By the time Lynch finished devouring the Sea Kings, his beast form had reached an astonishing 394 meters in length!
To put it in perspective, Kaido's dragon form is only about 200 meters long.
In just three months of continuous eating, Lynch's body length had skyrocketed from 120 meters to nearly 400 meters, consuming an entire stretch of the sea in the process.
After spending three months at sea, Lynch planned to return to his kingdom to check on things.
However, plans rarely go as expected. Suddenly, the system's voice echoed in his mind:
[Ding! Congratulations, Host! A new life choice has been triggered!]
[Task Choice One: A Logia-type Hurricane Fruit has been detected on Amazon Lily. Go and retrieve it. (Reward: None.)]
[Task Choice Two:Whitebeard is heading to the Sabaody Archipelago and will arrive in six days. Defeat the sick Whitebeard. (Reward: Paramecia-type Sickness Fruit.]
[Task Choice Three:Fight against slavery! Destroy the Sabaody auction where slaves are sold. (Reward: Advanced mechanical animal research technology (the precursor to Pacifistas and Seraphim) and King Silly Cyborg.)]
"Looks like my return will have to wait a few more days."
As for Option One... Lynch was completely uninterested.
Since he knew the Hurricane Fruit would be reborn on Amazon Lily, so only a fool would pick Task number One.
But wait… wasn't that Fast's Devil Fruit?
Thinking about it, that guy had been dead for so long that the grass on his grave was probably three meters high.
Why was he even remembering him now?
Option Two? The reward was pretty average.
Last time the system offered a Zoan·Tiger Fruit·Mythical Beast·White Tiger Form for defeating Big Mom.
If he were fighting Whitebeard in his prime, the reward would definitely be much better than this.
Task choice Three… What the hell was King Silly Cyborg?
Lynch imagined a cute orange-haired girl in armor, holding the Holy Sword of the King—weak and pitiful but probably delicious.
If King Silly lost his silly hair, could he still be called King Silly?
On the other hand, advanced mechanical animal research technology sounded interesting.
The Pacifistas of the future World Government and the Seraphim Project had been on his radar for a long time…
Lynch decided to head to Amazon Lily to get the Hurricane Fruit.
It just so happened that the Empress had sent him a letter earlier.
He took out a beautifully sealed letter from the system space. The elegant handwriting on it was an invitation for him to visit Amazon Lily.
"System, I choose Option Three,"
....
At the same time, on the other side, Amazon Lily.
"Sisters! What is our goal in going to sea this time?" Marigold stood on a high place and raised her arms and shouted.
"Steal the man! Steal the man!"
"Steal the man! Steal the man!"
Below is a group of tall, thick, slender, hungry-looking women, who are raising their arms and shouting along with Marigold rhythm.
Amazon Lily Is rich in beautiful women. Almost the most beautiful women in every era come from Amazon Lily.
But that beauty seemed to come at the cost of everyone else's looks…
Except for a few beautiful girls, how can the remaining women be described as miserable?
Just look at Hancock's two younger sisters—one glance was enough to understand how unfair life was.
"Alright! I'll report to the Empress, and then we set sail!"
Marigold came to Hancock's palace later, knelt down on one knee, and said with an expression full of admiration:
"Sister, the annual Kamiari Festival is here, and I request to lead the team out to sea."
"Please give me your permission."
The Kamiari Festival is the most important festival every year on Amazon Lily.
Since there are only women on Amazon Lily, there are no men.
Therefore, on this day every year, the Kuja Pirates will go to the sea to capture those men with powerful genes and return them to help the people reproduce their offspring.
And the fate of those men was also terrible.
Don't think you are in heaven.
First, they had to endure the relentless assault of fierce warriors, some as brutal as fierce beasts in heat.
Even if they survive the endless torture every day and night and are not squeezed dry to death, they will be ruthlessly killed and fed to snakes after the Kamiari Festival.
And for some special reason, the residents of Amazon Lily will only give birth to daughters, so there is no need to worry about male offspring.
"Go." Hancock's cold voice echoed from above.
She despised this festival and had tried to abolish it multiple times, but the previous two empresses had always blocked her efforts.
If the Kamiari Festival were abolished, no new children would be born on the island, and Amazon Lily would eventually perish.
Four Days Later
On a luxury cruise ship, Lynch reclined comfortably on a chair, flipping through the latest newspaper.
After months of non-stop feasting on Sea Kings, his mouth was sore from eating.
By chance, he had come across a vacation ship heading near Amazon Lily, so he decided to take a much-needed break.
'Ace, that guy is really something. He hasn't been at sea for long, and he's already challenging Whitebeard,' Lynch mused, lost in thought.
He remembered beating Ace back in the day, yet in the blink of an eye, Ace had grown so much.
The newspaper's front page was almost entirely about Ace.
[World Government Sends a Shichibukai Invitation to the Rising Pirate, Fire Fist Ace!]
[Fire Fist Ace Declines the Offer to Become a Shichibukai!]
[Ace's Right-Hand Man: The Mysterious Deputy Captain, Fire Demon Sasuke!]
[Ace Challenges Kaido in Wano, but Kaido Is Absent! Fight Kaido's Son Instead—Ends in a Draw!]
[Ace is looking for the Whitebeard Pirates in the New World and wants to challenge Whitebeard. ]
Lynch shook his head, amused.
"This kid has only been at sea for a few months, and he's already causing chaos everywhere."
Ace was like a storm, either stirring up trouble or on his way to start some.
And Sasuke? What kind of ridiculous title was "Fire Demon Sasuke"? Just because he knew Amaterasu?
"These newspaper guys really don't get it. The Uchiha clan's Fire Style isn't exactly known for actually burning people."
BANG!
A loud crash suddenly shook the ship, bringing it to an abrupt halt, as if it had slammed into something.
"Oof!"
"Ow! That hurt!"
The sudden bump sent passengers stumbling, some crashing to the floor.
A few unlucky ones smashed their heads against table corners, blood streaming from their foreheads.
Yet, Lynch remained completely unbothered, still sitting in his chair with a newspaper over his face—as if he were just taking a nap.
"No... it's the Kuja Pirates!"
"Don't resist! If you fight back, you'll die!"
The ship's escorts immediately surrendered the moment they spotted the Amazon Lily pirate flag.
This was just a vacation ship—they stood no chance.
Besides, getting robbed by a Shichibukai was perfectly legal. The Marines wouldn't intervene. If you got looted, you just had to accept your fate.
"Please, take the money! Just don't hurt us!"
"Spare me! I have seven little wives waiting for me at home!"
Seeing the guards give up, the rest of the passengers dropped to the floor, hands over their heads.
Those who had been through this before skillfully pulled out their valuables, offering them up without hesitation.
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TO BE CONTINUED
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