While Reynold was still enjoying the dual du-long of Hancock and Marguerite on Amazon Lily, the outside world had already exploded.
When the reporter brought the news of the Celestial Dragon's capture back to the World Economic News Publishing Company, Morgans was so excited he almost flipped his office.
He immediately ordered his most capable subordinates to write articles, process photos, and send out telegrams for publication!
In just three hours, News Coos carried freshly printed newspapers from the News Publishing Company headquarters, flying to every corner of the world.
As people in various locations bought copies of the newspaper, the sea completely boiled over.
[Shocking! Following the killing of Crocodile and the destruction of Judicial Island, Reynold openly kidnapped Celestial Dragon Saint Charloss in Sabaody Archipelago!]
[Is Reynold preparing to go to war with the Marine and the World Government?!]
[Is the sea about to usher in a new era?!]
[Will Reynold become the next sea overlord after Rocks?!]
[How should the Marine and the World Government respond?!]
[The World Government's 800-year rule has been challenged!]
[What kind of pattern will appear in the future sea?!]
"..."
Morgans listed dozens of such headlines, densely packed.
Each one was eye-popping.
Although there was an element of exaggeration, Reynold kidnapping a Celestial Dragon was a real event.
Reynold also became the only man in decades, after Rocks, who dared to openly lay hands on a Celestial Dragon.
Wano Country, Onigashima.
"Worororororo, Reynold, you're becoming more and more to my liking!" A hearty laugh echoed throughout the entire Skull Dome.
Kaido stared intently at the newspaper in his hand, his eyes filled with an inexplicable brilliance.
If Reynold killing Crocodile and destroying Judicial Island wasn't enough to make him take notice, then kidnapping a Celestial Dragon completely elevated the matter by several levels.
A small Saint Charloss was indeed nothing; if a Celestial Dragon dared to trouble him, he would simply blast them into ashes with a single Breath of Fire.
But the nature of actively provoking a Celestial Dragon was different.
As a Yonko, Kaido dared to trouble the Marine, but he had never thought of touching the Celestial Dragons.
The reason for this, of course, goes without saying.
In the 800-year history of the World Government, apart from that madman Rocks, no one else had dared to do such a thing.
"Lord Kaido, do we still need to send someone to find him?!" King the Conflagration, the head of the Three Disasters, frowned and asked in a deep voice.
Before, he naturally hoped to bring Reynold to Onigashima to strengthen the Beasts Pirates' power.
But now, with the incident of the Celestial Dragon kidnapping, Reynold must have been placed on the Marine and World Government's kill list.
If they got involved with him again, it was likely that even the Beasts Pirates would be implicated.
"Wororororororo, King, when did you become so timid?!" Kaido laughed heartily, glancing sideways at King.
"Lord Kaido, do you still want to win him over?!" Queen the Plague, burly and robust, wiggled his fat waist, also looking troubled.
"That's right." Kaido suddenly stood up, his bright dragon eyes sparkling, and he waved his large hand, saying, "As long as Reynold can come to the New World alive, I will definitely make him join the Beasts Pirates."
"Lord Kaido, what if... what if he doesn't agree?!"
"Doesn't agree?!"
"Wororororororo, no one dares to negotiate terms with me!"
Totto Land, Cake Island.
Big Mama had been in a bad mood these past few days, even her usual 'hexiu' was less frequent.
The reason was simple: she hadn't seen any news about Reynold for a long time, plus her disappointing children still hadn't found Reynold.
"Mama Mama Mama... daring to even capture a Celestial Dragon, truly the man I favor."
Big Mama looked at the photo of Reynold beating Saint Charloss in the newspaper, her eyes gradually becoming hazy.
The ministers below exchanged glances, each seeing the helplessness on the other's face.
But knowing Big Mama's temperament, they dared not say much.
If they angered Big Mama, it would be no laughing matter.
Their Mama, when she got ruthless, even dared to kill her own children.
"Cough cough cough cough." Perospero, with his long tongue, stepped forward with a grim expression, prompted by the collective glances of his younger brothers, and cautiously probed in a low voice, "Mama, do we still need..."
"Hmm?!" Before he could finish, Big Mama's extremely intimidating gaze glared over.
Perospero's body stiffened, and cold sweat instantly broke out on his back.
"You useless things, what good are you to me?!" Big Mama spat fiercely, then lowered her head to look at the bounty poster on the table, muttering to herself, "First Judicial Island, now Sabaody Archipelago, Reynold, you're getting closer and closer to me."
Reynold, she was determined to have him!
New World, on a deserted island.
Upon seeing the news of Reynold, all members of the Red Hair Pirates, including Shanks, completely lost their previous disdain.
