"Luna is probably planning to use us as hostages to exchange for what they want from Marineford. But why would they want to exchange for us when we'll have recovered our full combat strength by then? That would likely lead to another battle, and knowing Sengoku's character, the Marines sent to redeem us will likely include many strong fighters, at least two Admiral Level ones."
Although Aokiji was weak, his mind was sharp. The more he thought about it, the more confused he became; he simply couldn't figure out why Luna was doing this.
"This..." The five Vice Admirals stared at each other. Yes, why would she do this?
But soon, all their stomachs rumbled again, forcing them to blush and start eating the delicious food in front of them. Regardless, eating until full and regaining strength was important, and the energy provided by the food would help them recover faster. Since it smelled so good and didn't appear poisoned, they might as well eat it.
Of course, Aokiji, the only Devil Fruit User among them, was truly weak all over. It was difficult for him to move even when forcing himself, which made eating difficult. Momonga and Yamakaji couldn't stand watching anymore, especially since Admiral Aokiji would definitely be the main force in the upcoming battle.
Since they could move normally, a funny scene ensued: they helped feed Aokiji. Aokiji could only eat while thinking speechlessly.
Why did it have to be a few big men feeding him? Couldn't it have been some beautiful ladies?
But they probably didn't know that Luna was doing this precisely so that in three days, she could defeat the full-strength Marines. The stronger the Marines she defeated, the better she could prove their power to everyone on the high seas.
She was confident in her own strength and in her girls. After all, she had the System cheat, and she could even cheat a little bit during these three days... The sound of clashing blades rang out, starting with a crisp "ding," followed by continuous metallic scraping. The process was brief, but the sound was very forceful.
At this moment, under the joint witness of the Straw Hat Pirates and the Pink Hat Pirates, a friendly sparring match between the two crews was taking place in an open area.
This was the second match; there had been one before, which was Carmen versus Sanji.
The result was obvious. Not only did Carmen's current strength surpass Sanji's—after all, Carmen was currently a fighter infinitely close to Reserve Admiral level, while Sanji still had a ways to go to reach that level.
Moreover, Sanji refused to strike beautiful women—his so-called chivalry, but to put it bluntly, it was having the lust but lacking the courage.
After being beaten up by Carmen, he collapsed on the ground, aching all over, yet still seeing pink hearts, leaving the entire Straw Hat Pirates and Pink Hat Pirates speechless. Carmen was furious because she had hoped Sanji would fight her seriously, not engage in such a lustful, yielding, and weak battle.
Even now, during the second friendly match, Carmen was fuming on the sidelines. At the same time, the entire Pink Hat Pirates' opinion of Sanji was getting worse and worse. Of course, no beautiful woman likes a pervert who constantly tries to flirt, and they hadn't experienced the special hardships that Robin and Nami had.
This caused Sanji on the side to feel a massive blow, and he looked as if he had been completely petrified.
Meanwhile, on the field, the ones currently sparring were Zoro and Kuina.
However, Kuina easily dominated Zoro throughout the match. Wielding the demon blade thousand blades, she could easily block Zoro's full-power Three-Sword Style slashes with just a few swings.
Furthermore, Kuina disarmed Zoro or knocked him to the ground several times.
Thinking about it, this made sense. Zoro was currently at the same level of strength as Sanji. To expect him to defeat Kuina, who was five times stronger than Carmen, was, frankly, wishful thinking.
After a while, Kuina giggled, looking at Zoro lying on the ground, and said, "Hehehe, it looks like someone's record is going to increase again. It's the 2001st time now."
Zoro looked unwilling but defiant, saying, "Hmph, I will definitely defeat you next time. And congratulations on finally finding your own path."
Kuina giggled again. She looked up at Luna, expressing her gratitude. Luna returned the smile; of course, she had to carefully cultivate her own second-in-command.
Kuina was like an unpolished jade in her hands, so naturally, she had to polish and refine her carefully.
Taking this opportunity, and having already planned it, she immediately used the Conquerors Haki Infusion Comprehension Card on both Kuina and Shiro simultaneously.
Kuina had momentarily paused during her fight with Zoro because she was comprehending the ability, and she now fully mastered Conquerors Haki Infusion.
Shiro, who was far away on the other side, also learned it.
Of course, Luna had just remembered this matter, and she immediately used an Ultraman World Skill Card on herself.
"Congratulations, host, you have acquired the skill of the Undead Sorcerer Reibatos: Undead Summoning. It has been modified by the System and can revive people who have died in the Pirate World. Energy and stamina consumption are immense, so the host is advised to use it carefully."
Luna was instantly shocked and nearly stood up. The Undead Sorcerer Reibatos—she had a strong impression of this character from when she watched ultraman. Although he was a villain, he was one of the few in the ultraman series who genuinely possessed the ability to revive the dead at will.
Moreover, such an ability was extremely useful to her, because reviving the dead in the Pirate World would be truly interesting and fun.
Luna immediately formed some ideas in her mind, but just then, Luffy next to her spoke to her.
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