Pirates: Trainer on the Straw Hat Ship.

"This bastard..."

“Becoming stronger again!!!”

At the edge of the raging storm, Sanji, with his hair gently blown up, took out the cigarette from his mouth and uttered a sentiment that could not be more familiar.

In an instant, a flame of fighting spirit rose in his eyes, and spread throughout his body like an electric current.

He won't... just give up! ! !

But the next second, Sanji's face suddenly showed a look of sadness again.

He looked at the Amira Palace, which was cut in half but not completely dead, but was already falling towards the sea below like a candle in the wind, and let out a long sigh.

Although he is close to women and is willing to forgive women's lies, this does not mean that he will forgive creatures like the Celestial Dragons.

Throughout the night, Sanji saved many slaves, but he also saw many tragedies in the Celestial Dragons' mansion.

Seeing those shocking scenes, even he could not forgive Amyra Palace who was guarding the Celestial Dragons!

Just as Chihong said...

In this world, there shouldn't be creatures like the Celestial Dragons!

……

……

"Are you okay, Green Algae Head!?"

As the battle ended, Sanji flashed and came directly to Zoro's side.

Clang!

Zoro, who had exited the Pokémon transformation, returned Cang Xiang and Sandai Kitetsu to their respective blades. However, the corners of his mouth suddenly rose, revealing an excited expression as he smiled:

"Of course!"

"I am now... I am in the best condition ever!"

As he spoke, he suddenly turned his gaze to the red earth continent with a huge crack.

"Perverted cook..."

"Ok?"

Sanji responded softly as usual when he heard Zoro's shout, but then he immediately realized something and started cursing:

"Asshole, who are you calling a perverted cook?!"

However, Zoro seemed not to have heard it, and continued to talk to himself with a smile:

"I think... I found a way to awaken the steel attribute!"

"What!?"

Sanji, who originally wanted to seek an explanation from the rude guy Zoro, his expression changed instantly when he heard this.

A look of surprise first flashed across his face, but was immediately covered with sadness.

"Ah, congratulations~ hehe~" Sanji responded perfunctorily, but his body subconsciously mobilized the dragon energy in his body.

Unfortunately……

Compared to Zoro, who has a very high level of comprehension and can awaken the dragon attribute by momentum alone, Sanji takes a more experiential approach.

The path he should take is to go through long-term high-pressure training and practice, constantly squeezing his body with unlimited potential, and thus exploring the power of miracles.

So even if he saw Zoro's sudden outburst, he wouldn't be able to have the epiphany to awaken the dragon attribute that he hadn't yet mastered.

However, although the methods they pursue are different, this does not prevent Sanji from learning from Zoro and gaining more experience.

"So...why can't your steel attribute be awakened?" Sanji asked curiously.

After all, even when he awakened, he awakened two attributes at once.

There is no reason why Zoro, whose understanding is much higher than his, cannot do this.

"That's because I got it wrong from the beginning!"

Sauron refused decisively.

As he spoke, a gleam of light suddenly flashed in his eyes.

Zoro first looked at Sanji teasingly, and then said directly without any reservation:

"In the first few days after Red brought me into the Pokémon world, I asked him questions about the attributes of Pokémon."

"He said at the time that the way Pokémon attributes are determined is very strange and there is no established rule."

"The only thing that is certain is... our Pokémon attributes are definitely the most suitable for our strength!"

"Well... I have also discussed this issue with Chihong."

Hearing this, Sanji nodded in approval and added:

"Chihong said that my fire attribute may come from the mysterious power in my body, and my fighting attribute comes from my fighting habits."

"Luffy's is usually physical fairy fruit ability, Usopp's insect and grass because of personality and some kind of destiny power..."

"So... did you find anything!?"

Sanji, who originally had no expectations, suddenly became excited and looked at Zoro with sharp eyes.

After all, if Zoro had only discovered the method to awaken his own attributes, he could only listen and summarize the experience.

But if Zoro has understood the rules of Pokémon's attributes, then he'll have to prick up his ears and listen!

This is most likely... a martial arts secret book that can be given to the entire Straw Hat Pirates, and even to all those who have been given Pokémon attributes by Red!

Zoro smiled slightly. It was rare to see Sanji so excited, and it was because of him. His interest in speaking suddenly became stronger.

"Because this conversation happened several months ago, I have already put it out of my mind."

"But just now...I finally understood it!"

Qiang~

Zoro suddenly raised the Wado Ichimonji in his hand and showed it to Sanji:

"Since our Pokémon's attributes come from a variety of reasons, even the same attributes can be expressed in different ways."

"Then why must the awakening of attributes act on our bodies!?"

"Huh!?" Sanji was stunned for a moment, and then a thoughtful look flashed across his eyes, as if he had completely entered into Zoro's world.

Zoro continued: "Do you remember the commonality of our awakening attributes!?"

"Your fire and fighting, my dragon, and Luffy's general..."

"You'll find that after these attributes are awakened, they all affect our bodies."

"Even my body has transformed into a dragon form, just like the user of the Animal Fruit ability."

“This approach can indeed make us stronger.”

"But... Is the path that can make us stronger necessarily the right one!?"

"........."

Under the guidance of Zoro's words, Sanji's expression of contemplation became more and more intense.

He lit a cigarette silently and listened to Zoro talking about the past.

"Although I successfully integrated Wado Ichimonji and the others with me through the power of steel, this also led me into a quagmire of error..."

"Because when I was weak, I used the properties of steel to strengthen the blade and the hardness of my body..."

"So I always thought that the steel attribute was like the dragon attribute, which would make my body undergo specific changes and turn me into a steel monster like Franky!"

