In Ulti's heart, Kevin was one of the Flying Six who had just joined the Beast Pirates or was previously unknown.
He was the Pirate Crew's top-tier cadre.
As long as she became his subordinate, she would naturally survive.
"Join me?"
Ulti boldly met Kevin's gaze, her eyes filled with an unyielding spirit.
Kevin had thoughts about Ulti.
Among all the female pirates in the Beast Pirates, only three caught Kevin's eye.
Yamato was already his.
Black Maria was out with Kaido and had not yet returned.
And then there was Ulti, who also became one of the Flying Six in the original story.
However, Ulti's brother-complex nature made Kevin not expect to get her, as it was impossible for him to take Page One as a crew member as well.
But he never expected that by some twist of fate, Page One died.
Ulti also came to hate the Beast Pirates, and there was no place for her there.
"You can join me, but not as my subordinate, but as my crew member. I am not part of the Beast Pirates."
Ulti found it unbelievable.
Not a Flying Six?
But another Pirate Crew?
"That's impossible! What other Pirate Crew would dare come to Onigashima?" Kaido's terrifying and powerful image was deeply ingrained in everyone's hearts; before today, no one had ever imagined that someone would dare come to Onigashima.
"Hmph, my captain is one of the Four Emperors! That bastard Kaido is also just a Four Emperors, the same as my captain, so who's afraid of whom is still uncertain."
Yamato completely considered herself a member of the Sun and Moon Pirates.
She proudly explained the information she had just received to Ulti.
"On the same level as Kaido?"
Ulti had not heard of the Four Emperors, but she could understand being on the same level as Kaido.
"I..."
Ulti, who only wanted to save her life, realized that she had actually latched onto a powerful figure. Her small mouth was slightly agape, and she couldn't utter a word for a long time.
"Betty, please help treat our companion."
Kevin had already seen the light emanating from Ulti.
She was willing to join.
New member: Ulti.
Still in shock, Ulti was treated by Betty, had her blood wiped away by everyone, and was given new clothes.
She remained in a dazed state.
She felt an atmosphere different from the cruel Beast Pirates.
It was an unprecedented, reassuring atmosphere.
....
Kevin looked at Yamato's data.
Combatant: Yamato [Zoan Type - Dog-Dog Fruit - Mythical Zoan - Okuchi no Makami Form, Combat Power: 50009]
Her combat power had just broken fifty thousand.
Fifteenth Member: Ulti [Non-Devil Fruit User, Combat Power: 2006].
Ulti, only ten years old, had a combat power of two thousand.
Her talent was very high.
"Yamato only gained less than thirty thousand combat power?"
This was far less than the combat power increase Gion gained from the Phoenix Form or Shaki gained from the Vampire Form.
They were all Mythical Zoan.
"What caused this difference?" Kevin watched Yamato chatting happily with Belo Betty.
They had already moved on to the topic of liberating everything.
Yamato was very interested.
She had already torn off her sleeves, revealing her fair, jade-like arms.
Lowering her head, Yamato's gaze fell upon her chest and clothing.
"Betty, don't corrupt the child. Yamato isn't an adult yet." Kevin immediately stopped her.
Yamato was only about sixteen years old.
At the same time, he understood.
Yamato, also a Mythical Zoan, gained the least combat power because of her age.
Sixteen years old.
Her body hadn't fully developed, so her physique and other aspects were definitely not as good as they would be in adulthood.
Kevin couldn't help but look at his younger crew members like Kuina, Ulti, and Koala, who were all around ten years old.
Their age caused their strength to increase much slower than others.
"If they had the physique of adults, their growth rate would be much faster, and they wouldn't have to be so cautious with their training."
They hadn't grown up yet.
Their training had to consider whether their young bodies could withstand it; pushing too hard could easily damage the foundation of their bodies, becoming counterproductive.
"There's someone in Wano Country who can make them grow up quickly."
Kevin thought of a way to rapidly improve them.
So he asked them, "Do you want to become adults?"
"Hmm?"
Kuina and Ulti turned their heads to look at Kevin.
"Yes."
Without hesitation, they all nodded.
Kuina constantly wanted to grow up quickly so she could learn truly powerful swordsmanship.
Ulti also wanted to grow up and become stronger.
"Good, follow me."
Kevin took the girls and left Onigashima.
He also had Page One cremated, and his ashes were scattered into the sea amidst Ulti's tears.
....
....
Flower Capital, Wano Country.
"What major incident happened? Why is everyone fleeing home, and even Orochi is escaping in panic?"
Kozuki Hiyori, a lone wandering girl, looked at the chaotic streets in confusion.
"Four Emperor Kuhe has arrived?"
She vaguely heard this from many of Orochi's guards.
They were all terrified.
"Who is Four Emperor Kuhe? Isn't the most terrifying Pirate Crew Kaido of the Beasts? With Kaido of the Beasts... why are Orochi and the others still afraid?" Kozuki Hiyori, who knew little about the outside world, couldn't understand.
She hid carefully in the shadows.
Suddenly, she saw a group of people walking from a distance down the street.
"It really is Four Emperor Kuhe. Kaido, that bastard, why would he let such a monster come to Wano Country?" Kozuki Hiyori heard Orochi's terrified and uneasy voice coming from inside the nearby Shogun's Palace.
She had never felt such fear from the terrifying Orochi before.
Kozuki Hiyori looked at Kevin curiously.
He didn't seem scary at all?
Unlike Kaido, who could make people tremble with fear at a glance.
Curious, Kozuki Hiyori cautiously followed Kevin's group.
She secretly snuck after them.
Kozuki Hiyori saw Kevin walk into the Shogun's Palace and saw Orochi kneeling on the ground, fawning over him.
He personally escorted them to the door.
Kozuki Hiyori's mouth fell open; her understanding of life was in disarray.
Orochi wouldn't even be this servile to Kaido, would he?
"Who exactly is he?"
Kozuki Hiyori continued to follow them.
"It seems like they're looking for someone?"
She followed them for several days like this.
She saw Kevin's group find a beautiful woman, a female ninja who felt somewhat familiar to Kozuki Hiyori.
Shinobu.
The user of the Paramecia Type - Juku Juku Fruit.
Looking at Shinobu now and recalling Shinobu's appearance twelve years later in the original story, Kevin sighed, the change was too great.
"Are you really sure you want to become adults? Once you grow up, you can't revert, which means you'll miss out on many years of experience." Shinobu asked repeatedly.
The Paramecia Type - Juku Juku Fruit.
It can ripen a person, making them grow from childhood to adulthood in an instant, an irreversible change.
However much they grow, that's how many years they effectively lose.
For others, ripening would be a net loss.
For the Sun and Moon Pirates members, it didn't matter. As long as Belo Betty developed the Immortality Fruit, time and lifespan would no longer be an issue for them.
"We've thought it through. Please make me twenty-five years old," Kuina said.
She knew that a twenty-five-year-old physique could withstand various extreme training.
"I want to be twenty-two," Ulti said, wanting to become twenty-two years old.
"I'm twenty-two years old," Koala and Baby 5 also chose twenty-two years old.
"I'm twenty-five years old," Yamato said.
"Alright then," Shinobu used her Devil Fruit ability.
Everyone curiously watched them, the youngest members of the pirate ship, enveloped by her ability.
In the light.
At a speed visible to the naked eye, apart from Yamato, the other four women rapidly grew taller, and their curves became increasingly exaggerated.
In a very short time, they became young women with adult bodies, becoming 'unlawful' mature women.
The appearance of the four.
It was completely different from how they looked when they grew up in the original story.
Kevin was still watching.
Suddenly.....
Snap!
Their clothes burst.
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