The next day as the crew left, Boa Hancock turned to Gloriosa and said. "Give me everything you know about the White Storm and anything related to Alyssia Lucine and her crew."
Gloriosa grinned and replied. "So you are finally taking an interest in someone other than that Monkey D. Luffy? Well.. this is good! Now you can start learning more about the outside world and the other influences but.. what has brought this on?"
Boa Hancock looked down at her hands which had clenched tightly. "I just realised that I am still very weak and have much room for growth. I have relied on my beauty and petrification abilities far too much that it has always been my last resort tactic to use if I meet a difficult opponent."
Gloriosa revealed a look of appreciation. "It is good that you are reflecting, this will be a good thing for your overall growth. This time we may have gained a powerful hidden ally."
Even with Gloriosa's hidden information network, she was still left surprised that Boa Hancock had been played around with in such a way by someone who had only briefly appeared in some newspaper articles.
Although she did not know Alyssia's true intentions, she respected her strength and her ability to conceal it from the outside world but she also liked that Alyssia had trusted them not to reveal anything to others because Gloriosa was well aware of the potential dangers that would follow for Alyssia if it was revealed.
However what Alyssia had shown was just a small portion of her most basic Electro abilities which helped enhance her movement and attack speed so Gloriosa and Hancock could not possibly guess what Alyssia was truly capable of when she became truly serious.
Each opponent she faced, she did not use her Electro and had some type of restriction as she fought so that she was able to improve her other skills or abilities that were more lacking.
Most fighters tend to become so powerful that they neglect certain areas and rely on one area but Alyssia wished to be more balanced in the way she fought and developed because she knew that some opponents may be immune to her Electro or possess a strange physique, ability or talents that could let them get the best of her.
Big Mom was just one example as she is described as a iron balloon and possesses the ability to turn things into her own powers with her Soul Devil Fruit so Alyssia did not wish for her own powers to be turned against herself in battle after solely relying on it.
There was also the likes of Kaido who had the layered protection of his strong Oni body, his Fish Devil Fruit dragon or hybrid form and his strong Armament and Conquerors Haki which provided a strong and monstrous defensive body which could wield fire, lighting and wind so he would also have some degree of immunity to it while there are also the Admirals who each possess high destructive power on their own so she did not wish to have a big weakness.
Out of everyone she could have chosen to fight first, she had chosen two strong Warlords who lived more secluded lives so that the fights would not spread outward but she also chose them because of their individual abilities that would help her to fight against other strong opponents who were referred to as monsters or calamities.
She did not have that big of a test from fighting them because of her previous shadow boxing from her collected skills which allowed her to survive with her restrictions and help her improve during the battle as it went on for a long time.
Not only had her Observation Haki but her use of Armament Haki and Conqurors had risen to a high level which could just be considered to be right under the expert mastery where greater techniques like Ryou, Future Sight and using Conquerors like Armament Haki to provide additional power or protection can be considered the end points or greater techniques that she had only slightly reached.
Due to collecting the Haki skills, knowledge and training methods, most of the techniques just required further development and practice but the recent battles helped her get a little closer to being able to wield them.
Even with her beast instinct and the Navigation ability that allowed her to gain a better combat and environmental awareness along with a better instinctual response to danger of the weather or natural elemental types, she still wished to continue to work on improving each aspect of her abilities.
Even her Sulong form was being refined as a permanent part of herself so that she could improve further and remove the weakness from her final trump card and she had withheld using the SIQ2 Serum after it had been tested just because it would only hinder her growth at the moment.
The MMA continued through the Calm Belt followed by a couple of Icebreakers and Alyssia calmly watched as a large Sea King appeared nearby as it was very aggressive.
The next moment, her entire body was surrounded in her Elecko skill and then the Thunder God form or mode activated as the Electro penetrated deep into her skin and pores as it went deeper and stimulated her body.
In a single moment, she vanished and several sounds were heard from her strong kicks which propelled her into the air and made her move very quickly towards the large or giant sized Sea King.
Like a torpedo or missile travelling towards its target, she shot forward and hit the head in the very central point as she performed a single legged flying kick.
Several other sounds came from the ship as many heavy weights fell onto the deck after they had been loosened and thrown away from her body just before she had disappeared which had helped to increase her speed further and remove her previous restrictions she had put on herself.
