One Piece: How Boa Hancock Can Save Amazon Lily

Boa Hancock is the leader of the Kuja Pirates and the ruler of Amazon Lily. She was offered the position in the Seven Warlords by the Navy just after her first voyage. The Navy recognized that Boa Hancock possessed a huge threat, and she could cause serious problems for them in the future, so by making her join the Seven Warlords of the Sea, they would be able to use her to keep the balance of power in check.

In One Piece chapter 1059, it was revealed that Amazon Lily was under siege by the Navy and the Blackbeard Pirates. Almost the entire Amazon Lily was destroyed, and if things had escalated, Boa could have died too. Luckily for her, Rayleigh was present at the location, and he arrived in the nick of time to stop Blackbeard from killing Boa Hancock. With things heating up in One Piece, Boa needs to make a move quickly before Blackbeard or the Navy decide to attack Amazon Lily once again.

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On Blackbeard’s Radar

Blackbeard is the captain of the Blackbeard Pirates, and one of the Four Emperors of the Sea. He rose to prominence after defeating the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates in the Payback War. By solidifying his place as one of the Emperors, Blackbeard gained a great deal of authority throughout the New World. Previously, Blackbeard has stated that he wants to become the Pirate King, and every single move that he makes brings him closer to his goal. One thing that Blackbeard has openly stated is that he is on the hunt for rare devil fruits. The crew’s attempt to steal devil fruits has brought them to various places.

Jesus Burgess was sent to Dressrosa to steal the Mera Mera no Mi, but he could not match Sabo’s strength. The crew managed to kill Absalom and the power was given to Shiryu. So, Blackbeard’s reason for coming to Amazon Lily was the same- he wanted to take Boa Hancock’s Mero Mero no Mi.

This is the first time that the readers have seen Blackbeard go with his crew to steal a devil fruit, which raises the question if the Mero Mero no Mi is something special. Of course, it is an extremely overpowered devil fruit, but it is important to remember that Hancock was forcibly fed this devil fruit by the Celestial Dragons, and they were under the impression that Boa would never be able to leave Mary Geoise. Blackbeard has a great deal of knowledge about devil fruits, so it might be possible that Boa’s devil fruit might be key to his goals.

Joining The Cross Guild

One of the most logical choices that she could make is to join the Cross Guild, which is headed by two former Warlords. Mihawk and Crocodile are already flourishing as the Navy is focused mainly on Buggy. The two are playing along to the Navy’s misunderstanding that they are Buggy’s underlings. As Buggy is now one of the four Emperors, the Navy is cautious as they do not want to get on his bad side. This offers all of Buggy’s underlings a certain level of protection. While Boa has made it clear that she will not serve any man, she could convince Mihawk and Crocodile to come to an agreement.

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The agreement would allow Boa to join the Cross Guild, and Amazon Lily would be under Buggy’s protection. Also, as Buggy doesn’t have any authority in the Cross Guild, thus Hancock wouldn’t have to follow his orders. Crocodile and Mihawk wouldn’t be against Boa joining the group as she is an incredible fighter with a bounty of 1,659,000,000 berries. Getting her to join the group would mean the Navy would be even more cautious about trying to attack any member of the Cross Guild. However, this is not the only option that Boa has at her disposal.

Seeking Out Luffy

Boa Hancock is deeply in love with Luffy and even in the latest chapter, she made it clear that she wants to marry Luffy. While Boa’s thinking is heavily influenced by her feelings for Luffy, joining Luffy’s crew could prove to be an incredible decision for her and Amazon Lily. Given the fact that Boa and Luffy know each other, the latter would have absolutely no problem letting her join. Furthermore, Luffy is the only person, aside from her sisters, that Boa trusts completely. Although, the chances of Boa joining the crew are low, especially after the Yamato incident, where it seemed that Yamato would definitely become a Straw Hat.

Fortunately, there is another way for Boa to get closer to Luffy and that is by joining the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. Since, the formation of the fleet in Dressrosa, they haven’t been involved in any major action, so this could be the perfect opportunity for Oda to give them the screentime. Having Boa join the Grand Fleet would be a big boost for Luffy as he will need all the help that he can get in the war that will engulf the entire world. Judging by the fact that Oda saved Hancock till the very end, it is highly probable that she has a big role to play in the final saga.

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