Chapter 111: The Five Elders are shocked, Morgans is overjoyed, and Luffy makes a request.
While Garp and Staff Officer Tsuru were busy, Sengoku, in his office, immediately contacted the Gorosei to explain the entire situation, especially hoping they would agree to hand over a useless person like Spandine as leverage.
However, this was a massive loss, and Enies Lobby, which represented the authority of the World Government, was completely annihilated, leaving not even a small island reef behind. The Buster Call was destroyed, and Admirals and Vice Admirals were captured.
After Sengoku finished speaking, the Gorosei on the other end were naturally furious, and one of them immediately cursed, spluttering into the transponder snail.
Sengoku was speechless and his face was grim; he knew this would happen, but he still immediately said,
"Lord Gorosei, please calm your anger. Our Navy initially underestimated them because they were a new Pirate Crew and a group of young girls. However, their growth far exceeded our expectations. The opposing side now has at least three Vice Admiral-level powerhouses infinitely close to Reserve Admiral status, two Reserve Admirals, three Admirals, and one genuinely Four Emperors-level powerhouse."
"It is precisely because of this that our Navy suffered a great loss, allowing the other party to commit such heinous crimes. But the most important thing is that their captain, Luna, is truly difficult to deal with. Her Devil Fruit Ability is a rule-based ability, which makes her very hard for us to counter. We still haven't found an effective method."
Sengoku spoke a lot, and after listening, the Gorosei fell silent. Although it sounded like a small group, their combat power configuration was indeed very strong. In their eyes, in terms of strength, they were certainly no weaker than the Four Emperors.
What they lacked compared to the Four Emperors was merely a large number of people, their own occupied territories, strong influence and fame, and years of accumulated experience.
Especially since they had three Admirals—good heavens, they were already on par with the Navy, even if they were slightly weaker than the Three Admirals of the Navy and had less experience.
The Gorosei had never paid attention to the Pink Hat Pirate Crew before, so this was their first time hearing about them. They had no idea that Tornado already possessed the strength to contend with any Admiral.
Although Kuina and Shiro were still somewhat lacking, they would soon also possess the power to contend with the Three Admirals of the Navy.
But all in all, after hearing this, the Gorosei also began to take the Pink Hat Pirate Crew seriously.
At the same time, they also became curious: a rule-based Devil Fruit Ability?
"What kind of Devil Fruit does this little girl named Luna have?" one of the Gorosei immediately asked curiously.
"According to the information Garp brought back from the East Blue, this was our Navy's first encounter with her. Her ability is called Nothingness, or Void. She can release various energy attacks with powerful destructive force. It is said that she can also grow stronger by absorbing energy. This point is still unconfirmed, but I think she likely has this ability."
Considering that Luna had released Magma and Freezing abilities in the video, Sengoku actually had some suspicions.
Based on the intelligence they had gathered, Luna's energy attacks included lightning, darkness, and light, and Magma and Freezing were not ruled out.
However, there was another possibility: if Luna could absorb energy, could she also replicate those abilities?
Sengoku continued,
"But the most important thing is that the opponent can transform into nothingness, instinctively and quickly evading our attacks, or passing through them. Martial arts, swordsmanship, Haki, Sakazuki and Kuzan's abilities have all been tried, but they are useless against her. It's as if she is truly nothing, and we are fighting something that simply doesn't exist."
The Gorosei on the other side were stunned after hearing this. Void Ability, multiple energy attacks, immunity to attacks—what kind of terrifying Devil Fruit was this? How did they not know? They had lived for hundreds of years and had never seen anything like it.
"No, Sengoku, you still haven't said what kind of Devil Fruit it is. You should know by now, and you also need to mention her and her Pirate Crew's achievements."
One of the Gorosei suddenly spoke, which immediately made the other Gorosei realize, "Ah, yes, Sengoku, you old fellow, you still haven't said what kind of Devil Fruit this little girl has! And what achievements she has—we want to know that too."
"Borsalino was suppressed by Shiro and Kuina, who are the crew's 'Scientist' (third-in-command) and 'first mate' (swordswoman) respectively. Momousagi and Tokikake were beaten by Luna. Garp was completely helpless against her Void Ability. Momousagi and Tokikake were again suppressed by Kuina and Shiro at Reverse Mountain. Staff Officer Tsuru was also beaten by the opponent's sniper and Shipwright—one with lightning ability, the other with Space Ability."
