## One Piece Chapter 516, pages 13-14: The Pirate Empress Boa Hancock - Chapter: 516 - Pages: 13-14 - Characters: Boa Hancock, Vice Admiral Momonga, Boa Sandersonia, Boa Marigold, Marines ### Summary Page 13: Momonga explains the timetable with urgency: "IN OTHER WORDS, WITHIN THIS WEEK!! WHITEBEARD WILL DEFINITELY MAKE HIS MOVE!!!" Marine Headquarters, led by its three admirals, is preparing to marshal all forces to face Whitebeard. The choice for Hancock is stark: "EITHER LOSE YOUR SHICHIBUKAI TITLE OR ASSEMBLE WITH THE OTHERS!! THOSE ARE YOUR CHOICES!!! THE TIME IS DRAWING NEAR!!!" Hancock listens without fear and answers with her own contradiction: "I LIKE MY POSITION AS A SHICHIBUKAI. I WOULD HATE TO HAVE IT REVOKED... BUT I ALSO HATE THE WORLD GOVERNMENT... AND I WILL NOT FOLLOW THEIR ORDERS." She proposes a cover-up: "SO HOW ABOUT THIS...? IN A MYSTERIOUS INCIDENT... THE MARINES WHO WERE SENT TO RETRIEVE ME HAD THEIR BODIES TURNED TO STONE AND WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED..." Her solution is not negotiation but erasure, and the calm way she phrases it makes the threat colder. Page 14: Momonga senses the danger and warns his men, "SHE'S PLANNING SOMETHING!!! DON'T SHOW ANY WEAKNESS!!" He recalls the rumors: "I'VE HEARD RUMORS ABOUT THE KUJA PIRATES. ALL THE SHIPS THAT ATTACK THE KUJA SHIP ARE LATER FOUND WITHOUT A SHADOW OF A MAN, CARRYING ONLY STRANGE STONE STATUES!" Momonga insists again, "I TOLD YOU BEFORE, DON'T THINK WE'LL GRANT YOUR SELFISH DEMANDS!!" Sandersonia laughs, "FUFUFUFU, MY SISTER CERTAINLY HAS A TERRIBLE PERSONALITY." Marigold agrees, "YES... BUT SHE IS ALWAYS FORGIVEN," adding, "AND THERE IS A REASON FOR THAT...!!" Hancock strolls forward while the bewitched Marines stare with hearts in their eyes. She asks, "DO YOU KNOW WHY? NO MATTER WHAT I DO, WHETHER I KICK A KITTEN... RIP OFF YOUR EARS... OR EVEN KILL PEOPLE IN COLD BLOOD... THE WORLD WILL ALWAYS FORGIVE ME...!! AND THAT IS BECAUSE," setting up her final answer.