One Piece: Saving Hancock with the Batto Batto no Mi

As dusk fell, the sun setting and blanketing Grove 13, Sabaody Archipelago, in a warm, golden-orange glow.

At the entrance to the house built on the tree slope, the three Boa sisters stood in a neat line. A strip of white cloth was tied around their eyes, completely blocking their vision. With a bottle of wine in his left hand and a small wooden stick in his right, Rayleigh stood behind them. He gently danced the stick in the air, its trajectory erratic, a pattern difficult to predict.

Swish!

He brought the stick down towards Hancock's head. Hancock, just in time, seemed to evade the blow by tilting her head slightly to the side. However, Rayleigh gently flicked his wrist and lightly tapped the stick on Sandersonia's left arm.

"Ow! Rayleigh, you cheated! I heard the sound, you were supposed to hit my sister!" Sandersonia touched her arm and mumbled with a hint of displeasure.

Rayleigh lifted his head and took a gulp of wine, roaring with laughter. "Hahaha! In battle, an enemy's movements are always changing. You can't judge with inertial thinking!" He then looked at Hancock with a curious gaze. "However, Hancock's dodging ability is excellent! Are you truly not awakened with Observation Haki?"

Hearing this, the tall, black-haired girl shook her head, and she explained, "I haven't awakened Observation Haki... However, I learned one of the Six Powers, 'Kami-e,' that Sephiroth gave me. I merely reacted by removing all strength from my body, committing to your movement, against the changes in the airflow produced."

"Six Powers?" Rayleigh nodded abruptly. As a great pirate who had made a name for himself in the world, he had fought many battles with masters in the Marines, and naturally knew this kind of physical skill that surpassed the limits of human physical fitness. In fact, even if a top strongman like him didn't intentionally train, they could use some of the Six Powers, like Soru, Kami-e, and Geppo. Rokushiki, a secret technique within the Six Powers, had become a passive ability, but for certain displays and finesse, it wasn't as good as masters who specialized in the Six Powers.

However, strong people who had reached Rayleigh's level all had their own fighting styles, and there was absolutely no need to abandon the areas where they excelled to delve into Six Powers techniques. The Six Powers were the skills of a master of physical techniques! Only those with strong physical fitness could perform the Six Powers. It was not to say that someone who cultivates it will definitely become a master of physical skills. For example, in the general class Sephiroth was in, after one year of specialized training in the Six Powers, most of them only mastered one or two of the Six Powers, and there were only a handful of people who could master all the Six Powers skills with perfect passing grades. Countless!

If Sephiroth hadn't had the aid of the Vampire Fruit's super-speed regeneration, which allowed him to cycle between training and injury without reservation, it would have been impossible for him to master the Six Powers within a year, as well as Life Return.

Uh-huh!

In the void, a flash of red light caused ripples. Sephiroth stepped out of the spatial door and shouted to everyone, "Let's start dinner!"

As soon as this declaration came out, the three Boa sisters all lowered the pieces of white cloth over their faces, ran into the spatial corridor with cheers, and arrived at the three-story villa in Grove 41.

"Mr. Rayleigh, call Miss Shakky too, come join us for dinner! I've made plenty," Sephiroth chuckled.

Hearing this, Rayleigh raised his head and took a sip of wine, smiling and shaking his head and saying, "No, she and I have other arrangements tonight."

"Oh~! I see! I understand! Then let's just leave out two servings." As if he had thought of something, Sephiroth nodded abruptly. He walked into a different space with a smile, closed the spatial door, repositioned it, went to the warehouse in the basement, and took out a small wooden box.

Villa, dining room.

On the rectangular table laden with delicious dishes, the tempting aroma of food continuously wafted. The three hungry Boa sisters were already seated. With a roasted chicken in her hands and a large lobster in her hands, Sandersonia and Marigold both devoured their food without regard for appearances, eating with oil on their mouths. Compared to the two of them, Hancock's eating posture was much better, at least she used chopsticks. Her cheeks were stuffed with food. She was utterly adorable, like a cute little hamster... Oh! I forgot, she ate the Mero Mero no Mi, and no matter what she did, Sephiroth couldn't find anything to dislike... Anyway, it was simply adorable!

Hancock's face was filled with smiles and her eyes narrowed into crescent shapes. She faintly sighed, "Delicious~!"

Seeing the silver-haired youth holding a box in his left hand, she couldn't help but wonder, "Sephiroth, what are you carrying in your hand?"

"A Devil Fruit. The Sube Sube no Mi, a Paramecia type." Sephiroth answered, "Didn't Sandersonia ask me to find it before, the Devil Fruit that makes one beautiful?" He added, "Just eat it and you'll get a really good appearance and smooth, soft skin."

As he spoke, Sephiroth took a few steps forward and took his seat at the table, placing the small wooden box beside Sandersonia, and opened its lid, revealing a pink, peach-like fruit with spiral patterns on it.

"Really... Is that for me?" The green-haired girl put down the half-eaten roasted chicken in her hands, and with a surprised expression, she looked at the pink fruit in the small wooden box. She had only been acting spoiled towards Sephiroth, and she hadn't genuinely held a lavish hope that someone else would find the kind of Devil Fruit that could make people beautiful again... After all, Devil Fruits were not something you could easily find, and each was worth a fortune!

"For you, of course. Didn't you say you wanted it before?" Sephiroth smiled.

"Thank you! Sephiroth," Sandersonia said. As she spoke, she pecked Sephiroth on the lips.

What a greasy kiss. And the taste of chicken! Sephiroth silently complained in his heart.

With her greasy hands, the green-haired girl picked up the Sube Sube no Mi, plucked off a piece of the pink peel, and took a bite.

"Hmm~!" With a truly unpleasant taste, Sandersonia frowned, but she forced the flesh down.

In an instant, Sandersonia's cheeks, neck, waist, and legs, from head to toe, began to subtly change! The girl's skin became supple and fair, smooth and firm, her already curvaceous figure grew even more alluring and sexy, her chest even increased by a full size, her pretty face, which was already cute, and her facial features became refined and perfect. In terms of appearance alone, Sandersonia was more perfect than Boa Hancock at this moment! However, in terms of temperament and allure, the green-haired girl still couldn't compare to her sister.

Sephiroth unconsciously reached out to Sandersonia's small waist and lightly touched it. That smooth and comfortable touch, he couldn't let go of it.

So slippery. If... Hmm?