Her leg was hardened with Iron Body, Armament Haki coating, a flame was burning on her attacking leg but her Haki and Iron Body protected her from being burned and the manifestation of her Conquerers Haki as a white serpent appeared behind her and then wrapped around her outstretched leg before making contact with the Sea King. "Divine Serpent: White Snake God's Fang!"
It happened so fast as she passed through the head of the giant Sea King cleanly and created a circular hole where the other side of it showed the appearance of Alyssia who had stopped in place while still covered in a large amount of her Electro after some of it had been absorbed and released by the manifestation to increase her attack power further along with the fire that had been on her leg which increased the power more.
Even without her combat gear and with the weights on her body, she could achieve a feat that allowed her to move in the air and send out such a quick and deadly attack which took down a giant Sea King and created a path through its skull due to the strong penetrating power of her kick and the force behind it. "This one should be more than enough!"
She patted her stomach in the air as she was enveloped in white sparks all over her body but the flames on her leg had already been used up in her attack, she looked like an ancient lightning god beast avatar that had descended upon the world in their human form. "Hmm.. this should last a very long time and provide plenty of meals for the crew! Looks tasty!"
She looked truly pleased with herself after taking down a giant Sea King in a single attack but even more excited to try such a high grade material that she had not yet cooked.
Although she had loved the taste of Sea Kings, she had never had such a strong and giant one before so she could imagine that it would taste even better and provide better effects than the others due to the stronger life force within it.
Many strong attacks came toward the hole in the head as harpoons penetrated the flesh inside the body and hooked onto it which allowed the body to be pulled away while Alyssia glared at the approaching Sea Kings to make them give up any attempts.
The Sea King was then dragged from the Calm Belt and then split up by many of Alyssia's strong blade attacks until she could distribute its parts among her crew members before she left some behind in Paradise.
On the way back, Tristan handed many types of vials and supplements to Alyssia as she complained. "I know that you have rested up for a while but I know what you are like… once you get focussed on something, you never leave enough room for rest so I have prepared some supplements along with your other things so that you do not become sick or tired."
Alyssia looked towards her and then dived forward to Garchu her. "Garchu! Thank you for caring!"
Tristan showed a caring look as she continued. "I have prepared many things for the others to help them on their journey and I am prepared to watch over everyone while you are away."
Alyssia released her as she patted her shoulder warmly. "I trust you. I always have! I have left some things from our experimentation together so that you can have some extra assistance to your new style you have been developing."
Tristan looked very excited. "I hope that I can test it out soon."
Alyssia turned to the others and sighed. "It could be half a year, a year or even longer depending on how long it takes to wrap up your duties or to train enough to be able to enter the New World safely but you can always keep contacting me. I will always be there to help if I can get there fast enough so if there is the slightest warning beforehand, do not hesitate to warn me."
Among the crew members, she trusted Alfred to handle the businesses but when it came to the health and safety of everyone then Tristan was the most reliable as she was both a strong fighter and capable doctor who cared for everyone around her.
With most of the herbal experimentation and the skills from the doctor of the World Pirates, Alyssia was able to give Tristan new ideas on how she would develop so there had been new tools invented to help her.
While Tristan would occasionally visit Rica Island, she would remain on St. Poplar where she had set up her own medical practice and was gaining more recognition within the medical circles while she was continuing her sales of many of her products.
While Alyssia and many others had moved from the Sunken Castle and the shipyard, Alfred had started to move the headquarters of the White Storm towards there where he could use his new title and influence better but it was also a good location to do business from since it was closer to the islands that were connected by the Sea Train.
Ein would continue her projects within the castle and occasionally visit Baldimore to check up on things.
Some final farewells were said near the edge of Sabaody Archipelago as the ships underwent their final check to see if the coating was all completed so those that stayed behind left on a separate ship as they went back to their duties as the rest of the ships were then submerged as they went under the water and continued to go further downward.
As most of the White Storm were leaving Paradise and stepping into the New World, they left behind two strong individuals who had been inspired by their battles with Alyssia which made them wish to grow even stronger.
Her visits may not have affected the original plot all that much but they did help a little to help Boa Hancock and Mihawk to prepare for the future war and the betrayal that would come from the World Government as the Warlord system is destined to be abolished.