Their minds were still filled with Mihawk's extremely high praise for Reynold.
Very strong!
For the usually arrogant Mihawk to utter those two words, the true worth of Reynold's strength far exceeded his 3 billion berries bounty.
"Boss, will Reynold really become the next Rocks?!" The chubby Lucky Roux asked, frowning.
He wasn't influenced by the headlines in the news, but rather by every single thing Reynold had done since setting sail, whether intentionally or unintentionally, all of which went against the Marine and the World Government.
Other Pirates at most engaged in burning, killing, and looting, or small-scale conflicts with the Marine.
In contrast, Reynold...
Lucky Roux even had the illusion that the next time he saw Reynold in the newspaper, it would be him storming the Holy Land Mary Geoise.
"What do you think of this matter?!" Shanks didn't answer immediately, turning to look at Benn Beckman, who was surrounded by smoke.
When in doubt, ask Benn.
As the strategist of the Red Hair Pirates, no one could see further or think more deeply than Benn Beckman.
As his voice fell, the Red Hair Pirates members all looked over in unison.
Benn Beckman calmly exhaled a puff of smoke and shook his head, saying, "I can't tell either."
The only things he could confirm about Reynold right now were that he was lecherous, powerful, and daring.
But whether Reynold had the inflated ambition of Rocks was still hard to say.
Just as everyone was disappointed, Benn Beckman added, "We'll know everything once he arrives in the New World."
"Shanks, if Reynold really becomes the next Rocks, what do you plan to do?!" Benn Beckman suddenly asked back.
Shanks remained silent, not speaking.
Later half of the New World, on the Moby Dick.
During this period, the Whitebeard Pirates, including all sixteen Division Commanders and fifty-two affiliated Pirate Crews, were all dispatched and incredibly busy.
They had long since stopped paying attention to outside matters.
Everyone was busy searching for Fire Fist Ace.
Ace had been chasing Blackbeard all over the world, and there was still no news, making Whitebeard increasingly uneasy.
Calm Belt, Amazon Lily.
Inside Hancock's boudoir, it was a scene of intimacy.
Hancock and Marguerite, one on each side, nestled in Reynold's arms, as docile as two little bunnies.
However, compared to Hancock, Marguerite was noticeably more reserved.
On one hand, it was her first time.
More importantly, her first time was serving Reynold together with Empress.
This... even now, Marguerite was still in a daze, with a sense of unreality.
Her mind kept replaying Hancock's extremely contrasting side.
Marguerite even wondered if the woman in front of her was truly the cold and arrogant Empress of old?
"You two rest well first," Reynold said softly, looking at them.
Hancock and Marguerite both nodded obediently.
After Reynold left, Marguerite cautiously spoke, "Em-Empress..."
Hancock sighed softly, her voice gentle, "From now on, you can call me 'older sister,' just like Sandersonia and the others."
At the same time, Reynold instantly teleported to the airship.
Claim reward!
[Congratulations, Host, for successfully recruiting crew member Marguerite. Do you wish to claim the reward?!]
Reynold immediately responded.
This was the System, never absent, never late.
[Congratulations, Host, for receiving the reward: heavenly punishment arrow!]
[System is optimizing]
heavenly punishment arrow?!
Seeing the familiar words, Reynold immediately thought of the Divine Weapon Beast Heavenly Punishment from the Divine Weapon Kids.
Heavenly Punishment was one of the top combat-type Divine Weapon Beasts in Jade Island Kingdom. Its true form was a giant bat, capable of transforming into the Divine Weapon Heavenly Punishment.
The Divine Weapon Heavenly Punishment had nine arrows, which could be scattered or combined, possessing infinite power.
Even the Xuantian Evil Emperor back then gave Heavenly Punishment extremely high praise.
While he was deep in thought, the System's prompt sounded again.
[Congratulations, Host, the heavenly punishment arrow has been optimized. Please claim it.]
As the voice fell, a bat-shaped ring appeared before Reynold.
Reynold looked at the System's annotation again.
: The heavenly punishment arrow can transform into a ring for the user's convenience in wearing; there is no Divine Weapon Beast form.
: Given that the Host is in the One Piece World, the user can apply Haki and Devil Fruit Ability to the heavenly punishment arrow to unleash stronger power.
: When all nine arrows are used up, there is a one-day cooldown period.
Reynold played with the bat-shaped small ring. With a slight thought, in the next second, a heavenly punishment arrow with nine purple arrows appeared in his hand.
"Is this the heavenly punishment arrow that even the Xuantian Evil Emperor feared?!" Reynold stared intently at the heavenly punishment arrow, nodding with satisfaction.
