Chapter 132: Forging True Feelings Through Battle

Three years ago when the system activated, the newbie gift pack contained three rewards in total: the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Big Eater, and Innate Divine Strength.

At first, Saint Saint Saiwen thought

the strongest reward should be the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, after all, it was a standout among the Logia-type Devil Fruits, a contender for first place.

Only after recently fighting the Giant King Harald and Loki in succession did Saint Saint Saiwen finally realize the true worth of Innate Divine Strength.

【Innate Divine Strength: Your strength is a bit great】

No matter who he met, he was always one level higher than the person.

This was clearly a conceptual passive ability.

The thunder giant hand behind him moved as if it were his own arm, as if it were part of Saint Saint Saiwen's body.

Saint Saint Saiwen was seen raising one hand high into the air; the giant hand behind him gripped the handle of the Iron Thunder Hammer, raising it just as high as if performing the technique of Heaven and Earth.

【Lightning Squirrel, come with me!】

Iron Thunder was completely confused; he never expected this little white-haired one to transform thunder into a giant hand and lift him up so easily.

【Put me down quickly】

【I won't!】

How could one let go of a treasure once in hand? This did not align with the principles Saint Saint Saiwen always upheld; if he carelessly let go, would that not be going against his heart?

Saint Saint Saiwen was a man of integrity who would never make a choice that went against his heart.

Iron Thunder could only struggle, transforming back into a Lightning Squirrel over ten meters tall, stammering for a long time.

【I... I cannot leave Elbaf; my duty is to guard this Devil Fruit】

Damn it, Saint Saint Saiwen knew it would be like this.

Inviting Mihawk to form a pirate crew took a lot of effort; later, inviting Master Tenghu, Big Bear, and Jin Ni to board the ship was the same.

Shiki was even more difficult.

Now, Iron Thunder's trial had begun again.

【Then I'll take it away?】

The giant squirrel shook its head repeatedly.

【No, no, this is Elbaf's national treasure; only people of Elbaf can eat it】

【If you act recklessly, I won't talk to you】

Before successfully coaxing someone onto the ship, Saint Saint Saiwen was very patient; hearing these words—

he immediately thought of a perfect solution that could take Iron Thunder away without wasting this Devil Fruit known as a national treasure.

Continue to coax Loki onto the ship.

In this way, the goal of wanting everything before coming was barely achieved: Iron Thunder was his, and Loki was too...

【Fine, I understand】

Saint Saint Saiwen hovered in mid-air and rubbed the Lightning Squirrel's round belly twice.

The fleshy sensation from his palm made Saint Saint Saiwen beam with joy; sleeping on it later would surely be very comfortable, but unfortunately, the Lightning Squirrel was too tall, so he could only sleep on the deck.

【I'll come see you tomorrow】

Watching Saint Saint Saiwen disappear, Iron Thunder let out a long sigh; the reason he hadn't attacked the other party actively before was that he had sensed the presence of Mengxiang Yixin.

That was a divine weapon even stronger than him.

Someone capable of having Mengxiang Yixin follow them naturally wouldn't be bad; rather than getting beaten up by the other party, it was better to quietly play dumb.

Who could have thought the little white-haired one could communicate with them!

What a terrifying fellow.

Before, he could still use the excuse that the other party couldn't lift him, but now even that excuse had failed.

But if he followed the little white-haired one, the other party could play with thunder just as he could, creating a natural sense of compatibility, especially since the other party possessed his good friend Mengxiang Yixin.

At least the name of divine weapon wouldn't be buried because of this.

Then... what should be done with this fruit? Iron Thunder sat beside the treasure chest, lost in thought.

On the other side, Saint Saint Saiwen reunited with the crew.

"Everyone, I just found a sparring partner; in a few days I'll bring that guy over, and we'll all train here for a while."

For a world-weary rebellious kid like Loki, one couldn't use the method of recruiting normal people, especially since Loki was also a war-loving giant.

So another method would be used:

forging true feelings through battle.

If one day isn't enough, then a month; if a month isn't enough, then three months; there will surely be a day when true feelings are forged.

Big Bear and Jin Ni's combat power couldn't match Loki's; having Saint Saint Saiwen and Mihawk serve as Loki's opponents should be the most suitable.

Anyway, during this period, there was nothing particularly urgent to do in the New World; compared to Loki, who guaranteed Emperor-level combat power,

searching for pure gold didn't depend on one or two days.

Now, Kaido's cat was lying in wait on Onigashima, determined to seize Wano Country through both covert and overt schemes, while Big Mom was creating people and things in Whole Cake Island.

The North Sea Little Flamingo was told to keep waiting.

As for the Dragon-Dragon Fruit in Vegapunk's hands on Icefire Island, Saint Saint Saiwen had already instructed Old Vegapunk to keep it in advance.

Shiki, holding an unlit cigar, said, "Who is it? Someone who earns such high praise from you."

Once upon a time, Shiki had visited Elbaf with Rocks more than once.

The only person in all of Elbaf who could be approved by Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen seemed to be the Giant King Harald; everyone else was simply unworthy.

"Senior, you should know him."

"The Giant King's son, Loki, the big fellow with his eyes covered by a supreme great bandage."

Shiki suddenly understood.

"It's him. He possesses the bloodline of the Ancient Giant Clan... quite a temperamental little fellow. Back in the day, Rocks even beat him up."

"Beat him up?" Saint Saint Saiwen asked, though he already knew the answer, providing emotional value for the Golden Lion.

"Yeah." The Golden Lion grinned.

"He insisted on joining Rocks' Pirate Crew, but Rocks only wanted to invite Harald aboard, so he beat him up."

"Is that kid pretty strong now?"

The immense power of the Ancient Giant bloodline was fully embodied in Harald, the Giant King; Loki too inherited this formidable bloodline.

But exactly how strong he had become was something the Golden Lion didn't quite grasp yet.

After a brief comparison, Saint Saint Saiwen spoke up.

"He should be stronger than Mi-san. As for comparing him to you, Senior, it's really hard to say."

The Golden Lion, flustered and angry, shouted, "Just say it straight—is he your match or not?"

Saint Saint Saiwen shrugged his hands.

"We only sparred with three strikes. The quality of that weapon in his hand was too poor; I shattered it with three blows."

Loki's strength lay in his Ancient Giant bloodline, his consumption of the legendary Devil Fruit of Elbaf, and his having eaten the Mythical Zoan-type Iron Thunder.

A trinity of immense combined power.

Now, the latter two conditions were not yet met; especially since there was an eighty percent chance Saint Saint Saiwen would trick Iron Thunder away, Loki's strength would have to be discounted slightly.

However, after consuming the legendary fruit, Loki would still become the strongest figure in Elbaf.

Between Iron Thunder and that fruit, Saint Saint Saiwen chose to follow his inner collecting obsession: collecting all the little fellows capable of discharging electricity.

The Electric Discharge Duck was too young; Saint Saint Saiwen estimated it was a mutated variety just bred by the Fart King Andigo.

Thunder Cloud Zeus...

Once Inazuma is reclaimed, the Big Mom Pirate Crew will likely go to support the Beasts Pirate Crew; at that time, we'll deal with Big Mom as well.

To avoid frequent harassment from various sources in the future.

"Hmph, I'd like to see how far that little fellow from back then has grown."

The Golden Lion was determined to prove the might of the Complete Lion.

"Don't you dare compete with me for him, especially you, Captain. You are not allowed to use your Captain's privilege."

Saint Saint Saiwen shrugged: "Naturally, I won't."

But if the opponent moves first to lock onto a target, then it won't be up to you anymore.