Chapter 132

Nami and Robin were both shocked!

Two people fighting and actually destroying an entire city?

This is...

But looking at the scene before them again...

Alright,

the facts are right there in front of us; it does seem possible!

So...

Sima Di and Garp aren't planning to keep fighting, are they?

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39. The brand-new Merry! Nami covets Sima Di's...

In the end,

the battle between Sima Di and Garp stopped at that single punch.

After all, Sima Di only wanted to test his combat power; he had no intention of demolishing Water 7 for reconstruction—if he broke it, there was no need to think twice about him being forced into hard labor.

"Hahaha—kid! Next time we meet, we'll have to decide who's superior~!" Garp laughed.

Sima Di merely smiled without speaking.

He still had several trump cards unused—such as the weakening effect of the "Appraisal Technique"—this move was even more effective against those specializing in body techniques.

Unfortunately,

Garp is Luffy's grandfather after all; using such a ruthless move on one's own side would be somewhat inappropriate.

However, with this battle,

Sima Di had gained a general understanding of his own combat power.

—In his normal body technique state, he is at the level of a Commander; using the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms to explode his power grants him Admiral-level strength, but it is not sustainable.

—With full firepower, he can suppress an Admiral, but cannot kill one.

If he disregarded the consequences, well...

"It seems Kuzan was right to run away back then."

Garp left just like that.

This time he did not linger near the port to "see him off"; clearly, with Sima Di present, he felt very reassured.

After that came peaceful days.

Sima Di directly took the two women, Robin and Nami, and vanished, giving Franky no chance to exploit him again—this guy now even asked Sima Di to "print" ordinary materials!

It wasn't about saving money or time; it was just to provoke him and unleash an "Appraisal Technique" on him.

—He is truly playing pervertedly!

Half a month passed like this,

and the cooldowns for the Time and Spirit House's teleportation stones were complete; according to Sima Di's prior arrangement, Sanji and Crocus entered them to cultivate.

The next day,

Sanji and the other returned on schedule.

Crocus remained largely unchanged, while Sanji's entire demeanor had transformed!

If the old him was a refined gentleman, now he could be called a "suit-wearing thug"; standing there quietly, he still exuded a terrifying aura.

"Oh? Is this... awakening Conqueror's Haki?" Sima Di asked curiously.

This caused Sanji's aura to dissipate immediately; he then gave Sima Di a resentful look—as if the pose was deliberately struck.

"Although he didn't awaken Conqueror's Haki, Sanji's talent has allowed him to cultivate Armament Haki to the intermediate level, preliminarily master the Wind God Legs, and incidentally learn the Navy's Six Powers: Soru, Geppo, and Rankyaku. His body technique talent is quite good; he was just wasted before."

Good heavens!

Nami and Vivi's eyes widened!

It's been a year for both of you; why have you learned so much?

"Nami-san, I trained desperately so I could better protect you and everyone!" Sanji said, trying to curry favor.

A year of bitter cultivation, yet his nature remains unchanged.

Crocus then took out a bottle of Ultra-Strong Water and tossed it to Sima Di.

"A kid named Sun Wukong who entered midway brought this. He is also a little monster; he can learn the Navy's Six Powers and the Wind God Legs just by watching, but unfortunately, we cannot communicate due to the language barrier," Crocus said regretfully.

"Sun Wukong? Language barrier?" Sima Di was somewhat confused.

Aren't they all from Japanese manga? How can there be a language barrier?

"Come to think of it, that does seem right," Vivi recalled. "The God initially communicated with us in strange words, then suddenly we could understand him, so we didn't pay much attention."

It seems it must be a telepathic ability, communicating directly on a spiritual level.

Immediately thinking,

that kid Sun Wukong learned the Navy's Six Powers and the Wind God Legs; I wonder if it will affect the plot too much...

Never mind, it has nothing to do with him.

Anyway, in the short term, he didn't plan to go to the Dragon Ball World—the energy level gap was too large.

Sima Di raised the Ultra-Strong Water and said, "Who wants to drink this time? There is only enough for one person."

Although asked this way, the only two currently recognized as able to drink it were Laboon and Chopper.

Laboon said directly, "I'll wait for next time; give this to Chopper this time."

Chopper felt a bit embarrassed.

But thinking of how he hadn't been able to help in the recent battles, and that shameful bounty amount...

"Then I shall not decline!" Chopper said politely.

He took the Super Divine Water, uncorked the bottle but did not drink it directly; instead, he poured some out and handed it to Clover.

"Teacher Clover, take these for your research."

The little one still remembered Clover's work on the "Awakening Haki Potion."

Clover smiled and accepted it.

Only then did Chopper gulp down the rest of the Super Divine Water, then, forcing himself to endure the pain, placed the glass bottle on the deck before Seastone Tang Dao and rolling around everywhere.

"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts—"

Everyone was amused.

Even the crying out in pain has such a sense of ritual?

Having learned from Luffy's experience last time, everyone knew this Super Divine Water would not end in Yishiban Society.

They scattered nearby and went about their own business.

Only Laboon and Clover remained to look after Chopper.

It wasn't that they didn't care about Chopper; rather, this trial could only be endured by him alone, and others could not help.

Unexpectedly,

before Chopper had even finished absorbing the Super Divine Water, Franky rushed over first with good news!

"Super—Thousand Sunny! Modification complete!"

"Oh?"

"So fast?"

"Let's go, let's go! Let's take a look!"

The crowd rushed in a swarm toward Dock No. 1, of course not forgetting to bring along Chopper, who had grown tired from rolling.

All the shipwrights of Galley-La were on site; behind them, a red cloth covered an object ten-plus meters wide, ten-plus meters high, and fifty-plus meters long, clearly the modified Merry.

"Let me unveil it for everyone!" Franky exclaimed excitedly: "This is the Super—Thousand Sunny, designed by me with... my life's blood!"

"Whoosh-rattle—"

The red cloth was pulled away,

revealing the Merry with a completely transformed appearance; the first thing to catch the eye was the majestic lion head at the bow, the hull entirely made of slightly steadier Adam wood, and the bottom wrapped in thick Seastone.

"Everyone, please go aboard and take a look!" Franky invited.

The Straw Hat Pirates and others, whose eyes had long been shining, boarded the ship in their own ways.