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Chapter 112 Upon hearing these achievements
"Sakazuki was also beaten by Luna at the time, and his ability was ineffective against her. Later, Kuzan lost to Tornado, the current second strongest on the other side, whose ability is psychokinesis. You know what happened after that."
"Oh, and according to Luna, her Devil Fruit should be called Mythical Zoan Model: Void Demon God Gliza."
Upon hearing these achievements, the Gorosei, who were already incredibly surprised, immediately had expressions of horror when they heard that name.
This, this is too similar, could it be... could it be that another Devil Fruit with a god's name has appeared? But the abilities described earlier indeed sound very close to a powerful Devil Fruit with a god's name.
The Gorosei fell silent at this point. At the same time, they also took this matter very seriously and agreed to Sengoku's previous request. After all, Spandine was just a useless person in their eyes, and the Navy would bear the cost. Exchanging him for one Admiral and five Vice Admirals was more beneficial than detrimental.
At the same time, they also stated that they would remain vigilant about this incident, as they heard that the New World had been restless recently. The Red Hair Pirates and Whitebeard Pirates seemed to be planning a meeting, and with two Emperors converging, it was no wonder they took it seriously.
Moreover, it was also due to another matter: Crocodile's removal, which meant they needed to find someone else to fill the vacant Shichibukai position... Meanwhile, in the Paradise of the first half of the Grand Line, at an altitude of about a thousand meters, there was a huge airship primarily powered by a hot air balloon. Its overall design was bird-like, and many News Coos were circling nearby. This was clearly the World Economic News Agency.
Morgans' territory, his airship, and his newspapers departed from here to be delivered to every corner of the world.
At this moment, in Morgans' office, a News Coo, specifically responsible for finding and filming news (fundamentally different from a Newspaper Seagull; the former is a reporter, the latter is a delivery bird),
immediately handed over everything it had filmed to Morgans. After watching, Morgans' initially puzzled expression slowly turned to one of astonishment, and then he was immediately overjoyed.
"Hahaha, excellent, excellent! Big news, absolutely big news!" Morgans burst into laughter, even running out from behind his desk and dancing, showing how happy he was.
"Caw caw caw---."
The News Coo beside him was also very happy, flapping its wings and squawking.
Because with the President so happy, wouldn't he get a raise and a vacation? It had thought it would be dangerous passing through the Enies Lobby sea area on the way back, but it never expected to stumble upon such big news, and it had filmed the entire thing.
"Haha, good job! Your salary and food for this month are doubled, and you get a month's vacation." Morgans turned around and said with a laugh.
Such a great contributor absolutely deserved a good reward; he was not a bad boss who exploited his employees.
"Caw caw caw caw." Hearing this, the News Coo immediately danced with joy, tears of emotion streaming from its eyes. A happy day had come too suddenly.
But then there was another bird cry, as a Newspaper Seagull burst in, crashing through the door.
"Hmm, what the hell are you? How did a Newspaper Seagull get into my office without anyone stopping it? Of course, the most important thing is you. If you can't give me a good reason, I'm having roasted seagull tonight."
Morgans, who had been in a pleasant mood, was startled, and his mood soured. He extended a feathery hand and pointed at the Newspaper Seagull, saying,
"Caw caw caw---" Hearing this, the Newspaper Seagull, already sweating with fear, immediately reported. It turned out this was the Newspaper Seagull that Luna had asked to deliver the video transponder snail to Marineford for the Navy High Command before flying away immediately.
It immediately recounted the entire story, especially mentioning that it had secretly watched the video during delivery, which was its purpose for this situation. Otherwise, how could Morgans possibly believe its words, since it couldn't even give a rough account of the cause and process of the event?
But it was very clear on the key point: Luna's final threats and demands to the Navy.
Morgans, whose mood had initially soured, became overjoyed once again after hearing this. He also gave this Newspaper Seagull a reward, though not as substantial as the previous News Coo's.
After the Newspaper Seagull turned its tears of sorrow into joy and cheered, Morgans invited both it and the News Coo out. He immediately began writing a sensational report with great fervor.
It wouldn't be long before the news of the arena once again severely damaging the World Government and the Navy would spread across the seas... Meanwhile, on the other side, after the Straw Hat Pirates escaped, they were joined by two giants, Kokoro and her group, two King Bulls, and Franky's subordinates. Later, they met Iceberg, whose Galley-La Company ship came to pick them up.
They cheered for the Straw Hat Pirates' triumphant return, but at that moment, the going merry finally gave out, even with Luna's arrival, the destruction of Enies Lobby and the Buster Call, and the Straw Hat Pirates' early departure.
