With many books, food, and many other necessities that they needed for their trip to the New World, Shinra and Robin didn't waste their time and were ready to leave.
"Do you not want to bring me?" Zala asked, thinking that it was better for Shinra to bring her too, since she could fight.
"There is no need to." However, before Shinra said anything, Robin said, "More people will be a hindrance, and we won't take much time for the trip." Then, she looked at everyone, staring at them sharply with a hint of danger. "But before that, let me remind you that once you try to betray, then don't ever think you can stay alive."
While Shinra didn't seem to care even if the members of the Baroque Works betrayed him, Robin needed to remind all of them, telling them that even if they somehow contacted the Marines, or tried to betray them, then when Shinra returned no one would be left behind and all of them would die in the most painful way.
"......" Everyone.
"If someone somehow betrays you, what will happen?" Bentham asked nervously.
Robin wasn't sure how to answer, and looked at Shinra, to whom he sighed inwardly, and said, "I will crucify them, stab their bodies with several blades, and leave you in the middle of desert as you die from the heat, hunger, bleeding in the most painful way."
"..." Everyone.
"Just kidding." Shinra smiled. "Living under me is nice, right? Whether you seek fame, control others, acquire wealth, or achieve your dreams, you can attain all of these when you serve me. Being with me will give you peace of mind, erasing your fears and anxieties, but can you find that when you are on your own or under others? I will leave you with that question as I leave."
"Let's go, Robin."
"Yes." Robin nodded as she thought carefully about Shinra's words.
The others were also thinking about his words, considering that instead of serving others or standing on their own feet, wasn't it more comfortable to be under him?
"Peace of mind?"
As Shinra was on the ship on his way to the New World to get the Batto Batto no Mi, Model: Vampire, Robin, who stayed by his side, questioned him about his previous words, and then it led to the purpose of people living, which he answered with a peace of mind.
"Whether it is by becoming rich, wealthy, just having friends, or working under someone, all of them make people feel a sense of peace."
"Then, if others rely on you to gain their peace of mind, how do you gain a peace of mind?"
Facing Robin's question, Shinra smiled and gently wrapped his arm around her. "Isn't it enough to have you on my arm like this?"
"Oh, you..."
Robin sighed helplessly, yet her smile was so sweet like a blooming flower, which made her naughty since instead of rising up from her position, she lowered her position further, moving into his pants, which then naturally reacted into an unbelievable firmness, but as she licked him up with great affection, all of a sudden, he saw two arms once again emerge on his thighs, which made him speechless, thinking that this ability of Robin really made one to think of many possibilities that could be done in their immoral activities.
However, even if everyday was enjoyable since many things could be unlocked with Robin's Hana Hana no Mi and if she developed further, she could even create copies of herself, which made him realize how much he needed to power up, he also felt quite helpless since his Eye of Usurp was almost at the limit.
The Suna Suna no Mi's ability was amazing, and if he had further developed it, he could have touched the concept of dryness, turning everything into sand or even transforming this planet into a desert wasteland, similar to those in the movie Mad Max or the novel Dune.
However, he didn't want to live in such a world, after all, and while Suna Suna no Mi had made his strength improve so much, he felt that it was far from enough, especially when he still needed to be wary of the water. Naturally, it only worked if the amount was high, and if it was low, then the water would be dried first by his sand.
Regardless, this power of sand was far from enough for him to go back to the world of Naruto.
He needed at least one or two more powers and learned the special or unique abilities of the people in this world.
Yet, as his Eye of Usurp was on the limit, the only thing that he could rely on was the ability to merge with the Kaiju No. 9.
Unfortunately, while the merging ability was amazing, it worked better on the dead person since a living person would definitely fight against his ability, but if he merged on the dead person, he wouldn't be able to gain their Devil Fruit's ability since when the user died, the Devil Fruit would return to the cycle of reincarnation, becoming a new Devil Fruit and waiting till a new user ate it.
Lastly, while the Eye of Usurp could help him to selectively rob what he wished, it wouldn't work on the merging since, as he gained the power of the one that he merged with, he also gained their disadvantages.
So, if he merged with those who had eaten the Devil Fruit, then he would naturally be weak and lose his power when he was inside a water, which was something that he didn't want, especially since he had to go back to the world of Naruto, which had many powerful water jutsu that would definitely cause him a lot of trouble.
Yes, the merging ability was powerful, but it worked better on those with a special bloodline, giving a certain character a special ability, such as the Uchiha with their Sharingan, or the Hyuga family with their Byakugan, in the world of Naruto.
If it were in the world of One Piece, then it would work better for those with an exceptional talent in their respective field, such as swordsmanship, martial arts, unique talents, etc.
Still, it would be a waste of so much time to get all of that, especially when the ocean was vast, and the faster he got the Batto Batto no Mi, Model: Vampire, the better it was.
"What are you thinking?"
As he was in the middle of a thought, Robin asked him this question.
"Come on. Share it with me, maybe, I can help."
Facing her cornered eyes, Shinra decided not to be greedy and focused on developing the Suna Suna no Mi first since it was enough, and there was even the Supa Supa no Mi, which also had a good development, so for the next plan, let's wait till he got this the Batto Batto no Mi, Model: Vampire first, which he was sure that it would become the basis of all of his powers.