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"It is indeed a very good ability," Ikki said. "No wonder Doflamingo wants to keep you. Even I'm quite excited. Viola, after this country is liberated from the Donquixote Family, I wonder if you would be interested in joining my ship as a navigator's assistant?"
Having thought about it, Ikki extended the invitation without hesitation.
"Eh? You want her to be my assistant?" Nami looked at Ikki in surprise. "But it's true that sailing will be easier with her abilities. That said, you invited her to board the ship because you fell in love with her body, right?" Nami looked at Ikki with heavy suspicion.
"Hey, Nami, am I that shameless?" Ikki asked, exasperated.
"But Ikki, you've always been like this. You've always liked mature girls. Isn't Miss Viola not mature enough for your type?"
"Well, I admit she is. But at least this time I invited her to make the voyage smoother."
"Yeah?"
Seeing Nami's increasingly suspicious look, Ikki patted his forehead in frustration.
"Forget it, I'm too lazy to explain to you," Ikki said, flicking Nami's forehead before turning to face Viola.
"Lady Viola, you don't have to worry. I sincerely invite you on board. This is not a kind of coercion. Even if you are unwilling to get on the ship, I will take action against the Donquixote Family. Doflamingo and I already have a grudge, and it is only a matter of time before a conflict breaks out."
"But if you can join my fleet, I can make you stronger and able to protect your country in the future. Of course, if you become my partner, Dressrosa's affairs will be my own business. Not only this time, if anything happens to Dressrosa in the future, I will also help."
Hearing this, Viola pursed her lips slightly.
'Except for the captain, everyone on this ship seems to be women,' she thought. 'The navigator lady just now said that Ikki likes mature women. Is the invitation to me really out of appreciation for my abilities? Or, is it not just about my ability? But...there are so many people around him who trust him. Those people even seem to be from the Marines. He should be trustworthy.'
These thoughts flashed quickly through Viola's mind. Without too much entanglement, she nodded lightly to Ikki. She didn't really believe that Ikki could make her stronger, but at least for now, she wanted to seize this opportunity to destroy the Donquixote Family.
"Viola, you... really want to join Ikki's team?" Kyros frowned and looked at Viola worriedly. Even though he had a certain amount of trust and gratitude towards Ikki, Kyros couldn't help but feel worried when he saw his wife's sister joining an unfamiliar team.
"Brother-in-law, I have already decided on this, please don't persuade me," Viola said, a slight smile on her face. "Then, please give me your advice in the future, Ikki."
"I wonder when we're going to deal with the Donquixote Family?" As she spoke, Viola stretched out her hand to Ikki.
Ikki smiled and reached out to hold Viola's hand. "Originally I planned to take action right away, but now that Viola is here, I've decided to increase your power a little before dealing with the Donquixote Family."
"Improve my strength? Ikki, now is not the time. It is not easy to increase a person's strength."
"Indeed, you have already eaten a Devil Fruit, and you can't rely on it to suddenly increase your strength. What you say makes sense. But I happen to have some abilities that are different from Devil Fruits, but have similar powers."
When Hina, Sadi-chan, and others heard Ikki's words, they immediately understood what he was thinking. He was going to use the gym and sword enlightenment room on the Explorer to help Viola. He might even give Viola an excellent Zanpakutō. Thinking of this, Hina and Tashigi immediately looked envious. This was especially true for Hina, who had been eager to receive Ikki's special training.
"You will understand the specific situation if you come with me and take a look," Ikki said. "Don't worry, it will only take a few dozen minutes. Without your help, the Donquixote people may not be able to find me."
Ikki waved to Viola and turned towards the cabin. Although Viola was confused, she still followed him.
"Wait, Ikki, can I come with you?" Kyros suddenly followed.
"If you're worried, just follow me," Ikki replied, turning around and looking at Kyros's slightly worried expression. Since Kyros was Viola's family member, Ikki didn't mind letting him know a little bit about what he planned to show her. He knew that once Viola became stronger, Kyros would be able to guess a lot of things.
After a while, only the trio of Hina, Tashigi, and Sadi-chan were left on the deck of the Explorer. The rest of the people followed Ikki to the sword enlightenment room.
"This sword is called Raiu, and it is one of the twenty-one skills of the Great Grade Sword," Ikki said in the sword enlightenment room, taking out the sword from his personal space. "But this is just its original identity. After my transformation, it now has a brand new name: Balmung."
He threw the sword forward under the puzzled looks of Viola, Rebecca, and the others. The next moment, the sword emitted a burst of dazzling white light. When the light dissipated, everyone had arrived at a desert. The long knife Ikki threw was now held in the hand of a tall man with white hair and wearing silver-white armor. Here, only Ikki could name his famous minister, the dragon-slaying hero Siegfried.