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Acting subserviently in front of the women of the Wandenreich, yet being able to show off in One Piece. This somewhat satisfied Beltz' vanity.
It was tiring to always act subserviently, so he needed to vent in One Piece.
After placing the sea chart and the transponder snail into the shadow of that land, he returned to the world of Bleach with satisfaction.
This time he chose to return actively; the time limit had not been reached, so he didn't feel a cooldown period, meaning he could return to One Piece anytime.
It seemed the time he could spend in One Piece could be accumulated.
Moreover, the stronger his strength became, the longer he could stay.
Beltz mused thoughtfully, then went to buy some groceries before heading back.
Returning to the tower, Beltz set down the groceries and went to Liltotto's room.
No one was in the room; she was probably still playing with her sisters.
Beltz was about to leave, but looking at the messy room, his germophobia was slightly triggered.
He definitely didn't have germophobia, but after living alone for so long, he still wasn't used to the room being so dirty and messy.
Forget it, since she was his superior, he might as well tidy up for her.
Beltz thoroughly cleaned Liltotto's room before going back.
He hadn't stayed in One Piece for long, so this trip back and forth hadn't taken much time.
It was still early before noon, so he decided to go to the training ground for some exercise.
The Wandenreich had plenty of training grounds; one could not only practice martial arts there but also find people for one-on-one duels.
But as soon as he thought about it, before he even arrived, he saw Liltotto.
Liltotto suddenly jumped down from somewhere above, landing right in front of Beltz.
"Where are you going?"
"Uh... I thought it was still early, so I was planning to go to the training ground to exercise a bit."
"Go in the afternoon. I need you to cook a bit more for lunch today."
"Eh?"
"Those idiots insist on eating your cooking. I can't do anything about them, so I have to trouble you."
"Ah... I didn't buy enough groceries. It looks like I have to make another trip to the market."
"Is that so..."
Liltotto hesitated upon hearing this, then directly grabbed Beltz' hand:
"Come with me, I'll take you somewhere."
Beltz was immediately pulled away by Liltotto.
Beltz had been here a few times while patrolling as a soldier before, and knowing the direction Liltotto was heading, he instantly felt alarmed:
"Lady Liltotto, this direction isn't by any chance..."
"Mhm, I'm taking you to see Gremmy," Liltotto said faintly. "If you want anything, just ask him directly."
"Ah?"
Beltz thought of Gremmy Thoumeaux from the manga, feeling a slight resistance in his heart.
Gremmy, 'V' of the Sternritter, was an imaginer.
His ability was simple; put plainly, it was 'whatever you imagine comes true'.
It was a terrifying ability.
Simply invincible!
It was precisely because his ability was so overpowered that he looked down on everyone, not even holding Yhwach in high regard, which is why Yhwach confined him.
Yhwach, he was currently in the ninety-year period of 'recovering his sanity'.
But just like the nine years of 'recovering his power,' he recovered his strength step by step; it wasn't that he had no power at all before the nine years ended.
So it was the same for these nine years of recovering his sanity; he often regained consciousness, it was just that he couldn't stay awake for over ten hours a day like a normal person.
No matter how powerful Gremmy was, he could only show off among the Sternritter. If he truly confronted Yhwach, he would definitely not be his match.
But for a nobody like himself to be around someone like Gremmy, who looked down on everyone, still put him under a lot of pressure.
"Don't worry, Gremmy isn't as monstrous as the rumors suggest."
Liltotto noticed Beltz' worry and comforted him: "With me here, he will give you face."
Liltotto and Gremmy's relationship was decent; at least when Gremmy was confined, Liltotto was considered his only friend.
Thinking of this, Beltz' mood calmed down considerably.
In fact, he had always thought highly of Gremmy's ability; otherwise, he wouldn't have considered what Gremmy would be like after eating the Glare-Glare Fruit.
It was just that it was too early to interact with this person right now.
But since Liltotto brought him here, he might as well meet him now.
"Bringing someone else along, that's rare."
After walking for about twenty minutes, Liltotto stopped.
On a house ahead, a blond man wearing a hooded cloak and a high-collared trench coat appeared.
He sat casually on the edge of the roof, one leg dangling, and looked at Liltotto and Beltz, saying:
"Ah, I need your help with something," Liltotto stated bluntly. "I'm hungry, create some food for me."
"You..." Gremmy seemed somewhat helpless toward Liltotto. "Every time you come to me, it's for things like this."
But he still complied, and soon a hot dog appeared directly in Liltotto's hand.
Liltotto took a bite of the hot dog, frowned slightly, and then said, "Wrong, wrong. I'm not here for a finished product this time, but for you to create some raw materials."
"Raw materials?"
"Yeah, this is the chef I recently found." Liltotto patted Beltz' shoulder and said, "Look, isn't he great?"
Beltz said fearfully, "Lord Gremmy, Lady Liltotto brought me here."
"..." Gremmy looked at Beltz, scrutinizing him carefully. Then a hint of confusion seemed to appear in his red eyes.
"What do you want?"
"Uh... Beef, tomatoes, eggs, shrimp paste, chicken wings... and if possible, a few knife fish would be about right."
"..." After hearing Beltz' request, Gremmy created a large pile of raw materials the next moment.
Beltz quickly caught them. After checking, he found there was no shrimp paste.
"...I haven't eaten shrimp paste, so I can't create it for you."
Gremmy's 'wish fulfillment' had limitations: he had to be able to imagine the structure of the thing himself.
If Gremmy hadn't seen something or didn't understand it himself, he couldn't create it perfectly.
Beltz strongly suspected that Yhwach confined Gremmy in this deserted area specifically to limit Gremmy's ability to learn.
If Gremmy learned real things, wouldn't that be disastrous?
Of course, no matter what, he couldn't just think of anything he understood the structure of; his imagination also had limits.
So this was just an unfounded guess on Beltz' part.
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