Chapter 528 Banquet x Opportunity

Granny New covered her chest with her hands, pointed at Hancock and couldn't utter a complete sentence.

Sandasonia and Marigrude hurried to Mother New's side, calmed her down, and spoke soothing words.

Ignoring Granny New, Hancock looked directly at Xia Jieren and repeated, "I agree to form an alliance with the Kingdom of the Netherlands."

"Uh~" Xia Jieren and Hancock looked at each other and became more certain of their guess.

After coming to his senses, Xia Jieren was secretly delighted.

He coughed lightly to attract everyone's attention, and continued, "Thank you very much, Her Majesty the Queen, for your trust. Our alliance is to cope with the upcoming huge war that will sweep the world, and it is beneficial to both of us."

"Of course, considering your status as a Shichibukai, our alliance will remain secret, and we will secretly provide material support to your country."

Hancock nodded repeatedly, her eyes never leaving Xia Jieren.

After hearing what Xia Jieren said, Grandma Niu finally felt relieved.

"Then we can find another time to discuss the specific details of the cooperation." Xia Jieren said with a smile.

Hancock nodded slightly in agreement.

Then, she smiled and invited, "Dear guests who have come from afar, I will have someone prepare a grand banquet later, please be sure to attend."

"Okay! Thank you for your hospitality." Xia Jieren thanked him.

Hancock's current attitude made Xia Jieren happy, but also a little uncomfortable. She was neither the arrogant look before she met Luffy, nor the love-minded look after she untied her knot.

Xia Jieren couldn't help but sigh: "'The butterfly effect caused by me is too big!'"

After temporarily saying goodbye to Hancock, Xia Jieren and others came to the rest area under the leadership of a Nine Snake Warrior.

After entering the guest room, Xia Jieren threw himself directly onto the bed, rolling around, not trying to hide his happiness at all.

Gate and Ariely looked at each other and turned their heads away, pretending not to see it.

After a while, Xia Jieren sat up and said to the two excitedly: "You saw it! You saw it! Hancock's attitude, she must have a good impression of me!"

"As long as I keep working hard, it won't be long... hehe..."

Hearing this, Gate was speechless. He remained silent and would not do anything to interfere with the Lord.

After Xia Jieren left, Granny New stared at Hancock with a strange look in her eyes, which made Hancock a little scared.

"What do you want to do?" Hancock glanced at her unhappily, not even bothering to give her a look.

Granny New tapped her cane and said seriously, "Hancock! Do you have a crush on him?"

Hearing this, Hancock's face suddenly turned red, and she loudly refuted: "What nonsense are you talking about! I...I didn't!"

Granny Niu looked at it carefully for a long time and sighed, "It's better this way! I heard that Xia Jieren has a chaotic private life and has many female confidants. You'd better not get involved in it."

"That's all slander by the World Government!" When mentioning the World Government, Hancock's face revealed a strong expression of disgust.

"You know it very well! Don't you dislike reading newspapers?" Grandma New didn't know what expression to make now.

Hancock said coldly: "Hmph! None of your business!"

Seeing Hancock's attitude, Granny New was also angry, "If it wasn't for me..."

"Hmph! You want to talk about your little favors again!" Hancock interrupted her as if he knew what she was going to say next.

"What!" Granny New was even more furious. "You actually said it was a small favor. I treated you like my own children."

"Granny New!" Sandasonia and Marigrude quickly grabbed Granny New and comforted her softly.

Seeing that Hancock was still unmoved, Granny New suddenly warned her seriously: "Hancock, you can cooperate, but you must keep your distance from Xia Jieren, otherwise you will be afflicted with a fatal disease, and you may even lose your life."

"It's alarmist!" Hancock still looked indifferent.

Helplessly, Grandma New could only ask the two sisters Sandasonia and Marigrude to keep an eye on Hancock.

Sanda Sonya asked doubtfully, "Is it really as scary as you say? My sister has also seen many men when she went out to sea."

"Idiot, this is different. Anyway, just listen to me. I won't harm Snake Princess." Grandma New explained.

"Yes!" Sandasonia and Marigrude nodded heavily.

They still believed what Grandma New said.

The Nine Snakes worked very quickly and the banquet was ready in less than an hour.

In the huge hall, there are a wide variety of meats, but relatively few vegetables and fruits, mostly mushrooms and apples.

It can also be seen from this that [Nine Snake Island] is short of supplies.

This situation will never happen again.

From now on, every few days, [Airship Bugs] or [Transport Bugs] will deliver fresh fruits, vegetables and daily necessities to [Nine Snake Islands].

As soon as Xia Jieren and others came in, the whole place fell silent, as if the pause button had been pressed.

Hundreds of eyes looked back and forth at Xia Jieren and others, which made Xia Jieren quite embarrassed.

Soon, the appearance of the three Hancock sisters broke the awkwardness.

Hancock came over slowly, wearing a lavender cheongsam.

The people who were originally sitting upright stood up and greeted Hancock respectfully. From their uniform movements, it was not difficult to see that the people of [Nine Snake Island] really admired Hancock, and some even reached a fanatical level.

"Please sit down!" Hancock looked at Xia Jieren, pointed to a seat and said.

Xia Jieren smiled and nodded, then took Gate and Ariely to their seats.

Then, Hancock looked around at everyone, raised his glass, and said, "Welcome guests from afar!"

The Nine Snakes warriors had never seen Hancock act like this before, and they all looked at each other in bewilderment. Without any hesitation, they all raised their glasses.

Xia Jieren and others smiled and responded.

Today, Xia Jieren gained some new insights. He met a Hancock who was different from the one he had imagined.

Hancock stayed for a short time and then left.

After Hancock left, the banquet hall remained dead silent.

Xia Jieren thought that he did not have the ability to liven up the atmosphere like Luffy, so after taking a few bites of the specialties of Nine Snake Island, he left.

Before Xia Jieren and his companions returned to the guest room, they were stopped by a Nine Snake warrior: "Guest! Lord Hancock invites you!"

Xia Jieren was stunned, then smiled and nodded: "Please lead the way!"

Just as Gate and Ariely were about to follow, Xia Jieren stopped them and said, "I can go by myself!"

It was a rare opportunity to be alone, and Xia Jieren didn't want any third wheel to be present.

"But...your safety..." Gate hesitated.

"Don't worry! It's okay! You don't know my strength yet!" Xia Jieren patted Gate's shoulder and smiled confidently.