A pleasant breakfast atmosphere can quickly bring people closer.
Especially after teasing Koala, the little girl was noticeably much livelier.
However, there was still a problem here.
Koala was, after all, too young. Even though Blake used his ability card on her, raising her strength to the level of a Paradise Pirate Captain, she herself couldn't control this sudden surge of power.
In the past few days, despite Koala's best efforts to be careful, the number of things she broke was not small.
So Blake had to first help her get used to her increased strength.
The training ground behind the manor.
The oak floor groaned under Koala's feet, unable to bear the weight, as she stepped through a floorboard seam for the third time.
This made Blake helplessly slap his forehead.
Frankly, the Pirate Captain who contributed the ability card wasn't very strong.
It was just that Koala, as a child, was used to doing things with a lot of force.
Thus, she had the attribute of a 'destroyer'.
Now, under the gaze of several people, Koala stood by the sandpit.
Blake handed her a waterskin:
"Hold it above your head with one hand, don't spill any water."
Koala carefully took the waterskin.
As expected—
As soon as she exerted force, the waterskin burst with a "pop," splashing water all over her face.
Blake picked up a new waterskin:
"Again, this time be even lighter."
Pop!
"Again!"
Pop!
"Again!"
...After a few tries, Blake started to get a little bored.
He called over the few little girls who were watching the show, put them in charge of handing out waterskins, and went to rest on a lounge chair on the side.
Perona glared in Blake's direction, pouting:
"This big bad guy! All he knows is how to be lazy!"
Robin, however, was in deep thought nearby.
She remembered that Koala didn't seem to have such superhuman strength when she first arrived.
"So, did that guy do something?"
"Hey! Bookworm! What are you thinking about? Come over and help!"
Perona's shouting pulled her out of her thoughts.
"Coming!"
...Meanwhile, in the Room of Authority.
Spandine, with a fawning expression, stood with his head bowed before the Gorosei:
"My Lords, a year ago, your subordinate noticed that the Ohara archaeological team's movements were somewhat strange."
"Their route of travel was highly consistent with the route taken by the Roger Pirates back then."
"After your subordinate's tireless efforts day and night, under the leadership of you, my Lords..."
Saturn frowned and tapped the floor:
"Get to the point!"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
Spandine dared not take credit for himself again and immediately said:
"My Lords! The Ohara archaeological team is exploring the poneglyph and the secret of the Void Century!
"According to your subordinate's investigation, it was found that they are close to the edge of the truth! This... this is simply blasphemy!"
Spandine's tone grew increasingly agitated, and Nusjuro sneered:
"Hmph! You are quite diligent."
"But a mere group of scholars, are they worth alarming us?"
Mars, however, did not agree with Nusjuro's view:
"The poneglyph... the Void Century. What they want to uncover is a truth that could overturn the world."
Saturn nodded:
"In that case, first send CP to apprehend them. If they resist, then consider more severe measures."
"Seconded."
"Seconded."
Seeing that everyone had no objections, Saturn turned to Spandine:
"This matter is entrusted to you!"
"Yes! Your subordinate will certainly do his utmost and will never disappoint you, my Lords! Your subordinate..."
"That's enough! Get out of here immediately!"
Peter impatiently tapped the table, and Spandine quickly prostrated himself in a bow.
Then he curled his body into a ball and literally rolled out of the Room of Authority... "Sigh... Where exactly is Nico Olvia?"
Kovinias Island, port.
A pirate ship was slowly entering, with a tattered pirate flag hanging, and sailors on the deck were still patching the hull damaged by battle.
Aramaki sat in the Captain's cabin, with several chests of treasure at his feet, sighing.
He had been away from the Holy Land for some time.
His main mission this time was to establish an organization similar to CP.
But before leaving the Holy Land, Blake had temporarily given him a side mission—to find Olvia and secretly bring her back to Mary Geoise.
After drifting at sea for a long time, he finally got news of the Ohara archaeological team.
Their last known location was Kovinias.
Aramaki then randomly selected a lucky pirate ship on the way, killed their Captain, recruited the crew who dared not resist, and came to Kovinias.
"If there are no clues here, I'll go to Ohara and tie up that Three-Leaf old man for interrogation!"
Just as Aramaki secretly made up his mind, a recruited pirate rushed in:
"Captain, the situation on this island is a bit off."
"Hmm?"
Aramaki's high eyebrows furrowed, looking particularly comical.
If the person in front of him were Perona, she would surely burst out laughing.
The young pirate, however, dared not laugh. Having witnessed the destructive power of a Logia-type as if it were a natural disaster, his fear of Aramaki had reached its limit, and he quickly said:
"Captain, besides us on this island, there are others inquiring about the whereabouts of the Ohara archaeological team."
Aramaki was somewhat surprised.
Recalling the mission Blake had given him, he looked thoughtful.
But it didn't matter. Since he had decided to follow Blake, Aramaki planned to continue playing dumb.
He stood up, gave an instruction to "wait for me here," and then hurried to board Kovinias Island... Blake appeared to be dozing off on the surface.
And in reality, he was.
But when he was in the Holy Land, he would occasionally use a very wide range of Observation Haki to observe the Room of Authority.
Because the essence of Observation Haki is the reflection speed of nerves and the sensitivity of perception, it is a non-contact detection method.
Although it became increasingly fantastical in later stages, it was not like the divine sense of a fantasy world that would be discovered by the opponent.
So, when Spandine entered the Room of Authority, Blake noticed him.
This guy's appearance was strikingly similar to "Big Fool" in Hong Kong films, easily leading people to mistakenly think he was a tough character.
In reality, he and his son Spandam were similar, both rising to the position of CP9 Commander by means of fawning upwards and bullying downwards, flattering superiors and oppressing subordinates.
Upon seeing this guy appear in the Room of Authority, Blake glanced at Robin, who was helping Koala hand out waterskins.
He knew that the Ohara Buster Call incident was about to begin.
"I wonder if Robin can endure it."
Sighing inwardly, Blake still steeled his heart and did not change his original plan.
"The original Robin was much more miserable than she is now. Even when she was almost hunted by the entire West Blue, she still persevered until her twenties. I believe she will certainly be fine now too."