Amazon Lily

Just as Kuzan met Sengoku and Garp in the Fleet Admiral office, Blaize stood on the deck of his ship overseeing Rosinante, Regis, and Kuina's training.

Rosinante's Haki reached the intermediate level while Regis's Haki is just short of evolving to the Advanced stage. In these six months, they trained hard and improved their abilities well.

As for Kuina, she should be as strong as Adult Zoro who was first introduced in the series. For her age, she's doing good.

Recently, Blaize has been teaching two styles of Rokushiki 'Soru' and 'Rankyaku' to her which will elevate her strength to the next level. And, rankyaku may help in perfecting her sword forms.

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After giving her some pointers, Blaize walked to the ship's front and gazed at the boundless sea lost in thoughts. Actually, he has been wondering why the reinforcement arrived late during his encounter with Crystal Pirates.

He didn't raise his thoughts on the incident because doing so would put Sengoku in a tough spot. He also knew the latter isn't type of the person who tries to harm him in this way.

He has suspicions whether the World Government has hand in it. ''My strength has reached the stage where I can now start the plan of breaking the Marines from World Government control!'

Blaize knew it won't be easy. Having sufficient strength is just one of the requirements, he lacks status, influence, and adequate authority in the marines.

To achieve that, he needs to at least become an Admiral. But, he could tell the World Government is deliberately delaying his promotion. Even after all the achievements and merit points, he still hasn't been promoted to Vice-Admiral.

Just as he was pondering things, his Den Den Mushi rang. When he took out the snail, he saw it's Sengoku who's trying to contact him. He attended it.

"Hello. Sengoku-san!"

"Blaize, I heard about the battle from Kuzan. It looks like you comprehended the Haki concept: Internal destruction. You have done well!" Sengoku praised.

"Yes, but I have just grasped the basics it needs further practice." Blaize

"Good! Your attitude is correct, you still have a long way to go; to stand at the top of this world." Sengoku then asked about his unit.

"How's everyone in your unit, have they recovered completely from the injuries?"

"Yes, except some. Is there anything you need?" Blaize asked, figuring he has something on his mind.

"Yes. It's regarding the Pirate Empress, Bao Hancock. She keeps on turning down the offer of becoming one of the Warlords. Not only that, she even turned all the Marine units we sent to stone.

But, the World Government and I think she's a perfect candidate for the position. She's maybe arrogant, spoiled, and willful but her strength can't be questioned.

Besides, the Kuja pirates are powerful with all the members are capable of using Haki. They are natural-born warriors."

"You want me to go and persuade?"

"Yes,"

"Why do you think I can persuade her when others can't?" Blaize was speechless. 'Is it because I am handsome...'

He doesn't mind sacrificing his body for the greater good. Cough..cough... Restraining his wildly running mind, he listened to Sengoku's answer.

"There's no particular reason. If you can't convince her with words, do it with strength. Just make sure she signs the treaty!"

"Ok Sengoku-san, leave it to me," Blaize assured.

"One more thing, I want you to understand it's not time to eliminate the Crystal pirates. They haven't served their purpose yet. When it's time, you will be the first to know."

"I understand,"

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Blaize and his unit first reached Paradise and from there they entered the Calm Belt, nesting grounds for the world's largest Sea Kings.

As Marines, they can safely cross the Calm Belts by using Seastone lining at the bottom of their ships so most of the Sea Kings would not notice their presence.

Even though Sea Kings are very strong and fierce, they aren't unbeatable. A good example is Silvers Rayleigh, he was able to reach Amazon Lily by just swimming.

Though the bottom of their ship is coated with Seastone some Sea Kings still noticed the ship and attacked. Blaize let Regis and Rosinante deal with them as part of training.

After sailing in the calm belt for half a day, they finally saw Amazon Lily in the distance. The focal point of the island is a large mountain situated in the center, carved with gigantic curved snake statues and the name of the tribe of the island, Kuja.

Just as their ship entered the sight of Amazon Lily, the female warriors who are on the lookout spotted it and reported the news of approaching Marines ship. In no time, the entire island was alerted.

Blaize stood on the deck along with Regis and Rosinante while looking at the Maiden Island located in the distance. He also noticed the other Marine ships and statued soldiers on them.

"Those men really turned into statues. Should we enter the Island?" Rosinante asked, curiously looking around.

"Tell the soldiers to dock the ship here, if we go any further the Kuja warriors will attack the ship as men are forbidden on the island according to their belief.

Look out for SeaKings, we are still in the Calm bet." Blaize spoke and commanded.

"Are the female warriors here that strong?" Kuina asked.

"Yes. All the women born on the island are natural-born warriors and trained from a young. Most of them are capable of using Haki from a young age." Blaize replied.

"Blaize-san, why's the Pirate Empress turning down such a lucrative offer? What if she rejects us again?" Regis asked.

"She won't. Previously, the Amazon Lily is naturally protected against outsiders. However, with new Seastone technologies, this protection has begun to disappear.

As such, the only method to keeping outsiders from entering is for the Pirate empress to sign the treaty with the World Government and become the Warlord of the sea. Only then she can protect the Island.

Otherwise, the World Government may send a fleet to destroy this place."

"Do we need to send some sort of message or just simply wait here?" Regis inquired.

"I don't think she would come and meet us on her own, considering her personality. Let me send a message!" Saying this Blaize leaped from the ship and moved towards the Island.

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