Chapter 145 Luffy Gets Scar Removal and Wins the Empress's HeartBoa Hancock didn't scream like other young girls.
She calmly turned and walked towards her clothes, her gait as steady as a mountain. After all, this level of pain was negligible for a Shichibukai-level powerhouse.
However, from Luffy's unseen perspective, her face was filled with terror and panic.
"Who am I? Where am I? What did I just do?"
"Why is Monkey D. Luffy here?"
"Has he discovered the secret on my back?"
Boa Hancock's mind was a complete mess. Suppressing her pounding heart, she hastily threw on her clothes and nonchalantly turned to face Luffy, as if nothing had happened.
Feigning composure, she asked Luffy, "I wonder why Vice Admiral Luffy is in my chambers?"
Luffy glanced down at himself, deciding it was best to get dressed first. Then, with a straight face, he fabricated a story: "Well, I actually came here specifically to discuss going to Marineford... do you believe me?"
"I believe you!"
Boa Hancock nodded without hesitation. Only then did she belatedly realize that the person who had spoken to her from outside Amazon Lily was none other than Monkey D. Luffy, the man she had been longing for!
As an Amazon warrior who relied on abducting men to continue her lineage, Boa Hancock was unaware that she was suffering from lovesickness.
At this moment, countless Mary Sue-style romantic scenarios were flashing through her mind, and she had even added eighteen layers of beauty filters to the Luffy before her.
Luffy, facing Boa Hancock, looked utterly embarrassed. While he genuinely wanted to recruit her, he never dreamed their relationship would progress so rapidly.
However, Boa Hancock seemed to have long harbored feelings for him, remaining completely silent about the absurd incident that had just occurred.
This left him somewhat flustered, unsure of his next move.
"Um, what's wrong with you...?"
Luffy wanted to surprise Boa Hancock.
Boa Hancock's body trembled instantly, her eyes filling with tears. She bit her lip, head bowed, and said, "So... you also look down on people like me..."
Seeing Boa Hancock's tears streaming down her face, so pitiful, Luffy's heart pounded with heartache, as if he had committed some heinous crime.
He finally understood how those petrified by Boa Hancock and blinded by her beauty felt. After all, he was a normal man who had transmigrated, not the straight-laced Luffy from the original story.
"Don't cry, I really didn't dislike you. No, I just wanted to tell you that I've already healed the scar on your back. Feel it for yourself if you don't believe me. Please don't cry."
Luffy, seeing Boa Hancock sobbing like a wronged little girl, hurriedly went to comfort her.
Boa Hancock looked up abruptly, her eyes filled with surprise and joy as she looked at Luffy: "Really? You really don't dislike me?"
"Of course not!" Luffy's firm tone filled Boa Hancock with joy. Suddenly, she remembered what Luffy had just said and snapped back to reality: "What did you just say?"
"I said I'd completely remove that scar on your back," Luffy repeated with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Boa Hancock excitedly took off her cloak again without hesitation and quickly stood in front of the mirror. Sure enough, the dragon hoofprint that had once represented shame was now gone, replaced by a smooth, jade-like back.
Seeing this, Boa Hancock couldn't stop the tears of joy streaming down her face.
For so many years, the three sisters had deceived the people, claiming that they were cursed by the Gorgon monster and could not have their backs seen.
Now she could finally be completely free from this so-called cursed nightmare.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she eagerly asked Luffy, "Can you remove other people's scars like this?!"
Luffy smiled and nodded at her, "Of course, no problem."
Boa Hancock was overjoyed and quickly called her two younger sisters in from outside the door.
"What's wrong, sister?"
Boa Sandersonia and Boa Marigold entered with their heads down.
To prevent the executives from discovering their secret, the three of them usually took turns guarding the door while bathing.
However, as soon as they entered, they immediately saw Luffy standing not far away, disheveled.
"There's a man here!?"
Marigold hurriedly assumed a fighting stance in front of Luffy.
Sandersonia also quickly picked up her cloak from the floor, wanting to cover Boa Hancock.
However, Boa Hancock smiled and shook her head, generously displaying her flawless white back to her two sisters: "We'll never have to worry about this secret being discovered again!"
Sandsonia and Marigold were shocked and incredulous as the ingrained slave mark on Boa Hancock's body vanished into thin air.
"Sister, how did you do that?!" Marigold asked, her voice trembling.
Boa Hancock looked at Luffy and excitedly introduced him: "This is Vice Admiral Monkey D. Luffy! He helped me get rid of this nightmare! And he said he can help you get rid of this shame too."
The two sisters turned to look at Luffy expectantly.
Luffy quickly nodded to them: "Don't worry, it's very simple. Just turn your backs to me and show me your backs."
The two sisters turned around without hesitation, closed their eyes, and their faces were full of hope.
Then, under Boa Hancock's watchful eye, Luffy used "Return Path" again, easily erasing the Celestial Dragon hoof prints from their backs.
The three of them wept with joy, hugging each other and crying loudly.
Luffy watched from the sidelines, utterly speechless. The world of One Piece has a vast array of Devil Fruits, yet they seem to be completely oblivious to scar healing.
Just look at Zoro's crisscrossing wounds and the large X on Luffy's chest in the original work.
However, under the Shinigami's Kido system, healing these superficial scars is incredibly easy; Luffy even thought that chakra could easily solve the problem.
After all, the biotechnology of the Naruto world, with Orochimaru's support, is at least 800 years ahead of the One Piece world. They've even created artificial humans capable of asexual reproduction—it's simply outrageous.
Finally, the three thanked Luffy profusely, their eyes overflowing with gratitude.
Boa Hancock then instructed Marigold and the other two to inform the officers guarding outside that their bathing time would be extended indefinitely!