Departure

"You won't believe it, Eiji infiltrated Mary Geoise just to steal the Devil Fruits there. Moreover, he managed to get seven Devil Fruits at once! If it weren't for Kong detecting his presence, Eiji might have gotten even more Devil Fruits."

As a money lover, Shakky was very envious of the Devil Fruits in Eiji's hands.

"😮"

Dragon was astonished upon hearing this.

The commotion at Mary Geoise naturally caught his attention, as the leader of the Revolutionary Army. He didn't expect the mastermind behind the incident to be due to such a trivial matter.

Although Devil Fruits are rare, they are not so rare that someone would recklessly attack Mary Geoise. In the black market, Devil Fruits are often traded even though they are very expensive. If lucky, someone can find Devil Fruits in the wild.

"Cough... You are truly incredible, Eiji. You might be the only person in history who dared to rob Mary Geoise."

Calmly, Dragon looked at the indifferent young man beside him, who was enjoying his super sweet drink.

"Unfortunately, among the Devil Fruits I took, none are suitable for me." Eiji said disappointedly.

"You have too high standards. You're not even interested in Logia types and even Ancient Zoan."

Shakky rolled her eyes at him.

Logia is the most sought-after Devil Fruit, people are even willing to kill and betray each other to get it. And here, Eiji looked down on Logia. If others knew, who knows what kind of feelings they would have.

"..."

The more Dragon knew, the more uneasy he felt. To him, Devil Fruits were very valuable. After all, there are only a few Devil Fruit users among the Revolutionary Army cadres.

He decided to try to buy the Devil Fruits from Eiji after this conversation.

"Apart from Kong and the Marines, who else did you fight at Mary Geoise? If possible, describe their powers too." Dragon asked with a serious expression.

"At first, I was surrounded by thousands of Marines commanded by Kong. Thanks to Kong using Haoshoku Haki to pressure me, I managed to awaken Haoshoku Haki. After that, I used Haoshoku Haki to incapacitate all the Marines except Kong. Then, I and Kong fought for quite a while."

Eiji paused to sip his drink. He wasn't one to talk much, now having to recount his experience, it would make him talk a lot.

"..."

Dragon listened intently, not wanting to miss any small details. Even Shakky was listening.

"Maybe because Kong couldn't defeat me after so long, the Gorosei started getting impatient. One of them personally came to deal with me."

The two listeners were shocked to learn this. The Gorosei are shrouded in mystery, only a few people can see them and know information about them.

"Which Gorosei came?" Dragon asked with bated breath.

"Saint Jaygarcia Saturn. He is a user of the Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit."

"Mythical Zoan!!!" Dragon exclaimed, standing up from his chair.

"Cough Cough Cough..."

On the other side, Shakky accidentally inhaled cigarette smoke, causing her to cough heavily.

Unfortunately, before they could digest that news, even more shocking news emerged.

"Advanced Kenbunshoku Haki allows the user to glimpse the future. Thus, when I was about to use my ultimate technique to kill Saint Saturn in one go, the remaining four Gorosei immediately came to save him, and I had to cancel my ultimate technique."

"Maybe sensing I was too dangerous, they did not hesitate to reveal their terrifying forms. In other words, the Gorosei are Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit users. Specifically, I don't know what kind of Devil Fruits. It is not recorded in the Devil Fruit encyclopedia."

"After weighing the pros and cons, I decided to escape. After all, defeating the Gorosei had no benefit, and I might have to pay a high price."

"That's all I know."

His memory is very good, Eiji still clearly remembers the short battle at that time.

"..."

Silence enveloped the bar.

It took time to digest all that information.

"Sure enough, how could the people holding the authority of the World Government be weak? The Gorosei are stronger than I imagined. They might be stronger than the Yonko... They really know how to hide themselves for so long."

"Thank you very much for sharing this information, Eiji. This is a great contribution to the Revolutionary Army."

Dragon sincerely expressed his gratitude.

Since Mary Geoise's security is very tight, the Revolutionary Army has never managed to infiltrate it. Now knowing the true strength of the Gorosei, it allows him to plan better to avoid losses due to lack of intelligence.

"Mm." Eiji just nodded lightly.

He didn't care whether the information he gave to Dragon would affect the plot or not. For him, the plot in another world had nothing to do with him.

"Well then, I'll take my leave. I still have important matters to attend to."

"Goodbye, Shakky, Eiji."

Putting on a hood to cover most of his face, Dragon prepared to leave. This information surprised him so much that he forgot to ask if Eiji wanted to sell his Devil Fruit to him.

"If you come next time, order a drink, don't just sit." Shakky said, dissatisfied.

"I'll remember that."

Then, Dragon opened the door and left the bar.

"Huffttt... After hearing your story, it's truly a miracle you managed to escape the Gorosei's encirclement."

Blowing cigarette smoke from her mouth, Shakky couldn't help but praise Eiji's luck.

"I managed to escape not because of a miracle, but because of my own abilities. In fact, there is nothing in this world that can stop me if I want to escape."

Spatial abilities in the world of One Piece are very rare. So far, only Doa Doa no Mi, Wapu Wapu no Mi, and Ope Ope no Mi have spatial abilities.

Eiji, who has the Limitless Technique, makes him able to escape with 100% success.

Even in the world of Jujutsu Kaisen, only Kenjaku managed to hold off the Limitless Technique temporarily. After all, he is a barrier technique expert whose skills were honed over a thousand years, and he is superior to Tengen, who only locks herself in the Tombs of the Star Corridor.

"You sound very arrogant. Well, considering you managed to escape from the Gorosei, you have the right to be arrogant." Shakky said with a wry smile.

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The next day.

Rayleigh and Eiji bid farewell to Shakky. Then, they went to the dock.

"Sigh... I just came back, now I'm parting with Shakky again." Rayleigh sighed wearily.

"Don't worry, Rayleigh. This training won't take long, at most only five months."

Five months is the time limit Eiji set for himself. No matter the outcome, he will return to his original world.

"We'll see later." Rayleigh wasn't so sure.

"Now what?"

Standing at the dock filled with many ships, Eiji asked.

"Just wait, our ride will come soon. Oh, just talked about it, they've come. We will board that ship."

Eiji followed the direction Rayleigh pointed.