An hour later, Kahn walked out of the auction house a little disappointed.
From his expression it was clear the Celestial Dragon had not, in a single auction, bought both the Boa sisters and the Paramecia Love-Love Fruit.
The Love-Love Fruit might not have been bought at auction at all. Perhaps it was gifted to a Celestial Dragon, or won in a wager with another Celestial Dragon.
Failing to secure a rule-type Paramecia like the Love-Love Fruit left Kahn a bit regretful.
But once he left the auction house, he quickly smoothed his mood.
In truth, even if he had cut in to seize the Love-Love Fruit, he likely wouldn't have given it to Hancock.
Though Hancock is highly compatible with the Love-Love Fruit and, with three-color Haki and its charm and petrification, could become the strongest female pirate after Charlotte Linlin.
Within an Emperor's crew she would be at an Emperor's right-hand tier.
But there is still a vast gap from a true overlord of the sea.
Kahn intended to train Hancock into a right hand on the level of Silvers Rayleigh, Benn Beckman, and Roronoa Zoro, a strongest lieutenant whose power is not below the captain's, or only a sliver less.
If he could find that Devil Fruit, he would keep the Love-Love Fruit and later use it to cultivate a rule-type crew member.
If he could not find that Devil Fruit, he would then give the Love-Love Fruit to Hancock and let her growth follow the course of the original tale.
Now the hope of obtaining the Love-Love Fruit was almost zero.
Kahn had only one choice left.
Back at the hotel, while Robin was instructing the Boa sisters in maid etiquette and making up their lessons and teaching them the basics of the sea, Kahn said, Pack up. We are leaving here.
Yes, Master.
Robin asked no reason. With the slightly reluctant Boa sisters, she began packing.
Soon, Kahn led four girls in maid uniforms out of the hotel under the envious gazes of passersby.
In a deserted spot, Kahn lifted the four into the air with telekinesis and flew toward seven thousand meters.
A dozen minutes later the Grantaine burst through cloud and sea and returned to the Blue Sea.
Using wind control to speed the sails, Kahn helmed the Grantaine back the way they came to Water Seven.
But after reaching Water Seven, Kahn did not linger a moment and headed straight for Long Ring Long Land.
Long Ring Long Land is the stop before Water Seven, and on the surface the next stop after Saint Poplar.
But between Saint Poplar and Long Ring Long Land there is in fact an island.
It is the sky island of legend, the other half of Jaya, now ten thousand meters up and called God's Island, Apayado.
Kahn's next stop was Apayado.
Strictly speaking, it was Birka, also on the western path of the Upper Yard route.
Yes, the Devil Fruit Kahn prepared for Hancock was the so-called strongest Logia, the Goro Goro no Mi, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
If a weak person eats a powerful Devil Fruit, they soar.
If a strong person eats a powerful Devil Fruit, they become a monster.
With the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Hancock's template would include Conqueror's Haki and Kizaru's speed.
In the future she would certainly be admiral class.
Once she mastered the advanced applications of all three colors of Haki, she would be a super powerhouse at the level of an Emperor of the Sea.
Kahn had high hopes for Hancock and wanted her to become a gold-standard player like an Emperor.
There is a saying from his previous life: no one can single-handedly take on two admirals.
That is, no matter how strong you are, you cannot beat two admirals together.
Likewise, no one can solo two Emperors.
Before Kahn crossed over, Luffy could only fight one-on-one and, through constant power-ups, defeat Kaido.
Kaido endured all kinds of relay battles while carrying an island the whole time.
If a pirate crew had two Emperor-level players, every move would shake all powers.
The Red-Hair Pirates in the original are such a crew.
Thus, wherever Shanks went, everyone gave face, including Kaido.
There was no choice.
One-on-one he could fight. One-on-two he would be crushed.
If Kaido refused to give face, Shanks and Benn Beckman would force him to.
Likewise, if Hancock became Emperor class.
Wherever Kahn took her, all but the World Government and Marine Headquarters would have to give face.
At that time, Kahn himself would be a man with a Face-Face Fruit.
Therefore Kahn was determined to get the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
The Log Pose, once fully charged, can point both ahead and behind.
For example, once a Log Pose is charged on an island, whether you advance or retreat, it will be drawn to the nearest magnetic field.
Kahn had already filled the Log Pose at Water Seven. In less than two days he brought the Grantaine to Long Ring Long Land.
Long Ring Long Land is a very special island.
Its shape looks like a long ring. On ordinary days the sea divides it into ten islets so it appears to be an archipelago.
In reality the ten islets are one whole.
Every year when Water Seven greets the Aqua Laguna, Long Ring Long Land sees an enormous ebb.
Then the ten islets become a single island.
The nomads on the island seize the chance to move to the next islet.
As a uniquely characteristic island, its animals are also distinctive.
Because the island is long and thin, the animals are elongated, and the residents drawl their speech, which grates on outsiders' nerves.
Beyond Water Seven and the Sabaody Archipelago, this was Robin's first time seeing such an island, and she was amazed.
The Boa sisters finally tasted the splendor of the outside world.
Next, Kahn's group stayed on Long Ring Long Land for three days.
Once the Log Pose was recharged, they continued to backtrack.
After two more days the Log Pose pointer seemed to malfunction and pointed upward.
Seeing this, Kahn, who had been watching Robin train the Boa sisters and gradually joined in so that the sisters now felt respect but no longer awe or fear, immediately lifted the Grantaine with telekinesis and took to the sky.