Chapter 77: Heading to the Flower Country! Undercurrents Surge
Noon.
Lotte lay on the sofa and yawned.
A white cat silently leaped in through the window, cautiously circling into Lotte's field of view and approaching step by step. But after advancing only a few meters,
Lotte's calm voice rang out.
"Olvia, your cat disguise is too obvious. It's very easy to get discovered like this."
"Though your movements and observation have improved, you still need to pay attention to these details."
"Alright, come out now."
As the words fell,
The cat vanished, and a blushing silver-haired girl reappeared.
"I understand, Lotte. I'll do better next time!"
Olvia said firmly, clutching Gaia Foundation in her hand.
Lotte stood up, pinched her soft cheek, and smiled.
"Your progress is already very good."
"To master Gaia Foundation to this level in such a short time."
After a week of training,
Olvia had already grasped the basics of transformation with Gaia Foundation. She could now easily fool enemies who hadn't mastered Observation Haki.
But in front of someone with Observation Haki,
The current Olvia still revealed flaws easily. This wasn't a technical issue—it was a massive lack of experience.
Practice alone wouldn't fix it quickly.
On the other hand, her progress with Breathing Styles was steady. Sun Breathing, as the origin of all styles, made learning others quite natural.
But that also couldn't be achieved in just one week.
Still, Lotte wasn't in a rush. There were still several months left. He might as well first go to other parts of the West Blue and gather some forces.
Hearing Lotte's praise,
Olvia's face lit up with joy.
Then her cheek was pinched, making her blush even more.
Lotte smiled and continued.
"Since you've already improved this much, it's perfect timing to set sail with me. Didn't you always want to see the outside world?"
"This time I plan to take a look around other places in the West Blue."
Using this voyage as an opportunity,
Lotte intended to first make contact with forces he knew from his previous life.
If he could establish cooperation or recruit them, it would be crucial for Ohara's survival.
After all, as he had said before,
He couldn't stay in the West Blue forever. Securing a personal force was absolutely essential.
Olvia's eyes sparkled upon hearing this.
"Yay!"
"Lotte, which country are we going to this time?!"
The girl said excitedly, practically bouncing. Having never left this region,
She was finally going to see the outside world!
"The Flower Country."
Lotte said calmly.
The Flower Country was a nation Lotte had targeted from the moment he arrived in the West Blue. He already had some understanding of it and had gathered preliminary intelligence.
Even across the entire West Blue,
The Flower Country's military power ranked among the very top. With the Happo Navy and other naval forces, their strength was quite formidable.
The current Chinjao was also a great pirate in the West Blue.
Though he hadn't yet entered the New World, he already had a 100 million berry bounty.
Olvia clenched her fists excitedly.
"The Flower Country? That sounds like a beautiful place! I'll go say goodbye to Dr. Clover first!"
"Then we can set off together!"
Lotte nodded upon hearing this.
There was still plenty of time before he had to return to the Rocks Pirates. While he was at it, he might as well train Olvia properly so she had some real strength before he left.
At the very least, even if Ohara was destroyed,
She would be able to survive.
With Lotte's agreement,
Olvia excitedly ran off to the Tree of Omniscience to inform Dr. Clover that she would be leaving for a while to travel the West Blue with Lotte.
Dr. Clover had already expected this outcome.
He naturally had no intention of stopping her. Researching the Poneglyphs could be left to him, the old man.
Moreover, with the Azure Emperor Lotte—a major figure even in the New World—accompanying her, Olvia's safety was guaranteed.
What reason did he have to object?
Lotte didn't rush Olvia to leave with him immediately. To avoid the World Government's ears, he had her transform back into a cat for now.
As for what came next,
Dr. Clover would handle things on the island.
Lotte then went straight to the harbor.
He boarded a brand-new small ship, quietly held the white cat in his arms, and sailed away under the morning light.
...
Marine Headquarters – Marineford.
"Still no information on Lotte's whereabouts up to now?"
"That guy really is hard to find."
Fleet Admiral Steel Bone Kong sat in his office chair, frowning as he spoke. Whether from CP organizations or Marine intelligence agencies,
No trace of Lotte had been captured.
It was as if the moment he left the Rocks Pirates, he had completely vanished from the seas.
If he had truly disappeared, that would be one thing.
But Steel Bone Kong knew very well how fast Lotte grew. Right now, he was simply lying low.
By the time that guy finally bared his fangs in the open,
It might already be too late!
Thinking of this, Steel Bone Kong couldn't help but sigh.
Beside him, Vice Admiral Tsuru—who was assisting with intelligence sorting—heard the sigh and spoke to comfort him.
"Fleet Admiral, there's no need to be so anxious."
"Even if we can't find him temporarily, Lotte will show himself sooner or later—he still has to obey Rocks' orders."
"When we launch the plan,"
"We can completely annihilate the Rocks Pirates and arrest Lotte along with them!"
Tsuru said gravely.
This improved Steel Bone Kong's expression somewhat.
Just as she said, Marine Headquarters had already formulated a series of plans. With the World Government's cooperation,
Destroying the Rocks Pirates at God Valley
Was already a near-certain fact!
For this operation, both Marine Headquarters and the World Government had gone all out. After all, the existence of the Rocks Pirates
Had begun shaking the World Government's authority!
A pirate crew this dangerous had to be completely eradicated no matter what.
But what surprised Steel Bone Kong was that the usually stubborn World Government had suddenly become extremely cooperative this time.
Whether CP0 or other departments,
Everyone was fully committed to this Marine-led operation against the Rocks Pirates.
What exactly had happened?
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