Although he wasn't sure how strong the heavenly punishment arrow was, didn't he know how awesome the System was?!
System products are always top-notch.
The next day.
Reno brought all The girls, including Hancock, to a large deserted island a few nautical miles from Amazon Lily.
"Reno, why did you bring us here?!" Nami looked at the deserted island in confusion; besides some ancient trees and dense forests, the rest were barren peaks.
The other girls also cast puzzled glances at Reno.
Reno looked at the women, smiled slightly, and said, "For now, we won't go anywhere else. Hancock will teach you how to cultivate here."
Saying that, Reno took out the huge gravity training room.
Although his strength was greater than Hancock's, his experience was far from sufficient.
After all, Hancock's current strength was achieved step by step.
After taking out the gravity training room, Reno continued, "All combatants of the Reno Pirates, step forward."
Immediately after.
Nami, Robin, Doll, Kalifa, Tashigi, Perona, and Marguerite stepped out.
"Vivi, Kaya, the rest of you can do as you please. If you want to cultivate, that's fine; if not, do something you enjoy."
Reno's gaze swept over Vivi and the others.
He didn't force them.
He couldn't manage so many people in a short time, so he had to selectively cultivate them.
Moreover, people like Vivi, Kaya, and Makino didn't like fighting.
"Understood, Reno."
"Don't worry, Captain, we'll have our arrangements."
"..."
Hearing this, the women responded one after another.
Reno nodded in satisfaction, then took off a ring from his hand and handed it to Hancock, "Hancock, a gift for you."
A ring?!
Hancock was startled and lowered her head shyly.
One second they were talking about something as serious as cultivation, the next second why did it become so improper?!
Wait, something seemed off.
Didn't Reno already give her a ring last night?!
It seemed to contain something she didn't recognize.
What was this all about today?!
"Reno, you've already given me a ring, 933 no need to give me another."
Though she said no, Hancock's eyes never left the ring for a second.
The girls all looked on with envy. Was this the charm of the world's most beautiful woman?!
The Captain was so obvious, showing favoritism right in front of them?!
Reno was speechless.
"Take it and feel it carefully," Reno put the ring into Hancock's hand, his tone serious.
Looking at Reno's serious expression, Hancock exited her daydreaming mode and carefully felt the ring in her hand.
"Hmm?!" With a soft gasp, the ring suddenly changed form, transforming into a purple longbow.
"Reno, this is..." Hancock looked at the purple longbow, her face full of surprise.
"Hancock, this is the second gift I'm giving you. Its name is the heavenly punishment arrow," Reno explained patiently from the side.
"heavenly pearl arrow?!" Hancock murmured, a touch of emotion in her heart.
But she didn't take it to heart.
An arrow with only nine arrows would not be very effective in battle.
After all, when she used her Mero Mero no Mi (Love-Love Fruit) ability, she could shoot countless hearts with a single pull.
"Reno, thank you, I like it very much." Hancock smiled and kissed Reno.
Although the heavenly punishment arrow was somewhat redundant for her, she would not refuse Reno's good intentions.
How could the sharp-witted Reno not detect Hancock's little thoughts? He smiled and said, "You should try the power of the heavenly punishment arrow first, aim there."
Reno pointed his finger at a mountain hundreds of meters high in the distance.
"Reno, are you serious?!" Looking in the direction Reno was pointing, Hancock raised an eyebrow, half in doubt.
"Of course, it's real." Reno's tone was firm, full of confidence.
Hancock no longer hesitated, aimed at the mountain, squinted slightly, drew her bow, and notched an arrow!
As Hancock released the bowstring, one of the purple arrows whizzed through the air, instantly covering a distance of thousands of meters and directly hitting the mountainside.
Boom!!!
The power within the arrow exploded, and to the astonished gaze of all The girls, it directly shattered the hundreds of meters high mountain.
Rumble...
Rumble...
Countless huge rocks rolled down, the earth shook, startling countless birds and beasts deep in the dense forest.
Even Reno and the others, a thousand meters away, could feel the ground trembling.
"This... how is this possible?!" Hancock cried out in a daze.
She lowered her head in disbelief, staring blankly at the heavenly punishment arrow in her hand.
The power of that arrow just now was actually so strong?!
Not to mention her, even Reno, who was prepared, was surprised.
The power of this arrow was no less than the Hakoku he unleashed.
Of course, it was a Hakoku without any other abilities applied.
The might of the heavenly punishment arrow was truly terrifying.
"Hancock, in the future, when facing powerful enemies, you can imbue the heavenly punishment arrow with your Haki and Mero Mero no Mi (Love-Love Fruit) ability. At that time, even an Admiral, you will have the strength to fight him," Reno reminded her.
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