Under the nightfall, Vivi and Momousagi entered a room behind the casino, a place where Vivi usually trained.
"Attack me, use only physical techniques, no abilities," Momousagi said, standing in front of Vivi.
"Okay."
Vivi ran towards Momousagi, stopping in front of her, and leaped up, unleashing a kick towards Momousagi's shoulder.
Bang.
Momousagi raised an arm to block in front of her. After a dull thud, Vivi's leg returned empty-handed. However, she flipped in mid-air and kicked again, only to be blocked by Momousagi's hand once more.
Clack.
After kicking twice, Vivi could no longer maintain her aerial position. Just as she was about to fall, she swung her right hand.
Whoosh.
A Peacock Chain was thrown, its tail feathers slicing towards Momousagi's face.
"Oh?"
Momousagi was a little surprised. She lightly pinched with her left hand, catching the peacock feather.
Clack.
Vivi slowly landed from the air, standing there and looking at Momousagi. "Vice Admiral Momousagi, these are the skills I'm good at," she said.
"Is this your weapon?" Momousagi asked curiously, looking at Vivi. "I've never seen a weapon like this before."
Vivi's left hand also produced a Peacock Chain. "This is the Peacock Woodcutter, made from ring wire and the most precious peacock feathers. These feathers are very tough, no less than steel."
"I see."
Momousagi lowered her left hand, looking at Vivi with some admiration in her eyes. "Your speed is good, and your strength is decent. In terms of skill, you're much stronger than many new recruits at Marine Headquarters."
Vivi's strength wasn't weak. She had been trained by Cecilia and was much stronger than in her historical timeline.
Originally, she was an Intermediate Agent, but now, if only considering physical techniques, she could probably touch the edge of being a Senior Agent.
In terms of physical fitness, at sixteen years old, Vivi would have few opponents.
"Then can you teach me?" Vivi asked quickly.
"Yes."
Momousagi looked at Vivi and said, "I'll teach you some basic swordsmanship. Based on your performance, if you do well, I'll continue teaching you."
"Swordsmanship?" Vivi asked in surprise. "I'm good at kicks and chains; it doesn't seem to match swordsmanship."
"That's fine, swordsmanship can come gradually. And for girls, strength will never match that of boys. But swordsmanship is different; skillful swordsmanship focuses on reaction to techniques, although physical fitness is equally important," Momousagi said. "Your physical fitness meets the most basic requirements, enough to learn swordsmanship."
"Okay, I'm willing to learn," Vivi said seriously.
"Mm."
Momousagi nodded. "Then let's go back. I'll start teaching you some swordsmanship tomorrow. As long as you can master what I teach you, I might truly take you as a disciple."
Vivi's aptitude was good, her body met the minimum learning requirements, and her mindset was mature.
Furthermore, she was a princess of a kingdom, and her status was sufficiently noble.
Coupled with the actions of the Marines, she couldn't stay here forever, so teaching her something was also good.
If she had enough talent, Momousagi wouldn't mind taking her as a disciple.
...
"Ace and the Baroque Works President Heckle killed Moria," Marco said, standing beside Whitebeard.
"I remember Nami saying that the giant beast was the President, right?" Whitebeard looked at Nami, who was not far away.
Nami nodded. "That's right, that guy named Heckle was just his subordinate."
Marco looked at the newspaper. "Ace's bounty has reached 800 million, and he killed a Shichibukai. I estimate the Marines will focus heavily on him. Aokiji made a move not long ago, so at least one Admiral will be pursuing them."
Nami said with some worry, "Then what should we do? Ace is no match for an Admiral."
"Since he chose to do it," Whitebeard said softly, "he has to bear the responsibility for it. He's not a child anymore."
"Okay."
Nami lowered her head. Whitebeard smiled. "Don't worry about Ace; he's not as fragile as you think. Besides, there's a giant beast that can use Haki. I'm sure when you see Ace again, he will have changed."
"Mm."
Nami nodded, but her worry for Ace couldn't be contained.
...
"Yes, yes, I understand."
Robin hung up the Den Den Mushi, rubbing her temples with a troubled expression.
"What's wrong?"
Sabo looked at Robin and asked curiously, "It's about Little Qiu."
"That's right."
Robin replied, "He asked a lot about Qiu, inquiring about Little Qiu's background and what his intentions are."
"Oh? Even the leader is paying attention to this matter."
Sabo stroked his chin and said, "Is he angry?"
Robin shook her head and said, "He just wants to confirm Little Qiu's purpose. After all, he knows about our agreement with Little Qiu. He told me that defeating Moria this time is a good thing no matter what, so there's no need to worry."
Koala chuckled and said, "So we just need to wait for Little Qiu to contact us."
"Yeah, we can only wait," Robin nodded, feeling a little worried.
Sabo looked at the picture in the newspaper and said, "I don't know why, but the more I look at Ace, the more familiar he seems."
"Hahaha, you left the East Blue when you were ten, how could you possibly know her?"
Koala waved her hand and said, "You've said he looked familiar since Ace first made a name for himself. You wouldn't know him."
"It might just be a misconception,"
Sabo shook his head and put the newspaper aside.
...
The uproar caused by the incident gradually subsided over time.
Sakazuki arrived at Thriller Bark but found no trace of Ace and his group. He questioned the survivors but received no relevant information.
He only learned that Moria's subordinates, Hogback and Perona, had joined them.
Not only were they unharmed, but their strength had also greatly increased.
This made Sakazuki furious. He ordered the Marines to search. Sakazuki speculated that Ace and the others wouldn't disappear so easily, so he issued alerts to various regions. He also guessed that they would travel to the New World via Fish-Man Island and arranged for people to hide in the Sabaody Archipelago. He then contacted the World Government and dispatched agents to search for Ace's whereabouts.
However, no corresponding news was received. Only that Giant Beast had appeared in the Sabaody Archipelago and then disappeared.
In the following period, there was no trace of Ace and Heckle, and no information was obtained.
This terrified Sakazuki, and the Five Elders began a new recruitment drive for Shichibukai pirates.
In the blink of an eye, three months passed.
On Island No. 2.
Xia Qiu's expression was filled with excitement. After three months of training, he had finally mastered Tekkai.
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