take care of Mei Li for a while?"

"Um?"

"You're planning to..."

"Yes, that's right." west Yan nodded and said, "In the end, it's still too dangerous to bring Mei Li with you when participating in a war of that level."

"So I plan to leave her here for now, and take her away after the war is over."

At first, west Yan had no intention of leaving Mei Li here.

After all... he wasn't sure about these people's situation, and he was also afraid they would hurt Mary.

But now it seems that Grandma is a good person, and with Hancock's appearance... entrusting Merry to them for the time being shouldn't be a problem.

Grandma was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. I will take good care of her."

Thinking about it carefully, it's really not suitable to bring little Mary along when participating in that level of war.

After all, she's only a few years old.

Therefore, staying here is the best option.

After overhearing their conversation, Hancock keenly picked up on a piece of information.

"Who exactly is Merry?" Hancock asked.

This name must be a woman's name!

Thinking of this, Hancock's expression changed.

"She's a little girl, a few years old," Sandersonia said. "She's also a member of the Straw Hat Pirates."

After saying that, Sandasonia paused for a moment, then added, "Yes, she's a very brave little girl."

Sandasonia smiled as she recalled how the other person had stood in Margaret's way before.

"How old is the little girl?"

Upon hearing what Sandersonia said, Hancock's expression immediately calmed down.

However, Hancock soon became puzzled: why would the Straw Hat Pirates bring along a little girl who was only a few years old?

Thinking of this, Hancock asked, "Do you also have the habit of taking on pirate apprentices?"

"A pirate apprentice?"

west Yan paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "That's not the case."

"Merry isn't some pirate trainee; she's the ship spirit of our pirate ship."

"A ship spirit?!"

Upon hearing this, the group all showed expressions of shock.

"So, the legendary elves born on the ship?" Sandasonia said.

"Yes."

"I didn't expect you guys even have ship spirits...."

Marigold swallowed hard, his face filled with disbelief.

"This truly surprises me," Hancock said.

At this moment, Hancock felt a surge of curiosity about the little girl named Merry.

What exactly does a ship spirit look like?

"No wonder I felt this little girl was different from ordinary humans, she turns out she's a ship spirit," Grandma Za said. "This is truly... astonishing."

Having lived for so many years, this was the first time she had ever seen the legendary ship spirit.

"Haha, Mei Li is indeed a bit unusual," west Yan laughed. "Anyway... Grandma, I'm leaving her in your care."

"Don't worry, she'll be safe as long as she doesn't sneak out."

"Yes, I will explain the situation to her," west Yan said.

Although he didn't know how Mary would react after receiving such news, he had to do it.

He believed Luffy would agree with his idea.

"What do you plan to do?" Grandma asked. "It's too late to build a new ship now."

Their shipbuilding capabilities here are not very advanced; it would take them at least two weeks to build a ship that can sail.

Two weeks is a long time; Fire Fist Ace would have been dead long ago!

"I don't plan to use a boat," west Yan said, squinting. "I plan to get a sea king as my mode of transportation."

Although being exposed to the wind and sun might be painful, at least they can keep moving.

Well, he believed Luffy wouldn't waste any more words.

"Get a sea king..."

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Grandma's lips twitched, and she said, "Sea Kings are not easy to tame, Xiyan."

You should know that even on Amazon Lily, after all these years, they have only tamed two sea snakes.

Can he really do it?

This is not a problem that can be solved simply by being strong, since most large sea kings are very fierce and will not yield even if they are killed.

And the area surrounding Amazon Lily is full of large sea kings!

"I have my own way of doing things," west Yan said with a smile.

With the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan, controlling a Sea King as a mount is not a problem.

"You mean...?" Marigold's pupils contracted. "...that hypnotic ability?"

"Hypnosis?"

Grandma was stunned for a moment. What kind of strange ability was this?

This kid also has hypnotic abilities?

"Yes, west Yan used hypnosis to control Anishida and the others for a period of time," Marigold said.

My mother-in-law: .:

Just how many strange and wonderful abilities does this ninja kid still have up his sleeve?

"More or less," west Yan said.

This time, west Yan didn't offer them much of an explanation.

"I'm sorry, Xiyan, I couldn't help you..." Hancock said, bowing her head.

"It's alright, the permanent record pointer is enough," west Yan said with a smile.

Helping is a favor, not helping is one's right; there's nothing to be picky about.

Just then, Grandma spoke up, "No, I think Hancock, you can still be of help." Upon hearing this, Hancock's eyes lit up. "How so?" she asked.

If it can really help west Yan, she doesn't mind doing her part.

west Yan looked at Granny Za with some doubt. Could it be that this old lady had some brilliant idea?

"First of all, there's the issue of Fire Fist Ace's location," Granny said. "Right now, Fire Fist Ace should still be in Impel Down. If we can go there to rescue him, we won't have to go to Marine Headquarters to participate in that extremely dangerous war."

"I know," west Yan said. "But I already said I didn't know..."

"Let me finish speaking, west Yan."

west Yan was a little helpless after being interrupted, but he didn't say anything more. Instead, he nodded, signaling Grandma Za to continue.

"The underwater prison..."

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Hancock frowned, feeling as if she had grasped something.

"That's right, Impel Down!" Granny's lips curled up as she said, "Hancock, as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, if you don't want to lose your title, then you must participate in this war."

"You should know that, right?"

"This humble servant..."

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Before Hancock could finish speaking, Granny Zha decisively said, "This can help Xiyan."

"I'm fine with it!" Hancock said earnestly.

If it could help Xiyan, she wouldn't mind participating in this war.

"Remove the title of Shichibukai?" west Yan said with a frown.

At this moment, west Yan thought of Moria.

The reason the opponent was removed from the Seven Warlords of the Sea title was because they were defeated by the Straw Hat Pirates.

Is the reason Hancock is to be removed from the Seven Warlords of the Sea because she disobeyed orders?

That makes sense. If you think about it carefully, as a Shichibukai who doesn't obey the World Government's orders, the government certainly won't tolerate his behavior.

“Yes, if you don’t go, you’ll lose your title,” Marigold said. “Because this is a mandatory conscription.”

"At least that's what the navy said."

Mary Gorud estimated that the other party would likely keep their word.

west Yan nodded, then looked at Granny Zha and said, "So, how do you plan to get Hancock to help me?"

"It's simple, just have Hancock make demands of the Navy," Granny said. "She has to go to Impel Down before she'll participate in this war!"

Upon hearing this, west Yan's eyes immediately lit up.

If the Navy is really willing to accept this proposal, then they may not necessarily need to participate in the war at the Navy Headquarters.