White Ghost looked depressed.
The moment they boarded the ship, Big White led his siblings off to train. As for White Sis, she was strictly forbidden from becoming like them.
She could train in moderation, but she was not allowed to become like that group of reckless fools.
Those were White Ghost's exact words.
The little girl was so unhappy that she howled for half a day.
In the end, Chopper translated it, and only then did White Ghost understand what she meant.
White Sis meant, "You look down on female Lapahn rabbits. In our species, only strong Lapahns survive."
White Ghost had no choice.
He could only let her decide for herself.
After all, he did not understand the world of animals.
Everyone liked the ship becoming livelier and livelier.
If it was cold and quiet, what fun would there be?
White Ghost even saw Bepo quietly asking Big White,
"Are there any female bears over there?"
The bear and the Lapahn muttered to each other for a long time. The general meaning was this:
Big White wanted to become stronger, become the strongest rabbit, and then marry a whole nest of female rabbits.
Those words inspired Bepo.
He once again ignited his will and swore to become the strongest polar bear. When that time came, he would marry a group of female bears.
White Ghost lay in his chair and covered his face.
What a sin.
Why were all the guys on his ship like this?
White Ghost and the others traveled leisurely, stopping and going along the way.
Wherever there was something fun, they went there.
By now, everyone knew that once they entered the New World, there would be very few chances to come out again.
So everyone played happily.
Issho remained the same as ever. He trained his body, and whenever they reached a new place, the first thing he did was look for a casino.
Overall, he won sometimes and lost sometimes.
He did not use Observation Haki.
The people there also knew this man was dangerous. After all, his wanted poster was right there, so none of them dared cheat.
Fortunately, Issho did not cause trouble either. He simply played normally. Only then did those people relax.
They also went to capture the memory-eating seahorse.
That thing was useful to White Ghost, so he could not let it go.
White Ghost glared viciously at the seahorse in his hand.
"I know you want to fly. Later, I'll find a flying Devil Fruit for you.
"But if you dare swallow the memories of anyone on my ship, I'll use you to make liquor."
Under White Ghost's tyranny, the Memory Seahorse surrendered.
As for the Carnation, White Ghost had no interest in it.
A piece of trash that had to parasitize and devour others just to manifest some combat power was useless.
With one burst of Conqueror's Haki, White Ghost could leave nothing of it behind.
Besides, he already had cloning technology. What would he need that thing for?
As for that old lion, White Ghost's group forced their way onto the island. One burst of Conqueror's Haki from White Ghost made every beast on the island collapse.
The Kirin Lion was also taken away by White Ghost.
This thing's horn was rather good, though it had heavy side effects.
Its horn contained a kind of energy. After using it, the user would become beast-like, with stamina and strength enhanced. Animal horns would grow on the head, and the user would gain special abilities. Eating it could grant powerful energy.
Compared to a Zoan Devil Fruit, its advantage was that it did not incur the sea's hatred, allowing the user to freely use their abilities.
Its enhancement to the body should also be stronger than a Devil Fruit's.
But the downside was that it did not have the multiple forms of a Zoan.
In the original path, Count Battler's strength had also surged after eating it, but after being defeated by Luffy, he turned into a dried corpse.
Naqin and the others carefully studied the lion, drawing blood and scraping its horn.
Even Reiju's group became interested in the lion, touching and examining it one after another.
The Kirin Lion King did not dare move recklessly.
Mainly because White Ghost's aura was too terrifying to beasts.
White Ghost threatened it directly.
If it did not cooperate, he would remove its horn and give it to Boo, who was drooling nearby.
Ever since Boo first saw the Lion King, he had been staring at its horn as if it deeply attracted him.
White Ghost was curious too.
Had this lion become what it was now by eating the previous Beast King's horn?
But White Ghost did not dare let Boo eat it directly.
No one knew what this thing would do. If something went wrong after eating it, that would be troublesome.
In the end, after Naqin, Reiju, and the others finished their research, they concluded that the Kirin Lion's blood could be used in various medicines.
As long as the dosage was suitable, the side effects would not be too severe.
White Ghost looked at the report in front of him and frowned.
"This thing can be added to the Rumble Ball?"
Naqin adjusted her glasses.
"Captain, there's no problem. As long as it's diluted, it can be added in. Although the enhancement won't be huge, there will be almost no side effects."
White Ghost waved his hand.
"In that case, conduct the experiments boldly. As long as you don't kill that thing all at once, do whatever you want."
After receiving the order, Naqin and the medical staff were overjoyed. They attacked the Kirin Lion from every direction, determined to research it thoroughly.
Seeing the Kirin Lion's miserable state, Boo gave up on eating its horn.
He did not want to be treated like that.
Training his body honestly was better.
White Ghost happily played gomoku with Issho.
After White Ghost created this game, he had always played it with Kuro and the others to pass the time.
Issho placed a black stone.
"Captain, are you truly from the future?"
White Ghost held a black stone, thinking about where to place it.
"Who can say for sure? Toki's fruit can only send people into the future.
"I've never heard of an ability that can bring someone back from the future."
After White Ghost placed his stone, Issho blocked his final line.
"Then how does Captain know so many things?
"According to Kuro, it seems there is nothing you do not know, including that person."
"I lost."
White Ghost put down his piece and poured himself a drink.
"Do you really think that enormous organization has no master?
"Every place has its owner. That is the rule of the world."
Issho collected the pieces.
"Is that person truly so strong that even after making so many preparations, Captain still isn't at ease?"
White Ghost shook his head.
"I don't know. I've never seen them, nor have I sensed them. I don't even know whether that person is male or female."
White Ghost pinched a game piece between his fingers.
"But as the master of the World Government, I refuse to believe that person is merely at the peak."
Issho placed another stone.
"According to what Captain said, the Five Elders' immortality was granted by that person.
"And with that immortal body, unless one's Haki reaches a certain level, they cannot even be wounded.
"This one can hardly imagine how strong someone must be if even top-level Haki cannot harm them."
White Ghost looked at him with a smile.
"They have always called themselves gods. Maybe they really are gods."
Issho fell silent.
According to White Ghost, that person's strength was a complete mystery.
No one knew how strong they were.
They only knew that person had lived for a very, very long time.
Someone who had lived for several hundred years—could they truly have made no progress at all?
On this sea, among those at the peak, if anyone broke through even a little, that little bit represented a massive gap.
Issho was not confident he could defeat one of the Five Elders.
His Haki was only so-so.
Most of his strength came from swordsmanship and his Devil Fruit.
As for Haki, after boarding White Ghost's ship, he had also been training it.
Issho sensed White Ghost's emotions and found that he did not seem anxious at all.
Remembering something White Ghost had once said, Issho also smiled.
"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it."
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