"Master, you are finally back. I missed you so much!"
The Grandine had just returned to the port of Amazon Lily when blue-white lightning appeared out of thin air on the lawn-like deck, turning into the most beautiful woman in the world.
Hancock, who was wearing a white cheongsam, threw herself into Kahn's arms, her excited tone and expression showing the maid's longing for her master.
Except for the three years when she was the Empress, Hancock was separated from Kahn for the first time in such a long time.
Moreover, it hasn't been long since she became Kahn's woman, which makes Hancock feel extremely uncomfortable.
If it weren't for the need to stay on the island and protect Robin and the other girls, as well as the three Grandine ships, Hancock would have followed Kahn to North Blue long ago.
"I missed you too."
Hugging Hancock's snake-like waist, Kahn leaned over and kissed her unwrinkled red lips, then introduced the Monet sisters to her: "These are the new members of the family I mentioned to you on the Den Den Mushi. The eldest is Monet, and the younger is Sugar. They are a pair of sisters."
"You... hello, please take care of me!"
Monet greeted Hancock nervously.
Except for superpowers like Charlotte Linlin and Vice Admiral Tsuru, any woman standing in front of Hancock will feel an invisible pressure.
Weak and powerful women will feel the aura of strength in Hancock.
Beautiful women will feel the history of peerless beauty in Hancock.
Monet, whose strength and beauty are not as good as Hancock's, is no exception.
"Don't be afraid. As long as you become the Master's personal maid, you are part of the family."
Leaning in Kahn's arms, Hancock sized up the timid Monet and Sugar and said with a beautiful smile: "My name is Boa Hancock, and I am the head maid of the 'Cross Family.' You can call me Hancock, Sister Hancock, or Elder Sister."
"I...I see, Sister Hancock."
Monet said quickly.
"Sister...my lady."
Sugar is called by the third name.
"Well, please teach me more in the future." Hancock nodded slightly.
After the brief introduction, Kahn used his telekinetic power to hold up the harvest of this trip and brought the three girls back to the palace.
Just after returning to the palace, Robin and the others, like Hancock, put down their work and came to hug Kahn.
Except for Sonia, who has grown to three meters two in the past three years.
In the past three years, Kahn's height has been fixed at one pressure.
Robin broke through her original height of 1.88 meters and was fixed at 1.92 meters.
Hancock is fixed at 1.95 meters.
Seeing the height of the two women, Kahn was speechless for a while.
With bare feet, neither of them is as tall as himself.
But women are creatures who like to wear high heels.
After the two women put on eight-centimetre high heels, their height surpassed Kahn's directly.
Marigold's height was fixed at 1.9 meters.
Scarlett was also fixed at 1.75 meters.
This year's special, the height is the same as the original 1.8 meters.
Not only that, Viola, who has been trained by Amazon Lily Haki since she was a child, is also like the young fighters on the island. At the age of fifteen, she has already mastered Armament and Observation Haki.
This aspect of talent is much stronger than that of her elder sister, Scarlett.
Only Koala, who is ten years old this year, is only 1.3 meters tall.
As before, Kahn introduced the Monet sisters to Robin and the other girls.
"We finally meet, Monet, Sugar. Please take care of us in the future."
"Yes, Sister Robin!"
Unlike Hancock, Monet and Sugar have known Robin for a long time.
Since Monet and Sugar will be managed by Robin in the future, during the one-and-a-half-month voyage, Kahn had already introduced the Monet sisters to Robin through the Den Den Mushi and let them talk.
After introducing themselves, Monet and Sugar could be considered to have truly joined the "Cross Family" and become members of the personal maid group.
Kahn, who had already had a good impression of the two women, decided to give Monet a Devil Fruit.
Yes, just to Monet.
He intended to give the Paramecia-type Childlike Fruit to Sugar in a few years after she grew stronger both physically and mentally, and ideally, after she mastered the Kuja's Haki.
Once the Childlike Fruit is eaten, the eater will stop growing instantly.
This cessation of growth may affect not only the body but also the mind.
Sugar, in the original story, ate the fruit at ten years old. Even at twenty-two, she looked and thought like a ten-year-old.
Kahn is not Doflamingo; he wouldn't let the perverse ability of the Childlike Fruit embarrass a little girl.
Similarly, if Scarlett didn't have the determination to become stronger, Kahn wouldn't have given her the Sweet-Sweet Fruit, even though she's a super beauty, second only to Hancock.
The Childlike Fruit is one of the most unique Paramecia abilities.
Giving this Devil Fruit to a genius like Hancock could create a Warlord of the Sea with ease.
A Warlord of the Sea, even among the crews of the three great pirates, would be a top cadre, possibly even the right hand of an Emperor.
If Sugar cannot reach the level Kahn expects, he won't give her the Childlike Fruit. Instead, he'll find her an equally powerful Devil Fruit without its peculiar drawbacks.
And the Devil Fruit Kahn gave to Monet was not the original Logia Snow-Snow Fruit.
He had given the Logia Snow-Snow Fruit to five-year-old Marguerite several years ago.
She is also Kahn's designated vice-captain of the Kuja Pirates.
Except for the three Boa sisters, Kahn knew Marguerite's character the best.
Rather than choosing an unfamiliar person, he would rather choose a familiar child and train her from scratch.
Even if developed to its fullest, the Snow-Snow Fruit isn't as powerful as Aokiji's ice abilities and isn't viable in high-level battles.
Monet, being rational like Robin and an excellent talent with potential locked by a Devil Fruit, was an ideal candidate.
In the original story, she is a prime example of unwavering loyalty.
For Monet, Kahn felt completely reassured.
He was 100% confident in cultivating Monet into his diehard loyalist.
Therefore, Kahn had already given Monet a Devil Fruit years ago.
That was one of Paramecia's top abilities and one of the top abilities among all Devil Fruits: the ultimate Paramecia-type Op-Op Fruit.
The Op-Op Fruit was crucial for the next phase of the "Cross Family" and Kahn's plan to break through the world's ceiling.
This ultimate Devil Fruit was so valuable that Kahn would have eaten it himself if he could safely consume two Devil Fruits.
Kahn would never give the Op-Op Fruit to anyone but someone he trusted completely.
Therefore, the Op-Op Fruit was destined for Monet.
"M...Master, is such a precious Devil Fruit really going to be wasted on me?"
As early as one and a half months ago, through phone calls with Kahn and Robin, Monet knew that the Op-Op Fruit was worth 10 billion berries.
Seeing Kahn give her a Devil Fruit worth eleven figures, Monet's tone trembled, and she lacked confidence.
"It's not a waste."
Kahn reached out and touched Monet's head, cheering her up with a gentle touch, and said with a smile: "On the contrary, I think only the top Devil Fruit is worthy of your potential."
"Because I believe in you, I know you won't disappoint this Devil Fruit."
"From now on, you are one of the top cadres of the 'Cross Family', the family's ship doctor, and the future number-one doctor in the world."
"Don't feel any pressure to eat it. I will help you develop it together."
As he finished speaking, Kahn gently pinched Monet's little face.
"Master..."
Monet, feeling overwhelmed with trust and affection, looked at him with tear-filled eyes.
At that moment, Monet felt she had found her lifelong support and was willing to give everything for Kahn.
As long as she could help him, whether it was becoming a bad person, doing bad things, or dying for him, Monet was willing.
"...Well, I will definitely not disappoint you, Master!"
With moist eyes, Monet took a deep breath, nodded firmly to Kahn, then took the heart-shaped Op-Op Fruit and ate it without hesitation.
This generation's Paramecia Op-Op Fruit user was born!
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