In the end, the group boarded the unique CP0 ship.
Dylan often spends time with Aokiji, lounging on a deck chair and soaking up the sun.
"Why are you always hanging around? Are you investigating me?" Dylan asked, looking at the familiar masked man through the newspaper.
CP0, sitting cross-legged on the bow, replied, "It's normal to investigate you. The CP organization is responsible for monitoring the movements across the entire sea, including the Marines."
Tsk, shouldn't you say something like: If your Marines can't solve the case, I'll solve it. If your Marines can't kill it, I'll kill it. If the Marines can't handle it, I'll handle it. I have to take care of what they can't!
The imperial power has granted permission to kill first and report later. This! It's CP0!
I bow my head just thinking about it!
"The area I'm responsible for is the front end of the 'New World'... However, the target of the recent investigation is not you."
In fact, the investigation of Dylan has been taken over by other members, and his main task is to cooperate with Dylan's needs.
This sounds ridiculous. After all, CP is rated the same as the Marines in terms of level classification, but as CP0, it is higher than the Marines in a sense, not to mention that Dylan is only a Vice Admiral.
But that was the order he received.
Due to the good qualities cultivated by the CP organization since childhood, he did not and did not dare to have too many doubts.
"Your ship seems very special, the power system..."
Feeling the speed of the CP ship, Dylan "listened" for a while and then asked CP0 a question.
"It's the technology provided by Vegapunk."
Is it really that guy? Vegapunk, apart from his superior IQ, where does his background come from?
But speaking of it... Why has CP become more and more talkative recently?
There is no such thing as "you have no right to directly mobilize CP members."
Five Elders? Or... "Im"?
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"He went to the 'Kano Country.'"
"New World" - Red-Hair Pirates.
Shanks stared at the slightly blurred Den Den Mushi: "For what purpose?"
"We don't know yet. According to our guess, it was because your abnormal reaction last time attracted his attention."
Shanks smiled bitterly. Not only did he lose Yasopp, but the 'lamp' in the glacier would also be in danger of being exposed?
The caller on the other side fell silent, waiting for Shanks' decision.
"Hide?"
"If his purpose is just the Happo Navy or their wealth, then it can be completely discarded. But if he investigates deeply... I'm afraid this alone may not be enough."
"Then... let's judge based on the actual situation. Once he touches 'there,' we must lure him away at the expense of some 'lamps'."
"Understood."
After saying that, the Den Den Mushi closed its eyes.
Shanks looked towards West Blue, placing his right hand over his left chest.
Last time at the border of the Land of Flowers, he took most of the damage caused by "God's Palm", and he still felt a dull pain on the left side of his chest.
"Rairyu... Why would a man like you become our enemy..."
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The Kano Country.
Dylan set foot on the ground, with Bell-mère and Shiryu following him.
"Aren't you going back? Why are you following me all day?" Dylan asked, looking at CP0 holding the mask next to him.
"·······"
Why do you think I want to follow you? If it weren't for the Five Elders' orders...
"The Kano Country seems to be involved in some strange events. The higher-ups know that I am with you, so I stopped by to investigate."
"Sneaky, don't hold me back! Also! Don't have any evil intentions, or I will kill you even if you are a partner."
"······"
From the border all the way to the "Ice Continent", the bandit groups that originally gathered in the mountains and forests of the Kano Country seemed to have disappeared.
"Is the schedule under control?"
Dylan touched his chin and looked at CP0: "It seems that your work ability needs improvement."
CP0 could only pretend to be deaf to this.
Espionage work itself is like this: you have me, I have you.
However, this trip was arranged by me personally, and it was leaked so completely.
Is there something wrong inside CP0, or is it G5?
CP0 prefers the latter.
Right! That must be it!
Dylan was carrying Shura, not caring much. After all, Chinjao's head was hammered flat by Garp. It can be said that he has made no progress in more than thirty years and no longer poses a threat.
The only thing that needs attention is whether the fate of this world will correct itself.
Dylan himself is also very conflicted. On one hand, he does not want to be directly hostile to the "Straw Hats" in the future, so he is interfering with the future trajectory of the Straw Hats in many aspects.
Bell-mère, Tom, the regime of Drum Island, even the little humans of Dressrosa, and now the Happo Navy.
These are all part of the future " Straw Hat Grand Fleet" or people directly related to its core members.
But on the other hand, out of some underlying hope, he vaguely expects Straw Hat to grow up.
The two ideas collided with each other, but most of the time, Dylan still followed his own will.
The world doesn't need pirates! At least we don't need pirates to save us!
"We arrived at the Ice Continent."
Shiryu still maintains the same dressing habits as when he worked at Impel Down, but he changed the buttons to specially made "G5" letters.
The last time he was around here, he slashed Lucky Roux, but was then seriously injured by Red-Haired Shanks.
If it weren't for the powerful vitality support of the Devil fruit, Shiryu might have died on the spot.
But...