The ship's hull broke directly into two pieces, and the keel also snapped.
Luffy anxiously ran to the bow of the ship and shouted to Iceberg in the distance, hoping he could save the going merry, because he knew Iceberg's Shipwright skills were exquisite.
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Chapter 113: Shana Passes the Test
However, Iceberg told him the real and cruel truth: the going merry was beyond saving.
He had only managed simple repairs before, and that was the extent of it because the going merry was truly irreparable, with even its most crucial keel broken.
What's more, they were about to leave again, having arrived here after experiencing the Aqua Laguna.
So, his suggestion was to let the going merry sleep forever here, in this sea, as it no longer had the ability to sail.
Upon hearing this, Luffy's eyes became hollow. Was this ship truly beyond saving?
Suddenly, he felt someone pat his shoulder.
He turned his head and saw Usopp holding the soul extraction lamp.
Luffy looked at the soul extraction lamp in Usopp's hand, once again lost in thought, and finally couldn't help but ask,
"Do we really have to do this?"
"Luffy, let's build another going merry exactly like it. Everyone remembers its appearance, and I even have the blueprints for the going merry in my room."
Usopp said with a gentle expression, clearly having already come to terms with it.
Coupled with Kaya's approval, he had previously been worried about letting Kaya down and had developed deep feelings for the going merry.
But now, the going merry's most important ship spirit could be preserved; as long as they built another one exactly the same and injected the original ship spirit into it, the feeling for them would be essentially the same as before.
The rest of the Straw Hat Pirates gathered around, including even non-Straw Hat Pirates members who knew about this matter.
They all nodded, indicating their acceptance of this method.
Besides, when they received this soul extraction lamp from the Pink Hat Pirates, hadn't they already made up their minds?
"Luffy, you saved me and let me experience such an exciting battle and get my revenge.
I, Franky, am also a man of loyalty.
How about this: give me the blueprints later, and I've already memorized them.
I'll build one for you for free."
Franky patted his chest and said confidently.
Wasn't it just building a small ship exactly like this?
It was a piece of cake for him.
And for such a moving event, how could he not step forward?
Otherwise, how could he face Teacher Tom, as well as his identity as a Shipwright and his dream?
"Since everyone agrees, then I'll do it." Luffy finally showed a hint of a smile, nodding wearily.
Usopp remembered Luna's previous instructions on how to use it, immediately opened the lid, and aimed the bottle head at the ship.
The soul extraction lamp began to work, and a faint white light, as if representing the power of a soul, appeared above it.
"Boom———"
Like the sound of a boulder hitting water, a special wave was generated, spreading all around, pushing back all the Straw Hat Pirates by one or two meters, leaving them all incredibly surprised.
This thing was indeed extraordinary.
"What is that?" Even Iceberg, from the other side, looked surprised at this scene, as he too was pushed back by one or two meters.
Although he didn't yet understand the function of the soul extraction lamp, he could feel that this thing was unusual.
But what happened next astonished him and everyone present, with the Straw Hat Pirates naturally being the most delighted and shocked.
On the deck of the going merry, a figure suddenly floated out, completely visible to their naked eyes.
That's right, they all saw it: a small spirit wearing a yellow raincoat and holding a small wooden hammer.
But at this moment, the soul extraction lamp continued to function, directly sucking the ship spirit, Merry, into the lamp's glass cover.
The lid immediately closed automatically.
"Hahahahaha, great, it worked!" Usopp was overjoyed.
"It's actually real, this is so magical." The others also looked shocked, amazed by the miraculous nature of the soul extraction lamp.
"It can really contain a soul! Heavens, is this technology or magic?" The one feeling the most internal collapse was Franky.
He hadn't believed it initially, but seeing this scene, he almost suffered a mental breakdown.
He was a materialist and also a Scientist.
"Hey, hey, Straw Hat? What exactly is this thing?" Iceberg, as his senior brother, was not much better off, as both of them were quite similar.
Iceberg also trembled at this moment, pointing at Luffy as he spoke.
Of course, the Shipwrights from Galley-La Company who came with Iceberg were also the same; they were equally stunned.
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Chapter 114 Their going merry was saved
But once they reacted, the happiest were the Straw Hat Pirates; they all cheered.
Their going merry was saved, in another special way, a way they could all accept, keeping this special companion with them.
This also meant that when they later burned the going merry, they didn't shed tears, because the going merry's ship spirit had been preserved, and that was the essence and true soul of the entire going merry!
