"The last sea zone, then we'll enter the Grand Line, Wiihahahaha..." Burgess laughed as he raised his arms, his face was excited.
Doc Q showed a strange smile and said, "I've been waiting for this day for a long time and it's finally here, hehehe...Cough."
Law, looking at the blue sea, said in a cold manner as always: "This is the East Blue, the weakest sea area among the four seas."
Hawkins said quietly: "It is impossible to meet a strong pirate here."
Lafitte stopped cultivating and said politely, "I hope we can add another newcomer, so the order of the captains can be determined since honestly, I'm really curious about this battle."
Inside the practice room.
Hearing the noise outside, Hana shook her head and said excitedly: "It seems that everyone is very excited and wants to enter the Grand Line as soon as possible."
Betty puffed on her cigarette, still calm and collected, "The 4 seas zone is too weak, and it's not exciting enough, of course everyone wants to go to the Grand Line for adventure."
"I am also very excited!" Carina's beautiful eyes sparkled, and she said with a smile: "The New World is in the Grand Line, if we enter there, we can find the treasure of the great pirate Rocks, every time I think of this, I get very excited."
Perona nodded again and again, her little face was full of interest: "I'm also looking forward to it, I really want to see what treasures are inside, this princess likes adventure more, horohorohorohoro~~"
Reiju gently put the newspaper on the table, looked at Baccarat, smiled, and said, "Boa Hancock is really good, and now she is really famous all over the world."
Baccarat brushed her crimson hair, nodded and said with a smile.
"Previously, she killed pirates with a bounty of more than 80 million, and now she has solved some criminals with a bounty of more than 100 million today, her fame must be in full swing, and she will attract the attention of more and more powerful people."
Baccarat shook her head and said with certainty: "If she looked normal, she'd be fine. But she's so beautiful then it's dangerous."
"Drake said that she was the last among the Shichibukai in terms of strength so her next battles shouldn't be that easy."
Hana looked at Baccarat, blinked, and smiled. "What you say carries more weight. That is, Boa Hancock will definitely encounter trouble in the future, which is inevitable."
Carina looked at them, a puzzled expression on her pretty face, and asked, "Since this is the case, why doesn't Drake care? He doesn't seem to care at all."
Betty blew out the smoke and said casually: "If she dies so easily, she can only prove that she is not strong enough."
"Drake said that, how could he care? Of course, if Boa Hancock asked for help, that's a different story."
Reiju patted her delicate chin and said with a smile, "After all, she's Shichibukai, so she's not that unbearable, she's just a bit harsh."
Suddenly, Baccarat frowned, and a confused expression appeared on her face.
"What happened?" The girls noticed how weird she was and quickly asked about it.
Baccarat shook her head slightly, still frowning, and said with a puzzled expression: "I don't know what's going on, but I feel that good luck has appeared but if you look carefully, there is nothing there, which is really strange."
The girls looked at each other without knowing what was happening.
Carina shrugged and said with a smile, "Anyway, Baccarat sister's sentiment is definitely not bad so, let's talk to Drake and see what he says."
Hana nodded and agreed: "Baccarat's intuition is too accurate, there is no mistake."
Betty puffed on the cigarette, looked at the figure in front of her, and said lightly: "Drake, please stop for a moment, Baccarat has discovered something unusual."
Drake didn't stop brandishing his sword, he didn't even turn his head and instinctively blurted out a word. "What did you find?"
The girls were helpless and couldn't say anything more when they spoke to the training maniac.
Baccarat stroked her dark red hair, looked at the figure in front of her, smiled slightly, and said: "Drake, I feel that good luck has come however, this time I am not sure of my intuition. I have never encountered such a situation before."
This time, Drake stopped practicing, stood still, and slowly closed his eyes.
Seeing Drake's strange behavior, Carina asked quietly, afraid to upset him, "What is Drake doing, thinking about something?"
"No, this is Drake using his Observation Haki." Hana was also very quiet and explained, "Drake's Observation Haki is at a very high level and he can sense a long distance. I don't know how far he can go but it must be a long distance anyway."
Hovering in the air, Perona looked at Drake with eyes full of envy and muttered, "This skill is very cool to use, but it's a pity that this princess was never able to learn it."
At this time, Drake slowly opened his eyes, looked at Baccarat, and said calmly: "We are surrounded by sea, there are no islands or ships in this area." Hearing what Drake said, the girls were really puzzled and couldn't understand him at all.
Betty frowned and said in disbelief: "Could it be that Baccarat's intuition is wrong? It should be impossible."
Hana shook her head, also incredulous, "Judging from so many experiences, it is impossible for Baccarat's intuition to make a mistake."
"So what happens, where is the luck?" Carina looked out the window at the sea, eager to find out.
Both Reiju and Baccarat shook their heads, unable to think of a reason.
Drake looked up at the sky outside the window and said in a very firm tone, "Then there is only one chance, and that is that luck is in Sky."
