Two Sleepless Nights, One Massive Target
After two days at Shakky's Rip-Off Bar, Chronos and Shanks hadn't gotten a wink of sleep. It's tough to rest when the "lovebirds" next door are "exercising" all night. Shakky, once a formidable pirate herself, had a stamina far beyond ordinary folk, and it showed.
Two days later, Chronos and Shanks met a noticeably thinner Silvers Rayleigh. But finally, their target appeared.
Chronos and his crew stayed hidden, watching a procession of soldiers slowly approach. The scene was even grander than parades they'd seen for kings in the West Blue.
"We could totally replace them!" Chronos exclaimed, genuinely awestruck by the magnificent sight.
"Chronos, stop gawking; they're almost here!" Shanks quickly reminded him, pulling his friend out of his envious trance.
"Oh! Almost forgot. Captain Rayleigh, success depends on you! Go get 'em, Rayleigh-san!"
Conqueror's Haki and a Heavy Discovery
"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"
Though Rayleigh's cheeks were a bit sunken from the past two days, his Conqueror's Haki was as powerful as ever. As his Haki erupted, the entire procession of soldiers collapsed, eyes rolled back in their heads.
"The rest is up to you two. I'm going to catch up on some sleep!" Rayleigh tiredly told Chronos and Shanks before finding a spot to rest. The past few days had been brutal for him; a multi-power juicer running non-stop would wear anyone out.
Chronos and Shanks donned their masks and began searching the unconscious crowd for the female Celestial Dragon. After a long search, they finally spotted a figure with a fishbowl on her head, right in the densest part of the crowd.
However, seeing the female Celestial Dragon's waistline—thicker than Captain Roger and Vice-Captain Rayleigh combined—the two fell into a thoughtful silence.
"Chronos, are you sure you want to take her picture?" Shanks wondered, imagining he'd want to pluck out his own eyes after photographing this "super-heavyweight." His eyes would be ruined anyway, so it wouldn't matter if they were still there.
"Let's just get her back first. We'll worry about the rest later!"
"Alright!" The two began to lift the female Celestial Dragon, only to immediately face a grim realization: they couldn't budge her! What in the world did this Celestial Dragon eat to get so big? To be blunt, calling her as heavy as a pig would be an insult to pigs.
"Chronos, what do we do?" Shanks gasped, panting on the ground, asking Chronos.
"Damn it, I don't believe this! Get up, you!!!!" Chronos, equally exhausted, transformed his right arm with his Devil Fruit power and desperately tried to lift the woman. Under the immense strength of Chronos's right arm, the woman finally lifted an inch off the ground.
An Unexpected Breakthrough and a Swift Escape
Just then, something incredible happened. Under the immense pressure, Chronos, with veins bulging on his forehead, achieved a Devil Fruit breakthrough. His left arm also began to develop the same blue, rock-like texture. Chronos himself was stunned by the sight of his two identical arms.
Damn it! I've worked so hard developing my abilities, but I could never fully transform with my Devil Fruit. Now, just by moving this Celestial Dragon, I broke through? Is this Devil Fruit racist or something?!
But getting the woman "escorted" back was more important right now. Chronos pushed all other thoughts aside and used both arms with all his might. In this situation, one plus one was far greater than two.
"BANG!"
The female Celestial Dragon was finally lifted off the ground, leaving Shanks wide-eyed and dumbfounded.
"Chronos, you're so brave!"
"Brave, my ass! Get over here and help!!!"
As the two were making their exit with the female Celestial Dragon, a knight, slightly stronger than the others, woke up. The first thing he saw was two thugs carrying off Florentia Miyagi. He quickly assessed that he couldn't defeat the two thugs, so he immediately ran back to inform Florentia Miyagi's father.
Why did he think he couldn't beat them, you ask? Because he couldn't even lift one of Florentia Miyagi's feet, and yet that guy was carrying her, moving as if light as a feather!
Forget it, time to bail!