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Sky Kingdom.
This kingdom, composed of more than a dozen islands, was filled with wilderness and primeval forests everywhere. Tens of thousands of Germa soldiers and tens of thousands or more of indigenous inhabitants were clearly divided in labor, actively reclaiming land, mining, and constructing.
Rows of temporary dwellings, cut from island clouds, were orderly distributed across the island.
Only in the very center was there a relatively large castle, which was directly brought from the Blue Sea and currently served as Germa's royal palace.
"Your Highness, welcome back!"
Just as Ichiji returned to the castle with Isabelle, Vinsmoke Reiju and Vinsmoke Yonji, two sisters, came to greet him.
Vinsmoke Judge and Vinsmoke Niji were sitting on the sofa in the main hall, clearly having been waiting there for his return.
"Mythical Zoan, Bat-Bat Fruit, Vampire Form..."
Niji stood up, sizing up Ichiji somewhat incredulously: "Ichiji, you truly are surprising!!"
"You actually became a dual Devil Fruit user? Is this the first case in history?" Yonji grabbed an apple, took a bite, and chuckled somewhat cynically.
"No, I am not the first case…"
Gesturing for Isabelle to go rest, Ichiji directly sat on the rotating chair marked "1" that belonged to him: "That guy is the first case!"
"Indeed, but that kid whose heart is full of hatred, his fruit ability is far worse than yours, right?" Vinsmoke Judge nodded. He naturally knew about that "Blackbeard," or rather, Andal Jenny, whose mind had been directly altered by Luo. After all, he had thoroughly researched that guy's body back then before daring to modify Ichiji.
Some time ago, when receiving a large amount of supplies in the New World, Gelelvania Island in the distant Calm Belt had already been brought to the White Sea by the power of the Lion-Lion Fruit, Mythical Zoan: Phoenix Form, becoming a formally established "Germa Military Academy" training base. However, Andal Jenny, who "replaced" Marshall D. Teach and became "Blackbeard," was not one of these trainees. He was a slave bought by Ichiji from a slave market in the South Blue three years ago, already twenty years old.
Originally, his age was too great, so Germa would generally not consider him due to loyalty issues. But the reason for buying him that time was that this guy had no strength whatsoever, yet he had awakened Observation Haki.
Most importantly, this guy was filled with hatred for the World Government and the Celestial Dragons. His parents were once officials of a World Government department in the South Blue. Due to hosting a banquet for the Celestial Dragons, his sister was directly taken notice of by the World Nobles. His parents were directly shot and killed while pleading with the Celestial Dragons…
The only fortunate thing was that Andal Jenny was not present. But what happened afterward, simply seeing him, who was not present at the time, directly become a slave, is imaginable.
What Ichiji saw in him at the time was the potential this guy possessed!
People who are overly persistent, paranoid, and filled with hatred are often more likely to "awaken" their Devil Fruit abilities.
"That guy's heart is filled with hatred for the World Government and the Celestial Dragons. It's a pity his originally somewhat frail body limited his growth…"
Ichiji interlocked his fingers, his gaze somewhat deep, and said with a slight smile: "A rare ancient zoan-type animal, a not-weak paramecia-type ability, coupled with Marshall D. Teach's body, it won't take long for him to absolutely become a trump card!"
Currently, there were no suitable candidates in the newly formed military academy. Ichiji had already observed Andal Jenny for a long time. From the moment he bought this guy three years ago, he never deliberately treated him as a slave. He even tried his best to ensure that other Germa members didn't oppress him, all to make him feel grateful and loyal to Germa, and to make him loyal to Germa!
After all, Marshall D. Teach's body, if utilized well, could potentially become a top-tier combat force. Ichiji clearly valued this greatly. If he wasn't basically sure of the other party's loyalty, he wouldn't consider it at all.
...
And at this moment.
In the first half of the Grand Line. Marineford, the majestic Marine Headquarters.
"Today, Blackbeard merely launched a probing attack and didn't truly engage in an all-out war with the G-5 branch. However, it cannot be fully confirmed if he will directly launch an attack on the G-5 branch…" With a somewhat solemn expression, Sengoku sat in his office chair, and sitting opposite him at the desk was Marine Staff Officer Tsuru.
"That guy clearly sensed something abnormal and doesn't want to be led by the nose…"
Sengoku nodded. Tsuru furrowed her brow, pointing directly to her concern: "But what's truly worrying is that if this matter isn't resolved soon and gets out of hand, will he directly launch a retaliatory attack on the branches in the Four Seas?!"
The entire Whitebeard Pirates themselves had about 1600 members, and their subordinate pirate crews numbered perhaps even more than twenty or thirty thousand. These desperate criminals from the New World were not comparable to the armies of ordinary kingdoms. Such a force, if it were to turn and attack the Four Seas, would be enough to cause fear.
Why doesn't the World Government dare to easily start a war with the Four Emperors? Aside from not having absolute confidence in directly annihilating the opponent, there is also the fear that if these ruthless fellows are pushed too far, they might directly run to the Four Seas and turn the affiliated nations of the government and Marine bases upside down with their crazy retaliation and destruction.
"Now that things have come to this, the Marine side, aside from strengthening vigilance and closely monitoring every move of the Whitebeard Pirates, has no other options. How to handle it must await the investigation results of CP0…"
Sengoku let out a light sigh and said in a deep voice: "Moreover, that Blackbeard guy, as of now, has no intention of gathering his subordinates, indicating that before the situation clarifies, he obviously has no intention of engaging in an all-out war with the Marine."
"Putting aside Empress Boa Hancock, that willful woman, what happened to Warlord Jinbe? He was seriously injured at this time, and the World Government received no prior warning. This is truly surprising."
"The Marine personnel have already verified it. That guy truly isn't using it as an excuse. He was indeed severely injured, but Aladdin, the vice-captain of the Sun Pirates, said he didn't know the specific situation. He was just heavily injured when he returned…"
Sengoku paused, his face looking somewhat strange: "But after that guy woke up, because his head was injured, it seems he lost his memory!"
If it were any other Warlord who was injured like this, they would probably have already been directly dismissed by the World Government, or even seized the opportunity to arrest them. But Jinbe, a fish-man, had a special identity. Letting him become a Warlord back then itself carried the meaning of the World Government wanting to appease and win over other minority races as a "symbol of friendliness," so he naturally wouldn't be directly dismissed.
"Amnesia? What a joke!"
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