
Nyon states she became Shichibukai when Hancock was eighteen, when she became the empress of the Kuja and quickly gained a notorious reputation despite her young age, catching the attention of the Marines and even the World Government, who were frightened of her potential, as she had earned a large bounty after only one campaign. Her sisters are shocked and go over to help.Īt her house Luffy discovers that Hancock is a Shichibukai and admits his surprise. Hancock picks up a glass and recalls how Luffy is set to leave for tomorrow and realizes she's crying for some reason and starts crying more and drops her glass and falls to the floor in pain and breathing heavily. While Hancock is alone on a balcony, Sonia and Mary look out and wonder what's on her mind since she hasn't eaten anything and wonder if everything with Luffy has her worried or the fact the call to war has her worried. He escapes with Marguerite to Elder Nyon's house. Several more girls are interested in Luffy and want to touch him and he runs away despite them seemingly being attracted by his rubber body. But the girls, who have never seen a man before, interrogate Luffy and touch him as someone places a price to touch him, causing Luffy to yell that he's not for display. It makes everyone laugh, and the party begins. But before they can, Luffy, bored, starts to sing Bink's sake and dances with a pan and spoon. The Kuja Pirates misunderstand their Snake Princess's actions and prepare to attack Luffy. At the banquet, Luffy eats everything around him, and the girls seem suspicious. Nyon comments to herself how amazed she is that Hancock is trusting Luffy so much and Hancock places her hand on her forehead seemingly uncertain what she's feeling.

While Luffy expresses how excited he is to see his friends again, Hancock looks back with a confused look as she realizes she's still blushing. She also invites Luffy to their banquet tonight and to rest inside. The only hope of him getting there in time is for Hancock to answer to the call for the Shichibukai, so Luffy can hitch a ride on her ship, but the empress has just caught a disease, and is lying in bed.Īfter telling Luffy all about her past, Hancock agrees to give him a ride to Sabaody Archipelago with her Yuda-towed ship.

When Luffy hears that they are planning on executing his brother Ace at Marineford to lure Whitebeard out, he decides to save him from the prison Impel Down before he's transported away. Following a party, Luffy learns from Nyon that Hancock is a Shichibukai, and that they have been called together as the Marines is launching an all-out offensive on Whitebeard.
