Ben headed back to the Radio Room. He thought the Miss Love Duck had definitely upgraded. He thought of the 20 extra rooms. This meant 20 more girls for his harem. He thought they didn't need their own room, however it would be nice. Ben stepped into the Radio Room. He closed the door shut behind him. He settled into the leather seat and leaned forward, adjusting the knobs and dials on the radio panel. A soft hum filled the space as the screen flickered to life, displaying a static-filled view of the other side.
There was no one in sight. "Hello? Sumi?" Ben called out, leaning closer to the mic. "Zara? Amelia? Isla? Emma? Anyone there?" he asked.
Suddenly, the sound of hurried footsteps echoed through the speakers. He could hear high heels clacking against tiles.
"Work husband," a familiar voice called out, breathless and joyful.
"Sumi?" Ben said, raising a brow with a small grin.
The camera jolted slightly as someone sat down hard. Sumi appeared onscreen, flushed and panting like she'd just sprinted across the facility. Her hair was a bit tousled, and she adjusted her headset with a smile.
"Give me a moment… I ran all the way from the floor," she said, catching her breath.
Ben chuckled softly. "Take your time. You didn't have to run." he said.
More figures came into view as Zara walked in smoothly, hands tucked into the pockets of her lab coat. "We're here," she said with her usual calm confidence.
"We?" Ben repeated, curious.
Yes, Sir. Amelia and Isla are here with me," Emma said in her crisp, composed tone.
"Hey, Ben," Isla chimed in, waving casually. "Good to see your face again," she added.
"And without any injuries this time," Amelia added with a wink. "You're not limping or bandaged up. Progress," she said.
Ben smiled, touched by the concern. "Yeah, I managed to stay out of trouble mostly," he said.
"Did the Miss Love Maxima make it to you safely?" Ben asked.
"She did, Sir," Emma confirmed with a nod. "Docked and operational," she added.
"She's a beauty," Sumi added, eyes sparkling. "And the fact that she flies? Game changer. We can reach any site in record time now," she added.
"I'm glad," Ben said, nodding. "Use her however you need to. Speaking of ships though…" His tone shifted slightly, more serious. "We discovered something in Water 7. Another lab," he added.
There was a pause on the other end, the air suddenly more alert.
"Another one?" Zara asked, leaning forward. She thought they were always finding new things.
"Yes," Ben replied. "Inside Water 7, there was a secret passage which led to an underground ship building yard," Ben said.
"That is interesting," Isla said. "Water 7 is known for its ship builders, so it would make sense," she added.
"Was there anything you found there?" Sumi asked as she leaned on her chair. Amelia and Emma looked at Ben.
"Yes, there was space to create more ships, large ships," Ben responded. "In fact there were two ships there," Ben added.
"Two ships?" Amelia questioned. She wondered what they could be.
"Yes, the Miss Love Tartarus, 800 feet ship in length, which had a massive, heavily armored hull, three colossal turrets and smaller guns with two towering smokestacks rising in the centre," Ben explained. "The other was a submarine with its cylindrical design called the Miss Love Depths which is about 500 metres long," Ben further explained.
"Those are some big ships," Zara said, imagining them.
"Sweetie said those ships were old," Ben said. "Very old," he added.
"But they sound modern, even more advanced than what we have," Amelia said.
"Like the labs here," Isla said.
"We should be going to the Grand Line, to help out Emeraude and Rubis," Sumi said.
"The satellites can help us navigate around," Emma added.
"Then we're ready when you are," Isla said with a grin.
"Always," Amelia added.
"Yes, but that Portal will be better," Zara said.
"We had investigated the Portal Ben and it seems like the main material we need is platinum," Isla reported.
"Without it, it will be difficult or close to impossible," Sumi said.
"We would need to bend it in certain ways," Emma added.
Ben smiled. "Then you are all in luck, we have obtained Hakkin Hakkin no Mi which is the Platinum-Platinum fruit," Ben responded.
