It was already evening by the time they returned to Amazon Lily.
In the royal palace, Elder Nyon and Hancock were looking at Jellal with shock.
They couldn’t believe that a legend over four hundred years old was actually true!
The Golden City!
But just as Jellal had said, transporting it back would be extremely difficult!
“Elder Nyon, don’t worry.
The location of the Golden City is very hidden; the Sky Islanders could never discover it!” Seeing Elder Nyon anxiously pacing back and forth, Jellal couldn’t help but say.
In the anime, if Eneru hadn’t gone to Sky Island, it would have been nearly impossible for the Sky Islanders to know that God Valley was right above the Golden City!
“Easy for you to say!
The Golden City!
You don’t manage a household, so you don’t know the cost of firewood and rice!” Elder Nyon retorted with displeasure.
“Elder Nyon, getting anxious won’t help.
If we want to move the gold, we have to do it all at once.
Otherwise, we’ll easily alert other forces!” Jellal said solemnly.
Hearing this, Elder Nyon finally stopped pacing.
After thinking for a moment, she slowly nodded, agreeing with Jellal’s reasoning.
Now she was old, her strength greatly diminished from before, and the younger generation hadn’t yet matured.
If other forces learned the Golden City was on Sky Island, they would never be able to defend it!
It just felt awful.
Knowing there was a mountain of gold there but being unable to bring it back was pure torture!
“I’m going back to take a bath first.
I’ve been blown around in the sky all day; my hair is almost all knotted.” Jellal said, running his fingers through his ash-white hair.
He then got up and returned to his courtyard.
…
“Ahh…
comfortable…”
Lying in the warm bathtub, the feeling of exhaustion made Jellal let out an involuntary groan.
After lying there for a while, Jellal began to ponder.
The gold on Sky Island absolutely had to be retrieved, but the difficulty was immense!
To transport it all at once, they could only rely on Devil Fruits: one was Golden Lion Shiki’s Float-Float Fruit, another was the Swamp-Swamp Fruit, and the third was the Castle-Castle Fruit.
Any one of these three Devil Fruits could accomplish the task.
But right now, he was no match for Golden Lion.
He also had no idea where the Swamp-Swamp Fruit or the Castle-Castle Fruit were.
“Sigh…
annoying.
How could the system just run out of energy!
It’s so unreliable!”
Jellal pressed his hands against his head, unable to think of any good solution for the moment.
“What are you thinking about?” A clear voice rang out.
“What else could I be thinking about?
Of course, how to get the gold back…”
Wait, that voice sounds a lot like Hancock!
“Ha…
Hancock, what are you doing here?
Did you come to join me for a bath?”
Even as he said this, Jellal adopted a defensive posture, tightly wrapping his arms around his chest.
Because Jellal sensed danger in her eyes!
Hearing Jellal invite her to bathe together, a blush spread across Hancock’s face.
But in the next instant, she composed herself.
She hadn’t forgotten she was here to give Jellal trouble!
“How dare you say that!
Elder Nyon already told me.
Jellal, I never imagined you were actually a boy!” Hancock said coldly, barely suppressing her shame.
Holy crap!
Hancock knows!
Jellal was instantly dumbfounded.
Elder Nyon, you sold me out!
“Well, Hancock, you can’t blame me for that.
Elder Nyon told me I couldn’t tell anyone I was a boy!” Jellal said sheepishly.
Jellal suddenly remembered the time Hancock had barged in to bathe with him last time.
She must be here to question him about that incident now!
Seeing the situation, Hancock took another step forward and continued her cold interrogation: “I’m asking you, do Sandersonia and Marigold know you’re a boy?
And tell me, you haven’t bathed with them, have you?”
“They don’t know!
I haven’t told anyone.
And no, I haven’t bathed with them.
That last time with the two of us…
well, Hancock, you were the one who insisted on coming in to bathe together…” Jellal quickly explained.
“Don’t you dare mention it again!
You’re never to speak of that matter again, or…
or this concubine will turn you to stone!” Hancock snapped angrily.
“Don’t get worked up, Hancock!
I promise I won’t mention it again!” Jellal said hastily.
He really didn’t want Hancock to hit him with a Mero Mero Mellow!
“Also, from now on, you are not to go out alone with any other women.
Not even Marigold and the others!
Do you hear me?!” Hancock frowned, glaring at Jellal.
Ever since learning that Jellal and Marigold had gone out alone today, Hancock had felt deeply uncomfortable!
In her heart, Jellal was going to marry her someday.
She didn’t want to see him spending time with other women!
Seeing the expression on Hancock’s face now, Jellal was momentarily stunned.
Only now did he realize Hancock was jealous!
A secret delight stirred in his heart.
“Today was a special circumstance.
Marigold is the only one here who can fly, so I asked her to take me to Sky Island.
I promise I won’t go out with any other women from now on!” Jellal said gently. This chapter is updated first at g.com.
“That’s more like it…
Hurry up and finish washing.
This concubine is hungry and wants to eat grilled meat~” Having secured Jellal’s promise, Hancock stopped giving him a hard time.
“I’ll be right out.
Um…
Hancock, would you mind waiting outside for me…”
Hearing Hancock say she was hungry, Jellal made to get up.
But now that his identity as a boy was known, he naturally had to be more careful.
“Then be quick~” Hancock pouted slightly, muttering something about having seen it all before, and turned to walk out.
“Sigh…
I get the feeling Hancock is getting harder and harder to fool as she grows up~” Jellal sighed, then got up, dried off, put on his clothes, and went out.
Before long, a barbecue grill was set up in the courtyard!
“This is a new fruit-glazed barbecue I came up with.
Hancock, want to try it?” Jellal handed Hancock a skewer of meat grilled with a glaze made from various delicious fruits.
“Thank you, Jellal~” Hancock gave a sweet smile.
Taking the skewer, she took a small bite, and her eyes immediately lit up!
“Well?
Is it good?” Jellal looked at her expectantly.
“Mhm!!
It’s really delicious!
Jellal, how did you think of using fruit glaze for barbecue?” Hancock moved closer to Jellal, her curious eyes fixed on him.
She really loved this sweet, sour, fresh, and non-greasy flavor!
“I’m glad you like it.
It’s a special flavor from my hometown.
This is actually the first time I’ve used fruit glaze for barbecue here~” Jellal said softly.
After speaking, Jellal looked up at the sky.
It had been over a year since he arrived here, and for some reason, he had craved fruit-glazed barbecue today.
He thought of the times he and his brothers used to eat fruit-glazed barbecue with their briefcases.
Those days were gone forever.
Suddenly, his eyes grew slightly moist.
Sensing Jellal’s shift in mood, Hancock didn’t know what to say.
She simply moved quietly closer to him, offering her silent company.
A warmth spread in Jellal’s heart.
With Hancock by his side, he didn’t feel quite so alone anymore.
Seeing Hancock had finished one skewer, he picked up another and handed it to her: “I’m fine, Hancock.
Let’s eat the barbecue first.
I have something to tell you after we’re done.”
“Okay!” Hancock responded.
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