## One Piece Chapter 521, pages 17-18: Hoof of the Soaring Dragon - Chapter: 521 - Pages: 17-18 - Characters: Boa Hancock, Boa Sandersonia, Boa Marigold, Elder Nyon, Monkey D. Luffy ### Summary Page 17: Hancock breaks down, tears streaming as she confesses what the secret has done to her. She says, "Even if we have to deceive an entire country... I'll never show any weaknesses!!! I won't be controlled by anybody ever again...!!" Then she admits the truth beneath that pride: "I'm afraid to let my guard down against anybody...!! I can't face... my own fear...!!" Sandersonia whispers, "Sister...!!" while Marigold weeps nearby. Elder Nyon observes that recently, it is as if Lady Hebihime, since letting her emotions show like this, had been turned to ice. The page shows Hancock's public arrogance as armor forged from captivity. Her cruelty, secrecy, and isolation are tied to the terror of being owned again and the fear that one exposed weakness could destroy her. Page 18: Elder Nyon angrily confronts Hancock, shouting, "Silence, you traitor!! You be silent!! You escaped the Tenryuubito only to find you had no way of returning to the island. You were just three lost, hurt little girls!!" She adds that she had been looking after them like a mother. Hancock, overwhelmed, asks Luffy, "You...!! Do you despise me... for being a slave?" Luffy answers simply, "I told you I hate the Tenryuubito, didn't I!?" Elder Nyon complains that Hancock is blowing things out of proportion, but Hancock suddenly softens. Smiling through tears, she says, "Fufufu, I've taken a liking to you!! Tell me where you want to go!! I'll lend you my ship!" Luffy's face lights up as he cries, "Really!!?" The page ends with Hancock choosing trust and aid after hearing that Luffy hates her oppressors, not her.