Shiryu's hand rested on the scabbard of Raiu.
It was precisely because of that battle that he faintly felt something different.
Blood of Ashura... challenge the strong?
Shiryu stood behind Dylan, looking at the man who was shorter than him.
While he was getting stronger, he felt more and more distant from him.
This distance is different from the intense sense of crisis when facing Shanks. It is a completely different feeling.
If I have to describe it, it's like I have fallen into boundless darkness and nothingness, with no way of struggling.
"Go break it."
Dylan's voice interrupted Shiryu's thoughts.
Under the Jewel Ice SHeet, countless dazzling treasures shone.
"Break??" The first to ask was Bell-mère. The ice layer was at least dozens of meters thick, right? How to break it open?
Use your head?
Shiryu stepped forward past Bell-mère and drew Raiu.
After measuring the thickness of the ice, Shiryu jumped up from the ice.
In mid-air, Shiryu held Raiu with both hands and slashed towards the ice.
The moment the huge cyan slash hit the ice, large amounts of broken ice and mist were raised.
When the scene calmed down, everyone looked towards the location of the attack.
"?"
"Only this much power?"
A gully more than ten meters deep appeared in front of everyone.
Bell-mère turned to look at Shiryu.
With this guy's strength... it shouldn't be.
"There's something wrong with the ice." Shiryu withdrew Raiu, seemingly not planning to attack again.
Dylan stepped forward and knocked on the ice.
Indeed, there is no such problem as global warming here. The ice on the Ice Continent has lasted for countless years and is comparable to metal in terms of hardness.
After thinking for a moment, Dylan turned back.
"Hey, do you want to leave?"
"Of course not."
Dylan covered Armament Haki over his right hand and said to Bell-mère, "This is your training project during this period—the advanced use of Armament Haki—internal destruction."
"Um?"
Before everyone understood, Dylan's right hand was inserted into the ice like tofu. As the power was poured into it, the originally natural ice began to make a "click" sound.
"Hah!"
With a loud shout, the entire ice bed seemed to be torn open by a big hand, and an abyss more than ten meters wide extended from Dylan's position.
"Is this a monster..."
Bell-mère murmured.
"What do you mean?" Dylan stood up, clapped his hands, and pursed his lips toward the back: "I'll leave the rest to you."
Not only Bell-mère, but also Shiryu and CP0 looked at Dylan.
If, as he said, this is just an advanced use of Armament Haki, then...
Dylan took out a blanket from the ring and sat on the ground looking at the three people with burning eyes.
"Actually, it's not entirely correct to say that.
Every power used in Ultimate is very powerful, and their specific functions are also different, so there are no high-level and low-level ones.
For example, Armament Haki has conventional uses like hardening and entangling. By mastering these, we can achieve internal destruction."
"Internal destruction is just a more detailed mastery of the power of Armament Haki. It does not mean that it is more advanced. For example, even if Bell-mère has mastered this power, she is still no match when facing the hardened coverage of Tom's haki."
"Hey! Don't say such hurtful things casually, okay?" Bell-mère protested loudly.
"Of course, at the same intensity, the destructive power of this technique is considerable."
Dylan glanced at Bell-mère: "Tangle Haki and attack me, and then feel it."
"Then you have to be careful!"
Bell-mère pressed her joints with excitement on her face, and the Armament Haki instantly covered her.
"Rankyaku!"
Just when Bell-mère's heel was about to touch Dylan, Dylan raised his hand and let Haki flow.
Boom!
In the snow in the distance, Bell-mère looked confused.
He obviously made no move to attack...
Shiryu and CP0 next to them were also surprised.
They only saw that the moment Bell-mère's heel touched Dylan's palm, it encountered some rebound force and then flew out.
"Rebound is just a form of expression. The real power lies in its destructive capability. The first thing you have to do is to let Haki flow."
Bell-mère, who returned to Dylan, raised her hand in confusion: "Flow?"
"Flow!"
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Armament Haki covers and dissipates.
Cover and dissipate.
"Damn it! How can something like this flow!?"
Boom! Bell-mère punched the ice in frustration.
On the bearskin rocking chair next to her, Dylan rocked and said: "Your strength threshold limits you, and you are destined not to become a monster like Tom, so you have to spend more time on your skills. Relying purely on brute force is not a very wise choice."
Dylan shook his head and looked at the three people who were confused on the ice field.
Shiryu and CP0 were also trying to master this power.
Three pairs of eyes full of curiosity looked towards him.
Dylan stretched out his hand to meet the falling snowflakes in the sky. When the snowflakes were about to fall on his palm, they seemed to encounter resistance and bounced away from his palm.
"Flow, think about it, what is flow? Rivers, blood, breeze, they all flow, so how should Haki flow?"
Bell-mère looked at Dylan's palm thoughtfully, and Shiryu and CP0 also seemed to have gained something.
Dylan lay down again, enjoying the daylight on the ice sheet.
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