"Thank you, everyone." And at this moment, everyone heard again the voice they had heard before, but this time, the Straw Hat Pirates all knew that this was the voice of their ship spirit, Merry.
Iceberg and the others, under Franky's introduction, learned about the function and capability of the soul extraction lamp, but it still left them with expressions of shock and disbelief, and they stared intently at the soul extraction lamp, which now contained the ship spirit, Merry.
This thing was too magical; it was a technological product that could contain a soul… Time flew by, and the Straw Hat Pirates, Iceberg and his group, and later the Pink Hat Pirates, successively arrived at Water Seven.
However, under Luna's command, the Pink Hat Pirates' pirate ship docked on the other side of Water Seven.
Midway, though, they discovered a Desolate Island at sea, at least 1600 square meters in size.
This was a good location for building a new ship.
Luna immediately launched a drone, so they could later instruct the drone's signal to return here.
However, before disembarking, she looked at the other soul extraction lamp placed in her room.
After a brief thought, she decided to use the soul extraction lamp later when they returned to that Desolate Island, to extract the ship spirit of this ship, which had not yet fully developed intelligence.
Their pirate ship docked in a relatively open area.
Sana and the Bei Group had been waiting for a long time, and seeing the large pile of materials next to them, which included adam wood, and Luna still standing on the deck, a smile immediately appeared on her face.
It seemed Sana had completely passed her test.
They immediately lowered the plank and walked down.
Sana led the Bei Group over.
"I have not failed you, Captain Luna.
All the materials are here, and this is the CP9 list you asked me to find." Sana said, handing over both the previous material list and the CP9 list she had investigated.
Luna immediately handed the list to Shiro and Deya, asking them to check the quantity and quality of the materials.
At the same time, she also looked at the CP9 list Sana had investigated.
She found that everything was verified.
It contained all the names of the CP9 members, even their appearance characteristics were noted, along with their positions during their many years of infiltration here.
"Luna, the quality is very good and can fully meet my equipment manufacturing and shipbuilding needs, and everything is complete."
Shiro and Deya walked over, and she immediately reported to her.
"Well done, but I'd still like to hear a general overview of the process." Luna said with a slight smile, looking at Sana.
Sana immediately began to explain.
Firstly, Water Seven was in chaos, making things difficult to manage.
But she still managed, by spending a small amount of money and with a clever tongue, to gather information from some residents here, and then analyzed and compiled the identities of all CP9 members, etc., into this list.
Then came the materials.
Many of the materials on the list were rare.
She had originally set her sights on Galley-La Company, the best shipbuilding company here, but Galley-La Company was in disarray, so she had to immediately find some underground black markets here to acquire these materials.
Of course, the Bei Group also helped midway, but she was basically responsible for the entire intelligence investigation and material procurement.
After listening, Luna was very satisfied with Sana's intelligence capabilities.
She was qualified to become an intelligence officer on her ship.
"Sana, congratulations on passing the assessment.
Welcome to be my crewmate, to be the intelligence officer of the Pink Hat Pirates." Luna said with a smile, this was a sincere and heartfelt congratulation from her.
"Congratulations."
"Congratulations."
"Welcome."
"Welcome."
"Welcome, welcome."
"Please guide me in the future."
"Welcome, our intelligence officer."
"From now on, everyone is a companion, a sister."
The Girls all smiled and congratulated Sana, welcoming her arrival.
Sana had already demonstrated her strong intelligence capabilities and was fully qualified to be an intelligence officer, their ship's intelligence officer.
The Girls naturally approved of her.
With youth and beauty, and with Captain Luna, Sana's strength would rise rapidly like a rocket.
And at this very moment, the system had already determined that Luna had completed the two previously announced tasks.
These were successfully forming a ten-person elite Pirate Crew and inviting the fifth native Pirate World partner onto the ship.
The reward items for these two tasks were two Conquerors Haki Infusion Comprehension Cards, one Ultraman World Skill Card, and two old friends: two Observation Haki Awakening Cards and two armament haki awakening cards.
Luna had already said before that two of the obtained Observation Haki Awakening Cards and armament haki awakening cards were to be used by Sana.
Now that she had them, she naturally wouldn't break her word and would use them shortly.
There was also the White Tiger Fruit that had been obtained before, as well as two special otherworldly weapons, weapons very suitable for Sana.
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Chapter 115: Shana's Improvement
But at the same time, Luna also discovered something miraculous: her current Pink Hat Pirates, including herself, had a total of ten members. If her Void Ability was counted as an elemental attribute...
