"Forget it, I'll just treat Kizaru as practice for Observation Haki…"
"But this Kizaru is really too annoying. Luckily, the people in the card space can't talk, otherwise I might be so angry that I can't even use Observation Haki."
"If this guy really is a Revolutionary Army spy, I'll definitely settle all scores with him when the time comes."
Having secretly made up his mind, Blake looked into the distance.
An island appeared ahead, and he turned to ask:
"Where are we now?"
"Your Highness, at our current speed, we will arrive at Batelilla Island in half an hour."
Blake nodded imperceptibly:
"There's nothing to see on such a tiny island. Let's resupply here and then go explore the West Blue."
Batelilla Island?
Isn't that the island where Roger lived in seclusion before surrendering?
At this point in time, Roger had already been executed by the World Government, but Portgas D. Rouge should still be on this island.
But Blake had no intention of meeting Rouge at all.
Many transmigrators who chose to bring Rouge back to be a concubine were elites among the Celestial Dragons, registered with the Gorosei, and destined to join the God's Knights or even become a Gorosei member in the future.
Blake, this guy who wanted to reach the heavens in a single bound, wouldn't seek such attention.
As for bringing Ace back and training him to be one of his own?
Don't be silly. Are you sure the environment of Mary Geoise wouldn't make him even more rebellious?
If he starts pondering the meaning of life like Itachi Uchiha, that would be a huge mess... A year later, West Blue.
Because the South Blue and West Blue are separated by the Red Line, Blake needed to return to Mary Geoise first to travel from the South Blue to the West Blue. He was delayed for quite some time on the way, and with the time spent in Mary Geoise, a year quickly passed.
This year was boring, but Blake's strength steadily grew.
Six months ago, as Blake's Haki grew stronger and stronger, his Observation Haki finally broke through the critical point, reaching the realm of future sight.
If Katakuri's future sight was a sublimation of technique, Blake's future sight was purely a matter of numerical value; quantitative change leading to qualitative change was exactly that.
Relying on his future sight-level Observation Haki, Blake successfully defeated the young Kizaru.
Flipping through the ability card in his hand, Blake was both excited and helpless.
Ability Card: Glint-Glint Fruit.
That's right, Blake had dropped Kizaru's highest-level reward, the Glint-Glint Fruit.
However, the card system did not resolve the Devil Fruit's curse. Using this ability card was no different from eating the Glint-Glint Fruit.
"I can stand in the heavens with just my stats, why would I give myself a weakness?"
Blake thought so.
So he planned to give this ability card to someone who needed it.
After all, he could only eat one Devil Fruit, or use one ability card.
Even if he were to eat a Devil Fruit, he would have to choose carefully.
Currently, Blake only had Aramaki as his subordinate.
Aramaki was already a Mori Mori Fruit (Forest-Forest Fruit) user, so he naturally couldn't use this card. This card was expected to remain in Blake's possession for quite some time.
Blake's strength also grew rapidly over this year. Now, Blake could even take on the Doflamingo from the original story at 41 years old, reaching the level of a Yonko Commander.
In addition, this year Blake's chances of drawing swordsmen increased.
The card space seemed to want to train him in the direction of an all-around warrior.
Thanks to the efforts of these swordsmen, Blake's swordsmanship improved extremely rapidly. In just one year, he was already at a level similar to Zoro when he first entered the Grand Line, just one step away from becoming a sword master who could cut steel.
"Your Highness, there seems to be something ahead."
Just then, the CP agent behind him suddenly spoke up to remind him.
Blake didn't look up. His Observation Haki, having been enhanced through ability cards, had always been in a state of comprehensive improvement. Its range was no less than Eneru's in the original story, so he had naturally noticed the situation ahead long ago.
On the sea, two ships, one chasing and one fleeing, were speeding along.
"Fire! Force this merchant ship to stop!"
A burly pirate holding a broad-bladed saber stood by the ship's rail, yelling.
Suddenly, a hand reached out from behind his head and smacked him on the back of his skull with a loud thwack.
"Don't fire! You idiot! If you hit the treasure into the sea, you'll jump in and retrieve it for me!"
The burly pirate shrank his neck: "Yes, Captain!"
..."Hmm?"
In the distance, Blake, who was watching the commotion, suddenly sat up straight and looked in another direction.
A gigantic island ship appeared in Blake's sight.
"Why is this guy here?"
The person who appeared was Moriah, who had recently suffered a crushing defeat in Wano Country.
This guy was truly miserable; his entire crew had been wiped out by Kaido, leaving only Moriah to escape alone.
The island ship's speed wasn't fast, but its enormous size still drew attention.
"Captain! Something's happening at four o'clock!"
On the pirate ship ahead, the lookout shouted.
The long-haired, slender Captain looked in the direction the lookout indicated and also saw the gigantic island ship.
His eyes instantly widened:
"What… what is this? An island… an island is moving?!"
The West Blue and the New World were only separated by the Calm Belt, and there were many strong individuals, but this silver-haired Captain was clearly not among them. Being inexperienced, he instantly panicked.
Then, he became overjoyed.
"A moving island! Could it be the legendary One Piece?!"
"No wonder it hasn't been found after so long. So Raftel can move!"
"Indeed, I am destined to be the next Pirate King! Quick! Stop chasing! Turn the rudder! Raftel is right before our eyes! We absolutely cannot let anyone else get there first!"
Hearing the silver-haired Captain's words, the many pirates on board also became excited.
"Long live the Captain!"
"The Captain is brilliant!"
"Awooo!"
A group of pirates, stirred by his words, rushed directly towards Moriah's Thriller Bark.
The poor pirates hadn't even noticed the sanctuary and the warship beside him until now.
Even more pitifully, they actually charged straight into Thriller Bark, which everyone else would avoid at all costs.
Blake watched all this with amusement.
It was easy to imagine how Moriah, currently in an emo state, would feel encountering a group of low-level pirates disturbing him.
Compared to Moriah, Blake was more curious about this ship.
Moriah had only just finished modifying the island, merely making the island ship temporarily mobile. Its appearance was very different from Thriller Bark in the original story, which was why those pirates mistook it for an island.
Blake looked at the buildings on the island ship.
"Hmm… it does seem to have a similar architectural style to God Valley…"
In his previous life, there was a theory that Moriah's island ship was a modified version of God Valley.
Firstly, Thriller Bark was an island in the West Blue that Moriah transformed into an island ship after his defeat and return to the West Blue.
Secondly, several of Moriah's zombies were suspected to be members of the Rocks Pirates.
Blake maintained a wait-and-see attitude towards this theory…