"You are always a step ahead," Amelia commented.
"That is excellent work husband," Sumi responded.
"Sumi, we have the ability for you girls to have two devil fruits," Ben said.
"The Mixer which Zala used," Isla responded.
"Yes, exactly, so Sumi, I will send it to you the next opportunity I get," Ben said. "Alongside the other fruits," he added.
"I want all of you girls to have some devil fruit for now, to protect yourself from danger," Ben stated.
"Those are very rare fruits," Amelia responded.
"Maybe our Captain is feeling generous," Zara teased.
"We did talk about this before and we accepted it," Sumi said as she nodded.
"One other thing when we mentioned healing quickly, we did get the Heal Drinks which once drunk recovers even fatal wounds," Ben explained.
"That is amazing," Zara shouted.
"Yes, the power of a drink like that," Isla said. "It can change the world," she added.
"There is a but here, work husband," Sumi said.
"Yes, well the island we got the ingredients from is destroyed and we only have 10,000," Ben said.
"Maybe we can analyse it Sir," Emma suggested.
"That is a good idea," Ben said as he smiled at Emma. Emma blushed.
"Okay, we will look into this," Sumi said.
"Okay," Ben agreed. "Kaya did talk about the girls having a speedy recovery," Ben added.
"Yes, we thought that was strange as well but a good strange work husband," Sumi said.
"I know, Kaya had a theory, that my devil fruit might be helping everyone recover faster," Ben said.
[While your Devil Fruit is indeed the catalyst for their recovery, the true secret lies in the intimacy you share with them, specifically, the properties of your sperm as it enters their body]
(Thank you Sweetie for the information. This means Kaya theory was right.)
"Sweetie just confirmed, my devil fruit and sperm does help the recovery," Ben shouted out loud.
"Oh," Emma blushed.
"That is interesting," Zara said with a big smile on her face.
"Indeed interesting work husband. This is useful to know," Sumi added as she smiled at Ben.
"Also, work husband," Sumi began, "we conducted a deeper analysis of the Shushibaruba blueprints. It appears that crafting it requires highly specialized equipment, rare materials, and unique techniques," she said.
"We believe there's a specific lab out there capable of producing the Shushibaruba," Isla added.
"And just to clarify," Amelia continued, "based on the current blueprints, it doesn't seem like you can mass-produce them. At most, you might be able to create a single unit," she said.
"One was said to be strong enough to shake entire nations," Ben said. "We saw Shushibaruba statues on the island," Ben added. "This island was being used to seal a Evil entity created by a magic staff," Ben explained.
"You are wondering, what is the link work husband?" Sumi asked.
"Yes, anyone has any theories," Ben responded.
"My initial thoughts are that the people living there once had either visited that island or came from there," Isa said as she put her fingers on her chin.
"We will have to monitor and see work husband," Sumi said.
"Okay," Ben said. He thought that was fair.
"On the topic of labs, we found a Blueprint for Variant of Rumbleballs," Ben introduced. "Sweetie has said there are no side effects and it will enhance our zoan devil fruits. We will get new forms," Ben explained.
"That sounds like it will enhance your fighting capability," Isla analyzed.
"There is always a but work husband. Do you think there is a lab to create them?" Sumi asked.
"I think so," Ben responded. Ben thought this could be a game changing ability. They all had mythical zoans and if they could tap into more forms for them, they would be unstoppable.
"Also, thank you for supporting Emeraude and Rubis with the cannon and Batan." Ben said.
"No problem, work husband, they should be ready to be used in the coming days," Sumi explained.
"That sounds good," Ben said. "Thank you all," Ben said.
"It is not a problem," Zara said.
"You all will get big rewards," Ben said. The girls blushed.
"You are distracting us from our work husband and I need them to focus," Sumi said. "We will need to go," Sumi said as she waved.
Ben chuckled. He thought he should call BB.