In the sky? Hearing what Drake said, all the girls looked out the window together. What they saw was the blue sky and white clouds, the sun shining brightly, and the weather clear.
Is this the so‑called good luck?
"Did you find anything? No matter how I look around, there is only blue sky and white clouds." Carina stood in front of the window, her eyes fixed on the sky, but she couldn't see anything at all.
Hana shook her head and said with a wry smile, "If you find anything, tell me, since I can only see floating white clouds."
Betty frowned with her beautiful willow‑leaf eyebrows, puffed on the cigarette, and said, "I really don't understand how there can be good luck in the Sky."
"Drake, did you find anything?"
Reiju supported her chin with her hands and looked at Drake with a slight smile on her face.
Drake looked away, waved his blood‑red hand, and said calmly: "Golden Lion Shiki, I don't know if you have heard of him."
"You said the Golden Lion Shiki? I've heard of him, he's a big shot." Carina reacted instantly, her beautiful eyes lit up and she said in disbelief: "Drake, what you mean is that the Golden Lion is in the sky?"
Betty leaned back in her chair and crossed her legs, "Everyone should know that the great pirate of that era was Roger the Pirate King."
"I know it's true, but why is he in Sky?" Hana frowned, her face full of doubt, unable to understand it.
Drake was very patient and explained in detail.
"Golden Lion Shiki, user of the Fuwa Fuwa no Mi, can make himself and objects float in the air."
"Twenty years ago, a battle broke out with the Pirate King Roger in the Edd War sea zone, and Shiki's pirate Crew was nearly wiped out during the battle; part of a rudder struck him on the head but he survived."
"Years Later After hearing that Roger was caught, he entered Naval HQ alone, caused a lot of trouble, and was eventually imprisoned in Impel Down. However, this guy was ruthless—he cut off both his legs, escaped from Impel Down, and disappeared from the public eye."
Drake continued to wave the sword and said calmly, "The Marines have been chasing after him ever since he escaped, but they didn't expect him to hide in the sky over East Blue. So it's no wonder they haven't found him."
Silence.
Hearing what Drake said, the girls immediately fell silent.
All of them had more or less heard of the Golden Lion Shiki, but what they knew about him was not much. Only now did the girls realize that this man was much, much stronger than they had imagined.
"It's really amazing!"
Carina looked at the sky outside the window, admiration in her beautiful eyes, and said excitedly, "He faced Roger and part of his fleet was wiped out, so how strong must he be?"
Hana shook her head, unable to believe it, "The part where he escaped from Impel Down, it's too scary. He must have been the first to escape, since no one else has ever been able to do it apart from him."
Perona was flying in the air, her cute face full of interest, and she said cheerfully, "That's great! He can fly in the sky and make things float, which is very interesting, Horohorohoro..."
Betty crossed her arms in front of her body, blew out smoke from her cigar, and asked, "Drake, since we've found the trail of this great man, shouldn't we do something?"
Reiju blinked her beautiful eyes, smiled, and said, "Drake likes to find allies, why didn't he act this time?"
Drake gave the answer directly: "This man is useless after cutting off both legs. He used the famous swords Oto and Kogarashi as prosthetics."
"Now, his strength has been drastically reduced. He can't use Conqueror's Haki, so he's no longer the Golden Lion of the past, who was someone capable of causing great destruction. This vestige of the old age must be put to an end."
Drake sheathed his katana and said calmly, "After a while, Lafitte and the others will get stronger, so I'll just leave them to warm up. This guy used to be a great pirate. He must have some Devil Fruits. It's even possible that he has mythical Zoans."
Although the tone of what Drake said was very calm, the girls were still extremely surprised.
It's time to hunt down the great pirate, the Golden Lion, to challenge an ancient ruler of the sea!
"It turns out that Drake has a big heart." Carina shrugged and said with great emotion: "The Golden Lion was a man who ruled the sea in the past. Now that his strength has been reduced, it will be shocking that Drake is going to challenge him."
Flying into the air, Perona smiled and said, "Since Drake said so, there should be no problem. I'm really looking forward to seeing them fight now, plus I'm really looking forward to seeing what the Golden Lion looks like, is it really like a lion? Horohorohoro~~"
Hana brushed her pale golden hair and said with certainty: "Drake is not very old, he belongs to the younger generation, but it is obvious that he is definitely stronger than the Golden Lion. This is a battle without suspense."
Betty puffed on her cigarette, still so nonchalant, "I'm curious, how many Devil Fruits does the Golden Lion have? His collection must be very rich."
Reiju looked at Baccarat, her brows raised, and said with a soft smile: "Your intuition is really too amazing. Even in such a high place, you can feel it. It's truly impressive!"
Baccarat took the newspaper and said with a smile: "I can only say that we are lucky."
"I couldn't have felt it without going under it. Maybe it's fate. This ancient ruler of the sea is destined to be sent to the other world by Drake."