...then The Girls would also each represent one.
Kuina possesses the power of Darkness, Shiro possesses the power of Metal, Nojiko possesses the power of Ice and Snow, Kaya possesses the power of Cold Ice, Shino Asada possesses the power of Thunder and Lightning, Carmen possesses the power of Fire, and Deya possesses the power of Space.
Tornado possesses the power of Psychokinesis, which is considered a type of mental power, so she also counts as one attribute.
And then there is Sana. Once she eats the White Tiger Fruit and acquires those two weapons, the power she represents and possesses will be that of Hurricane.
At the same time, Luna also realized that she still had one unfinished mission: she had not yet killed Spandine to obtain the bb corn and the guiding light.
But she estimated it would be soon, no more than four days.
Because, hehe, do you know what it means to be instantly killed the moment you show your head, or even if you don't show your head?
"Oh, this is wonderful, this is wonderful! I've finally joined the Pink Hat Pirates! Thank you, Captain, thank you, everyone."
Sana cried tears of excitement, jumping up and down joyfully. Her crewmates and Luna simply watched her, maintaining their congratulatory smiles.
Because they all understood the joy Sana felt in her heart, which was like lightning and thunder tearing across the sky, or a volcanic eruption cleansing the entire continent.
"Captain, the materials are all ready. We can build the new ship and equipment anytime. Do you have any instructions for the next step?" Deya said with a sweet smile, her hands clasped behind her back, appearing both lovely and slightly cool.
"No rush. This place is too small. The new ship we need to build far exceeds our current pirate ship; it will be 400 meters long alone. When we arrived earlier, I found a good Desolate Island, so let's build the new ship there. Also, I have already sent a threat letter to the Marines, demanding that they bring what I want to ransom the hostages in three days. Everyone, play for two days, train for one day, and in three days, we will face the Marines. Once we defeat the Marines and get the items, we'll leave."
Luna thought for a moment, then laid out all her upcoming plans.
The Girls agreed immediately, finding her plan reasonable. Their hearts were filled with happiness and anticipation—happiness because they could play in Water Seven for two days, and anticipation for the battle against the Marines in three days. This time, they could fight with their full strength. While massacre battles were fun, evenly matched fights were also very interesting... Shiro had already created several spatial storage tools, and she immediately packed all the materials into them, but Luna quickly interjected.
The matter of the new ship can wait, but the task of cultivating the Bei Group into Galactron Monster Girls must be put on the agenda immediately, preferably completed within these three days.
Because although she was unsure of the situation with the Marines, with so many reward items in her hands, boosting the Pink Hat Pirates' combat power significantly within three days would not be a problem.
The most important task, of course, was to enhance the strength of the Bei Group, who currently seemed no different from normal people, and transform them into Galactron Monster Girls.
Shiro agreed, but then immediately pointed out that the space on the ship was a bit small, and the equipment needed for the transformation would take up too much room.
This instantly presented another problem. Moreover, the pirate ship would now serve as the prison for the six Marines they were holding, and the crew also needed to live there, so the modification plan was indeed unsuitable for implementation on the pirate ship.
"Water Seven is so big; we could temporarily rent a factory building," Sana suddenly suggested.
Luna's eyes immediately lit up. That's right! They could leverage their relationship with the Straw Hat Pirates to approach Iceberg. After all, the Straw Hat Pirates were the heroes of the entire Water Seven. Asking them to borrow a factory building—at the cost of a little money—would allow Long Long to transform the entire Bei Group into Galactron Monster Girls without worrying about the lack of space.
Night quickly arrived. In fact, it had already been late afternoon when they first arrived. Luna did not bring out the top-tier delicacies from the Toriko world; Carmen's cooking was utilized as usual, and The Girls ate happily and enjoyed the meal.
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Chapter 116 Luna wasted no time
However, during dinner, Luna quickly drained the watermelon juice in her hand, then immediately spoke to Sana.
"Sana, since you have become a crew member of our Pink Hat Pirates, according to my rules, are you ready to accept a power boost like a rocket launch?"
Sana, who had been happily chatting and enjoying the food with The Girls, paused for a moment, then immediately stood up, excited and joyful, and replied.
"I am ready."
"Good."
Luna wasted no time. She immediately took out the White Tiger Fruit and briefly explained its abilities.
It granted the ability to control hurricanes, extremely strong close-combat attack power, the ability to transform into a White Tiger and a White Tiger Human, and a significant enhancement of physical fitness and attributes.
