One Piece : Strongest Vice-Captain Mr. 3!

The pirates split into two groups. The main force, led by Captain "Big Blade Jared," chose to chase after a small merchant ship that was clearly much more lavishly decorated.

The rest of the crew piloted slightly smaller pirate ships to approach a large merchant vessel, using chains and iron hooks to latch onto the ship's railing, forcibly connecting the two vessels together.

"Hahaha! So many women! Brothers, we're hitting the jackpot this time... ah!!"

The first pirate to leap onto the merchant ship was like a kid in a candy store, laughing lewdly at his good fortune.

That last scream, echoing back to the other pirates, sounded like a primal roar of excitement!

"Damn it! I knew that bastard was rushing too fast; turns out he was onto something good!" 

The second pirate cursed as he quickly climbed up the chain to the large merchant ship.

This muscular pirate stepped onto the railing and looked up to see the deck swarming with women, all of them stunning beauties in revealing outfits!

His eyes widened with excitement, a wild grin spreading across his face as drool pooled at his feet.

"Wahaha! Women! There are really so many women!"

The overwhelming desire clouded the big pirate's mind, completely oblivious to the bows the women held and the lifeless body of a comrade lying nearby.

"Ladies! Here I come!!"

The muscular pirate laughed boisterously as he gathered his strength, leaping down onto the deck of the merchant ship.

At that moment, a black arrow imbued with Haki, shining with a cold, pale light, struck with the force of a thunderbolt, piercing through his chest and nailing him to the deck with a resounding clang.

Thud.

He didn't even have time to scream before collapsing onto the hard deck, blood pouring from the gaping hole in his chest, pooling around him.

Truly a *death from a drop!*

"How can these sudden intruders be so weak? They can't even dodge a regular arrow?" 

The warriors of the Amazon Lily Kingdom, guardians of their island, retrieved their bows, their faces displaying nothing but cold confusion. 

For these battle-hardened women, killing was as easy as breathing.

"Aren't men supposed to be strong and domineering, like Mr. 3? Why are these two such pushovers?" 

"What kind of courage does such weak men have to attack us?"

Even the ordinary residents of the Amazon Lily Kingdom, who were slightly less powerful, were perplexed. The warriors had not even gone all out; they simply infused their arrows with Armament Haki, something the majority of them could manage!

"What the hell? Something's off! Everyone, focus! The women up there seem a bit strange!" 

After losing two comrades in quick succession, the pirates finally began to notice something was amiss on the merchant ship.

The captain of the pirate crew had been plundering the seas for several years, targeting merchant ships filled with civilians. With his extensive experience, he keenly sensed the presence of danger.

Under his command, the pirates no longer dared to be careless and began to swarm onto the deck in waves.

They aimed to seize control of the deck area as quickly as possible, relying on their overwhelming numbers to swiftly eliminate the crew members onboard and take over!

However, these unfortunate pirates could never have imagined that all the women on the merchant ship...

Were all combatants!!

As expected, the skirmish between the two sides quickly tilted in favor of the defending crew. From the moment the pirates charged until their defeat, the entire process lasted only ten minutes.

And the captain, who had a bounty of nearly twenty million, met his demise under the onslaught of the Amazon Lily's warrior women, dead beyond recovery!

The battle on the large merchant ship concluded with a decisive victory for the female warriors of the Amazon Lily Kingdom.

As for the smaller merchant ship...

Facing the pirate captain "Big Blade Jared" was none other than Mr. 3, Hancock, and the elite members of the Kuja Pirates who had just finished a meal...

Truly, a stroke of luck!

"Beautiful lady, such a beautiful woman! Damn it, I've never seen such a perfect woman in my life!"

Jared stood on the deck of the smaller merchant ship, gazing at Hancock, who was illuminated by the bright moonlight, her breathtaking beauty causing him to catch his breath.

"Listen up, she's mine! Don't you dare try to take her from me. And when we fight later, remember not to harm a single hair on her head, or I'll deal with you according to ship rules!"

Excitedly licking his big blade, Jared's eyes were filled with greedy lust as he stared at Hancock.

Just as he was about to lose control and charge at the stunning beauty to force her down, one of his subordinates turned pale, gripping his shirt tightly in fear.

"Boss, th-th-that person… she's the Pirate Empress, Boa Hancock!"

"And the one standing next to her is also a member of the Seven Warlords, Mr. 3, a subordinate of Buggy the Clown!"

His subordinate trembled uncontrollably, stammering as he spoke.

For pirates like them, who operated at the bottom of the New World, their main goal was to rob and plunder, and they didn't pay much attention to the movements of the upper-tier pirates.

After all, they didn't inhabit the same world.

This subordinate could recognize Hancock and Mr. 3 solely because he had a habit of checking bounties.

"Damn it! Who cares about the Seven Warlords? Even if the Four Emperors come today... Wait, what did you just say?"

Jared smacked away the subordinate who grabbed him and stepped forward, realization dawning on him as he became increasingly alarmed.

"The Pirate Empress Hancock, Buggy the Clown's pirate crew, Mr. 3?!!"

Even the most ignorant pirate in the New World couldn't possibly be unaware of these two names.

They are among the Seven Warlords of the Sea! Even though their titles have been revoked by the World Government, they are undoubtedly top-tier figures in these waters!

For a small-time pirate like him, not only was he unqualified to confront them directly, but even to catch a glimpse would be beyond his reach!

"Is it… is it real? Don't you dare lie to me…" 

Thinking back to the stunningly beautiful woman he had just seen, Jared began to panic.

No wonder she looked so familiar; he must have come across her bounty poster before!

Wait, that woman, the Pirate Empress… where is she?!

As he looked ahead, the spot where Hancock had been standing was now eerily empty, sending chills down Jared's spine.

Just the name of the Seven Warlords was enough to suffocate him; his large cutlass fell from his grasp with a loud clatter.

An invisible pressure bore down on him, as if a terrifying demon had descended, instantly draining all strength from Jared, causing him to collapse onto the deck.

"Please, please, spare me!" 

Just as Jared began to plead for mercy, a high-heeled shoe soared toward him, striking his face and sending him flying several meters to crash hard against the hull of a large merchant ship.

Blood mixed with a few broken teeth flew through the air in an arc.

"I was just worried about where to stretch my legs, and you arrived right on time." 

Hancock withdrew her perfectly sculpted leg and strode gracefully toward the fallen Jared, a captivating smile adorning her stunning face.

She didn't use her Devil Fruit abilities because doing so would end the fight too quickly.

Creak. 

Creak.

The sound of her heels echoing on the deck rang in Jared's ears like the tolling of a death knell.

As he had said at the start, this was destined to be a night he would never forget!