"That's right! I was there at Mary Geoise too!"
Nero walked in front with Hancock, rambling on about her glorious history.
"If I hadn't been there to hold back the opponent's top combatants, that idiot Tiger would have been hung on the city wall by the Gorosei long ago."
"Eh? Nero-sama was there too? And she held back the enemy?"
Hancock exclaimed repeatedly, only now realizing there was such an inside story behind that night.
She didn't doubt Nero's words. When she thought about it carefully, there were indeed many suspicious points about Tiger being able to rescue so many slaves back then.
The biggest suspicious point was that none of the opponent's top combatants appeared that night.
She had originally thought the other side must have been busy, but now it seemed what Nero said was more plausible.
"Then, if Nero-sama had such a conflict with the Gorosei, how did she become a Celestial Dragon?"
"It's the same reason I became a Celestial Dragon as you became a Shichibukai."
Nero chuckled dismissively, forming a fingertip universe with her thumb and forefinger: "Very convenient, isn't it?"
Nero also noticed Hancock's unease, but she didn't care. Given her status, even being able to communicate with her normally was considered courageous.
For her, as long as they didn't cross her red line, she was definitely a tolerant emperor.
"Mm, it is very convenient…" Hancock, who was already mostly conquered, now heard that Nero was also her savior, and her favorability instantly rose another level.
Two beautiful women, two Sea Queens, two emperors, two top predators of the sea, had an endless amount to talk about when they were together.
Especially the unique architectural style of Amazon Lily, embedded in the mountains, and the attire like qipao, all made Nero feel uniquely beautiful.
The clothing style of the Kuja warriors was also very interesting, with their animal skin clothes revealing a wild beauty.
"Nero-sama, you… you even killed a Celestial Dragon?"
As the conversation progressed to Nero's past achievements, her two acts of killing Celestial Dragons left everyone dumbfounded.
"It's nothing! My becoming a Celestial Dragon also has something to do with that. Otherwise, if I just casually killed those idiots, the World Noble status would become a joke!"
Nero waved her hand, indicating that becoming a Celestial Dragon was also giving them face.
"So, if I became a Celestial Dragon, those idiots could still deceive themselves with the excuse of 'internal Celestial Dragon conflict'."
Hearing her nightmare being killed so casually by Nero, and that the other party even had to apologize, Hancock felt a wave of dizziness.
"Sugoi, Nero-sama!"
Her breathing became a little heavy. Hancock looked at Nero with adoration, her eyes shining brightly.
"Mwahahaha…"
Behind them, Kuina pouted. Her cheap master was still the same.
The Emperor's social skills?
Seeing the other Kuja warriors following behind with equally adoring eyes, Kuina felt speechless.
Especially when someone quietly asked her about Nero's hobbies and such, she couldn't help but want to complain.
Hey, hey, you've only met for ten minutes, are you really that easily conquered?
However, Kuina still patiently chatted with them, though her words carried a hint of pride she didn't even notice herself.
No matter what she said normally, Kuina genuinely felt that becoming Nero's disciple was the luckiest thing in her life.
Kuina, whose life was just beginning, could even assert that there was no other event that compared.
Eneru, who had recovered, walked side-by-side with Hathaway, though he still occasionally flinched when he heard Nero's voice.
All along the way, Big Sister Nero's singing was simply… Eneru found it hard to describe.
Hathaway actually had a good impression of this long-eared young man, not only because he was the energy converter specially instructed by the Minister of Science, and the main power bank for the future Sky Kingdom.
It was also because of his name. Hathaway thought it sounded very nice, Eneru! This name must be very popular in Nicuss.
Moreover, she heard that Holio-sama also had a high opinion of him, a young man with nine-tenths talent, just that his mouth made him prone to getting beaten.
Hathaway didn't think much of it. The strongest Logia-type Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and he also possessed a unique Observation Haki. Such talent was unmatched by many in Nicuss.
Even if such a person had a bad temper… "How dare a mere minion stare at a god?" Eneru noticed Hathaway's gaze and immediately spoke with a sneer.
"Don't think that just because you've been with Big Sister for a while, you can stand on top of me. I am Big Sister's most steadfast left and right arm."
… A few beatings would fix it!
Hathaway silently completed the second half of the sentence in her mind. That mouth was indeed annoying.
Before Hathaway could reply, Eneru didn't know that she had already decided to beat him a few times.
He scoffed, took a bite of an apple, showing disdain for Hathaway's silence, and then thought this woman actually had some brains.
Convinced by Big Sister Nero's power, Eneru had no complaints. He had truly seen how high the sky was and how thick the earth was.
It wasn't shameful to follow a strong person like Big Sister Nero, but there was one thing: as a subordinate, Eneru wanted to be the most powerful one.
It was just that Big Sister Nero had quite a few Master, not to mention the old man Holio far away in Nicuss.
Even the old scholar, the Minister of Science, who had one foot in the grave, had ways to subdue him.
Did she really think he hadn't tried to escape on the way?
But now, a mere maid, he had to make her understand priorities, lest she think that just because she had been with Big Sister longer, she could step on him.
Eneru took a bite of the apple and began to comfort and make promises: "Don't feel wronged. I am a god; I can freely control lightning."
"Right now, I might be a bit behind those old geezers, but in the future, I will definitely be an Admiral under Big Sister Nero."
His words, both direct and indirect, hinted at recruiting Hathaway, which left her speechless. Was he really such a pure blockhead?
Actually, given Eneru's personality, he wouldn't normally do such a thing.
Calling himself a god, how could he do something so beneath him?
But then again, the old geezers of Nicuss were truly overflowing with martial might; it was not something that could be achieved overnight to step on them.
So, in extraordinary times, he just had to take some special measures.
He wasn't just following along to see some so-called Kingdom of Women for nothing. Someone who could make Big Sister Nero rush over immediately after finishing her business.
That person was definitely a confidant-level subordinate. If he could win them over, then he could truly join Big Sister Nero's core team.
"Then Eneru-sama must also be proficient in Haki?" Hathaway smiled faintly, thinking it was nice to have a fool to amuse her. She hadn't seen such a pure blockhead in a long time.
"That's natural!" Eneru tossed away the apple core and showed a confident smile, very pleased with Hathaway's use of "-sama."
"Work hard, and perhaps in the future, you too will have the chance to come into contact with such divine techniques."
"Oh, then I shall look forward to it…"
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