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"One Piece" Events:
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"This mark...!!"
Hancock revealed a dragon-shaped claw mark on her flawlessly bareback... The mark appeared charred and red-black.
"You said you had seen it somewhere before... Take a good look at it now."
"…" Luffy assumed a sitting position, furrowing his brow intensely, attempting to recall the sense of familiarity he had when he first saw it.
"Do you know what this symbol means? Answer me already…!! This is not something that I show off to people…!!" she said, trying to conceal her instinctive tremor.
"… Well, the one that I have seen is a little different…!!" Finally, Luffy managed to remember. "One of my friends, a Fishman named Hatchi, has a similar mark on his forehead, and I got it mixed up with that. I don't know what that mark is!" clarified Luffy.
"If you don't know, then I will tell you!!"
"Elder Nyon…!!" At that moment, Old Gloriosa arrived.
"How did you get in again…!?" exclaimed Hancock.
"The depth of this man's heart… You've seen it with your own eyes…!! Be at ease, and tell him everything…!!"
After saying that to Hancock, Old Gloriosa looked towards Luffy and asked: "You!! You're the Pirate Monkey D. Luffy, correct!?"
"…!! Yeah, that's right. How did you know?"
"You're pretty easygoing for someone who's caused such a stir in the world."
Old Gloriosa produced the newspaper: "Look at this newspaper from a few days ago."
"At the Sabaody Archipelago, right next to the heart of the government, a Tenryuubito was sent flying with a punch…!! This man, unafraid of the gods themselves, was the perpetrator!!!"
"A… A Tenryuubito…!!?" Hancock's eyes widened under the shock's influence.
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Amazon Lily, Inside the Art Store:
Silence enveloped the place for a few minutes after reading the first half of the chapter titled 'Hoof Of The Soaring Dragon'... No one expected such a tragic past behind the three sisters.
Most people know what this mark represents... Previously, the chapter title was instinctively ignored after their eyes fell on it... As readers, they wanted to enjoy something, not be reminded of those who stand at the top of this world.
But soon, the winds changed against their will... When Shakky saw the dragon hoof mark on Hancock's back, she couldn't help but curse with hatred.
"Damn! These bastards... Celestial Dragons!!! Unforgivable!" As a former Empress of Amazon Lily, Shakuyaku still held a sense of belonging to this place... evident from her frequent presence in this art store... that's why she couldn't restrain her complicated feelings at this moment.
She felt sorrow for Hancock, Sonia, and Mari... of course, towards their characters in the manga... and even the 'real' ones who would now have to carry this identity.
"This mark..." Otohime placed her hand over her mouth, unable to prevent tears from flowing... she could already imagine what they went through without even knowing the details...
Well, everyone knows what it means to be a slave to the Celestial Dragons.
"This... Not possible..." Olvia couldn't believe her eyes...
"What does this mark mean, sister? Why do your faces wear such shocked expressions?" At this moment, Bell-mère, who didn't quite understand the situation yet, asked.
Seeing Olvia's reaction, which seemed as if she had lost her soul, truly terrified her.
"What's happening-?"
Gloriosa stopped her and gestured for her to continue reading the manga in silence.
"Well..." Bell-mère understood that she would discover the truth after reading the manga.
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Far away Amazon Lily, on the island of Flivance, where a new republic is evolving towards a modern and beautiful world.
In the presidential palace, President Trafalgar scrutinized the manga page showing Hancock's back and the dragon hoof with a mocking expression.
"An empress and a slave of the celestial dragons... oh, the cruelty of fate, sigh~" Chris could only sigh sadly over Hancock's past.
"This explains her extreme mood... sigh~ I hope my son doesn't have a sad and harsh past like hers," Mary cradled her swollen belly with a mix of tenderness and sorrow.
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Art Palace in Ohara:
"What-" Toki put her hand over her mouth in shock...
"Hancock... Sonia... Mari..." Sora said the names of her 'children,' and tears flowed from her eyes. After everything, she had already completed reading the second half of the chapter and understood everything.
"This is unexpected... completely... what's the point of composing such a harsh background for his children?" Stussy was completely confused.
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Whole Cake Island:
"If my husband wants to destroy these worms, I'll be the first to attack them!" Linlin snarled with hatred after reading the whole events of the chapter.
For her, Boa Hancock, Boa Marigold, and Boa Sandersonia were also her children since they were Rob's children.
Even if reality is different from the manga, and even if their real title here is Rudius instead of Boa... they will still grow up to be the same as they are in the manga.
"Mama... I have a bold assumption, are you interested in hearing it?" At this moment, Katakuri entered the room where his mother rested and caught her attention with his words.
"Hmm, Katakuri? What's up, you can talk."
Linlin felt curious after hearing that her strongest son had an assumption and a bold one at that; she wondered about the nature of this assumption.
"It's about One Piece manga and... the father Rob," Katakuri said the second half hesitantly.
After all, that became a reality after his mother announced it to the world and divorced all her previous husbands.
Before his mother asks more, he continues:
"One Piece manga... maybe it's not just a book predicting the future... but it's much deeper than that..."
"What do you mean by that?" Linlin asked with narrowed eyes.
"Maybe... I say maybe... it reflects a parallel world to ours..."
"In that world, Boa Hancock and her sisters are indeed slaves to the Celestial Dragons..."
"In that world, Fisher Tiger climbed the Red Line with his bare hands and caused chaos in the Holy Land Marigoa, freeing the slaves."
"In that world, Ohara was destroyed instead of Enies Lobby, and there's no Sky Sword Rudius D. Rob, and his organization doesn't exist either..."
The more Katakuri spoke, the more drowned in expression Charlotte Linlin became.
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Chapter 592: The Confusion of Celestial Dragons!
Chapter 593: Hancock's Past! Fisher Tiger Appears!
Chapter 594: The Sun Pirates' Background!
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