The Girls were stunned, especially the five crewmates native to the Pirate World. Good heavens, it was another top-tier legendary Devil Fruit.
"Thank you, Captain." Having already heard the experiences of The Girls, Sana did not hesitate. After expressing her sincere gratitude, she immediately took it.
She bit into it immediately, but soon, Sana's originally grateful expression instantly became as ugly as if she had eaten that thing.
"Ugh, ugh, ugh—the Devil Fruit really tastes awful." Sana had only heard rumors before, but now she believed it because she had tasted it herself. She suppressed the urge to vomit and swallowed it down, knowing that only by eating the flesh could she gain the ability.
But quickly, the changes caused by eating the Devil Fruit began to occur.
Centered around Sana, The Girls were surprised to find a faint breeze emanating from her body, which then grew larger and larger until Sana was suddenly enveloped in an azure tornado.
The strong airflow almost blew the food off the dining table. Fortunately, Sana reacted quickly. Startled out of her daze, she controlled the hurricane from spreading outwards, thus avoiding the tragedy of wasted food.
Seeing this, Luna thought to herself that sure enough, even though they were both Mythical Zoan types, the changes brought about by eating a Devil Fruit were still different; the transformation caused by wind was much less dramatic than that caused by fire.
Even though the Phoenix and the White Tiger were nearly equal, they were no worse than the Angel and the Fairy. These four legendary Devil Fruits were all Mythical Zoan types, each having its own advantages and disadvantages, with no distinction of good or bad, or strong or weak. It all depended on how the consumer used and developed them.
But suddenly, the transformation on Sana's body progressed further.
An astonishing change occurred on her body. Unconsciously, Sana adopted a posture of roaring toward the sky. With a tiger roar directed skyward, her entire body changed under the blowing and surrounding hurricane, eventually transforming completely into a majestic and handsome White Tiger, though it was clearly a female tiger.
Under the dark night sky, especially since Water Seven had just been cleansed by the Aqua Laguna, the roar of the tiger nearly woke up all the residents. It was only due to a glance from Luna that Deya immediately set up a soundproof spatial barrier. Otherwise, Sana's action would have constituted severe disturbance of the peace.
They certainly wouldn't do something so unethical.
At this moment, the White Tiger that Sana had transformed into was truly beautiful and handsome sitting before the dining table, with pristine white fur and black stripes. Its eyes were golden, appearing dazzling and awe-inspiring.
Its strong limbs and paws, beautiful posture, sharp claws and fangs, and a tail that looked very flexible and powerful left no doubt about its close-combat capabilities. The tiger, as a creature, could be said to be the most perfect fighting beast nurtured by nature.
But suddenly, another change occurred on Sana's body, and all The Girls knew she was about to transform into her Human-Beast Form.
Events unfolded exactly as they had anticipated; the White Tiger began to change again.
After the azure tornado enveloped the White Tiger, the White Tiger slowly changed shape and size, returning to Sana's original human appearance, but with some differences.
Her arms and hands transformed into tiger limbs and paws, her eyes turned golden, and a tail sprouted behind her. The fangs in Sana's mouth became sharper, more pointed, and longer, a few whiskers appeared on both sides of her cheeks, and a pair of tiger ears grew on her head. Her feet also transformed into tiger feet.
The overall color scheme remained predominantly white with black stripes—this was definitely a White Tiger Girl.
Sana was filled with excitement and thrill as she examined herself. I've become stronger, I've really become stronger! She could even transform into a giant White Tiger and possess the ability to control wind and super strong close-combat skills.
Thinking of this, Sana's gratitude toward Luna grew even stronger, comparable to a majestic mountain piercing the clouds and standing firm.
Luna and The Girls were also very happy to see this. Sana had become stronger, possessing immense power, specifically the power of the White Tiger, one of the four legendary divine beasts.
Even as a Devil Fruit User, she was naturally still afraid of seawater and Sea Stone.
But Luna still had to give her the remaining items. For instance, while Sana was still transforming, Luna had already used two Awakening Cards on her. Sana actually now possessed the power of Observation Haki and Armament Haki, but she was too excited to notice that she had gained the awakening of these two types of Haki.
"Sana, these are your weapons." After Luna finished speaking, she immediately took out two weapons that looked highly technological.
Their colors were mainly azure and blue, with a slight touch of white, and they clearly seemed related to the wind element.
One was a large steel gauntlet that could be worn over the forearm; the fist part was slightly larger than an average person's head. The other appeared to be a lion head cannon that could also be worn over the forearm.
