"The Reinforcement Energy is too little."
Xia Qiu ate the corpses of Wapol, his two subordinates, and seven or eight guards, shaking his head in dissatisfaction.
The Reinforcement Energy provided by these people wasn't even half of what any one of Blackbeard's four subordinates could provide.
It wasn't a small amount compared to ordinary pirates, but it was no longer enough for him.
Xia Qiu slowly paced back from the port. As soon as he arrived in the courtyard, a figure walked towards him. "President, Pola has already ascended the throne."
"I already know."
Xia Qiu had received the information from Mr. Christmas. He wasn't too pleased, as it had been foreshadowed, and it was ultimately a bit of a chicken-rib move.
He would let Pola hide in that country. Without Wapol, Mr. Christmas could return and carry out some covert missions.
"Right, there's one more thing."
Xia Qiu had Kalifa brought over and said to her, "Starting tomorrow, I want you to start teaching me Tekkai."
"Tekkai?"
Kalifa's expression faltered for a moment, then she asked, "But our agreement was that you could only learn the next technique after you've mastered Soru."
"I've already mastered Soru," Xia Qiu said with a smile.
"That's impossible."
Upon hearing this, Kalifa looked at Xia Qiu in disbelief and asked, "You..."
"He has indeed mastered Soru," Lucci said suddenly from not far away.
"How is that possible?"
Kalifa's mouth hung open, still in disbelief. She then looked at Lucci and asked, "Then what's next?"
Lucci heard this and his expression became somewhat hesitant. Things were not going as he had predicted.
If he could learn Soru, he could learn the other Six Powers. Geppo and Kami-e might be a bit difficult, but they shouldn't be an obstacle.
Then, even Life Return, a more advanced technique, might not be impossible for him to master.
This meant their plan to stall had turned into helping the enemy increase their strength.
Furthermore, more than two months had passed without any CP0 arrival, meaning the best window for investigation had already closed.
So Lucci was unsure whether to continue waiting and let him learn more Six Powers.
However, Lucci still held a sliver of hope, intending to set Life Return as the final boundary to buy himself more time to survive.
After all, a Giant Beast that could use Haki and the Six Powers, and dreamed of dominating the world, was such a shocking piece of news that it had to be spread quickly.
"Alright."
Kalifa sighed and said, "I'll teach you Tekkai."
Xia Qiu and Heckle listened to her explanation together.
The second Six Power Xia Qiu chose was Tekkai. He had originally intended to choose Geppo, but Geppo was even more difficult than Soru.
Soru mostly involved both feet, while Geppo mostly involved one foot, stomping on the air with a higher required frequency and power.
His own weight was too great. With his current physical condition, he couldn't support himself walking on the sky.
Therefore, Xia Qiu planned to choose other techniques first. Kami-e would come after Geppo, and Tekkai, Shigan, and Tempest Kick could be learned step by step.
Tekkai wasn't of great use to him, as his defense was already extremely strong after multiple reinforcements.
His scales had a toughness exceeding tungsten steel, and his muscle defense could rival iron.
Tekkai involved channeling power into the body to achieve iron-like defense.
Xia Qiu was curious, if his body was infused with power, what level of defense would it reach?
...
"That's pretty much how things are."
Nami stood before Whitebeard and said softly, "Now Ace has become that Giant Beast's subordinate."
"Gurararara, how interesting."
Whitebeard laughed. "A Giant Beast actually took Ace as a subordinate."
Marco asked with some surprise, "A talking Giant Beast that created a powerful organization? Are you sure there's only one?"
Marco wasn't surprised by a talking Giant Beast. He had seen some demi-human races, such as the Mink Tribe, the Fish-Man Race, the Giant Tribe, and so on. He had also seen non-human races speak. The President of the World Economic Journal was a giant seagull.
But they were a giant race, and it wasn't just one individual who could create a powerful force.
A single Giant Beast being able to achieve this seemed somewhat unbelievable.
"I only saw one Giant Beast."
Nami said, "He is incredibly strong. Even Blackbeard's abilities had no effect on him, and he easily killed Blackbeard."
"Is that so?"
Whitebeard raised an eyebrow and then said, "Blackbeard's 'National Preceptor' ability couldn't harm him? This Giant Beast is quite interesting."
"Father."
Nami looked at Whitebeard and said, "Captain Ace has to stay under the Giant Beast for four years."
"Only four years."
Whitebeard smiled and said, "Four years to repay four lives is enough. Besides, he defended the dignity of our Whitebeard Pirates."
"Alright."
Nami nodded, then continued, "Then you should persuade Boss Jinbe. There's a group on Fish-Man Island plotting a rebellion. We informed him, but he said he couldn't find any evidence to convict them and couldn't act directly. He just said he'd talk to them. Father, Fish-Man Island is your territory, isn't it? Won't you say something to him?"
"Nami, you know Fish-Man Island is my territory."
Whitebeard smiled, "Don't worry, no one dares to mess with it."
"But..."
Nami wanted to say something, but Whitebeard waved his hand, "There are some things we can't easily interfere with."
"Then I'll be going back, Father," Nami nodded and asked for permission.
"Yes, you may go."
Whitebeard waved his hand.
Marco watched Nami leave, then smiled and said, "He dared to make Ace his subordinate, his ambitions are not small."
"That's why I have a premonition."
Whitebeard smiled, "It won't be long before I can see him."
...
"Robin's Giant Beast has appeared too?"
At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku frowned as he looked at the paper in front of him.
"That's right, someone saw Robin's Giant Beast appear," the green-haired man in front of him replied seriously.
Ten days ago, Ace and Blackbeard had a fierce battle in Mock Town on Jaya Island, turning the entire island into ashes and killing many people.
Those people were pirates; their deaths were inconsequential.
But what was the outcome of the battle? Who won between Ace and Blackbeard?
Involving the Whitebeard Pirates, Sengoku dared not relax in the slightest.
Not only that, but the latest investigation indicated that someone had seen Robin's Giant Beast.
What role did Robin play in this matter?
"Continue the investigation. Notify the Government's intelligence department to focus on investigating Robin and the Giant Beast, centered around Alabasta and Jaya Island," Sengoku ordered.
Two and a half years ago, the Giant Beast appeared in Alabasta. Four months ago, it killed a Vice Admiral, and now it had returned to Jaya Island.
The Giant Beast and Robin's habitat must be in this vicinity.
Furthermore, CP9's Lucci had also disappeared on this route.
Crocodile's death, Ace and Blackbeard's duel.
What had happened on this route to cause such a massive variable?
Sengoku's intuition told him there was a grand conspiracy at play.
"I'll do it now."
The green-haired man immediately left to convey the orders.
However, within Marine Headquarters, a tall figure was flipping through intelligence reports and said, "Appearing on Jaya Island and returning to the fourth route, if nothing unexpected happens, this route should be her base of operations. Robin, what exactly are you doing? I let you go back then, but I never expected you to cause so much damage to the Marines. I can only act myself to rectify my mistake."
Aokiji stood up and walked out of the room, feeling the sunlight on his face.
"Sigh."
Aokiji sighed with some annoyance, "Looks like I have to deal with some troublesome matters again."
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