Arceus in One Piece - Chapter 36
The flames behind King burned even more vigorously. In this situation, the sunlight changed. Originally, it was the rising morning sun, and the sunlight couldn’t be described as particularly scorching, but after King used his skills, the sunlight became even more dazzling.
On a sunny day, the Flame Chicken and the Tropical Dragon could benefit from the sunny environment. The battle with John was bound to be a melee, so teamwork became even more important to achieve better results in battle.
And King took on the role of the Weather Hand.
On a sunny day, the power of fire-type skills would increase, and Solar Flare would also skip the charging process. King’s flames would also receive a certain degree of enhancement under the blessing of sunny weather.
The ability of the Fossil Winged Dragon gave King more advantages in high altitude. He was currently the most suitable person to act as the Weather Hand. The consumption of changing weather was much greater than the consumption of self-enhancement through Sword Dance.
So, controlling the range of the battle was crucial. Shayna was more prone to impulsiveness, so the duty of the Weather Hand was entrusted to the more rational King.
Next was a new attempt, which was the skill taught by Arceus. Could others learn it through indirect teaching?
Specifically, King taught Queen Sunny Day, while Shayna taught Kaido to learn Sword Dance. Even if they could only grasp a bit of it, it still meant the possibility of indirect learning.
Moreover, the bonus of Sword Dance depended on the user’s strength. With Kaido’s current power, although he hadn’t reached his peak, stacking buffs could still pose enough threat to enemies in terms of attack power.
This process lasted for seven days. Queen grasped a bit of the essence of Sunny Day, but Kaido had no clue about Sword Dance. This confirmed one thing: people whose abilities were related to Arceus could master more skills through indirect learning.
But if one’s ability had nothing to do with Arceus, they simply couldn’t learn this skill.
Later, Arceus tried to instill the usage of Sword Dance into Kaido. This attempt succeeded, but unlike Shayna, when Kaido released Sword Dance, although the effect was the same, the consumption was greater, and the duration was shorter.
This was due to differences in physique. For an unmodified body to forcefully use such a skill was like wearing ill-fitting shoes. But when walking on a road full of gravel, uncomfortable shoes were better than none.
However, this wasn’t much of a problem for Kaido. With his stamina, he could bear this consumption.
Still, there was the old problem: modifying the current Kaido consumed too much. At this stage, they could only make do with what they had.
After this period of sailing, Arceus and his group entered the waters of the Natuho Kingdom and witnessed how fierce the local people were.
At this time, in the nearby waters.
Ships flying the flag of the Natuho Kingdom engaged in fierce battles with a group of pirates on the open sea. The cause of the battle was that these pirates had looted goods in the Natuho Kingdom and sold them off, but they didn’t want to share the profits with the kingdom, thus sparking the battle.
Arceus and his group passing by completely ignored those people. Instead, they proceeded towards the main island of the Natuho Kingdom using the speed of their modified ship.
“I haven’t seen that guy John in five years. He’s a two-sword user. His strength was considered the weakest among the executives at that time. He’s not a match for Lingling, but he’s still a strong opponent. The John imitated by Purrlet is not the same person.”
Kaido was doing some enlightenment work, describing his impressions of John’s abilities.
“You’re not his match?”
“No, after gaining Devil Fruit abilities, I should be about equal to him in direct combat.”
Kaido was always shrewd. When he wasn’t currently a match but needed to achieve his goals, he didn’t mind using some means. He had become much stronger than himself five years ago. Unless there were surprises, John wasn’t his match.
“But he wouldn’t have stayed still for these five years. Plus, with his subordinates, our forces aren’t enough.”
“The slate is the main target, but I haven’t sensed the aura of the slate. Either this place is too big, and the slate hasn’t entered my sensing range, or there’s no slate here.”
“So we still need to deal with John. There’s no possibility of negotiation. That guy John treasures wealth as much as his life. He won’t let go of any treasures, even if they’re meaningless to him. But there’s an 80% chance the treasure is here. John’s position hasn’t changed for a long time.”
Looking at the lifecard in his hand, Kaido made a rough estimate. The fluctuation frequency of the lifecard indicated the distance between the holder and the target.
When the distance was far, the lifecard would only slightly move in that direction, and as the distance shortened, the frequency of the lifecard’s shaking would increase.
Based on the recent fluctuation frequency of the lifecard, it could be inferred that John had been wandering around recently, but for over a month, he had stayed on this island without moving.
When they were about to approach the shore, Kaido abandoned the ship. The inspection in the Natuho Kingdom was stricter for incoming ships. If the ship approached, they couldn’t avoid the kingdom’s scrutiny, which wasn’t what Kaido wanted.
Moreover, this ship had begun to need help to meet their needs. Due to the gray area, the shipbuilding industry in the Natuho Kingdom was also developed. Kaido also planned to exchange for his ship here directly. Using a Marines patrol boat all the time wasn’t a long-term solution.
At first, Ashie and Olga wanted to stay on the ship, not because they wanted to take advantage and escape or anything, but because the dangers of the Grand Line were beyond them, and it was for safety.
But Queen gave them a wake-up call.
“Don’t joke around. This is the Natuho Kingdom, a gray area in the Grand Line. Because of guardian fees, people who dock their ships here in the port will help look after the ship. But if the Marines patrol boat stays on the sea, are you afraid that not enough pirates will be attracted?”
If they saw a large warship, ordinary pirates would naturally evade, but many pirates saw a small boat like this as an opportunity for revenge.
The combat power of this father-daughter pair against pirates was just giving them food. Even if Kaido were training Olga, it wouldn’t yield results so quickly. So their best option was to follow Kaido and land together, then stay in the city of the kingdom.
Kaido led Arceus and the others into the Natuho Kingdom, while Fulite continued his surveillance career. During this time, John hadn’t taken any action, seemingly like a person on vacation.
He also saw the target on the life card. Although the appearance was different from P
Although the appearance was different from Purrlet, based on Purrlet’s abilities, it was highly likely that the target had undergone disguise. Thus, he had no doubts.
According to his recent intelligence gathering, a unique maritime phenomenon of the Natuho Kingdom called the Great Ebb Tide would occur in three days. He believed that John had been waiting for this for so long.
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