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Late at night, on the Groudon.
After a full day of work, Daichi returned to the ship. Although it wasn't as comfortable as staying in the fortress, the ship was perfect for enjoying peace and quiet.
The bar on the top deck was still lit.
Daichi went to the bar and immediately saw Hancock, drunk and slumped over the counter, seemingly waiting for him to return.
"You're back."
Hancock struggled to lift her head, her eyes hazy from drink. The day's events had terrified her, and she had been drinking ever since she returned.
Seeing Daichi, a light appeared in the woman's eyes.
"Daichi, thank you."
"Huh, you can say thank you?"
Daichi looked at Hancock in surprise.
This woman usually had her nose in the air and never looked him in the eye.
"Hmph!"
Hancock huffed angrily, but she couldn't really feel mad. Looking at the man, her taut nerves suddenly relaxed.
It was as if she didn't have to worry about anything.
"Bang!"
Her forehead hit the bar counter.
"Asleep?"
Daichi's face was full of dark lines.
How much had she drunk to get this wasted?
Daichi sat at the bar and looked at the smiling Kikara.
"Brew me a pot of black tea."
"Yes, Daichi-sama."
Kikara hummed a cheerful tune and quickly brewed the tea.
Daichi sipped his black tea, raising an eyebrow slightly.
"You seem very happy?"
"Mhm!"
Kikara nodded vigorously, her cheeks flushed as she poked her fingers together. "Daichi-sama, you were very handsome today!"
"I think so too!"
Daichi beamed, in full agreement.
This banquet went relatively smoothly. Kaido and Big Mom had reached a preliminary reconciliation, and other forces would have to defer to him in the future.
This trans-oceanic continent would become the New World's new economic lifeline.
Only North Blue was unlucky.
Daichi was full of energy, with no hint of sleepiness.
"Kikara, have you prepared the North Blue data I asked you to collect?"
"Speed-sister sent it over."
Kikara pulled out a stack of intelligence, all about North Blue, especially the pirates there.
Daichi took the intelligence and flipped through it.
"Surgeon of Death" Law!
"Magician" Hawkins!
"Fallen Rear Admiral" X Drake!
"All familiar faces."
Daichi looked for a while.
Next, not only would various forces enter North Blue, but the Beast Pirates would also expand its market in North Blue, and they needed a middleman.
Doflamingo was actually the most suitable candidate.
Years ago, the Donquixote Pirates rampaged through North Blue, instigating wars everywhere, and knew North Blue like the back of their hand.
However, Doflamingo's main base was now in the New World, and he was stretched thin. Daichi also didn't want to entrust all the weapon business to Doflamingo.
What if Doflamingo was taken out by a newcomer? That would be a mess.
But there weren't many suitable candidates.
"Knock, knock, knock!"
A knock on the door sounded.
Daichi turned around, a little surprised.
"Stussy?"
"Got a new lover, don't you welcome me?"
Stussy sat smiling next to Daichi, her eyes subtly glancing at Hancock, who was sleeping slumped over.
Her eyes narrowed into a slit!
She had been mocked quite a bit at today's banquet!
Daichi felt a hint of killing intent and smiled indifferently.
"You're coming to find me at this hour, aren't you planning to go see North Blue?"
"I'm not interested."
Stussy looked at Kikara and ordered a glass of high-end red wine.
Her true identity was CP0, and her main task was to collect intelligence in the New World. North Blue was not within her mission scope.
Moreover, she had private matters to discuss with Daichi.
She gulped down the wine.
Stussy grabbed Daichi's collar.
"Let's go somewhere else."
"Huh?!"
Several hours later, dawn was breaking.
In Daichi's room.
Stussy sat on the edge of the bed, her sweat-dampened hair clinging to her neck. Her thin silk nightgown outlined her body in a highly alluring way.
Her perfect curves made Daichi's desires flare up again.
Stussy glanced at Daichi warily.
"I thought you were full."
"Almost."
Daichi rolled over on top of her.
After another long session, the sun had already risen.
Stussy was breathing heavily.
"I went to see Vegapunk."
"What did he say?"
Daichi's spirits lifted, and he sat up cross-legged.
Stussy sighed with a hint of resentment.
"Just as you said."
Curiosity killed the cat!
Daichi curved his lips into a smile.
"Then it's time to be honest with me, isn't it?"
"Otherwise, why would I come to you?"
"Uh, to sleep?"
"Shameless!"
Stussy almost laughed, glaring at Daichi in annoyance.
That philandering scoundrel!
"Daichi, I'm actually a CP0 agent."
"Mhm, mhm."
Daichi listened quietly.
To help Vegapunk, Stussy no longer concealed her past, revealing everything about herself, including the World Government's order for her to collect information on Daichi.
Stussy looked a little tired.
"That's all."
"Mhm."
Daichi nodded slightly and asked. "Stussy, did Vegapunk discuss the specifics of the Void Century with you?"
"No."
Stussy shook her head.
She had tried to ask, but Vegapunk was worried about implicating her and said nothing, only admitting to the matter.
Daichi wasn't surprised, and quickly had an idea. "Stussy, I need you to go to Vegapunk again, to get something for me!"
"What?"
"The Seraphim research data!"
"Ah?!"
Stussy's mouth dropped open.
"That's top secret, Vegapunk won't give it to you!"
"No, he will!"
Daichi was very certain.
"You just need to tell Vegapunk everything that happened here, tell him I have the power to create land, and he'll know what to do!"
The Seraphim's combat power was incredibly astonishing. Even facing the Yonko, they could fight for a while, and this was only the Seraphim in their infancy.
A grown Seraphim would likely be the strongest human!
He coveted them!
Coincidentally, he had good genes here.
Kaido, Big Mom.
And even Whitebeard!
Now, the Beast Pirates and the Groudon Company he established were similar in nature to the World Government and the Marines.
The Beast Pirates was responsible for warfare, and the Groudon Company was the governing body.
Once his Seraphim grew up, they would be the "Hoenn Government's Three Admirals" or the "God's Knights," enough to make up for the lack of high-end combat power.
The Mother Flame was temporarily out of reach. That thing was still in the research stage, and only Vegapunk could figure it out.
But the Seraphim could.
At this point in time, the Seraphim research should have been completed or nearing completion, about to enter the cultivation period.
The reason was the Pacifista.
Kuma had been a Warlord for some time, so Pacifista research was probably nearing completion, and the Seraphim were the ultimate version of the Pacifista.
"I don't understand."
Stussy found it hard to comprehend.
Daichi and Vegapunk had never met, so why was he so certain that Vegapunk would help him without reservation?
Daichi's gaze was fervent.
"Because only I can save this world that is about to sink!"
Between the elusive Pirate King and the savior right before their eyes, even a fool would know how to choose.
Moreover, Vegapunk was a scientist.
Even by calculating probabilities, he should choose him!
Hahahaha~~