Lamenting that he had too few subordinates, Blake decided to take the initiative.
In Blake's original plan, he had no intention of recruiting the Supernovas of the Worst Generation.
After all, most of them were around Robin's age.
Having a group of young lolis by his side was quite pleasing to the eye.
But if it were a group of mischievous boys... Imagine if Perona was a boy—
Blake felt he might eventually lose his temper and kill them.
I told you, it's a double standard!
But now the situation is different.
Since Aramaki has already gone out to build a force, after finding them, he can have Aramaki take them away.
Aramaki certainly wouldn't mind taking a kindergarten, right?
Right?
Other CPs are trained from a young age.
Aramaki's side should also be trained from a young age.
No problem!
Plan complete!
Moreover, it's not entirely about Aramaki raising children.
Among the Supernovas of the Worst Generation, there are two unconventional existences.
Capone Bege is one year older than Aramaki.
Urouge is six years older than Aramaki.
After convincing himself, and with the Slaves having finished moving supplies, Blake happily set sail with the little girl Slaves...
The topography of this world is very interesting.
The Red Line traverses the North and South Poles, circling the planet.
Mary Geoise and Reverse Mountain are located on the left and right sides of the Red Line, respectively.
The line segment between the two points would pass through the center of the earth.
So, theoretically, both locations can directly lead to the Four Seas, Paradise, and the New World.
Going straight east from the Red Line leads to Paradise, and straight west leads to the New World.
The northeast, southeast, northwest, and southwest lines lead to the Four Seas, respectively.
The same logic applies to Reverse Mountain, just in the opposite direction.
However, due to the currents, few people can flow down Reverse Mountain against the current.
This time, Blake departed from Mary Geoise towards the northwest.
Next is a geography question.
What is the destination of Blake's journey?
...The answer is North Blue.
Did anyone get it right?
...A long time ago, Blake wanted to meet Doflamingo.
He always felt that Doflamingo was one of the few intelligent Great Pirates in this world who understood the disparity in strength and weighed the pros and cons.
Two nameless characters with guns on Sabaody Archipelago dared to assassinate Kizaru.
Almost all Supernovas would challenge the Four Emperors after entering the New World.
The concept of "strength disparity" simply didn't exist in their minds.
They just went for it!
Shichibukai like Moriah and Crocodile were well aware of the gap between themselves and top-tier powerhouses, but they were defiant and disbelieving.
If they met, they would still fight!
Doflamingo seemed somewhat out of place among these people.
He was very clear about the strength gap between himself and Kaido, and he would concede.
So even if Jack caused a mess at Dressrosa's port, Doflamingo didn't think about retaliation.
But he wasn't just someone who would concede; he was more like someone biding his time.
From Doflamingo's attitude towards the World Government, it can be seen that he is a very vengeful person.
Furthermore, don't be fooled by how easy it seemed for everyone in the original story to defeat Doflamingo and liberate Dressrosa.
In reality, it was because this is a world where great power belongs to individuals.
As long as the leading top-tier powerhouses are dealt with, the remaining people can only scatter like monkeys from a fallen tree.
Doflamingo's influence was actually very vast.
This can be seen from his ability to find Devil Fruits.
The Yuki Yuki no Mi and Mera Mera no Mi, two Logia-types, plus the Goru Goru no Mi, Hobi Hobi no Mi, and Ope-Ope no Mi, these powerful Paramecia-types.
Even Teach, who possessed the ability of the Yami Yami no Mi, didn't acquire so many high-quality Devil Fruits.
Of course, given Doflamingo's personality, it would be impossible for Blake to recruit him.
It's just that since he decided to travel around the Four Seas, out of his admiration for Doffy and their shared status as Celestial Dragons, he would just drop by to take a look.
Blake's real target is Trafalgar D. Water Law.
Unlike Kid's situation, Law, although he dislikes being ordered around, is not necessarily the type to insist on being the boss.
Law's age in the original story was 26.
So this year he should be four years old.
His sister, Rami, doesn't seem much younger than him, most likely they are twins.
There are still six years until the Flevance massacre, and Law has not yet begun to study medicine.
Logically speaking, people with 'D' in their names cannot be wholeheartedly with the Celestial Dragons.
Even if they are temporarily subdued, or join a subordinate organization of the World Government like Garp, they would at most follow orders but not decrees.
But Law's situation is different; he has a weakness.
As long as his parents and sister are kept by his side, the possibility of Law betraying will be infinitely reduced.
Of course, this doesn't mean Blake will threaten him with his family or anything like that.
Such methods are too low.
Instead, it's based on the logic between ancient emperors and generals.
No matter how much an emperor trusts a general, when the general leads an army to battle, his family must remain in the capital.
This is two sides of the same coin.
Blake can entrust Law with important responsibilities and trust him completely; this is his integrity.
Keeping Law's family in his hands, just in case; this is his method.
Human nature is very complex, and many factors can change a person's thoughts and lead to unexpected actions.
Especially in this world full of lunatics.
Law might encounter a smooth-talker like Rosinante someday and be talked into running away.
This is also why, even though Aramaki showed sufficient loyalty, Blake still tested him repeatedly until recently before entrusting him with important responsibilities.
Political masters usually have a two-pronged approach.
My wholeheartedness towards you is real, but if you make a decision that goes against the original intention, I also have leverage and means to restrain you.
The two are not in conflict...
Thinking about his plan, Blake's figure swayed with the ship's up and down movements.
Perona tiptoed to his side, holding a piece of cream, and he knew exactly what she was going to do without even thinking.
Although Blake was deep in thought, he was not oblivious to his surroundings.
He picked up Perona, who was about to play a prank.
The cream slipped from her hand and landed on Robin and Mandy.
Mandy expressionlessly wiped the cream off her armor and handed Robin a handkerchief.
"Thank you, Mandy."
Robin first smiled and thanked Mandy, then looked at Perona.
Perona's little face had been kneaded into a bun shape by Blake, but she still stuck out her tongue at Robin.
Robin gave Perona a helpless roll of her eyes:
"Next time, I'll make you wash my clothes!"
Saying that, she picked up a chilled fruit juice nearby, but saw that the liquid inside had a suspicious red tint.
"Pe! Ro! Na!"
Robin snatched Perona from Blake's hand and disciplined her herself.
But Blake shouted from behind her:
"When poisoning, choose colorless and odorless; next time, remember to use croton oil!"