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Chapter 117: A Leisurely Day (Beginning)
"Two weapons." The other The Girls were immediately stunned by Luna's generosity, because they knew that among them, either they could create energy weapons themselves, and Luna hadn't given any yet, or Luna had only given one weapon.
They also didn't expect Luna to be so generous this time, actually giving Sana two weapons.
"These are two high-tech weapons, imbued with powerful wind energy, namely Explosion Fist and lion head cannon.
The former can unleash incredibly powerful wind-based punches, and the latter can release a devastating tornado cannon.
I'll give them both to Sana; they are originally a set of combined weapons that will make you even stronger."
Luna said with a smile, but some smart readers, or rather, readers who have watched Fruit Fantasy Warriors, should be able to guess.
These are the arm weapons of the mech Exploding King, belonging to the leader of the Four Great Villains, Purple Sugarcane, from the third season of Fruit Fantasy Warriors.
But now, mech weapons have become human weapons, which is why Luna was so surprised at the time.
However, it was actually the super combat power of the Exploding King mech itself, and the powerful, intimidating special moves unleashed through these two weapons, that left a huge impression in her mind.
Sana quickly accepted the two weapons.
These two weapons were indeed very high-tech; she personally tried them out, and they automatically shrunk to fit her arm, embedding perfectly.
Sana also felt that they were very easy to use, especially when she discovered that the lion head cannon worn on her right hand could also be used as a fist.
"You should practice hard and get familiar with them as soon as possible.
Also, develop your Devil Fruit well, and who knows, you might even have some unexpected gains."
Luna said with a smile, but undoubtedly, this strength boost for Sana, as she had said before, like a rocket soaring, was now complete.
Sana now only needed to practice on her own, because she had already checked Sana's virtual panel.
As follows: [Name: Sana (Oni Clan)] [Age: 17] [Gender: Female] [Occupation: intelligence officer] [Strength: Vice Admiral] [Weapons: Explosion Fist, lion head cannon] [Abilities: White Tiger Fruit, physical combat, boxing, Observation Haki, Armament Haki awakening.]
Although the strength column stated Vice Admiral, Luna found that Sana's current strength was only slightly less than Carmen and the other two, still because before the improvement, Sana was much stronger than the three of them.
Now that she had received his boost, and she also had two weapons, even without Luna's help.
Her original Two-Color Haki was already close to awakening.
Now, with the power of the awakening card, it not only fully awakened but also received a boost from the card's excess energy.
Her current Two-Color Haki realm was no lower than the three The Girls.
What she lacked now was unfamiliarity with the two weapons and the early stage of her Devil Fruit development, which ultimately made her still a bit behind the three The Girls.
Sana once again expressed her loyal gratitude to Luna, even developing the thought of vowing to serve her until death.
The banquet continued until very late, when The Girls returned to the ship and spent the night.
As for Aokiji and the five senior Marine Vice Admirals, they were still unconscious and locked in Sea Stone cages.
They also had Sea Stone handcuffs on their hands.
According to Kaya's estimation, although they had received some simple medical treatment, they wouldn't wake up until tomorrow morning.
These six people would wake up around the same time... Time quickly passed to the next day, and the Pink Hat Pirates wanted to have a good time in Water Seven, and also take a short break and rest there.
After all, in three days, they had another tough battle to fight, and the Straw Hat Pirates were the same.
Especially after their decision, a new going merry was definitely to be built, but if it was exactly the same, Iceberg said that such a ship, whether in terms of material itself or size and equipment, was not enough for the Straw Hat Pirates to continue venturing into the New World.
It would be best to build a new ship, with brand new facilities and equipment, using better materials to withstand the pressure from the New World.
But the Straw Hat Pirates still wanted the going merry back.
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Chapter 118 After intense discussion between both sides
After intense discussion between both sides, Franky finally stepped forward and made the ultimate decision: to build two ships simultaneously.
First, an identical going merry would be built, and then a new ship, but at the same time, the new ship must be large, preferably with a dedicated internal cabin that could accommodate the going merry.
As for the material, it would be best to use the legendary adam wood.
When the Straw Hat Pirates heard that this was a world-class wood, and that even Pirate King Roger's pirate ship was built with this material, they immediately agreed, whether it was to use adam wood for shipbuilding or Franky's suggestion of a small ship inside a large ship.
However, hearing Franky and Iceberg say that it would take some time to obtain this material, as they needed to go through special channels.
So, the Straw Hat Pirates also agreed to stay for a few days, as they also planned to play and rest here for a few days.
