Chapter 42: The Pirate Queen and the Former Admiral

Gold brings a cool feeling to the soles of people's feet.

After Boa Hancock came out of the time tunnel smoothly, her observation Haki seemed to sense something, and she slowly raised her eyes. An old man with purple hair hurriedly came towards her, followed by a group of navy men, among whom a beautiful woman with long wavy sea-blue hair was the most conspicuous.

"Navy?" Hancock whispered in her heart, while Salome stood quietly beside her.

thump~

The purple-haired old man's legs slammed heavily onto the floor, making a loud noise. The old man looked at Boa Hancock. He felt that the beautiful woman in front of him looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who she was.

"Teacher Zephyr, please don't do it. She is the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the Pirate Queen Boa Hancock."

On the gold wall behind the purple-haired old man, the blue-haired girl shouted.

"Soga. It's the Pirate Queen Boa Hancock. Why does she look so familiar to me?" Zefa showed his big white teeth and laughed.

Boa Hancock looked at Zefa coldly, then walked away alone in an empty direction.

This is Half Moon Island, which is shaped like a half moon. The three statues on the island, along with the Moon Altar, are all located on a straight line along the coastline. The entire island is made of metal, without a trace of soil.

Without any thought, Boa Hancock could see the statue in the distance. However, she did not rush to the statue because Zefa called her from behind.

"Wait a minute. Hancock. You're after the kingdom's treasure too. That living dead, flesh-and-bone medicinal plant!"

Zefa laughed and shouted loudly to Hancock.

Hmm? I need that thing??? Boa Hancock was a little confused. The information she got was that the treasure of this country contained a jelly that could heal all wounds.

How did it become such a mythical medicinal plant in the navy's mouth?

Hancock stopped and waited for Zephyr's next words.

"You probably didn't come in alone. You and your subordinates have separated. Let's act together. The kingdom's treasures include more than just medicinal plants like this. It is said that there are also medicinal plants that can make women's skin whiter and more beautiful." Zefa was wearing black sunglasses, and no one knew why he greeted a pirate with uncharacteristic enthusiasm.

"Teacher Zefa?" Ian and others were a little confused about Zefa's behavior, but they would not ask too much about the reasons, they would carry out his orders seriously!

"I have no reason to cooperate with the navy. You are so nagging. Navy. I don't need to rely on anyone to get the ultimate treasure!" Boa Hancock instantly understood Zefa's plan. She looked at Zefa coldly, then walked towards the metal building above the island without looking back.

"You failed. As expected of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. None of them has an easy time." Zephyr stood there and laughed as he watched Boa Hancock leave decisively.

"Teacher Zefa?" Iin and others walked down from the golden wall.

"There must be more than one pirate here, Boa Hancock, but she is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and our most capable partner. The number of enemies here is unknown, so we must win over as many companions as possible to reduce our own casualties." Zefa looked at his beloved disciples and told them why he had done this just now.

"Teacher Zefa!" Everyone was deeply moved.

"Teacher Zefa. Boa Hancock just came out from here. Judging from her appearance, she should be looking for her subordinates. Can we use this place to leave? Everyone hasn't eaten for a long time." Iin didn't elaborate because they all smelled the aroma of barbecue on Boa Hancock's clothes.

Although the aroma is very faint, it must have been eaten not long ago. (Less than three hours after eating.)

"That makes sense." Zefa nodded. They wandered around the island for a while, but didn't find a way to leave. (In fact, it was because there were too many treasures on the island. In order to find the target treasure, they kept rummaging through boxes and cabinets. They didn't even look for a way to leave.)

"Back off, back off." Ian touched the ground with both hands, causing the object's state to rewind for one minute, hoping that it would return to the state where Boa Hancock had just been teleported, and teleport everyone to the island with food.

As Ain's ability of the reverse fruit was activated, a bright light emanated from the ground, and then everyone held their breath, waiting to be teleported.

As a result, the teleportation array just lit up and there was no response at all.

However, this bright light extended along a certain line to the stone statue on the side, and then the stone statue emitted a light that shot up into the sky.

Finally, the stone statue slowly retreated backwards, revealing an underground passage.

"Uh." Ain blushed, she felt ashamed for not taking everyone to an island with food.

"Well done, Ain. We seem to have found the hidden tunnel." Zefa smiled excitedly.

"Wait. Teacher Zefa. Your body." Zefa's disciples were worried that Teacher Zefa's body could not bear it.

At this time, Boa Hancock came back, attracted by the pillar of light rising into the sky and the vibration of the ground. At the same time, she did not find any clues about her sister or subordinates on the island.

"Hancock. What do you think? Would you consider cooperating? Our navy was the first to find the passage to the underground." Zefa looked at Boa Hancock who had returned and once again invited her to cooperate.

Boa Hancock looked at the underground passage with narrowed eyes. She had a hunch that she could find her sister and subordinates through this tunnel. But she didn't want to cooperate with the navy.

Ein seemed to see the hesitation in Boa Hancock's eyes, and she proposed to Teacher Zefa to exchange with Boa Hancock for a way to go to other islands.

When Zefa heard Ain's suggestion, he thought to himself that the Seven Warlords of the Sea were all arrogant and proud people. It was impossible to expect them to cooperate sincerely. A transaction was the best option.

The waves gently hit the shore, the light gradually weakened and soon disappeared, and the stone wall that had just moved was beginning to recuperate.

"Hancock. Let's make a deal. You tell me how to reach the island you were on before, and I will tell you how to enter this underground passage." Zefa pointed at the statue and laughed.

"Not a bad deal. The way to get to the island is through the Moon Altars on both sides of the island. Open the passage quickly." Boa Hancock was proud and arrogant. She didn't have much to be shy about. She told her very straightforwardly how she got here.

"Teacher Zefa." Ian remembered seeing a man and a woman disappear on the Moon Altar before.

"Hancock. Have you seen a man wearing a straw hat and a woman wearing a cowboy hat?" When Zefa heard Ian's call, he remembered Ian's report not long ago, so he took the opportunity to ask.

"I don't know what you are talking about, and I haven't seen any Nico Robin or Straw Hat Kid. Now, open the passage quickly!" Boa Hancock urged in a bad tone. She was in a delicate mood.

Because she remembered Yun Tianxiang risking his life to stop Nico Robin and grab her jade feet. So she was jealous! (Boya Hancock didn't know that this emotion was jealousy.)

"Nicole Robin!" Zefa's eyes darkened, then he was overjoyed. He looked at his subordinate Ain.

Feeling Zephyr's gaze, Ian used the ability of the Retrograde Fruit again under the moonlight.

The Moon Altar began to emit light again, the statues retreated again, and the passage reappeared on the ground.

"Sarome!" This time, Boa Hancock didn't hesitate at all. She called her pet and rushed towards the passage.

"Ain. Let's go. Let's get some supplies and then come back to find her." Zefa looked at Boa Hancock who disappeared into the cave, laughing with his pure white teeth.

"Yes. Mr. Zephyr."

Led by Ain, the navy headed towards the Moon Altar statue on the south side of Half Moon Island.

On the other side, Nico Robin found the teleportation mechanism at the Moon Altar statue on the east side of the Waning Moon Island and teleported everyone to the Full Moon Island.

As soon as Luffy came out, he jumped with excitement.

From the moment they landed, Zoro and Nami began looking for clues to the treasure.

Only Yun Tianxiang quietly accompanied Nico Robin. Nico Robin held a notebook in her hand and began to record the ancient text on the base of the statue.

While recording, he whispered softly.

"I call myself the fairy in the moon."