Chapter 47: New Era, Marine Monster, Pegasus Hina

Hina opened her left hand, and the sky-blue net dissipated, releasing Shimotsuki Kozaburo from its grip. As he regained his composure, the old man's eyes widened in astonishment, and his mouth twitched as he looked at Chiba.

"Even though I witnessed how you forged those gloves and you didn't hide any secrets, I still doubt my ability to replicate your work," he admitted, admiration evident in his voice. "Truly, talented individuals emerge from each generation; the new generation surpasses the old."

"Hehe, senior, you're too kind," Chiba replied with a smile. He turned to Hina. "These gloves should allow you to summon the Pegasus. Why not try injecting more energy into them?"

Hina nodded enthusiastically and began channeling her energy. As she did, the Pegasus within the God Prison Gauntlet solidified into a tangible form. With a surge of excitement, Hina mounted the Pegasus and watched as its wings vibrated, propelling her into the sky at an incredible speed.

Shimotsuki Kozaburo gasped, watching Hina soar away. "Master Chiba, you have completely changed my understanding of forging. In this sea, for the next thousand years, no one will compare to your skills."

"You truly deserve the title of master craftsman," he praised.

Chiba smiled slightly, unfazed by the compliment. His motivation for learning forging stemmed from a desire to create practical weapons for himself. The high-quality materials from the Marine treasury had been depleted, and he now needed to rely on fate to find more.

With Peacock and Hina wielding Supreme Sword-level weapons, their strength had grown significantly, making them comparable to quasi-Admirals. This leap in power for his team was crucial, especially since word of his ability to forge such weapons would soon reach the ears of the World Government.

Chiba knew he needed to act quickly to gather more resources—Marine Six Styles information, swordsmanship knowledge, medical information, various fruit abilities, and especially Conqueror's Haki data. The more knowledge he had, the better prepared he would be to confront the World Government and the Celestial Dragons.

He also required an extensive supply of precious medicinal materials for his future endeavors, particularly for cultivating the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength, which would be an expensive process.

With this in mind, Chiba decided to put some pressure on Sengoku. After settling down with Shimotsuki Kozaburo, he compiled a massive list of needed resources and headed to the marshal's office, presenting it to Sengoku.

"You brat, look at all these precious materials and medicinal items! This must cost at least tens of billions of Baileys!" Sengoku exclaimed, incredulous.

"Grandpa Sengoku, this is just a fraction of the heavenly gold Marine collects for the Celestial Dragons every year," Chiba countered. "You should spare some change for me. These resources are not easy to acquire."

Sengoku's mouth twitched. "You dare to say such things?"

"Just remember, you didn't hear anything today. Don't go out and talk nonsense about this in the future," Sengoku warned. "As for what you want, I'll gather it for you. But I have a condition."

"You need to tailor-make a sword-level weapon for me," he said with a knowing smile.

"Hehe, that sounds like a fair deal," Chiba agreed. "But you'll have to cover the materials yourself."

Sengoku's expression darkened. "You iron c**k, you're really stingy! Fine, I'll provide the materials."

"Okay, then I'll go back and make another list now," Chiba said, pleased to be able to squeeze more resources from Sengoku.

As he walked toward the research room, a familiar voice rang out from above.

"Hina, you old woman! How dare you treat me like this? I will never let this go!"

"Damn Chiba! Stinky Chiba! You actually helped that stinky b**ch Hina refine a weapon specifically for her. I won't forget this!"

Chiba looked up and saw Hina riding the Pegasus, a sky-blue net hanging beneath her, with Peacock trapped inside it.

Once, Peacock had been the one taunting Hina, but now the tables had turned. With Hina's newfound strength, she had easily captured the peacock to vent her frustrations.

Chiba felt a headache coming on—women could be delightful, but they were also quite troublesome at times.

Meanwhile, reporters had gathered, capturing the spectacle with their cameras. The image of Hina flying with the Pegasus while dragging a captured Peacock became front-page news.

The headlines read: "New Era, Marine Monsters: Pegasus Hina Crushes the Snake Peacock!"

As the name "Pegasus Hina" began to sweep across the seas like wildfire, Hina flew several laps before descending and displaying Peacock in front of Chiba's laboratory.

She intended to teach Peacock a lesson and send a clear message to any other women who might have designs on Chiba: anyone who dared to interfere would meet the same fate.

In this new era, with Chiba's prowess and Hina's emergence as a formidable force, the tides of the world began to shift in unforeseen ways.

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