Land of Wano, Flower Capital, the former Shogun's residence.
"You need to train harder, otherwise you're no fun at all."
"Y-yeah… yeah… hehe…"
Inside a room with an ancient style, Link was dressing himself while speaking to the two girls lying on the bed, their eyes crossed, tongues out, drooling like fools.
The two girls indeed looked like simpletons, giggling foolishly from time to time.
Their hair and eye colors were different—one had long pink hair and beautiful brown eyes, the other had emerald-green hair and striking blue eyes.
Though their appearances differed, their identities were the same: both were princesses.
Yes, the pink-haired girl was Rebecca, whom Link had saved half a year ago and granted the Paramecia-type Riki Riki no Mi.
The emerald-haired girl, though already twenty-six years old, looked like a maiden thanks to her breathtaking beauty. She was Kozuki Hiyori, daughter of Kozuki Oden, younger sister of Kozuki Momonosuke, princess of Wano, and officially recognized in the pirate world as one of the three peerless beauties.
In the original story, both Vivi and Shirahoshi had been saved by Luffy. Now, just like them, Rebecca and Hiyori had been saved by Link.
But unlike Luffy's rescues, Link treated them as collectibles, toys to be added to his collection.
After Pudding—no, rather after Shirahoshi—every woman Link recruited was only for his collection.
If they had useful abilities, they might earn his favor. But his feelings for them could never compare to what he felt for Karina and a few others.
Karina and the others were like his true companions, while the rest were only chosen for their Devil Fruit powers or their beauty.
Yamato, for example, was nothing more than a powerful tool and Link's plaything.
Rebecca, who defied fate, and Hiyori were the same.
In fact, Link hadn't even touched Hiyori, because she wasn't qualified to be his toy.
After all, besides being the most beautiful woman in Wano, she was also its top courtesan.
Though courtesans could be either entertainers or prostitutes, no one knew which Hiyori was.
After settling Wano's affairs, Link discovered she was the former.
To confirm, he possessed Pudding's body and used the Paramecia-type Memo Memo no Mi to peer into Hiyori's memories.
At thirteen, Hiyori had left a farewell letter and departed the Flower Capital alone, without saying goodbye to her father's retainer Kawamatsu.
There she encountered Denjiro, who had changed his identity and called himself Kyoshiro.
On the surface, Kyoshiro was Orochi Kurozumi's guard, but in secret he was Ushimitsu Kozo, the thief who robbed the rich to aid the poor.
To cooperate with Denjiro in schemes against the wealthy, Hiyori became a courtesan, working with him in the shadows to amass wealth.
Many men lusted after her beauty, but those who tried were dealt with by Denjiro.
Even Orochi himself was strung along for years, never able to have her, which only deepened his obsession and favor toward her.
But that wasn't the main reason she remained untouched.
The true reason was another man in Wano: Queen the Plague, who oversaw the prisoners in the mines and developed weapons there.
Queen was equally obsessed with Hiyori, and because of him, Orochi never dared to force himself on her.
Thus, Hiyori's purity was miraculously preserved.
After confirming this himself, Link couldn't help but click his tongue.
It seemed the author of One Piece truly cherished the three peerless beauties, always finding ways to protect them.
But that affection now benefited Link.
He handed the title of Shogun of Wano to Hiyori and granted her the Zoan-type Uma Uma no Mi, Mythical Model: Pegasus.
In return, Hiyori became his mount.
Beyond being a toy, Link would sometimes hold the reins, sit on the saddle, and ride her in beast form throughout Wano.
Rebecca, meanwhile, was assigned as Hiyori's guard and spy, tasked with monitoring her.
Though Hiyori was the new Shogun, she was nothing more than a puppet.
The Piercing Sea Pirates no longer produced artificial Devil Fruits, but they continued mining.
The environment of Wano was no longer polluted, yet its people still had to labor in the mines for the pirates.
Life was only slightly better than under Kaido's rule—at least they had some food and clean water.
Even so, Hiyori was deeply grateful to Link, willingly serving as his mount and toy.
Compared to Kaido and Orochi, at least Link allowed the people of Wano to live.
On his way back to Amazon Lily, Link encountered a News Coo, specially instructed by Morgans to fly over Wano's seas. He bought a newspaper from it.
Reading the headlines, Link paused, then smirked. "So, they've finally set sail? The timing is quite interesting."
Afterward, he summoned the virtual panel only he could see and looked at the information displayed.
[Host: Link]
[First Inheritance: Senju Hashirama (Unlocked 100%)]
[Second Inheritance: Uchiha Sasuke]
[Unlock Progress: 72% (+)]
[Experience: 28.31%]
In half a year, the progress had risen by 36%. Unknowingly, a year had already passed since Douglas Bullet's death.
In just one year, the second template had unlocked more than half, granting Link most of Uchiha Sasuke's abilities.
With the 28.31% experience stockpiled from Kaido and the Beasts Pirates, the second template was now fully unlocked.
Seeing that Luffy had set sail again, Link wasted no time and poured all the stored experience into the second template.
As the progress bar consumed the points, the display suddenly showed:
[Second Template: Uchiha Sasuke – 100%]
The ultimate power of Yin instantly surged through Link's body.
The perfect union of Yin and Yang—
The power of the Human God was now being born!
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