"When I was 12 years old, Marigold and I were taken hostage and sold to the World Nobles on a pirate ship in Amazon Lily..."
"After that, our three sisters began that painful experience, which is unbearable to recall... That tragic and hopeless past,
only wishing for death to escape the suffering... But one night, four years later, a major event happened that caused the World Government to lose face..."
"In a world where 'no one is allowed to contradict a World Noble' under the Iron Rule, a man climbed the Red Line with his bare hands and broke into Mariejois, where the World Nobles resided... He is the adventurer Fisher Tiger, and also the leader of the Sun Pirates!"
"He destroyed with all his might... Although racially, he hated humans, he still treated everyone equally, releasing thousands of slaves, and our three sisters were among them... We escaped with our lives. His kindness, we can never repay in this life!"
The Empress said this, her eyes glistening with tears. Large teardrops rolled down her cheeks.
Ye Jia's expression was solemn.
Although he already knew these things the Empress was saying, he didn't interrupt her recounting her past.
"When we were slaves, we performed variety shows and were forced to eat 'Mero Mero no Mi' and 'Hebi Hebi no Mi'. We never expected that with these abilities,
we would deceive the country and keep our secret... The mark on my back, if seen by other citizens, soon not only Amazon Lily, but this entire sea would have no place for us to hide!"
"The World Nobles won't let go of a slave. They will definitely do everything in their power to capture me back...
So I have no choice but to become strong, to arm myself, to make myself look like I'm not afraid of anyone!"
The Empress raised her head, tears welling in her eyes. She looked at Ye Jia with a look of longing and said softly:
"Such a woman, a woman who was once a slave, would you want her?"
At this moment, the Empress no longer had the tough demeanor of a strong woman. She was just a cautious little girl longing for care and love.
Ye Jia looked at the Empress seriously, remaining silent for a long time.
His eyes were dark and deep, showing no trace of emotion.
The Empress, who received no reply, smiled sadly.
"A former slave, still bearing the slave mark of the World Nobles. Would you be willing to be with a slave?"
"And if my identity as a slave is exposed, I could be arrested by the World Government and Marine Headquarters at any time...
I have no identity, yet I have to take huge risks. No one would want me... No one..."
The Empress curled up, burying her head between her knees, her voice growing weaker and weaker.
Suddenly—
Ye Jia stepped forward and directly pulled the Empress into his arms!
"Who said no one wants you?"
"I don't care what your past identity is, or what you've experienced in the past, but from now on, you are Ye Jia's woman!"
"If pirates want to touch you, then I will wipe out all those ignorant pirates! If the World Government wants to capture you,
then they will all be destroyed by my own hands! If the World Nobles dare to even think of touching you, they shouldn't even dream of existing in this world!"
"From now on, I want no one to ever dare to touch a single hair on you again!"
Ye Jia's gaze became unprecedentedly fierce.
Holding the Empress's hand, he gently pulled her into his arms.
He said these words not out of impulse.
To him, the Empress was the goddess in his heart. When his goddess was bullied, Ye Jia would not hesitate...
Moreover, the goddess not only told him her past tragic experiences herself, but even loudly confessed to him...
At this time, if he hesitated, would Ye Jia still be considered a man?!
Ye Jia had already made up his mind. From now on, the Empress was his woman, and no one could bully her!
Hearing Ye Jia's response to himself, he still felt the warmth coming from within his arms.
She hadn't cried so painfully in a long time.
Ever since she escaped from the World Nobles, she had always wrapped her soft heart in a strong outer shell.
No matter how great the opponent, how terrifying the enemy, how dangerous the predicament, she had to face it strongly and never show the slightest fear.
But even a strong woman ultimately longs to be loved, longs for someone to become her harbor.
Now, this person has appeared.
Ye Jia's arrival was like a ray of dawn, illuminating the Empress's entire world.
This man who treated her without feigned expressions, this man who dared to kill World Nobles, this seemingly ordinary yet transcendent man... everything about him attracted her, making her unable to extricate herself.
"Ye... Ye Jia..."
He felt incredible.
The Empress's moving voice gently echoed in Ye Jia's ears.
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