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"After all, your divine husband is someone the divine wives will find themselves completely addicted to!"
Robin nodded. Hikaru had a plan, so she didn't need to worry. After thinking for a moment, she advised him:
"Hikaru, you don't need to go out of your way to kill people from the World Government for me. Their minions are endless."
"I don't hate them. I don't even hate the navy. They're just tools in the hands of the World Government. The ones I truly despise are the ones in power—their foolish decisions, their cruelty."
"The pain of O'Hara's destruction is something I've buried deep in my heart. One day, I will see you bring down the World Government with my own eyes... but not yet. We're still far from strong enough."
As soon as she finished speaking, Robin shifted her position, taking control with ease. Hikaru didn't resist in the slightest.
"Don't worry, I'm not reckless. I always keep an eye on the world's changes, and everything is within my grasp."
His eyes gleamed with unwavering confidence. He had already extended his hands and firmly taken hold of these two captivating forces.
After a long time, the two drifted into dreams together.
Not far away, the half-open door swayed slightly. Nami quietly slipped inside, up to no good.
A few days later, an image popped into Hikaru's mind—the cute and mischievous Ghost Princess, Perona.
Perona was a true and among his concubines, there was a distinct lack of such a presence.
But don't misunderstand! Hikaru was definitely not a lolicon! Absolutely not!
He simply had a habit of collecting unique individuals and wanted to give the adorable Ghost Princess a home.
Back to the main point—Perona's Hollow-Hollow Fruit was incredibly powerful. She had the ability to incapacitate Luffy and his crew single-handedly. Such an ability made her a rare and valuable asset.
With that in mind, the Devil's Triangle would be his next destination.
That eerie stretch of sea was under the rule of Gekko Moriah, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. His massive, terrifying ship—the Thriller Bark—drifted through the mist, making it difficult to track.
Hikaru took out a Den Den Mushi and contacted Shura, instructing him to deploy the priests from Skypiea.
The priests descended to the Blue Sea and began a thorough search of the Devil's Triangle, located beyond Water 7.
Meanwhile, Hikaru wasn't idle. As he chatted with his goddesses, he also pondered his path to greater strength.
Haki was closely tied to one's spirit and ambition. To become stronger, he needed to seize greater power, climb to a higher status, and personally experience the depths of its mysteries.
Armament Haki and Observation Haki could be trained gradually through interactions and battles, but it was a long process.
Given enough time, his body would inevitably become the strongest in the world.
After spending some time conversing with his goddesses and concubines, he resumed training his newly acquired Devil Fruit abilities.
Open. Close. Open. Close.
Ever since obtaining the Door-Door Fruit, he had only mastered its most basic abilities.
For now, he could open and close doors of any type—sliding doors, revolving doors, traditional doors—anywhere he pleased.
He could also transform parts of his body into doors, create portals in thin air to access a separate dimension, and even execute short-range spatial jumps.
[Just like how Bruno used his ability to teleport inside the Sea Train.]
This separate dimension could be used to store objects or even people. However, anything placed inside wouldn't move along with Hikaru in the real world—unless the occupants actively followed him while inside.
To truly utilize his Devil Fruit as a proper storage space, Hikaru needed to develop more specialized functions.
He could sense all foreign objects within his alternate dimension, which meant he never had to worry about someone sneaking in unnoticed.
If Kizaru attempted to follow him into the space at the speed of light, it would spell trouble for the admiral. With no food or water inside, Kizaru would eventually starve to death.
In fact, Hikaru welcomed the idea of trapping enemies in his alternate dimension. Once inside, they were as good as dead.
Unfortunately, the speed of his space portals was still too slow to capture enemies effectively in battle.
For now, his best option was to open a portal beneath a grounded opponent and catch them off guard.
He also envisioned more advanced techniques, such as the Door to Anywhere (a portal leading directly to a chosen destination) and the Elemental Door (a portal that could unleash elemental attacks into the real world).
And then there were the truly legendary abilities—the Gate of All Worlds, the Gate of Eternal Life, and the Gate of Summoning. However, these were likely only possible once his Door-Door Fruit awakened.
Meanwhile, at Enies Lobby—Inside CP9's Headquarters
"Rokuogan!"
Fukurou pressed his fingers together, bracing for the impact of Jabra's full-force attack. After absorbing the blow, he carefully assessed the strength behind it.
"2,100 Doriki! Jabura, you've gotten even stronger. You're really a monster! You might have even surpassed Kaku, za za za za za za~"
"Hmph! Kaku? That guy's nothing! I bet even Lucci isn't as strong as me."
Jabra sneered. He and Rob Lucci had always been at odds, their personalities completely opposite. He despised Lucci, but Lucci never even acknowledged him as a rival.
To make matters worse, Kaku and Lucci were close, which only fueled Jabra's dislike for Kaku as well.
"Yo, eh~ Last time, Lucci's power level was close to 3,000 Doriki, wasn't it? You've still got a long way to go!"
Kumadori twirled his metal staff dramatically, striking exaggerated Kabuki-like poses.
"Wyper, you really let the cat out of the bag this time, chirp pat~" Fukurou suddenly zipped his mouth shut, realizing he had revealed too much. He didn't want to attract any more hostility.
At that moment, the door swung open violently.
"Enough of this nonsense! How is the investigation going? Where the hell is Lucci!?"
Spandam stormed in, his face twisted in frustration as he slammed the door behind him.
"Yoyo~ After the Aqua Laguna disaster, a lot of people died in Water Seven. Maybe Lucci and the others met the same fate?" Kumadori suggested with a theatrical flourish.
"Or maybe they got their hands on the Pluton blueprints and decided to keep the power for themselves. That would explain why Iceburg disappeared too."
Jabura smirked, always eager to throw suspicion onto Lucci whenever possible.
"Those mutts? Betray me? Ridiculous!" Spandam slammed his fist onto the desk in rage. "If we don't find out what happened soon, all of you are going down with me!"
"It's like they vanished into thin air. How are we supposed to track them down? Chirp pat~" Fukurou muttered, clearly annoyed.
Spandam, already furious, turned his frustration toward Fukurou. Without warning, he lunged at him, kicking and punching him repeatedly.
"Look, look, look! If you can't find them, can't you just make something up!? You expect me to take the blame for this!?"
After beating on Fukurou for a while, Spandam finally stopped. However, to his dismay, he realized Fukurou was completely unharmed, while his own hand throbbed in pain.
This only made him even more miserable.