Just after both sides finalized their decision, Deya and Shiro suddenly pushed open the door, astonishing all the Straw Hat Pirates present, as well as Franky, who had not officially joined but already had an idea in his heart, and Iceberg, who was sitting next to him.
But very quickly, all the Straw Hat Pirates rejoiced, "Great, the Pink Hat Pirates are here too."
Franky and Iceberg also expressed their welcome one after another.
"President Iceberg, originally we wanted to leverage our relationship with the Straw Hat Pirates, but now that you are all here, I'll be direct.
Can I rent one of your workshops? We can pay rent."
Shiro said concisely and immediately.
"Hahaha, what are you talking about?
You helped us, and by killing Spandam, you also helped me and Franky avenge Teacher Tom.
If you want a workshop, I'll give it to you for free.
We have plenty of empty workshops here." Iceberg laughed heartily.
Although he had heard of the notorious reputation of the Pink Hat Pirates before.
But since they were good friends with the Straw Hat Pirates, they were also their good friends, so he naturally had to show some respect.
And he wasn't wrong, the Pink Hat Pirates killed Spandam, which also counted as avenging their teacher.
He still had to give such respect and favor, even if it was just a small workshop.
"I also think it's no problem, but may I ask what you plan to do?" Franky asked curiously.
He was already very interested in Shiro, of course, it was her identity as a Scientist and the series of super-tech armored weapons on her that caught Franky's attention.
"I want to create a technology and gene-modified human like myself," Shiro stated directly.
Franky immediately became interested upon hearing this, genuinely asking if he could observe, as he was also a Scientist and could lend a hand.
After listening, Shiro and Deya were also very interested in Franky, a modified human, so they immediately agreed.
And when the other Straw Hat Pirates learned that the Pink Hat Pirates would also be resting here for a while, they were overjoyed.
The conversation between the Straw Hat Pirates and Franky ended there.
Iceberg took the matter of obtaining the new ship material, adam wood, for the Straw Hat Pirates very seriously and immediately set about arranging it.
At the same time, he also instructed his subordinates to help the residents rebuild and repair Water Seven, which had been nearly half destroyed by the Water Seven.
At the same time, he also had another idea, which was that he found that if there was another Water Seven, it would definitely be even bigger than this one.
He wanted to find a way to transform the entire Water Seven into a ship, like the legendary Noah's Ark, otherwise the next Water Seven would definitely destroy Water Seven.
Franky took Shiro to see the new workshop.
Deya took the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates back to their temporary base, as many of the Straw Hat Pirates wanted to see the people they cared about in the Pink Hat Pirates.
It would be best to spend these happy, warm, and companionable days together in Water Seven.
Therefore, the two groups acted separately.
After Franky and Shiro came out, the Bei Group, who were waiting at the door, followed them.
Because Shiro was already putting all the crafting equipment and materials into her storage ring, once they saw a suitable workshop, they could start working directly... Meanwhile, on the Straw Hat Pirates' side.
Deya had already secretly sent a message, after all, they had communication devices.
Kuina planned to spend these few days with Zoro, Nojiko wanted to accompany her younger sister Nami, Kaya wanted to accompany her childhood friend Usopp, and Carmen wanted to cause trouble for Sanji.
This immediately made the other The Girls curious.
Why did Carmen sound like she wanted to beat up Sanji?
"That guy is a big pervert, and I have some grudges with him.
In short, leave this guy to me; I'll take good care of him these next few days."
Carmen snorted coldly, and the other The Girls immediately felt speechless, including Luna.
This guy really held a grudge; she was also the only member of the Pink Hat Pirates who had a bit of resentment towards someone in the Straw Hat Pirates.
"Carmen, for the next few days here, I don't care about anything else, but you still need to provide our three meals every day.
Oh, and for those Marines too."
"Yes, Captain."
After Luna emphasized it slightly, Carmen also agreed.
Deya quickly arrived with the Straw Hat Pirates, wanting to go sightseeing and play in town with them.
All the Pink Hat Pirates also agreed.
"Hmm, who is she?"
Luffy, however, noticed the new face of Sana among the Pink Hat Pirates, and the other Straw Hat Pirates also showed puzzled expressions.
"Her name is Sana, she is our new member, my ninth crewmate, and also our intelligence officer here in the Pink Hat Pirates."
"Nani, you already have nine?" Luffy exclaimed in surprise.
You know, he already had the idea of inviting Franky to join the ship, but if Franky were included...