"But just at that moment, I realized I was wrong!"

Zoro's tone suddenly changed.

A domineering aura suddenly gushed out from his body!

This is not the power from the domineering aura!

It was Zoro's pure sword power that came from his original heart!

Zoro grinned and laughed with relief:

"My steel attribute is completely different from Franky's!"

"It comes neither from my body nor from the sword in my hand!"

"It is my soul, it is my destiny, it is what I have become accustomed to..."

"Swing the sword... and slash!!!"

Wow——! ! !

Zoro flicked his wrist lightly, and the metallic luster from the Wado Ichimonji instantly drew a sharp light in the air, but then disappeared in an instant.

But next second...

boom! ! !

A deafening sound suddenly came from the direction of the Red Earth Continent.

I saw a straight black line suddenly appearing on the originally protruding mountain.

The next moment, the mountain was separated from the red soil continent, revealing a smooth surface, and fell towards the sea below.

"This is?"

Looking at the familiar scene in front of him, Sanji suddenly realized what was going on and quickly turned his gaze towards Zoro.

But the green algae-haired swordsman only smiled proudly:

"That's right!"

"At this moment, I have successfully awakened the steel attribute!"

"As you can see, my body has not undergone any changes, nor has it merged with the blade in my hand."

"Because I have successfully input the power of steel into my slashing attack."

"As long as my energy is not used up, every swing of my sword will have the same power as just now!"

"Perhaps, this is the correct way to use attribute awakening!"

wow——

The moment he finished speaking, Zoro once again showed Sanji his latest insights.

I saw his wrist constantly turning, and the long sword in his hand also drew shadows in the void.

In an instant, countless slashes flew out from Zoro's hands like a rain curtain, bombarding the mountains of the Red Earth Continent not far away one by one.

Its scale is so grand that it even exceeds Usopp in Endless Cannon Mode!

Such a scene stunned Sanji.

At the same time, an inexplicable emotion was surging in his heart:

What kind of monster has he been competing with all this time!?

Zoro's realization completely shocked Sanji.

But at the same time, a fighting spirit of not giving up suddenly emerged in his heart.

He would never allow himself... to be left behind by Zoro even though his fruit ability was one step superior to his.

Your understanding is indeed great, but now...

He is mine!

Fire burned in Sanji's eyes.

Since Zoro can become stronger through the awakening of Pokémon attributes, there is no reason why I can't do the same!

But before that, he must find his own path!

The way of following Red's charge is no longer suitable for Sanji and Zoro who are in a competitive situation.

They must tap into their own potential beyond Chihong's established training route!

……

……

Pangu City, among the flowers.

The conversation between Zoro and Sanji was not broadcast on the public channel, so Akane and others who were "treasure hunting" were unaware of Zoro's transformation.

However, the information transmitted from Usopp allowed Akane and the others to successfully grasp the situation outside.

"The liberation of the slaves has been completed. All slaves in the castle area have been taken in by Capone and Usopp."

"As long as we can successfully escape from here, this operation will be a complete success!"

"Really?!"

“I didn’t expect everyone to be so capable!”

Luffy chuckled.

Hearing this good news somewhat eased their depressed mood after having achieved nothing for such a long time.

Fortunately, their search among the flowers was not in vain.

Luffy turned his head and looked at Brook and Nami who were constantly engraving the historical text, and Robin who was translating the historical text into modern characters.

That's right!

Although this exploration among the flowers did not find the Heavenly King controller of Red Heart's thoughts.

But deep among the flowers, they successfully found a large number of historical texts!

Above each piece of historical text, there are branches and flowers growing, blending seamlessly into the entire flower.

This shows how long it has existed here.

"I thought the World Government was so stupid as to allow the historical text to be left out in the open~"

"So they stored all the historical texts they collected here?!"

At this moment, Akane, who had told Usopp and the others about the meeting place, walked over and looked at the historical text in front of him that was like a high wall, with a thoughtful look on his face.

According to the conversation between Im and Cobra, eight hundred years ago, under the operation of Cobra's ancestor Nefert D. Lily, these historical texts should have been successfully dispersed around the world.

During these eight hundred years, the World Government has been constantly searching for these historical texts and storing them in the Flower Room that only Im can enter.

But in the end, all of this benefited the Straw Hat Pirates today!

Without traveling around the world, you can collect so many historical texts that record important information and intelligence.

have to say……

For the World Government's actions, Red decided to give them high praise!

Didn't you see that Robin was translating the historical text while constantly exclaiming in amazement...

This is enough to show that these historical texts must have recorded a lot of important information!

Thinking of this, Chihong also took out a camera-den-dong mushi and started taking pictures one by one according to the historical text above, just in case.

As it turns out, maybe they were really lucky today!

Until Robin finished translating all the historical texts, no one came to disturb them.

Even Chihong couldn't help but want to know what Im was doing now!

Of course, that was after he heard Robin's report.

"Luffy, Red!"

Robin suddenly stood up, held up the two translated historical texts on the table, and said excitedly:

"All the historical texts have been translated, but here are two contents that I think you are most concerned about!"

As he spoke, Robin directly handed several pieces of information in his hand to Chihong.

The titles of the intelligence in Chihong's hand were: [Ancient Weapon·Tianwang Storage Location], [Ancient Weapon·Tianwang Operation Guidelines], [Ancient Weapon·Tianwang Design Drawing Location]...

The information handed to Luffy had the following titles: [Real God - Sun God Nika], [The Power of Nika], and...

[Guessing how to awaken the power of the Sun God with the Nika Fruit]! ! !